The state of "No Time" is a level of consciousness that opens avenues of the mind, which offer vast opportunities for self-exploration beyond the constraints of time and place. Focus 21 (Other Energy Systems) This level offers the opportunity to explore other realities and energy systems beyond what we call time-space-physical-matter. For those unfamiliar with the focus levels a little background is in order. The story goes back to Robert A. Monroe, who began to experience involuntary Out of Body Experiences (OBE) in 1957. These early experiences have been documented in his first book “Journeys out of the body” (Monroe, 1971). It was also during this time that Monroe discovered that sound patterns could induce certain states of consciousness, which eventually led to the creation of the Monroe Institute and patented sound technology called Hemi-Sync. While the early experiences of Monroe were often characterized by a sensation of leaving the body his development took a different turn in later years. Monroe discovered the “quickswitch”, which allowed him to move from one “location” to another in an instant by stretching or reaching out with his consciousness. Eventually, this led Monroe to consider the “second body” to be no more than “local traffic” – mere habit due to the physical experience (Atwater, 2001). Thus, the implicit philosophical background behind ‘phasing’ is that there is no such thing as
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“leaving the body” since consciousness is never really ‘in the body’ to begin with. Rather, all experiences which constitute things such as “trance”, “hypnosis”, “altered states”, “meditation”, “OBEs”, and “astral projections” are simply variations on the same theme where consciousness is focused in different ways and in different degrees away from the physical. The term phasing is a metaphor derived from physics, which conceptualizes consciousness as a waveform that can either be aligned or not aligned with physical reality. For example, when we are 100% phased into the physical, we are considered perfectly aligned with normal physical input and waking reality. In Monroe speak, this is called C-1 consciousness or primary phasing. As consciousness moves further away from the physical (and the senses) consciousness is said to phase into other “focus levels”. Achieving various focus levels can be facilitated by tapes or CD’s, which utilize binaural beats to influence brain wave patterns in the person listening to them. These tapes are sold as part of a set of tapes/CDs called The Gateway Experience by the Monroe Institute. In particular, the set of tapes (Wave I) of the Gateway Experience is geared towards establishing the focus 10 state, while subsequent series (Wave II to VI) gradually increase the phase shift away from the physical. The first set of these focus levels (and the focus levels the Gateway Experience pertain to),
can be said to a extent maintain varying degrees of relationship to the physical in that they usually do not automatically include being fully present at a certain ‘astral location’, but rather, involve an expanded state of awareness of some kind while still remaining in the same "location". These focus levels have been described as follows (Monroe, 1994, p. 248): Focus 3: State of increased mental coherency and balance Focus 10: Mind Awake/Body Asleep Focus 12: A state of expanded awareness Focus 15: State of no time Focus 21: The edge of time/space where it is possible to contact other energy systems. There is some confusion and uncertainty regarding the focus 12 through 21 states and differentiating them appropriately. Frank, our in-house expert on phasing, and several others have noted how the transition from focus 10 to 12 is often characterized by seeing several abstract forms and colors, often very quickly followed by a 3d effect in the blackness surrounding you. Hence, there is some controversy on the exact delineation between focus 12, 15 and 21. Perhaps the 3D blackness of focus 21 can be said to be more expansive to the extent that it starts to touch upon ‘astral locations’ beyond focus 21. It is important to realize these focus levels are merely arbitrary numbers and signposts to identify the state of consciousness one is in. In case you’re wondering, there is no focus 14 or