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chances of immediately entering the phase when resurfacing from it. Meanwhile, techniques may work from beginning to end. However, this means nothing without lapses in consciousness, unlike with indirect techniques. It's also important to remember that direct techniques performed without prior sleep have one-tenth the success rate of indirect ones performed upon awakening. That's why all the techniques below can easily bring results upon awakening, but be useless for novices when used at other times. Each technique is described only in general terms, and it is assumed that the practitioner already has a basic understanding of all of the mechanisms by which the phase occurs and is able to fill in all of the additional nuances on his own. Several technique-based tricks can be used to substantially improve the odds of success of practically all of the techniques listed below. First, you should try to not simply perform the techniques "for the sake of appearances", but rather give them your all, trying to become one with them and put all of your sensations into them. Next, you can move your gaze up slightly, as naturally as possible. Third, begin to use the techniques by first imagining yourself doing a 180 degree turn along your head-to-toe axis. Fourth, while you're performing your techniques always try to recall sensations of how they had already worked in the past, or of past phase occurrences. Fifth, you should always have a clear motivation for entering the phase. That motivation may perhaps arise from the most interesting plan of action you can think of. TABLE FOR CREATING YOUR OWN TECHNIQUES The techniques described below are but a drop in the ocean of their myriad possible variations. It suffices to say that practically every phaser will come up with some technique elements independently and be successful at using them in practice. Considering the many variations of certain techniques and the fact that several of them can be used at the same time, the total number of possible techniques