ASTRAL

PROJECTION
and T he N atu r e O f R eality

E x p l o r i n g t h e O u t - o f - B o d y S t at e

J O H N M A G N U S

H am pto n R oads
' . - J i . l B U ' PUBLISHING COMPANY.IKC
 Contents

A cknow ledgm ents ix

Preface: T h e R ise o f a B o o k xi

Circle 1P reparin g for th e A stral

3
W hat Is A s tra l P r o je c tio n ?
The H isto ry o f A s tra l P r o je c tio n
6
16
P rep are fo r A d v e n tu re
19
Aw areness
27
Between Ego a n d Soul
37
The B elief S y ste m
47
Physical R ea lities
60
Astral R ealities
68
Basic F e a rs
78
Astral P ro je c tio n F e a rs

Circle 2Getting Out T here 95

S le e p S t a t e s 11 6
A f f ir m a t io n s 119
V is u a li z a t i o n 135
A t t it u d e 144
T h e E n e rg y o f I n te n t 148
E n e rg y E x e rc is e s
 E x it T e c h n iq u e s
P u ttin g I t All T o g e th e r
If a t F irs t You D o n t S u c c e e d . . .
S im p lifie d A P T e c h n iq u e
T h e R e a lity o f A s tr a l P r o je c tio n
P e r s o n a l C h a lle n g e s f o r t h e P r o je c t o r
C o n q u e r in g F e a r
P s y c h ic S id e E ffe c ts

C ircle 3 M ind Your Step

N e e d s f o r G r o w th
T a m in g t h e M in d
A d d ic tio n s
R e a litie s a n d B e lie fs
A s tr a l S e x U r g e s
C a u s e s o f A d d ic tio n
H e a lin g A d d i c ti o n s
C l a r ity N o w !
P h y s ic a l A t t r a c t i o n
P r o lo n g i n g t h e P r o je c t io n
M in d C r e a t i o n
R e q u e s ts
R e p l e n is h i n g E n e r g y

Circle 4The Nature of Reality

T h e M e a n i n g o f L ife
O u r N a tu re
T h e W o rld s B ey o n d
T h e N a t u r e o f R e a lity
F u r th e r E x p lo ra tio n
A p p e n d ix : A s tra l T r o u b le s h o o te r
E n d n o te s
A d d i t io n a l R e s o u r c e s
 Acknowledgments

I w o u ld lik e t o g iv e a b ig h u g t o e v e r y o n e w h o h a s c o n tr i b u te d to th e
m a k in g o f t h i s b o o k .

A s th is b o o k h a s p r o g r e s s e d , 1 h a v e c o m e to r e a liz e t h a t n o n p h y si
cal p e o p l e s u r r o u n d u s . T h e y v i s i t m e i n m y d r e a m s a n d a s t r a l p r o j e c
tio n s . A f e w o f t h e m h a v e b e e n f i e r c e l y i n t e r e s t e d in t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h is
book a n d s o h a v e u n s e lf is h ly p u t id e a s in m y m in d . A h u g e g r a titu d e
g o es t o t h e s e m u s e s .

A n o th e r g r a titu d e goes to th e a s tra l p r o j e c t o r s A n d r e w C h a r le s

Jam es, A n d rew M usch, B a rb L a n ie r, John F lo y d , and J u li a M e lg e s -
B r e n n e r w h o h a v e r e v i e w e d t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h i s b o o k a n d p r o v i d e d in v alu -
^ l e fe e d b a c k . I a ls o t h a n k t h e m f o r t h e te c h n iq u e s th e y h a v e s h a re d .
I w ould also l ik e t o t h a n k t h e g o o d p e o p l e a t H a m p t o n R o a d s : F r a n k
DeM arco, R ic h ard L e v i t o n , S a r a h H i l f e r , T a n i a S e y m o u r , J a n e H a g a m a n ,
*ne L ouque, D i a n e L y n c h , V i r g i n i a C o l b u r n , a n d e v e r y o n e e ls e w h o
has pitched in.
And t o m y w i f e , B a r b , w h o s e s o u l (I h a v e s e e n it) is a s s h in i n g b lu e
as th e f ir m a m e n t: T h a n k y o u f o r o p e n in g m y e y e s w h e n th e y w e re
closed, an d f o r o u r l e a p s o f f a i t h .
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 Preface

The Rise o f a Book

Journal Entry, July 11, 2002

I wake up after a n afternoon nap. I h a v e the w hole outline o f this b o o k in my
head. Strange, I n ever h a d a n y special pa ssio n fo r writing such a book, but now I cant
wait to get started. I am m otivated like n eve r before. The top o f m y head is tingling like
crazy, as if som eone or som ething is feeding m e information. Plus, I am irritated, p o s
sibly because m y logical m ind can't m ake sense o f where I am getting the inspiration.

A fe w y e a r s b a c k , s e e m in g ly f o r n o p a r t i c u l a r r e a s o n , I b e c a m e c u ri
o u s a b o u t w h a t l ie s b e y o n d th e p h y s ic a l. C o u ld th e re b e s o m e th in g
m o r e ? I s u r e h o p e d s o , b e c a u s e i f t h e r e w e r e n o t , life w o u ld l a p s e b a c k
i n to t h e b o r e d o m a n d c o m p l e x i t y o f m o d e r n W e s t e r n s o c ie ty . I m a g in e
m y s u r p r i s e w h e n , a w e e k l a te r , I s tu m b le d u p o n a c c o u n ts o f n e a r- d e a th
e x p e r i e n c e s o n K e v in W i l l i a m s s n e a r - d e a t h s i t e ( w w w . n e a r - d e a t h .c o m ).
I t w a s a s if I w e r e g u i d e d t o t h e i n f o r m a t i o n b y a h e lp f u l e n e r g y , a n d I
p r o b a b l y w a s . P r e v io u s l y , I h a d b e e n i g n o r a n t o f a n d u n i n t e r e s t e d in t h e
c o n c e p t o f life a f t e r d e a t h . B e c a u s e I a m s o m e w h a t o f a p r o c r a s t i n a t o r ,
I h a d p o s t p o n e d t h i n k i n g a b o u t d e a t h . I r e a s o n e d t h a t d e a t h g e ts in t h e

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way of living. Literally, it d oes, but I now a p p re c ia te d e a th b e e a u se it f rad'c ' ,,cl th<

m akes life larg er a nd m o re p rofound.

T he n e a r-d e a th a c co u n ts I re a d a b o u t o n th e s ite w e re am azing. ' " s l y 11 n
T h e re w as no doubt th a t th e r e m u st b e so m e s o r t o f e x .s te n c e a f t e r th e
;1 a w i n n e r . ^
d e a th o f th e physical body. T h e s h e e r n u m b e r o f w it n e s s e s - t e n s o f thou-
sa n d sshould be p ro o f enough to c o n v in ce a n y o n e b u t th e m o s t h a rd
co re skeptic. In th e face o f th e e v id e n c e , d e a th n ow s e e m e d q u ite a rid e , .'t r m reSo u r c e |
a n d I could not w ait to d isc o v e r w h a t w as in c lu d e d in t h a t r id e . A d e s ire ^ ]v it d o e s
b egan to grow in m y m ind. W ould it n o t b e a w e s o m e to s e e all th e s e th a t * n <
th in gs in th e beyond w ith o u t a ctu ally h av in g to d ie fir s t? # e0fl "
Im agine my s e c o n d s u rp r is e w h e n I s tu m b le d u p o n s o m e th in g c alled
a s tra l p ro je c tio n on th e I n te r n e t. Now, th is w a s a fa r-o u t s u b je c t.
A p p arently, t h e r e a r e p e o p le all o v e r th e w o rld w h o e n g a g e d in th e v ery
th in g I d e s ire d : se ein g th e w o rld b e y o n d t h e p h y sic a l. I w a s s u r p r is e d to
d iscover th a t so m e p e o p le s p o n ta n e o u s ly e x p e rie n c e d a s tr a l p ro je c tio n ,
a n d I w as th rille d th a t o th e r s d e lib e ra te ly a tt e m p t e d to in d u c e such
e x p e rie n ce s, a rm e d w ith n o th in g b u t a m e a g e r a m o u n t o f lite r a tu r e ,
th e ir e x p e rie n c e , a n d th e ir w its. It s e e m e d p o s s ib le f o r m e t o go w h e re
I w a n te d to go w ith o u t th e h a s sle o f d y in g a f t e r all.
A fte r m y d isc o v e rie s, I p r a c tic e d a s tr a l p r o je c tio n d ilig e n tly fo r
w eeks. I trie d o u t 2 0 te c h n iq u e s d e s ig n e d fo r lea v in g th e b o d y , all o f
w hich I found o n th e W e b , f re e o f c h a rg e . N o n e o f th e m w o rk e d a s I h a d
h o p e d . I c o n c lu d e d t h a t t h e r e m u s t b e s o m e th in g 1 w a s n o t d o in g rig h t,
tunnel \
b u t w h a t? T h e n o n e n ig h t, a f t e r tw o in te n s e m o n th s o f a tte m p tin g to
advance y
leave th e body, th a t s o m e th in g re v e a le d its e lf a s if b y a c c id e n t. I fell
awesome e
asle e p d u rin g a se ssio n . W h e n I w o k e u p , I h a d t h e s u r p r i s e (a n d te r r o r )
o f my life as I w as s u c k ed in to a n o th e r d im e n s io n o f e x is te n c e . I had
everything
UP fror
finally a c co m p lish e d my f ir s t a s tr a l p r o je c tio n . T h e m is s in g in g re d ie n t
I did.
h ad b e e n th e s ta te o f m in d th a t c a n o n ly b e a c h ie v e d w h e n w a k in g up
a fte r a p e rio d o f sle e p .
T he rea liz a tio n b ro u g h t a b o u t by m y w e ird a s tr a l e x p e r i e n c e - t h a t I
w as n o t th e body, b u t s o m e th in g t h a t c o u ld le a v e t h e b o d y a n d r e tu r n to
it radically c h a n g ed my p rio ritie s . I s ta r te d ta k in g re s p o n s ib ility fo r my 'hal sort or" ^
sp iritual a nd e m o tio n al g ro w th . I g re w less in te r e s t e d in m a te ria l pur-
My a c ad e m ic la b o r s u ffe re d . It n o lo n g e r m a d e s e n s e to m e to
q u ite skills (in m a rk e tin g ) th a t h a d n o th in g to d o w ith m y sp iritu a l
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growth. I c o n fe ss t h a t s o m e o f m y e d u c a tio n in m a rk e tin g w as b lata n tly

c o n tra d ic to ry to s p ir itu a l g ro w th .
I a b a n d o n e d t h e q u e s t f o r fin a n c ia l se c u rity , s o m e th in g to w h ich I
^ aS be
previously h a d b e e n p r e p a r e d to d e d ic a te m y f u tu r e . I re a liz e d th a t life
is n o t a c o m p e titio n w h e r e t h e p e r s o n w h o d ie s w ith th e m o s t m o n ey is
d eclared w in n e r. Life is p r e c io u s , to o p r e c io u s to b e v iew e d a s a b a ttle
la f ride. \ a over m o n ey a n d s e c u rity . It d o e s n o t m a k e s e n s e to w a s te tim e o n col
to c s,re lecting r e s o u r c e s t h a t y o u h a v e to lea v e b e h in d a t d e a th anyw ay.
, 0seea"hese U ltim ately, it d o e s n o t m a k e s e n s e to s p e n d y o u r life p r e te n d in g to be
so m e o n e t h a t is n o t y o u , d o in g th in g s t h a t a r e n o t in y o u r n a tu r e . W h a t
m a k e s s e n s e is to b e y o u r s e lf a n d t o c r e a t e s o m e th in g in life t h a t you can
tak e w ith you a f t e r t h a t life h a s e n d e d .
I re a liz e d t h a t p e o p le in g e n e r a l, a s I h a d , s u c c u m b to a s o r t o f s p ir
itual tu n n e l visio n t o s u c h a d e g r e e t h a t th e y re m a in o b liv io u s to th e
im m e n se v a lu e o f t h e i r o w n lives, a n d I felt c o m p e lle d to d o so m e th in g
a b o u t it. S o m e w h e re in t h e s e th o u g h ts , t h e id e a o f a b o o k w a s b o r n , a
book t h a t w o u ld h e lp p e o p le h e lp th e m s e lv e s . A b o o k t h a t w o u ld h e lp
s tre s se d -o u t m o d e r n m en an d w o m e n a w a k e n to t h e i r o w n la rg e r
n a tu re , in w h ic h th e y w o u ld ta k e c h a rg e o f t h e i r lives a n d m a k e th e m
b e tte r. It w a s a n id e a o f a b o o k , n o t j u s t on a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , b u t also
on th e n a tu r e o f re a lity .
I d o u b t r e a d e r s o f t h is b o o k s u ff e r fro m to o m u ch o f t h e m e n tio n e d
tu n n e l vision ( o r you w o u ld n o t b e r e a d in g th is ) , b u t a t le a s t I m ig ht
a d v a n ce y o u r k n o w in g o f r e a lity a n d in s p ire yo u to tell o th e r s a b o u t th e
aw e so m e e x p e rie n c e s t h a t c o m e w ith t h a t k n o w in g . F ro m n o w o n , w ith
ev e ry th in g you say a n d d o , y o u will in s p ire e v e ry o n e a ro u n d you to w ake
up fro m t h e ir s ta t e o f tu n n e l v isio n a n d fin d a life t r u e r to o u r fo rm , as
I did.
A s a rip p le u p o n w a te r, th e a w a k e n in g will tra v e l o v e r th e h u m an
sp e cie s, w h ic h will th e n ta k e a g ia n t le a p in to n o n p h y sic a l re a lm s a n d
a c c e p t th e m a s w e have a c c e p te d th e p hysical re a lm fo r so long. W ith
th a t s o r t o f u n d e rs ta n d in g o f reality , t h e r e will b e n o lim its to w h e re we
c an go. W ell, t h a t is m y ro m a n tic iz e d id e a o f w h a t will h a p p e n .
****1 O riginally, I p ra c tic e d a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , a sid e from for th e fun of it,
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to g et p e rs o n a l p ro o f th a t th e r e w as s o m e th in g m o re to ex iste n ce th an
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th e physical. Specifically, I w a n te d to know w h e th e r d e a th w as th e final
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curtain o r if it w as ju st a p o rtal, as th e n e a r-d e a th acco u n ts h ad sug

gested. In tim e, my objectives e x p a n d ed . A ssum ing th a t th e r e is m uch
m ore to existence th a n th e physical, w hich c e rta in ly se em e d ev id en t, 1
h ad an urge to find o u t how th e physical fit in to th is g r e a te r p ictu re. 1
w anted to know how c re a tio n w as s tr u c tu r e d - i f it w as s tru c tu re d .
This book is my r e p o r t on w h a t I have le a r n e d o n th is su b je c t so far.
Or, m o re correctly, this book r e p o r ts m y o p in io n s a n d in te r p re ta tio n s of
w hat I have e x p e rie n ce d . F rom w h a t I hav e s e e n , c re a tio n s e e m s to be
a very subjective place. W h a t I have p e rc e iv e d m ay o r m ay n o t m atch
w h at you have p e rc e iv ed o r will p e rc e iv e; t h e r e fo r e , I c a n t claim th a t
w h at is rev e a led in th is book is th e a b s o lu te t r u t h . I c a n only say t h a t to
th e b e st of my ability I have d ra w n c o n c lu sio n s fro m m y e x p e rie n c e . In
th e end, w e all have o u r ow n o p in io n s, a n d th is is s o m e th in g w e should
tre a s u re , l a k e w h a t k n o w le d g e you c a n u se f ro m th is b o o k a n d m ak e it
y our ow n. Rip o u t th e p a g e s you d o n o t a g r e e w ith a n d m a k e a nice
w arm fire w ith th e m .
I could w rite un til m y h a n d s fall o ff a b o u t w h a t I h a v e e x p e rie n c e d ,
y e t nobo d y w ould b e n e fit fro m it, s im p ly b e c a u s e it is h u m a n n a tu re
(and a good n a tu r e it is) to r e m a in u n c o n v in c e d u n til p e rs o n a l e x p e ri
e n c e says o th e rw is e . T h e r e is n o s u b s titu te f o r p e r s o n a l p r o o f, w h ich is
why th is b o o k e n c o u ra g e s you r e a d e r s , w ith t h e h e lp o f s o m e e x ercises,
to fin d y o u r ow n e x p e rie n c e o f t h e n o n p h y s ic a l r e a lm . I w a n t yo u to see
w hat I have s e e n , b u t I w a n t you to s e e it in y o u r o w n u n iq u e way.
T his b o o k gives you th e to o ls fo r e x p lo rin g o t h e r w o rld s , physical
a n d no n p h y sic a l. T h e to o ls c o n s is t o f a t e c h n iq u e fo r lea v in g y o u r body
a n d th e k n o w le d g e to n a v ig a te o n c e o u t o f y o u r b o d y . If y o u r m o tiv e for
leaving y o u r b o d y is to h a v e fu n , th e n y o u a r e r e a d in g t h e rig h t b o o k . I
can t th in k o f a n y th in g m o re fu n th a n a s tr a l p r o je c tio n . If y o u r m otive is
a d e s ire to u n d e r s ta n d re a lity , t h e n y ou a r e a ls o r e a d in g t h e rig h t book.
In th is book, w e will s e rio u s ly c o n s id e r w h a t w e a r e a n d w h a t e v e ry th in g
a ro u n d us, physical a n d n o n p h y s ic a l, is. W e w ill d o th is p a rtly by m ak
ing se v era l d e e p d iv es in to th e a s tr a l a n d p a r tly by re f le c tin g a n d dis
cu ssing th e e x p e rie n c e s .
To e a se e x p lo ra tio n , I h a v e d iv id e d t h is b o o k in to s e c tio n s I call
' te les b e c a u s e I b e lieve o u r lives a r e d iv id e d in to c irc le s o f know ledge.
of w hich w e m u st d ig e s t b e fo r e w e c a n ta k e o n th e n e x t Circle.
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* *\ 0 I lion of m y p e rs o n a l e x p e rie n c e s . A p a r t fro m th e k n o w le d g e th e y com-
municate, I th in k y o u will f in d th e m fu n to r e a d .
R egarding t h e e x e r c i s e s - th e y a r e s te p p in g -s to n e s in to th e a s tra l.
Astral p ro je c tio n is n o t m e r e ly a m a t t e r o f lea v in g th e b o d y a n d co m in g
back to it. T h e e x c itin g p a r t is w h a t h a p p e n s b e tw e e n t h e s e tw o e v e n ts.
That e x p e rie n c e d e p e n d s o n b e lie fs , m o o d s , a n d o t h e r th in g s g o in g on
in the m in d . T h e e x e rc is e s a r e m e a n t t o lo o se n u p th e m in d , so it can
fully b e n e fit fro m t h e p r o je c tio n . S o m e e x e rc is e s m ay s e e m to hav e lit
tle to d o w ith a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , b u t th e y a r e a p r e p a r a ti o n fo r th e e x p e
rience. If all you w a n t t o d o is s e e w h e t h e r you c a n lea v e y o u r b o dy
(which you c a n ), t h e n s o m e o f t h e s e e x e rc is e s m a y b e s u p e rf lu o u s . B ut
if you w a n t to e x p lo r e t h e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n e x p e rie n c e to th e fu lle st, I
re c o m m e n d t h a t y o u c a r r y o u t a s m a n y o f t h e e x e rc is e s a s p o ssib le .
T h e f ir s t C ir c le , P r e p a r i n g fo r t h e A s t r a l , g e a r s yo u up fo r th e
a s tra l. It d is c lo s e s s o m e g r o u n d b r e a k in g o p in io n s o n t h e n a tu r e o f r e a l
ity. A lth o u g h y o u d o n o t n e e d to k n o w a n y o f t h is in o r d e r to lea v e y o u r
body, it m ay h e lp y o u u n d e r s t a n d w h a t is h a p p e n in g . T h e s e c o n d
Circle, G e ttin g O u t T h e r e , a s s i s ts y o u in c r e a tin g y o u r f ir s t a s tr a l p r o
je c tio n . E v e n if y o u h a v e a lr e a d y h a d o n e o r m o re p r o je c tio n s , it is a
good id e a to a t l e a s t lo o k a t t h e te c h n i q u e u s e d . I u se w h a t I hav e
found to b e t h e e a s i e s t m e t h o d a v a ila b le to g e t o n e in to th e a s tr a l fro m
a s ta r tin g p o in t o f w a k in g c o n s c io u s n e s s . T h a t m e a n s a lo t, b e c a u s e I
have t r ie d m any.
T h e th ir d C ircle , M in d Y o u r S te p , a s s is ts yo u in g e ttin g to know
how th e a s tr a l w o rk s . K n o w in g h o w y o u r m in d w o rk s is key, b e c a u s e th e
a stra l is c o n tro lle d by y o u r m in d . I w o u ld ev en go a s fa r a s saying th a t
th e a s tra l is y o u r m in d . B u t th e n , o f c o u rs e , w e w o u ld h av e to d e fin e th e
w o rd m in d t o c le a r u p m is c o n c e p tio n s. T h is is s o m e th in g th a t has
nev er p ro p e rly b e e n d o n e , a n d p e rh a p s it c a n t b e p ro p e rly d o n e until
w e know m o re a b o u t w h a t w e rea lly a re . F o r th a t r e a s o n , I will no t
a tte m p t to d e fin e m in d h e re , e ith e r.
W h e n you have fin ish ed th e th ir d C ircle, you will have th e to o ls you
s I c8 ne e d to e x p lo re th e n a tu r e o f th a t w h ich s u rro u n d s you. As m en tio n ed ,
# le W ' th e to o ls c o n sist o f y our skills in leaving y o u r physical b o d y a t will a n d
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your know ledge of how to navigate th e a s tra l to g et th e b e st resu lts for

your explorations.
The fou rth Circle, The N a tu re o f R eality, d iscu sses th e rela tio n sh ip
betw een th e physical a nd th e a s tra l, how w e fit in to th e p ic tu re , and
w h a t m ay lie o u tside th e b o rd e rs o f e x p lo re d re a lm s . T h e r e is so m uch
to be discovered, a w hole n ew w orld, so let us begin.

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Preparingfor the Astral

Getyo u r m ind and body in shape for the big exit.

If you ask a good quantum physicist what the true nature of

physical matter is, you will get the answer that it is nonphysical.

Deepak Chopra, Body, Mind, and Soul1

I n t h i s C i r c l e , w e w ill d i s c u s s s o m e p r e c o n c e i v e d n o t i o n s o f w h a t
a s t r a l p r o j e c t i o n is a n d , f r a n k l y , s h r e d t h e m t o b i t s . W e w ill p a v e t h e
w ay fo r y o u t o f o r m y o u r o w n o p in io n o f t h e a s tr a l f ro m y o u r o w n a s tr a l
e x p e r i e n c e s ( w h i c h w ill c o m e i n t h e n e x t C i r c l e ) , r a t h e r t h a n f r o m w h a t
y o u h a v e r e a d in b o o k s .
 What Is Astral Projection?

T h e r e a r e a s m a n y d e f i n i t i o n s o f w h a t a s t r a l p r o je c ti o n is a s t h e r e
a r e a s tr a l p r o j e c t o r s . I t h i n k it is a g o o d i d e a t o g iv e m y d e f in itio n b e fo r e
w e d e lv e i n to t h e t o p ic .
P r o je c tio n , in t h i s c a s e , is t h e p r o c e s s b y w h ic h y o u s e le c t a p h y s ic a l
o r n o n p h y s ic a l o b j e c t a n d t u r n ( o r s h if t ) y o u r a w a r e n e s s ( o r a tt e n ti o n )
to it. I t c a n a ls o b e v ie w e d a s t h e p r o c e s s o f d r a w in g a n o b je c t, o r t h e
c o n c e p t o f a n o b j e c t , i n to y o u r a w a r e n e s s , b u t t h o s e a r e j u s t tw o d iffe r
e n t w a y s o f l o o k in g a t t h e s a m e p r o c e s s . E v e r y t h o u g h t y o u h a v e is a p r o
j e c tio n o f a w a r e n e s s .
F o r e x a m p le , o n e s e c o n d y o u m a y b e p r o je c tin g y o u r a w a r e n e s s to
a m e m o r y o f a n a r t i c l e o n s t r a w b e r r i e s t h a t y o u r e a d tw o w e e k s a g o .
T h e n e x t s e c o n d y o u a r e p r o je c ti n g y o u r a w a r e n e s s to a m e m o r y o f th e
s w e e t t a s t e o f a s tr a w b e r r y . A s a n o t h e r e x a m p le , i f I h a v e to s h a r p e n a
p e n c il, d u r in g t h e s h a r p e n i n g p r o c e d u r e I p r o je c t m y a w a r e n e s s to th e
p e n c il, t h e n to t h e s h a r p e n e r , a n d t h e n b a c k to m y u s u a l d a y d re a m .
P r o je c tin g o n e s a w a r e n e s s to o t h e r r e a l it i e s t a k e s a b it m o r e e ff o r t, b u t
it is t h e e x a c t s a m e p r o c e d u r e .
A w a r e n e s s is t h e p o in t o f y o u r m e n ta l fo cu s. It is th e c le a r e s t p a r t
 Astra! Projection anti the Nature o f Reality

o f your conscious m ind. T he functions o f th e m ind can be divided into

two m ajor pa rts: th e conscious and th e subconscious. T h e subconscious
controls the autonom ic nervous system , beliefs, a n d m em o rie s. T h e two
p a rts co o p erate to im plem ent c om p lete m ind functions. F or exam p le, if
you decide to move your a rm , you a re consciously a w a re o f th e a rm m ov
ing. but you have no idea how th e sub co n scio u s m an ip u late s th e m uscles.
Likewise, you can consciously access m em o rie s b u t c a n t c o n tro l how
they a re sto re d o r fetched. You have n o c o n scio u s c o n tro l o v er your
m em ories w hen th e subconscious p re v e n ts you fro m r e m e m b e rin g th e
n am es o f people you m eet.
A w areness allows a c cess to th e c o n scio u s p a r ts o f y o u r m in d , b u t
not all a t once. You can only tu rn y o u r a w a re n e s s to a sm all p o rtio n o f
the conscious m ind a t o n e tim e . F o r e x a m p le , if you a r e lis te n in g to
m usic a nd, o u t o f th e c o rn e r o f y o u r ey e, s e e s o m e th in g m oving, you
tu rn yo u r a w a re n e s s to y o u r ey e sig h t to in v e s tig a te w h e t h e r th e m ove
m e n t is a th re a t. F o r a few m illisec o n d s, th e h e a rin g fu n c tio n slip s ou t
of y our a w a re n e s s a n d you c a n t h e a r t h e m u sic .
A s tra l is tric k ie r to d e fin e , a n d e v e ry o n e s e e m s to h a v e his o r h e r
own id ea o f w h a t it is. T h e A m e r ic a n C o lle g e D ic tio n a r y f ro m 1967, fo r
exam ple, says th e a s tr a l is a s u p e rs e n s ib le s u b s ta n c e s u p p o s e d to p e r
v ade all sp a ce a n d fo rm th e s u b s ta n c e o f a s e c o n d b o d y b e lo n g in g to
e ach in d iv id u a l. T h a t is a g o o d d e fin itio n (a lth o u g h n o t n e c e s s a r ily co r
re c t), b u t it still d o e s n o t tell u s w h a t t h a t s u p e rs e n s ib le s u b s ta n c e is,
h ow it r e la te s to th e ph y sic a l, o r h o w to r e a c h it. P e r h a p s t h e co n fu sio n
s te m s fro m a tte m p ts to d e fin e th e a s tr a l w ith w o r d s t h a t a r e c o m m o n ly
u sed to d e s c rib e p hysical s p a c e . O r p e r h a p s t h e c o n fu s io n is c a u s e d by
th e fac t th a t h u m a n ity h a s n o t e v e n d e fin e d th e p h y s ic a l, a n d w e c a n t
tell w h a t th e a s tr a l is w ith o u t k n o w in g w h a t t h e p h y sic a l is.
S om e say th e a s tr a l c o n ta in s all th e n o n p h y s ic a l r e a l m s . O t h e r s say
th a t th e i e is a c o n tin u u m o f e n e rg y f r e q u e n c ie s r e a c h in g f ro m t h e phys
ical to th e d ivine, a n d th e a s tr a l is o n e o f t h o s e f r e q u e n c ie s , n eatly
u cked in b e tw e e n th e ph y sic a l a n d m e n ta l f r e q u e n c ie s . S in c e t h e r e a re
to o m any u n k n o w n s, I will n o t a tt e m p t to sp e c ific a lly d e fin e th e a s tra l;
11 only say th a t th e a s tr a l is t h e r e a lm w h e r e t h o u g h ts c o m e to life,

tak in >& C*'m enS*0n w *i e r e d r e a m s live, w h e r e w e h a n g o u t w h e n w e a re

k b re a k h o rn physical re a lity . W e a r e m u ltid im e n s io n a l b eings.
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O u r c o n s c io u s n e s s e x is ts in m a n y d im e n s io n s , a n d t h e a s tr a l is o n e o f
th e m . L a t e r in th is b o o k , w e w ill g e t in to t h e d e ta ils o f w h a t th e a s tra l
m ight b e , a n d y o u w ill e x p e r i e n c e it f o r y o u rse lf.
A s t r a l p r o je c tio n ( s o m e tim e s r e f e r r e d to a s A P) is th e p ro c e s s by
w hich y o u t u r n y o u r a w a r e n e s s in to t h e a s tr a l r e a lm . T h e a s tr a l in clu d es
m an y d if f e r e n t ty p e s o f e x p e r i e n c e s , e v e ry th in g fro m d r e a m s to th e
a fte rlife , a n d t h e r e is a p l e t h o r a o f w a y s to g e t t h e r e : d re a m in g , d ay
d r e a m in g , fa n ta s iz in g , d y in g . W e w ill b e u s in g t h e p r o je c tio n ty p e t h a t is
k n o w n a s o u t-o f-b o d y p r o je c ti o n , w h ic h m e a n s t h a t w e in te r a c t w ith th e
a s tr a l a s w e d o in w a k in g p h y s ic a l re a lity : fro m a f ir s t- p e rs o n v iew a n d
w ith s e n s e s s im ila r to t h e p h y s ic a l s e n s e s .
I a m n o t to o t h r i ll e d w ith t h e t e r m o u t-o f-b o d y b e c a u s e it im p lies a
p h y sic a l p a r t o f y o u s o m e h o w e s c a p e s t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y . In m y o p in io n ,
out-of-body tr a v e l in v o lv e s d ir e c tin g y o u r a tt e n ti o n to a n o n p h y s ic a l p a r t
o f y o u r s e lf t h a t w a s n e v e r lo c k e d d o w n by t h e b o d y in th e f ir s t p la c e . It
a lso im p lie s t h a t p r o je c ti o n s t a k e p la c e in t h e p h y sic a l w o rld , as th e
w o rd o u t m a y b e i n t e r p r e t e d a s a p h y s ic a l lo c a tio n re la tiv e to th e p h y s
ical b o d y . A s tr a l p r o je c ti o n is n o t m e r e ly t h e p r o c e s s o f leav in g th e p h ys
ical b o d y a n d f lo a tin g a r o u n d in p h y s ic a l r e a lity , a lth o u g h it is q u ite
p o s s ib le to d o s o . T h e a s t r a l is a r e a lm o f its o w n w h ic h is v e ry m u ch
l a r g e r (in n o n p h y s ic a l te r m s ) t h a n t h e p h y s ic a l. It c o n ta in s m illions o f
w o rld s t h a t m a y o r m a y n o t r e s e m b le o u r p h y sic a l u n iv e rs e . W e w ould
m iss o u t o n to o m u c h if w e w e r e to lim it o u r jo u rn e y s to o n ly o u r phys
ical w o rld .
E v e ry b e in g in t h e u n iv e r s e c a n p r a c tic e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n . W h e th e r
you a r e y o u n g o r o ld , s h o r t o r ta ll, ric h o r p o o r, you c a n a s tr a l p ro je c t.
T h e a b ility to a s tr a l p r o je c t is a c o n s e q u e n c e o f h o w th e p h y sical body is
c o n s tr u c te d a n d h o w t h e n o n p h y s ic a l p a r t s o f y o u r b e in g c o n n e c t to it.
I t is a n a tu r a l skill. T h e r e is n o th in g s u p e r n a tu r a l a b o u t it. A s tra l p io je c
tio n is n o t a f re a k o c c u rr e n c e o f n a tu r e ; it is a n e x p re s s io n of w ho we
a re . In fa c t, e v e ry o n e a s tr a l p r o je c ts all th e tim e . If you co u ld n o t proj
e c t y o u r a w a r e n e s s , you c o u ld n e v e r s h a rp e n y o u r p en cil. If you could
n o t p r o je c t y o u r m in d t.o t h e a s tr a l, t h e n yo u c o u ld n e v e r have d rea m s.
W h a t w e will d o in th is b o o k is n o t to o f a r fro m d re a m in g , all hough I
a d m it it is vastly m o re exciting.
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A s tra l p r o je c tio n in o n e f o r m o r a n o t h e r a p p e a r s t h r o u g h o u t a g e-o ld

lit e r a t u r e . T h e e a r l ie s t a c c o u n t I h a v e f o u n d c o m e s f r o m R a m t h a , a s p irit
c h a n n e le d b y J Z K n ig h t. R a m th a d e s c r i b e s h o w , a r o u n d 3 3 , 0 0 0 B .C ., h e
h a d a n ou t-o f-b o d y e x p e r i e n c e ( O B E ).2 I f t h i s c h a n n e l e d i n f o r m a t io n is to
b e t r u s t e d , it h in ts t h a t p e o p le h a v e p r a c t i c e d a s t r a l p r o j e c t i o n s in c e p r e
h is to ric tim e s .
B e tw e e n t h r e e t h o u s a n d a n d f iv e t h o u s a n d y e a r s a g o , E g y p tia n
p r ie s ts w e r e s o f a m ilia r w i t h t h e a b ility t o le a v e t h e b o d y t h a t t h e y w r o te
t h e B o o k o f t h e D e a d to g u id e t h e d e p a r t e d a w a r e n e s s t o t h e a fte rlife :

M o re o v e r, g r a n t y e t h a t t h e B a -s o u l o f t h e O s i r i s A n i, w h o s e
w o rd is t r u t h b e f o r e t h e g o d s , m a y c o m e f o r t h w i t h y o u r n a v e l
c o rd s in t h e e a s t e r n p a r t o f t h e s k y , a n d t h a t i t m a y fo llo w R a
to t h e p la c e w h e r e h e w a s y e s te r d a y , a n d m a y s e t in p e a c e , in
p e a c e in A m e n te t . M a y it g a z e u p o n i ts e a r t h l y b o d y , m a y it t a k e
u p its a b o d e a n d its S p irit- b o d y , m a y it n e i t h e r p e r i s h n o r b e
d e s tr o y e d f o r e v e r a n d f o r e v e r.
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A stra l p r o je c tio n w a s a ls o u s e d in p r ie s th o o d in itia tio n ritu a ls. T h e

p rie st a p p r e n tic e c o u ld , f o r e x a m p le , b e a s s ig n e d to p r e s e n t h im s e lf p a r
tially o r to ta lly m a te r ia liz e d in f r o n t o f a g r o u p o f p e o p le w h ile in an out-
of-body s ta t e . H e w o u ld le a v e h is k h a l, h is p h y sic a l fo rm , a n d s te p into
his kh a , t h e a s t r a l d o u b le . T h e a s tr a l d o u b le w a s th o u g h t to b e th e p e r
sonality a p p e a r in g a s a s u b tle c o p y o f t h e p h y sic a l fo rm , a tta c h e d b u t
cap ab le o f r o a m in g f r e e .
A t t h e d a w n o f G r e e k p h ilo s o p h y , a s tr a l p r o je c tio n s p r e a d fro m th e
religious i n to t h e i n te lle c tu a l r e a l m . P la to p r o p o s e d t h a t w h a t w e se e in
this life is o n ly a d im r e f l e c t io n o f w h a t t h e s p ir it c o u ld s e e if it w e re
re le a se d f r o m t h e p h y s ic a l. In T h e R e p u b lic (c ir c a 3 6 0 B .C .), h e illus
tr a te d t h e id e a b y s a y in g t h a t life w a s lik e s ittin g c h a in e d in a cave w ith
o u r b a c k s to a f ir e . W e c a n o n ly c a tc h t h e s h a d o w s o f th e p e o p le p a s s
ing b e tw e e n u s a n d t h e f ir e . In t im e , w e w o u ld c o m e to a s su m e th a t
th o se s h a d o w s m o v in g a c r o s s t h e c a v e w all w e r e t h e o n ly re a lity . If we
w e re r e l e a s e d f r o m t h e c h a in s a n d t u r n e d a ro u n d a n d s a w t h e p e o p le
p a ssin g by, w e w o u ld n o t u n d e r s t a n d w h a t w e w e r e se e in g ; w e w ould
c o n tin u e to t h in k t h e s h a d o w s m o r e r e a l t h a n t h e p e o p le w h o c a s t th e m .
P la to a ls o r e la y e d t h e s to r y o f a w a r r io r n a m e d E r, w h o d ie d in b a t
tle b u t c a m e b a c k t o s h a r e h is e x p e r i e n c e o f t h e a fte rlife :

W h e n E r a n d t h e s p ir i ts a r r i v e d , t h e i r d u ty w a s to go a t
o n c e t o L a c h e s is ; b u t f i r s t o f all t h e r e c a m e a p r o p h e t w h o
a rra n g e d th e m in o r d e r ; t h e n h e to o k f ro m th e k n ees of
L a c h e sis lo ts o f s a m p le s o f liv e s, a n d h a v in g m o u n te d a high pu l
p it, s p o k e a s fo llo w s: H e a r t h e w o r d o f L a c h e sis , th e d a u g h te r
o f N e c e s s ity . M o r ta l s o u ls , b e h o ld a n e w cy c le o f life a n d m o r
ta lity . Y o u r g e n iu s w ill n o t b e a llo tte d t o y o u , b u t y ou c h o o se
y o u r g e n iu s ; a n d l e t h im w h o d r a w s t h e f ir s t lo t h a v e th e firs t
c h o ic e , a n d t h e life w h ic h h e c h o o s e s s h a ll b e h is d e stin y .
V ir tu e is f r e e , a n d a s a m a n h o n o r s o r d is h o n o r s h e r h e will
h a v e m o re o r le s s o f h e r ; t h e re s p o n s ib ility is w ith th e c h o o s e r
G o d is ju s tif ie d .

