I couldn’t really explain it to Gary—I couldn’t really explain it to anybody—but part of my astonishment at the experience was at the speed with which it had occurred. Like most people who have had therapy, I had an expectation about the pace of psychological insights. You struggle. Things happen slowly. Years may go by without much change. You wonder if it is making any difference. You wonder if you should quit or hang in. You work and you struggle and you make your hard-won gains. But what of this experience? In less time than I took to open my mouth to speak, something extraordinary and profound had happened to me. And I knew it would last. My relationship with my father had been resolved in a flash. There hadn’t even been time to cry, and now that it was over, crying seemed after-the-fact. I had no desire to cry. The experience was already finished. This made me wonder if my ideas about the normal speed of psychological change might be incorrect. Perhaps we could accomplish massive changes in seconds, if we only knew how. Perhaps change took so long only because we did it the wrong way. Or perhaps because we expected it to take so long.
The following is a personal confrontation I experienced with my own fears.
Journal Entry, September 14, 1992 I verbally repeat an affirmation, “Now I’m out-of-body,” thirty to forty times as my body drifts to sleep. I awaken floating just above my body. I am aware of a connection at the base of my spine and somehow visualize this attachment to be a large insect holding me to my body. I instantly fall back into my body and break this unusual connection. Immediately I again float upward out of my body. I feel people touching me, gently rocking me side-to-side. I hear my mother’s voice as she calls my name. I know I’m out-of-body but my perceptions are semi-dreamlike. I say aloud, “Clarity now!” I feel a surge of energy and an intense sensation of lightness and enhanced perception.
Suddenly I’m in a new environment. I’m standing in a maze of rooms completely different from my physical home. Again I ask for clarity and receive an instant improvement of my vision. Directly in front of me are two stairways: one goes up into a golden-colored room; the other leads into a dark basement. As I state down into the darkness, I see a large, slowly moving form. It appears to be headed toward me.
As it comes closer, I see the outline of a huge hairy creature, a giant sloth, standing nine feet high; it has a bear’s head and the face of a dog. My entire being is paralyzed with fear. I desperately want to run, but I hold my position. Slowly, the creature climbs the stairs and wraps its huge hairy arms around my neck and body. All I can think is, “This thing can snap my neck in a heartbeat.” Suddenly the creature gives me a warm hug and licks my face like a dog. All my fear dissipates as I realize that this ugly creature is powerless to harm me. An intense feeling of empowerment and joy explodes through me; I feel completely free from my fear and limits. The creature looks directly into my eyes, smiles, and disappears. A surge of energy flows through me as I recognize a new form of freedom—an absolute freedom from fear.
I return to my physical body with a new vision of myself. Somehow I know that I have confronted an inner representation of my deepest, darkest fears and have conquered them by holding firm. I feel completely empowered, absolutely knowing that I can achieve whatever I desire. Now I realize that I can overcome my greatest enemy—my own fears.
Controlled out-of-body experiences give us the unique opportunity to confront and resolve the underlying energy-cause of any psychological issues we may have. The mirror experience related in chapter 5 is another example of this process in action. It should be emphasized that this is an advanced method of self-improvement that can create a powerful experience of confrontation. It is not recommended for individuals who are psychologically unstable.
Advanced Healing Science has proved that many of the medical problems so prevalent in our society are the direct result of our emotions and thoughts. We influence our physical bodies by the way we use, move, and hold energy within us. For example, stomach ulcers, skin ailments, physical addictions, and depression are often caused by our thought and emotional patterns.
Controlled out-of-body exploration gives us the opportunity to consciously experience the unseen energy frequencies and patterns that affect our physical body. When out-of-body we are directly experiencing our personal energy substructure, our subtle non-physical energy system. This gives us a tremendous opportunity to make energy adjustments at the very core of our being. Energy restructuring accomplished within the non-physical energy-body must eventually manifest changes within the outer physical body. The following is a highly advanced technique that goes directly to the underlying energy-cause of physical illness. Using this healing technique, it is possible to influence and balance the unseen energies flowing within yourself or another person.
Begin by doing your favorite out-of-body technique. Immediately after separating from your physical body, request complete clarity of awareness: “Clarity now!” Repeat the clarity request until your consciousness is crystal clear.
When your full awareness is centered in your non-physical body, begin to mentally and verbally request the healing light and energy of God (the universe) to enter you. Ask for and clearly feel the positive healing energies of the universe flowing within you. Sincerely request the healing light of the universe to permeate every level of your energy-body. Allow yourself to be completely immersed within the intense healing light. If you desire, verbally request the healing energy to be directed to a specific person, or within a specific part of your own physical body. “I request the pure energy of the universe to assist and heal name of person.” Or, “The healing power of the universe flows throughout my body and mind.” When you direct your thoughts toward your physical body, you will likely return to it.
After returning to the physical, remain still and feel the energy and light flowing through every cell and system in your body. Take your time and welcome the energy flow into your entire body. Feel the vibrational adjustments necessary for you to obtain your optimum health. Be open to receive. Be open to a complete adjustment of your body’s vibrational rate.
It’s important that you are open to receive your request—so many times people ask for things without being open to receive them. “I am open to receive the healing energy within me.” This is a powerful request at any level of the universe.
Be thankful for your experience. You have received a special gift of energy awareness, adjustment, and healing. Use your gift to assist others to recognize and awaken the inner healing energy that flows through all of us. During the initial phases 63