The word rote came out of TMI (the Monroe Institute) it means a thought ball that needs unraveling, usually when you awaken in the morning or get back from a meditation or phasing or obe experience. you can get rotes while in C1 that may come in as short messages, but theres a whole rote there hidden so its best to write it down for later reflection and you'll see what I mean.

I theorize the reason to receive rotes is we exist in C1, the circumstance is like having a kind of tunnel vision, or limited experience plan in mind. certainly belief systems can be like having a tunnel vision; we find it difficult at times to tune into another's pov in this case.

the way to receive a rote is to ask your higher self, or your guide, or your angel, or just simply throw the question out with your passion behind it, its like setting an intention.

In this case I received a rote from Bruce Moen. I believe I've mentioned it here before but I'm getting older and I tend to repeat myself, so you can cut me some slack perhaps..

I was writing my first book at the time and was reaching an impasse. there just didn't seem to be enough "meat" for a book, but since I started the project I wanted to finish it the best I could. I don't remember thinking about Bruce having some info for me about writing books, but he had done 3 or 4 by that time I was on my first.

even though I don't remember wanting to ask Bruce how to get past my block, I must have wondered how he sustained inspiration to finish his books, so on and etc as I found myself in one of those involuntary obe's where you are just there, and you are knowing why, not how, but like on a mission.

I knew I was a guest in his house during this obe and I checked my luggage in a guest room. another guest was there. A poster from this board. He said he could not get through to see Bruce and would I relay his message to Bruce for him, as he knew I had this appointment. Even though he was a guest too, and staying in the same room as me, I knew that he would have to make another appt for himself, that I could not do as he asked. My business was urgent. If I couldn't get past the block I was afraid I would get disgusted and throw my book away, but looking back, I could not do such a thing.

anyhoo, I dislike disturbing Bruce, to me, he's always hard at work with his group classes and traveling and I'm independent person all my life.

so I was out there obe, in a hallway which led to Bruce's kitchen where he threw pages together with both hands, like a one man conveyer belt, lol, yes, he was busy as I suspected working on the Guidebook, the 5th book at the time, couple years back.

I stood and watched for a minute, thinking he would see me watching him, and he did, and when I noticed that I had his attention, then I told him my problem.
my voice, I heard my voice out there, but the words slurred together like being underwater, but parts of my speech were high pitched, almost like a whine, god, I hope it didn't come out in a whine!

have to ask him sometimes I guess.  then when I was all done whining, or whatever saying the words that my brain was not going to decipher for me back in the body, he threw the rote I mentioned earlier. This was sound. I didn't have the image of a notebook flying through the air, it was a rote, like two people interacting, in that sense, we both had body form, but very fluid type body form, and moved quickly through seeming space, within the rooms.
I heard his voice and made out several words to carry back to C1 regarding how to get past the block. I remember being surprised he had the answer for me, and then I remembered how worried I had been.
in symbology, I might have slapped my forehead to not have remembered one of my chapters of my book, it was important. it was about how I spoke with spirits, namely my unborn children, and I had told a minister I did this, and he had me taken to an exorcist by my husband.
I had completely forgotten the importance of this chapter, it did turn out fine and I got myself off the hook with assistance from on high.

so this was a rote thrown to me by Bruce out there. Was it really him? and not just my subconscious making this up? I believe it was. It felt real, and it was helpful to me so it was real. Was I really in another location? I'd say that there is a sort of location, I call it the collective mind sometimes. Thats a place where we are all joined in as one mind, therefore Bruce would be able to view my past in this area and throw the rote, I was viewing his present preparation of his 5th book, which if I remember correctly, I had no idea he was going to put out another book at the time, so that was very informative for me.
At any rate, whether higher mind is supplying symbology for the C1 mind here that symbology got me going again, complete with all the physical senses operating, which is where I tend to rely on my senses whether I'm in the body, or seem to be existing outside the body. someday I will be existing outside the body permanently, so I like to study this area before that happens.

The rote in the morning was just as surprising to me as when I'd first received it and it was easy to start unraveling it the next day as the flood of memories and the importance of the chapter began to hit home.

love, peace, happy shifting and rote getting! alysia

oh, and the poster who asked me to contact Bruce for him? wasn't sure who he was when obe, but the next day or so, a man pm-ed me here, explaining he couldn't get ahold of Bruce. he told me what was on his mind, and I told him what I had told him while I was obe, that it was between him and Bruce, and I was sorry, I couldn't do anything to get a message to Bruce, just to keep trying.

thats right PM, don't sweat the small stuff...if it works, it works. 

so seldom is the voice heard out there though, we should note it when obes or dream produce different sensory stuff, like sound, or touch, or an actual conversation with memory of at the least some of the words, this we can reflect on the connections of reality producing, it doesn't matter whether it was him, but I have assigned to it that meaning as it gives me joy.
anything that gives me joy, I'll take it!

love, alysia
thanks for response.