Understanding Phosphenism is at the same time simple and complicated. If you restrict yourself to a purely intellectual process, Phosphenism will be very difficult to understand as a majority of the phenomena baffle comprehension. If, on the other hand, you practice the techniques, intellectual understanding will come by itself through your personal experience. In this domain, the only relevant approach is experimentation.

Phosphenism is a vast domain of research with several branches of study and application.

- The study of the effects of the phosphenes on thoughts has led to two main applications :

• Pedagogy.


• The development of capacities of perception beyond the norm.

- Applied cerebral physiology has given birth to various techniques :

• Cerebroscopy : the analysis of cerebral functions by studying the alternation of the double phosphenes.


• Alternophonia : originated in the previous technique, it is mainly used for improving cerebral functions in the broad sense of the term.


• Gyrascopy : an ever changing domain of study of which the main characteristic is the development of a particular cerebral function : the rotary function of the brain, by the practice of gyroscopic meditation.

Each of the branches of Phosphenism has proved itself fruitful by bringing many solutions and arousing many discoveries (check testimonies). In the future, they will accompany every aspect of daily life.

Moreover, the study of Phosphenism sheds light on many mysteries : the origin of religion and the nature of initiatory techniques. Other hidden aspects of human history also become clear.

There are several aspects of initiation. First, the word initiation comes from the latin word initium meaning "beginning, start". This shows that initiation is not a gift that enables people to enter fully and in one go the spiritual world, as it is commonly believed. If you analyse all the traditions and religions, you will not find this concept anywhere.

Initiation is always a transmission of a non-corporeal energy. The person receiving this energy needs to maintain it with practice.

It is this daily practice that will allow an individual to be aware of invisible energies and to discover many subjective phenomena.

Access to this energy is always obtained by the use of phosphenes and by the practice of rhythmic thinking (in the form of repeated prayers, mantras, litanies or in the form of japas : constant prayers).

A characteristic of the phenomena thus produced is that these transmissions of psychic energy can be perfectly studied, reproduced and verified. This is what makes the difference with the methods that claim to obtain physical phenomena (like telekinesis or levitation) and that still need to be proved (it is unlikely that spiritual practice creates material effects).

The concept is to stimulate cerebral activity in a way that produces synchronizations of the nervous cells in certain parts of the brain. This creates a very powerful energy which, when it is channeled in the thought processing zones of the brain, corresponds to the classical description of the awakening of kundalini and consciousness extention phenomena. Authentic mystics and yogis always describe the phenomena they perceive as subjective. The "spiritual universe" is reached by subjective perception. This is the area that you should research. The subjective domain, in our materialstic and technological cultures, still has to be studied. Initiation, in the deepest sense of the term, belongs to the realm of cerebral physiology, this aspect has not been explored thoroughly before the works of Dr LEFEBURE.

Alexandra David-Neel (who consulted Dr LEFEBURE as a physician), lived for a long time in Tibet and India. She stated that the most advanced lamas maintained that the "phenomena" belonged to the realm of the subjective.

Footnote : Subjective experiences abide to certain laws, just like matter abides to its own rules. There are many laws that are common to the whole of humankind. These experiences are a reality that does not belong to the realm of matter though it is in touch with it because of the fact that these experiences are generated by cerebral functions.

An initiate or a master is a person who has practiced rhythmic thinking and who is able to transmit this energy to other people. Thus, an initiate can awaken deep rhythms in another person. If that second person keeps the process going by practicing regularily, he or she will be the witness of many subjective phenomena (visions, clairaudience, consciousness extension, out of body experience, astral travel, perception of chacras, awakening of kundalini, etc). That person too will be able to transmit his or her rhythms. The master or the initiate does not need to speak to trigger this "transmutation" ; though extra information can help in the understanding of the initiatory processes.

Footnote : The state of absolute ecstasy that the dervishes reach is often felt by the onlookers. The head of the dervishes is chosen for his ability to transmit a movement of rotation in the consciousness of the other dervishes.