T h ro u g h t h e a c c o u n t o f E r, P la to p r e s e n ts th e so u ls o p p o rtu n ity to
c h o o se th e d e ta ils o f its lifetim e a n d th e a m n e s ia p la c e d u p o n t h e newly
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b orn. T hese a re concepts confirm ed by n e a r-d e a th a n d prelife hypnotic

regression accounts m o re th a n tw o th o u sa n d y e a rs later.
In his essay, On the Delays of th e Divine V engeance, bundled in
Moralia, the G reek historian Plutarch sh a re s th e sto ry o f Thespesius, also
known as A ridaeus, a m an of ill-repute, w ho had a b a d fall in a .d . 79.
Thespesius ended up in a two-day com a, d uring w hich tim e h e found him
self outside o f his body. Thespesius sp e n t th e tim e exploring a n o th e r inhab
ited dim ension. His body pulled him back ju s t in tim e to p rev e n t his burial.
The experience p ro m p te d him to tu rn his life in to o n e o f e th ics a n d values.
T h e G re e k s c o n te m p la te d a s u b tle b o d y s im ila r to th e E g y p tian k h a .
Plotinus suggested th a t all souls m u st b e s e p a r a b le fro m t h e ir physical
b odies. A risto tle ta u g h t th a t th e s p irit c a n leav e th e b o d y a n d is c a p ab le
o f com m unicating w ith o th e r s p irits . H o m e r sp o k e o f t h r e e c o m p o n e n ts :
th e body (som a); th e im p e rso n a l psy c h e; a n d th e s e a t o f in te n t, w ill, a n d
feelings k now n as th e th u m o s .
T h e ability to leave o n e s b o d y in flu e n c e d t h e G r e e k lan g u a g e . T h e
English w o rd e c sta s y is d e riv e d fro m t h e G re e k w o rd e k sta s is , w h ich
m ea n s to s ta n d o u tsid e o n e s e lf. T h is m a y v e ry w e ll c a r r y t h e lite ra l
m ea n in g o f leaving o n e s body. T h e fa c t t h a t it l a t e r c a m e to m e a n an
ex a lte d s ta te o f m in d a tt e s ts to th e fa c t t h a t p e o p le le a v in g th e b o d y
w ould find th e m s e lv e s in a e u p h o ric s ta te .
A stra l p ro je c tio n a c c o u n ts a r e a ls o p le n tifu l in t h e B ib le. T h e
p ro p h e ts s e e m to re c e iv e visio n s in a lt e r e d s ta t e s o f m in d , o f te n aw ay
fro m t h e ir b o dies:

T h e n th e s p ir it lifte d m e u p a n d I h e a r d b e h in d m e th e n o ise
of th e L o rd r u m b lin g a s th e g lo ry o f t h e L o rd r o s e f ro m its
plac e . (E zekiel 3:1 2 )
T h e S p irit w h ic h h a d lifte d m e u p s e iz e d m e , a n d I w e n t o ff
sp iritually s tir r e d , w h ile th e h a n d o f t h e L o rd r e s t e d h e a v ily
upon m e. (E zekiel 3:1 4 )

The a c c o u n ts c a rr y o n in to t h e N e w T e s ta m e n t. A f t e r t h e c ru cifix
ion, th e a p o s tle s s e t o u t to s p r e a d t h e n e w re lig io n . In t h e m id s t o f polit
ical tu rm o il, Paul gave a s e c o n d s e r m o n t o t h e C o r in th ia n s . H e relay ed
>Howing s to r y a b o u t a h e a v e n ly tr ip to d riv e h o m e a p o in t:
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I k n o w a c e r t a in C h r is tia n m a n w h o 14 y e a rs ago (w h e th e r
in th e b o d y o r o u t o f t h e b o d y I d o n o t know , G od k n o w s) w as
s n a tc h e d u p to t h e h ig h e s t h e a v e n . . . a n d t h e r e h e h e a rd th in g s
w h ic h c a n n o t b e p u t in to w o r d s , th in g s th a t h u m a n lips m ay n o t
s p e a k . (2 C o r in th ia n s 1 2 :2 -4 )

It is b e lie v e d t h a t P a u l w a s r e f e r r in g to h im se lf. T h is e x a m p le h in ts
a t th e d iffic u lty in f o rm u la tin g a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e s in to w o rd s . T elep ath y
is w id e ly u s e d o u ts id e t h e p h y s ic a l, a n d t h e e m o tio n s a n d u n d e rs ta n d
ings t h a t a r e t r a n s m i t te d b e tw e e n m in d s a r e n o t easily tra n s la te d into
w o rd s.
T h e A p o s tle J o h n s r e v e la tio n to o k p la c e in a n a lte r e d s ta te , in a
s tra n g e w o rld , m o s t lik e ly o u ts id e h is b o d y . T h is c a n b e c o n s id e re d an
a s tr a l p r o je c tio n o f im p r e s s iv e le n g th a n d c o n te n t.

I w a s in t h e S p irit o n t h e L o r d s d ay , a n d I h e a r d b e h in d m e
a lo u d v o ice lik e t h e s o u n d o f a t r u m p e t, sa y in g , W rite in a
b o o k w h a t y o u s e e , a n d s e n d it to t h e se v e n c h u rc h e s : to
E p h e s u s a n d to S m y rn a a n d to P e r g a m u m a n d to T h y a tira a n d
to S a r d is a n d to P h ila d e lp h ia a n d t o L a o d ic e a . (R ev elatio n
1 : 10- 11)
A f t e r th is I lo o k e d , a n d , b e h o ld , a d o o r w a s o p e n e d in
h e a v e n : a n d t h e f ir s t v o ice w h ic h I h e a r d w a s a s it w e re o f a
tr u m p e t ta lk in g w ith m e ; w h ic h s a id , C o m e u p h ith e r , a n d I will
s h o w t h e e th in g s w h ic h m u s t b e h e r e a f t e r . A n d im m e d ia te ly I
w a s in t h e s p ir it: a n d , b e h o ld , a t h r o n e w a s s e t in h e a v e n , a n d
O n e s a t o n t h e t h r o n e . ( R e v e la tio n 4 : 1 - 2 )
S o h e c a r r ie d m e a w a y in t h e S p irit in to t h e w ild e rn e s s: a n d
I saw a w o m a n s it u p o n a s c a r le t c o lo r e d b e a s t, full o f n a m e s o f
b la s p h e m y , h a v in g s e v e n h e a d s a n d te n h o r n s . (R ev elatio n 17:3)
A n d h e c a r r ie d m e a w a y in th e S p irit to a g r e a t a n d high
m o u n ta in , g r e a t city, t h e holy J e r u s a le m , d e s c e n d in g o u t of
h e a v e n fro m G o d . (R e v e la tio n 2 1 :1 0 )

Bible a c co u n ts re s e m b le b o th m o d e rn a s tra l p ro je c tio n a n d alien

a b d uction e x p e rie n ce s. It w ould b e re a s o n a b le to a ssu m e th a t th e p ro p h ets
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m ade an in te rp re tatio n of th e experiences acco rd in g to th e beliefs and

culture of th e ir tim e. R am tha spoke ab o u t becom ing th e w ind, th e 1 to
iving f
G reeks about stan d in g outside them selves, a n d J o h n a n d Paul ab o u t ris
ing to th e heaven in th e sp irit. F rom th e sp a rse w o rd in g , w e can only < e ^ er
speculate about w hat really h a p p e n ed . i . _
In th e seventh c e n tu ry A.D., M u h a m m a d , th e fo u n d e r o f Islam , s'
enjoyed an equally im pressive p ro je c tio n th ro u g h w h a t h e te r m s th e Hie id8 n.idi
seven h eavens. Sahih B ukhari, full n a m e A bu A b d u llah M u h a m m a d bin
Ism ail bin Ibrahim bin al-M ughira al-Jafai, p u t th e sto ry in w ritin g so m e
tim e during his lifetim e (a . m. 1 9 4 -2 5 6 o r A.D. 8 0 9 - 8 6 9 ), rou g h ly 200
y e a rs a fte r th e e v e n t o c c u rre d .

W hile I w as at th e H ouse in a s ta te m id w ay b e tw e e n sleep

a nd w akefulness, [an angel recognized m e] as th e m a n lying
b etw een tw o m en . A g olden tra y full o f w isd o m a n d b e lie f w as
b rought to m e a nd m y body w as c u t o p e n fro m th e th r o a t to th e
low er p a rt o f th e a b d o m e n a n d th e n m y a b d o m e n w a s w a sh e d
w ith Zam -zam w a te r a n d [m y h e a r t w as] filled w ith w isd o m a n d
belief. Al-Buraq, a w h ite a n im a l, sm a lle r th a n a m u le a n d bigger
th a n a donkey, w as b ro u g h t to m e a n d I s e t o u t w ith G ab riel.
W h e n I re a c h e d th e n e a r e s t h e a v en , G a b rie l sa id to th e h e a v en
g ate-keeper, O p e n th e g a te ." T h e g a te k e e p e r a s k e d , W h o is it?
He said, G a b rie l. T h e g a te -k e ep e r, W h o is a c co m p a n y in g y o u ?
G abriel said, M u h a m m a d . T h e g a te -k e e p e r sa id , H a s h e b e e n
calle d ? G ab riel sa id , Y es. T h e n it w a s s a id , H e is w e lc o m e d .
W h a t a w o nderful visit his is! T h e n I m e t A d a m a n d g r e e te d him
a n d he said, You a r e w e lc o m e d 0 so n a n d a P r o p h e t. (H adith
's " ved for saints and
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o f the N ight J o u r n e y a n d A s c e n s io n A l-Is r a w a M iraj, vo lu m e 4,
book ,54, N u m b e r 4 2 9 , a s n a r r a te d by M alik bin S a sa a )
- s : ; : edtoc
In e ach of th e se v en h e a v e n s h e v isite d , M u h a m m a d c o n v e rs e d with
V i ^ b e
w ell-known p e rs o n a litie s f ro m th e B ible. It is in te r e s tin g to n o te th a t his
e x p e rie n ce to o k p lac e in th e b o r d e r s ta t e b e tw e e n s le e p a n d w akeful
ness. I his is th e s ta te m o st b e n e fic ia l fo r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n .
I h e h g y p tia n s a re n o t th e o nly o n e s w h o h a v e c o m p ile d a b o o k to N t J hese n,
e a se tra n s itio n into d e a th . T h e T ib e ta n B o o k o f th e D e a d o r Bardo sner ,
11r
10 he
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Thodol (m e a n in g lib e r a tio n th ro u g h h e a r in g in th e in te r m e d ia te s ta te

b e tw e e n d e a th a n d r e b i r t h ) w a s w r itte n by P a d m a S a m b h av a in th e
eighth c e n tu ry , 100 y e a r s a f t e r B u k h a r is b o o k . It is c o m p o s e d from
teach in g s d e liv e re d o ra lly f o r m a n y g e n e r a tio n s . T h e B a rd o T h o d o l is
rea d to th e d y in g to give t h e m a p r e v ie w o f w h a t is to c o m e a n d to w arn
th em o f t h e d a n g e r o f g e ttin g e n ta n g l e d in d r e a m lik e w o rld s o f th e ir
own c re a tio n .
T h e id e a o f t h e s u b tle d o u b le f ro m E g y p tia n a n d G r e e k b e lie fs re s u r
faces in T ib e ta n B u d d h is m a s t h e b a r d o b o d y , w h ic h is th o u g h t to b e an
invisible a n d e th e r e a l c o p y o f t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y c o n ta in in g a psychic
n e rv o u s s y s te m . T h e b a rd o b o d y is c a p a b le o f tra v e lin g a n y w h e re
in sta n tly , sim p ly b y d e s ir in g to b e a t t h e d e s tin a tio n .
T h e w e a lth o f p r o je c ti o n k n o w le d g e k e p t by T ib e ta n B u d d h ists w as
e x p o rte d to A m e ric a b y P a u l T w itc h e ll, w h o b e c a m e t h e f ir s t A m e ric a n
EC K m a s t e r in 1 9 6 5 . T w itc h e ll p ro m o te d a m o v e m e n t k n o w n as
E c k a n k a r, w h ic h in c lu d e s t h e k n o w le d g e o f E C K ( th e G o d c o n scio u s
ne ss) a n d w h a t h e t e r m s S o u l T ra v e l. S o u l T ra v e l is a skill t h a t utilizes
a s tr a l p r o je c tio n to r e a c h t h e E C K r e a l m in o r d e r to a s s is t p e o p le such
as a s tr a l p r o je c to r s a n d t h e n e w ly d e c e a s e d .
D u rin g t h e s e c o n d m ille n n iu m A.D., a s tr a l p r o je c tio n le ft a sm a lle r
im p rin t in l i t e r a t u r e . In t h e w e s t, C h r is tia n ity h a d b e c o m e th e c o m m o n
lifestyle. P e o p le r e lie d o n p r ie s ts to in fo rm t h e m a b o u t life a n d th e t h e r e
a fte r; a s tr a l p r o je c tio n w a s n e v e r t h e to p ic o f t h e s e rm o n . E ven th o u g h
Paul, t h e a p o s tle , h a d s p o k e n o p e n ly a b o u t it, relig io u s le a d e r s w e re
q u ick to f ro w n u p o n a n y th in g p a r a n o r m a l . S u c h e x p e rie n c e s w e re
re s e r v e d fo r s a in ts a n d p r o p h e ts .
Y et a s tr a l p r o je c tio n w a s p r a c tic e d by w itc h e s a n d s h a m a n s in lan d s
re c e n tly c o n v e rte d to C h ristia n ity . A c c o rd in g to p a g a n tra d itio n , w itch es
could e x p e rie n c e m e n ta l flig h t by r u b b in g t h e i r b o d ie s w ith h e rb a l
e x tra c ts o f a c o n ite , b e lla d o n n a , a n d h e m lo c k , e a c h leth a l if in g este d .
M exican s h a m a n s u s e d m in d -a lte rin g p la n ts su c h a s p e y o te , a n d th e
Vikings u s e d p o iso n o u s m u sh ro o m s to a c h ie v e th e s a m e effect. T h e cul
tu ra l sh o c k to th e s e new ly c h ris te n e d p a g a n p o p u la tio n s w ould cau se
fric tio n fo r m an y g e n e ra tio n s .
C h ristia n s in g e n e ra l w e re a fra id to d isc u ss th e ir a s tr a l e x p e rie n ce s,
fearful of th e re a c tio n s o f th e ir b r e th r e n . T h is fe a r w as o fte n ju stifie d .
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> f
First, th e re w as the Inquisition, beginning in th e th ir te e n th c e n tu ry and
lasting until th e n in ete e n th century. W itc h c ra ft w as c o n d e m n e d by th e 'a 1 vPn:
C hristian church in th e fo u rte e n th c entu ry . F ro m th e r e it w e n t fro m b ad
to w orse: 3 0 0,000 people w e re exe cu te d fo r h e re sy d u rin g th e six te e n th > > I
and se v en te e n th c e n tu rie s. C om m on b e lie f says th a t m o st victim s o f th is
p ersecu tio n w ere n o t sin c e re p ra c titio n e rs o f w itch c ra ft; n e v e rth e le ss,
th is hardly e n c o u ra g e d sh a rin g o f kn o w led g e re g a rd in g a s tr a l e x p e ri
- S i
.. .W
ences, an a tm o s p h e re th a t laste d for c e n tu rie s .
P a ran o rm al p ra c tic e s b e c am e th e p ro v in c e o f o c c u lt g r o u p s, su ch as
H e r*
tdi8 " .
th e R osicrucians, th e G olden D aw n, a n d th e C a b a lis ts. K n o w led g e o f
a s tra l p ro je c tio n w as p a s se d s e c re tly f ro m o n e g e n e ra tio n to a n o th e r,
from m a s te r to a p p re n tic e . T h e s e c re c y w a s u n f o rtu n a te , fo r t h e r e is ln the eaf'y *1
m uch w e could have le a rn e d fro m th e s e g ro u p s . M illio n s o f p e o p le h ad
,rf d ' P icUl(
s p o n ta n e o u s out-of-body e x p e rie n c e s , a n d m o s t o f th e m u n d e rs ta n d a b ly It w asan
ritnceS'
b e c am e te rrifie d o f th e e v e n t. It w as in e v ita b le t h a t s u c h e v e n ts w ould ted i
Jong r e p
o c c u r since all th a t is r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s u c h e x p e rie n c e s is o n e o f
m any fav o ra b le s ta te s o f m in d , a n d th e n a tu r a l s le e p p r o c e s s s o m e tim e s
ju m p s in to such s ta te s . T h e ir t e r r o r s te m m e d n o t f ro m th e p ro je c tio n
ev en t itself, b u t fro m th e fa c t t h a t th e y d id n o t k n o w w h a t w a s h a p p e n
ing to th e m . T hey w e re c o n fu se d a n d s c a r e d t h a t th e y m ig h t b e falling
physically o r m e n ta lly ill. B ut b e c a u s e o f t h e s e c re c y , t h e r e w a s n o in fo r
m ation on such p h e n o m e n a a n d th e r e f o r e n o h e lp a v a ila b le t o th e m .
In th e e ig h te e n th c e n tu ry , C o u n t S a in t G e r m a in m a d e f a n ta s tic
claim s. It is sa id th a t he d isc o v e re d th e E lix ir o f Life a n d th e
P h ilo so p h e rs S to n e , th a t h e c o u ld e n la r g e d ia m o n d s a n d m a k e gold
fro m lea d a n d silk fro m fla x . H e a ls o to ld o f e v e n ts t h a t c o u ld b e a ttr ib
u te d to th e a s tra l p ro je c tio n e x p e rie n c e : F o r q u ite a lo n g tim e I ro lle d
th ro u g h sp a ce . I saw g lo b e s rev o lv e a ro u n d m e a n d e a r t h s g r a v ita te at
Election
m y fee t. H o ra c e W a lp o le a n d V o lta ire b o th w r o te a b o u t t h e C o u n t, bu t
h e w as larg ely d ism isse d a s a n e c c e n tric b y h is c o n te m p o r a r ie s .
In th e e ig h te e n th a n d n in e t e e n th c e n tu r ie s , a s t r a l p r o je c tio n r e s u r
faced as a leg itim ate to p ic th a n k s to s in c e r e in v e s tig a tio n o n t h e p a r t of , P|)rsed H
S , , of d des
p e o p le such a s th e S w ed ish p h ilo s o p h e r E m a n u e l S w e d e n b o r g ; th e
II [ '-of-bt
F re n ch n o v elist H o n o r* d e B alzac, in h is s to r y L o u is L a m b e r t ; a n d the bert r>
S. 6
in c h m a n A llan K a rd e c , f o u n d e r o f S p iritis m . S w e d e n b o r g , especially,
p ro d u ce d a w e a lth o f m a te ria l t h a t still d r a w s c ro w d s to d a y .

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Still, th e d i s t r ib u tio n o f m a te ria l r e m a in e d lim ite d . A s tra l p ro je c tio n

did n o t e n t e r t h e m a i n s tr e a m fo ru m s . T h e A ge o f R e a so n h a d beg u n ,
" ' " i n |,
and th e r e w a s n o t m u c h ro o m fo r p h e n o m e n a t h a t c o u ld n o t be
sixte,
*nth o b se rv e d by p h y sic a l m e a n s . A s tra l p r o je c to r s fo u n d it n e c e s s a ry to re in
vent th e w h e e l: W it h o u t a c c e s s t o a s tr a l r e s e a r c h , th e y h a d to c o m e to
an u n d e r s ta n d in g o f t h e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n e x p e rie n c e a r m e d w ith n o th
1 exPeri- ing b u t t h e i r w its a n d c o u ra g e .
In 1 8 7 5 , M adam e H e le n a B la v a ts k y fo u n d ed th e T h e o s o p h ic a l
Society. A g a in , t h e id e a o f a s u b tle b o d y r e s u r f a c e d . B la v a tsk y d iv id e d
th e p e r s o n in to s e v e n b o d i e s , e a c h o n e m o re s u b tle th a n t h e o n e p r e
ce d in g it. H e r c o n tr i b u ti o n s w o u ld b e c o m e a la rg e p a r t o f W e s te rn
m e ta p h y s ic s .
In t h e e a rly t w e n ti e th c e n tu r y , a s tr a l p r o je c tio n b e c a m e a highly dis
c u s se d to p ic in p s y c h ia try a s p e o p le s o u g h t h e lp to d e a l w ith a s tr a l e x p e
rie n c e s. It w a s a n in trig u in g f e a t u r e o f t h e p s y c h e . P r o fe s s o r C a rl G u stav
J u n g r e p o r t e d s e e in g e v e n ts in h is h o s p ita l r o o m w h ile h is b o d y w as in
a c o m a . In 1913, D u tc h p s y c h ia tr is t F r e d e r i k v a n E e d e n f ir s t u s e d th e
te r m lu c id d r e a m in g w h e n r e f e r r i n g to t h e ty p e o f d r e a m in w h ic h th e
d r e a m e r k n o w s h e is d r e a m in g .
In t h e 1 9 2 0 s , S y lv an M u ld o o n , w h o h a d e x p e rie n c e d s p o n ta n e o u s
out-of-body tra v e l b e g in n in g a t a g e 12, t e a m e d u p w ith p sy c h ic in v estig a
to r D r. H e r e w a r d C a r r in g to n to s h e d lig h t o n th e s u b je c t. T h is e ffo rt
r e s u lte d in T h e P r o je c tio n o f th e A s tr a l B o d y , p u b lis h e d in 1929. It r e p
r e s e n te d t h e m o s t p r a c tic a l a n d c o m p r e h e n s iv e g u id e to a s tr a l p ro je c
tio n o f its tim e . A s t h e title s u g g e sts , it r e lie s h eav ily o n th e e x is te n c e o f
a s u b tle s e c o n d body.
M u ld o o n a n d C a r rin g to n s l a t e r b o o k , T h e P h e n o m e n a o f A s tra l
P ro jec tio n , p r e s e n te d n e a rly a h u n d r e d c a s e s o f out-of-body e x p e rie n ce s,
c a te g o riz e d b y w h e th e r th e y w e r e p r o d u c e d by d ru g s o r a n e sth e tic s;
o c c u rre d a t th e tim e o f a n a c c id e n t, illn e ss, o r d e a th ; o r w e re s e t o ff by
a s u p p re s s e d d e s ir e . P u b lis h e d in 1951, it w a s a t th e tim e th e la rg e st col
lec tio n of out-of-body a c c o u n ts.
c rt f R o b e r t C ro o k a ll p r o d u c e d a n im p re ssiv e r e p e r to ir e o f a s tra l lite ra
o i ' t h e P >. the tu re . B e tw e e n 1964 a n d 1979, h e a u th o r e d a t le a s t 2 2 w o rk s on a stra l
'denr > p p ro je c tio n . E ven th o u g h h e did so w ith a g o o d d eal o f r e p e titio n , h e m an
aged to cover m any a s p e c ts o f a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , such as tec h n iq u e s,
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cases, the afterlife, a nd th e n a tu re of th e soul. He advocated th e idea

that each person has a super-conscious m ind th a t is resp o n sib le for psy
chic phenom ena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, a n d telekinesis.
R obert M onroe, a b usinessm an w ho found h im self flo atin g n e a r th e
ceiling one day. w en t th ro u g h a re m a rk a b le .tra n s itio n fro m q u e stio n in g
his sanity to becom ing a fearless p a rtic ip a n t in ev e n ts u n ex p lain ab le by
logic. T he a u th o r of J o u rn e y s Out o f th e B o d y a n d U ltim a te J o u rn ey , he
also founded The M o n ro e In stitu te o f A p p lied S cien ce to co n d u ct
re s e a rc h th at w ould help him u n d e rs ta n d w h a t w as h a p p e n in g to him .
As it tu rn e d out, T h e M o n ro e In stitu te h e lp e d a lo t m o re p e o p le .
The In stitu te dev elo p ed H em i-Sync, a to o l t h a t u se s b in a ry s o u n d
freq u en cies to affect b ra in w aves, th e re b y in d u cin g a n y th in g fro m a le rt
ness to sleep. M ost n o tic e a b le is its c a p ab ility to p u t th e b o d y to r e s t
while th e m ind is k e p t fro m lapsing in to u n c o n s c io u s n e ss . M o n ro e d e s
ig n ated th e b ody-asleep/m ind-aw ake s ta te a s F o cu s 10, a n d s ta te s o f
m ind beyond th a t h ad h ig h er F ocus n u m b e rs .
Dr. C h a rle s T a rt is a p a ra p s y c h o lo g is t w ith a s in c e r e d e s ir e to p ro v e
th e validity o f a s tr a l p ro je c tio n a n d a lte re d c o n s c io u s n e ss in g e n e ra l,
th e re b y bridging th e g ap b e tw e e n s p iritu a l a n d sc ie n tific c o m m u n itie s .
H e c o n d u c te d r e s e a r c h in to lucid d re a m in g , a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , ESP, a n d
th e psychedelic e ffe c ts o f LSD a n d m a riju a n a .
In th e late 1960s, T a r t b ro u g h t s u b je c ts in to t h e la b o r a to r y w ho
could leave th e ir b o d ie s a t w ill. T h e e le c tric a l a c tiv ity in t h e s u b je c ts
body w as m o n ito re d w h ile h e r a w a r e n e s s a tt e m p t e d to s e e a t a r g e t n o t
visible fro m th e b e d . T a r t s f ir s t s u b je c t, M iss Z, w a s t e s t e d in a la b o
r a to ry w h e re a five-digit n u m b e r w a s p la c e d o n a s h e lf a b o u t five-and-a-
h a lf fee t above h e r b e d . A f te r t h r e e u n s u c c e s s fu l a tt e m p t s , M iss Z
aw oke to r e p o r t t h a t s h e h a d s e e n th e n u m b e r 2 5 1 3 2 . S h e w a s r ig h t o n
all five digits.

Tart s s e c o n d su b je c t w as R o b e r t M o n ro e . A lth o u g h M o n ro e did n o t

hit th e ta rg e t in an out-of-body s ta t e , h e d id o b s e rv e a m a n in t h e m o n
ito ring ro o m w ho la te r w a s c o n firm e d to b e t h e te c h n ic ia n s h u s b a n d .
As a r e s u lt o f m a te ria l p u t f o r t h in t h e tw e n tie th c e n tu r y by th e
a b o v e m e n tio n e d a u th o r s and o t h e r s - S y lv e s te r A. W e s t, H ugh G.
Callow<iy, K arlis O sis, Ingo S w a n n , S u s a n B la c k m o re , C elia G re e n ,
tu a r t Tw em low , D e a n S h iels, S c o tt R o g o , W illia m B u h lm a n , R o b e rt

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B ruce, R o b e r t P e te r s o n , B ru c e M o e n , a n d m an y m o re u n m e n tio n e d -
public i n te r e s t in t h e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n p h e n o m e n o n g rew . A stra l p ro jec
tion p r a c titio n e r s e m e r g e d f ro m o u t o f t h e i r h id in g p lac e s to s h a re in
and p a r ta k e o f a s tr a l p r o je c tio n k n o w le d g e in th e p u b lic d o m ain . No
m o re d id you n e e d a m a s t e r fro m w h o m to le a r n a s tr a l p ro je c tio n .
T h e re w a s p le n ty o f in fo r m a tio n w id e ly a v a ila b le on h o w to d o it, m uch
th a n k s to t h e I n te r n e t . C u r r e n tly , th o u s a n d s o f p e o p le a r e p rac tic in g
a s tr a l p r o je c tio n all o v e r t h e w o rld in d e lib e r a te a tte m p ts to leav e th e ir
b o d ies. m
O n c e a g a in w e h a v e t h e o p p o r tu n ity to m a k e u se o f o u r skill to leave
o u r b o d ie s a n d v isit w o r ld s b e y o n d th e p h y sic a l. If w e c h o o se to see
t h ro u g h th e f e a r s u r r o u n d in g t h e s u b je c t a n d its im p lic a tio n s o n o u r p e r
ce p tio n o f r e a lity , w e c a n g r o w lik e w e h a v e n e v e r b e fo re . W ith th e
k n o w le d g e o f a s tr a l p r o je c tio n c o m e s a n u n d e rs ta n d in g o f a g r e a t e r re a l
ity, s im ila r to s te p p in g o u t o f P la to s m e ta p h o ric a l cav e.
In th e n e a r f u tu r e , if w e d e c id e to e m b r a c e a n d in v estig a te th e a stra l
p ro je c tio n p h e n o m e n o n , t h e m e c h a n ic s o f th e out-of-body e x p e rie n ce
will b e larg ely u n d e rs to o d , a n d a s tr a l p ro je c tio n will b e c o m e a skill th a t will
s e rv e a ny p e r s o n w h o w is h e s to u s e it. A s tra l p r o je c tio n te c h n iq u e s will
b e so highly d e v e lo p e d t h a t w ith j u s t a c o u p le o f d ay s o f p rac tic e , any
o ne will b e a b le t o le a v e t h e i r b o d y . W e m ig h t e v e n in v en t to o ls th a t will
a ssist u s w ith g e ttin g in to t h e n e c e s s a r y s ta t e o f m in d . A s tra l p ro jectio n
could e v e n b e ta u g h t in p u b lic sc h o o ls a s p a r t o f th e c u rricu lu m .
In a m o re d is ta n t f u tu r e , w e m ig h t u se a s tr a l p ro je c tio n to tra n s c e n d
th e lim its w e have a llo w e d th e p h y sic a l to im p o se u p o n us. W e will com
m u n ic a te w ith th o s e w h o h a v e p a s s e d o n a n d w ith th o s e w h o live far
away, p e rh a p s e v e n in o t h e r g a la x ie s. N e v e r m in d co m m u n ica tin g w ith
th e m w e will a c tu a lly b e m e e tin g th e m , a w a r e n e s s to a w a re n e s s . W ith
a s tra l p ro je c tio n a s c o m m o n k n o w le d g e , in te r s te lla r co m m u n ica tio n will
be a n a tu r a l th in g . In tim e , w e will u s e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n to g a th e r infor
m atio n on w ho w e a r e a n d w h e r e w e c o m e fro m .
 Prepare for Adventure

B efore you th ro w y o u rs e lf in to a d v e n tu r e s in o t h e r w o rld s , t h e r e a re

a few th in g s you will n e e d :

1. Bed
2. Sm all pillow s
3. A stra l p ro je c tio n jo u rn a l
4. D re a m jo u rn a l
5. N o te p a d a n d p e n
6. T ape (o r digital) r e c o r d e r (o p tio n a l)

M any e x e rc ise s c a n b e e x e c u te d o n t h e fly. T h e y d o n o t r e q u i r e any

sp ecial e q u ip m e n t o r p r e p a r a ti o n o t h e r t h a n a s lig h tly re la x e d s ta te o f
m ind. \ o u can d o t h e s e w h e r e v e r you a r e (e x c e p t w h ile d riv in g ), p ro
vided th a t you will b e u n d is tu r b e d fo r a c o u p le o f m in u te s . G oing
th ro u g h p ie p a r a tio n s su ch a s a s e rie s o f r e la x a tio n t e c h n iq u e s is ju s t a
w ast( of e n e rg y a n d will in tim e w e a r o u t y o u r m o tiv a tio n fo r d o in g the
<x< i ises. Aim to d o th e e x e rc ise s o n t h e s p o t a n d d o n o t p u t to o m uch
effo rt into th e m .

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W h e n w e g e t d e e p e r in to th e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n te c h n iq u e in C ircle 2,
m o st e x e rc ise s m u s t b e c a r r ie d o u t b e fo r e , d u rin g , o r d ire c tly a fte r sleep
(this is w h e r e t h e b e d c o m e s in h a n d y ). B e c a u se th e y m u st b e p e r
fo rm e d a t p a r tic u la r tim e s , th is m ay slo w d o w n y o u r r e a d in g . I advise
you n o t to r e a d p a s t a n e x e rc is e u n til y ou h a v e e x e c u te d it. It is b e tte r
to r e a d slow ly a n d d o t h e e x e rc is e s t h a n to sk ip p a rts .
E x c e p t f o r t h e s le e p e x e rc is e s , yo u d o n o t n e e d to u se any special
te c h n iq u e s w h ile g o in g to s le e p . You d o n o t n e e d to p u t th e b o d y to r e s t
n o r d o you n e e d to lie in a n y p a r t i c u l a r b o d y p o s itio n . J u s t d o w h a t you
no rm a lly d o w h e n y o u g o to s le e p .
S o m e tim e s I g e t a b u r n in g s e n s a tio n w h e r e m y b o d y w e ig h s a g a in st
th e b e d , e s p e c ia lly in m y h e e ls a n d e lb o w s . If yo u e x p e rie n c e th e s a m e ,
you m ig h t f in d r e l i e f b y p la c in g a s e v e ra l sm a ll p illo w s u n d e r y o u r k n e e s,
w rists , a n d a n k le s . T h is s h o u ld re lie v e t h e p r e s s u r e .
You w ill n e e d a j o u r n a l . I k e e p tw o : o n e fo r a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e s , a n d
o n e fo r r e g u la r d r e a m s (I a m n o t im p ly in g th a t d r e a m s a r e u n im p o r
t a n t) . I k e e p b o th a s d ig ita l file s o n m y c o m p u te r. A d d itio n a lly , I k e e p a
n o te b o o k a n d a d ig ita l s o u n d r e c o r d e r b y t h e b e d , so t h a t I c a n re c o rd

I, th e r e are a n a s tr a l p r o je c tio n o r d r e a m im m e d ia te ly a f t e r w a k in g up.

I c o n fe s s t h a t I h a v e a n e x c e p tio n a lly p o o r m e m o ry . But e v e n if you
have a s tr o n g m e m o r y , k e e p in g a j o u r n a l is o f u tm o s t im p o r ta n c e ; in th is
b o o k , w e will b e a c c e s s in g c e r t a in s ta t e s o f m in d t h a t w e a r e n o t u sed
to . O u r lo n g -te rm m e m o r y is n o t t r a i n e d to fu n c tio n in th o s e s ta te s,
th e r e fo r e w e h a v e a t e n d e n c y to fo rg e t o u r a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e s all to o
quickly. To r e m e d y th is , t r y to w r ite e v e ry th in g d o w n a s s o o n as you can.
A d r e a m jo u r n a l is p e r h a p s e v e n m o re i m p o r ta n t th a n a n a s tr a l p ro
je c tio n j o u rn a l, n o t fo r its c o n te n ts , b u t fo r th e b e n e fic ia l e ffe c t it h as on
y o u r su b c o n sc io u s . (T h e w o r d s u b c o n s c io u s h e r e r e f e r s to all p a r ts of
y o u r m in d t h a t a r e n o t a c c e s s ib le to y o u r c o n scio u s a w a r e n e s s .) The act
fe q uir.' o f d o c u m e n tin g y o u r d r e a m s in s tr u c ts y o u r s u b c o n sc io u s th a t you a re
L d s ta te of in te r e s te d in y o u r d r e a m s a n d w a n t to im p ro v e y o u r ab ility to re m e m
riv in g )- P''0" b e r th e m . T h e s u b c o n sc io u s t h e n d o e s its b e s t to m a k e re m e m b e rin g
Goii'8 e a s ie r fo r you. A fte r a s little a s a w e e k o f d o c u m e n tin g y o u r d re a m s , you
lUle is iust. a will n o tic e a g r e a t im p ro v e m e n t in d r e a m rec o lle c tio n .
l eS the I e n c o u ra g e you to w rite e v e n w h e n you do n o t r e m e m b e r any
d re a m s . E ven th e a c t o f try in g to w rite will im p ro v e y o u r ability to
 A sm il Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality

rem e m b e r. As yo u r m em ory im proves, you will also gel b e tte r a t re m e m

bering a stra l p ro je c tio n s, b e c au se d re a m s go h an d in h a n d w ith a stra l
p ro jections. T hey ta k e place in sim ilar rea lm s.

Exercise: Dream Recollection

I. Before yon go to bed. pur a notepad o r a recorder (digital recorders
are great, b u t a sim ple cassette recorder will w ork fine, to o ) next to
your bed.
2. Set your alarm dock to go off slightly earlier than you norm ally wake up.
3. W hen you wake up, do nor m ove an inch. Turn inw ard a n d sense th e
feeling o f th e last d ream you had. G et in to th a t feeling. You will find
th at w hen you are tu n ed in to the feeling o f th e dream , th e m em ory
of the dream is easy to access. The trick is to rem e m b e r n o t to move
w hen y o u wake up. Rem ain in this s ta te u n til th e d etails o f th e dream
begin to surface. This could rake up to tw o m in u tes.
4. W rite dow n o r record any dream s y o u rem em b er. D raw w h a t yo u
saw. Dreams can vanish from m em o ry in seconds, so b e quick.
5. G et o u t o f bed o r go back to sleep if y o u have tim e.
6. Later in the day, read your notes o r listen to y o u r recording.
7. If the dream s were im p o rta n t to y o u , file th e n o te s o r recording in
y o u r jo u rn a l. O therw ise, th ro w th e m away. Your experiences will
m o u n t u p quickly, so it is im p o r ta n t to keep a clean jo u rn a l by saving
only the im p o rta n t notes.
8. Repeat the exercise every n ight un til you can easily rem e m b e r y o u r
dream s. After that, co n tin u e the exercise, b u t skip se ttin g th e alarm
clock.

N ot only will y o u r m e m o r y im p ro v e a s yo u d o c u m e n t y o u r d re a m s ,
b u t y o u r m in d will a lso b e c o m e m o r e a le r t d u r in g s le e p . T h is is a p r e
re q u is ite fo r a s tr a l p r o je c tio n a n d lucid d r e a m in g . A s id e f ro m t h e bene-
fits o f r e m e m b e rin g , you will fin d it v e ry s a tis fy in g to r e a d a b o u t y o u r
pi o g re s s in r e tr o s p e c t. T h e r e is n o g r e a t e r jo y th a n r e a d in g a n d reliving
all y o u r p re v io u s a s tr a l p r o je c tio n s .
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A w a r e n e s s is, a c c o r d i n g t o m y d e f in itio n , t h e p o in t o f yo u t h a t h a s
th e h ig h e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f c o n s c io u s n e s s . If y o u t h in k o f c o n s c io u s n e ss
a s t h e th in g t h a t is, t h e n y o u r a w a r e n e s s is w h e r e y o u a r e th e m o st.
A w a r e n e s s is v e r y f le x ib le . Y ou c a n m o v e it a r o u n d y o u r co n scio u s
n e s s a n y w a y y o u w a n t , i n s id e a n d o u ts id e y o u r b o d y . F o r e x a m p le , in
o n e m o m e n t, y o u c a n b e in o n e t h o u g h t, a n d t h e n e x t in a n o th e r . Both
th o u g h ts e x is t in y o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s , b u t y o u m ay e le c t to tu r n y o u r
a w a r e n e s s to o n ly o n e o f t h e m a t a tim e , s in c e t h a t is m o s t c o m fo rta b le .
O r y o u m a y w a n t t o h o ld b o t h th o u g h ts in y o u r a w a r e n e s s s im u lta n e
ously. T h is is a b i t tric k ie r , b u t still d o a b le .

The C enter o f Thought

T h e c e n te r o f t h o u g h t is t h e p h y sic a l a r e a (a c tu a lly it is a n o n p h y si
cal a r e a , b u t it is e a s i e r to t h in k in p h y sic a l t e r m s ) fro m w h ich you tak e
th e e n e rg y you n e e d in o r d e r to th in k . Y our a w a r e n e s s m o v es h e re a u to
m atica lly w h e n you w a n t to e x p e rie n c e y o u r th o u g h ts . In ph ilo so p h ical
t e r m s , th is is w h e r e t h e th in k e r r e s id e s .

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By sim ply m oving your c e n te r o f th o u g h t, you g et a new p e rc e p tio n

o f the w orld because d iffe re n t body a re a s supply d iffe re n t ty p es of
energye nergy th a t we use to fo rm th o u g h ts. G enerally, th e h e a d su p
plies analytical energy, th e h e a rt co m p a ssio n a te e n e rg y , th e c h e st im ag
inative energy, a nd th e belly co u ra g e o u s e n erg y . E ach ty p e o f e n erg y
affects o u r way o f th inking in d iffe re n t w ays.
Since we a re beings o f h a b it, w e alw ays u se th e s a m e b o d y a re a fro m
which to get thought energy, unless w e d e lib e ra te ly in s tr u c t th e th in k e r
to tak e e nergy from e lse w h e re . F o r ex a m p le , I a m a v e ry an aly tical p e r
so n , so my c e n te r o f thou g h t is, by h a b it, a ttr a c te d to m y h e a d . B u t w h e n
e v e r I feel I analyze to o m uch, I p u sh th e c e n te r d o w n to m y c h e st. This
gives m e a ric h e r p e rc e p tio n o f t h e w o rld . T h e r e I c a n p e rc e iv e feelings
a n d c o n c ep ts u n to u ch a b le by logic. I a m n o t sa y in g t h a t b e in g analytical
is b ad. It is n e ith e r good n o r b a d , it is j u s t a n o th e r w ay o f b ein g .

