Editing Out-of-body experience (section)

===Mental induction===
* Falling asleep physically without losing awareness. The "Mind Awake, Body Asleep" state is widely suggested as a cause of OBEs, voluntary and otherwise.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.explorations-in-consciousness.com/focus10.html |title=Focus 10: Mind Awake/Body Asleep |author=Frederick Aardema |year=2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070812185916/http://www.explorations-in-consciousness.com/focus10.html |archive-date=2007-08-12 |access-date=June 18, 2012}}</ref> [[Thomas Edison]] used this state to tackle problems while working on his inventions. He would rest a silver dollar on his head while sitting with a metal bucket in a chair. As he drifted off, the coin would noisily fall into the bucket, restoring some of his alertness.<ref>Pre-Grams of Tomorrow dreams as pathway to a New World Perspective: Forrer, Kurt</ref> OBE pioneer [[Sylvan Muldoon]] more simply used a forearm held perpendicular in bed as the falling object.<ref>Hereward Carrington, Sylvan Muldoon. (1981). ''The Projection Of The Astral Body''. Weiser Books. {{ISBN|978-0-87728-069-9}}</ref> [[Salvador Dalí]] was said to use a similar "[[paranoiac-critical]]" method to gain odd visions which inspired his paintings. Deliberately teetering between awake and asleep states is known to cause spontaneous trance episodes at the [[Sleep onset|onset of sleep]] which are ultimately helpful when attempting to induce an OBE.<ref>{{cite book|title=Journeys out of the Body |year=1972 |first=Robert |last=Monroe |pages=207–210 |publisher=Souvenir |isbn=0-285-62753-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Astral Dynamics: The Complete Book of Out-of-Body Experiences |year=2009 |first=Robert |last=Bruce |pages=208–9 |publisher=Hampton Roads Publishing Company |isbn=978-1-57174-616-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter-url= http://www.beyond-body.com/vigil_method.html |chapter=The Vigil Method |title=Explorations In Consciousness: A New Approach To Out-of-Body Experiences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321113935/http://www.beyond-body.com/vigil_method.html |archive-date=2018-03-21 |author=Frederick Aardema |year=2012 |access-date=June 27, 2012}}</ref> By moving deeper and deeper into relaxation, one eventually encounters a "slipping" feeling if the mind is still alert. This slipping is reported to feel like leaving the physical body. Some consider [[progressive muscle relaxation]] as an active form of [[sensory deprivation]].
* Deep trance, [[meditation]] and [[mental image|visualization]]. The types of visualizations vary; some common analogies include climbing a rope to "pull out" of one's body, floating out of one's body, getting shot out of a cannon, and other similar approaches. This technique is considered hard to use for people who cannot properly relax. One example of such a technique is the popular [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]] "[[Body of Light]]" Technique.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Art and Practice of Astral Projection |url=https://archive.org/details/artpracticeofast00ophirich |url-access=registration |year=1974 |author=Ophiel |publisher=Weiser Books |isbn=978-0-87728-246-4}}</ref>