action, then an advanced phaser will perform deepening techniques with the focused aim and desire of obtaining a hyperrealistic phase, as if being pulled towards it by the techniques themselves, all while recalling the sensations of previous experiences. The techniques merely serve to help him better express his intention. MAINTAINING Perhaps the only thing that an advanced practitioner might still have to struggle with is maintaining the phase. However, it's only a struggle in a relative sense, and more of a struggle for perfection. An essential way that an experienced phaser differs from a novice is that the length of time that he stays in the phase is fully sufficient for his needs. No matter how long he stays in the phase, this duration is multiplied by his many phase entrances over the course of even a single day. As a result, he always accomplishes all of the tasks he has set for himself, and often quite quickly. And if a practitioner accomplishes all his objectives, why should he be dissatisfied with the duration of a phase? The first sign of an advanced practitioner is that he always has a plan of action for the phase. An interesting and useful one. He always knows what he will do in the phase and how he will apply it. He always wants to enter the phase, as he always has many things to do in it, even if they sometimes have nothing to do with the physical world. Moreover, many advanced practitioners undertake their own studies of the phase, which serves to further stimulate their own practice and personal development. The main problem novices have in maintaining the phase paradoxically consists in fear of a foul, i.e. an involuntary return to the body. This usually causes them to perform the maintaining techniques incorrectly, and they nearly always lack the intention of maintaining, not to mention confidence in their own abilities. But this is a decisive factor when it comes to maintaining the phase. A novice performs maintaining techniques in order to not be returned back to the body or not fall asleep, while an