No ! There are only persons who, during their childhood, have instinctively used phosphenes. They have let their own cerebral rhythms carry them and it has given them access to various experiences. They do not understand the real cause of their abilities. From this ignorance was born the myth of an "occult science" or "secret science" that could only be disclosed to the individuals that are ready for it. If you study religious and initiatory traditions, you will find that they all use phosphenes and that the practice of focusing on direct or indirect sources of light has always been considered as the highest knowledge ! This shows that the action of light on creativity and on psychic phenomena has been known everywhere and thoughout the ages.

Out of body experiences are neurological phenomena that are easy to produce if one understands the physiological processes that govern them (they can easily be triggered by the practice of rhythmic thinking combined to certain swayings of the head or exercises like "static tensions"). These phenomena are totally subjective which means that they take place in the domain of the mind and not in the domain of matter.

Nothing wrong can happen to the body and thus, there is no danger experiencing this inner cinema.

This justifies the name of out of body experience : consciousness of the body remains ; but at the same time situations which are not physical are perceived. Consciousness seems to be "in two places at the same time".

It is common to hear that out of body experiences only happen during sleep. This is the usual talk of those who do not know what their are talking about.

Very often, people confuse dreams and out of body experiences. Sometimes you can be conscious within your dream, i.e. you know that you are asleep and you know that you are dreaming (this situation can lead to a directed dream). In this state, you only have to think about a situation to perceive it immediatly. Many people confuse this state with out of body experiences. All they actually perceive is a consequence of the thoughts they have accumulated while they were awake. Often the scenes perceived are struggles with monsters, threatening chases and dramatic situations. When questioning these persons, one quickly finds that they live in "litterature" and cinematic ambiances that correspond to their conscious dreams. They are permeated so much by these kind of representations that their consciousness favors them. It is then easy to believe one has had an out of body experience and fought against "astral entities" when one has only met one's own demons.

This concept is called "conscious dream" in psychology and "low, mid or high astral" in esoterism. This classification of low, mid or high astral is established in relation to the level and quality of the conscious dream. In a simplified way we can call tormented dreams "low" ; symbolic dreams "mid" and dreams with spiritual content (contact with a guide) "high".

In these states, you face yourself and it is your own reflection that is perceived : a person thinking thoughts of sadness and depression will have distressful experiences. A mystical person thinks about God and will end up seeing angels. All this happens according to the laws of thought which are similar to the laws of matter, but reversed. On the physical level, two magnets of the same kind repulse each other. On the level of the mind, thoughts of similar nature attract each other. There is a polarity and an inertia of thought, the same way there is a polarity and an inertia of matter. Their laws are similar but function in an opposite way. Thus, persons who live in the wrong intellectual atmospheres will find the same ideas in their sleep, only amplified. Persons who live in spiritual atmospheres have more chances of achieving spiritual "contacts".

If people happen to find themselves conscious within a dream and believe that they are witnessing an out of body experience or an "astral projection ", they will then tell everybody that out of body experiences and astral travelling are dangerous though they have not understood that out of boby experiences or astral travelling are something totally different from these conscious dreams.

Moreover, dreams can have effects on the body (tetany, raise or diminution of blood flow in certain parts of the body, quickening of the pace of the heart). That is not the case with out of body experiences or astral travelling. Certain types of "directed or conscious" dreams can make make people experience situations outsite of time and outside of the body diagram of such intensity that people will believe they have experienced a "previous life" !

Because of the length of development needed to answer this question see "Phosphenic Energy Universe“ (for free) check : "MY ACCOUNT " page

NO, Phosphenism is an Initiatoty, Esoteric, Spiritual type of tuition. The experiences triggered by it do not belong to parapsychology as they are of a different nature.

Footnote : "Parapsychology has only ever managed to convince the people that wanted to believe. Its  limited amount of results do not allow great possibilities of application".

In a large number of experiences, it is difficult for a person without the necessary information to judge the real quality of his or her experiences. As an example, when we suffer a skin rash, the itching becomes unbearable. When we scratch, we feel a certain well being. This phenomenon is called "scratching ecstasy" by physicians. From a pathological state, stems a state of ecstasy. This ecstasy is a sensory dead end.