Exercise: Thought Center

1. Find y o u r center o f thought. W here in th e physical b o d y are you
thinking right now ? You m ay feel it as den sen ess o r a slig h t aching.
2. Push th e c en ter o f th o u g h t to the c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
3. As you push it, fill the old space w ith g o o d energy, w h ich y o u suck in
from the universe.
4. Keep the ce n te r o f th o u g h t in y o u r c h e st as y o u go a b o u t y o u r day,
every day.

Observing Yourself
W h e n you sh ift ( p ro je c t) y o u r a w a r e n e s s a w a y fro m y o u r physical
body, a sm all a m o u n t o f c o n s c io u s n e s s r e m a in s w ith it. T h a t conscious^
n ess m ay even b e so s tr o n g a s to m a k e u p a p a r t o f y o u r a w a r e n e s s . In
m an y o f m y a s tr a l p r o je c tio n s , I h a v e e x p e r ie n c e d a s p lit a w a re n e s s ,
w h e re o n e p a r t is in th e a s tr a l a n d a n o th e r p a r t r e m a in s w ith th e body.
cels like b e in g in tw o p la c e s s im u lta n e o u s ly a n d , w h e n y ou th in k
a b o u t it, it a ctu ally is.

C o n sid e rin g th a t t h e r e is a lw a y s c o n s c io u s n e s s r e m a in in g in y our

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body, th e b o d y will a lw a y s b e p e rf e c tly sa fe w h e n you a s tr a l p ro je c t.

i> lyPes of
Also, th e c o n s c io u s n e s s t h a t r e m a in s w ith t h e b o d y is c a p a b le o f m an a g
ing y o u r b o d y w ith o u t t h e h e lp o f a w a r e n e s s . Y our b o d y will n o t sud
hes! >itiao.
denly fo rg e t to b r e a t h e .
Pe f < O n t h e c o n tr a ry , a s tr a l p r o je c tio n c o u ld a c tu a lly b e b e n e fic ia l in th is
re s p e c t. F o r e x a m p le , if like m e y o u a r e a n a n a ly tic a l p e rs o n , y our
dy a rea from a w a re n e s s c a n b lo c k t h e flo w o f e n e rg y fro m t h e h ig h e r s e lf in to th e
1 th e thinker physical b o d y . B u t w h e n y o u s h if t y o u r a w a r e n e s s a w a y f ro m y o u r body,
n a |ytical per.
as you d o in a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , t h e a n a ly z in g c e a s e s a n d th e e n e rg y flow
>d-But when- r e s u m e s. T h e m u c h - n e e d e d h ig h e r e n e rg y c a n t h e n r e a c h y o u r bo d y . T h e
y ch est. This flow a lig n s y o u r b o d y w ith y o u r h ig h e r se lf, a llo w in g yo u to b e m o re you
eive feelings (if t h a t m a k e s a n y s e n s e ) . T h is is a ls o a b e n e f it o f m e d ita tio n : W h e n you
ng analytical m e d ita te , y o u a r e n o t lo o k in g f o r s o m e th in g , yo u a r e j u s t s te p p in g a sid e
reing. to allow y o u r n a tu r a l flo w to r e s u m e .
I h a v e n a m e d t h e o b s ta c le s o f t h e flo w th e m in d v e il. It is w h a t
k e e p s you s e p a r a te d f r o m y o u r h ig h e r self. T h e veil is k e p t in p la c e by
c e rta in b e lie fs , s u c h a s t h a t y ou a r e s e p a r a te f ro m o th e r s a n d t h a t life is
y are you a s tru g g le f o r a c h ie v e m e n ts r a t h e r t h a n a flo w b a c k to yo u . If you lo o sen
aching. o r r e p r o g r a m t h o s e b e lie fs , in a c o n s c io u s a tt e m p t to re s u m e th e flow,
you m ay b r e a k th ro u g h t h e veil a n d s e n s e y o u r h ig h e r self. T h is m ay also

j u suck in h a p p e n if you s h ift y o u r a w a r e n e s s a w a y fro m y o u r b o d y lo n g en o u g h .

y o u r day, Wednesday, M arch 27, 2 0 0 2

From an Elevated Point o f View
These last few days I have been standing on a high nonphysical mountain peak
from which I see things from an aw esom e perspective. I see othersproblems and the
solutions are immediately obvious to me. This is my mind veil coming off. I can see in
my mind without distractions. But still, I cant communicate the solution to the person
in need for there is no way I can make them understand. There is no way I can show
y o u r ph y sica' them what I feel. I cant even describe what I feel in words. This is ultimate wisdom. It
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is a knowing, not knowledge. But this wisdom cant be shared easily. Only wise hearts
,a r e n e s s -
can understand wise concepts. Human languages are inadequate.
a w a re n e ss
- ilh .h e ^ S h ifting y o u r a w a re n e s s aw ay f ro m th e b o d y is e asy : J u s t focus youi
e n y ou ' - k a w a re n e ss on a p o in t o u tsid e y o u r body.

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Exercise: Awareness ti"s
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I Focus your awareness outside your physical body, one foot to the right
o f your right cheekbone. If you are having trouble with this, ju s t think
o f it as turning y o u r attention to th a t sam e place and listening for any
sound or m ovem ent o ur there.
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2 Keep your awareness there constantly. It will try to move back to its #8
habitual center o f thought. W hen it does, ju s t move it back outside vor "
Id, icUI
y o u r physical body.
3. A fter a few hours, you will notice a slight feeling o f being ou tsid e your would th
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body, observingyourself in action. ,lf. Bu*
4. After a while, this role of o bserver will b en efit y o u r spiritual grow th. ,, ,-elatt
By way o f m etaphor, it is easier to see th e o p p o rtu n itie s d u rin g a soc
cer gam e if you are w atching it from th e au d ien ce p latfo rm th a n if
you are playing on the field.

You can focus y o u r a w a r e n e s s o u ts id e y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y b e c a u se

th e physical b ra in is n e ith e r th e o rig in n o r t h e c a u s e o f y o u r a w a re n e s s .
In fact, yo u r a w a re n e s s d o e s n o t n e e d y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y in o r d e r to
exist. In 1981, th e N u rsin g M ir r o r p u b lis h e d t h e a r tic le , Is Y o u r B rain
Really N e c e s s a r y ? It w a s b a s e d o n a n in v e s tig a tio n c o n d u c te d by n eu
rology p ro fe s s o r D r. Jo h n L o rb e r o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f S h e ffie ld .
P ro fe sso r L o rb e r fo u n d s e v e ra l h u n d r e d p e o p le w ith irr e g u la r ly sm all
b ra in s . S om e h a d no d e te c ta b le b r a in a t all, a n d y e t th e y f u n c tio n e d p e r
fectly well in society. IQ te s ts given to s o m e o f t h e s e in d iv id u a ls m a d e it
ev id e n t th a t IQ is n o t d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e s iz e o f t h e b r a i n . D r. L o r b e r s
r e s e a rc h show s t h a t t h e m in d is a b le to f u n c tio n p e rf e c tly w ith only a
fra c tio n o f th e b ra in .
F o r fun, try on th e follow ing id e a in y o u r m in d f o r a m in u te : Your
a w a re n e ss is a c tu a lly n e v e r in y o u r p h y s ic a l b o d y . It is in s o m e n o n p h y s
ical place, e a v e s d ro p p in g o n t h e in p u t f ro m t h e p h y s ic a l s e n s e s (h ea rin g ,
sight, sm ell, ta s te , a n d to u c h ) , w h ic h a r e in t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y . You can
view th e physical b ra in a s th e lin k t h a t c o n n e c ts t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y with
h e a w a re n e s s . I th in k o f th e b r a in a s a g ia n t a n te n n a . It a s s e m b le s input
fro m th e physical s e n s e s a n d p r e s e n t s t h e r e s u lt a s a c h e m ic al-ele c tric a l

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s ta te . Y our a w a r e n e s s t h e n r e a d s th is s ta t e o f th e b ra in . In th is sc en a rio
th e ph y sic a l b o d y is a v e h ic le t h e a w a r e n e s s u se s in o r d e r to in te ra c t
w ith th e p h y sic a l w o rld , a n d t h a t v e h ic le is re m o te ly c o n tro lle d .
T h is r a is e s a n in te r e s t in g q u e s tio n : If th e a w a re n e s s is you, th e n
w h at is y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y ? Q u ite p o ssib ly , th e p hysical b o d y is j u s t a fig
m e n t o f y o u r im a g in a tio n . P e r h a p s t h e p h y sic a l b o d y is so m e th in g y our
a w a re n e s s h a s in v e n te d . P e r h a p s e v e n t h e w h o le p h y sical w o rld is so m e
th in g y o u r a w a r e n e s s h a s in v e n te d f o r yo u to p lay w ith . If w e a ssu m e
y our im a g in a tio n is a p a r t o f y o u , t h e n th is w o u ld m e a n t h a t th e physi
cal w o rld , in c lu d in g t h e p h y sic a l b o d y , is y o u . E x p e rie n c in g th e physical
w orld w o u ld t h e n b e a p e r f e c t o p p o r tu n ity fo r yo u to le a r n a b o u t y o u r
self. B ut o f c o u r s e , u n til w e h a v e e x p lo r e d m o re o f o u r n a tu r e , th e body-
a w a re n e s s r e la tio n w ill r e m a in a n a r e a o f s p e c u la tio n .

Friday, A p ril 5, 2 0 0 2
The Return o f the Veil
I have com e dow n from m y amazing trip, in which I saw everything from a very
high place. I am m y old boring se lf again. I think the mind veil was removed during this
last week or two. I was m ore so u lthan I have ever been. I felt in understanding, even
union, with everything. I understood everything that happened. I understood it, but I
could not explain it in words. A friend asked m e for help. I could clearly feel the solu
tion for his problem, but I could not express it in words. The few words I managed to
stutter did not do it justice and were completely misinterpreted. How frustrating.
W hen the veil was lifted, I was no longer fearful or worried. I was free o f the
human condition! My state o f knowing knocked all those things out o f the way. Those
emotions are unnecessary, but it is hard to get rid o f them when one is in the normal
human state. I felt immortal, invincible. If troubles would come my way, I knew with
out a doubt that I would survive. Even if the b ody failed, I would still be intact.
I s a w the spirit w orld. It a p p e a r e d to m e a s a giant sp h e re floating in a d ark void.
It w as m a d e o ut o f sm a lle r sp h e r e s o f b r o w n sm oke. I felt the nature o f the sphere. It
alw ays pulls a p e r so n in the right direction, so o n e is n e v e r d o n e for if o n e m akes mis
takes. There is alw ays a c h a n ce to get b a c k o n o u r feet, sh o u ld w e fall. You might think
o f it a s a c o m p a ss that is co n tin u o u sly a va ilab le to us. The c o m p a ss p oints out the right
direction, n o matter h o w lost w e get. This is the n ature o f existence. But o f course, we
ignore the c o m p a ss m ost o f the time.
I have spent m ost o f m y life looking for reasons to d o things. Without the veil, I did
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things just because I felt like it, o r because I knew they were right. There u>as no need for
reasons. In fact, there was nothing called reasons. There were n o logical concepts o f cause
and effect. I could see how everything interacted in the sphere, a n d it was far from logical. 1 .1# .if to 3
I have searched tirelessly for the p u r p o se o f this life. I felt like I w as running
arou nd in circles, trying every path to se e w hich way w as best for me. W h e n the veil
was lifted, the p u rp o se w as obvious. It cam e to m e a s a feeling that I c o u ld not put into
words. N ot o nly that, but I k n e w the general p u r p o s e o f all lives. This too w as a feeling,
o r state o f knowing. N o w I am n o longe r in that state, so I can't access that feeling.
W hen in this state, I grew v ery headstrong. M y will c o u ld m o v e m ountains. I was
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single-minded, locked o n target. I w as co nfident that I c o u ld d o anything if I put my
m ind to it, which I did. N o w that the veil is b a c k in place, I get distracted b y little things,
this a n d that, a n d w hat I intende d to d o n e v e r gets d on e. Little d o u b ts get in m y way.
From what I h a v e seen in the spirit world, I k n o w I am putting o bstacle s in m y ow n way
in order to stop m yself! W hat a w aste o f life it is to d o u b t yourself.
I lost touch with m y human emotions. I no longer felt guilt, remorse, or pity. I felt
that everyone was capable o f taking care o f their own lives and changing them for the
better, so I am sorry to say I was annoyed by complaints m ade by people around me.
Everyone has the power to take action and make what is wrong for them right, but
instead they choose to blame everything and everyone around them. They do this sub
consciously. From my point o f view, it feels like such a waste o f time and energy. If peo
ple put as much effort into fixing themselves as they pu t into complaining, they would
soon run out o f things to complain about.
I no longer cared where m y life w ould take me. I did not even care if I m ade mis
takes, although, in my state o f knowing where I could see the truth behind every
thing there was little risk o f making mistakes. With my n ew found power, I could get i*#
out o f any situation, because I was no longer a slave to obligations, emotional debts, S i*
or even consideration. The truth is that each person has the p ow er to manage any sit pe
uation. You can hurt them, disappoint them, or even d u m p them on their wedding day. W|*i,
They will get back on their feet eventually. The p o w er is within them. It is our nature to
endure and overcome. It is a beautiful nature, an d the only reason we feel like giving
in sometime is that we temporarily forget that beauty.
The only thing that can truly hurt a person is that person allowing himself to be
held down by strings to unhealthy life situations. Take a look at yo u r own life. Is there
anything you do not feel like doing? Then break free, go yo u r own way, detach from
your responsibilities. Everyone deserves freedom. You are a free being. You are
bounded and unrestricted. The only thing holding y o u back is you.
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rhis may sound coW /or a hum an, bu t when (he mind veil is gone, (he word "coId"
does nol euen exis/. In fact, all judgm ents are gone. Forgiveness Is natural. There is no
need lo ask for forgiveness or go through any painful process to forgive someone. The
soul has no need for judgm ents. In fact, judgm ents are unhealthy. Judgments create
me-
emotional attachments. Attachm ents h o ld yo u down. In a way, judging another person
is sentencing yourself to a life em otionally attached to your judgment o f that person.
Treating another person negatively in thoughts or in acts is the same as changing the
perfectly beautiful nucleus that is you.
Each person is com plete in h im self We already have everything toe need inside.
We have no n e e d to com pete for anything. In spite o f this, we cling to each other, try
ing to make the other provide w hat w e think w e are lacking. We try to bury the compe
tition, so we can get w hat we want fo r ourselves. W here does this behavior originate?
I think that a long tim e ago, as we went from tribes to larger societies, we forgot
our tribal pledge to help each other. Since then, we have come to view our fellow
beings as com petitors predators fighting over the sam e prey. We act as if we are dead
scared that what we are striving fo r will suddenly run out, not remembering that it can
never run out because w e already ha ve it within. Little do we know that there is no way
we can get w hat we want by taking it from whatever is around us. We have to change
this behavior. We have to realize who we are.
Our ultimate desire is to be free. How do we go about achieving this? We search
all around fo r som ething to p rovide us freedom . We hope that we will have good polit
ical leaders who will respect our free will, a nd we strive to build up some wealth to pro
vide financial freedom . We fail to see that freedom is a state o f mind, and there is no
way on Earth a politician o r m oney can set us free if our minds are enslaved. We have
to free our minds before we can b ecom e free. W hat is more, we have to do it ourselves,
because there is no other person w ho can do it for us.
, a l * w s' O n e p e r so n d o e s n o t n e e d a n o t h e r to b e com plete, a lth o u g h w e som etim es team
u p to h e lp e a ch o the r re m e m b e r this w h o le n e ss. I co n fe ss w h e n the veil started to
co m e b a c k a n d the feeling o f co n n e c t io n to eve ryth ing w a s fading, I w as beginning to
realize that I h a d a strong s u b c o n s c io u s n e e d to b e loved. It d a w n e d o n m e that I h ad
bee n o n a w ild g o o s e c h a se fo r s o m e o n e to g iv e m e lo v e w ithout realizing that I was
already lo v e d m o re than I c o u ld e ve r a s k for. A ll that heart-aching loneliness h a d been
com pletely unnecessary. M o st o f m y teenage y e a rs I had su b co n scio u s ly bee n looking
. s r f '0 "
for a p e rso n w h o w o u ld g iv e m e love. A n d w h e n I f o u n d it, I w o u ld feel trapped, like
i H / e ,s ,| > an addict trapped by his drug. In this case, the drug w a s love. At the sa m e time, the
, d e c' other p erso n w o u ld be trapped. N o w I realize I lo v e d myself. The w hole universe
you ar
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loved me. Not because I was me, but because I was. M y quest for loue-prouiders is
over. / am content a n d self-sufficient. I n o w love people unconditionally. It d oe s not
matter whether they are half a w orld away; they are still in m y heart. It doe s not matter
if they step all ove r me o r try intentionally to hurt me. Love is unaffected. Tha t is u ncon
ditional love loving without wanting anything back.
Remember that love for oneself is one o f the most fundamental and important
workings in the universe. This seems to come automatically when the mind veil is lifted.
When you love yourself, the need for others to supply affection disappears. And with
that, jealousy and other negative emotions that the ego uses to manipulate you into
securing affection disappear. As a result, love becomes your natural state. Not human
love, but love on a much higher level. It is so natural, you do not even reflect on it. You
no longer worry about whether other people love you back, for you know they do
even if they do not realize it themselves.
Love is always there, it is our natural state, but there is so much junk piled on top
o f it, most o f the time we cant sense it. Achieving love cant b e the goal o f your life
quest, but remembering that love could be. That is a worthy quest.
 Between Ego and Soul

The Birth o f th e Ego

C o m p a r e d t o o u r s p ir i t h o m e w o r ld , p h y s ic a l life is re la tiv e ly re c e n t
a n d u n e x p lo r e d . You a n d I, a s s p ir i ts , i n c a r n a t e d in to th is p h y sic a l life in
o r d e r to f in d o u t w h a t it is a n d t o s e e if o u r p h y s ic a l v e h ic le s (o u r b o d
ies) c a n s u rv iv e it. P h y s ic a l life is a c h a lle n g e , t h e r e is n o d e n y in g th a t.
W h e th e r w e a r e b ig o r s m a ll, r ic h o r p o o r , c le v e r o r slow , p h y sical life
is d iffic u lt. 1 h a t is b e c a u s e w e a r e e x p lo r in g a n e w ly c r e a te d fro n tie r.
U ntil w e f ig u re o u t h o w to d e a l w ith t h e p h y s ic a l, w e will c o n tin u e to
s tru g g le .
D u rin g o u r in itia l e x p lo r a ti o n o f t h e p h y s ic a l, w e d isc o v e re d th a t,
c o m p a r e d to o u r n o n p h y s ic a l c o u n t e r p a r t s , o u r p h y s ic a l b o d ie s a re
Very ^r a * a d r e q u i r e a lo t o f a tt e n ti o n . T o h e lp u s w ith th is , w e d evel
o p e d e g o s to m o n it o r t h e p h y s ic a l b o d ie s a n d m a k e s u r e th e y h a d all
th e fo o d , w a te r, a n d s h e l t e r t h e y n e e d e d in o r d e r t o s u rv iv e , a s well as
th e m e a n s to g e t fo o d , w a te r , a n d s h e l t e r in t h e f u tu r e ( so m e th in g we
m m o d e r n tim e s c all s e c u r ity ) . H a d w e n o t h a d o u r e g o s, o u r b o d ies
w ould p ro b a b ly n o t h a v e liv ed lo n g e n o u g h fo r u s to e x p lo re m u ch o f
th e ph y sic a l.
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W e designed th e ego specifically to c o m p a re w h a t w as b e n eficial

y Id th " e
a n d w hat d e trim e n ta l to th e physical body. B efore th a t, it h a d b e e n
u n n e c essa ry for us to value o ne Ihing o v e r a n o th e r , b u t in th e physi
cal w orld we did n o t have th a t luxury. W ith th e ab ility to c o m p a re
o *
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cam e c a te g o riz a tio n . W e s ta r te d filing e x p e rie n c e s a c c o rd in g to
w h e th e r wo th o u g h t th e y w e re good o r b a d fo r th e body. T h is b e c a m e
a h abit a n d soon we w e re ju d g in g e v e ry th in g t h a t c a m e o u r w ay. W e
b e c am e inca p a b le o f a p p re c ia tin g e x p e rie n c e s sim p ly fo r o c c u rrin g . If Til" 1
we a tte m p te d to re m a in n o n ju d g m e n ta l, t h e e g o a lw a y s in te r f e r e d as it g>el
refor6
it c o lo re d th e e x p e rie n c e s e ith e r g o o d o r b a d . O u r p e r c e p tio n o f th e *prfsociety i
tt
w o rld a ro u n d us t u rn e d b lac k (b a d ) a n d w h ite (g o o d ). S o o n w e fo u n d
(er a,1(1
it difficult to th in k in a n y o t h e r te r m s . In o u r t r u e n a tu r e , w e w ould "'8 o It

n o t have a p p lie d a n y c o lo r a t all. T h e c lo s e s t w e c o u ld g e t w ith t h e ego

in abu^
f future
w as gray. * nC , l.e
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W ith c a te g o riz a tio n c a m e ju d g in g o t h e r p e o p le . T h is is s o m e th in g
bESt to trade the
w e w ould n e v e r d r e a m o f d o in g a n y w h e r e e ls e . B u t in t h e p h y s ic a l, th e
lheir o w n futures
ego felt w e h a d to k n o w w h e th e r a p e r s o n w a s a t h r e a t to t h e p h y sical
This is the b
body. As if t h a t w e re n o t e n o u g h , w e s t a r t e d ju d g in g o u r s e lv e s , s o r t
ing o u r ow n a c tio n s a s to g o o d o r b a d . A t t h e r is k o f o u r a c tio n s e n d
ing up in th e b a d b u c k e t, w e h a d to in v e n t r e a s o n in o r d e r to
e s tim a te w h e th e r t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f a n a c tio n w e r e lik e ly to tu r n o u t
good o r b a d .
In o r d e r to m a k e g o o d e s tim a tio n s , r e a s o n h a d to b e a b le tell ca u se
from effect, c o n c e p ts b e lo n g in g to r e a s o n only. To a c h ie v e th is , rea so n
o rg an ized ev e n ts in a tim e lin e . W ith th a t , t h e c o n c e p t o f tim e w a s b o rn .
R eason h a d th e a m a z in g ab ility to n o t o n ly tell w h e t h e r a n e v e n t h ad
o c c u rre d in th e p a s t o r will o c c u r in t h e f u tu r e , b u t a ls o to tell w h e th e r
we should w o rry a b o u t th e e v e n t. A n d b e c a u s e r e a s o n is so d e d ic a te d ,
w o rry b e c am e a big p a r t o f o u r daily p h y sic a l lives.
S c h 00ses
W ith o u r n ew to o l c a lle d r e a s o n , w e r a tio n a liz e d a w a y all o th e r
m o d es o f th in k in g . W e fo u n d th e m to b e u n r e a s o n a b le . In tim e , r e a ^ e p o o ,
son re p la c e d o u r u su a l m e a n s o f th in k in g : i n tu itio n a n d k n o w in g . By
s fan
'rite .
sh u ttin g dow n in tu itio n , w e s e v e r e d th e lin k to o u r t r u e n a tu r e . B u t it
' tat of.
did n o t s to p t h e r e . R e a so n w e ig h s e v id e n c e a n d e x p e r ie n c e a g a in st
p o ssib ilitie s in o r d e r to tell w h a t is p r o b a b le a n d w h a t is n o t. In this
m a n n e r, r e a s o n c o n s id e r e d all p r e v io u s e x p e r ie n c e s in t h e physical

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and. ignoring th e fa c t t h a t it h a d n o e x p e rie n c e o u tsid e th e physical,

......> c o n c lu d e d th a t it is r e a s o n a b le to a s s u m e th a t t h e r e is n o th in g m o re to
the w orld th a n t h e p h y s ic a l. W ith t h a t , w e h a d p u t th e fin ish in g
touches on o u r n e w r e a lity : W e d e n ie d o u r t r u e n a tu r e a n d th e ex is
tence o f o u r s p ir it h o m e w o rld .

The Reign o f the Ego

T h e ego ta k e s its j o b o f e n s u rin g p h y sic a l su rv iv al v e ry seriously;
th ere fo re it g o e s to e x tr e m e s to s e c u r e fo o d , w a te r, a n d sh e lte r. In m o d
e rn society, w e n e e d m o n e y to t r a d e fo r e v e ry th in g , in clu d in g food,
w ater, a n d s h e lte r, s o n a tu r a lly t h e e g o w o rk s v e ry h a rd to c o lle c t m oney
in a b u n d a n c e . It r e a s o n s t h a t t h e m o re m o n e y w e h a v e , th e la r g e r o u r
chance o f f u tu re s u rv iv a l. T h o s e eg o s a lr e a d y in p o s se ssio n o f food,
w ater, a n d s h e lte r k n o w th e v a lu e o f th o s e p o s s e s s io n s a n d so d o th e ir
b est to t r a d e th e m fo r a s m u c h m o n e y a s p o s s ib le in o r d e r to se c u re
th eir ow n fu tu re s.
T his is th e b a s is o f th e e c o n o m y o f W e s te rn society. F ood, w a te r,
a nd s h e lte r a r e th e n e e d s o f o u r p h y sic a l b o d ie s , a n d th e e c o n o m ic sys
tem o f t r a d e is w h a t t h e e g o in v e n te d to s e c u r e th e m fo r th e fu tu re . This
system , o f c o u rs e , only w o rk s fo r th e eg o s t h a t h av e so m e th in g o f value
to tra d e fo r m o n e y o r fo o d , w a te r, a n d s h e lte r. T h e e g o s t h a t lack th e s e
m ean s o f t r a d e t h a t is, p o o r eg o sa r e p a in fu lly a w a re o f th is fact.
Ironically, w h e n w e in v e n te d m o n ey in o r d e r to in c re a s e o u r secu rity , we
invented pov e rty , th e o p p o s ite o f secu rity .
A s so u ls, w e re c o g n iz e t h a t all b e in g s a r e e q u a l a n d th a t we
d e p e n d u p o n e a c h o t h e r to s u rv iv e . T h e w ay o f th e soul w ould b e to
s h a re a n d m a k e s u re n o b o d y la c k s th e fu n d a m e n ta l p h ysical n e e d s . But
th e ego c h o o se s to go t h e o p p o s ite way. F e a rfu l o f a c tu a lly b e c o m in g
one o f th o s e p o o r e g o s, it in v e n ts e v e r m o re w ays to s ta y w ealth y . T he
egos fav o rite w e a p o n in th is fig h t is g r e e d , w h ich s e e m s , for so m e
inexplicable r e a s o n , to g ro w as o u r w e a lth g ro w s. W h e n w e give in to
th e fe a r of b e c o m in g p o o r, w e allow th e ego to in c re a se its in flu en ce
on o u r lives.
T his subconscious p ro ce ss in flu en ces o u r physical lives to such a
d eg ree th a t in m any cases th e e g o s n e e d for w e a lth b eco m es th e only
 Astral Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality

m otivating factor in ou r physical lives. O ur original m otivation, th e explo

ration of the physical, has been pushed asid e. O n only a few occasions
do w e allow ou r desire for exploration to guide us, a n d th a t is w h en we
go on vacation. And we only allow th a t to h a p p e n if th a t vacation does
not u nderm ine th e egos m ean s o f collecting w e alth . In W e ste rn society,
we call it a paid vacation.

Passions
T h e a c t o f physical ex p lo ra tio n is m o tiv a te d by p a ssio n s, su b jects
th a t highly in te re s t us. E very p e rs o n has a s e t o f p a s sio n s , w h ich guide
us to th e physical situ a tio n s w e w ish to e x p lo re . F o r e x a m p le , if I, as a
soul, have a p assion for e x ploring th e ph ysical c o sm o s, I m ig h t w a n t to
in c a rn a te into a physical fam ily w ith tie s to N A SA. O r p e rh a p s I w ould
select a fa th e r o r m o th e r w ho is a pilot. M y p a ssio n fo r co sm ic explo
ratio n w ould th e n f u rth e r a s sis t m e by m o tiv a tin g m e to b e c o m in g an
as tro n a u t. As an a s tro n a u t, I w ould b e in a n o p tim a l situ a tio n fo r ex p lo r
ing th e physical cosm os.
T hese p a ssio n s a re e x tre m e ly i m p o r ta n t to w h o w e a r e a n d to o u r
physical a n d m en ta l well-being. If w e allow th e e g o to s u p p re s s o u r p as
sions, w e lose touch w ith o u r initial in te n tio n to e x p lo re a n d fin d o u r
selves w o n d e rin g w h a t o n E a r th w e a r e d o in g o n E a r th . W h e n w e com e
to a p o in t w h e re w e fo rg e t w hy w e a r e in th e p h y sic a l, t h e physical
b eco m es a n ig h tm a re w e feel d e p re s s e d a n d lo st, lik e a le a f b e in g cast
ab o u t in th e w ind.
D uring child h o o d , w e a r e w ell a w a re o f o u r p a s s io n s . W e k n o w w h at
o u r sp e cia lties a re . O u r sp e c ia ltie s w h a t w e d o w ella r e sim p ly w h a t we
think is fun, any th in g w e a r e p a s s io n a te a b o u t. W e w a n t to c o n trib u te to
society w ith th e s e sp e cia lties; u n fo rtu n a te ly , a s w e a r e sc h o o le d , w e re a l
ize th a t W e ste rn society is a v e ry h a rs h a n d c o m p e titiv e p la c e in which
to live. W e le a rn th a t w e have to b e s tr e a m lin e d in o r d e r to su rv iv e in
W e ste rn society. L ittle by little, w e le a r n t h a t o u r c h ild h o o d p assio n s
c a n t help us a c q u ire food, w a te r, a n d s h e lte r.
To survive, w e have to s u p p re s s th o s e p a s s io n s , m a y b e b ru s h th em
oil as childhood fa n ta s ie s a n d fo cu s o n a tta in in g t h e m e a n s (ed u c a tio n ,
p ractical e x p e rie n c e ) to s e c u r e food, w a te r, a n d s h e lte r. In th e end,
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society n e v e r b e n e f i ts f r o m o u r s p e c ia ltie s b e c a u s e w e c h o o s e to a b a n
don th e m . T h is is a s t r o u b l in g a s it is u n f o r t u n a te . O u r tra n s fo rm a tio n
from in d iv id u a ls w h o a r e m o ti v a te d by p a s s io n s to in d iv id u a ls w h o a re
m o tiv a te d b y t h e n e e d to p h y s ic a lly s u rv iv e is, o f c o u r s e , b r o u g h t a b o u t
by th e e g o .
W ith o u r p a s s i o n s c o m f o r ta b l y b u r i e d in t h e c e lla r o f o u r m in d s,
o u r e g o s c a n g e t a f ir m g r ip o n u s . F r o m n o w o n , o u r liv es will b e a
c o n s ta n t n o n p a s s i o n a t e s tr u g g l e f o r s e c u r ity : a j o b , m o n e y , a c a r, a
s p o u s e , a h o u s e , a n d a r e t i r e m e n t . I c a u g h t m y s e lf t h e o t h e r d ay th in k
ing, I a m s o p o o r , h o w w ill I a ff o r d g r a v e c a r e w h e n I d i e ? A nd 1 am
only 2 5 y e a r s o ld ! T h e e g o n e v e r c e a s e s in s is tin g t h a t w e s e c u r e o u r
f u tu r e , s o m u c h s o t h a t w e a c tu a lly liv e m o r e f o r t h e f u tu r e t h a n for
th e p r e s e n t .
S o m e ti m e s o u r p a s s i o n s r i s e u p to t h e s u r f a c e a n d g r a b o u r a tt e n
tio n , b u t t h e y a r e q u ic k ly d e n i e d a s t h e e g o k ic k s in a n d te lls u s t h a t
th o s e p a s s i o n s d o n o t h a v e b e a r i n g in th is s o c ie ty . D u rin g c e rta in
tim e s o f c h a n g e , p a s s i o n s r e g u l a r l y p o p u p in o r d e r t o w a k e u s up
fro m o u r e g o - in d u c e d s lu m b e r . T h is r e s u l ts in a c o n flic t b e tw e e n p a s
sio n a n d t h e e g o . T h is c o n f l i c t f r u s t r a t e s a n d c o n fu s e s u s, so s o m e o f
u s t a k e to a lc o h o l o r o t h e r d r u g s in o r d e r to e s c a p e t h e e g o o r fo rg e t
th e p a s s i o n s . In t h e m id s t o f t h i s , w e a s k o u r s e lv e s : Is th is life ? Is
it? N o . L iv in g w i t h o u t p u r s u i n g o u r p a s s io n s is a w a s te o f life. If w e
d e n y o u r p a s s i o n s , w e d e n y t h e r e a s o n fo r w h ic h w e c a m e to E a r th ,
w h ic h is to e x te n d o u r s e l v e s b y e x p lo r a ti o n . It is a s u s p e n d e d e x is
t e n c e , in w h ic h w e a r e n e v e r s a ti s f i e d . T h e e g o c a n n e v e r b e s a tis fie d ,
b e c a u s e w e c a n n e v e r g u a r a n t e e t h a t w e will a lw a y s h a v e a c c e s s to
fo o d , w a t e r , a n d s h e lt e r , a n d o t h e r th in g s o f v a lu e in th e p h y sical
w o rld . A b s o lu te p e r s o n a l s e c u r i ty is u n o b ta in a b le . S a tis fa c tio n c a n
only b e w o n by fu lfillin g o u r p a s s io n s .
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Exercise: Reclaiming Passions / " ivi"*in

Imagine th at suddenly, as if by some incredible quickening of com
passion, all hum ans on Earth decide to work for each other, making sure
everyone has food, water, shelter, and other things th a t make physical [.<"* |.e "
life comfortable. It is not so farfetched: we already have the technology
to feed every person on this planet. r ^ eto
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Imagine th a t all dull jobs are a u to m ated . All food and other
resources are grown and harvested by m achines, which are ru n by a K^fVkf,epfS
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never-ending supply o f solar and ocean wave energy. In th a t scenario,
you would never have to pay ren t o r buy food, b u t y o u w ould have
everything you need anyway. Consequently, yo u w ould never have to
take a jo b unless you really liked th a t jo b . W h a t w ould y o u be doing in
this m om ent? W hat w o u ld y o u dedicate y o u r life to doing? sF e a rs
nature.
Anything you com e u p w ith is a passion. W rite th em dow n in y our # 1
jo urnal. Then ask y ourself how h u m an society w ould change because of
this global decision to help each o ther. H ow w o u ld peo p le interact? How
would hum an society change in 20 years? the end of the
We keep o n ly t h e

N eedless to say, p a s sio n s a r e th e to o ls o f t h e so u l. W ith o u r pas

sions, as souls w e try to a ffe c t w h a t w e a s p ir e to in life, th e r e b y direct
ing how o u r lives tu r n o u t a n d w h a t life s itu a tio n s w e g e t o u rse lv e s into.
Fear, o n th e o th e r h a n d , is th e to o l o f t h e e g o . T h e e g o s jo b is to keep
us physically safe, a n d t h e r e is n o m o re e ffe c tiv e w ay o f s ta y in g safe than
b ein g afra id o f e v e ry th in g . T h e d o w n s id e is t h a t t h e f e a r in d u c e d by the
ego o fte n b e c o m e s u n r e a s o n a b le . O f te n w e fee l m o r e f e a r th a n w hat is
healthy. W e m ig h t g o a b o u t o u r d a y f e e lin g n a u s e a t e d b y fea r, worrying
t h a t o u r p a s t will c a tc h u p w ith u s o r t h a t w e w ill n o t b e a b le to provide
a fu tu re fo r o u rse lv e s a n d th o s e w e love.

The Beauty o f C hoice lilld,fe x n

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^ C o n sid e rin g all th e f e a r b r o u g h t o n b y t h e e g o , w h y d o n 't we just ,Pand their
" K t h e e g o ? F irs t, w e w a n t t o l e a r n f ro m th e mistakes s.w,
' m ad e m inven tin g it, a n d in o r d e r to d o t h a t , w e h a v e to w ait and see S ce. . T race is
w t ,e ego tu rn s o u t. S e c o n d , t h e e g o h a s p r o v e d t o b e a g r e a t teacher
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m o re w ays th a n o n e . T h e e g o fo rc e s u s to face o u r Tears so th a t we

can u n d e rs ta n d o u rse lv e s. A s w e beg in to u n d e rs ta n d o u rselv es, we real
ize th a t living in fe a r is n o t s o m e th in g t h a t is fo rc e d upon us. W e choose
w h e th e r w e w a n t to b e s u b je c te d to fear, ju s t a s w e ch o o se w h e th e r to
follow o u r p a s sio n s . T h e e g o is o u r o w n in v en tio n a n d , as such, w e can
choose w h e n w e w a n t to u s e it a n d w h e n w e w a n t to give it a re s t. But
before w e c a n c o n tr o l t h e e g o to t h a t e x te n t, w e hav e to g et to know our
selves. W e h a v e to r e d is c o v e r o u r n a tu r e .
T h e e go k e e p s m a n ife s tin g difficult situ a tio n s so th a t it can pro d u ce
fear in us. T h a t fe a r, in tu r n , k e e p s us u n d e r c o n tro l a n d d e m o n s tra te s
to us th e n e c e s s ity o f t h e eg o . H a r d s h ip is a w ay fo r th e ego to tell us:
See, you d o n e e d m e in o r d e r to g e t o u t o f th is m e ss a n d stay c le a r o f it
in th e f u tu r e . A t t h e s a m e tim e , t h a t f e a r re m in d s us to ack n o w led g e o u r
tru e n a tu r e . F e a rs a r e s tr o n g o n ly u n til w e e m b r a c e th e m . H a rd sh ip is
h a rd only a s lo n g a s w e f e a r it. By e m b ra c in g o u r fe a rs as p a rts o f our
selves (w h ich th e y a r e ) , w e c a n a c c e p t th e m so t h a t w e c a n let th e m go.
A t th e e n d o f th e day, w e k e e p o n ly w h a t p r o p e ls u s to e x p lo re fu rth er.
W e k e e p only t h e c o r e o f o u r n a tu r e : o u r p a s sio n s a n d loves. A sid e effect
of th e e gos re ig n o f c o n tr o l is t h a t it gives u s a c h a n c e to e m b ra c e it and
discover o u r t r u e n a tu r e , w h ic h lies b e y o n d it. T h a t is th e e g o s gift, to us.
O n e d ay s o o n , h u m a n so c ie ty will b e s h a k e n to its c o re . W e, th e
E a rth lin g s, will t a k e t h e n e x t s te p o f e v o lu tio n , w h ic h is th e evolution o f
m ind. W e will r e a liz e t h a t t h e r e is m o re to o u r w o rld th a n w h a t o u r egos
allow u s to s e e . W e w ill n o lo n g e r b e c o n te n t w ith th e e g o s id ea o f su r
vival. W e will w a n t to d o m o re th a n su rv iv e : W e will w a n t to live. W e
will d isc o v e r t h a t w e , a s h u m a n b e in g s , h av e th e p o w e r to ch an g e ou r
lives a n d p u r s u e o u r p a s sio n s .
W e will tu r n o u r h o p e aw ay fro m th e le a d e r s w e have ele c ted to
guide us, a n d in s te a d d ire c t it to w ith in us, w h e re re a l p o w e r lies d o r
m a n t. W e will o n c e m o re fin d h o p e in a life o f b liss. W e will p o ssess th e
kind o f e x p e c ta tio n t h a t c h ild re n h a v e b e fo re h a rs h physical society eats
th e m up a n d t h e i r fa n ta s ie s a n d p a ssio n s a r e s to r e d in th e a ttic along
w ith th e ir toys. W e will w a k e u p a n d ta k e co n tro l o f o u r lives becau se
th e h u m a n ra c e is to o g o o d fo r a n y th in g less. A d o rm a n t life force will
once again aw a k e n in th e h e a r t o f ea ch o f us, a n d it will p o u r over p lan et
E a rth . H um an k in d will blo o m o n c e m o re .
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This evolution will not only give us insight in to o u r tru e n a tu re , b u t

it will lead h um ankind out o f its self-invented, th re e -d im en sio n a l cage. I
look at th e h isto ry of hum an k in d , over h u n d re d s o f th o u sa n d s o f y e a rs,
a n d 1 can sincerely say th a t we have s e e n n o th in g y e t. W e a re n o t even
using o ne p e rc e n t of o u r c a p abilities as h u m a n b e in g s, a lth o u g h w e a re
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very cocky b ecau se w e have achieved th a t o n e p e rc e n t w h e n o th e r ani
m als have n o t - a s if th ey w ould c a re . W e a r e se rio u sly u n d e re s tim a tin g
o u r poten tial.
T he waking o f c o n scio u sn e ss to th is e v o lu tio n a ry s te p m a n ife s ts in a
Onte'1
cultural change. T h e egos th a t have m u ch to lo se (th o s e e g o s ow ning
rich es a nd pow er) will re s is t th is d e v e lo p m e n t. T h e y will w a n t to k eep
things as th ey a re , k e e p th e fe a r a n d th e e g o in ta c t b e c a u s e th e y have
n o p ro b le m in p roviding a fu tu re in th e ph y sic a l fo r th e m s e lv e s . T h e y will
fear th a t k now ledge o f o th e r-d im e n sio n a l w o rld s a n d o ff-p la n e t sp ecies
will dim inish th e value o f t h e ir p o s s e s s io n s. In t r u t h it w ill, b u t th e y will
also gain so m e th in g t h a t n o ric h e s c a n bu y : se lf-k n o w le d g e . T h is fe a r will
delay th e d e v e lo p m e n t, b u t in th e e n d r e s is ta n c e is fu tile . E v o lu tio n c a n t
be sto p p e d . T h e cha n g e is c o m in g a n d m a y b e it will b e g in w ith c h a n n el
ing, telep ath y , te le k in e sis, a n d U F O s. In th is b o o k , it s t a r t s w ith a stra l
p ro jection.

