THE PHENOMENON
Way back when, people did not have consciousness. Yet
once it developed, it gradually started occupying more and
more of the waking state. However, nowadays consciousness
is outgrowing the waking state, and has begun continuing its
expansion into other states. Consciousness increasingly
springs up during REM-phase sleep, giving rise to the most
astounding phenomenon of human existence - feeling oneself
in an out-of-body experience. It is probable that men and
women of the future will have a conscious existence in two
worlds. For now, however, this can only be accomplished
using the special techniques described in this book.
Hints at the occurrence of this phenomenon may be
found in the Bible and other ancient texts. It lies at the
foundation of other phenomena such as near-death
experiences, alien abductions, sleep paralysis, and so on. The
phenomenon is so extraordinary that many occult movements
consider experiencing it to be an accomplishment of the
highest order. Statistical research has shown that one person
in two will have an intense encounter with it. Meanwhile, the