Originally Posted by
Deadliner
Gigaschatten,
thanks a lot for your elaborate reply. Even though I'm quite open-minded and believe in OOBEs and many other stuff, hypnosis is one of those domains that I have no strong beliefs in. I have definitely seen things happening on TV and people supposed to be put to trances in a very short time, and perhaps that's the reason it's not convincing me - the fact that I need a lot of time and effort to go into trance myself!
But I guess it's also a matter of precoccupation. When you're in a TV show for a specific purpose (to become hypnotized) and you know there's a special person, the hypnotists who does this easily, then when it's time to face him you're already prepared and just awai the commands. Maybe.
Anyway, the chapter of hypnosis and self-hypnosis is quite vast, so we better focus on the part of it that has to do with OOBEs. I've read about methods of going into an OOBE by using suggestions but never really tried it. First of all, Robert Monroe uses similar suggestions to help oneself to go into the various Foci, or come back from them. I've been trying to command myself to go to Focus 10, like he suggested, but I don't think it really happened. But then again maybe it needs more practice.
William Buhlman also state that his method of going into an OOBE was mostly by suggesting himself, actually repeating a mantra like "I am now out of body". Once (or twice) I tried this, but I don't think it worked. I guess it needs more time, determination and some belief in it.
I do not discard this theory at all, actually if it holds true it may be one of the easiest techniques for an OOBE, although experiences would always be spontaneous.
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