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non-physical experiences. As in the clarity technique, the emphasis you place upon your memory request will determine the effectiveness of the results. A firm, focused demand works best: “I remember all!” Ideally, the request for enhanced memory should be made when you’re ready to return to your physical form. This request will often propel you immediately back to your physical body. Group and Partner Explorations An out-of-body exploration group or partnership can provide considerable benefits for all involved. Since out-of-body experiences are a new form of exploration in our society, a non-physical exploration group can offer valuable insights gained from firsthand experiences and also provide an open forum for new perspectives and techniques. A group enables us to compare notes and learn from each other’s experiences. As we fine-tune our natural abilities, the important areas of fear reduction, belief reappraisal, dream conversion, inner signals, and separation techniques can be explored and developed based on firsthand results. The group can also discuss and pinpoint any psychological limitations or blocks that appear. As an added benefit, some powerful verification experiments can be conducted. For example, a group can create a target destination: a physical time and place where group members will meet while traveling outside their physical bodies. In addition to group exploration, I highly recommend a buddy or partner system for out-of-body adventures. It’s important to select someone who is serious about inner discovery. Consciously meeting a friend or lover while out-of-body is an incredible experience. THE PARTNER TECHNIQUE The partner technique is a variation of the Christos technique developed by G. M. Glaskin, an Australian journalist. The Christos technique was originally designed as a past-life regression method, but it was soon discovered that it initiated out-of-body experiences for substantial numbers of people. The following technique is ideal for couples, partners, and groups. As the guide, you will be leading the meditation and occasionally moving around your partner, so it’s important for you to be as quiet as possible. Your partner lies on his (or her) back, eyes closed, head toward the north. To be as comfortable and relaxed as possible, he should remove his shoes and lie on a soft surface such as a bed, a floor mat, or pillows. Now begin to gently massage your partner’s anklebones in a gentle circular motion. The idea is to relax your partner as much as possible. After about two minutes of the ankle massage, quietly move to your partner’s head and place four fingers on his forehead, just above the bridge of the nose. Now slowly begin a gentle, circular rubbing to the lower portion of the forehead. With gradually increasing speed and pressure, continue to rub your partner’s forehead until he reports a loud internal buzzing or humming sound. After the buzzing sound is heard, you can stop rubbing. Most people report hearing a sound within five minutes. Now you will begin a verbal, guided meditation. Throughout the guided visualization, speak in a slow, relaxing tone, assisting your partner to become as relaxed as possible. Take your time and focus on relaxation as you begin the following guided visualization. Take several deep breaths and completely relax… completely relax ... slow down and completely relax … begin to feel your inner energy flowing ... Feel your inner energy slowly moving from your head down your neck ... feel it slowly move down through your shoulders ... You feel completely relaxed as your energy moves down through your chest ... The energy feels good as it continues moving down through your stomach ... your hips ... your thighs ... Now feel the energy moving down your calves ... feel the energy moving past your ankles ... you can see and feel the energy at the very bottoms of your feet ... After the relaxation portion of this visualization, begin to lightly brush the bottoms of your partner’s feet with your fingertips as you repeat the following. Visualize the energy at your feet extending and growing four inches through the bottoms of your soles ... Now you can see and feel the extension of your feet by four inches ... Feel the stretch of your feet extending four inches beyond the bottoms of your feet ... Now, hold that extension for a few moments. [After each extension is successfully visualized, your partner can let you know by nodding.] After your partner has visualized the four-inch stretch, have him imagine the sight and sensations of his feet returning to their normal position. Now, repeat this stretching at least three times until your partner can easily visualize a four-inch extension of his feet. Take your time and be patient. This initial stretching is essential to the success of this technique, so feel free to repeat it as many times as necessary. After your partner has indicated his ability to extend his visualized feet, quietly move to the head and repeat the same stretching exercise with the upper body and head. (The guided visualization proceeds uninterrupted as you lightly touch the top of your partner’s hair and shoulders.) Now, feel your energy flowing to the top of your head ... Feel the top of your head begin to extend and grow. See and feel the top of your head and your upper body expand and grow four inches ... See and feel your head and shoulders growing a full four inches beyond their normal size ... Feel the stretch of your entire upper body growing and expanding outward … a full four inches beyond its physical limits. As before, repeat this process at least three times until your partner can easily imagine the extension. Return your partner’s attention to his feet and verbally guide him to extend his lower body by a full twelve inches. Repeat as many times as necessary. Move to your partner’s head and guide him to a twelve-inch extension of his entire upper body and then a return to normal size. Now, return to the feet and guide your partner to a full twenty-four-inch extension. This time, however, instruct him to hold the visualization and not return to a normal position. After the foot extension is complete, have your partner simultaneously stretch his upper body a full twenty-four inches. Repeat this procedure until your partner can clearly see and feel this total stretch of his body. While the full twenty-four-inch stretch is being maintained, direct your partner to expand his complete body like a balloon being filled with air. For example: 61