Bruce doesn't claim to be an expert on OBEs. He uses a relaxation/imagination method. I liked his cds. I need to begin a second round with them, since I put them away for a while.

love, blink

Seeker:  I was in one of Bruce’s workshops last month.  I’ve also used his CDs and Afterlife Knowledge Guidebook.  Thought I’d add a few observations to Blink’s and Dave’s posts.

As Blink points out, Bruce is not particularly into OBEs.  It’s not something he’s had a lot of experience with.  Some of us are more attuned to that and others like myself aren’t.  As Dave mentions, Bruce’s focus is in the area of retrievals and verification. 

At the workshop I ended up doing a rudimentary retrieval.  The idea that anyone could do a retrieval after a two day workshop plus a couple hours the first night amazes me.  My experience had all the classic elements of a retrieval.  However, it did not have the vividness or detail that are present in most retrievals I’ve seen described.  The others in the workshop came up with a great deal more detailed information.  For me, however, being able to open myself and receive and understand non-physical impressions however basic the retrieval was quite an achievement.

Bruce’s CDs and Guidebook go into all of this.  For me the most important aspect of his exercises were the ones dealing with heart intelligence and the feeling of love – in other words: the emotions.  Working with his CDs I was able to open up more of my emotional side or heart energy.   Without that I doubt I would have had my basic retrieval experience and some other experiences I had at the workshop – I wouldn’t have been open to them. 

Also I attended the Gateway Voyage in June.  It was a great program for me and, again, I credit Bruce’s exercises with opening me up to gain as much as I did from the program.  I would have benefited from the program in any case but being better able to balance out my left brained masculine analytical side of things let me gain so much more.  As Dave says loosening your ties to the everyday world is a key.

The nice thing about Bruce and Monroe is that they challenge you not to think about these things or analyze them but to just do them and experience them for yourself. 

Happy Seeking,
Rob

the_seeker wrote on Aug 12^th, 2007 at 2:27am:


I have an 8 hr. cd set a friend sent me of Bruce's workshop interactions with the folks. I loaded them to my I-tunes folder as everytime I give a listen, I learn something new. I like to hear the people in his seminars talking first person, makes me feel like I'm really there.
in the tapes I have (will have to give them a name, I'm not on my own computer) he mentions the experiences in his books as reference points. he has a soft spoken manner of voice which is easy to listen to and follow. they might be Gateway tapes.
Have heard that Bruce can get 100% participation of everyone making contact with a deceased person and/or their first retrieval. he goes into different countries and the gatherings are small I've heard.

what I've learned over the years is too much to explain here, but from the tapes specifically, I learned to trust myself, what I was getting..trust is always the first issue.

love, alysia