The Thorn Institute

Writing.

Selected writing by Daniel Spina — on sound science, consciousness and other topics of interest.

Out-of-body experiences and astral projection: a free practical guide. What an out-of-body experience is, what people report, the vibrational state, Daniel’s first OBE, and the methods we recommend — also known as astral projection. Free to read online.

Lucid dreaming: a free practical guide. Dream recall, reality checks, the wake-back-to-bed method, and what to do once you’re lucid. Free to read online.

Clicking out: what it is, and why it isn’t just falling asleep. What “clicking out” means during Monroe Institute audio exercises, whether you still get the benefits, and how the famous CIA Gateway report tried to explain it.

Instructions for Leaving: without going anywhere. Daniel Spina on the meaning behind the documentary Instructions for Leaving, filmed at the Monroe Institute, and Robert Monroe’s phasing model of consciousness.

Focus 10 and Focus 12: what they are and what they feel like. A plain explanation of the Monroe Institute's Focus 10 (mind awake, body asleep) and Focus 12 (expanded awareness), from a Monroe Outreach Trainer in Melbourne.

How much does the Monroe Institute cost? An Australian guide. What Gateway Voyage and other Monroe Institute programs cost in US and Australian dollars, and the cheaper ways to start from Australia, including Exploring Consciousness in Melbourne.

On saying the right thing. I spent years trying to get better at words. The words were never the neutral object I thought they were.

Holding four truths at once. Something can be true, untrue, both, or neither. Wanting, not wanting, both, neither. Four truths at once.

Writing

2 November 2026

Clicking out: what it is, and why it isn’t just falling asleep

1 November 2026

Out-of-body experiences and astral projection: a free practical guide

What an out-of-body experience is, what people report, the vibrational state, Daniel’s first OBE, and the methods we recommend — also known as astral projection. Free to read online.

Lucid dreaming: a free practical guide

Dream recall, reality checks, the wake-back-to-bed method, and what to do once you’re lucid. Free to read online.

Instructions for Leaving: without going anywhere

Daniel Spina on the meaning behind the documentary Instructions for Leaving, filmed at the Monroe Institute, and Robert Monroe’s phasing model of consciousness.

23 October 2026

Focus 10 and Focus 12: what they are and what they feel like

How much does the Monroe Institute cost? An Australian guide

12 August 2026

On saying the right thing

I spent years trying to get better at words. The words were never the neutral object I thought they were.

5 August 2026

Holding four truths at once

Something can be true, untrue, both, or neither. Wanting, not wanting, both, neither. Four truths at once.

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