The process is the same with experiences. As an example, when a subject practices the initiatory exercises of swaying of the head, that subject could make the mistake of swaying the head too widely, producing a massage of the sympathic glands. A state of well being will soon follow letting the subject believe he or she is enjoying a spiritual experience when he or she is actually experiencing a sensory phenomenon. It is not always easy to sort the real experiences from the sensory stimulations.

The famous metal twisting experiments of Uri Geller are a physical phenomenon and can be easily explained by the physical properties of metals. The experiments of "switching on" clocks and watches from a distance are well understood by physicists thanks to the crystallization properties of metals. Too many people let themselves be fooled because they are not aware of the basic notions of physics. Any metal tends to recover its original shape. This is why, in time, bridges can actually shorten or the spring of a watch can go back into tension. When one finds an old watch forgotten in a drawer, its mecanism can function again for up to 45 minutes. According to their academic level, some persons will see "a psychic power miracle", others "the basic laws of physics" in action  !

Let us precisely define these concepts.

An extra sensorial perception is a perception that "takes place without the involvment of the senses", it describes what is perceived without the participation of the physical senses. But without the senses perception is not possible. It is an absurd concept though certain persons try to "send thoughts" to other people. This is irrelevant. If a person goes into a floatation tank, his or her physical senses are not stimulated. Nevertheless, that person will still enjoy many perceptions : colors, images, sounds, synesthesian sensations, odors, etc. This could demonstrate the existence of perceptions happening without the participation of physical senses. But in fact, these perceptions are not separated from the physical senses. An extra sensory perception would be "a perception happening without the involvment of the brain", something that is not possible. On the contrary the sensory deprivation experience underscores certain particular abilities of the brain, mainly a totally subjective sensory system that possesses the same characteristics as the physical perception system !

This notion is the opposite of the notion of extra sensory perception (a perception without the use of the senses), and it is rather an inner sensory perception, happening with a complete participation of the brain.

It is this form of perception that is qualified as "supranormal" ; it is established by the senses. Etymologically, supra means above, beyond. The sensory deprivation experience in a floatation tank shows that a form of perception happens under the threshold of the physical senses, i.e. before physical stimulations reach a sufficient level to trigger a response of the physical senses. This perception is happening beyond the senses ; but in an inner beyond. To be more precise we could create a neologism : perception under the threshold of normal perception

intra : inside ; ab : without ; infra : under

This perception belongs to the realm of the subjective. It is a form of perception that has the individual as the only witness, the same way that a person is the only witness of his or her dreams or thoughts. Nevertheless, subjective experiences abide to very precise laws, the same way matter abides to its own rules. There are many constants shared by all individuals. It is a reality, irrelevant to the physical domain though in touch with it because of the role of the brain. The functions of the brain are made of chemical and electrical reactions that produce many exchanges of energy. Dr LEFEBURE discovered that, thanks to light, these exchanges can be amplified. He also proved that the cerebral hemispheres do not function in a continuous way like it is commonly believed (take a look at schools and how education is structured). Cerebral hemispheres operate by alternation and have many rhythmic functions. Thus, when cerebral rhythms are given a maximal amount of stimulation, subjective perception becomes as intense as physical perception. This amplification of subjective perception is supranormal perception and it is what, under different names, has been seeked by all the saints and the mystics through appropriate training. It is this subjective universe that they called "the world of the spirit".

There is no contradiction between "subjective" and "objective". This dichotomy does not demonstrate a physical reality opposed to a non-existing spirit. "Objective" corresponds to physical perception ; "subjective" corresponds to "inner perception". Physical perception also contains a great deal of subjectivity, as in the end, it is the mind that analyses all perceptions. For example, if the same intensity of pain is applied to different people, it will trigger different intensities of perception of pain. When people analyse verbally their perceptions, this difference is even greater. For example, when people are asked to give their testimony about a particular event, it often seems they are not talking about the same event ! On the other hand, if several people perceive the same subjective phenomenon it becomes an objective reality. Dreams are a very good example. For a long time they have been considered a strictly subjective perception, but, when scientists monitored cerebral activity, they found that dreams triggered an electrical activity in the brain that can be objectively measured ; objective and subjective are far from opposed, they are inextricably bound.

