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In the astral, you will mathematically recognize yourself and at the time of awakening, do not move. Do a retrospective exercise to remember where you have been.
Zodiacal Course, 1951 also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise, Zodiacal Course
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So while his body is asleep in bed, the disciple in the internal worlds will become an invisible help and a worker under the orders of the Universal White Fraternity. Before, the chakras turned from right to left and now with these exercises, they will turn positively like the hands of the clock. These exercises will totally impede him from dreaming again and while his body sleeps, he will be conscious in the internal worlds. That will be the result of these exercises. The conscience of dreams is a remnant of our animal conscience that we once possessed. Animals live a life of pictorial dreams. There will be many who will have difficulty “leaving” in the astral body at will, but by all means the exercises of this lesson of Gemini, will “inevitably” awaken their conscience and so, while their bodies sleep in their beds, they, too, will work consciously in the internal worlds. The important thing is that on awakening, they remember well their astral experience, which “are no longer dreams” but rather “conscious experiences”. To obtain this it is necessary that on awakening, not to move and do a retrospective exercise to remember well all we did white we were out of the physical body, since while every individual’s body is asleep, he is out of the body; those with asleep conscience, “dreaming” and those with awake conscience, “working” consciously.
Zodiacal Course, 1951 also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Language of Dreams, The Retrospective Exercise
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13. On awakening, we should force ourselves to remember all our Astral experiences. 14. During sleep every person is outside his physical body.
Manual of Practical Magic, 1954 also in The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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We do not need to destroy the mind with so many books and theories. In the internal worlds we can receive the teaching of the Masters. Upon awakening from natural sleep, disciples should make the effort to remember everything that they saw and heard during sleep.
The Greater Mysteries, 1956 also in The Keys of Astral Travel
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The Path of High Theurgy allows us to study the Great Mysteries of Life and Death. However, it is necessary to learn how to consciously travel in the astral body. Those who do not as yet have that faculty need to acquire it. A daily, vigorous training is necessary to obtain this faculty. After returning to the body, we awaken in bed. Many students commit the error of moving in their bed at the precise instant of awakening from their normal sleep. With this movement, the astral body becomes agitated and memories are lost. On awakening from his normal sleep, the student of Occultism should not move! He should remain resting, close his eyes and do a retrospective exercise to minutely remember all those places where he was in the astral body, all those words he heard, said, etc. For this kind of investigation, the Mediums of Spiritualism are useless. It so happens that Mediums do not have enough mental equilibrium. Mediums are victims of Tenebrous Entities. The Mental Body is dislocated in Mediums. By this, we mean that the Mental and Astral Bodies of the Medium are dislocated. With these two vehicles in this condition, Mediums do not possess the mental equilibrium, the exact logic that is needed to investigate the causes and effects of Nature. We already know that the Natural Laws are wisely processed. Every effect has its cause. Every cause is the effect of another Superior Cause. Often times, we have listened to many unbalanced individuals who say that they communicate with Entities from Beyond! Usually, those subjects are Mediums. It is necessary to know that the Investigator of the Superior Worlds should possess a fault less mental equilibrium. The true Investigator is profoundly analytical and vigorously exact. We are mathematical in Investigation and very demanding in expression.
Esoteric Treatise of Theurgy, 1959 also in Awakening, Clairvoyance, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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This is one way of placing the Subconscious at the service of the conscious will. Upon returning to the Physical Body, after sleep, on returning to the normal vigil state, the student should not move in his bed, since in this movement of the Physical Body, the Astral body is agitated and the memories are lost. In such a moment the student should practice a retrospective exercise to remember where he was, the places where he traveled, and the things he learned while acting in the Astral Body.
Logos, Mantram, Theurgy, 1959 also in Desire and Will, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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He advised us never to move in bed at the exact instant of awakening, explaining to us that with such a movement the astral body is agitated, and the recollections are lost. It is unquestionable that during the hours of sleep the human soul travels outside the physical body; it is important not to forget our intimate experiences when returning to the body.
The Three Mountains, 1972 also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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He suggested to us to practice a retrospective exercise at that precise moment with the aim of remembering facts, occurrences and places visited during dreams.
The Three Mountains, 1972 also in The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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Our disciples, upon awakening from their material sleep, must not move, because with the body's movement the astral body is stirred, and recollections are lost. Upon awakening, disciples must make an effort to remember all those places where they were while their bodies were sleeping. They must make an effort to remember all their past experiences on the astral plane. Our disciples must not recount their experiences to anyone.
