(from above..)Regarding my retrievals which can be found in written form on some forums.
I write them down as soon as I've finished. Because I'm mostly awake in C1,
I also remember most details very well. I also think I'm good at observing
and perceiving details, and good at stating my retrievals in text.
A retrieval is like watching a good movie, in which you participate. I'm able
to describe the whole story to someone who hasn't seen the movie, remembering
most details and emotions both from myself and the retrieval person.
What I perceive as events unfolding may be more or less fuzzy. Some part
may be very clear, to the extent that I would recognize the face of the
person if I met that person in C1. Many parts of the retrieval are more
unclear, like the memory of a dream which flows to your mind. I can also
force myself to remember things like emotions, "hidden details" or partly
forgotten details, if not too long time has passed.
Imagine yourself walking to your local shop, putting on your outdoor
jacket, your exit from your apartment, your walk down the stairs, your
walk on the pavement, your view of the surroundings or houses, you pass
people on the way, etc. That's how the scene of my retrievals flow, but
with the difference that I don't have to put any effort into perceiving
anything as it comes to me like the action in a movie, which I'm part of.
Or the retrieval memory can be similar to when you remember a regular dream.
Some parts may be faint, but other parts may be clear and connected. Think
of those parts that are more clear and view them as a continuous movie. That
may be how the retrieval action unfolds when I have a very clear retrieval.
But my retrievals have never been as clear as an LD, as I don't see, I unsee.
I also think that my persistent request for being modified by Helpers and
Guides to become better at astral activities has helped me improve. For
example, I don't click out as often as I did in the beginning. At the
same time, I don't know where this road takes me.
If I feel I'm being modified by guides, I just go with the change in as
positive a manner as possible, even if it hurts a little physically.
I'm under the impression that all retrievals are initiated by Helpers and
Guides. I just have to wait until they have set the scene.
I think that anyone can develop their own method for doing retrievals. I
think it helps for me to be open to anything and state that I want to do a
retrieval to eventually get a retrieval going. I try to keep an innovative
mind.
I avoid trying to make things up. This approach of mine may be a little
different from Moen's, as he suggests people to actively imagine things
or scenes. I may do other things. For example I turn around a full turn to
get the impression of what's behind me. I wait and absorb anything from
my surroundings, emotions or I sense things.
I don't fantasies. Instead I wait until a non-visual impression or image
comes into view. Then I start to absorb as much impression of that scene
from all possible senses, including non-physical emotions, as I can. I
collect info, then act on that info.
If in a room, and I see a table, what more can I sense? I wait a few
moments. If nothing comes into my view, I continue moving and make
a contact with the discarnate.
By some reason I don't ask many questions to guides, while the retrieval
unfolds. I rely in the fact that I can perceive things.
I try to seldom reject anything I see. I may try to "wipe" the impression
from my view for a moment and try to have it rebuilt again until I am sure
I see the same thing again and again. But I don't reject something because
it seems unplausible. I try to stay open and believe in what I see.
Sometimes a scene may be very unplausible, and on those rare occasions I
may choose to reject the scene and ask for clarity to have the scene
become rebuilt. I think Ginny has elaborated more on this matter in her
posts. Usually I accept most of the scenes I see, with little questioning.
I try to be aware of all senses not familiar from the physical. If I sense
that a building is empty, except for one discarnates, then I assume that
anyone else I meet in the building is a thoughtform.
I can speak to discarnates or call for Helpers. I do that with thoughts.
Sometimes I manage to non-physically shout, but that also is done in
my mind, in thoughts. If I ask questions, the answers come quickly to
me in my own mind, in thoughts.
If I sense Helpers or Guides somewhere, I assume that I'm right, that
they are Helpers.
When anything become awkward, threatening, hostile, fearful, dark or
menacing, or distrustful, I always send PUL. I send lots of PUL if
needed.
Perhaps my unseeing, my non-visual impression and perceiving, to some
part is what is called NVC (Non-verbal communication), but I'm not
sure. And I can only guess with whom I am communicating.
Many times I don't manage to stay simple minded. My mind may be filled
with lots of everydays thoughts. But then, at some point, I see a scene
and the retrieval starts going. A few times I've seen the scene briefly
the day before, and as I think back on the setting, things may start
to unfold. Sometimes there may be a "first part" where I can't interact,
and that first part serves to give me some background info. Then the
"second part" starts and I'm in the middle of the interactive action
with the retrieval person and sometimes thoughtform people. The scene
pushes behaviors into me, into my role, which is constructed by Helpers
to fit the retrieval persons expectations of whom the retrieval person
will meet in the F 23 environment.
Sometimes the second and third retrieval can be difficult to get rolling.
Perhaps because I've used up some kind of astral energy. I try and try,
until I get a clear vision of the scene. Once the scene or setting is
established the action is more stable through the retrieval.
If I do unexpected things, its probably my guides who have taken
me over for a moment and taken control. I accept losing "free will"
for a moment and do what seems natural. I avoid being too surprised
if I do things I normally wouldn't do, to avoid breaking the scene.
If I don't know what to do, I ask for Helpers to step in. If I'm left
alone I try to figure the situation out.
I have never myself transported the retrieval person to F 27. I've only
been a passenger in a car driven by a Helper who took the retrieval
person to F 27.
I think you can use the same technique you use for retrievals to talk
to guides, while in C1, by use of your mind and thoughts.