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will is p a r t o f o u r e x p lo ra tio n o f th e p h y sic a l a n d p a r t o f t h e ev o lu tio n of
day,
th e h um an m ind. T h o s e o f u s w h o ta k e u p th is q u e s t a n d w e a r e m any
do it b ecau se w e have th e p a s sio n to d o it. A n o th e r w ay to p u t it is to
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say th a t we a re in clin ed by o u r so u ls to in v e s tig a te t h e b o u n d a rie s o f the
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physical. I his q u e s t is a n e ff o r t to u n d e r s t a n d w h a t t h e p h y sic a l is and
w h a t w e as physical b e in g s a r e . W e a r e o n t h e b r in k o f d isc o v e rin g th o se ;<Tns'ea*n,
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tJ uths. In a few y e a rs , o u r view o f life o n E a r th will h a v e c h a n g e d . It will
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o f g r e a te r im p a c t th a n C o p e rn ic u s s c la im t h a t t h e E a r th revolves
aro u n d th e Sun.

s u r ' W( VU a s tr a * P ro je c tio n is a t o d d s w ith t h e e g o s id e a o f physical

I irst, th e ego th in k s a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is a w a s te o f tim e , since i s N
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Sa> ' c > i , does n o t d o m u c h to f u r t h e r o u r w e a lth o r in any o th e r way increas

ou r physical se cu rity . S e c o n d , th e jo b o f th e ego is lim ite d to th e .

"O le ca| re a lm , th e r e f o r e it d o e s n o t c a re a b o u t a n y th in g o u tsid e th e physical

including th e a s tr a l. T h u s t h e e g o will o b je c t w h e n e v e r w e a tte m p t to
shift o u r a w a r e n e s s a w a y f ro m th e p h y sic a l, a s w e do in a s tra l projec
tion. It will e v e n t r y to tric k u s in to s h iftin g o u r a w a re n e s s b a rk to th e
physical.
Y our f ir s t a s tr a l p r o je c tio n will p r o b a b ly go w ith o u t a hitch, b u t it
will allow t h e e g o to s e e t h a t a s tr a l p ro je c tio n is n o t in its b e s t in te re st.
O nce it h a s d r a w n t h a t c o n c lu s io n , th e e g o will a tte m p t to sab o tag e your
s u b s e q u e n t a tt e m p t s a t a s tr a l p r o je c tio n . T h is in clu d e s d iv ertin g your
a tte n tio n a s you a t t e m p t to a s tr a l p r o je c t, s c a rin g you w h e n you success
fully p r o je c t, s u p p r e s s in g y o u r m e m o r ie s o f th e p ro je c tio n a fte r you
r e tu r n to y o u r b o d y , a n d a d v o c a tin g t h e th e o r y th a t it m u st have been
ju s t a d r e a m .
T h ird , s in c e p h y s ic a l s u rv iv a l is t h e e g o s m issio n , it will fre a k ou t
w h e n e v e r it e x p e r ie n c e s s o m e th in g t h a t re s e m b le s p h ysical d e a th , such
a s th e e x itin g o f t h e p h y sic a l b o d y t h a t p r e c e d e s a n a s tra l p ro jection .
In o r d e r t o p r e v e n t t h e e g o fro m in te r fe r in g w ith o u r a s tr a l adven
tu re s , w e h a v e to u n d e r s t a n d h o w th e ego w o rk s a n d w h a t its m otiva
tion is. W e a lr e a d y k n o w its p r im a r y m o tiv a tio n : p hysical survival. But
h ow d o e s it w o r k ? T h e e g o is n o t a n e x te r n a l e n tity , b u t an in te g ral p a rt
o f e v e ry h u m a n . A s w ith m o s t e le m e n ts o f t h e p sy c h e , th e ego h a s a con
scious c o m p o n e n t a n d a s u b c o n s c io u s c o m p o n e n t. W e u se th e conscious
c o m p o n e n t w h e n w e r e a s o n . T h is o n e is e a sy to m a n ip u la te we do it
e v e ry day. P e r d e fin itio n , w e c a n t d ire c tly a c c e s s th e su b co n scio u s com
p o n e n t o f t h e e g o , b u t w e c a n feel its e ffe c ts in th e form o f m otivating
e m o tio n s. You m ig h t s a y it w o r k s lik e a b lack bo x . W e know w h a t we put
into it: s itu a tio n s , e x p e rie n c e s , a n d m e m o rie s . W e feel th e o u tco m e in
th e fo rm o f g r e e d a n d fea r, b u t w e c a n t s e e w h a t h a p p e n s inside th e
box.
T h e e go r e s e m b le s a m a c h in e m o re th a n a living soul. As such, it
d o e s n o t h a v e a c c e s s to e n e rg ie s in th e fo rm o f in sp ira tio n a n d c reativ
ity, like th e soul h a s. T h is is to th e a d v a n ta g e o f th e soul, w hich is our
t ru e n a tu r e . It d o e s n o t ta k e m u ch c re a tiv e th o u g h t to o u tsm a rt a
m ac h in e like th e ego. H ow ever, w e w a n t to d o m o re th a n to circum vent

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th e ego. W e w an t to m ak e it w ork f o r usth e soulin ste a d o f a g a in st us.

A fter all, th a t w as th e e gos original p u rp o se , b e fo re its in te ra c tio n with
o u r thought p ro ce sse s b e c am e so com plex, so how h a rd can it b e ?

Exercise: In the Absence o f Fear

1. W hen you wake up tom orrow , tie a sh o rt thread aro u n d o n e o f y o u r
fingers like a ring.
2. Tellyourself: "Each tim e I look a t this ring, I will feel no fear o r w orry.
3. Go about y o u r day.
4. Every tim e you see the ring, rem em b er y o u r pledge. Release any fear
or worries you may have a t the m om en t.
5. At the end o f the day, evaluate w h e th e r th e absence o f fear a n d w orry
m ade y o u r day easier o r p u t y o u a t g rea te r risk o f h a rm . (W h a t y ou
have been doing th ro u g h o u t the day is consciously in te rru p tin g a
subconscious process: the e gos c ontro l m ech an ism by fear. In o th er
words, you have nipped the e gos takeover in th e b u d ).
6. Ask yourself: "Did this absence o f fear a n d w o rry th re a te n my future
security or endanger m e in any way?" M o s t likely, y o u will fin d th a t
the absence o f fear gave y o u clarity o f th o u g h t, w h ich help ed y o u see
more op p o rtu n ities a ro u n d y o u . Seeing th o se o p p o rtu n itie s increases
y o u r chances for fu tu re security. N ow w e see th a t th e ego is defeating
its own purpose by n o t allow ing y o u to tak e a d v a n ta g e o f th e o p p o r
tunities. W ith th a t realization, the ego a u to m a tic a lly tra n sfo rm s to
work for y o u instead o f against you.
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Loss o f In form ation

AH o f u s h a v e a s e t o f b e lie f s t h a t a s s i s ts o u r r e a s o n in g . Let u s call

th is s e t o f all b e lie fs t h e b e l i e f s y s t e m . W it h o u t t h e s e b e lie fs , re a s o n
w ould n o t b e a b le t o e s t i m a t e t h e o u tc o m e o f a n e v e n t. C o n s e q u e n tly ,
w e w o u ld m a k e m is ta k e s t h a t w o u ld e n d a n g e r o u r p h y sic a l s u rv iv a l. T h e
ego c a n t h a v e t h a t , a n d s o it fe r o c io u s ly d e f e n d s all o f its b e lie fs.
In o r d e r to m a x im iz e o u r c h a n c e s o f p h y sic a l s u rv iv a l, w e in v en t
b eliefs to k e e p u s f o c u s e d o n t h e p h y s ic a l. T h is lim its t h e in p u t fro m o u r
s u r r o u n d in g s , e s p e c ia lly o u r n o n p h y s ic a l s u r r o u n d in g s . It is im p e ra tiv e
to o u r s u rv iv a l to p e r c e iv e o n ly o b je c ts t h a t im m e d ia te ly a ffe c t us.
N o n im m e d ia te in p u t is e li m in a te d s o it will n o t ta k e a tte n tio n a w a y fro m
p o te n tia l t h r e a t s in o u r i m m e d ia te s u rr o u n d in g s .
L e t u s lo o k a t a n e x a m p le . M a n y p r o je c to r s r e p o r t h e a rin g v o ices
a n d n o is e s p r i o r t o t h e e x it f ro m t h e b o d y . S u c h s o u n d s s u r r o u n d us
c o n s ta n tly a n d w e w o u ld h e a r t h e m all t h e tim e if w e w e r e n o t so
i n te n t o n ig n o rin g th e m . O n o n e h a n d , t h e e g o c o n s id e r s th e m a n u i
sance b ecause th e y ta k e a tt e n ti o n a w a y f ro m p o te n tia l p h y sic a l
t h r e a t s in o u r im m e d ia te s u r r o u n d in g s ; o n th e o t h e r h a n d , w e a r e
 Astral Projection a n d the Na ture o f Reality

afra id to h e a r th e m b e c a u se is c u ltu rally u n a c c e p ta b le , to such a

d e g re e th a t we lock up p e o p le w ho claim to h e a r voices. W e c a n only
h e a r n oises in sle e p s ta te s a n d o th e r tra n c e s , b e c a u s e th e n th e ego is
o ffline (asleep ) a n d w e n o lo n g e r c a re h o w w ell w e f it in to th e c u rr e n t
c u ltu re . W h e n th e ego g o e s o fflin e , so d o th e b e lie fs t h a t m ak e us
ig n o re th e n o ise s.
T his a p p lie s n o t only to n o ise s, b u t a lso to m o s t th in g s u n s e e n . F o r
h u n d re d s o f y e a rs , psychics have b e e n sa y in g t h a t s p ir it g u id es a n d
o th e r no n p h y sic a l b e in g s s u rr o u n d u s a t all tim e s . W h y h av e w e n e v e r
se en th e m ? O u r b e lie fs d o n o t allow u s to s e e . If w e w is h to s e e th e m ,
w e e ith e r have to s e e k o u t th e b e lie fs t h a t m a k e u s b lin d o r e s ta b lis h
n ew b eliefs th a t m a k e us s e e . P e r h a p s w e s h o u ld s to p m e re ly r e g a r d
ing sp irit g u id es as p o s s ib le a n d s t a r t b e lie v in g in th e m a s r e a l. B u t we
a r e r e lu c ta n t to b e lie v e a n y th in g t h a t w e h a v e n o t e x p e rie n c e d . W e do
n o t w a n t to b e m isle d . W e h a v e a C a tc h -2 2 h e r e : W e c a n t s e e t h e s p ir
its un til w e b e lie v e in th e m , a n d w e c a n t b e lie v e in t h e m u n til w e se e
th e m .
A n o th e r e x a m p le is t h e p o p u la r sy n d ro m e (I s a y p o p u la r
b e c a u s e n e a rly e v e ry o n e s e e m s t o h a v e it) k n o w n a s A tte n tio n D e fic it
D is o rd e r, o r A D D . D o c to rs c a n 't u n d e r s t a n d w h y k id s t o d a y c a n t c o n
c e n tr a te ( th a t is w h y th e y la b e l t h e p r o b le m in s u c h a n o b s c u r e w ay ).
T h e c h ild s a tt e n ti o n g o e s in all d i r e c ti o n s . T h e c a u s e lie s in t h e b e lie f
sy s te m .
As m e n tio n e d , th e b e lie f s y s te m is a rr a n g e d to m ax im iz e p h ysical sur
vival, w hich m e a n s t h a t o u r b eliefs m ax im iz e in p u t fro m o b jec ts th a t
p o tentially th re a te n us a n d m in im iz es in p u t f ro m o b je c ts t h a t a r e likely to
p o se no th re a t. T his w o rk s well in s tr a ig h tf o rw a r d in te r a c tio n s w ith o th e r
beings a n d o b jec ts. B ut w e live in th e a g e o f in fo rm a tio n o u r lives a re
p ack ed w ith in fo rm a tio n . W h e re v e r w e go, w e a r e b o m b a r d e d w ith infor
m ation: billb o ard s, c o m m e rc ia ls o n T V a n d ra d io , w a r n in g lab els, lists of
in g re d ien ts, In te r n e t p op-ups, a n d b u lk e-m ails. W ith P r o c te r & G am b les
new p rin tin g tec hnology e v e n P rin g le s will h a v e su rfa c e -p rin te d tex t!
Look a ro u n d th e ro o m you a r e in n o w . C a n yo u fin d a sin g le artifi
cial item th a t d o e s n o t h a v e te x t o n it? You c a n t e v e n h a v e a d rin k of
ju ic e w ith o u t b e in g in fo rm e d o f h o w m a n y c a lo r ie s y o u r b o d y receives.
Lven w o rse , p ic tu re s a n d v o ice s in c o m m e rc ia l a d s a r e especially
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d e s ig n e d to c a tc h o u r a tt e n ti o n a n d d ir e c t it in to th e TV , ra d io , o r
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I n te r n e t. M a rk e tin g p e o p le w a n t o u r u n d iv id e d a tte n tio n so th ey can
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lhe0 en co u rag e u s to b u y t h e i r p r o d u c ts .
5 that T he tim e o f s tr a ig h tf o r w a r d in te r a c tio n h a s p a s s e d a n d o u r b e lie f
system s c a n t k e e p u p . K id s d o n t k n o w w h e r e to focus th e ir a tte n tio n
because t h e i r b e lie f s y s te m s c a n n o lo n g e r tell w h ich o b je c ts p o se phys
ical th r e a ts a n d w h ic h d o n o t; c o n s e q u e n tly t h e y c a n 't m a k e o u t w hich
input to e lim in a te a n d w h ic h to k e e p . T h e y a r e d ro w n in g in in p u t fro m
th eir s u rr o u n d in g s . T h e s e k id s h a v e d iffic u lty p a y in g a tte n tio n in class
because t h e i r b e lie f s y s te m s in c o r r e c tly e lim in a te in fo rm a tio n com ing
from th e ir te a c h e r s . C o m m e rc ia l a d s , on th e o t h e r h a n d , a r e n o t elim i
n ated b e c a u s e th e y a r e d e s ig n e d to a tt r a c t a tte n tio n . Is t h e r e any w o n d e r
kids a r e c o n fu s e d ?
T h e r e a r e tw o c u r e s to A D D , a n d s tu ffin g o u r k id s w ith m ind-
a lte rin g d r u g s is n o t o n e o f t h e m . E i th e r w e re m o v e all c o m m e rc ia l ad s
(w ouldnt t h a t b e n ic e ? ) a n d c u t b a c k on th e a m o u n t o f in fo rm a tio n
given fo r e v e ry little u n i m p o r ta n t th in g , o r w e e n c o u ra g e th e b e lie f sys
tem to a d a p t to t h e h ig h e r in fo r m a tio n lo a d (w h ich will m e a n m o re p e r
sonal lim its a n d s tr i c t e r h a b its ).

C ensored Inform ation

T h e b e lie f s y s te m n o t o n ly f ilte r s s e n s o r y in p u t, b u t also a d ju sts
so m e in p u t to f it t h e b e lie fs . T h is c a u se s u s to g e t a c e n s o r e d , even
p r o p a g a n d iz e d , v iew o f o u r s u rr o u n d in g s . W h y is o u r p e rc e p tio n
tw iste d in th is w a y ? B e c a u s e o u r r e a s o n c a n t c o p e w ith id ea s a n d
o b jec ts t h a t d o n o t c o n fo rm to w h a t w e e s tim a te re a lity to be. By h lte r-
ing th e in p u t, t h e e g o d o e s n o t h a v e to w o rry a b o u t la n d s lid e s w ithin
th e b e lie f s y s te m , w h ic h w o u ld n o d o u b t d is tu r b o u r fu n ctio n in g upon
th e p hysical p la n e .
T h e b e lie f s y s te m is fo rm e d by e x p e rie n c e . In o u r y o u n g e r y e a rs,
ea ch e x p e rie n c e e s ta b lis h e d a b e lie f in o u r m in d s. F o r e x a m p le , if as to d
d le rs w e p u t o u r h a n d s o n a h o t sto v e to p , w e e x p e rie n ce d pain a n d
> e sta b lis h e d th e b e lie f t h a t sto v e to p s a r e d a n g e ro u s. Sim ilarly, we e s ta b
lished beliefs th a t g rav ity pulls us do w n , w in te r is cold, c e m e te rie s a re
spooky, b ird s have th e ability to d ro p n a sty s tu ff from above, th e E a rth

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is round, space is vast, and so on. T h ere is alm ost no e n d to how m any
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beliefs we have established for ourselves.
Once a b elief is e stablished, it is rein fo rc e d w h en w e ex p erien ce
events sim ilar to the o ne th a t e sta b lish e d th e belief. E very tim e w e rein
force a belief, it gets ro o te d m o re firm ly in o u r b e lie f sy stem .
Eventually, th e belief b ecom es in te g ral to how w e in te r a c t w ith reality,
a t which p o int it s ta r ts filte rin g s e n so ry in p u t. In p u t th a t is c o n tra ry to
a firm b e lie f is plainly r e je c te d so th a t it will n o t u p s e t o u r p e rc e p tio n
o f reality.
F o r exam ple, a w om an lev itate s w ith o u t s u p p o rt. T h r e e m e n w itn ess
th e event. The firs t w itn ess, w ho believ es th a t h u m a n s c a n fly, h as no
p roblem in seein g th e lev itatio n a n d so a c c e p ts t h e e v e n t. H e d o e s n o t
even c o n sid e r th e levitation a n y th in g o u t o f th e o rd in a r y b e c a u s e it is o u r
beliefs th a t d ic ta te w h a t is o rd in a r y a n d w h a t is n o t. T h e s e c o n d w itn ess
believes th a t h u m an s c a n n o t fly. H e is c o n v in c e d t h a t th e le v itatio n is a
trick, a hoax, b e c a u s e it is th e only r e a s o n a b le e x p la n a tio n . A s su ch , h e
d oes n o t even feel th e n e e d to in v e s tig a te w h e t h e r h is a s su m p tio n is co r
re c t. T his is th e e g o s b e s t d e fe n s e a g a in s t u p s e ttin g n o tio n s . (F o r exam
ple, how m any p e o p le feel it is u n n e c e s s a r y to r e a d U F O lite ra tu re
sim ply b e c au se , even th o u g h th e y h a v e n o t in v e s tig a te d it fo r th em se lv e s,
th ey a re a lre a d y s u re th a t U F O s a r e u n r e a l o r e la b o r a te h o a x e s? )
T h e th ird w itn e s s h a s a d e e p ly r o o te d b e lie f t h a t h u m a n s c a n t fly.
T he m an d o es n o t s e e th e Ie v ita to r a t all, e v e n th o u g h h e is s ta r in g rig h t
a t her. T h e e v e n t is to ta lly f ilte r e d o u t by h is b e lie fs.
A m ajo r d isa d v a n ta g e to th e d iffic u lty o f c h a n g in g a b e lie f s y s te m is
th a t th e w orld a ro u n d us, h o w e v e r w e p e rc e iv e it, is c h a n g in g rapidly.
E verything is ch an g in g , a n d all th e tim e . E v e n o u r o w n b e in g s a r e chang
ing m o re quickly th a n th e e go, in its n e e d fo r sta b ility , w o u ld lik e to
a d m it. But th e b eliefs t h a t w e h a v e r e in f o rc e d all o u r lives sim p ly c a n t
c hange th a t quickly. O u r w h o le e x is te n c e c o u ld b e s h a k e n to t h e c o re
a n d o u r beliefs sim ply w o u ld n t allo w u s to k n o w it. W h a t u s e d to b e our
p o in ts of re fe re n c e , o u r b e lie fs, h a v e n o w b e c o m e o u r m in d veil.

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vvp Exercise: Affecting Beliefs

I For o n e w h o le day, c o n sc io u sly d e c id e w h a t y o u believe in.
b e li^ 2. W hen y o u rea d s o m e th in g , o r w h e n s o m e b o d y tells you s o m e t h in g -
w hatever it m ay bech eck y o u r w ristw a tc h .

3. If th e tim e sh o w s a n o d d - n u m b e r e d h o u r, th e n d e c id e t h a t y o u d o n t
believe w h a te v e r y o u a re to ld . Tell y o u rse lf, "I d o n t believe th at."

4. If th e tim e sh o w s a n e v e n -n u m b e re d h o u r, d e c id e to believe in w h a t
ever y o u are to ld . Tell y o u rse lf, T h a t s o u n d s rea so n a b le . I believe th a t.
e m e n 'V'tness 5. C onsider h o w th e s e s ta te m e n ts a f f e c ty o u r b e lie f a b o u t th e in fo rm a
a n % .h a s no tion over tim e.
H e does noi
6. At th e e n d o f th e day, th in k a b o u t y o u r beliefs. A re th e y d iffe re n t from
cau se it js our w h a t th e y w e re a t th e b e g in n in g o f th e day. D o y o u fin d y o u rself
5c n d witness believing in th in g s t h a t u p u n til to d a y y o u w ere skeptical a b o u t? If so,
levitation is a th e n y o u k n o w t h a t th e b e lie f sy ste m is a m a c h in e th a t can b e c o n

t. A s such, he sciously p ro g ra m m e d . In o t h e r w o rd s, given tim e , yo u can tea c h y o u r

self to believe in a n y th in g y o u w a n t.
m p tion is cor-
s . (For exam-
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f themselves,
oaxes?) H o w d o o u r b e li e f s a f f e c t u s in t h e a s t r a l w o r l d ? L e t u s lo o k a t an

a n s cant fly- e x a m p le . A n a s t r a l p r o j e c t o r p r o j e c t s i n to a n a s t r a l f o r e s t a n d f in d s it

s ta rin g r'g1'1 v e ry b e a u tif u l a n d s e r e n e . T h e p r o j e c t o r e n jo y s it tr e m e n d o u s l y . B ut

w hy w o u ld t h e r e b e a f o r e s t in t h e a s t r a l ? F o r n o p a r t i c u l a r r e a s o n ,
o t h e r t h a n t h e p r o j e c t o r b e lie v e s t h a t t h e a s t r a l lo o k s lik e t h e p h y s i
i f system is
cal a n d f o r e s ts a r e v e r y c o m m o n in t h e p h y s ic a l. O u r b e lie fs d i c t a te
gin g W -
o u r p e r c e p t i o n . W h a t w o u ld t h e p r o j e c t o r h a v e s e e n in t h e a s tr a l if h e
2 , a r e chanf
b a d n o p r e c o n c e iv e d b e li e f a b o u t w h a t t h e a s t r a l i s ? H e w o u ld h a v e ,
vould like to
to t h e b e s t o f h is a b ility , s e e n t h e t r u e n a t u r e o f t h e a s t r a l , w h ic h is a
sim p')'ran big p a r t o f o u r o w n n a t u r e a s m u ltid im e n s io n a l b e in g s . In o t h e r
t o th e core- w o r d s , t h e p r o j e c t o r h a d a c h a n c e to d is c o v e r a p ie c e o f h is o w n
s e d to h e n a tu r e , b u t h is b e lie fs i n t e r f e r e d . I lik e f o r e s ts a t l e a s t a s m u c h a s th e
d veil- n e x t p e r s o n , b u t i s n t e x p lo r in g t h e n a tu r e o f o u r b e in g g r a n d e r th a n
e x p lo rin g a f o r e s t?
In th e m ed ic a l w o rld , a p la c e b o is a fa k e c u re , o fte n given as su g a r
pills o r s ta g e d su rg e ry . In D r. H e n ry K. B e e c h e r s 1955 p a p e r T h e

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 Astral Projection anil the Nature o f Reality

Pow erful P lacebo,"3 th e placebo effect w as f o u n d t o i m p r o v e t h e h e a l t h

o f b etw een 21 a n d 58 p e rc e n t o f th e trial p a tie n ts . A p l a c e b o u s e s t h e
p a tie n ts b e lie f in th e c u re to p ro m o te healin g . If th e p a tie n t h a s a b e l i e f
th a t says m ed icine is a ble to heal h e r p a rtic u la r a ilm en t, sh e c a n be
he a le d w ith o u t th e m edicine a s long as sh e b eliev es s h e is tak in g it. The
y"
placebo is an ex am p le o f h ow b eliefs g o v e rn o u r reality .
So h e re is th e big q u e s tio n : A c c o rd in g to p h y sic s, th e c re a tu re
called th e b e e h a s w ings to o sm a ll to allo w its la r g e b o d y to fly. Yet it
s p ite s us by buzzing a ro u n d like a n a c ro b a t in t h e a ir. N ow , im agine O **
th a t s a m e b e e flying to c o lle g e to s tu d y p h y sic s a n d a e ro d y n a m ic s
|dsH
b e c a u s e it w a n ts to a d v a n c e ith in t h e h iv e. A f te r g r a d u a tio n , it looks
u p on its ow n b o d y , m e a s u r in g t h e w in g - b o d y r a t i o . W ill th e b e e still
b e a b le to fly, o r will its new ly c r e a t e d b e lie fs in p h y s ic s k e e p it o n th e
g ro u n d ?

Friday, Decem ber 6, 2 0 0 2

Levitation Teaching
This experience takes p la c e so m e w h e r e b e tw e e n the d r e a m w o rld a n d the astral.

I dream I am sitting o n a b e n c h in the s q u a re o f m y h o m e t o w n w ith w hat se em s to be

m y family. I d o not re co gn iz e these people, b u t they fee l lik e family. A m an who

re m inds m e o f D o n Juan (from C arlo s C a s ta n e d a s b o o k s ) a p p ears. P e rh a p s the feeling

o f this m an being a teacher m a k e s m y m in d d r a w the p a ra lle l to D o n Juan, w h o is also

a teacher. Intuitively, I k n o w this m a n is d ea d , b u t I c a n se e h im anyw ay. H e seem s to

be here o n ly in spirit.

H e is levitating, floating a fe w feet a b o v e the g r o u n d . H e e x p la in s that h e h a s come

to teach u s all the art o f levitation. H e e n c o u r a g e s m e to try. I try se v e ra l times, but each
'^olution
time the thought that it is i m p o ss ib le p o p s into m y m ind . C o nseque ntly, it is im possi

ble; y o u c a n t d o so m e th in g if y o u b e lie v e that so m e t h in g c a n t b e done. The man

en courage s m e o v e r a n d over. A y o u n g e r m a n next to m e starts levitating. H e seem s to

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have n o trouble learning, but I do. I fin a lly d e c id e that the b est w ay to sto p the limiting

thought from p o p p in g into m y m in d is b y s t o p p in g m y intern al dialogue. I think this is

S f'H
what D o n Juan w o u ld h a v e d one.

The s e c o n d I sto p m y in n e r d ia lo g u e there is a big blast! I s u sp e c t the blast is in

the w aking p h y sica l w orld. Apparently, I n o w k n o w I a m n o t aw ake. I ca n see pieces of

a firecracker flying in front o f m y d re a m in g eyes. I su sp e c t a fire cra cker h a s been set o

tight next to m y left ear in the p hysical. W h o w o u ld d o s u c h a th in g? W h oev er it he
 The Belief System

',il1 wo M "<hesl,ale lo h uli me' ' C M be *rea' phys'cal dan$er- 1M l to wake up. I
"manage lo wake up purely as an act o f will. II lakes me ten seconds lo reach a fully
au,ake state o f mind.
S^e 0
I look over to m y left and see m y wife Barb sitting peacefully at the kitchen table.
S , i j
I conclude the cat m ust have caused the noise, perhaps dropping his can o f food off
the counter onto the floor, b u t later when asked, Barb says there never was any racket.
In fact, the w h ole m o rn in g h a s b e e n u n u s u a lly calm.

e air. ' ' I believe that during the night, I sp en t a g o o d am ount o f time at an astral learn-
! aerQ^ ,lllaglne mg center, where I took a class in how beliefs affect our reality. The people I per-

Vnani|cs ceji)e(j as my fam ily w ere m y fello w students. Perhaps they feel like family because
we spend so much tim e together in the astral. We were all given a lesson in how
beliefs govern our realities. In this case, the lesson could only be learned in a dream
environment, where m ost o f the beliefs o f the physical world are intact. Therefore,
the class m oved into the dream dim ension, at which time the dreaming me became
aware o f the teaching. The teacher sh o w ed us how the b elief o f gravity could pre
vent us from levitating. There was absolutely no reason why I could not levitate,
since there is no gravity in the dream dim ension, except that I believed it could not
be done.
The blast signaled the end o f the lesson. Apparently, the whole lesson was
designed to lead m e up to the realization that inner dialogue holds our beliefs in place.
When toe stop the inner dialogue we are free to see without the filter o f our beliefs.
When the lesson was learned, the teacher felt it unnecessary for me to stick around, so
he tricked m e into waking up with a big blast.

Mind Evolution
H ow ever m u ch o f o u r s e n so ry in p u t o u r beliefs filte r o ut, th e r e is
o fte n a sm all piec e o f in d e fin a b le (ac c o rd in g to o u r b e lie f sy stem s) infor
m ation th a t slips th ro u g h th e c ra c k s in o u r b eliefs a n d re a c h e s o u r m ind.
W hen it flow s in to o u r c o n scio u sn e ss w e c a n t m ak e s e n se o f it because
we have n o p r io r e x p e rie n c e o r b e lie f to w hich to re la te it. This is th e
case d u rin g o u r firs t a s tr a l p ro je c tio n .
W h e n w e leave o u r b o d ies fo r th e firs t tim e, n a tu ra lly w e ru n into
new ex p e rie n ce s, b e c a u se w e a re in u n e x p lo re d te rrito rie s . W e d e s p e r
ately try to m ake s e n se o f w h a t is h ap p en in g . D uring my first a stra l p ro
1oil
jec tio n , I trie d to rea so n logically, b u t th a t did no t m ee t with much
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 Astral Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality * jt
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success in th e a stra l. In spite of o u r e ffo rts to u n d e rs ta n d , if th e belief
system c a n t rela te , th e ex p erien ce will rem a in an u nknow n until our
subconscious has had tim e to digest it. W h a t th e b elief sy stem can t
g rasp, we c a n t g rasp . A fter a w hile, w e ju s t have to give up try in g to
m ake sen se o f it; label it Cool e x p e rie n ce o f th e fir s t d e g re e , a n d sto re
it in th e back of o u r m inds.
T he rea so n w e c a n t m ak e s e n se o f o u r a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e is th a t th e
beliefs we hold a b o u t th e n a tu re o f re a lity co n flict w ith it. In tim e , we
subconsciously fin d a n e e d to m odify o u r b eliefs to in c o r p o r a te th e un d e
niable a stra l e x p e rie n ce . T his is a n a tu ra l p ro c e s s in w h ich th e b e lie f sys
te m lea rn s a n d a d a p ts to ch a n g in g life c o n d itio n s. T h e p ro ce ss is
d esig ned to optim ize survival in th e physical b u t m ig h t j u s t as well be
used to optim ize nonphysical e x p lo ra tio n . As th e b e lie f s y s te m is re s tru c
tu re d to allow n ew ru le s fo r rea lity , w e fin d o u rse lv e s in a n u n co m fo rt
ab le situ atio n , n o t know ing w h a t re a lity is o r w h a t p h y sical life is. In
find a food w ith a
s h o rt, w e d o n t know w h a t w e b e lieve in a n y m o re .
W h e n th e r e a rra n g in g is fin a lly c o m p le te , w e fin d t h a t w e suddenly
5a Jo all tha t m
you have compl<
believe th a t leaving th e b o d y is a s n a tu r a l a s d ay a n d n ig h t. A n e w belief,
tw h y d id y o u haye

th a t a p e rs o n c a n leave his ph y sic a l body , h a s b e e n e s ta b lis h e d . A t the
sa m e lim e , th e b e lie f th a t I a m a p h y sic a l b e in g h a s b e e n a lte re d to
include a t le a s t th e p o ssib ility th a t t h e a w a r e n e s s o f t h a t b e in g can be
focused o u tsid e th e physical, a n d th e b e lie f o f d e a th a s th e fin al gam e There is an air of
o v e r is dan g lin g by a th in t h r e a d (s e e f ig u re 1).
iWnka thought, anoth(
*' first thought. Eve
( s ta b le belief sy stern ) ^
Input: Experience p, ssy have done
Vwtine!
We
(E x p e rie n c e d o e s not m atch beliefs) sre M atures v
we do nt ofte
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\ of beliefs (i.e., learning) / "o r l,
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(M em ory of experience s u o n re ^ g rT '

gure 1. The b elie f sy ste m s le a rn in g p r o c e s s in r e s p o n s e to a n astral projection

experience.

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S o m e tim e s it f e e ls lik e w e a r e s ta n d in g still, as if we have stopped

R e m e m b e r th e n t h a t m o st c h a n g e s ta k e place in th e subcon
e v o lv in g .
s c io u s . We a re n o t a w a re o f th e m .

C hanging Thought Patterns

Exercise: Thought Reactions

1. Go in to the bathroom .
2. W hile in th e ba th ro o m , b rin g to m in d w h a t yo u ate for breakfast. If
you skipped breakfast, b rin g to m in d y o u r last meal.
3. Think o f w h a t food in th a t m eal was high in sugar content; for exam
ple, cereal.
4. If you c a n 't find a n y th in g in th a t meal th a t qualifies, think ab o u t
everything y o u have eaten d u rin g the last couple o f days until you
find a food w ith a high sugar co n ten t.
5. Go d o all th a t now , th en retu rn to th is book. Do n o t read fu rth e r until
you have com pleted steps I -4.
6. W hy did y o u have to d o all this, y o u ask. We shall see in a m inute.

T h e r e is a n a ir o f fam ilia rity to h o w y o u r m in d w o rk s. W h e n you

th in k a th o u g h t, a n o th e r th o u g h t follow s im m e d ia te ly , a s if trig g e re d by
th e fir s t th o u g h t. E v e ry th o u g h t h a s a th o u g h t re a ctio n . T his is a
pro ce ss you h a v e d o n e so m a n y tim e s it h a s b e c o m e a r o u tin e a lim it
ing ro u tin e !
W e a r e c re a tu r e s w h o like th e s e c u rity a n d re a s s u ra n c e th a t h ab its
offer, so w e d o n o t o fte n w e lc o m e c h a n g e. H ow ever, in o r d e r to change
ou r p ictu re o f th e w o rld , w e h av e to ch a n g e th e way w e th in k . As it is
said: C hange y o u r m in d a n d y o u r b o d y will follow. W e will now s tre tc h
our m ind m uscles o u tsid e o f o u r fam iliar th o u g h t p a tte rn s a n d o u r bod
ies will follow.
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C hanging Thought Patterns

For one whole day, think outside the box.
I. When you hear a sound (for example, the sound o f a motorcycle), do
nor think, Yeah, that's a motorcycle," as you usually do. Instead
think. Yeah, that's an antelope. Your thoughts will get slightly con
fused and this will allow you to observe how y o u r m ind works.
2. W henever a thought pops into yo u r m ind, and y ou know exactly w hat
thought will follow as a reaction because yo u have already done it so
many times, cut o ff th at thou g h t and replace it with a wild th o u g h t of
y our own invention. For example, w hen you p o u r your milk in the
m orning, instead o f t h i n k i n g .. and I will use m y balancing skills so
I w ont spill . . . think "This is a magical glass o f milk, forged in the
fires of M o u n t Doom. It holds the milk in place w ith special magical
powers." Keep feeding y o u r m ind such unexpected thoughts.
3. Notice how the feeling o f fam iliarity d isappears from y our m ind. You
are changing your th inking ro u tin e and, consequently, y o u r thought
patterns. This opens u p y o u r m ind so th a t you will see m ore possibil
ities than you are used to.