The Mysteries of Life and Death also in The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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When the student wakes up from sleeping he should not move… Practice a retrospective exercise in order to remember your internal experiences; where you were, where you went in the astral body, what you did, what you saw, etc., etc., etc. This exercise must be carried out daily, without ever tiring of it. You shall be able to see and hear the great inner realities.
Esoteric Course of Kabbalah also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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Upon waking up physically in the morning, after your sleep, one must remain still in one’s bed, not move, because with any movement the psyche of the person, of the individual, is agitated, and the memories are lost; to be still in one’s bed, and then practice a retrospective exercise to remember meticulously the places where one walked, the people with whom one spoke, the state in which one was – whether asleep or awake– outside the physical body, etc. The very memories that he will be obtaining, will be indicating to him if he is awakening or if he is not awakening and to what degree he is awakening. One goes on realizing it by oneself, through one’s own effort.
The Fifth Gospel Gnostic Discipline for Awakening Interview – Mexico City – 1970 also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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It is urgent to know how to meditate profoundly and then practice what we learned during the hours of sleep. It is necessary not to move at the time of awakening because with this movement the astral is agitated and the memories are lost. It is urgent to combine the retrospective exercises with the following mantram; RAOM - GAOM. Each word is divided into two syllables. One should accentuate the vowel O. This mantra is for the student what dynamite is for the miner. Just as the miner opens a way through the bowels of the earth with the aid of dynamite, so also, the student opens a way to the memories of the subconscious with the aid of this mantra.
The Perfect Matrimony, 1950 (ed. 1966) also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel, The Perfect Matrimony, The Retrospective Exercise
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This invocation is repeated thousands of times supplicating to the Master Lakhsmi to take you consciously out of the physical body and to teach you how to travel consciously in the astral body. After making this invocation, recite the Sanskrit mantra thousands of times with the mind concentrated on the Christ. Fall asleep calmly while making the invocation. When you wake up, practice a retrospective exercise to remember where you were, where you walked, with whom you were speaking etc.
The Perfect Matrimony, 1950 (ed. 1966) also in The Keys of Astral Travel, The Perfect Matrimony, The Retrospective Exercise
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When you awake from your dream, then practice a retrospective exercise in order to remember your astral experiences.
Occult Medicine and Practical Magic, 1955 (ed. 1978) also in The Retrospective Exercise
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I.A.O. is hidden and combined in these sacred mantrams of the Kabbalah. The disciple must fall asleep mentally vocalizing these four kabbalistic mantrams. Upon waking up from one’s normal sleep it is necessary to practice a retrospective exercise in order to remember what we saw and heard while dreaming.
Esoteric Course of Kabbalah also in The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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In the moments of waking up from sleep, we will command the subconscious as follows: “Subconscious, tell me everything that I saw and heard while outside of my physical body.” Next, do a retrospective exercise in order to remember everything you did while outside of the physical body. Compel the subconscious to work. Give it imperative orders obliging it to inform you. Practice this exercise upon awakening, while you are still sleepy and drowsy.
Esoteric Course of Kabbalah also in The Keys of Astral Travel, The Retrospective Exercise
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Master: Upon going to sleep, it is advisable naturally that one observes his room rigorously and says to himself: “Well, this is my room”; that he looks at his ceiling, if the ceiling is painted with such and such color “the walls of my room are painted with such and such color.” To observe them rigorously, to observe all the objects in the room and then to say to himself: “If I were to appear, after this instant in which I am observing, somewhere else, whether on the street or talking with friends or at work, that is, in that place or in those places where I am all the time, or in any other place where I’m not used to being, it is a sign that I will be in the astral body and then I will remember and I will remember and I will remember, and I will make the small jump with the intention of floating. I will do this, I will do this, I will do this!”.
The Fifth Gospel Gnostic Discipline for Awakening Interview – Mexico City – 1970 also in The Keys of Astral Travel
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Well, practice this exercise for about half an hour or one hour before falling asleep. If this is combined with the practice of the division of attention in the three parts –subject, object, place– I am absolutely sure that you will achieve the awakening of the Consciousness very quickly.
The Fifth Gospel Gnostic Discipline for Awakening Interview – Mexico City – 1970 also in Awakening, The Keys of Astral Travel