Twin / Doubling Up Options

For the past few months, I have been trying to repeat certain things which have happened to me in obe. A few times, I have combined forms (accidentally) of myself and been surprised by the outcome. Although I try each night to accomplish this, I have had only one success. It was in lucid dreaming, however. The clarity was magnificent, but I was trying for it to be in obe. It's like ordering a fine wine and getting served grape juice. Sweet, but lacking in potency. I'm calling it a success, perhaps, because I don't want to feel like a complete arse.

Anyway, if anyone has tips or even casual advice, I would appreciate it. I should mention that this is taking up most of my resources and that my usual obe work and dreaming has fallen under. In fact, the last time I was even semi-lucid was a few days ago and that amounted to little more than watching a tall blonde man in a light green suit watching me from afar. This is very far from how good it can be and it worries me. My opinions are that I'm trying too hard, that it's time to just give up, that I need to step back and just let it come on its own, or that I'm afraid of it working.

This post has been edited by Chahel: Apr 6 2005, 11:42 PM

(1) I'm not entirely sure what you mean by these two statements. If you can clarify, I would appreciate it.

How did you learn to have lucid dreams? Probably a book. Of course you know you need not share that just consider what it took to learn to have lucid dreams and review your skill. If you're intermediate you should start where it suits you best. If some of the basics still elude you review the book from the beginning and pick up where you're skill level is. If you're just going off a paragraph or two about lucid dreaming you should seriously consider getting more indepth matterial because it will give more excersices that will be more effective. Especially if you're going to practice more than just consous dreaming.

(2) The words used in the initial post were confusing. I've clarified what I wrote, hopefully, in the above post to Ashnook. I will be combining two of me.

(3) Yes, you got it. It is the selves. The lucid dream was much less intense than when it happened in obe.

If this is all you wish to do invoke a lucid dream and create a body sized mirror and see your relfection as the embodiment you wish to merge with. At this point simply reach out and touch the reflection with the intent of merging (Like steping into a door way. Suddenly your mirror image is you within the mirror! Being inside the mirror as the reflection explore your mirror world as you wish. To merge with another form create another mirror the reflects the embodiment you wish merge with. To separate simply create the same mirror (With no reflection) and step out seeing a reflection. You must do this for each thought form. The proccess is the same on the astral planes. Just let your intent guide you.

This post has been edited by Acid09: Apr 11 2005, 02:39 PM