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a l t e r e d s t a t e s o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s . To t h e e x t e n t t h a t w e c o m e t o p e r c e i v e o u r s e l v e s
fully in the context, of that portion of the universal hologram which is the
r e fl e c t i o n o f o u r s e l v e s , t o t h a t e x t e n t w e r e l e a s e o u r s e l v e s f r o m t h e p r i s o n o f
subjectivity.
36. Self Knowledge. It was axiomatic to the mystic philosophers of old that the
fi r s t s t e p i n p e r s o n a l m a t u r i t y c o u l d b e e x p r e s s e d i n t h e a p h o r i s m : K n o w
thyself. To t h e m , t h e e d u c a t i o n o f a m a n u n d e r t o o k , a s i t s p r i m a r y s t e p .
achievement of an introverted focus so that he learned what was v/ithin himself
before attempting to approach the outside world. They rightly assumed that he
could not effectively evaluate and cope with the world until he fully understood
h i s p e r s o n a l p s y c h o l o g i c a l b a l a n c e . T h e i n s i g h t s b e i n g p r o v i d e d b y Tw e n t i e t h
Century psychology in this context through the use of various kinds of personality
testing seem to be arevalidation of this ancient intuition. But no personality
test, or series of tests, will ever replace the depth and fullness of the
perception of self which can be achieved when the mind alters its state of
c o n s c i o u s n e s s s u f fi c i e n t l y t o p e r c e i v e t h e v e r y h o l o g r a m o f i t s e l f w h i c h i t h a s
projected into the universe in its proper context as part of the universal hologram
i n a t o t a l l y h o l i s t i c a n d i n t u i t i o n a l w a y. T h i s w o u l d s e e m t o b e o n e o f t h e r e a l
promise of the Gateway Experience from the standpoint of its ability to provide a
portal through which, based on months if not years of practice, the individual may
p a s s i n h i s s e a r c h t o fi n d s e l f , p e r s o n a l e f f e c t u a l i t y , a n d t r u t h i n t h e l a r g e r
s e n s e .
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37. Motivcitional Aspect. It is astep by step procedure which involves repetitive
practice of the techniques concerned, using each new insight as ameans of
penetrating farther during the next practice session, But the rate of progress is
so much faster with the Gateway approach than it is with transcendental meditation
or other forms of mental self-discipline and its horizons seem to be so much wider
that the discipline needed to practice it would seem to be within the means of e v e n
the impatient, result oriented, s k e p t i c a l p r a g m a t i s t o f o u r s o c i e t y. Unlike yoga
a n d o t h e r f o r m s o f e a s t e r n m e n t a l d i s c i p l i n e . G a t e w a y d o e s n o t r e q u i r e t h e i n fi n i t e
patience and total personal subservience to and faith in asystem of discipline
designed to absorb all the individual's energies over most of alifetime, R a t h e r ,
it will begin to produce at least minimal results within arelatively short time
such that enough feedback is available to motivate and energize the individual to
continue working with it. Indeed, the speed with which an individual may expect to
progress seems less afunction of the number of hours spent practicing than it is a
question of the speed with which he or she is able to use the insights gained to
r e l e a s e a n x i e t i e s a n d s t r e s s e s w i t h i n b o t h t h e m i n d a n d t h e b o d y. T h e s e p o i n t s o f
energy blockage seem to provide the principal barriers to achieving the Enhanced
energy states and focus of mind needed for rapid progression. The more compulsive,
the more "uptight” the individual may be at tlie outset the more barriers he or she
will initially encounter to achieving adeep or immediate experience, but as the
insights begin to come and the blockages begin to dissolve, the way ahead becomes
increasingly clear and the value of Gateway moves from the status of amatter of
intellectual assessment to one of personal experience.
3 8 . C o n c l u s i o n■ T h e r e i s a s o u n d , r a t i o n a l b a s i s i n t e r m s o f p h y s i c a l s c i e n c e
parameters for considering Gateway to be plausible in terms of its essential
objectives. Intuitional insights of not only personal but of apractical and
professional nature would seem to be within bounds of reasonable expectations.
However, aphased approach for entering the Gateway Experience in an accelerated
mode would seem to be required if the time needed to reach advanced states of
altered consciousness is to be brought within more manageable limits from the
standpoint of establishing an organization-wide exploitation of Gateway's
potential. The most promising approach suggested in the foregoing study involves
the following steps:
Begin by using the Gateway Hemi-Sync tapes to achieve enhanced brain focus
A .
and to induce hemisphere synchronization.
3 . Then add strong REM sleep frequencies to induce left brain quiescence and
deep physical relaxation.
C . Provide hypnotic suggestion designed to enable an individual to induce
deep autohypnotic state at will.
Use autohypnotic suggestion to attain much enhanced focus of concentration
D .
and motivation in rapidly progressing through Focus 12 exercises.
E. Then repeat steps Aand Bfollowing use of the autohypnotic suggestion
that an out-of-body movement will occur and be remembered.
F. R e p e a t s t e p E t o a c h i e v e f a c i l i t y i n g a i n i n g o u t - o f - b o d y s t a t e u n d e r
conscious control. Alter hypnotic suggestion to stress ability to consciously
control out-of-body movement and maintain it even after REM sleep state ends.
G . Approach Focus 15 and 21 objectives(escape from time-space and interact
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within new dimensions) from the out-of-body perspective.
H. Use multi-focus approach to solve problem of distortion in terrestrial
information gathering trips. This approach involves the use of three individuals
in the out-of-body state, one viewing the target object here, in time-space, one
viewing it at Focus 15 as it slips into the immediate past, and one viewing it at
Focus 21 as it slips from the immediate future. Debrief all three and compare data
g a t h e r e d f r o m t h e t h r e e p o i n t s o f v i e w. I f c a r e i s t a k e n t o i n s u r e t h a t t h e t h r e e
a l l g o o u t - o f - b o d y t o g e t h e r, i n t h e s a m e e n v i r o n m e n t , t h e i r c o n s c i o u s n e s s e n e r g y
systems should resonate in sympathetic oscillation. They can tune in to the same
target on different planes(dimensions) with greater effectiveness.
Encourage pjursuit of full self knowledge Ijy all individuals involved in
I .
the foregoing experiments to enhance objectivity in out-of-body observation and
thinking, and to remove personal energy blockages likely to retard rapid progress.
Be intellectually prepared to react to possible encounters with'
J .
intelligent, non-corporal energy forms when time-space boundaries are exceeded.
Arrange to have groups of people in Focus 12 state unite their altered
K .
consciousness to build holographic patterns around sensitive areas to repulse
possible unv;arited out-of-body presences.
L . Encourage more advanced Gateway participants to build holographic patterns
of successful attainment and rapid progress for advanced colleagues to assist them
in progressing through the Gateway system.
I f t h e s e e x p e r i m e n t s a r e c a r r i e d t h r o u g h , i t i s t o b e h o p e d t h a t w e w i l l t r u l y fi n d
agateway to Gateway and to the realm of practical application for the whole system
of techniques which comprise it.
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