Thinking is the first subjective phenomenon that one is aware of, giving access to a whole world of sensations. Thoughts can no longer be considered a consequense of cerebral activity because the brain is, amongst other things, the organ of subjective perception. An organ develops itself thanks to evolution in order to improve the perception of an already existing energy, suiting the particular needs of a species. Eyes developed because of the existence of light. Hearing developed in order to perceive certain vibrations, bringing a better understanding of the environement. It is the same for all the sensory organs. It is not because living beings started developing eyes that light suddenly came into existence ! Thoughts function according to the same physiological processes, cerebral activity allows the perception of an energy that already exists. Thoughts are the threshold of the spirit.

The sciences of the psyche are still searching for a solid basis of understanding. The word "science" can be confusing as, in the eyes of the public, it is too often a synonym of a well established and solid knowledge. Scientists know that this is not the case. Scientific theories are perpetually evolving, and this is a characteristic of scientific approach. New discoveries are made at a faster rate today than in the past.

Very often, professionals of the sciences of the psyche imply that their knowledge of the mind is perfectly established and solid. Sadly, it is not the case. If you analyse these sciences, you will find that they are based on a great deal of theory and sometimes prejudiced. The sciences of the psyche are only trying to decypher realities that escape objectivity with the use of patterns of interpretations.

Initiatory techniques are a sum of processes permitting to obtain phenomena which existence has been known for millenia. The fact that these phenomena have been noticed does not imply that they have been recognised and understood, but simply that certain particular circumstances produce certain experiences.

One of the phases of the phosphene, the diffuse glow, possesses properties that define it as an energy : it allows the perception of objects in full darkness ; it is very transmitable by telepathy ; it can be photographed ; it can be given a shape. The diffuse glow was called "egregor" in the past.  The accumulation of phosphenic salts in a particular place gives birth to supernatural events, "apparitions"..

Phosphenism can explain a great number of so-called paranormal phenomena. There are still enigmas to science, but we can bet they will be understood easily in the future by researchers blending science and Phosphenism.

It is not only phosphenic experiences that are part of the subjective domain but also all psychic and spiritual experiences

Dr LEFEBURE put it this way : "a person looking for objectivity will be disapointed, on the contrary, a person looking for subjectivity will notice that one day his or her experiences are objective ". A mature person will understand that all great breakthroughs happened this way.

Einstein for example, discovered the complex law of relativity when he dreamt that he was sitting on a sphere, with other spheres rotating around him. Though this dream appears perfectly trivial, its subjectivity led to an objective discovery.

The most well known subjective phenomenon is the dream. We are the only witness of the contents of our dreams and we can bring no proof of what we perceive when we dream. But because everyone dreams, this subjective phenomenon enters the objective domain.

If several people describe the same subjective phenomenon, it becomes objective.

When a great number of people will have mystical experiences, these will enter the realm of the objective.

But, the "world of the spirit" will always be made of subjective phenomena, unconnected to matter. We know now that the people that have wanted to prove a connection were liars as the subjective universe in which "experiences" belong has no interaction with demonstrable facts that can be qualified as objective by today's science.

None with the practice of Phosphenic Mixing. On the contrary, light is a genuine purifier of thoughts.

MANES said "light carries individuals towards what is good".

A real purification of feelings is produced, always leading a person to what will protect and balance him or her; sometimes without the person even noticing it.

On the other hand, rhythmic thinking exercices power thoughts with a huge energy. In the early phases of training, this energy will amplify all thoughts good or bad without distinction. That is why the practice of rhythmic thinking must always be associated with the practice of Phosphenic Mixing. It is also necessary to choose thoughts very carefully during training.