Now, le t us go b a c k to th e T h o u g h t R e a c tio n s e x e rc is e , in w hich you

w e n t into th e b a th r o o m . W h e n you th o u g h t o f s u g a r, d id you look at
y our te e th in th e m ir r o r ? If so, th is is a live e x a m p le o f h o w th o u g h t reac
tio n s w ork. D u rin g th e 1980s, I w a s b o m b a r d e d b y p r o p a g a n d a th a t said
su g a r ru in s te e th . T h is fo rm e d a f e a r o f s u g a r in m e . If you w e re exposed
to th e s a m e p r o p a g a n d a c a m p a ig n , t h e n you m ig h t h a v e th e sam e fear.
In th e c a se o f th e e x e rc is e , w h e n yo u th o u g h t o f su g ar, th e fear
kicked in a n d th e re a c tio n to t h a t f e a r w a s a th o u g h t to ch e ck your teeth
to m ake s u re th e y h a d n o t b e e n r u in e d by t h e s u g a r you a te . This is the
a u to m a te d s u b c o n sc io u s p r o c e s s o f th o u g h t r e a c tio n s . Now th a t you
have e x p e rie n ce d th e w o rk in g s o f th o u g h t re a c tio n fo r y o u rse lf, you can
le a rn to i n te r ru p t it a n d t u r n it in to a c o n s c io u s p ro c e s s .
 Physical Realities

To r e a p t h e t r u e p o w e r o f t h e a s tr a l, y o u h a v e to u n d e rs ta n d w h a t
th e a s tr a l is a n d h o w y o u , a s a c o n s c io u s b e in g , r e la te to it. But th e r e
are m an y t r a p s a lo n g t h e p a th to th a t u n d e rs ta n d in g . I w r ite a b o u t th is
h e re a n d in t h e n e x t c h a p te r b e c a u s e th e b ig g est m is ta k e I m a d e th e
d e e p e s t t r a p I fell in to w h e n I f ir s t s ta r te d w ith a s tr a l p ro je c tio n w as to
assu m e t h a t t h e a s tr a l is a n o th e r v e rs io n o f th e p h y sical. It is not.
T h e t r u t h is th a t , o n a s u p e rfic ia l level, th e a s tr a l is w h a te v e r you
m ake it in to , so if you w a n t to m a k e it look like th e p h ysical, you can
(im agine th e co n fu sio n th is c a u se s in th e a s tr a l) . But th is is n o t w h a t we
w a n t to d o . W e w a n t to p u sh th ro u g h to th e tr u e n a tu r e o f th e a s tra l a n d
n o t get c a u g h t in a n o th e r p h ysical reality .
It is v e ry likely th a t a n y p re c o n c e iv e d n o tio n you h av e o f w h a t th e
astra l is will lim it y o u r a d v e n tu re s . E ven th e sm a lle st e x p e cta tio n will
affect yo u r a s tra l e x p e rie n c e s , as th ey did m in e . It is th e re fo re im p o r
ta n t th a t you have a co m p le te ly o p en m in d a b o u t how th e a stra l w orks.
You m u st un tie all id ea s you have a b o u t w h a t th e a s tra l is. O p en y our
m ind to new possibilities. Do n o t a c ce p t a n y lim its.
F orget all you know a b o u t vision, h e arin g , to u ch , ta s te , sm ell, and
 Astral Projection and the Na ture o f Reality

everything else associated w ith th e physical. T hey a re no t th e tools of

th e a stra l. If you w ant to find out w h a t th e a stra l is, first rem ove all lim
iting notions of w h a t physical life a nd reality a re . If you a re having diffi
culty accepting th a t th e a s tra l is a p a r t o f reality , you m u st rew rite your
definition o f reality, p e rh a p s even your d efin itio n o f life. S ta rt from
sc ra tch a nd let yo u r a s tra l e x p e rie n ce s s h a p e y o u r u n d e rs ta n d in g o f the
a stra l.

Wednesday, March 13, 2002

The Recursive Creation
In meditation, in m y m in d s eye, I g o to Goldie, o n e o f m y current spirit guides. I

a s k him to help m e re m o ve the m in d veil:

I want to se e everyth ing a r o u n d m e, I tell Goldie. " I w ant to see the w hole of

creation.
O n e c a n n ot s e e it all," G o ld ie says, b e c a u s e it is infinitely recursive. Just like a
proton is part o f a n atom, w h ich in turn is p art o f a m olecule, s o is the C reation struc

tured. The u n iverse is part o f so m e th in g bigger, w h ich is part o f so m e th in g eve n bigger,

a n d so o n into eternity. The p h y sic a l w o r ld is p art o f the spirit w orld. The spirit world

is also infinitely recursive.

This is a g ro u n d b re a k in g insight f o r me. The re is n o e n d to anything. There is n o

final destination to o u r so u ls progress, f o r n o th in g ends.

"T h en I w ant to se e a pretty big picture.

A n o th e r spirit co m e s u p a n d g iv e s m e a thing that l o o k s lik e a lam p. I stare into

the lam p a n d it b lin d s m e w ith y e llo w light. The light c h a n g e s color. The b a c k o f my

ph y sical n e ck is tingling. The e n e rg y pattern in m y n e c k is o p e ning. I see, not in visions,

but in feelings, h o w the spirit w o r ld is. It is built f rom fee lings that h a v e n o n am e s in

hum an languages. They re m in d m e o f beauty, h op e, self-realization, op e n n e ss, a d v e n

ture, a n d creativity.

In th is c h a p te r, I a tt e m p t to lo o se n y o u r b e lie fs a b o u t w h a t reality
is. You d o n o t n e c e s s a rily h a v e to a g r e e w ith w h a t I w r ite . T h e im p o r
ta n t th in g is th a t you a c c e p t t h e p o s s ib ility t h a t t h e r e m a y b e m o re to
rea lity a n d life t h a n you h a v e b e e n ta u g h t. T h is p o in t o f v iew will help
you m ak e th e b e s t o f y o u r a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e s . I will t r y to rem o v e any
lim iting e x p e c ta tio n s o f t h e a s tr a l f r o m y o u r b e lie f s y s te m , to give you an
e a s ie r tim e le a rn in g fro m y o u r a s tr a l tra v e ls . H o w e v e r, b e c a u s e chang-
 Physical Realities

jng a b e lie f s y s te m is o n e o f t h e m o s t d iffic u lt th in g s a p e r s o n c a n d o you

mav w a n t to r e a d th is c h a p t e r m o r e t h a n o n c e .

life'< * Limiting B eliefs

' rStandi"8ofC
Too m an y p e o p le v iew t h e p h y sic a l a s t h e o n ly re a lity . T h ey believe
th at a n y th in g r e a l m u s t b e p h y s ic a l. T o th e m , t h e r e a r e tw o a lte rn a tiv e s :
astral p r o je c tio n is a p h y s ic a l p h e n o m e n o n , o r it is a h a llu c in a tio n . It is
inconceivable to m o s t o f u s t h a t a p e r s o n c a n e n t e r a n o th e r d im e n sio n ,
w hich is n o t p h y s ic a l, a n d still v iew t h e j o u r n e y a s re a l. S ta rtin g fro m th is
n a rro w p o in t o f view , t h o s e w h o a tt e m p t to v a lid a te o r in v a lid a te th e re a l
ity of a s tr a l p r o je c tio n (a n d I h a v e a tt e m p t e d it) a r e a c tu a lly u sin g th e
physical to t r y to p ro v e t h a t a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is r e a l. T h is is im p o ssib le to
show, o f c o u rs e , s in c e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is n o t a p h y sic a l p h e n o m e n o n .
As a b r a i n te a s e r , w h a t w o u ld h a p p e n if s o m e o n e m a n a g e d to p ro v e
th a t an a s tr a l p r o je c tio n c a n m a n if e s t s o m e th in g , le ts say a cool b re e z e
of air, in th e p h y s ic a l? W o u ld o n ly t h e p h y sic a l m a n ife s ta tio n b e view ed
as re a l? W e c a n t p ro v e t h a t t h e r e s t o f th e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n is p h ysical,
so t h a t m u s t m e a n t h a t t h a t p a r t is u n r e a l, r ig h t? T h e c a u se b e c o m e s

,4 There's" unreal a n d t h e e ffe c t b e c o m e s re a l.

T h a t w ay o f th in k in g is w id e s p re a d in m o d e r n sc ie n c e . It is th e lim it
ing fac to r in m e d ic in e . F o r e x a m p le , it is a little-k n o w n fact th a t all dis
ease o rig in a te s in th e m in d a re a lm th a t is v iew ed as u n re a la n d th a t
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3 lamp m any o f th e sy m p to m s a p p e a r in th e p h y sical. B lin d ed by o u r b e lie f in th e
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W. The bad physical, w e try to h e a l t h e d ise a s e by w ip in g o u t th e physical sy m p to m s.
- 5 W e pay no a tte n tio n to th e ir o rig in . As a re s u lt, th e d ise a se su rvives a n d
a p p e ars in o th e r s y m p to m s, like a t r e e t h a t h a s b e e n c u t g ro w s a lte rn a te
. op*1'1' bran c h e s. W h a t w e m u st u n d e rs ta n d is th a t th e origin o f d ise a se is the
key to h e a lth a n d sy m p to m s a r e c re a te d m erely to a ssist us, a le rtin g us
of th e p re s e n c e o f th e d ise a se , so th a t w e m ay deal w ith its origin.
S cientists re fu s e to e n te r re s e a r c h a re a s th a t a r e c o n sid e red
- f e i ^ im proper: a s tra l p ro je c tio n , in tu itio n , p rec o g n itio n , clairvoyance, tele p a
r l e 0,o 'e ' thy, telekinesis, r e m o te view ing, UFOs, a n d d rea m s, to n a m e a few.
Those w ho do jeo p a rd iz e th e ir c a re e rs a n d risk ridicule from th eir
of v * ve <n) p e e rs. But. who decides w h a t is p ro p e r a n d im p ro p e r? T he ego. T he soul
does not have th e lim itatio n s o f p ro p e r a n d im proper.
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 Astral Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality

Science has becom e institutionalized a n d has th ere b y lost th e flexi

bility n e e d ed to investigate a ph e n o m e n o n like astra l pro jectio n . T h ere
is no g r e a te r tragedy th an this. Som ehow , we have extinguished the
flam e th a t drives scienceth e d e sire to know t ru th a n d in so doing we
have p rev e n te d re s e a rc h th a t could lead us in to a b e tte r w o rld . W e could
all b e com m unicating tele pathically by now , h a d w e given th e p h en o m e
n o n th e p r o p e r scientific investigation it d e s e rv e d a few y e a rs back.
Som ehow , th e d e sire to know th e tru th h a s b e e n re p la c e d w ith th e
d e sire to d e fe n d w h a t w e previously a c c e p te d a s tr u th , for no reaso n
o th e r th a n w e in v este d p rid e in th e m as tru th s . But. h u m an k in d can t
evolve by clinging to y e s te r d a y s tru th s . T h e h u m a n m in d is evolving.
W e a re e n ric h in g o u r re a lity to in clu d e d im e n s io n s o u tsid e th e phys
ical. W ith th is, n ew tru th s will s u rfa c e . T h a t is u n a v o id a b le . T h a t is how
evolution w o rk s a n d h a s w o rk e d s in c e t h e b ir th o f w h a te v e r w as th e
b eg in ning, if t h e r e e v e r w a s o n e . S o m e n e w t r u t h s will m a k e u s q u estio n
old tru th s (or, r a th e r , w h a t w e th o u g h t w e r e tr u t h s ) , b u t th is is only
h ealth y. W h a t is u n h e a lth y , o n th e o t h e r h a n d , is to cling to o u td a te d
tru th s , as if th e y w e re o u r lifeline.
T h e r e is n o th in g w r o n g w ith th e sc ie n tific m o d e l. W h a t is w ro n g is
th a t th e c u r r e n t s e t o f t r u t h s t r u t h s t h a t s u p p o s e d ly w e r e collected
using th e sc ie n tific m o d e lis c o n ta m in a te d b y false a s s u m p tio n s ab o u t
w h a t c o n s titu te s re a lity . O u r c a r e le s s a s s u m p tio n s a b o u t w h a t rea lity is
hav e led us to a d e a d e n d . H e r e a r e s o m e e x a m p le s o f false assu m p tio n s:
th e p h ysical d im e n s io n is e x te r n a l; a n y th in g n o t c o n n e c te d to th e physi
cal is a n illusion; r e a lity is c o n s ta n t a n d , t h e r e f o r e , a flu id w o rld is less
re a l th a n a slo w -c h a n g in g w o rld ; a n d a n y th in g w e c a n t g r a s p w ith our
logical m in d s is u n r e a l. T h e s c ie n tific m o d e l h a s a m e c h a n is m fo r rep lac
ing in v a lid a te d t r u t h s , b u t t h a t m e c h a n is m is b lo c k e d by t h e a s su m p tio n s
o f th o u s a n d s o f s c ie n tis ts . T h e s e a s s u m p tio n s , in t u r n , a r e b a s e d on
b eliefs h e ld by s c ie n tis ts . A s m u c h a s o n e tr i e s , it is d iffic u lt to b e an
o b jec tiv e s c ie n tis t. W h e n p r e s e n t e d w ith t h e r e s u lts o f a n e x p e rim e n t, it
is h u m a n n a tu r e to fall b a c k u p o n p re v io u s ly h e ld b e lie fs w h e n in te r p re t
in g th e m . It is d iffic u lt to c o m e u p w ith th e o r i e s t h a t c o n flic t w ith th e
c o re ol w h a t o n e h a s b e e n ta u g h t.
 P h ysica l Realities
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My Essence
I h a v e long w o n d e r e d i f l a m a so u l, u n b o u n d e d b y m y p h y sica l body, o r if l a m a
ln,0S '
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en h "to un k n ow n to me. It is cle ar n o w that I a m a soul. If I w ere the b od y, I w o u ld not b e able
" ,e p h e " % to haue astral projection s.
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O n e m ight a r g u e that the b o d y - b o u n d e d c o n s c io u s n e s s c o u ld project (perhaps
Placed with ,he
with the h e lp o f the soul), b u t w h a t w o u l d b e the p u r p o s e o f s u c h a bility? It d o e s not
' f 0 r reaso,
make se n se that a b o d y - b o u n d e d c o n s c io u s n e s s ca n project, b e c a u s e it d ies with the
M an k in d cant body. If it d id n o t d ie w ith the b o d y, it w o u l d n o t b e b o u n d e d by the b o d y in the first
d is evolving,
place, a n d that m a k e s it a soul.
iitside the phys- It is m o re likely that it is the s o u l that projects, a n d sin c e I a m the o n e projecting,
t>le. That is how I am that soul. T he p r o je c tio n s p r o v e that I, the soul, am a b le to su rv iv e w ithout a
latever was the body. Therefore, I w ill s u r v iv e p h y s ic a l death. P hew , w hat a relief.
ak e us question
bu t this is only It is n o t to o d iffic u lt to c o n c e iv e t h a t o u r five s e n s e s c a n t p e rc e iv e
ing to outdated all o f c re a tio n . If you s u b s c r ib e to t h e t h e o r y o f e v o lu tio n , th e n a physi
cal s e n se is a to o l t h a t o u r a n c e s t o r s c r e a t e d , p o ssib ly by c o in c id e n ce , in
fh at is wrong is o rd e r to im p ro v e t h e i r c h a n c e s o f s u rv iv a l. F o r e x a m p le , a n im a ls th a t
w e re collected live u n d e rg r o u n d h a v e n o u s e f o r p h y sic a l e y e s b e c a u s e it is to o d a rk for

i m p t i o n s about
th e m to se e a n d , s o , th e y d o n o t d e v e lo p ey es.
In o r d e r to c o m m u n ic a te w h a t th e y w e re se n sin g , o u r a n c e s to rs
w h a t re a lity
cam e up w ith th e a b s tr a c t id e a o f e v e ry th in g th a t co u ld b e s e n s e d and
s e a s s u m p t i 0115;
labeled it th e p h y sic a l. If b io lo g ical o rg a n is m s d o evolve, it is co nceivable
e d t o t h e P ^ sl
th a t t h e r e a r e p le n ty o f th in g s a ro u n d u s t h a t w e c a n t p e rc e iv e, b e c au se
Irl is I',S-
id w ork* w e have n o t y e t evolved s e n s e s c a p a b le o f p e rc e iv in g th e m . It w ould be
a very lim iting m is ta k e to a s su m e t h a t o u r c u r r e n t s e t o f s e n se s is capa
ble of p e rc e iv in g e v e ry th in g a ro u n d us. T h e re fo re , it w ould b e in co rrec t
" iS " ' n .p t i "S
to a ssu m e th a t a n y th in g is u n re a l j u s t b e c a u s e w e c a n t s e n se it. You can
f e e d - " b et t h e r e will be a n u p g ra d e d v e rsio n o f th e h u m an n e x t y e a ro n e with
> r he n air-conditioninga n d a n o th e r th e y e a r a f te r t h a t, a n d so on a n d so forth.
Little by little, w e c re a te s e n se s for w h a t w e c a n t y et p erceiv e.
" e X , e !o t e r P ret M any p eo p le view m in d as a n o b jec t th a t trav els th ro u g h th e physi
w he 1 tbf cal a nd sees w h a t is th e re . B ut w h a t we e x p e rie n ce as physical is inside
th e m ind. O ur se n se s feed th e m in d w ith in fo rm a tio n a n d th e m ind cre
a te s th e ex p erie n ce of th e physical fro m th a t in fo rm atio n . The sam e goes

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 Astral Projection a n d the Na ture o f Reality

for the a stra l. W h a t inspires us to c re a te th e ex p erien ce o f th e physical

o r the a stra l is som ething entirely diffe re n t a n d nobody seem s to have a
good idea of w hat it is. T h e refo re , claim ing th a t a stra l p ro je c tio n is an
illusion (and th e re fo re not real) b ecau se it only h a p p e n s in th e m in d is
a b su rd . W h e re else w ould it tak e p lace? R eality, physical o r a s tra l, is
so m ething we c re a te w ithin o u r m inds, n o t s o m e th in g t h a t is se rv e d to
us by so m e th in g e x te rn a l.

T h e N a tu re o f th e P h y sica l
Too m any p eo p le have view ed th e p h y sical as th e only tr u e reality.
T h a t opinion is c hanging now b e c a u s e o f r e s e a r c h in q u a n tu m physics.
Q u a rk s a re well k now n a s th e p a rtic le s t h a t b u ild th e n e u tr o n s a n d p ro
to n s th a t in tu rn m ak e up th e a to m , w h ic h w a s lo n g a s su m e d to b e th e
indivisible building block o f physical m a tte r . P h y sicists a r e n ow looking
fo r th e building b lo ck s fo r q u a rk s . T h e s e th e o r e tic a l b u ild in g b locks are
n a m e d ris h o n s o r s tr a to n s by s o m e . W h e n a n d if th e y fin d th e s e p a rti
cles, c h a n c e s a r e th e y will h a v e to s t a r t lo o k in g fo r t h e p a rtic le th a t
m ak es up ris h o n s o r s tr a to n s . W h e n t h a t is fo u n d , th e h u n t b eg in s for
so m e th in g even s m a lle r. T h e r e s e e m s to b e n o e n d to h o w m an y tim es
w e can d ivide p a rtic le s in to s m a lle r d is c r e te c o m p o n e n ts .
T h e se tiny p a rtic le s a r e s e p a r a te d by c o m p a ra tiv e ly v a s t d ista n c e s of
em p ty s p a c e . T h e f a r t h e r d o w n w e look in to m a tte r , t h e m o re sp a ce we
fin d . A n a to m is n o t a so lid p a rtic le b u t a n e m p ty s p a c e in h a b ite d by neu
tro n s , p ro to n s , a n d e le c tro n s . N e u tr o n s a n d p r o to n s a r e e m p ty spaces
in h a b ite d by q u a rk s . L ikew ise, a q u a r k is n o t a so lid p a rtic le , b u t an
e m p ty s p a c e in h a b ite d by r is h o n s . R is h o n s a r e a ls o m o stly e m p ty space,
a n d so fo rth . E v e ry tim e w e d isc o v e r a n e w p a rtic le , it tu r n s o u t to be
th e e ffect o f a s m a lle r p a rtic le lu rk in g in a v a s t s p a c e . In fac t, t h e r e is
no p a rtic le to b e fo u n d , o nly m o re e m p ty s p a c e w ith t h e p ro m is e o f an
even sm a lle r p a rtic le . T h e n a tu r e o f m a t t e r is a n e lu siv e r id d le o f infinite
e m p tin ess.
W h e n ; w e orig in ally th o u g h t t h e r e w o u ld b e b u ild in g b lo ck s, th e re
is n o th in g . H ow c a n th is b e ? W h a t is th is th in g w e call m a t t e r ? How can
physical m a tte r b e b u ilt fro m n o th in g n e s s ? H ow c a n p h ysical m a tte r be
so m e th in g th a t is n o t?
 P h y sica l Realities

An analogy t h a t c o m e s e a sily to m e , p e r h a p s b e c a u s e I a m a so ft
ware e n g in e e r, is v irtu a l re a lity . In s o ftw a r e , a v irtu a l re a lity is r e p r e
sented by in fo rm a tio n a b o u t t h e w o rld . T h e s o ftw a r e d o e s n o t co n ta in
W e a, 0r S i the actual w o rld itse lf; h e n c e t h e w o r d v ir tu a l. O n e w ay o f lo o k in g a t it
N i is th a t t h e r e is n o w o rld in t h e s o f tw a r e ( o r a n y w h e r e e ls e ), only a
SseX
description o f t h e w o r ld . T h e d e s c r ip tio n is th e n u s e d to give th e im p r e s
sion of an a c tu a l w o rld . O f c o u r s e , h o w w ell th is im p r e s s io n is rec e iv ed
dep en d s o n t h e p e rc e iv e r , t h e h u m a n c o m p u t e r u s e r. P e r h a p s th is is how
the physical w o rld w o r k s a s w e ll.
M aybe t h e r e is n o p h y sic a l w o rld , o n ly a d e s c r ip tio n o f it. W h e re th is
le reality description o f t h e p h y sic a l w o rld c o m e s f ro m , I d o n o t k n o w . P e rh a p s we,
as individuals o r g r o u p s , c r e a t e it c o n tin u o u s ly a s w e in te r a c t w ith o u r
im pression o f th e w o rld . L ik e w ise , h o w w ell th is d e s c rip tio n gives th e
im pression o f a n a c tu a l w o rld d e p e n d s on th e p e rc e iv e r s u sor, ra th e r,
our beliefs a n d e x p e c ta tio n s . P e r h a p s in c a s e s w h e r e o u r im p re ss io n o f
the w orld is fa lte rin g , w e s u b c o n sc io u s ly a d ju s t o u r d e s c rip tio n o f th e
world to m a k e it m o r e c o n v in c in g . C o u ld t h e p h y sic a l u n iv e rs e b e a
description, a n e v e r-c h a n g in g b lu e p r in t, r a t h e r th a n a n a c tu a l p lac e ?
B e hind t h e s c e n e s lie s a n o n p h y s ic a l e n e rg y field w e call th e a s tra l.
This field h a s n o f o rm , t a s t e , o r s o u n d . It d o e s n o t c o n fo rm to h o w w e
believe a p r o p e r w o rld s h o u ld a c t. It is sim p ly n e u tr a l no n p h y sical
energy. T h e r e is n o th in g in it, e x c e p t t h e ab ility to c r e a te an y th in g . W e
d raw e n e rg y fro m th is fie ld in to o u r p e rc e p tio n . O n c e in o u r p e rc e p tio n ,
we m old th e e n e rg y in to s h a p e s t h a t fit o u r d e s c rip tio n o f th e w o rld . T he
reality b e h in d o u r p hysical e x p e rie n c e is a s u b je c tiv e e n e rg y form
sculpted by o u r ind iv id u a l m in d s.
T h e re a r e a n in c o n c e iv a b le n u m b e r o f w ays to m old a s tr a l en erg y . If
you h a p p e n to m e e t o t h e r b e in g s living in th e u n iv erse , you m ig h t find
th a t th ey look a t t h e ir s u rro u n d in g s in rad ic a lly d iffe re n t w ays. T hey do
not s h a re o u r b eliefs a b o u t h o w a w o rld sh o u ld look. T hey have th e ir
own beliefs a n d so m old n o n p h y sical e n e rg y to fit th o se b eliefs. T he
resu lt of t h a t m old is w h a t th e y p e rc e iv e as b e in g th e ir s u rro u n d in g s. For
exam ple, UFO o c c u p an ts have b e e n r e p o r te d to w alk th ro u g h walls,
blink in a n d o u t of view , a n d e n te r d re a m s . T h e ir view o f th e w orld evi
bl kks , ll,Cr'
,c f" dently does n o t co n tain w alls a n d d o o rs o r even a d istin ctio n betw een
w aking consciousness a n d sleep in g co n scio u sn ess.
 Astral Projection and the N ature o f Reality tioO 11i's '

M a tte r proves to be only one of m any ways of looking at. o r conceiv

ing of nonphysical energy. The only th in g th a t m akes th is p ercep tio n of
energy special is th a t we as physical beings (th e te rm we use) have devel
oped sen seseyes, e a rs, a nd so onto a ssist it. As w e have th e m ean s to
p erceive e nergy in the p a rtic u la r way of th e physical, w e have m ad e th at
p e rception o u r reality. H ad w e develop ed se n se s to m e a su re energy in
som e o th e r way, th e n th a t way w ould b e th o u g h t o f as reality. R eality is
in the eye o f th e beh o ld er. Give th e b e h o ld e r a n a s tr a l eye a n d h e will
accep t th e a stra l as a rea lity too. W h e re v e r w e go, high o r low, thick o r
d en se, we eventually develop se n se s th a t allow u s to g e t u sed to o u r su r
/ f phvsicSii a p l
ro undings enough to call it reality. T his is b e c a u s e w e a r e nonphysical
,.ould l'ave
beings, a n d we c a n a d a p t to a ny fo rm o f re a lity w e c h o o se to c re a te .
This tim e a ro u n d , w e have e x te n d e d o u r s e n s e s in o r d e r to in te ra c t
w ith e n e rg y in a physical way. W e have c h o s e n to m a k e th e physical our . . Rnlir roasonc0
c u rre n t reality. Physical sp a ce h o ld s n o re a l b o u n d a rie s for us, except
th e o n es w e c re a te fo r o u rse lv e s. If w e b e lie v e m a t t e r is th e only p ro p e r
o r rea l w ay to p e rc e iv e e n e rg y , th e n w e will n o t b e a b le to s e n se energy
in any o th e r way.
exist, but the probaDiW
It is o u r n a tu r e , how ever, to c o n s ta n tly c r e a te n e w e x p e rie n c e s , a n d
spaceand time do n o te
th e b e s t w ay to d o t h a t is to e x te n d in to u n k n o w n te r r it o r i e s , including
Aproblem arises v
th e physical a n d th e a s tr a l. Y our w h o le c h ild h o o d w a s a long p e rio d of
besuper-positioned am
g ettin g u sed to y o u r e x te n d e d p h y sic a l s e n s e s . You a r e n o w e x ten d in g
yo u r s e n se s to e x p e rie n c e e n e rg y in a n a s tr a l w ay. It w ill r e q u ir e tim e
a n d e ffo rt b u t will b e w ell w o r th it. You will n o t s to p w ith th e a stra l,
th o u g h . You will n e v e r c e a s e to e x p a n d y o u r s e lf in th is m a n n e r . You will
n e v e r s to p e x p lo rin g n e w h o riz o n s .

Mind over M atter

In 1927, W e r n e r H e is e n b e r g p r o v e d t h a t , b e c a u s e o f t h e i r n a tu r e , it
is im possible to m e a s u r e th e m o m e n tu m o f s u b a to m ic p a rtic le s . For
ex am p le, i{ w e w a n t to m e a s u r e t h e p o s itio n o f a n e le c tro n , w e have to
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ap p ly light o r w e will n o t b e a b le to s e e it. T h e lig h t ( p h o to n ) will e n e r
gize th e e le c tro n , in c re a s in g its v e locity . In o t h e r w o r d s , w e c a n t m eas
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u re a q u a n tu m p a rtic le w ith o u t d is tu r b in g it.
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waVe fu n ctio n to c a lc u la te h o w a n e le c t r o n is s p r e a d o u t th ro u g h o u t a
subatom ic s p a c e . T h is w a v e fu n c tio n is a p p lic a b le to all tiny p a rtic le s
'e N h ,
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th at b e h a v e a s w a v e s , in c lu d in g q u a r k s . In l a t e r e x p e rim e n ts , M ax B orn
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con firm ed t h a t a n e le c t r o n s ta y s in o n e p ie c e r a t h e r th a n s p re a d s o ut,
rew riting th e m e a n in g o f t h e w a v e fu n c tio n . T o S c h r o d in g e r s dism ay,
the wave f u n c tio n c a m e to r e p r e s e n t t h e p r o b a b ility o f fin d in g a su b
atom ic p a rtic le a t a p a r t i c u l a r p o in t in s p a c e , r a t h e r t h a n its a c tu a l p o si
tion. T h e w a v e f u n c tio n g iv e s s e v e r a l p o s itio n s in w 'hich th e p a rtic le is
likely to b e . T h e p a r t i c l e is s a id to b e s u p e r- p o s itio n e d , m e a n in g it could
be in a ny o f s e v e r a l p o s itio n s . T h e n o tio n o f s u p e r-p o s itio n in g h a s b e e n
challenged by m a n y p h y s ic is ts , in c lu d in g E in s te in , b e c a u s e , a c c o rd in g to
N ew to n ian p h y s ic s , a p a r t i c l e c a n b e in o n ly o n e p la c e a t a n y tim e so its
pro b ab ility s h o u ld h a v e o n ly o n e p o s itio n . H o w e v e r, it is e v id e n t th a t
c o n ventional p h y s ic s c a n t e x p la in t h e b e h a v io r o f q u a n tu m p a rtic le s .
N iels B o h r r e a s o n e d t h a t t h e n a tu r e o f t h e q u a n tu m p a rtic le is p ro b a
bilistic. T h e r e f o r e , it d o e s n o t e x is t in a n y p o sitio n b u t is sim ply p ro b ab le
to exist in s e v e ra l. A pplyin g B o h r s th e o ry , n o w k n o w n a s th e C open h ag en
in te rp re ta tio n o f q u a n tu m m e c h a n ic s , w e could say th a t m a tte r d o es no t
exist, b u t th e p ro b a b ility o f m a t t e r ex ists. A n d if m a tte r d o e s n o t exist,
space a n d tu n e d o n o t e x ist, a lth o u g h th e p ro b ab ility o f th e m exists.
A p r o b le m a r is e s w h e n w e m e a s u r e th e p a rtic le . It th e n c e a s e s to
be s u p e r-p o s itio n e d a n d a p p e a r s in o n ly o n e o f t h e p ro b a b le p o sitio n s.
This tra n s itio n is k n o w n in q u a n tu m p h y sic s a s th e co lla p se o f th e wave
fu n ctio n . T h e w a v e fu n c tio n in c o r r e c tly gives se v era l p ro b a b le p o sitio n s
w h en w e k n o w th e p a rtic le t o b e in o n ly o n e . T h is ra is e s th e q u e stio n
th a t is a t th e h e a r t o f th e q u a n tu m p ro b le m : H ow d o e s th e p a rtic le pick
one p o sitio n o v e r o t h e r p o s itio n s o f e q u a l p ro b a b ility ?
T h e c o lla p se fro m a p ro b a b le to a m e a s u re d s ta te is th eo rize d by
som e n o t to b e d e te rm in is tic , b u t r a t h e r a r a n d o m tra n s itio n gov ern ed
by th e law s o f p ro b ab ility . T h is w ould m e a n th a t th e U n iv erse is ran d o m
and its fu tu re c a n t b e p re d ic te d by looking a t its c u rr e n t s ta te , unless
you a re c o n te n t w ith a p ro b ab ilistic p red ic tio n . T h e n o n d e te rm in istic
* r " cle n a tu re of th e U niverse h as b e e n very h a rd for physicists to digest
b ecau se, ac co rd in g to classical physics, th e U niverse is a m achine-like
I vVil' f system th a t is playing ou t a n ex trem ely long e n erg y tra n sfo rm atio n e n d
ing in a s ta te t h a t w as d e stin e d th e m o m en t th e U niverse began.
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To fu rth e r com plicate m a tte rs, e x p e rim e n ts have h in ted th a t a m eas
ured p article picks th e position in a g re e m e n t w ith th e ex p ectatio n o r
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guess o f the o b serv er.4 E ith e r th e n a tu re o f physical m a tte r is subjective
o r we do not have th e u n d e rs ta n d in g re q u ire d to c o n d u c t productive
q u antum physics re s e a rc h . To co m b at subjectivity, Hugh E v e rett put
forth a so-called m any-w orlds th e o ry , w hich h o ld s th a t w h en w e m eas
u re a pa rticle , th e universe is sp lit in to se v era l p a ra lle l u n iv erse s, each
holding the p a rticle in a d iffe re n t single p o sitio n a n d co n ta in in g o n e copy
o f th e ob se rv e r.'1 A sim ila r th e o ry h a s b e e n p r e s e n te d involving consis
te n t h isto rie s.6
I p o stu la te th a t as th e n a tu r e o f m a t t e r is to b e in se v era l p ro b ab le
p laces sim ultaneously, th is is n o t th e n a tu r e o f h u m a n co n scio u sn ess.
T h e hum an m in d c a n t h a n d le th e c o n c e p t o f a p ro b a b ility -b a s e d reality.
It n e e d s a s ta b le rea lity in o r d e r to fu n c tio n . T h e h u m a n m in d th ere fo re
tak es th e p a rtic le a n d fo rc e s it in to a sin g le p o s itio n . T h is w ould m ean
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th a t in every in sta n t, you d e c id e th e p o s itio n o f t h e p a rtic le s a ro u n d you. , * 's ,a b u *
D oes th is s o u n d fa m ilia r? T h is is e x a ctly h o w a s tr a l m a tte r w orks. 0 im W W ua" C
It m oves to y o u r th o u g h ts a n d e x p e c ta tio n s . W h a t is th e difference
b e tw e en th e p hysical a n d th e a s tr a l? T h e lin e b e tw e e n t h e physical and
th e n onphysical is g e ttin g b lu rr e d b e c a u s e t h e p h y sic a l a n d th e n onphys
ical a r e b u ilt fro m th e s a m e stu ff, a s tu f f t h a t c a n b e fo u n d e v ery w h ere
th ro u g h o u t e x is te n c e . O n e is n o t h ig h e r o r b e t t e r th a n th e o th e r. They
a re d iffe re n t a s p e c ts o f th e s a m e th in g , o r d iff e re n t w a y s o f looking at
th e s a m e th ing, o r d iff e re n t w ays to give d if f e r e n t im p re ss io n s o f the
s a m e th in g h o w e v e r you w a n t to lo o k a t it. T h is th in g is w h a t w e call
th e a s tr a l e n e rg y field fo r lack o f a b e t t e r w o rd .
An in te re s tin g p a ra lle l is t h a t o f d ig ita l c lo c k s . H av e yo u e v e r looked
a t y o u r b e d s id e clock to fin d it s a y in g 2 :2 2 , 3 :3 3 , o r 4 :4 4 ? T h is happens
to m e a lm o st e v e ry n ig h t. It m ay s e e m lik e a c o in c id e n c e , b u t in light of
th e C o p e n h a g e n in te r p r e ta tio n , it is n o t. A s tim e a n d m a t t e r a r e related ,
tim e is also s u p e r-p o s itio n e d . It tic k s f o r t h in e q u a l s e c o n d s only if you
m e a su re th e m o v e m e n t o f th e c lo c k . O th e r w is e , fo r all yo u know , time
V ie
co u ld slow clown o r s p e e d u p . W h e n you w a k e u p d u r in g th e night, the s an a
tim e could b e a n y th in g b e tw e e n m id n ig h t a n d m o rn in g . By looking a t the
clock, y our m in d g e ts c o n fu s e d by fin d in g t h a t tim e h a s a w h o le range of
p ossible sim u lta n e o u s v a lu e s. It q u ick ly d e c id e s t h a t tim e should be

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som ething sim p le , fo r e x a m p le 2 :2 2 , b e c a u s e a s y m m e tr ic n u m b e r like
2:22 is e a s ie r to c o m e u p w ith t h a n , say , 2 :1 3 o r 2 :2 9 . T im e th e n
becom es 2 :2 2 in y o u r c u r r e n t re a lity . A s a r e s u lt, y o u r clo ck s h o w s 2 :2 2 .
T h e s tr id e s o f q u a n tu m p h y s ic s a r e o n e w a y in w h ic h o u r v iew o f
the physical w o rld is c h a n g in g . W e a r e b e g in n in g to v iew th e p h ysical
as an e x te n s io n o f t h e C r e a ti o n , r a t h e r t h a n t h e c o re o f C r e a tio n . H ow
fo rtu n a te it is t h e n t h a t m a n y p e o p le a r e s k ille d in a s tr a l p ro je c tio n ,
b ecau se p r o je c tio n a llo w s u s to t r a v e r s e t h e p h y sic a l so t h a t w e m ay
explore o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e C r e a ti o n a n d f in d o u t h o w th e p h ysical
rela te s to th e m .
Beliefs Influencing the Physical
Wednesday, A p ril 10, 2 0 0 2
Tim e/Space Flu ctu ation s
I am waiting at a b u s stop. I a m g r o w in g im patient. I re m e m b e r Art BelJ talking

a s tra l m a tt e r works, about tim e/space flu ctu a tio n s o n the C o a st to C oast A.M . ra d io show . I de c id e that

/ h a t is the difference w hen I put m y b a c k p a c k on, the b u s w ill com e. I p u t m y b a c k p a c k o n a n d the b u s

sh ow s u p a r o u n d the co rn e r! This m e a n s that o n e ca n ch a n g e the w o rld (or create a

w e e n the pllywalil,'i
parallel tim e/space co n tin u u m fo r o ne se lf) just b y d e c id in g that the c h a n g e will take
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place. Tho ughts create. W h o kn o w s, p e r h a p s in a n alternate sp ace/tim e c o ntinu um I
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am still sta ndin g there, waiting f o r the bus.

