wider, and so the sound was bassier. When he held it with his
fingertips close to the center, the folding area was smaller
and so the sound was higher pitched. He could get his hands
closer or farther as fast as choosing notes on any other
instrument, and could play along with every note of the
sewing machine man. It was impressive. I don’t remember
how this phase ended (M.R.: no maintaining).
HINTS FROM THE MIND
During some awakenings, the mind sends hints in the
form of various sensations that can be easily used to enter
the phase. You need only intensify those sensations and
separate from the body. Such hints usually consist of images,
sleep stupors, vibrations, noise, dream figments and real or
false numbness.
Ivan Yakovlev
Antwerp, Belgium
I don’t know what woke me up, but I knew right away
that something was out of order. I could not open my eyes,
and my body was almost just asking to rise up. I understood
what was going on – all of this indicated that I was having an
out-of-body experience. The first thing I tried was to lift my
left hand up, and it worked. I understood that this was an
astral hand, because I could see through it. I moved hastily
and carefully to the other side of the bed (There was a
strange sensation in my head at that time). I calmed down
and tried to do something again. I levitated about half a
meter above the bed. Vision came back to me right then and I
saw what appeared to be my room, but not exactly it, as the
rug on the floor was of a different color pattern and the door
was closed for some reason (M.R.: no deepening and no plan
of action).
I could not comprehend why everything was lit from
behind my back. Then, I looked over my left shoulder and
saw a small bright white ball behind my shoulder blade at a
distance of 8 inches. It was lighting up the room up. Then I
tried to go through the door, but was unable to (M.R.: no