A person suffering of depression should practice Phosphenic Mixing only. This is also true for persons with an agressive behavior. This phenomenon of amplification of negative thoughts is called "purge", its intensity can be high, but in time it will disappear

By telepathy, we do not mean "the transmission of a thought from one person to another", like it is usually understood. Phosphenic telepathy consists in a transmission of rhythms

Phosphenic telepathy is the induction of a rhythm by reciprocity. Distance is an important factor, the nearer the receiver is from the transmitter, the more intense the effects. This helps understand the Fatima-style solar prodigies. That phenomenon has been considered by the catholic church (after 13 years of canonic trials), as the "crown jewel of the Roman Church" ; though it is nothing more than a one hundred percent phosphenic phenomenon. All the elements which led to the prodigy can be reproduced, though this does not make the event any less spiritual.

The meaning of the word prodigy is : "suspension of the laws of nature". What the crowd perceived on the Fatima plateau is the solar co-phosphene which led to a sensation of darkening of the sun. The other movements of the co-phosphene : swayings, pulsations, shakings are natural properties of the phosphenes and were interpreted by the crowd as the sun falling. Even the spectacular phenomenon of the grass drying rapidly, though drenched by an earlier rainfall, is a phosphenic phenomenon caused by the heat properties of the diffuse glow.

Some witnesses felt a sensation of heat ; others a sensation of cool. This is characteristic of a phosphenic experiment in which one projects the phosphene on the back of one's hand. The hand will start swaying spontaneously because of the rhythmic properties of the phosphenes.

During this experiment, some persons will describe a sensation of light heat ; others will describe a sensation of cool. In Fatima, the white balls of light people perceived falling from the sky and unsuccessfully tried to catch as they vanished in their hands, were phenomena that are totally characteristic of the phosphenes : the perception of subjective sensations of light. We know that while the retina is not exited by light any more, there is still the emanation of a subtle substance produced by the brain : the diffuse glow. This phase of the phosphene allows people to see objects in complete darkness ; and it is during this phase and within this glow that mystics have visions.

Footnote : in 1967 Dr Lefebure sent letters and telegrams to the Vatican and to Pope Paul the sixth. He explained that a scientific explanation of the Fatima "phenomena" had been found. These revelations "disturbed" the Pope and since, the Church gave up considering solar prodigies as characteristic miracles of the Catholic Church. This is an implicit recognition of Dr Lefebure's discoveries.

Another example of an effect of phosphenic telepathy : When you practice swayings with the point of concentration, you can produce a certain quality of visualization. If a person of a more advanced level practices with you, you will notice that it will be much easier to produce and maintain a mental image.

There are two aspects to this question. First, let us only focus an actual thoughts. Can someone enter the brain of another person and impose his or her will to that person ? In this case the answer is No

Though many people believe this without having any proof.

The second aspect deals with a person practicing rhythmic thinking exercises. In order to understand this better, let us look at an example given by Dr LEFEBURE : the analogy of wind and thought.

The air mass is disorganised : it uses a great deal of energy to produce a small effect. Wind does not pass through walls. But if you induce a vibration or rhythm in the air it produces a sound which can easily pass through a wall. The difference is due to the energy of the rhythm. In a similar way, when air masses are led into a spiral rhythmic movement, they gain a formidable amount of power and can destroy whole cities : they become tornadoes and typhoons.

Thoughts follow the same process. When a rhythm is induced in them, they gain an exceptional amount of power greatly enhancing human abilities. Rhythm develops ideas, creativity, intuition ; if given a spiral movement, the power of rhythm becomes such that it triggers inner phenomena of great richness and depth.

Rhythmic thoughts, when projected on another person, will amplify that person's own thoughts according to his or her capacity to receive. The transmitter and the receiver need to be as close as possible as the quality of the result is in proportion with the distance separating them.

Footnote : Bewitchment or suggestion only functions on superstitious or influencable subjects.

Many people think they have been bewitched when they are actually affected by a bacterial disease, mainly in certain regions of Africa. Many of these diseases cannot be found by check ups and the patients are then directed to consult a psychiatrist. Check Dr LEFEBURE's book "Spasmophilia and depression caused by chronic tetanus".

"The nervous system is where our conscience and personality is based. Tetanus toxin affects it, but does not harm the zones of judgement and intelligence"

The result is an atrocious impression that personality escapes control to become the prey of a mind-blowing, terrorising power. Subjects will then believe that they are possessed by a higher power which controls their muscles and a part of their psyche.