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nw ayS o f o o T h e ph y sic a l is only a n in te r p r e ta tio n o f th e C re a tio n . W e p erceiv e
sm all a m o u n ts o f in fo rm a tio n fro m a n e n e rg y field w ith o u r physical

thing is ^ s en ses a n d i n te r p r e t th e in fo rm a tio n a c c o rd in g to o u r beliefs o f w h at

reality is. T h e in te r p r e ta tio n is c o n s tr u c te d by th e m in d . Too o fte n , we
pver100^ claim th a t w h a t w e a r e se ein g is h o w th in g s really a re . W e cling to th e

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in te rp re ta tio n as if it w e re th e u ltim a te tru th . To m ak e it w o rse, in addi
tion to o u r lim ited p e rc e p tio n o u r beliefs a n d h a b its m ake us se e som e
d en<. bU el # J a spects in de ta il a n d o th e r s n o t a t all.
H ere is an analogy: A sh o e s a le sp e rso n a n d a d e n tist m eet fo r lunch.
The firs t th ing th e sh o e sa le s p e rs o n no tices ab o u t th e d e n tist is th a t she
is w earing size seven b ro w n le a th e r sh o es. The first thing th e d en tist
notices ab o u t th e shoe sa le sp e rso n is th a t h e has a gold filling in one o f
his tee th . Likewise, 1 m ake no claim th a t 1 som ehow c re a te d a tim e/space
 Astral Projection and the Na tu re o f Reality

fluctuation in th e jo u rn a l e n try above, b u t since I believe in th em , it is

easy for m e to in te rp re t the situation th a t way. O th e rs, who do not
believe in such things, com e to d ifferen t u n d e rsta n d in g s of what,
occurred, w hatever fits in w ith th e ir beliefs. P e rh a p s th e b us showed up
by coincidence.
T he a stra l realm is a n o th e r in te rp re ta tio n , o r way o f looking a t the
C reation. J u s t like th e physical, th e a s tra l p e rc e p tio n o f C re a tio n also is
c o n tam in ated by o u r beliefs. W h e n I v e n tu re in to th e a s tra l, 1 see, hear,
touch, a nd even sm ell things. H ow is th is p o ssib le ? I did n o t bring my
eyes, e a rs, fingers, o r n ose. W hy d o I in sist on u sing se n se s th a t are
in ap p ro p ria te for m y c u rr e n t e n v iro n m e n t? M y b e lie fs a b o u t w h at is
p ro p e r in te ra c tio n w ith m y e n v iro n m e n t fo rc e m e to u se m y habitual
physical se n se s. I am b lin d e d by m y be lie fs o f w h a t re a lity is.
In s im ila r w ays, w h a t w e b e lie v e b e c o m e s o u r re a lity . If I believed
th e p hysical p ro v id e s n o visual in p u t, I w o u ld b e b lin d . F o rtu n ately ,
m o st o f us do n o t have th a t b e lie f. W h y n o t? W e ll, I th in k t h a t w e sub
co n sciously p ick up b e lie fs fro m e a c h o th e r . W h e n w e a r e to d d le r s , we
e x p e c t o u r p a r e n ts to s h o w u s h o w t h is r e a lity w o r k s . W e look a t th eir
m o v e m e n ts a n d a c tio n s a n d a p p ly w h a t w e s e e to o u r o w n b e lie f sys
te m s. It d o e s n o t s to p w ith o u r p a r e n t s , th o u g h . O u r b e lie f system s
pick up s o m e th in g fro m e v e ry e n c o u n te r w ith a n o th e r b e in g . This
ex p la in s w hy w e all h a v e m o r e o r le s s t h e s a m e b e lie fs a b o u t how the
p h ysical w o rk s.
W e s e e k to e s ta b lis h s o m e u se fu l b e lie fs , s o t h a t w e c a n fu nction in
th e p h ysical, b u t in d o in g so w e a ls o c r e a te t h e p h y s ic a l. T h e physical is
n o m o re th a n a n id e a o r th o u g h t-fo rm , a n d w e s h a p e t h a t id ea accord
ing to w h a t w e b e lie v e is c o n ta in e d in t h a t id e a . E v e n t h e law s o f n ature
a re n o t law s a t all, b u t id e a s th a t w e h a v e r e in f o r c e d so m an y tim e s th at
th e y have b e c o m e h a b its o f n a tu r e ( s e e T h e G a th e r in g by W illiam
G am m ill7). W e c o c r e a te p h y sic a l r e a lity a c c o r d in g to o u r s h a re d beliefs.
O u r b e lie fs c r e a te o u r in d iv id u a l p h y s ic a l r e a l it i e s a n d a ffe c t th e way
o th e r s re a litie s a r e c r e a t e d a r o u n d t h e g lo b e ( a n d p o s s ib ly ev en around
th e u n iv e rs e ).
In s p ite o f all th is , t h e r e is h o p e . W e c a n m a k e o u r ow n in te rp re ta
tio n s o f th e C re a tio n a n d th e r e b y c h a n g e t h e w o rld sim p ly th ro u g h our
w illingness to s e e th in g s d iffe re n tly . W h e n w e u s e o u r im ag in atio n , we
 P h y sica l Realities

K S i, create an a lte rn a tiv e w o rld f o r o u r s e lv e s . T h is a lte rn a tiv e w o rld b le e d s

ia Ps>the hi Sf tt i int0 o u r s h a re d re a lity , e n c o u ra g in g it to b e c o m e m o re like w e im ag in e.
Some call th e a lte r n a tiv e w o rld a fa n ta s y o r a n illu sio n ; still it is h ard ly
any diffe re n t fro m o u r s h a r e d p h y sic a l re a lity . B o th a r e c re a te d from
thought a n d b o th e x is t o n ly in o u r m in d s .
Im agination is o u r b e s t to o l fo r c re a tio n . In fac t, o u r im ag in ation
decides how th e ph y sic a l w o rld p la y s o u t. Im a g in atio n is also a tool we
can use in o r d e r to s e n s e p a r t s o f th e C r e a tio n th a t w e c a n t p e rc e iv e w ith
not brir
p,ng rn our physical s e n s e s . W e c a n r e a c h o u r in tu itio n , c re a tiv ity , a n d p assio n s.
We can ta lk to s p ir it g u id e s , frie n d s w h o h a v e p a s s e d o n , a n d o th e r p a rts
of ourselves. B ut o u r se lf-in v e n te d b e lie fs m a k e u s look d o w n on im agina
tion as s o m e th in g u n i m p o r ta n t, w h e n in fa c t it m ay b e th e m o st im p o r
ta n t se n se w e c a n e v e r h o p e to d e v e lo p . A m a n can lo se his physical eyes
and get by, b u t w h e r e w o u ld h e b e w ith o u t im a g in a tio n ? H e w ould b e cut
off from th e n o n p h y s ic a l r e a lm s a n d b e f o rc e d to w a n d e r u tte rly lost,
w ithout a ny p a s sio n to gu id e h im to w h e r e h e w a n ts to go.

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Sunday, Decem ber 22, 2002

A ttem p t a t a C lose-to-P hysical OBE
I feeI a n e e d to a c h ie v e a n O B E d o s e to the p h y sica l, that is, to interact o n the

p h y sical p la n e o u tsid e m y b od y, in o r d e r to u n d e r s t a n d h o w the p h y s ic a l relates to the

astral. H o w are the tw o s e e m in g ly d ifferent r e a lm s c o n n e c t e d ? W h a t n atu ral p h e n o m

e n o n h o ld s them togeth er?

In the evening, I d e c id e n o t to g o fo r a n O B E. I h a v e s o m e fe e lin g s o f disap p oin t-

m ent that there m ight n o t b e m u c h o f a C h rist m a s this year, a n d t h o s e fe e lin g s might

m ake the O B E a n u n p le a sa n t experience. I w a k e u p at a p p ro x im a t e ly 10 p.m . After a

sh ort b ath room visit, I g o b a c k to b e d a n d in sp it e o f m y d e c is io n drift into a weird

state o f m ind. I just re lax m y m in d a n d sit m y a stral b o d y up. M y p h y s ic a l b o d y resists

a n d I am p u lle d b a c k d o w n a s if I a m a t t a c h e d b y r u b b e r b a n d s. I sit u p aga in a n d add

a little twist/rotation to the m o ve m e n t. I exit a n d g lid e d o w n to the right. I sta bilize the

projection b y sitting d o w n a n d m ed itatin g o n the c e n t e r o f m y c h e st f o r a fe w seconds.

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Then I get stressed out. I w ant to d o a s m u c h a s p o s sib le , a n d I n e v e r k n o w h o w long I
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am able to stay o ut here.
dime,
I k n o w B arb is still a w a k e next to m e in b e d . I flo a t o v e r t o w h a t I su sp e c t is her

P ysicaI b ody. I grab h e r a rm s a n d s h a k e h e r v io le n tly w h ile I y e ll h e r n a m e o v e r and

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over. I think this is a g o o d experim ent. If B a rb notice s a n y m o ve m e n t o r s o und, then

that is eviden ce that I a m affecting p h y sic a l m atter from a n o n p h y s ic a l origin. The astral
Barb I see w ants to b e left alone. S h e g r o a n s " n o . . . n o ... n o . " I leave h e r alone.

There is a n in v is ib le p r e s e n c e b e h in d me. At the time, I d o not reflect o n it. The

presence feels natural, like it is s u p p o s e d to b e there. The p r e se n ce sa ys to me, "Th ats

not h ow its d o n e [projecting to the p h y s i c a l ] " I just k n o w that is w hat the prese nce

wants m e to know .
H e feels lik e a m a le m e n t o r w h o is co rrecting a fu m b lin g student (me) w hile sh a k

ing his he a d in d isb e lie f o f m y clu m sin e ss. I k n o w h e th inks p rojecting to the p hysical

is com m on k n o w le d g e an d , therefore, I s h o u ld alre a d y k n o w h o w to d o it, b ut he d o e s

not m ind instructing me. B ut w h e n all this is h ap p en in g, I still h a v e not a c kn o w le d ge d

his presence. I a m t o o b u s y ca rryin g o u t m y exp erim ents to notice him. I w ant to return

to m y b o d y to s e e if B a r b n o tice d m y attem pt to contact her. In a few se con ds, I return

slightly groggy. S h e is p e a ce fu lly re a d in g in bed. It is app are nt that sh e h a s noticed

nothing a n d s h e tells m e s o w h e n I ask.

I slu m b e r o ff a n d slip into the astral. M y astral projection is p la g u e d b y nightm are

like beings a n d eve n ts a n d I re pea te dly w ak e u p w ith m y heart beating too fast a n d m y

mind blu rred with p a n ic k y fear. In the last sh o rt astral slum ber, I clearly hea r footsteps

walking ra pidly a n d d ete rm in ed ly o n gravel. I s n a p b a c k to w aking reality. I a m terri

fied. Is there so m e o n e a p p ro a c h in g the h o u s e at this late h o u r ? W e live in the m iddle

o f a desert. P eo p le se ld o m c o m e here, a n d n o b o d y e ve r c o m e s after dark. I d o n t hear

af is, lo in le r ^ onlk
anything. W a s it a w arning that s o m e o n e will c o m e in the n ear future?
e physical r e l ^ 1" Finally, I calm do w n . I re m e m b e r other o c c a s io n s o f astral noises. Nothing h a p
W hat n a tu r a l ^ ' pened then, s o I s h o u ld b e safe n o w a s well. P erh ap s it w as that prese nce w anting m e
to kn ow he is co m ing clo se r? I realize there h a d be e n a presence. I am very disap
pointed. The p re se n ce c o u ld h a v e taught m e valuable inform ation (as a re sp o nse to m y
^ idis3fC request?), exactly the inform ation I h a d p la n n e d to obtain, if I h a d o nly noticed him. I
ask the prese nce in m y m ind: " I f that is not h o w it is done, then h o w is it d o n e ?" N o reply.

You a re a m u ltid im e n sio n al b ein g . W h a t th a t m ea n s is th a t you a re

yphysica,l a ^ capable o f shifting y o u r a w a re n e s s fro m o n e d im en sio n o f ex isten ce to
another. B ut th a t is n o t all. You a r e also cap ab le o f existing in all those
a , * * " " * * -* dim ensions a n d , w ith so m e tra in in g , m ain tain in g y our aw a re n ess in all
i / e " 5' those d im ensions sim ultaneously. Take, for exam p le, d aydream ing. In a
w s '/ 0'
ho'"
iener know d aydream , you have a w a re n ess in b o th th e w aking physical reality and
in a d re a m reality.
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f Reality

Being a m ultidim ensional being also m ea n s th a t all d im ensions live

w ithin you. T ogether th ey m ake you in to you. A t th e sam e tim e, you are r . with t h e
you in all th o se dim ensions. You do n o t ch a n g e fro m d im en sio n to
dim ension. You a re one indivisible packag e.

Dimensions
So w h a t a re th o se d im e n sio n s in w h ic h you c a n e x ist? T h e th re e
m o st a p p a re n t d im e n sio n s a r e th e ph y sic a l, t h e d r e a m , a n d th e a stra l.
Your th o u g h ts a n d a c tio n s in o n e o f th o s e d im e n s io n s a ffe c t y o u r actions are '
in th e o th e rs.
F o r e x a m p le , if, con scio u sly o r n o t, yo u a tt e n d a le a r n in g c e n te r in
th e a s tra l, th is w ould in flu e n c e a n y d r e a m yo u m ig h t b e h av in g . In th e i.* e o f w e a rc
d re a m d im e n sio n , a sc h o o lp e rh a p s y o u r o ld h ig h sc h o o l o r c o lle g e -
where a 1
w ould be c re a te d a n d in c o r p o r a te d in to y o u r c u r r e n t d r e a m . W h e n you
w ak e up (i.e ., sh ift y o u r a w a r e n e s s to t h e p h y s ic a l d im e n s io n ) , yo u will
s e n se th a t s o m e h o w you h a v e g a in e d k n o w le d g e , e v e n if yo u c a n t define
th a t p a rtic u la r k n o w le d g e . You g a in e d t h e k n o w le d g e in t h e a s tr a l le a rn
ing c e n te r, b u t t h a t is n o t e a s y to r e m e m b e r w h e n y o u r a tt e n tio n w as in
th e d r e a m d im e n s io n d u rin g t h e e d u c a tio n .
H e re is a n o th e r e x a m p le , s o m e th in g t h a t h a p p e n s to m e freq u en tly :
W h e n you p ro je c t y o u r a w a r e n e s s to th e a s tr a l, y o u c a n s e n s e an o th er,
s e p a ra te p a r t o f yo u e n g a g e d in d r e a m in g . It fe e ls a s if t h e d r e a m is going
on b elow th e s u rfa c e o f a n a b s tr a c t la y e r b e lo w y o u , lik e a sw im m in g pool,
a n d y o u r p ro je c te d a w a r e n e s s is t h e o n ly p o in t o f y o u t h a t h a s th e head
above its s u rfa c e . It is t h e n c le a r t h a t t h e d r e a m is o f y o u r o w n m aking.
You also s e e t h a t th e d r e a m in g p a r t o f y o u is u n a w a r e o f th e fa c t th a t it is
e n ta n g le d in its o w n d r e a m w o rld . You c a n a ls o n o tic e h o w y o u r actions
in th e a s tr a l in flu e n c e th e d r e a m , ta k in g p la c e in t h e d r e a m in g you.
T h e s e t h r e e d im e n s io n s a r e g o v e rn e d b y t h o u g h t. T o m a k e things
c o m p lic a te d , w e c o u ld s a y t h a t w h a t h a p p e n s in t h e r e a lm o f th o u g h t
a ffects w h a t h a p p e n s in t h o s e o t h e r t h r e e d im e n s io n s . too/ee
Subconscious th o u g h ts a r e v e ry in flu e n tia l in t h e t h r e e dim en sio n s. In
th e a stra l, th e su b c o n sc io u s m in d h a s a d ire c t e ffe c t o n th e a s tra l m atter.
W h a te v e r lurks in th e su b c o n sc io u s is m ir r o r e d in t h e a s tr a l p e o p le w e meet
a n d th e a stra l o b jec ts th a t s u rr o u n d u s. It is p o ssib le to a ffe c t a s tra l m atter

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Al th * 0 '
S K
\ \ with conscious th o u g h ts, b u t th e s u b c o n sc io u s in m o st c a se s h as th e u p p e r
hand, sim ply b e c a u s e w e c a n t d ire c tly c o n tro l w h a t g oes on inside it.
In th e d r e a m d im e n s io n , t h e s u b c o n sc io u s h a s e v e n m o re p ow er. T his
has to d o w ith t h e fa c t t h a t t h e c o n s c io u s m in d is offlin e " a n d th e re fo re
cant q u e s tio n t h e e v e n ts in a d r e a m . W h a te v e r th e su b c o n sc io u s co m es
up w ith is m a n if e s te d in t h e d r e a m d im e n s io n a s d r e a m situ a tio n s , sym

Can e,<is? Tl bols, a n d e m o tio n s . S h o u ld w e q u e s tio n t h e e v e n ts o f a d r e a m , th e sub

conscious w o uld lo se n e a r ly all its p o w e r a n d th e d r e a m w ould tu r n lucid.
We w ould t h e n b e a b le to c o n s c io u s ly a ffe c t t h e d r e a m m a tte r.
W h e n w e s h if t o u r a w a r e n e s s to t h e p h y sic a l d im e n s io n , as w e do
w hen w e a r e a w a k e , w e c a n m a n if e s t in c r e d ib le th in g s w ith o u r con
scious m in d . It ta k e s a little lo n g e r to b u ild a b r id g e in th e physical th a n
in th e d r e a m d im e n s io n , b u t w h e n it is d o n e , it will r e m a in th e r e until
th o u g h ts o f w e a r c a u s e it t o c o lla p s e . C o m p a re th is to th e d re a m d im e n
sion, w h e r e a b r id g e w o u ld d is a p p e a r t h e m o m e n t you s to p p e d th in k in g
of it. H o w ev er, t h e s u b c o n s c io u s m in d a ls o a ffe c ts us in th e physical.
H earing, sig h t, to u c h , s m e ll, a n d t a s t e all ta k e p la c e subconsciously.
W h e n w e m o v e o u r b o d ie s a r o u n d , e a c h m u sc le is c o n tro lle d by th e su b
conscious. E v e n o u r p e r c e p tio n o f o u r p h y sic a l s u rro u n d in g s is g a th e re d
a nd c o m p ile d su b c o n sc io u s ly . If it w e r e n o t, w e w o u ld b e v e ry clum sy in
our m o v e m e n ts , b u t w e w o u ld a ls o b e a b le to co n scio u sly d e c id e how we
w ould p e rc e iv e t h e p h y sic a l w o rld .

Wednesday, Janu ary 1, 2 0 0 3

Earth-Close O B E
I a m d r iftin g o f f to s le e p . It ta k e s m e a n u n u s u a ll y lo n g tim e to e n te r t h e h y p n a

g o g ic s t a t e . W h e n I f i n a l l y d o , a c o n s c i o u s p a r t o f m e is a w a k e a n d a b l e t o r e a s o n

d e a r l y , w h i l e a n o t h e r p a r t o f m e is h a l f u n c o n s c i o u s , r a p i d l y f a l l i n g a s l e e p . I g e t t h e

i d e a t h a t I s h o u l d g o t o t h e b a t h r o o m b e f o r e I f a l l a s l e e p , s o I d o n o t h a u e t o g e t u p in

t h e m i d d l e o f t h e n ig h t. I tr y t o r o ll o u t o f b e d , b u t i n s t e a d I b r e a k f r e e f r o m t h e b o d y !

I a m f l o a t i n g t w o f e e t a b o v e it. I c a n t s e e a n y t h i n g , b u t I c a n h e a r . I h e a r B a r b s lig h t

s n o r in g . I r o ll i n t h e a i r t o b r e a k f r e e f r o m a n y a t t a c h m e n t s t o t h e b o d y . -4s I r o ll, I d is

t in c tly h e a r t h e s n o r i n g m o v e , t o o .
ncioHs' T h e s n o r in g c o m e s f r o m a s t a t i o n a r y s o u r c e B a r b . W h e n I r o ta t e , I p e r c e i v e t h e
s o u n d f r o m o t h e r a n g le s , j u s t a s i f I w e r e r o ta t in g m y p h y s i c a l b o d y . I c o n c l u d e t h a t I
m u s t b e p r o je c t in g in t h e p h y s i c a l , b e c a u s e t h e s o u n d is o f p h y s i c a l o r ig in a n d I c a n
 Astral Projection and the Nature o f Reality ,ir.g o fl ' t con
t1,,n d 'rt n th
p e r c e i v e it r e la tiv e t o t h e m o v e m e n t s o f m y a u ? a r e n e s s . T h e n t h e d r o w s in g p a r t o f m e V 0V * S p
w a k e s u p a n d I a m c a lle d b a c k to th e b o d y .

1V C
Beliefs Create
< I, its
The a stra l is a place w h e re your e n v iro n m e n t is c re a te d by your /
K 1 h so th - s
m ind. This is tru e also for th e physical d im en sio n , b u t it is e a sie r to see cor
in th e a stra l, because th e effects th e r e a r e im m e d ia te . I s p e cu la te th a t # s"

th e rea so n for th e slow r a te o f change in th e physical is th e fact th a t it (0s

is in h abited by so m any beings, e a c h o f w h ic h h o ld s a s e t o f beliefs of
w h at reality should look like. T h e ir m in d s a u to m a tic a lly apply th o se
beliefs to th e physical, c re a tin g it in ev e ry in sta n c e .
If one o f those m inds d ecides to c re a te s o m e th in g d ifferen t, say a
g ree n sky, th en th a t m ind w ould be a t o d d s w ith ev ery o th e r m ind th at
believes the sky is blue. Eventually, th e g re e n sky will ta k e form , because
one m ind provides th e in te n t for it to ex ist (m o re o n in te n t la te r in this
book), but you can im agine th e tim e it ta k e s th e in te n t to p e n e tr a te t h e con
flicting beliefs of th e o th e r m in d s. T h e r e m ig h t also b e nonphysical beings
su rrounding us, fully e ngaged in s u sta in in g th e s h a p e o f t h e physical.
T he a s tra l, on th e o t h e r h a n d , is a hig h ly in d iv id u a lize d reality.
A lthough t h e r e a r e p le n ty o f c o c r e a te d a s tr a l w o rld s, in m o st cases
w h en w e p ro je c t, a t le a s t until w e le a r n to n a v ig a te p r o p e rly , w e e n d up
in o u r own little a s tr a l w o rld . T h e r e is o n ly o n e m in d ( th e p r o je c to r s) unchecked. For e:
inh ab iting th a t w o rld , so t h e r e a r e n o c o n flic tin g b e lie fs to slow down subconsciously c
th e a c t o f c re a tio n . T h e d o w n s id e o f th is is t h a t w h e n t h a t m in d leaves Wense against
th a t a s tra l w orld , it lo se s its c r e a to r . T h e r e will n o lo n g e r b e a n y beliefs
" fc addiction
to re c r e a te th a t a s tr a l w o rld in e v e ry i n s ta n c e to m a k e it p e rs is t. The
"doin the astra].
a stra l w orld th e r e fo r e d isso lv e s in to n o th in g n e s s . Y et a c o c re a te d astral
Later
w orld, th a t is, a n a s tr a l w o rld in h a b ite d by s e v e ra l a s tr a l b ein g s, will itji y
our Bind ;
change ju s t as slow ly a s th e p h y sic a l w o rld . T h is le a d s m e to th e idea
th a t th e physical is j u s t a n o th e r a s tr a l w o rld .

I houghts Create
Because o f th e f a s t r a t e o f c h a n g e in t h e a s tr a l, w h e n you p ro ject
into it, you have th e fre e d o m to c r e a te a n y th in g y o u r h e a r t d e s ire s, ju st
M e fs
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by thinking o f it. T h e d o w n s id e is th a t t h e r e a r e p a r t s o r us th a t a re
be y o n d o u r d ire c t c o n tr o l. W e lab e l th e m t h e s u b c o n sc io u s. T h e su b co n
scious also th in k s u p th in g s , w h ic h , to o u r f ru s tr a tio n , p o p in to o u r a stra l
environm ents.
e n t is T he c o n te n ts o f t h e s u b c o n s c io u s w h a t is o n its m in d a r e old exp e
> but it is b> )oa riences. It is c o n s ta n tly try in g to d ig est th e m e m o rie s o f old tra u m a s a n d
-diate. I erH events o u tsid e its b e lie f s y s te m . M o s t t r a u m a s n e e d to b e d e a lt w ith con
tiiai sciously th o u g h , so th is d ig e s tio n m ay le a d n o w h e r e . A s a re s u lt, th e sub
the fact
til conscious m a y b e c o n s ta n tly p a c k e d w ith o ld , o u td a te d , a n d painful
olds i
9 s e t f belief thoughts. T h e s e th o u g h ts m a n if e s t a u to m a tic a lly in th e a s tr a l as w e p ro j
,matically apply * * ect into it.
e.
T h e re fo re , you g a in m o re c o n tr o l o v e r y o u r a s tr a l e n v iro n m e n t as
thing different, say a you le a rn to ta m e y o u r su b c o n sc io u s . It is v ita l to p ro c e s s all tra u m a s
every other mind that and a d d ic tio n s, o r you will b e a slav e to y o u r su b c o n sc io u s a n d th e re b y
'ill take form, because to your a s tr a l e n v ir o n m e n t. Like a tt r a c t s like in th e a s tra l. If y o u r su b
on intent later in this conscious is tr o u b le d , y o u r m in d will c r e a te o r a tt r a c t tro u b le in th e
t to penetrate the con- astral.
b e nonphysical beings As you m ig h t im a g in e, th e s u b c o n sc io u s c a n c re a te m an y ch allenges

. o f th e physical, for you in t h e a s tr a l. To m a k e it w o rs e , s o m e tim e s in th e a stra l,

ndividualized reality- re s tra in ts su ch a s m o ra ls a r e n o t fu n ctio n al. P e rh a p s th e re a s o n fo r this

>rlds, in n>stca*
jjro p e rly . end J
in d (the prJe c
is th a t m o ra ls a r e t r a its o f t h e eg o , a n d th e ego is d esig n e d to w ork only
in th e physical. T h is m ay c a u se y o u r a d d ic tio n s , for ex am p le, to ru n
unchecked. F o r e x a m p le , if a p r o je c to r is a d d ic te d to coffee, th e n h e will
subconsciously c r e a te a n a s tr a l w o rld o f coffee. T h e p ro je c to r h as no

S^ms,V defense a g a in st th is o n s la u g h t by th e su b co n scio u s. H ow ever h a rm less

coffee a d d ic tio n m ay b e , it g e ts in th e w ay o f w h a t th a t p ro je c to r w ants
o n g e r be any to do in th e a s tra l.
Tli<
rsist' L a te r in th is book, you will e x p e rie n ce firs th a n d how easily you can
n a k e it Pe
c o c re ^ ^ 5 affect your m ind a n d how m u ch th is affects y o u r en v iro n m en t. Each
thought affects a n o th e r th o u g h t, a n d all th o u g h ts a c cu m u late to a resu lt
astiJralb ein * 5'.
tbe ing a stra l e n v iro n m en t. T h is is g r e a t as long as w e have co n tro l over o u r
a d s >ne 10
thoughts. T he p ro b le m is w e c a n t d irectly co n tro l subconscious
thoughts. W e will a d d re s s th is in Circle 3.
As m en tio n ed earlier, to le a rn th e way o f th e a stra l, we have to put
aside all ou r beliefs con cern in g th e physical. It is a cosily m istake to
assum e th a t th e astral looks a n d feels like th e physical. Unfortunately,
w h cn y u ^
I r . rfsirC'
 Astral Projection and the Nature o f Reality ct1'
o ur beliefs about the physical a re rooted deeply in o u r subconscious, and
we cant just step into the subconscious and rea rran g e anything we
w ant. T he beliefs of the subconscious a re form ed by ex perience and so
by experience m ust be loosened. p f , i envl
_
Subconscious beliefs kick in autom atically w hen we a re conscious, hVsl th teS<
jP . a " ' 0 natur
in the physical o r a stra l. Actually, th ey kick in w hen we a re unconscious
in d rea m s, too. Have you ev er bro k en a physical law in a d re a m ? You < 1 " ' ft*
p robably have. You have pro b ab ly gone flying a t o n e tim e o r a n o th e r in istW
a d re a m and m arveled at th e e x p e rie n ce . W h y is t h a t such a special ,:n*i e"
J orces I
!# bvf o rd * f
e v ent? It is special only b e c au se you e x p e c te d n o t to b e ab le to fly. W hy
did you e xpect n o t to be a ble to fly? You a s su m e d th a t th e d re a m world
h ad gravity, so you did n o t th in k you co u ld fly. Y our su b co n scio u s cre
a te d gravity for you, a n d th a t is e x actly h ow th e a s tr a l w o rk s (it is even
how th e physical w o rk s). You will b e s u b je c te d only to th e th in g s you
c re a te . W h a t will h a p p e n if you m a n a g e to o v e rc o m e th is au to m atic
app lication o f su b c o n sc io u s physical b e lie fs ? You will b e fre e o f any
physical lim ita tio n s. You will b e f re e to d o a n y th in g . T h a t is th e p o ten
tial o f th e a s tr a lto be a b le to c r e a te a n y th in g . T h e o n ly th in g lim iting * * * * *
::1,.[iliepart|C
1Pants
you is you.
physical, the experimeB
Byno means does I
A Call for Astral Research
O u r sc ie n c e s a r e h o p e le ssly c h a in e d to t h e p h y sic a l d im e n sio n . The
g en eral opinion is t h a t a n y th in g t h a t is n o t p h y sic a lly m e a s u ra b le is not
rea l. T his d a n g e ro u s a s su m p tio n is a g r e a t lim itin g f a c to r t o th e p ro g ress
o f th e hum an m in d . W e c a n a d v a n c e o u r p h y sic a l te c h n o lo g y all w e w ant
an d still be novices c o m p a re d to o t h e r c iv iliz a tio n s, b o th a n c ie n t E arth
civilizations a n d o th e r-d im e n s io n a l c iv iliz a tio n s. T h a t is, u n le s s w e sta rt
developing o u r n o n p h y sic a l te c h n o lo g ie s . W h e n w e fin ally do, w e can *Np,
only ho p e th a t th e b e a u ty o f th is n e w n o n p h y s ic a l f r o n tie r will in sp ire us
as a ra c e to a b a n d o n o u r d e s tr u c tiv e b e h a v io r.
So far, th e r e s e a r c h o n th e a s tr a l h a s b e e n b a s e d o n physical real
NCalproje'
S Hth rap^
ity. A typical e x p e rim e n t involves a s u b je c t p r o je c tin g fro m o n e physical
ro o m th ro u g h a lo ck e d p h y sic a l d o o r a n d in to a n o th e r ro o m , w h e re he
re a d s an in te g e r c o rre c tly . T h is d o e s n o t e v e n a p p r o a c h th e tr u e power
o f a s tra l p ro je c tio n . R e s e a rc h e r s a r e t ry in g to p ro v e w h e th e r o r not
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astral p ro je c tio n is r e a l w h e n t h e y d o n o t h a v e t h e f ir s t c lu e o f w h a t th e

byeX^ H w ord rea l m e a n s . T h e y m a k e a h u g e m is ta k e in a s su m in g t h a t t h e r e a re

% things t h a t a r e n o t r e a l, a n d th e y m a k e a n o th e r in a s su m in g th a t all rea l
things r e la te t o t h e p h y s ic a l.
E x p e r im e n ta tio n w ith t h e n a tu r e o f t h e a s tr a l s h o u ld n o t ta k e p lace
in a physical e n v ir o n m e n t. T h a t w o u ld b e lik e te s tin g y o u r d riv in g skills
by ta k in g a m a t h t e s t . A s tr a l e x p e r im e n ts m u s t in v e s tig a te th e n a tu r e o f
'n e !im e ^ k , l the a s tra l, n o t t h e n a tu r e o f t h e p h y s ic a l. W e m u s t r e m e m b e r t h a t th e
fs'hm SUch =
t 0 b e able to fly. m,
a stra l is th e r e a lm o f t h e m in d ; it d o e s n o t follow p h y sic a l law s u n less
the m in d e n fo r c e s p h y s ic a l law s u p o n itse lf. W h a t p o s s ib le b e n e fit could
t h a t the dream world we r e a p b y fo rc in g p h y s ic a l law s u p o n th e m in d d u rin g e x p lo ra tio n o f a
) u r subconscious m- realm u n c h a in e d b y t h o s e s a m e la w s ? I s u g g e st m o re r e s e a r c h on p a r t
n e re d p r o je c tio n a n d s h a r e d a s tr a l e n v ir o n m e n ts .
A p a r t n e r e d p r o je c tio n e x p e r im e n t in v o lv es a p r o je c tio n w ith tw o o r
m o re a s tr a l p r o je c to r s . U p o n re a c h in g a n o n p h y sic a J s ta te , th e p a rtic i
p a n ts a tt e m p t to c o m m u n ic a te a c c o rd in g to a p r e d e f in e d p ro to c o l, for
exam ple, s p e e c h , w ritin g , sig n la n g u a g e , o r m in d -to -m in d . T h e m essa g e s
c o m m u n ic a te d a r e k e p t fro m th e r e c ip ie n ts u n til th e a s tr a l c o m m u n ica
tion. If t h e p a rtic ip a n ts r e p o r t t h e a c tu a l m e s s a g e a f t e r r e tu r n in g to th e
physical, th e e x p e rim e n t is a su c c e s s .
By n o m e a n s d o e s th is p ro v e a n y th in g d e fin ite , a s su ch co m m u n ica
tion c a n b e a ttr ib u te d to a n y th in g fro m su b lim in a l s u g g e stio n to te le p a
thy, b u t it d o e s te a c h us v a lu a b le p o in ts a b o u t th e p ro je c tio n m ec h a n ism ,
allow ing u s to d e sig n m o re e ffectiv e a s tra l p ro je c tio n te c h n iq u e s a n d
m ore p re c is e e x p e rim e n ts . T h e ob v io u s p ro b le m w ith th is ty p e o f e x p e r
im ent is having to fin d tw o o r m o re p ro je c to r s w h o a re sufficiently
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skilled to b e a b le to p ro je c t sim u lta n e o u sly in a c o n tro lle d en v iro n m en t.
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b o th "a e ^ n e re d p ro je c tio n e x p e rim e n t, w ith th e ex cep tio n th a t th e p a rtic ip a n ts do
not have to a s tra l p ro je c t sim u ltan eo u sly . W h e n th e y a s tra l p ro je c t, they
a tte m p t to e n te r a previously a g re e d -u p o n w o rld . T hey p ro c e e d to m ake
changes to th a t w orld. T hey m ay, fo r exam p le, e re c t buildings o r w rite
<<* on a wall. O ver a p e rio d o f c h an g es, if th e p a rtic ip a n ts p e rc e p tio n s o f
pW sl th a t w orld m atch, th e e x p e rim e n t is a success.
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A s you will d isc o v e r d u r in g y o u r a s tr a l p r o je c tio n s , y o u r e n v iro n m e n t

is a re fle c tio n o f y o u r s ta t e o f m in d . W h e n y o u le a v e y o u r b o d y , y o u e n d
u p in s u rr o u n d in g s t h a t m a tc h y o u r th o u g h ts , a m o n g p e o p le w h o th in k
like you d o . If y o u r m in d is lig h t a n d p o s itiv e , y o u w ill e n c o u n te r helpful
p e o p le . If, o n th e o t h e r h a n d , y o u r m in d is h e a v y a n d f e a r f u l, y o u will ru n
in to fe a rfu l p e o p le . F e a rfu l p e o p le h a v e t h e t e n d e n c y to h u r t o th e r s in
o r d e r to p r e s e r v e t h e se lf. T h e r e f o r e , I c a n t u n d e r s c o r e e n o u g h th e
im p o r ta n c e o f f re e in g y o u r m in d f r o m f e a r f u l t h o u g h ts .
A s I s e e it, t h e m in d is a ll y o u h a v e , y o u r o n ly r e a l p o s s e s s io n . It is
y o u r r e s p o n s ib ility to k e e p it in s h a p e b y r e g u l a r l y a n a ly z in g a n y f e a r h a r rostead pi
b o r e d w ith in it. In o r d e r to d o t h a t , y o u n e e d t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w fea r
w o rk s , s p e c ific a lly h o w it m a n i p u l a t e s y o u . T h i s c h a p t e r p r o v id e s so m e
in sig h t in to t h e d y n a m ic s o f f e a r .

The W rong Kind o f Fear '8 he;

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F o r a n y h u m a n s h o r t o f B u d d h a h o o d , life is a c o n s ta n t b a ttle Si,
a g a in s t fe a r. W e d e s p is e t h e n a u s e a t in g f e e lin g o f f e a r , y e t w e a p p re c i i s
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ate it as it k e e p s u s s a fe fro m p h y sic a l d a n g e r. B u t w h a t is th a t d a n g e r

and w h e re is it?
In m o d e r n so c ie ty , h o w o f te n m u s t w e s tru g g le to e s c a p e physical
th re a ts? W e a r e n o lo n g e r r u n n in g f ro m s a b e r - to o th e d tig e rs: w e p a sse d
that stag e a lo n g tim e a g o . P h y s ic a l t h r e a t s a p p e a r a lm o s t exclusively in
traffic, a c c id e n ts , c rim e , a n d w a r. F e a r in su c h s itu a tio n s d ram a tic a lly
im proves o u r c h a n c e s o f s u rv iv a l. T h e p r o b le m is t h a t w e e x p e rie n ce
fear in fa r m o re s itu a tio n s th a n th e s e .
Society h a s b e e n e v o lv in g to w a r d t h e g o al o f p h y sical c o m fo rt for
such a long tim e t h a t w e s e ld o m h a v e to re ly on o u r p hysical b o d ies to
carry u s aw ay f ro m d a n g e r. U n le s s w e a r e in a w a r z o n e o r crim e-
stricken a re a , t h e r e is little p r e s s u r e o n th e b o d y to e n s u re o u r survival.
T he m ajo rity o f t o d a y s t h r e a t s a r e o f t h e m in d , n o t o f th e body. F or
exam ple, a d e b t is n o t a d ir e c t t h r e a t to o u r p h y sic a l survival a n d so we
cant u se o u r b o d y to e s c a p e it. It is a n in d ir e c t t h r e a t th a t c a n only b e
avoided by a m e n ta l m a n e u v e r.
If y o u r b o s s a s k s you to give a p r e s e n ta tio n o n y o u r c u r r e n t p ro je c t,
you m ay b e th rille d a t f ir s t. H o w ev er, y o u m ay n o t g e t a n y s le e p th e night

n s , your environm1 before th e p r e s e n ta tio n b e c a u s e t h e b o d y is a lre a d y p re p a r in g fo r b a ttle.

In th e m o rn in g , y o u r d ig e s tiv e s y s te m p r e p a r e s by c le a rin g a n d sh u ttin g
'e y our body, yu el11^
dow n. Y our p a lm s s w e a t e x c essiv ely th ro u g h o u t th e d ay a n d y o u r m o u th
n g people who ^
is dry. As you s te p u p to th e p o d iu m , y o u r to n g u e is p a ra ly z e d a n d y our
vill encounter help
m ind g o es b lan k . You a r e u n a b le to r e m e m b e r y o u r p r e p a r e d sp e ec h .
j fearful, You a re in h ib ite d by n e rv o u s n e s s , w h ic h is a n o th e r face o f fear. This
cyt0 h^ r :
L c o r e euoot"
ne rv o u sn e ss c a u se s y o u r b o d y to p r e p a r e fo r b a ttle . A re you going to do
battle w ith th e a u d ie n c e ? N o. In th is c o m m o n m o d e rn situ atio n , th e fea r
its- . It is is m isguided. It h e lp s n e ith e r you n o r th e a u d ie n c e . If th e fe a r had
inste a d p r e p a r e d you fo r m e n ta l e x e rtio n , you w ould have given a bril
rea i " - ss: s> liant p re s e n ta tio n .
E ven th o u g h to d a y s t h re a ts a re d istin ctly d iffe re n t from th o se o f o u r
J, d e r s ta " d ,t
a n c esto rs, o u r e m o tio n al r e s p o n s e re m a in s th e s a m e . O u r rea c tio n to a
i p te r p r
stock m a rk e t c ra s h is fu n d am e n ta lly th e sam e as th a t o f o u r a n c esto r
realizing he is a b o u t to b e c o m e b re a k fa s t. F e a r sp e ed s up o u r pulse,
em pow ers o u r m uscles, a n d s h o rte n s o u r rea c tio n tim e. It also b lu rs the
m ind, p reventing it fro m th inking clearly, b ecau se th e last thing you
w an t to do d uring a fight is to p o n d e r a n d th eo rize. This does no t work
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well with the th re a ts of th e m ind. F u rth er, w e n e e d o u r m ind to ho sh arp
and clear, so th a t we can co n sid er o u r op tio n s. T h e re fo re , th e r e should
be two kinds of fear: o ne th a t p re p a re s us fo r physical b a ttle , a n d one
th at p re p a re s us for m en tal e x e rtio n . U n fo rtu n a tely , o u r em otional
m akeup has not yet evolved to provide th e s e c o n d k in d o r fear.
Any Tear asso ciated w ith a s tra l p ro je c tio n is a fe a r o r th e m in d . For
exam ple, if we get confused a n d d iso rie n te d in th e a s tr a l, fea r m ay kick
in. W e p re p a re for b a ttle. T h e p ro b le m is th a t w e d id n o t b rin g o u r phys
ical body, so w e have no th in g to c a rr y in to b a ttle . E ven if w e did bring
th e physical body, any a s tra l th r e a t w ould m o st likely n o t ta k e physical
form , a nd so th e physical b o d y w ould hav e n o p o w e r o v e r it. till#01
A fear o r th e m ind w ould h e lp us h e r e . S u c h a f e a r w o u ld m ak e our
m inds c le a rer, th e re b y h e lp in g u s to u n d e r s t a n d o u r su rro u n d in g s.
U n fortunately, th is d o e s not h a p p e n . By h a b it, w e r e a c t to a s tr a l th re a ts
by p re p a rin g for physical b a ttle .

