Video: “How to Enhance Your Explorations”

William buhlman
March, 2014
the Monroe Institute

Key Points Based on a Lifetime of Personal Experience

1. The Nature of Consciousness and Self-Identity

• We are not physical beings — our current body is a temporary biological vehicle used to experience the physical world.

• Our consciousness exists across multiple dimensions simultaneously and is the only thing we truly "are" and "take with us."

• Our deeply rooted beliefs and social programming from birth (e.g., religion, culture, gender identity) act as anchors that limit and distort our perception and mobility in all realities.

• Our core self is immortal, non-form-based consciousness currently using multiple energy bodies for expression.

2. Out-of-Body Experiences (OBEs) as Evolutionary Experiences

• OBEs are not just "cool experiences" — they are important for exploring, expanding and evolving our state of consciousness. They provide an experiential method to obtain personal answers to the many mysteries of our existence.

• As soul/consciousness we learn and evolve by becoming what we choose to know. The time this education process may take is meaningless since we are immortal.

• OBEs are a temporary shift of awareness from our physical body to one of our less dense energy bodies.

• Many people are unprepared for this shift of consciousness because they are mentally trapped in rigid belief systems and identities.

3. Recognizing and Dissolving Limiting Beliefs and Indoctrination

• Childhood religious or cultural conditioning and indoctrination creates many unconscious blocks and colors/frames our perception of reality. This hinders our clear search for the truth of our existence.

• People carry their beliefs and identities (e.g., gender, religion.) into the nonphysical realities, thereby limiting their perception and experiences.

• Countless nonphysical consensus realities (e.g., astral churches, astral cities) mirror earthly ones; they are created and maintained by the collective beliefs of the local inhabitants.

• All of our blocks and limits are self-made.

4. The "Box" Metaphor

• Every accepted belief or conclusion creates self-made energy walls around us. Be aware, all of us explore Consciousness within our individual box of rigid thought forms — religious, scientific, or philosophical.

• We construct the walls to our personal mental prison by the thought forms we hold within us.

• To become effective explorers of consciousness, we must destroy our self-made box — the key is to let go of all belief systems, even "spiritual" or "new age" ones.

• We limit our potential, perception and capabilities by the flawed thought forms we cling too.

• Self-exploration, not manmade philosophy is the direct path to Self-knowledge.

5. Reprogramming the Subconscious

• The subconscious holds our limiting beliefs, which must be actively identified and released.

• Methods such as deep meditation, trance, OBEs, hypnosis, and affirmations are tools for inner deconditioning.

• Our personal mental assessment and reprogramming process is not passive — it ideally becomes an important part of your daily spiritual practice.

6. Conscious Death and Final Transition

• At death, people tend to default to their established beliefs and often experience the familiar and relatable physical-like consensus afterlife realities of the astral dimension.

• Transition Preparation is Essential. One can program their own "death script" — e.g., affirmations like, “Spiritual Essence Now” and/or “Higher Self Now” — to focus and enhance a higher vibrational transition/death.

• Example: Tibetan Buddhists chant, “Go to the clear light of the Void!” — aiming for transcendence of their consciousness beyond all ‘lower/denser vibrational dimensional form-based realities such as the astral’ as they transition/die.

• During your entire death process focus on your highest spiritual intention!

7. Practical Guidance for Death Transition

• Create your personal audio script (recorded in your own voice) with powerful spiritual, goal-focused affirmations to play during your transition. Examples, Higher Self Now!  My Spiritual Essence Now! I surrender to my Higher Self Now!

• Even if you or your loved one will be sedated during the final transition, continue to play the recording of your personal audio script.  This will enhance the Conscious Awareness of your highest spiritual goal.

• Prepare and instruct allies who will provide assistance your chosen transition process. Write clear detailed instructions and review this with those who will be present. Do this before it becomes a significant concern.

8. OBEs as a Personal Spiritual Practice

• OBEs can be part of a daily spiritual practice, like meditation. If possible, allocate 30 minutes a day.

• Learn an OBE technique that fits your natural strengths:

  • Visual: Target technique (mentally walking between and focusing upon multiple visualized points).

  • Auditory: Affirmations or guided hypnosis.

  • Kinesthetic: Tactile, motion or energy-focused methods.

9. Warnings Against Dependence upon Beliefs

• Do not rely on manmade conclusions or beliefs— whether they be teachers, religions, books or philosophies — to define reality.

• Even scientific paradigms (e.g., quantum physics) can and do become dogmatic.

• You are the only valid source of truth in your own multidimensional journey.

10. Final Reflections

• Consciousness exploration is not a game or intellectual curiosity — it is our evolutionary inner path.

• Death is not the end; it’s the continuation of our Consciousness into another dimension.

Embracing fun, adventure, curiosity, and taking self-responsibility are key attitudes. As soul/consciousness we are immortal and the powerful creators of our reality