In the past, people did not understand that this possession was the action of minute doses of a poison secreted by tiny bacteria. The people around the subjects used to see them suddenly taken over by involuntary muscle spasms imitating voluntary motions and used to think that the subjects were possessed by the devil. The subject themselves, feeling dominated by a force far superior to theirs, could believe that they were possessed by a demon.

The two points of view, bacterian and theological, are not necessarily contradictory : one can consider that bacteria are a physical manifestation of evil, first because they make people suffer. Then because they provoke troubles of the personality that make people act in an "evil" way. It is particulary true in the case of chronic tetanus which makes people irritable and violent as they need to relieve a sensation of muscle overexitement. Moreover, by its action on certain zones of the brain, this toxin makes the subjects avoid other human beings and to sink into daydreaming.

Finally, bacteria are a primitive form of life, lacking intercellular organization and hierarchy within the same species. Metaphisically, bacteria represent the devil, an ancient form of life that, at the dawn of biological evolution on our planet, was the only form of life present for a long time. Under its influence, human beings evolve backwards towards a primitive state as the disease provokes a slowing down of intellectual capacities. Plants, animals and human beings especially, show a high degree of intercellular organization and hierarchy in the different kinds of cells that form them. The later a species appeared on the scale of evolution, the higher this degree is. This shows that organization, differentiation and hierarchy follow the mysterious forces of nature that drive us on the path of evolution. Opposite to the devil-bacteria, the phosphene shows us the way to follow for our perfecting.

The same way there are contra-indications to certain pharmaceuticals (some medecines cannot be associated to other ones), there are contra-indications to the practice of Phosphenism. Similarily, some athletes cannot practice certain sports that would spoil the results they are trying to achieve. For example, boxers will not practice heavy body building as it would spoil their quickness, suppleness and efficiency.

1^stcontra-indication : Re-birth

Re-birth, being based on hyperventilation causes the hyperoxigenation of the blood and a low level of carbon dioxide. This causes a low level of calcium in the blood (alcalosis), and, in sensitive subjects, causes tetany which first symptom is a tickling of the fingers.

In everyday life, one can observe that people with psychological problems do not breathe properly. Their breathing is limited to short inspirations and when they are surprised by a situation or shocked emotionaly, they breathe very little. That way, they provoke a repression.

In martial arts, one learns on the contrary, to breathe out in order not to be subjected by a situation.

• Rebirth and holotropic breathing :

Rebirth and holotropic breathing are two methods of theraphy. Both use the same form of breathing : hyperventilation. Hyperventilation is produced by a large movement of the thorax (completely filling the lungs), breathing out through the mouth. Breathing out through the nose would be slower.

It takes a while before one can feel the effects that start with a tickling of the fingers, a precursory sign of the variation of calcium level in the organism due to the hyperventilation.

At this point, the objective is to overcome one's fear. One can be afraid to die as the contractions can lead to a minor paralysis of the tongue and of the uvulva. This is one of the therapeutic effects : " to go beyond conscious and unconscious fears".

In the practice of rebirth, the subject maintains a breathing cycle and then, at the end of the session, verbalizes what has been happening. In the practice of holotropic breathing, breathing follows a piece of music in a musicotherapy style. At the end of the session, the subject verbalizes his or her impressions and draws a picture summing what they have been through, often in the style of a mandala.

This breathing techniques take the subjects past their fears : unconscious (stress of birth) and conscious : fear of heights or speed...As these techniques untie psychological knots, the subjects feel better, relieved of stress after practice.

Many therapists use one of these methods as, if the right way to proceed is followed, results happen quickly and systematically. For a therapy, about ten sessions have to be practiced. Sessions last for one hour up to one hour and a half and are practiced in groups. These therapies are classified as short because of the small number of sessions necessary.

But the effects after practice can be heavy on a psychological level if they are associated with rhythmic thinking, which as we have seen it, is an amplifier of mind processes. These techniques are very unsettling

Dr LEFEBURE's breathing technique :

Dr LEFEBURE showed the importance of the retention in yogic-mystical breathing (check THE PNEUMOPHENE or the breathing techniques that open the door to the world beyond). As he stated : "what is important is to create a thirst for air". This thirst is created by retentions of various durations. The retentions between inspiration and exhalation, created a square-shaped cycle. He then transformed this square-shaped breathing into a circle-shape breathing (cycle-generating or spiritual breathing) with a constant thirst for air during the whole cycle and the whole session.

