Larry, you are correct. Like yourself this is not a subject that I share with others, not often. To pause after death and to (re)orient oneself is indeed important as it assists one to discern the most appropriate next step. This is an ancient teaching. Few of us remember it and fewer teach it. Of course this is because the overriding philosophy (belief) of the day is to "follow the light". This belief that others will be there to guide them is also just that, a belief. There will be guides there for them, but who they are and where they take them is based off belief. This is why learning to experience OBE's while still in body is so very important. It opens the mind to new realms; new realms of 'Beingness', new realms of thought, new realms of beliefs.

Although I agree with your statement to "Look for holes & exit by intention", I offer that if one is in the vibration of the Heart, with the intention to be in that vibration, that that will carry one to a vibration beyond. It is the Heart that opens doors for the mind. The mind alone will then bring one towards ones beliefs, where as the Heart will bring one to higher adventures. Why? Because the Heart "knows" Love. The Heart knows unconditional Love. The mind knows mental love, there is a difference. Now, it's not to say that the mind doesn't want to go along, for it does. Hence the reason to familiarize it with Heart and with being in different realms, OBE's.

The Monroe Institute is wonderful. I 'found' their information almost 25 years ago, or perhaps they found me. :) You are extending a teaching to your brother-in-law that is in right time for both of you. He is merely leaving this realm to be birthed into the next, of which he has choice over. That "choice" is what has been dispensed with via what we will call the 'status quo of the day'. But we are no longer in the Piescean era. We are now in the Aquarian era and at a place in Time & Space where All things are possible. Moving into the next, 5th Dimension is where humanity is poised to go and yet, one could go on to any other dimension, higher or lower. There are many reasons for this which I will not go into right now. But hopefully you understand.

One last suggestion; listen to binaural music often, both of you. Coming into 'full brain function' has great benefits while still in body. This meta-music is also available at Hemi-Sync. Other such music is offered by Tom Kenyon. Let your heart guide you.

Peace to you and Peace to your brother-in-law.

No matter how long an OBE lasts, it is the experience of having it that is life changing. But it is truly just about astral travel, which we all do most every night we just don't remember doing it. Keeping a dream journal is therefore of value, for many reasons. Learning to willfully exit and enter the body is an accomplishment of its own. in this 3D realm.

With the initial awakening of the pineal gland, yes, some intuition is gained. However, now because of so many changes, intuition is becoming easier and easier to acquire, for the balance of life makes this so. As you aptly stated the pineal gland has much more to offer. Yet, having an OBE is easier than is believed. Were you doing this 'method' in order to obtain your initial OBE when you went through your TV? Coming into a state of being, a brain wave state, a vibration, that then opens up to the ability of releasing from the body. I suggest to be playful. Imagine yourself leaving and flying and returning.

As for 4D, well everyone experiences 4D often throughout any given day. 4D is a realm of information. It is where information is held. We cannot 'go' to visit 4D physically. We access 4D to visit 5D in those most clear aspects of one's Self. Then we bounce back to 3D. Perhaps one may only be in 5D for a moment but the clarity in which one experiences allows greater growth. One begins to understand the "What" of "Self". Physicality is held within every odd numbered dimension, the even dimensions are bridges. This bouncing back and forth is part of what is creating confusion, stress and fatigue in the world right now. If more people understood what was happening and that the body had been stressed/fatigued from its natural desire to evolve, more people would take more time to rest before beginning again. Because the body requires rest, lots of rest from this type of work.

As for leaving others behind, I too have wrestled with this. But experience has taught me that it doesn't matter what you want for others, it's what you want and achieve for yourself that others will reflect upon. I agree that assisting others is important but it is like saving a drowning person. You DO NOT jump into the water with them. You throw a life line. You throw a life preserver. Even the very best swimmers will swim around the drowning person until that person is either grabbing onto the preserver or has passed out and begins to go under. Why? Well, have you ever been around anyone who is in panic mode because of fear? They are not thinking. They are reacting. They will push you under in order to be able to stay above the water. This is human nature, to want to survive.

So assist your friends and family where and how you may be able to via words and actions. But eventually it is up to them to want to learn, to want to understand, and therefore to choose different thoughts and therefore beliefs. Be gentle. Find books that explain bits and pieces of what you are wanting to say; example 'Biology of Belief' by Bruce Lipton, then leave them out in the open for others to see. (bookmark / highlight self-reflecting sentences) Wear t-shirts with thought provoking ideas. Have an open heart whenever talking with them. The heart knows not to shame, blame or belittle another. Listen to what they have to say. Develop a sense of humor (I"m working on this one). Eventually coming into a state of allowing for yourself to be you and for others to be them. Know that everything is in right time. Everything. Hopefully they will learn a bit from you and you will learn a bit from them. In the end, we all cross the River by ourself. We choose for ourself regardless of the information that we use in order to make that decision.

Walk in Beauty

Insightful comments Rahkee. I’m trying to smile more😀 as you work on humor