· Internal certainty that nothing will happen instead of believing in positive results.

· Stopping the performance of techniques after an unsuccessful cycle when a minimum of four cycles should be practiced.

· Constantly awakening to movement instead of remaining still.

· Performing direct techniques in the evening. Total concentration on indirect techniques is required from the morning on if a practitioner's goal is access to the phase.

· Performing indirect techniques for an extremely long period of time (2 minutes or more). This is a complete waste of time in most cases.

· Switching from techniques that have begun to work when practice should be followed through to the end.

· Passively performing techniques instead of being determined and aggressive.

· Performing each technique separately for too long a period of time, even if the technique does not work, instead of switching to another technique within several seconds.

· Excessive thinking and analysis while performing indirect techniques, which require mental tranquility and inner stillness.

· Stopping and concentrating on unusual sensations when they arise versus continuing the technique that brought them about in the first place.

· Extremely long anticipation upon awakening instead of immediately performing techniques.

· Premature attempts at separating, instead of performing phase creation techniques through to the end of progress.

· Holding the breath when unusual sensations appear. Be calm instead.

· Opening the eyes when the only recommended movement is breathing or moving the eyes behind closed lids.

· Being agitated instead of relaxed.

· Ceasing attempts to separate even when partial success is met.

· Straining the physical muscles while performing the techniques versus remaining physically motionless.

· Not practicing after an alert awakening, when techniques are best applied - especially in the event of waking without movement.

· Merely imagining the techniques instead of really understanding them and performing them, if, of course, one is not performing rotation or other imagined techniques.

· Simply wiggling phantom limbs instead of employing a fixed determination to increase the range of movement

· Falling right asleep during forced falling asleep, instead of having the firm intention of continuing efforts within only 5 to 10 seconds.

· Scrutinizing the details of images when using the technique of observing images; the whole image should be observed panoramically lest it disappear.

· Intentionally trying to force pictures when observing images, instead of looking for what is naturally presented.

· Simply hearing noise when employing the technique of listening in, instead of attentively trying to pay attention, catch something, and listen in.