* Comparison between these different breathing techniques :

Spiritual breathing, or square-shaped breathing (which is easier to do in the beginning) is completely opposed to rebirth-style breathing techniques.

- Rebirth provokes a full and fast absorbtion of the oxygen and thus does not create any thirst for air.

- Because of the retentions, spiritual breathing slows down the absorbtion of oxygen, thus elevating the rate of carbon dioxide and creating an optimal thirst for air.  

These two types of breathing are opposed. The first method is a psychotherapeutic practice, the other one a spiritual path.



2^nd contra-indication : Hypnosis

The principle of Hypnosis is to induce suggestions thanks to a certain state of consciousness.

Sophrology is a kind of "soft" Hypnosis, in which suggestion plays a large part.

This shows the point of dissimilarity between Hypnosis and Phosphenism.

Hypnosis cannot be dissociated of suggestion.

In his books, Dr LEFEBURE often talks of free prayers, i.e. self-designed prayers, not imposed by any group or ideology. Why pray ? As a metaphor we can compare the principle with an hydroelectrical plant. The energy produced is proportional to the height of the falling water. The higher it is, the more energy is produced by the plant.

To pray is to admit that there are forces higher than yourself. It is putting yourself in a position of humility, in a state of receptivity. It is the contrary of self-suggestion which is self-assessment.

Self-suggestion makes an individual hypersuggestible (as its name implies).

Finally, and that is the most important, the state of hypnosis goes against all genuine yogic practices. Hypnosis only stimulates a very small number of neurons when initiatory techniques consist in creating many neurological connections in order to activate many cerebral functions.

Be careful : a person associating Rebirth or Hypnosis with the practice of rhythmic thinking can end up being placed in a psychiatric hospital. It is important to know that. Some things should not be associated together.


Can Hypnosis lead to an out of body experience or to astral projection ?

Many people search for out of body experiences without knowing what they really are or how to produce them. It is thus very difficult for them to recognize these phenomena. There is a strong opposition between initiatory experiences and psychological experiences. The latter do not belong to initiatory techniques. It is extremely important to know what domain you are working on and what are its limits. It is also important to know what results you can expect from a particular technique and to make the choice of these techniques by yourself.

The brain cannot do everything, and certain things are impossible. It is necessary, in practice or study, to define the field you are working on. Sadly, many people only start a research to validate the prejudiced ideas they have. And when they are confronted with a disturbing phenomenon that forces them to ask themselves questions, they react by denying the phenomenon, sometimes pretending that "it's dangerous" or being scared by it. This danger, this fear, is only the risk of discovering oneself. That kind of people limit themselves to the production of superficial phenomena which are often purely psychological.

This kind of influence or attitude is more of a suggestion than a genuine catalyst of experiences. It is common to feel sensations that only touch the surface of the "psychological layers" of the individual. Sometimes they are interpreted as an achievement, a contact with the deepest of selves. Most of the times, these sensations are only a very pleasurable illusion. Images are perceived and a few pleasurable sensations are felt but it does not go any further than this stage.

As an example, virtual reality helmets or funfair style simulators create many sensations and "experiences". Depending on the images projected, you can have the sensation that your body is heavier or lighter, sensations of falling or going up, of being very small or very big or sensations of flight or floatation. In the end, these are only sensory games, as the images stimulate certain sensory organs. These are not psychic phenomena. You are stuck in a sensory dead end and you wish the sensations kept going, as they are very pleasurable. It is the same process that happens when you feel an itch : you scratch and this scratching becomes pleasure. You feel it is pleasurable to scratch. Physicians call this phenomenon "scratching ecstasy". This too, is a sensory dead end and creates a pathological state.

