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PHANTOM WIGGLING (MOVEMENT)
Testing Individual Effectiveness
Immediately after waking from sleep, remain motionless,
eyes closed. Try to wiggle a part of the body for 3 to 5 seconds,
but without using any muscles. If nothing moves during the
attempt, try a different technique. If a sensation of wiggling
occurs, even in the slightest, continue to employ the technique,
striving to increase the range of movement as much as possible.
This technique should be performed very aggressively, not
passively. As soon as the range of movement nears or exceeds
four inches - which may take just several seconds - the following
situations may arise: one momentarily finds oneself somehow in
the phase, or the wiggled part of the body begins to move freely.
The occurrence of movement during practice of this technique
allows the practitioner to transition to a separation technique and
attempt to leave the body.
While practicing phantom wiggling, strong vibrations may
occur, amid which separation may be attempted. Sounds also
often arise, allowing the opportunity to practice listening in,
which can lead to phase entrance.
The phantom wiggling technique is not meant to produce
an imagined movement by a phantom body. The point of the
technique is to attempt the movement of a physical body part
without using muscular action. That is, the focus should rest upon
an internal intention of movement without physical action. When
the sensation occurs, it differs little from its real counterpart and
is often accompanied by heaviness and resistance. Generally,
there is very little range of movement at first, but with
concentrated effort the range of movement noticeably increases.
It does not matter which part of the body is used to
exercise phantom movement. It may be the whole body or just
one finger. Neither is the speed of the movement important.
Increased range of perceived movement is the aim of the
technique.
Training
To train the technique of phantom wiggling, relax a hand
for several minutes while lying down, eyes closed. Then,
aggressively envision the following hand movements, without
moving any muscles, for two to three minutes each: rotating, updown,
left-right, extending the fingers and drawing the fingers
together, clenching and unclenching a fist. No sensations will
occur at first. Gradually, the sensation of muscular action will
become so apparent that the perceived movement will be
indistinguishable from real movement. During the first training
attempts, practitioners are often tempted to open their eyes to see
if actual movement is occurring – that’s how real the sensation
feels.
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