N o W o r r ie s
W o rry is a c o m m o n ty p e o f fe a r. L iving in m o d e r n so c ie ty , you are
p ro b ab ly fam ilia r w ith w o rry . A s m o d e r n p e o p le , w e w o r r y a b o u t every
th in g : D o w e have e n o u g h m o n e y to p a y n e x t m o n th s b ills? A re o u r chil
d re n safe a t s c h o o l? W h a t p o is o n s a r e in o u r fo o d s ? H o w m u c h sunlight Rarely d o v
can o u r skin ta k e b e fo re it d e v e lo p s c a n c e r ? H o w lo n g c a n w e k eep up for y ears w ill p
paying th e m o rtg a g e ? T h e lis t is e n d le s s . W e all k n o w w h a t h a p p e n s to the fear
p e o p le w ho a r e u n a b le to p a y t h e i r b ills. W e s e e t h e m o u ts id e th e mall becomes
ev e ry day, fo rc e d to live in h u m ilia tio n a n d s ta r v a ti o n , e v e n th o u g h the
lng. o r s i _ _ _ im u j
co u n try th e y live in e n jo y s o n e o f t h e h ig h e s t s t a n d a r d s o f living in the
lts- h has been r
w o rld . lo d a y s W e s te rn s o c ie ty d is p la y s a g ia n t p la q u e sa y in g : Produce
o r P e ris h .

T he c a u se o f o u r c h ro n ic w o r r y is t h a t it is p r o g r a m m e d in to our Enin
g en es a s a su rv iv a l in s u r a n c e . A s o u r f o r e f a th e r s r o a m e d th e woods,
Al|th,
w o n y in g a b o u t p r e d a t o r s a n d lo n g c o ld w i n t e r s w a s t h e b e s t w ay to sur Sij,oi]S,oug h ts i
vive th e m . E ven to d ay , t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s l a te r , th e m o st effec a f < me,
"'Hit-
tive, w ay to s ta y alive is to w o r r y . T h a t is w h y , e v e n th o u g h we have
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vo lv td in to h igh-tech p e o p le , w o r r y is a b ig p a r t o f o u r d aily lives. We 5 the
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ing, th e lack o f w h ic h , in o u r c u ltu r e , c a n p ro v e to b e j u s t a s leth a l as

H , tigers te e th . Still, it is r e m a r k a b l e t h a t , d u rin g all t h a t tim e , w e n e v e r
x
' Ur m anaged to c o n tr o l o r e v e n u n d e r s t a n d t h a t w o rry .
A dd to t h a t t h e p r o g ra m m in g o f o u r c u ltu r e . W e h av e c o m e a long
way fro m t h e h u n t e r - g a t h e r e r trib a l s o c ie ty w h e r e th e village n ew s w as
sp re a d a ro u n d t h e c a m p f ir e . F r o m b i r t h , w e a r e p r o g ra m m e d to c o n
sid er th e d a n g e rs o f o u r s o c ie ty . T h e m a in s tr e a m m e d ia c o n sta n tly
rem in d u s o f h o w m a n y k ille rs a r e o n t h e lo o se , w h e r e th e te r r o ris ts
may s trik e n e x t, a n d h o w m a n y trillio n s o f d o lla rs o f d e b t th e co u n try
owes. C o m m e rc ia ls t r y to s c a r e u s in to b u y in g t h e i r p r o d u c ts , tellin g us
th a t only t h e i r pills w ill sa v e u s f ro m a m o s t g r u e s o m e d e a th , only th e ir
deal c a n p r o te c t o u r f a m ilie s, a n d o n ly w ith t h e i r e x e rc ise e q u ip m e n t
can w e o v e rc o m e o u r p h y s ic a l fa llib ilitie s t h a t w ill su re ly r e s u lt in reje c
tion, a b a n d o n m e n t, a n d , u ltim a te ly , d e a th in a s o lita ry b e d .
W e a r e b e in g c o n d itio n e d to b e w a r y in e v e ry a s p e c t o f o u r lives.
This p r o g ra m m in g h a s i n c r e a s e d e x p o n e n tia lly d u rin g th e la s t d e c ad e s.
Only 2 0 y e a rs a g o , p e o p le v e ry r a r e ly lo c k e d t h e i r d o o r s a t n ig h t. Today
we p u t b a rs o n o u r w in d o w 's. A r e w e u n r e a s o n a b ly s c a re d o r h a s th e
hu m an s p irit re a lly s to o p e d to lev els w h e r e th e a v e ra g e m a n th re a te n s
to o b lite ra te his n e ig h b o r?
T u rn o n t h e n e w s a n d yo u will h e a r o n ly th e w o r s t o f th e w o rst.
R arely d o w e g e t g o o d n e w s . N a tu ra lly , h e a rin g th e w o rst-c a se sc en a rio
for y e a rs will p r o g ra m u s in to b e lie v in g a n d e x p e c tin g it. In o u r th o u g h ts,
th e fe a r h a s b e c o m e ju s tif ie d , a n d o n c e ju s tif ie d in o u r th o u g h ts, it
b e c o m e s ju s tifie d in o u r a c tio n s . A t th e p ro s p e c t o f th e ft, injury, freez
ing, o r s ta r v a tio n , o f c o u rs e w e w o rry . T h is w o rry is p o iso n to o u r sp ir
its. It has b e e n r o o te d so d e e p ly th a t it is p a r t o f o u r e v e ry th o u g h t.

Emotional Responses
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.j into All th o u g h ts ignite e m o tio n s to d iffe re n t d e g re e s . In o th e r w ords,
g ram 111 vVoo(|5' em otions a re m ere ly th e e ffects o f o u r th o u g h ts. W h e n thinking a
\ tne
thoughtany thou g h ta n em o tio n al res p o n s e will im m ed iately follow to
em phasize th e th o u g h t a n d to e n c o u ra g e us to actio n . If w e th in k o f ice
c ream , th e em otion o f crav in g fills us, m otivating us to tak e a trip to th e
. W'1 freezer. A dditionally, as a c o n seq u e n c e o f o u r conditioning, w orried
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thoughts accom pany the first thought: If I pay fo r th is ice c re a m , will I
, rlith
still have m oney for th e bills? W ill I get fa t if I d ecid e to e a t th is ice
, . f <t* ffe l ' ia ll5 e
c re a m ? W ill my a rte rie s be clogged? W ill I have a h e a rt a tta c k ? How
will I pay for the visit to th e e m ergency ro o m ? W h o will ta k e c a re o f me
w hen I am rele a se d from th e h o sp ita l? If I d ie fro m th is ice c re a m , who n 'H
will pay for the fu n e ra l?
T hese th o u g h ts p a ss th ro u g h o u r m in d s so o fte n th a t w e d o n o t even
no tice th em . W e a re used to being a fra id o f th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f our
actions. As a n a tu ra l em o tio n al re s p o n s e to th e fea rfu l th o u g h ts, w orry
i
fla res up. W e feel it a s a slight n a u s e a in o u r g u ts. M o st p e o p le a re so
re s p " s e '
u sed to th e n a u sea th a t th e y do n o t q u e s tio n its validity.
ify continueJ
If we m an a g e to sh a k e th e n a u s e a o ff lo n g e n o u g h t o th in k , N ah, ice
cre a m isn t th a t good a nyw ay, th e e m o tio n s o f c ra v in g a n d w o rry will
b e rep la c ed w ith well-being. W e n o lo n g e r th in k ice c re a m is tasty , so
th e re is no n e e d to feel a c raving. W h o w o u ld feel a c ra v in g fo r som e
thing d ista s te fu l? T h e w o rry will a ls o b e n e u tr a liz e d b e c a u s e w e have
Fear
o p ted to ta k e an a lte rn a tiv e r o u te t h a t d o e s n o t involve th e d a n g e rs of
ice c ream .
T h e re is a b e tte r w ay to n e u tra liz e th e e m o tio n o f w o rry : You can
rem o v e th e w o rrie d th o u g h ts fro m th e in itia l th o u g h t (ice cream ).
W ith o u t th e fearful th o u g h ts , n o n a u s e o u s e m o tio n will b e pro d u ced .
W h en you th in k o f ice c re a m , a n d you feel t h e n a u s e a c o m in g on, sim
ply th in k o f ice c re a m a g a in , b u t th is tim e , id e n tify t h e th o u g h ts o f worry
a n d d e c id e n o t to th in k th e m . If you d o th is w ith y o u r e v e ry th o u g h t, you
will feel tre m e n d o u s ly lib e r a te d . Y our th o u g h ts will n o lo n g e r b e held
back by w o rry . You will b e a b le to s e e in c r e d ib le o p p o r tu n itie s in your
life, o p p o rtu n itie s th a t p r e v io u s ly w e r e lo c k e d o u t by fea r.
Fearful th o u g h ts h a v e t h e p o te n tia l o f c r e a tin g h a v o c w h e n w e leave
th e body. W h e n you a w a k e a f t e r a n i g h tm a re a n d a r e c o n sid e rin g leav
ing y o u r body, b u t you a r e c o n c e r n e d t h a t it m a y tu r n in to a sc ary expe tl||lved and ,
rien ce, apply th e R em oving F e a rfu l T h o u g h ts te c h n iq u e to e lim in ate the
fear c re a te d by th e n ig h tm a re . If y ou lea v e y o u r b o d y w ith fear, you will
. o .
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Exercise: Removing Fearful Thoughts

1. F o r e ac h t h o u g h t y o u t h in k , e x a m i n e y o u r e m o t io n a l re sp o n se .

2. D o y o u feel n a u s e a t e d o r b a d in a n y w a y ?
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3. L o o k back a t y o u r th o u g h ts to th e reaso n y o u feel b ad . W h a t th o u g h t
b ro u g h t on th e e m o tio n ?
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4. Is th e cau se reaso n a b le ? Is th e e m o tio n a l resp o n se ju stifie d ? Are y ou
"'ful houghs * really as th re a te n e d as th e th o u g h t w o u ld have y o u believe?
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5. If th e resp o n se is n o t ju stifie d , d ecid e to rem o v e it. Sim ply d o n o t
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allow it to occur. T hink o n ly th e o rig in a l th o u g h t, free o f th e w o rried
response.
6. If y o u c o n tin u e to feel bad , search fo r o th e r th o u g h ts th a t m ay be
responsible. R em ove th e m in th e sa m e m an n er.

Fear o f the Unknow n

T h e f u n d a m e n ta l r e a s o n w e w o r r y to su c h e x tr e m e s is t h a t w e have
a se v e re f e a r o f t h e u n k n o w n . In m y o p in io n , f e a r o f th e u n k n o w n is
h u m a n k in d s g r e a t e s t o b s ta c le a n d h a s b e e n s in c e w e le a r n e d to th in k
co h e re n tly . A ny tim e w e t r y to fin d n e w w a y s, o u r f e a r o f th e u n k n o w n
is th e r e to d is c o u ra g e u s.
H isto ry is full o f f e a r s o f t h e u n k n o w n . F o r e x a m p le , in a n c ie n t days,
every s a ilo r k n e w you s h o u ld n o t sail to o c lo se to th e e d g e o f th e w o rld
b ecau se you m ig h t fall o ff. L o o k in g b a c k a t t h a t tim e , w e fin d su ch fea rs
am using; b u t a t t h e tim e , w e v iew ed th e m a s a p p ro p r ia te c o n c ern s.
Surprisingly, in s p ite o f t h e c e n tu r ie s t h a t h av e p a s se d , w e still have n o t
le a rn e d to u n d e r s ta n d t h e fe a r o f th e u n k n o w n . O u r fe a r o f sailing o ff
the e d g e o f th e w o rld is g o n e , b u t fe a r o f th e u n k n o w n still ex ists. It has
evolved a n d g ro w n alo n g sid e th e p r o g re s s o f o u r c u ltu re , a p p e arin g
w h e re v e r o u r c u ltu re lack s e x p e rie n c e .
A m o d e rn ex am p le is th a t o f financial security. M o st p e o p le seem to
believe th a t you have to w o rk h a rd w h e n you a r e young to g a th e r w ealth
because you n e v e r know h o w life will tr e a t you w hen you g et older. In
believing th a t, w e a re lettin g th e fear o f th e u nknow n get in th e way o f
living. W e p o stp o n e life until w e re tire o r even until th e m o m e n t o f d eath .
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iosid.
M ost o f us succum b lo this loar w ith o u t even realizing it. W e a re so
en tangled in fea r th a t wo c a n 't tell w hat is up a n d w h a t is dow n. But how
ever wo rea so n it, wo c a n 't e scap e th e fac t th a t th is fe a r is b a s e d upon 00
u ncertainty, not on actual th re a ts . As su ch , it h as no rea so n to exist ^ -"' f f e r e - J L
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u nless we give it a rea so n . T he n a tu re o f u n c e rta in ty is tw ofold. O n one .ti* th ro *

h and, wo fear w h at d a n g e rs m ight lie w ith in it. O n th e o th e r h a n d , we
a re intrigued by w h a t po ten tial d isco v eries a w ait us. By follow ing th e sec
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signs, on ou r p a th to discovery.
A good way to s to p be in g a fra id o f a n u n k n o w n is to tu r n th e * , r chanS0 ...
unknow n into a know n. By p ro b in g th e o b je c t o f th e f e a r a n d studying
it, th e fea r dissolves a s w e rea liz e t h a t th e o b je c t p r e s e n ts n o t h r e a t, and
th e re w as no th in g to fe a r in th e f ir s t p la c e . F o r e x a m p le , a s you r e a d th is
book, you m ay feel slightly w o r r ie d a b o u t w h a t a w a its yo u in th e a stra l,
b u t as you re a d on you a c q u a in t y o u rs e lf w ith t h e s u b je c t a n d , b e fo re you
know it, you will have t u rn e d th e u n k n o w n o f th e a s tr a l in to th e know n
o f th e a s tra l. T he w o rry will d issolve.

Fear o f Change
F ro m fe a r o f th e u n k n o w n s p rin g s n o t o n ly w o rry , b u t a lso a fea r of
ch an g e. W e a r e all m o re o r le s s a fr a id o f c h a n g e , b e c a u s e w e k n o w th a t
bey o n d ch a n g e lie m an y u n k n o w n s . H o w o f te n d o y ou te ll yourself: Tuesday, March 19,
W ell, it c a n t ge t a ny w o r s e . N o t v e ry o f te n , I h o p e , b e c a u s e it is not W Dream
tru e , a n d w e k n o w it. It c a n a lw a y s g e t w o r s e . C o n s e q u e n tly , w e strive
at I am in
to ach ieve s ta b ility in o u r lives, a v o id in g c h a n g e a t e v e ry tu r n . B ut do you
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kn o w w h a t? S ta b ility is b o rin g !
Life is a n a d v e n tu r e , a n d t h e r e is n o t m u c h r o o m fo r s ta b ility in an
ad v e n tu re . H ow m u ch fun w o u ld T o lk ie n s t a le s b e if t h e H o b b its s a t at
ho m e in ste a d o f s e ttin g o u t o n a d v e n tu r e s in M id d le E a r t h ? C h a n g e s will
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co m e, p e rh a p s n o t involving m ag ic a l rin g s a n d h o r d e s o f O re s , b u t they
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will c o m e w h e th e r w e like it o r n o t. W e m a y r e s i s t, b u t th a t leads
n o w h e re . It ta k e s m o re e n e rg y a n d e f f o r t to r e s i s t c h a n g e th a n to pre
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p a re for a n d e m b r a c e c h a n g e .
T h e a s tr a l is all a ro u n d u s , all t h e t im e . W e c a n a c c e s s it a n d all N , N ./fr y .
ts p o te n tia l a n y tim e . A n y o n e o f u s c o u ld e n t e r t h e a s tr a l rig h t now if
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we w a n te d to , j u s t by th in k in g o f it. S o w hy d o n t w e ? T h e t r u t h is
that, d e e p in sid e , w e d o n o t w a n t to . W e d o n o t w a n t to k n o w th a t
the physical is e s c a p a b l e , t h a t t h e r e a r e b e t t e r w a y s a n d p la c e s in
which to live. W e d o n o t w a n t to f in d o u t t h a t o u r w h o le h a rd w o rk in g
|jves have b e e n a n illu sio n . W e f e a r k n o w in g t h a t o u r w o rld is co m
pletely d iff e re n t, m o r e s u b je c tiv e a n d a t o u r c o m m a n d , fro m w h a t we
have th o u g h t th r o u g h o u t o u r liv e s. C a n w e s ta n d t h e th o u g h t t h a t a t
anytim e w e c o u ld h a v e le f t o u r liv e s o f h a r d s h i p b e h in d ? T h a t w e did
not have to g o t h r o u g h a n y o f i t? W o u ld w e r a t h e r c lin g to th e b e lie f
th at e a c h d iffic u lty w a s a b u ild in g b lo c k in o u r liv e s, a life t h a t will
never c h a n g e ?
But b e y o n d th is f e a r o f s e e in g lifes t r u e n a tu r e , w e fin d s o b e rin g
thoughts: E v e ry th in g so f a r, e v e ry h a rd s h ip , in th is life h a s b e e n in
p re p a ra tio n fo r th is m o m e n t. E v e ry s te p f o rw a rd a llo w s a s e c o n d s te p
forw ard, w h ic h a llo w s a t h ir d s te p fo rw a rd , w h ich in tu rn le a d s to th e
realization t h a t n o n e o f t h e s te p s w e r e n e c e s s a ry , a lth o u g h th e y w e re
n ecessary in o r d e r fo r u s t o re a liz e t h a t th e y w e re u n n e c e s s a ry . T h e re is
always a n e x t s te p , a n d t h e n e x t s te p n o w is to ta k e off, leav e th e m u n
dane life, a n d e n te r t h e a s tr a l.

Nothing to Fear but Fear

Tuesday, M arch 19, 2 0 0 2
Lucid Dream
I d ream that I a m in m y p a r e n t s h ou se. S o m e strange eve nt o c cu rs in the dream.
I think, This is im p o ssib le . I m ust b e dream ing. This is a dre a m . I ke ep repeating
that it is a d ream a n d I b e c o m e in creasin g ly lucid. Sud denly, som e thing g ra b s m e
from b e h in d a n d starts sp in n in g m e! I am frightened. I ca n feel m y ch est b u b b lin g
with terror. I m a n a g e to o v e rc o m e the fear. I k n o w that in dream s, nothing ca n hurt
me except fear.
I sp in a r o u n d in circles, spiraling upwards. I stare d o w n at m y parents b e d in the
living room, w here it w as ten ye ars ago. The sp in n in g stops a n d I am floating at the ceil
ing a b o ve m y parents bed. I get m ore in touch with m y p hysical body. I ca n hear m y
girlfriend snoring. I try to focus o n the lucid dream, but the snoring is v ery difficult to
ignore. I w ake u p in m y bed. I g u e ss the affirmations for lucid dream ing with brain
w ave so u n d s really w ork o nly it takes a w eek for them to take effect.
 Astral Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality

We as conscious beings coc re a te o u r realities. Specifically, you cre

a te w hat happens to you in every m o m en t. You a re like a victim a n d p er
p e tra to r r olled into one. If you a re afraid , th e n you will believe th a t the
fear calls for a defense. You c re a te the defen se by building walls aro u n d
you. W ith the walls com es isolation. T h e isolation sp aw n s u n c e rta in ty of
w h at is outside. U n certain ty spaw ns fear. A nd a ro u n d it goes.
Your ego always m akes su re it is c o rre c t. T h e ego h a te s to b e w rong.
T h at is w h at being an ego is all a b o u t. A fte r a w hile o f w aitin g fo r the
th re a t th a t is n o t th e re , it in vites th e th r e a t in o r d e r to p ro v e th a t being
a fraid of it w as not a w a ste o f tim e . A n d th r e a ts c a n t show up a t your
d o o rste p unless you invite th e m , b e c au se n o th in g h a p p e n s to you unless
you allow it. In a m a n n e r o f sp e ak in g , you hav e m a n ife ste d a th r e a t out
o f thin a ir ju s t b e c a u se you w e re a fra id o f su ch a th r e a t.
If you in ste a d d e ta c h th e ego, you will live by a loving a ttitu d e . W ith
th a t a ttitu d e , you will b e a b le to m a n ife s t a n y th in g w ith little e ffo rt, even
cool trip s to th e a s tra l. You will also s e e t h e b e n e fit o f c re a tin g fe a r for
th e p u rp o se o f ove rc o m in g it a n d g ro w in g fro m t h e e m o tio n s it p ro
du ces, b u t d o n o t feel you have to feel fea r. You will k n o w t h a t th e r e is
n o th ing to fe a r b u t fear.

Love Conquers Fear

Friday, January 12, 2001
Loue Conquers Fear
I am walking in the woods, something I enjoy tremendously. I come upon a cliff.
In spite o f my fear o f heights, I decide to approach the ledge and look down. My legs
turn into spaghetti as I crawl toward the rim, inch by inch. I look down. There is a 30-
foot drop straight down. I watch my reactions very carefully, so as not to be overcome
with dizziness and fall to my death.
I remember something I read: Fear can't exist where loue exists. To test this theory, I
bring to mind the thing I loue the most. I think o f it and, especially, I think o f how much I
love it. The fear dissipates. This is incredible! I stand up. My legs are perfectly normal, not
the slightest shaky. I lean over the edge and look down. I can see the ground below the cliff
and it does not frighten me at all. In fact, I think the cliff is a nice little feature o f nature, com
pared to earlier, when I thought it was a deathtrap. I climb down the steep end o f the cliff-
In my previous fearful state, this would have been impossible, but now I quite enjoy it.
 ''Pecjfj Basic Fears

O ne o f th e u n iv e rs a l law s is th a t fe a r c a n 't e x ist w h e re love exists

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Love dispels fear. Love is o u r n a tu r a l s ta te o f m in d ; th e re fo re , we can
always feel love, in s p ite o f a n y p a in in o u r life. If w e m an a g e to b rea k
through th e e m o tio n s o f fea r, g rie f, p a in , a n d a n g e r, w e can a c cess love,
* S and th e n love will a u to m a tic a lly d isp e l a n y v e stig e s o r th o s e negative
em otions.

Exercise: Dispelling Fear

1. C lo se y o u r eyes.

2. Relax y o u r m in d . Le t it sin k .

3. M o v e y o u r c e n t e r o f t h o u g h t t o th e c e n t e r o f y o u r chest.

4. C reate a s m a ll p e a rl o f lo ve in th e c e n t e r o f y o u r chest.

5. Let lo ve b e a m o u t f r o m th e p e a rl in all d ire c tio n s .

6. Let t h e lo v e b a t h e e v e r y t h in g a r o u n d y o u .

7. H o w d o y o u fe e l? H a v e a n y w o r r i e s a n d fe a rs s u b s id e d ?

8. R e p e a t th e exe rc ise a s o f t e n a s p o s s ib le s o t h a t it w ill be a n a u t o m a t ic

r e sp o n s e t o fe a r in th e astral.
 Astral Projection Fears

Each person is u n ique and th e re fo re re a c ts d ifferently to his first

astral projection ex perience. Som e fin d it tre m e n d o u sly joyous while
others panic. It is a joyous o ccasion, b u t it is h u m an n a tu re to let fear
get in the way of anything fun. My first p ro je c tio n s c a re d m e out of my
shorts, and I have talked to m any o th e r p ro je c to rs w ho have re a cted in
similar ways. It is th e kind o f fear th a t m a k e s you w a n t to tu rn and run
as fast as your legs can c a rry you, w hile s c rea m in g a t th e top of your
voice. This is com pletely n a tu ra l.
O ur subconscious has no clue as to w h a t is h ap p en in g w hen physical
reality falls away from o u r se n se s, a n d th a t is en o u g h to sca re even the
bravest soul. Even if we have re a d e v ery th in g th e r e is to know about
astral projection, fear is a possibility, ev en a pro b ab ility , until we get
used to the actual ex p erien ce.
Fear not only keeps p eople fro m a tte m p tin g a stra l p ro jectio n , but it
also keeps them from p racticing a stra l p ro je c tin g a fte r succeeding the
first tim e. Such fear fills no p u rp o se b e ca u se th e re is n o th in g to fear dur
ing a projection. If you fear a n y th in g a b o u t th e p ro je c tio n experience, do
not fret. 1 he fear will sub sid e as you g et m o re u sed to it. I prom ise you
 A stra l P roje ctio n Fears

that th e fe a r will d is s ip a te if y o u m a in ta in a loving a n d a d v e n tu ro u s a tti

tude to w a rd a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , in s p ite o f th e fear. A n d o n c e you get p ast
the initial fear, you will love e v e ry m o m e n t o f y o u r tim e in th e a stra l!
T h e re a r e m an y f e a r s to c o n q u e r w h e n a tte m p tin g to leave th e body,
so to p r e p a r e fo r th e f ir s t a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , w e will look a t so m e o f th e
most co m m o n .

Fear o f Not Being A ble to Return

W ill you b e a b le to t u r n y o u r a w a r e n e s s b a c k to y o u r b o d y o n c e you
have t u rn e d it in to t h e a s tr a l? Y es. It is y o u r b o d y a n d you h av e b e e n
a sso ciated w ith it d u r in g y o u r w h o le p h y sic a l lifetim e. You tu rn y our
aw a re n ess b a c k to y o u r b o d y e v e ry tim e yo u w a k e u p . F o r a 30-year-old,
th a t is a b o u t 1 1 ,0 0 0 tim e s , so you h a v e h a d a lo t o f p ra c tic e . You know
the p r o c e d u r e like you k n o w t h e b a c k o f y o u r h a n d . You h av e m a d e it
into an a u to m a tic h a b it to s u c h a d e g r e e t h a t y ou n o lo n g e r r e m e m b e r
how to c o n scio u sly d o it.
If y ou e v e r w a n t to g e t b a c k to y o u r b o d y w h ile in th e a s tra l, all you
have to d o is th in k t h e w o r d b o d y a n d th e m e m o ry o f y o u r b o d y will pop
into y o u r a w a r e n e s s . Y our m in d will a s s o c ia te th e m e m o ry w ith y o u r
actual b o d y a n d t h e n y o u r a w a r e n e s s will b e t u rn e d to y o u r body. You
will p ro b a b ly f in d t h a t th e o p p o s ite re m a in in g p r o je c te d aw ay fro m the
bodyis a lo t tric k ie r , a t le a s t in th e b e g in n in g .
H ow ever, if a s tr a l p ro je c tio n tu r n s in to a co m p u lsio n , th e r e m ig h t be
a physical d a n g e r. E v e ry th in g you in te n s e ly d e s ir e will c o m e tru e . If you
d e sire to c o n s ta n tly b e in th e a s tr a l, th e n it shall b e so. If you have to
a b a n d o n th e b o d y to fulfill y o u r w ish , th e n th a t is th e w ay it h a s to be.
Be c a re fu l w h a t you w ish for, fo r you m ig h t g e t it. L et m e re p h r a s e th at:
Be c a re fu l w h a t you w ish for, fo r you w ill g et it.
Life is a b e a u tifu l gift th a t w e have b e s to w e d u p o n o u rse lv e s, a n d it
is difficult to d e s ir e a n y th in g b e tt e r th a n b ein g alive. But so m e tim e s com
pulsion g e ts th e b e s t o f us a n d c re a te s d e s ire s so s tro n g th a t we can t
avoid allow ing th e m to co m e tru e .
In T he D ivine B lu e p rin t,* R o b e rt P e rala p re s e n ts a d istu rb in g case.
P e ra la s frie n d D evon w as a f re q u e n t a s tra l p ro je c to r. Sh e rep o rted ly
d e p a rte d fro m th is life d u rin g an a stra l p ro je c tio n in 1992. H e r body had
 Astra! Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

a seizure a nd she failed to r e tu rn to it. W e know m uch to o little ab o u t

th e m echanics o f th e soul-body c onnectio n to d e te rm in e a m o re ex a ct
cause of h e r d eath.
Upon h e r d e a th , A rt. P e ra la s frie n d , w e n t in to tra n c e to fin d out
w h at h a p p e n ed . He c o n ta c te d so m e s p irits w h o h a d b e e n a ro u n d h e r a t
th e tim e. R eportedly, sh e w as in th e h a b it o f a s tr a l p ro je c tin g so fre
quently a nd for such long d u ra tio n s th a t h e r c o n n e c tio n (so m e call it th e
silver c o rd , but I th in k th a t te r m is m isle a d in g s in c e it m ig h t m a k e us
think o f a physical c o rd , w h e re a s th e c o n n e c tio n is n o n p h y sic a l o r sem i
physical) to h e r body w o re o u t. In s p ite o f p e rs is te n t a tte m p ts , s h e could
not get back into h e r body. U n d e rs ta n d a b ly , s h e f re a k e d o u t a n d trie d
fo r h o u rs to g et th e a tte n tio n o f th e living. W h e n s h e fin ally ack n o w l
edged th e d e a th of h e r body, sh e r e g r e tt e d h a v in g h a d s u c h a s tro n g
d e sire to sp e n d tim e w ith a s tr a l b e in g s.
This is in d ee d a tra g e d y , but. D evon d id n o t d ie in v a in , b e c a u s e she
tau g h t us s o m e th in g v alu ab le a b o u t o u rse lv e s. W e a r e h e r e b e c a u s e we
love th e e x p e rie n ce o f physical life. In o r d e r to s u s ta in t h a t e x p e rie n c e ,
w e have to ta k e good c a re o f o u r b o d ie s . T h e m o m e n t w e s to p a p p re c i
a tin g it, p e rh a p s by d e s irin g to e s c a p e life m o r e th a n d e s ir in g to sta y , th e would be e
body fa lte rs a n d o u r d e s ir e is fu lfilled . L ike D e v o n , m a n y o f u s hav e a ible ti
stro n g d e s ire to e x p lo re th e w o rld s b e y o n d . W e w a n t to k n o w w h a t is
b eh ind th e physical. W e have to b a la n c e th is d e s ir e w ith t h e d e s ir e to
ex p e rie n ce life, o r a s tr a l p r o je c tio n will t u r n in to a c o m p u ls io n .
P erala tells m e he still th in k s a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is r e la tiv e ly sa fe , and
I a g re e . As long as w e leave o u r b o d ie s w ith m o d e r a te fre q u e n c y a n d
ISpurely speculat
d u ratio n , th e r e is no d a n g e r in v o lv e d . I th in k o n c e p e r w e e k is a n opti
a * ' the connec
m al frequency. If you p r o je c t m o re f r e q u e n tly t h a n t h a t , I re c o m m e n d
. * " ay, she cho
you check yo u r m otives: D o e s life still in trig u e y o u o r a r e yo u try in g to
escap e it?

How o fte n do p e o p le d ie d u rin g a s tr a l p r o je c tio n s ? F o r u n d e rs ta n d -

able rea s o n s , t h e r e a r e n o s ta tis tic s . If t h e p r o je c to r s b o d y d ie s d uring
an a stra l
p ro je c tio n , his kin will a s s u m e t h e b o d y d ie d d u rin g sleep,
De
i von s case is th e only o n e I have c o m e a c ro s s , b u t p e r h a p s t h e r e are
m o re. W e sh o u ld se ek to le a r n fro m th e s e .

th f m e ^ t *18 s'*v e r c o r d is t h e p r o je c te d a w a r e n e s s s c o n n e c tio n to

Jody. Ih< notio n of a c o rd m ay s p rin g f ro m a th re e -d im e n s io n a l way

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of looking a t t h e a stra l-p h y s ic a l c o n n e c tio n . S p a c e d o e s n o t ap p ly jn th e

"O astral, a n d so th e id e a o f a c o rd th a t lim its th e d is ta n c e you can travel
from yo u r b o d y s e e m s a w k w a rd . T h e a stra l-p h y sic a l c o n n e c tio n is n o n
physical o r s e m ip h y s ic a l. It c a n ta k e a n y n u m b e r o f visual form s.
D e p e n d in g o n t h e p e rc e iv e r, it m a y lo o k like a silv e r c o rd , a m ag n etic
field, o r a r u b b e r b a n d . I t d o e s n o t h a v e to b e v isib le a t all. I have seen
the silver c o rd o n o n e o c c a s io n , b u t t h a t m ay w ell b e b e c a u s e 1 in te n tio n
ally s e a rc h e d fo r it. T h e c o rd I s a w c o u ld h a v e b e e n c r e a te d by m y wish
to se e it. U n d e n ia b ly , t h e r e is a n a tt r a c t io n b e tw e e n th e p ro je c te d
a w a re n ess a n d t h e p h y sic a l b o d y , b u t to c o n fin e it to a silv e r c o rd w ould
be to d isc o u n t th e d iv e rs e n a tu r e o f th e a s tr a l.
M any p r o je c to r s w o r r y t h a t s e v e rin g th e a stra l-p h y sic a l c o n n e c tio n
for e x a m p le , a silv e r c o r d w o u ld c u t o ff t h e ir r e tu r n to th e physical
body, leaving t h e p h y sic a l b o d y to its d e m is e . B ut h ow d o you se v er
so m e th in g n o n p h y s ic a l? H o w d o yo u s e v e r a c o lo r? H ow d o yo u cut
hope, b e a u ty , o r tra n q u illity ? T h e r e is n o p o ssib ility o f sev erin g th e sil
ver c o rd b y a v io le n t m o v e m e n t. It c a n t g e t e n ta n g le d o r w ra p p e d
a ro u n d a n y th in g , j u s t a s yo u c a n t w r a p a c o lo r a ro u n d an y th in g . It
w ould b e e x tr e m e ly d iffic u lt t o s e v e r th e astra l-p h y sic a l c o n n e ctio n in a
tangible m a n n e r.
Like a n y th in g n o n p h y sic a l, th e a stra l-p h y sic a l c o n n e c tio n is u n d e r
th e c o n tro l o f t h e m in d . W e c a n t ta k e a saw a n d c u t th e c o n n e ctio n , b u t
we can p ro b a b ly will th e c o n n e c tio n aw ay. By in te n d in g to p e rm a n e n tly
dro p th e c o n n e c tio n to th e p h y sic a l, th e p r o je c to r c a n kill his body. This
is pu rely s p e cu la tiv e o f c o u rs e , a s I w ould n o t w a n t to try it. In th e Devon
case, th e c o n n e c tio n b ro k e b e c a u s e o f h e r will to re m a in in th e a s tra l.
In a way, sh e c h o se th e a s tr a l o v e r th e physical. T h e d e m ise o f h e r phys
ical body w a s a n a c t o f will a n d in te n t. In re tro s p e c t, sh e felt it w as a
m isguided in te n t.

Wednesday, January 2 H, 2001

First Contact
t >ou/ ,eey First, I want to say that u p to this point, I hau e neuer h a d a n OBE. I fo u n d astral

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projection a n d the like only tw o m onths ago. I haue b een meditating irregularly since
then. Two w eeks ago, I started doing so m e energy exercises.
During the day, I d o energy-raising exercises. In the euening a s I g o to bed, I decide
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to m e d i t a t e b e f o r e fa ll in g a s l e e p . I s ta r t w i t h r e la x a t io n e x e r c is e s : A s I b r e a t h e o u t, I
s e q u e n t i a l l y r e la x e v e r y m u s c l e f r o m m y f e e t t o m y h e a d . A f t e r a f e w r o u n d s , I f e e l
<:> n>ifC

r e s is ta n c e i n m y th ig h s , s o m e t h i n g I h a v e n e v e r f e l t b e f o r e . U p o n in s p e c t i o n , I n o tic e
th a t t h e r e s is ta n c e s t e m s f r o m a n e n e r g y f l o w f r o m m y b e l l y t o m y f e e t , th a t is, th e

o p p o s i t e w a y . I h a v e n e v e r b e f o r e f e l t s u c h a s t r o n g e n e r g y f l o w . O b v i o u s l y , m y le g s

w a n t t o d o t h e e x e r c is e i n t h e o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n , s o I s w i t c h .

I imagine no, not imagine there is a circle o f energy, com ing in from the air,
entering m y heart chakra, flow ing d o w n m y legs, a n d exiting through m y feet. I radiate
,sponta
l o v e to m y su rroundings fo r a while, a n d then I c a n t h elp but fall asleep. W h e n I awake

a few hou rs later, I am still in the sa m e m editative state o f m ind. That is fascinating. M y
exercises continue, uninterrupted by s le e p ....
M y b o d y is overheated. The heat m ust h a v e b e e n c a u se d b y the strong energy
flow. I exit m y m editative state, throw o ff the b lank et a n d let the air c o o l m e dow n. I
fite/thours a.
am still tired, so I d e c id e to g o b a c k to sleep. I notice h o w d elicate m y se n se s are. My
pillow feels incredibly soft, a n d I am v e ry thankful f o r that. I d o not th ank m y pillow
very often, so this is a sp ecial occasio n. I roll o v e r o n m y right sid e a n d wait to fall

asleep.
Three s e c o n d s later so m e th in g h e a v y c o m e s o v e r me. S w o o s h ! It feels like I am

being c o m p re sse d a n d s u c k e d th ro u gh a tiny p ip e. T h e n I a m falling d o w n w a rd s and

to m y left, fast. No, fa llin g is n o t the right w ord. T h e re d o e s n o t se e m to b e a n y accel

eration in volved , w h ich m a k e s m e th in k I a m n o t su b je ct to gravity. It is m ore like

floating d o w n w a rd at a co n sta n t s p e e d o f thre e m eters p e r se c o n d . This se nsation is

real. I ca n't d o u b t that I a m m oving. A fter s ix m eters, I s t o p floating. I feel like I am

being co m p re sse d . It d o e s n o t hurt, b u t I a m c o n f u s e d a n d w o rrie d a b o u t what is

happening.

The p h y sica l w o r ld is m uffled. I ca n o n ly v a g u e ly h e a r m y girlfriends heavy

breathing a s sh e sle e p s b e s id e me. I c a n t see, th ou g h . M y bra in feels like co ld steel,

m uch like the se n sa tio n y o u get w h e n it is lo w o n b l o o d o r oxygen. Suddenly, I am

extremely scared, so m e w h a t b y the u n fa m ilia r situation, b u t m o stly b e c a u s e I think my

brain is out o f air a n d I a m losing brain c e lls fast. I a m terrified to su c h a degree that
,0(l hot, o
h a d I a n y c o n n e c tio n to m y p h y sic a l re ar I w o u l d h a u e s o ile d m y pants. nit,
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I instinctively k n o w w hat this is. I a m h a v in g a n o u t -o f-b o d y experience! To cope '"He
with m y fear, I d o w hat I h a v e told m y s e lf to d o in sc a r y situations: I radiate love in all
jUral e
directions. Then I feel a lot better, but I a m still afraid. I h a u e told m yself a thousand

times not to b e a fra id if I j o t free o f m y p h y s ic a l b od y, b u t I g u e s s fear is a very sironi

em otion that is difficult to control.

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ru, as/ra/ en viron m en t fo rm s in m y aw aren ess. I fin d m yself sitting in a huge class
H /
room. There m ust b e a t h o u s a n d o th e r stude nts sitting a r o u n d me. E ve ryo nes atten
tion is turned to a p r o fe sso r w h o is givin g a lecture, but the inform ation flow from him
ft 01,0
H u , is too fast for m e to co m p re h e n d . I try to take notes, but m y fingers are clumsy. They can
ty/e* hardly h o ld the pen. It is a s i f I a m using m y h a n d fo r the first time in years.

Then I d e c id e to take the ultim ate test: to o p e n m y eyes. For so m e reason, I expect

to see m y o w n p h y sic a l b o d y from a th ird -p e rson p erspective. Unfortunately, the eyes

I open are m y p h y sic a l eyes. T his instantly b ring s m e b a c k to m y body.
enl*U)al<e Then I sp o n ta n e o u sly float d o w n w a rd again a n d fin d m yself b ack in the classroom.
}sc/n% % This time, I ca n partly feel m y ph y sical body. After a few seconds, I return to m y body. W hen

I attempt to float out again, nothing hap pens. Ironically, it only seem s to w ork w hen I am

not trying. I thank m y gu id in g spirits fo r helping m e h a v e this experience. Balls o f light m ove

across the inside o f m y clo sed eyelids a long time after the experience has ended.