Initiatory phenomena rarely happen during a session, but usually several hours or a day after practice. One must not confuse sensory games, which trigger a short pleasurable moment, with initiatory techniques that lead to real experiences outside of the period of practice, very often during the night, sending consciousness into the "cosmic planes" (see "Phosphenic Energy Universe"). Initiatory phenomena are way beyond self-created sensations. Very few people agree to follow through with the study of these unconscious layers of the personality. On the contrary, those who do discover a new aspect of themselves and of the universe.

Out of body experiences are not rare phenomena. They have been practiced throughout the ages and lie at the core of all initiations

You will soon find more informations in the MY ACCOUNT page in the form of technical files.

Phosphenic techniques are efficient for a large majority of people of all cultures or social levels ; progression depends on physiological laws and not on beliefs or prejudices.

Only very few people do not get results, primarily because they are under a medication that disturbs cerebral functions.

Other people say they have no results, but, when we ask them questions, we realize that they have actually experienced phenomena. They are only not conscious of it. In a certain way they "missed" the experiences.

In spite of intense practice of Phosphenism, and though it is relatively easy to produce experiences, many people are stopped in their development as it is sometimes difficult to exploit these experiences. Mainly because MOST STUDENTS ARE NOT ABLE TO RECOGNIZE CERTAIN PHENOMENA that will have a major role in future experiences.

This assertion may seem strange at first, as today there is so much information available in every domain. But it is actually this large amount of often contradictory information that confuses persons interested by psychic or spiritual research. These persons end up having no means of recognizing genuinely efficient techniques nor the phenomena that they might encounter in this process. They miss the real phenomena as they are too subtle to be recognized. Experiences that could have been magnificent thus fail totally.

To counter that lack of serious information, the School of Dr Lefebure offers in the "Members" page, technical files with studies of the different phenomena encountered in the practice of Phosphenism, helping students too go further with their research and practical experiments.

The study of Phosphenism enables to understand the physiological meaning of ancient concepts like clairvoyance, chakras, kundalini, conscious dreaming, directed dreaming, consciousness extension, out of body experience, astral travelling, etc. The phosphene amplifies subjective sensations ; you will then discover that thoughts have their own behavior and that it is necessary to abide by their rules in order to develop all cerebral abilities. The more curious and motivated of you will have the possibility to invest themselves more fully in the experiences and to maybe discover other domains of application.

Certain drugs like cannabis, magic mushrooms, ecstasy (a designer drug), or other psycho-active drugs, can produce feelings of ecstasy or clairvoyance. But, when the hallucinogenic effects have disappeared, there is no enhanced perception left. Also, these effects can be classified as sensory games (check Hypnosis and out of body experiences).

Someone told us about their experience under the influence of L.S.D. 25. During a trip, this man went trough three different "trips" as his intellect, mind and body separated.  His body lived an experience connected to dying : sensation of living one's own death and burial. His mind perceived more pleasurable phenomena, mainly moving lights with the feeling of a possibility to access these lights, though no actual access was produced. We observe, in the case of this person, a complete destruction of the personality with a mental block stopping the person from reaching the higher planes he perceived.

Hallucinogenics, mainly peyote, mescalin (an alkaloid of peyote), iboga (an african plant) and the infamous L.S.D. have gained a lot of attention recently from people's interest in shamanism and rave parties.

Ravers, with their 120 bpm techno music, compose rhythms very similar to those found in certain initiatory ceremonies. Their use of  hallucinogenics relate them to shamanism.

Hallucinogenics provoke a state of the personality exactly opposed to the one created by the practice of Phosphenism.

Phosphenism harmonizes and integrates a person with his or her surroundings. Drugs have an opposite effect, desintegrating the individual's character and impairing his or her capacity to socialize.

Reports by ethnologists show the waste layed by drugs on shamans when they recover from their trance. The same way a single glass of wine can cancel the benefits of a session of Phosphenism, hallucinogenic substances lead to a distraction of consciouness and, if repeated too often to sensory dead ends.

The same way sports benefit both the body and the mind, the practice of Phosphenism benefits the whole of a human being.

Nevertheless, apart from the above mentioned effects and the light therapy effects, there has been no experiments in the medical circles. Maybe a new generation of doctors will explore this path.