Greetings Chillipepperfleasguy,

I've had/am having that problem too. When this happens I ask myself two questions:

Have I saved enough energy from recent events to be out and about? and
Do I need to commit to doing a retrieval ? (That part may be a personal belief that I have to 'pay my dues.' Don't impose it on yourself; it's just an option )

And then listening for the answers/indications.

Even if I'm getting through daily tasks OK, it seems that a special energy may be needed, and that comes from a drink of fresh citrus with extra sugar---  Zoo-o00m!

Best wishes, Bets

Energy variability is a bit of an issue for me too  - there's times when the old battery is just plain flat. Although I've had a lot of illness  - thyroid issues and it seems mercury toxicity.

To ask the question. Are there methods that work in the short term for raising energy? Total celibacy?  Techniques like kundalini meditation work for me, but the result too depends on how energetic i'm feeling.

It doesn't seem to be all that related to physical tiredness, but I guess there are potentially tiredness, diet/choice of food, life cycle, mood, unconscious and other factors potentially at work...

not sure Chili, but that once you get out and are floating by the door, desiring not to float by the door, try thinking of the opposite to floating, such as I am stationary and not moving. then you might gain volition of movement by tricking the mirror effect out there.

I found this in Bruce's books, "Beyond all Doubt."  another example is the universe is a mirror of your thoughts, so when you think small, the universe shows you large. Bruce was trying to get in a small doorway, and whenever he would think small, the opposite happened.
let me know if you experiment this way. I'd be curious as I've never done that.

or you could practice another way, say, seeing a problem "not there."
love, alysia
oh, and the spirit body can feel cold or frozen when in discoincidence of the physical. its just a vibratory rate thing, not to worry.

Bets has a good thought, its so easy to obe when theres a retrieval or a friend to see. as opposed to just going out for no particular objective.

Hey guys!

Thanks for all the advice, really appreciated! I can't believe you remembered I have that book Spooky! I haven't looked at it for ages, so will take a look. Thanks for the idea about how i felt when things were good, I'm going to write down whatever comes to mind and see what I can find out.

Its just weird, my perception out there was really clear, probly just as good as it was, I just feel like i couldn't gain control of my movements. I remember reading about the seeing it not there and the opposites in Bruces books but didn't think to try any of that! I don't think I have read about the feeling love exercise aswell, which one of Bruces book is that in?

I didn't have any set agenda's, just to try to get out again to know I could do it, but when I was out the second night I set my intent to help in a retrival, as usual when I travel my vision faded and i was flying through the blackness again, it was really weird, i felt the air whizzing past me and it felt really good to be flying, I also had some weird energy movements while flying as well like i was being pushed by it? But it was like when you get that excitment feeling and tense up but it was overpowering, i was suprised i kept with it, but i ended up just flying and flying and never got anywhere, it didn't make sense.

I've got a couple of things on my mind at the moment but working on them, nothing that hasn't occured before.

Thanks again spooky alysia and vicky! Lots of things to work on! Good to see you all again! And hey Vajra!

Ryan