Out-of-Body experience (OBE), Lucid Dreaming (LD), Astral

a number of terms united by the phase that refer to the state in which a person, while being fully conscious, realizes consciousness outside the normal range of physical perception.

Indirect techniques

entry into the phase within five minutes of awakening from sleep of any duration - provided there has been minimal physical movement.

Direct techniques

entry into the phase without any prior sleep, after excessive physical movement upon awakening, or having been awake for at least five minutes.

Dream Consciousness

entry into the phase through becoming consciously aware while a dream episode is happening.

Dissociation

separation; in this case, a scientific term describing experiences in the phase.

Sleep paralysis

a stupor; the complete immobilization that often occurs when falling asleep, awakening, and entering or exiting the phase.

Stencil

the real physical body that is no longer perceived while in the phase.

Deepening the phase

methods for making the phase as realistic as possible by stabilizing the surrounding space.

Maintaining the phase

methods for maintaining the phase state by preventing a lapse into sleep, a return to reality, or an imagined return to reality.

REM

rapid eye movement sleep (REM phase); a sleep phase that is characterized by increased brain activity that is accompanied by rapid eye movement and dreaming.

Foul

an inadvertent termination of the phase through a spontaneous return to everyday reality.

Cycles of indirect techniques

the easiest way to enter the phase, employed by rapidly alternating certain techniques upon awakening from sleep until one of them works.