According to Semyaza, the very first step in your spiritual path should be de-indoctrinating yourself of the ideals of organized religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Wicca etc.) and other negative influences. You must be able to see through the systems-at-hand or powers-that-be so that you are not sucked into them.
Many people waste time trying to “awaken” the Third Eye. Your Third Eye is already “open”, you simply need to work on your astral sight. A great way to practice your astral sight is by utilizing basic visualization techniques, over time you will find that visualization becomes easier and the images in your minds eye will gradually become more detailed. Even spirits have to use their astral senses. However, do not let this down play the importance of chakra work, having your energy center(s) empowered will work wonders for your astral senses/spiritual perception, but the best way to become astrally sensitive is truly by using the astral senses and learning to recognize them, which takes a great amount of time and effort.
Meditation:
you should meditate for around 20 minutes a day; this can be all at once, or you can break it up into multiple sessions, the very minimum being 4- 5 minute sessions if needed, you should strive for one continuous session for meditations though. To meditate you should let your thoughts come and go, recognize how your thoughts are, this is because meditation helps you recognize which thoughts are your own, and which are not. Semyaza and Qalilitu both recommend that you meditate for 20 minutes a day for enhancing your astral hearing.
A great tool for those learning to harness their astral senses is a pendulum. You can always ask the pendulum if you made something up or actually were told it, and essentially any yes/no questions you may have. This being said, a pendulum is never 100%. Unless you specify otherwise, the pendulum is receiving the answer from your higher self (an aspect of you soul). You don’t need to purchase a dedicated pendulum to use a pendulum, I typically will use a necklace of some sort, the point is there is a weight suspended by a string. I have seen someone use a gaming headset as a pendulum before. Not only did it work, but it was also accurate. Whenever you use a pendulum, always ask “Show me yes”, “Show me no” and if you want, “Show me maybe”. Regularly cleanse your pendulum(s) to remove any spiritual residues that may be left over. Simple cleansing techniques include lighting a stick of Dragon’s Blood incense (if you want, offer it to a being you are close/comfortable with) and hold the pendulum in the smoke. Another simple cleansing technique is holding the weight of the pendulum in your hand, and fill it with pure white energy, removing and destroying left over spiritual residues.