A few h o u rs after the experience, I re ach so m e co n clu sio n s:

The re ason that the p h y sic a l w o r ld w a s m uffled w a s that m y a w a ren ess w as turned

aw ay from the h earing fu n c t io n o f m y brain.

The re ason that m y b rain felt c o ld w a s that it w a s n o longe r in m y aw areness. I have

felt the b rain m y entire life. I o n ly m iss it w h e n it is n ot there.

Energy exercises are e sse ntial fo rgettin g in touch with the spirit realm.

/ ne ver in ten d e d to leav e m y bod y. I ju st w an te d to get clo ser to the spirit realm.

Unexpected things h a p p e n w h e n e n e rg y is in motion.

I h ave n e v e r b e fo re h a d a "p a ra n o rm a l experience, n o r a m I gifted o r sensitive. I am

co n vin ce d that a n y o n e ca n h a v e this sort o f experience.

Fear o f Physical Harm

i / am
T h e b iggest f e a rs in p h ysical life a r e th e fe a rs o f g e llin g in ju re d , to o
cold, to o h o t, o r to o h u n g ry . It is only n a tu ra l to have th e sa m e co n c ern s
e that' d uring a s tra l p ro je c tio n , ju s t a s I e x p e rie n c e d th e fe a r of b rain d am ag e
in th e jo u rn a l e n tr y a b o v e . T h e se d a n g e rs d o n o t ex ist in th e a stra l p e r
se b e c au se th e y a r e physical c o n c e rn s , b u t w e m ay th in k th a t as we proj
lie n e e '- ToCOP^ e c t aw ay fro m th e body, it m ig h t fo rg et to b r e a th e o r have an accident
elo
like rolling off th e b e d . In any c a se , th e s e fea rs a r e u n fo u n d ed . I have
had a large n u m b e r of a s tra l p ro je c tio n s, a n d I can honestly say th a t I
a very
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have never h ad a physical accident, e xcep t o n e tim e a d re a m c a tc h e r fell

down a nd got tan g led up in m y ear.

P o sse ssiv e S p irits

I w an t to m ak e c le a r th a t I have n e v e r p e rs o n a lly e x p e rie n c e d a pos
sessive sp irit a n d th e re fo re am n o t a n e x p e rt in th is a re a . I c a n t even
say w h e th e r it is po ssib le to p o s s e s s th e b o d y o f a h u m a n . How ever,
th e r e is such a large b o d y o f d o c u m e n te d a c c o u n ts , s tre tc h in g a s far
b ack as to th e N ew T e s ta m e n t, th a t th e to p ic is d iffic u lt to ig n o re.
T he fre q u e n c y o f p o s se ssio n s e e m e d to clim ax in th e la te seven
te e n th a n d e a rly e ig h te e n th c e n tu r ie s , a t w h ich tim e C a th o lic exorcism
w as extensively u se d . B ut th e n th e w itch h u n ts w ith t h e i r a cco m p an y in g
p a ra n o ia w e re in full sw ing, so w e c a n t te ll h o w m an y o f t h e a lleg ed pos
sessio n c a se s w e re a c tu a l p o s s e s s io n s . N o m a tte r , t h e r e a r e p len ty of
c a se s o f s u s p e c te d p o s s e s s io n in m o d e r n tim e s a n d w e c a n o b s e rv e th em
in o r d e r to le a rn m o re . 1 h a v e ta lk e d to s e v e ra l p e o p le w h o b e liev e they
have e x p e rie n c e d p o s s e s s io n f ir s th a n d .
W h a t c o n c e rn s us a s tr a l p r o je c to r s is t h a t t h e r e a r e p len ty of
a c co u n ts th a t tell o f p r o je c to r s fin d in g d iff e re n t s o r t s o f c r e a tu r e s upon
th e ir r e tu r n to th e body. T h e c r e a t u r e s s e e m to b e try in g to e n te r th e
p r o je c to r s body, a lth o u g h I h a v e n e v e r h e a r d o f a c a s e in w h ic h they
have b e e n su c ce ssfu l. I t h in k th a t t h e d e g r e e to w h ic h a b o d y c a n b e pos
s e ss e d h a s m o re to d o w ith th e b e lie fs , a tt i tu d e s , a n d e m o tio n s h e ld by
th e p e rs o n in h a b itin g t h e b o d y th a n t h e a v a ila b ility o f th e b o d y . Even if
you leave y o u r b o d y u n a tte n d e d , it is still y o u r b o d y (e v e n if it is a loan)
a n d , t h e r e fo r e , a p o s s e s s iv e s p ir it h a s to g o th ro u g h y o u b e fo re it can
a c cess th e body. In o t h e r w o r d s , w h e t h e r y o u r b o d y g e ts p o s s e s s e d or
n o t d e p e n d s o n w h a t g o e s o n in y o u r m in d a n d h a s little to d o w ith the
fac t th a t you te m p o r a r ily le ft t h e b o d y u n g u a rd e d .
O n e p r o je c to r, B ria n , s u s p e c te d t h a t h is y o u n g e r b r o th e r w a s being
p o s s e s s e d fro m tim e to tim e . T h e boy, to h is p a r e n t s ' d e lig h t, show ed
b rillian ce f a r b e y o n d his a g e , p r e s u m a b ly f ro m t h e s p irit. H ow th is situ
a tio n i eso lv ed , I d o n o t k n o w , b u t th is d e m o n s t r a t e s to m e t h a t n o t all
p o ssessive s p irits have m alicio u s i n te n ts .
l.ven so, it se em s possessive sp irits hav e th e p o ten tial to m ess up >our
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'V ,
life m ore th an anything else. T h ey c a n even kill you (your physical body, th at
is) or w orse: m ake y our b o d y kill p eo p le a ro u n d you. T h e re a re a few
a c c o u n ts o f o rd in ary m en a n d w o m en w h o have c o m m itted h o rrib le crim es.
They claim to have b e e n p o ssesse d d u rin g th e ir c rim es. Could they b e telling
the tru th ? Could th e ir tale s b e th e tip o f an iceb erg full o f in stan ces o f pos
sessed p e rp e tra to rs w ho a r e c o n fu sed as to w h a t h a p p e n e d ? How many
innocents a re im p riso n ed b e c au se o f c rim es c o m m itted by possessive spirits?
However b a d this m ay so u n d , it is c le a r th a t p ossessive sp irits a re not
sent by th e Devil to ru in y o u r day. T h e c o n c ep ts o f a Devil a n d evil a re
human-made. No beings a r e evil; th e y a r e ju s t stru g g lin g in th e situation they
are in a nd using w h a te v e r th e y k n o w a b o u t th e w o rld in o r d e r to get to a
better place. In fact, beings w h o a r e in te n tio n a lly o u t to h a rm o th e r beings
are exceedingly r a r e . M o st p o ssessiv e sp irits ju st w an t th e sa m e luxury we
have: to ex p e rie n ce physical life. H ard ly a n y a re o u t to m ake trouble.
To us, a s b e in g s in h a b itin g t h e p h y sic a l, th e y m ay a p p e a r tw iste d in
th eir m in d s, b u t w e m u s t r e m e m b e r t h a t w h e n th e y p o s s e s s a physical
body, th e y h a v e n o n o tio n o f m o ra lity . T h e y a r e o v e rc o m e by th e ir own
addictions, j u s t like w e a r e s o m e tim e s o v e rc o m e by o u r a d d ic tio n s in th e
a stral o r in d r e a m s (m o re o n th is in C ircle 3 ). T h ey d o th in g s th e y w ould
not n o rm ally d o . T h e y a r e n o t in te n tio n a lly evil; th e y j u s t c a n t co n tro l
them selves. To th e m , p hy sical re a lity a p p e a r s th e w ay m o st p e o p le view
dream s: a n ew p lac e o f e x is te n c e so rad ic a lly d iffe re n t fro m w h a t they
a re u sed to th a t th e y c a n t a c c e p t it a s e ith e r re a l o r im p o rta n t. As it is
5 held by not rea l to th e m , th e y c a n t ta k e r e s p o n s ib ility for th e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f
th eir ac tio n s. T h e ir b e h a v io r is n o t v e ry d iffe re n t fro m o u rs. How o ften
do w e as physical b e in g s ta k e resp o n sib ility fo r w h a t w e do in d re a m s ?
If you ge t involved w ith p o ssessiv e sp irits, you n e e d h elp from an
ex p erien ced h e a le r o r e x o rc ist. T h e r e a r e p len ty o f th e m if you know
,sse ssfld r w h ere to look. A s e a rc h on th e I n te r n e t sh o u ld rev eal so m e o f th em .

r was
Fear of Bad Spirits
p- . J slio"E<l M any p ro je c to rs r e p o r t seein g nasty c re a tu re s in th e a s tra l o r in th e
> d e " g thi h ypnopom pic sta te (th e groggy s ta te we e n te r as we aw aken from sleep
o r deep tra n c e ). Som e look like tro lls o r m o n ste rs. N ote, however, th at
to *e tn ju st because we perceive a being as harm ful d oes no t n ecessarily m ean
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th at it is harm ful. A well-m eaning being m ay be p erceiv ed as harm ful if

fear gets in th e way of o ur pe rc e p tio n . A slight change o f a ttitu d e, from
fear to love, will change th e way we perceiv e a spirit.

Exercise: Anti-Fear
1. Close yo u r eyes.
2. Imagine a m onster running toward you w ith the inten tio n o f ripping
you apart.
3. Imagine th a t it suddenly changes its m ind a n d runs tow ard you
instead with the intention o f hugging you.
4. Evaluate the difference in how you perceived the m onster in the two
cases. Did the m onster change appearance w hen yo u switched attitudes?

W h a t you se e in th e a s tr a l is c o m p le te ly u n d e r th e c o n tro l o f your

m in d . T h e re fo re , by d e c id in g t h a t s o m e th in g is n o t t h e r e , it will disap
p ear. In a way, you allow o b je c ts to b e p r e s e n t, a n d n o o b jec t can be
p re s e n t w ith o u t y o u r c o n s e n t. If you fin d y o u rs e lf in a te rrify in g astral
situ a tio n , you c a n consciously c h a n g e it.

Exercise: See It Not There

1. Close yo u r eyes.
2. Im agine again a m o n ste r r u n n in g to w ard y o u w ith th e in ten tio n of
ripping yo u apart.
3. Im agine th a t th e m o n ste r is n o t there.

1 have only r a r e ly e n c o u n te r e d h a rm fu l b e in g s . I th in k m y fortune

h as to d o w ith my a ttitu d e . E a c h tim e I a s tr a l p r o je c t, I e x p e ct-ev e n
know th a t I will ru n in to fun e x p e rie n c e s . T h e re b y , I c r e a te enjoyable
e x p e rie n ce s. If I in s te a d e x p e c te d s c a r y e x p e rie n c e s , m y subconscious
m ight a rra n g e t h a t for m e by a ttr a c tin g h a rm fu l s p irits . I recom m end
th a t you review y our e x p e c ta tio n s , e v e n in p h y sic a l life, b e c au se expec
ta tio n s form th e s ta r tin g p o in t o f y o u r e x p e rie n c e .
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In th e a s tr a l, b e in g s c a n t h a rm yo u d ire c tly . T h e y c a n 't ca u se you

any physical h a rm , sim p ly b e c a u s e yo u d id n o t b rin g y o u r physical body.
W hat th e y c a n d o is h a rm yo u p sy c h ic a lly by h a n g in g a ro u n d you for a
prolonged tim e . T h e ir m o o d a ffe c ts y o u rs. T h is w o rk s ju s t as in th e phys
ical: If you h a n g a r o u n d a b a d c ro w d fo r a lo n g tim e , ev e n tu a lly you will
s ta r t to a d o p t s o m e o f t h e i r d e s tr u c tiv e b e h a v io rs .

Protection
P re v e n tio n is a lw a y s t h e b e s t d e fe n s e . T h e follow ing e x ercise
d e scrib es w h a t I d o t o p r o te c t m y s e lf fro m a n y b a d e x p e rie n c e s . P ra ctice
it r e p e a te d ly o n d r y la n d , so to s p e a k , so y o u will k n o w it by h e a r t as
you a s tr a l p r o je c t.

Exercise: Protection
1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. M ove y o u r aw aren ess to th e c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
3. F orm a sm all b u b b le o f foggy w h ite light in y o u r chest.
4. Let th e b u b b le c o n ta in y o u r love energy.
5. Expand th e b u b b le u n til it su rro u n d s y o u .
6. Reinforce th e b u b b le w ith m edieval k n ig h t shields, o r b ulletproof
glass, o r w h a te v e r stro n g m aterial y o u prefer.
7. P u t a n o th e r shield ed b u b b le a ro u n d y o u r w h o le e n v iro n m e n t

N ow t h a t you k n o w h o w to d e a l w ith h a rm fu l b e in g s, th e r e is no
n e e d to b e a fra id o f th e m . I m u st ag ain u n d e rlin e th a t th e r e a re m any
m o re b e n ig n b e in g s th a n h a rm fu l o n e s. T h e n e x t jo u rn a l e n try d e sciib es
a n e x p e rie n c e t h a t sh o w s h o w n ice th e y can be:

Monday, July 8, 2 00 2
UFO Dream a n d a Natural Society
As I lie in bed in the evening, I get an eerie feeling. It feels like the space o f the
room is cut in half, as if an invisible metallic wall divides the room. I feel a presence.
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f Reality

The image o f a gray alien com es to mind. For the first time in ages, I am afraid o f the !*V '
dark, but I get ove r it. Eventually, I fall asleep.
I dream I am in a coastal town. O n e night, p e o p le see lights in the sky. I look up
a n d see crosses o f white light all o ve r the sky. There m ust b e 5 0 o f them. They slowly
d escend toward me. There is a kio sk n earby from w hich p e o p le m aintain the beach. I
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run there a n d see a v id e o camera. I a s k if I ca n b orro w it. A m a n is relaxing in a n arm
chair, reading something. H e says, "Sure. I lo o k in the cam era a n d a s k them if they
hav e an y tape. A w om an w alks o v e r to a v ideocassette re co rder a n d ejects a tape. You

can tape o ve r this," sh e says a n d h a n d s m e the tape.

I run outside a n d capture the cro sse s o f light o n tape. They a p p e a r to b e alien
craft. Suddenly, I am b e a m e d u p into o n e o f them. I ru n film the w h o le time. I ca nt
rem em ber w hat h a p p e n s in the craft. W h e n I return to the surface, I am thrilled to have

captured it all o n tape. I re w in d the tape a n d p la y it. To m y am azem en t, the w h ole tape
w as so m e h o w film ed o n the grou n d . There is n o t a sin gle fram e from a b o a rd the craft.

Then it hits me: M y l ow er se lf sta ye d in the d re a m (ap p are n tly I k n o w I a m dreaming)

on the surface, w hile m y h igh e r se lf v e n tu re d o n m o re im p o rta n t b u s in e ss in (or

b e yond) the alien craft. In o the r w ords, m y a w a re n e ss w ent w ith m y h ig h e r se lf into the

higher realm s w hile m y lo w e r s e lf sta y e d w ith the c a m e ra o n the b each.

I think this is an interesting phenom enon. Perhaps this is the way alien abductions
are performed, and that is why abductees have a hard tim e remembering what hap
pens in the craft.
I drift toward the waking state. I m ake som e notes on a notep a d so I won't forget
my conclusions when I wake up. I realize that the n o tep a d is probably not physical, so
the notes will not be there when I wake up. Nevertheless, I think it is a good reality
check: If the notes are present when I wake up, then I am actually awake right now.
I dont want to wake up, so I fall back into a slumber. In the dream, it is now the
following night. The sam e lights appear a n d I film th em once more. The same events
repeat. I almost wake up again, but then decide to fall back to sleep. For the third time,
I enter the same dream. I conclude there m u st b e som ething about the camera,
because each time I look through it, m y awareness projects to m y higher self. I decide
to try that theory. I stare through the camera, waiting fo r som ething to happen.
Suddenly, I find m yself on the driveway o f m y parents house. I sit down for a
minute. I put my hands together like B uddhist m o n ks do. I focus on m y chest and med-
fora while, just like I do during OBEs to prolong th e projection. The surroundings
change. The driveway and the buildings around m e are still the same, but they are
ing with a magical transparent w hite energy. I am now in a place o f ecstasy
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Strange, I am in the sa m e place, a n d at the sa m e time it is different. W ith a sim ple act o f

Sx> focusing in the chest, I turn a n o r d in a ry p la c e into a paradise.

I stand u p a n d w alk d o w n the street. It is winter (it is su m m e r in w aking reality).

Snow covers everything. S o m e b u ild in gs there in w aking reality are not there now.

*an< > Instead, there is a valley c o v e r e d in snow . The s n o w h a s that m agical glow. It is incredi

bly beautiful! I sm ile s o m u c h I a m su re m y p h y sica l face is beaming, too. If so m e o n e were

'rsnde^ Sjy i"> to see m y ph y sical face now , sh e w o u ld b e p u z z le d a s to w hat is g o in g o n inside me.

I w alk d o w n a n o th e r street. It ends, b ut I w alk straight into w hat appears to be a park.

The season ch ange s to fall the m o m e n t I step onto the lawn. There are d ark green trees

ft! e T rl b ,ik that glim m er with life force. T here are beings here, b ut they are not hum ans. They are short

and wide. They are very frie ndly a n d jolly. They se em to b e enjoying life. N o b o d y is
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stressed. N o b o d y feels they h a v e to d o anything. Life here is o n e o f leisure, just like I think
'e v e n t, the whnic^.
life on Earth sh o u ld a n d c o u ld be. The se fo lk s re m in d m e o f the h o b b its in Tolkiens tales.

I sp o t so m e sm a ll h o u se s. I intuitively u n d e rs ta n d that they are in en ergy sy m b io

sis with the d a rk green trees. The y d o n ot st a n d ou t like h u m a n d w ellings do. They look

like a n integrated a n d natural p art o f the park. Eve rything is in h a r m o n y with nature

here. It is a relaxing sight. I e n te r o n e o f the h o u se s. S o m e o f the little c h u b b y m en are

baking som ething. C oincidentally, I h a v e so m e p astry with me. I a s k them if they w o u ld

like to trade o n e o f m in e f o r o n e o f theirs. T he y sm ile a n d tell m e I m ay taste theirs a n d

I can ke ep m ine. The y are givin g m e f o o d w ith out expecting anythin g in return. This is

indeed a g lo r io u s society.

I p ick a co o k ie from a b ak in g sheet. It tastes incredible! M y m outh is watering a s I

chew it. I think that m y p h y sica l m ou th m ust b e chewing, too. I reflect o n h o w incredibly

real the taste is. I k n o w I a m not using m y p h y sica l taste senses. Is m y m in d m aking this
perfect taste u p o r is it u n d e r the influence o f a n actual n o n p h ysic a l co o k ie ? I take
another pastry from a n o th e r bak in g sheet. I take a bite. Y u m ... b a n a n a bread! Am azing!
This is the best b a n a n a b re a d I h a v e e ve r had. If o n ly p hysical f o o d c o u ld taste this good.
I w alk o ut o n the b a lc o n y a n d fin d that I am o n the s e c o n d floor. There are two
tennis courts b elo w me. I clim b d o w n to the tennis courts a n d enter the first floor. The
m om ent I enter the door, I lose lucidity a n d m o v e into a dream.

S p irit G u a r d ia n s
B e fo re you go in to th e a s tr a l, you m ig h t feel m o re r e a s s u r e d if
you have a s p ir it frie n d w h o w a tc h e s o v e r yo u . T h e r e a r e s p irits (they
a r e c a lle d s p ir it g u id es o r g u a rd ia n s p ir its ) w h o d e d ic a te th em se lv e s
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

to helping p ro je c to rs . If you a re u n fa m ilia r w ith th e psy ch ic p ro c e s s

o f d ire c tly a d d re s s in g s p irits , p r a y e r will su ffice . W h e th e r you p ray
to J e su s , B uddha, M o h a m m e d , y o u r a n c e s to rs , o r a n o th e r sp irit
a c q u a in ta n c e , p r a y e r w o rk s w ell. A p r a y e r is a c le a r th o u g h t s e n t
th ro u g h th e a s tr a l, a n d a r e q u e s t to a s p ir it m u s t b e c le a r in o r d e r
fo r it to be d istin g u ish e d fro m th e m u m b le o f all y o u r o t h e r th o u g h ts .
i
!ooKlike-
If you know a s p ir it g u id e, you m ay a s k it to fin d a g u a rd f o r you, or,
if y ou, as I, talk to y o u rse lf, a s k y o u r s e lf t o f in d a g u a rd . Do n o t feel mllin
e m b a r ra s s e d o r u n w o rth y to a sk fo r p r o te c tio n . It is n e v e r w ro n g to
ask fo r h e lp .
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Then I
Exercise: Requesting a Spirit Guide
1. C lo se y o u r eyes.

2. Relax y o u r m in d . Let it sink. spirits <

3. Im a g in e t h a t all c u r r e n t t h o u g h t s ge t c a u g h t in s o a p b u b b le s a n d d r ift
o f f in the w in d .

4. P u t y o u r h a n d s in f r o n t o f y o u r chest, t h e fin g e r t ip s o f t h e three m id

dle f in g e rs t o g e th e r a t a 4 5 -d e g r e e ang le, f o r m i n g a n u p s id e - d o w n " V "
w ith y o u r fin g e r s p o i n t i n g up . Y o u r i n n e r se n se s a re v e ry focused
u s in g t h is h a n d p o s itio n .

5. In y o u r m i n d 's eye, f o r m th e im a g e o f th e s p ir i t g u id e l is t e n in g to
y o u r request.

6. T h in k cle arly to th e l is t e n in g sp ir it : " I re q u e s t a g o o d s p ir i t t o protect

m y aw a re n e ss w h e n I a stra l p roje ct."

7. If y o u w o r r y a b o u t y o u r b o d y, re q u e s t a n o t h e r g u a rd : " I request
a n o th e r g o o d s p ir it t o w a t c h o v e r m y p h y sic a l b o d y w h ile I a m astral
p roje ctin g."

II you ru n into tro u b le in s p ite o f y o u r s p ir it g u id e, r e m e m b e r the

b ubble of w hite light a n d love, a n d p r e t e n d th e o b je c t is n o t th ere , as
you p racticed in th e e a rlie r e x e rc ise s . P r e te n d yo u a r e in th e a stra l and
e the H
go through the s te p s in yo u r m in d , so t h a t you a r e well p re p a r e d should % s/a/n, dn
you get into trouble.
 A stra l Proje ction Fears

Monday, D ecem ber 18, 2 0 0 0

Queue o f Sou ls
I am v e ry tired. I k n o w I s h o u l d n o t d o a n y spirit exercises, b e c a u se I am very
likely to fall asleep. Still, m y curiosity m a k e s m e attem pt a n o th e r astral journey.

I want to talk to m y g u a rd ia n a ngels. To initiate contact w ith a spirit, y o u m ust p ic

ture y o u rse lf in its p rese n ce . The p r o b le m is, I d o n o t k n o w their n am e s n o r what they

look like. It is v e ry h a r d to start p re te n d in g that a p e r so n a p p ears w h e n y o u d o n t have

a m em ory o f the p e r so n a n d y o u m u st p r e t e n d in o rd e r to initiate contact a n d get the

com m unication rolling. I re la x a n d p ictu re m y s e lf in a m eadow . Focusing o n m y chest,

I call out, A re there a n y sp irits a r o u n d ? I c a n t fin d the w o r d g u a rd ia n ." I try again:

Are there a n y . . . d a m n , w h a t is it c a lle d ?"

Then I h e a r giggle s fro m the right a n d u p from me. At least I p reten d I hear it. O r

am I ? The giggle is n o t d ire cte d at me, but at the iro n y o f the situation. I sm ile a n d think,

Good, at least o n e o f them h a s a s e n s e o f h u m o r . The n I notice tw o m ore gua rdian

spirits a r o u n d me. I a s k their n a m e s b u t fail to h e a r their re spo nse .

I re m e m b e r th inking I s h o u l d n o t h a v e j o u r n e y e d w h e n I w as s o tired. Shortly

after, I fall asleep. I start to d ream . S urprisingly, m y g u a rd ia n spirits are still there, along

with a b u n c h o f o t h e r spirits. T h e n a lo n g lin e o f tro u b le d so u ls c o m e to se ek m y advice.

They are c o m in g fro m m y righ t-h a n d side. Ea c h o f them p re se n ts m e with two o r three

choices that they c a n do, a n d I a m to p ic k o n e o f the c h o ic e s fo r them. Each s o u l car

ries a y e llo w m enu, m u c h like a W in d o w s a p p lica tio n m enu. W h e n I select a choice

from the m enu, that c h o ic e turn s gray. The n the so u l m o v e s alon g a n d the next o n e a sk s

m y advice. I c a n feel that e v e ry s o u l in the e n d le ss q u e u e is v e ry troubled, but a s so o n

as I give them m y advice, they are r e lie v e d a n d happy.

This w o rrie s me, b e c a u s e a fe w d a y s earlier, I d e c id e d to cut d o w n o n the
am oun t o f a d v ic e I give. This is b e c a u s e I rece ntly g a v e a d v ic e that le a d to the b re a k

ing o f a n o t h e r p e r s o n s heart. P e o p le are v e r y m u ch ca p a b le o f m aking their o w n

decisions, s o I d e c id e d to g iv e e n co u ra g e m e n t rather than advice. Still, here I am,

giving advice.
S o m e racket in the p h y sica l w o rld w ak es m e up. I a m awake, but m y eyes are
d o s e d a n d I a m still w ith the q u e u e o f so u ls a n d m y gu a rd ia n spirits. I am in the sam e
state a s just before the dream . This is strange, w h y d id I n ot just w ake u p to the p h y si
cal w orld a s I alw ays d o after sle e p in g ? I say g o o d b y e to m y gu a rd ian spirits a n d so m e
other spirits a r o u n d me. I then return to the ph y sical world. The clo ck tells m e I have
been with the q u e u e o f so u ls fo r three hours. I fall b a c k to sleep.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2002

Comforting Lap
Last night at 5 a.m ., as I ivas lying in bed, it felt like I ivas lying on someones
and that someone ivas comforting me. I felt completely safe and serene.
 C ir c l e 2

Getting Out There

Achieving your fir st astral projection.

To boldly go where no one has gone before.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

E a c h c h a p t e r in t h i s C i r c l e b u i ld s t o w a r d y o u a c h ie v in g y o u r f ir s t
a s tr a l e x p e r i e n c e ; t h e r e f o r e , t h e e x e r c i s e s a r e o f p a r t i c u l a r im p o r ta n c e .
A s tra l p r o je c ti o n is a s k ill t h a t w e l e a r n b y d o in g , n o t m e r e ly b y r e a d in g ,
so fe e l f r e e t o d o e a c h e x e r c i s e w i t h all t h e e n th u s i a s m y o u h a v e . G o o d
lu ck o n y o u r a s t r a l p r o je c ti o n p u r s u i t , a n d d o n o t f o r g e t to h a v e fu n .
 Sleep States

S le e p is a n a t u r a l p r o c e s s t h a t w e n e e d in o r d e r to s ta y h e a lth y . To
tak e full b e n e f i t o f t h e s le e p p r o c e s s , w e s h o u ld le t it ta k e its n a tu r a l
c o u rs e w ith o u t t h e i n t e r f e r e n c e o f a la r m c lo c k s . U n f o r tu n a te ly , o u r h e c
tic life sty le s e ld o m a llo w s t h a t .
T h ere a re n u m e r o u s s t a t e s o f m in d f r o m w h ic h w e c a n a s tr a l
p ro je c t. M a n y o f t h e m a r e n a tu r a l s le e p s t a t e s w ith a to u c h o f a lte r e d
a w a r e n e s s , w h ic h is t o s a y t h e r e is n o th in g a rtific ia l o r u n n a tu r a l a b o u t
th e m . O r d i n a r y s t a t e s o f m in d , s u c h a s a w a k in g p h y sic a l s ta t e , k e e p th e
a w a r e n e s s fo c u s e d in t h e p h y s ic a l s e n s e s a n d th o u g h ts , b u t w h e n w e
a tta in a s ta t e o f m in d b e n e fic ia l f o r a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , t h e fo cu s is
u n lo ck e d a n d w e a r e a b le to s h if t o u r a w a r e n e s s a w a y fro m th e p h y sic a l.
T h e n a tu r a l s le e p p r o c e s s s o m e tim e s j u m p s in to o n e o f th o s e s ta t e s a n d
w e fin d o u r s e lv e s c o n s c io u s in a d r e a m w o rld . C e r ta in re la x in g o r p sy
c h e d e lic d r u g s c a n a ls o b e h e lp fu l to a c h ie v e th o s e s ta te s , a lth o u g h th e y
a r e n o t n e c e s s a ry .
L e t u s look a t w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n a p e r s o n s le e p s (se e fig u re 2 ).

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Friday, July 19, 2 0 0 2

The Astral Briefcase
Before going to sleep I think, It is my birthday, so I am entitled to a cool experi
ence. The next morning, Barb is outside the door fumbling with her keys. The noise
wakes me up into a fu zzy state. I am h alf in the astral and h a lf in waking reality. In the
astral, I see a case resembling a briefcase or suitcase. Strangely, the case is also a red
ball o f energy. I recognize it immediately. I haue never seen it before with conscious
eyes, but I know it has been next to m e for years. I think, Aha! There you are! You are tyhead.li
that thing that controls m y sleep. W hy have I not seen y o u before?" Wrtbyanei
The case is magical. It has something to do with the sleep process, though I am not
sure exactly what function it has. Perhaps it is the thing that p u ts m e to sleep at night?
I float closer to the case. A buzzing feeling com es o ver me. My mind is buzzing and my
physical body is tingling. I am trying to figure ou t what the case is and how it works.
This could be the control panel to sleep. If I m aster the case, I will master all sleep
states and, consequently, all projections. Unfortunately, I am becoming increasingly
awake. The case disappears. I try to visualize it in order to attract it back, but that does
not work.
Still in a fuzzy state, I make som e notes: The case is used for diversion, but it,s
also the goal. When you approach the case, y o u fall asleep. The purpose o f the case
seems perfectly comprehensible in my current state o f mind. In retrospect though,
can't understand what the diversion or the goal is. I hope the knowledge will com*
back to me.
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The H y p n a g o g ic S t a t e
As we d rift o ff to s le e p , w e e n t e r th e h y p n ag o g ic s ta te (from th e
G re e k w o rd s h y p n o s , m e a n in g s le e p , a n d ng o g o s, m e a n in g c o n d u it).
This is e x p e rie n c e d a s t h e b e g in n in g o f s lu m b e r. In th is s ta te , th e a w a re
ness w ith d ra w s fro m t h e in p u t o f p h y sic a l s e n s e s a n d o p e n s up to th e
world aw ay fro m t h e p h y sic a l. W e m a y h e a r v o ices o r s o u n d s in th is
state. T hey m ay e v e n s t a r t l e u s . T h e y s o u n d v e ry physical-like, although
often lack th e r e v e r b e r a t io n t h a t fo llo w s a p h y sical so u n d .

Tuesday, February 6, 2001

Shocking S o u n d
I raise energy as I lie in bed. I try to get my nonphysical energy in motion. My
palms and soles, and som etim es m y thighs, are tingling more than ever. After a few
hours, I decide to go to sleep. I haue a short daydream. I do not know what to call it. I
am only half asleep, but I am dreaming. I dream I am a reporter or something similar
entitled to a coolexp* and I haue interviewed a group o f marine biologists that is going on an undersea expe
oith her keys. Them dition. As they climb aboard a little boat, I consider coming along. Eueryone knows that
in waking reality. Ink the boat could fail and we could all die. Should I take the safe way out and go home or
[y, the case is alsoaid should I risk m y life on a wondrous aduenture?

\before with conscious I jum p onto the boat. The instant I land on its deck, I hear a uery sharp sound in

There you are! You my head. It strikes as quick as lightning. It sounds as if an inch-thick steel cable is torn
apart by an enormous power. I hope it is not m y brain getting torn to pieces.
re?"
Once I get past the initial shock, I realize that the sound is only in my head. I am
gress, though lam^
sure it is not coming in through my ears. It is kind o f m uffled and there is no reuerb.
; m e to sleep > 1 ^
Could the sound be related to m y decision to choose aduenture ouer safety? I haue
m jisbuzzinS*^
adopted the no big deal attitude in order to keep me calm, so I force myself not to
is a nd how
analyze it too much. The next thing I know, I wake up in the morning.
L m is te r ^

Monday, February 19, 2001

,b a c k b o n e Vibrations a n d Lu cid Dream
After do in g the d ro p p in g tech niq u e fo r so m e time (imagining m yself falling

r diversion through the m attress in sm a ll d r o p s a s I breathe out), the uibrations come. This is the
first time I feel the uibrations. It feels like an electric current ru nning through m y chest.
I app roach the sle ep state a few times. O n e time there are three pow e rful knocks:
Knock, knock, k n o ck ! I think: W h o is kn ocking at m y d o o r in the m iddle o f the
out/edge"11
night? Then I realize the k n o ck s are o nly in m y head. They s o u n d like the real thing,

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only they are muffled. I am frightened, but I fight it o ff by rem em bering loue. I figure it * * i"
co uld be so m e one kn ocking o n m y astral door. I try to visualize opening a d o o r in my / ,h - na
mind. There is n o o ne on the doorstep.
A few m inutes later, there is a tum bling n oise from ab o u e me. At first, I think it is
m y upstairs neighb or d ropping som ething o n the floor. Then I realize again that the 8l'(

noise is in m y head.
inf1
W hen I h au e d o n e the d rop p ing techniq ue fo r a co u p le o f hours, I d ecid e to go
with the flo w a n d not fight the sleep. I m o u e into a lu c id dream . It is o n a gangster
As*1
theme. It inuolues two w ild teenagers, o n e m afia don, a n d s o m e gangsters. I am a hit
man. M y m ission is to eliminate the don. I b lu ff m y w ay into the co m p le x a n d app roach H ..H
the don. Then I get the idea: "Hey, if this is a lu cid dream , I c a n m a k e the d o n float." I
m ake the d o n float in h is ch a ir a co u p le o f feet a b o u e the grou n d . Then I float myself.
I ca n t fight sle ep anym ore, so the lu c id d ream ends.

Sunday, July 15, 2001

Spiritual Q&As
At night, I re ad in Bruce M o e n s V o y a g e s into the U n k n o w n 9 that the f o u r steps to

contacting g u id a n c e are:

1. Cet com fortable a n d relax.

2. A s k a q u e stio n once.

3. Let g o o f it. Mivimyani,juj

H. Expect an a n s w e r a n d b e o p e n to re ce iving it.
i l l surprises m
I try this a few times. So m e tim es, I g et im a g in a ry p ictu re s a s replies. O n e time a

w o m a n s uoice p o p s into m y h e a d a n d s a y s w ith a bright b u t a n g ry uoice: Thats no

way to b e h au e ! It is k in d o f uague. I w o u ld ca te go riz e it a s so m e th in g betw een a

thought a n d an a u d io input. I d o not re co g n iz e the voice. I d o not k n o w w here it com es

from, but o bviou sly, it is n ot o f this w orld.

In a n y case, w hat I h e a r is not re lated to the q u e st io n I a sked . S o u n d s a n d voices

like this o n e seem quite ra ndom , just lik e sitting o n a ra ilro ad station ben ch, listening

to the co n ve rsatio n s o f p a ssin g travelers; y o u c a n t c o n tro l o r anticipate w hat y o u will

hear. P erh ap s the s o u n d s originate in b e in g s liv ing in o th e r d im e n sio n s, a n d w e can

o nly h ear them w hen w e o p e n up, a s w e d o in the h y p n a g o g ic state. *%

M ost p e o p le d o n o t r e m e m b e r b e in g in th e h y p n ag o g ic s ta te . 1 his is
b e c au se it is o fte n b r ie f a n d d ire c tly follo w ed by u n c o n scio u sn e ss. This is
a sh a m e , b e c a u se th e s ta te p ro v id e s th e m e a n s to a c c e s s h id d en p a rts o f
 Sleep States

S x us a n d n o n o rd in a ry re a litie s t h a t live in sid e us. It is a gatew ay to o u r

minds. In it, w e c a n d ire c t h e a lin g to o u r p h ysical b o d ies, c o m m u n icate
At t
with o th e r p a r ts o f o u rse lv e s, a n d c r e a te o u r f u tu re th ro u g h visualization.
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,r > e
, In th e hy p n a g o g ic s ta t e , w e d e c id e w h a t w e w a n t to do d u rin g sleep
sh i
and w h e th e r w e w a n t to a s tr a l p r o je c t, d r e a m , o r g a th e r o th erw o rld ly
W e of),,
0
l l" s ,l <jf
idd.ream. n
inform ation. O u r s u b c o n sc io u s is v e ry e a sily a ffe c te d d u rin g th e hy p n a
gogic s ta te . If w e w a n t to go p ro je c tin g , w e c a n p ro g ra m th e tim e a n d
tt>a
destination in to o u r s u b c o n sc io u s , sim p ly by p ic tu rin g it in o u r m in ds.
S0"e S m r s.
totfie comp/e,. As th e hy p n a g o g ic s ta t e d e e p e n s , w e lo se c o n s c io u s n e ss little by lit

/can tle. T he h y p nagogic s ta t e c lim a x e s w ith t h e r e le a s e o f th e a w a re n e s s .

Tuesday, February 13, 2001

The Border betw een A w a k e a n d Sle ep States
I lie stretched ou t in m y bed, feeling co ntent a n d happy. I raise energy. I d o not

care w hether I w ill h a u e a su cce ssfu l se ss io n o r not. I a m co ntent either way. After so m e

time, I am drifting betw e en a w a k e a n d a sle e p states. I h a u e a sem idream . I am half

lown9that thefourstepsto dreaming a n d h a lf pretending. I im a gin e I a m w alking a r o u n d in m y room . I k n o w I am

lying in m y bed, so I k n o w I a m not h au in g a n OBE.

Suddenly, I w a lk into a n in visib le wall. I trip a n d fall thro ugh it. I instantly lose

touch with m y body. M y brain, o r w hat I think is m y brain, h a s that w eird out-of-air se n

sation again, just a s it d id d u rin g m y first OBE. I try to fin d m y balance, but the inuisible
wall surprises m e to s u c h a degree that I stu m b le a n d fall thro ugh the wall. I la n d on
the street outside m y hou se. I a m em barra ssed, b e c a u se I k n o w I a m wearing nothing
but m y underwear. P eo ple are w alking b y a n d a m a n sto p s to h elp m e to m y feet. In
waking reality, there are n o p e o p le ou tsid e m y house, b e c a u se it is H a.m . The m an is
wearing late nineteenth-century Sw e d ish clothing. Interestingly, the h o u se w as built in
*ssom L t 1*' 1898. Unfortunately, I start thinking. I try to ana lyze a n d control the experience, a n d
, n o t W wW
this ruins it. I feel increasingly in touch with m y b o d y a n d s o o n the se nsation o f being
4** out of m y b o d y disappears. I fall asleep.
In retrospect, I think the inuisible w all w as the bo rd e r betw een the aw ake a n d the

K)>lali01 sleep states. W h en the b o d y fell asleep, I w as released from it, a s if I were released
from an elastic rope to w hich I h a d preuiously bee n tied. I fell forward, which I inter
jirrienS preted as stum bling through a wall. M y b o d y fell asleep, but I w as still conscious. This
was a sh ock to m y c o nscio u s mind, a n d I su b con sciou sly translated the sh ock to the
K state .-is
fin5' event o f losing m y balance. During the hypnagogic state, m y aw areness h a d been half
v stat*- turned away from the body. W hen I fell asleep, m y aw areness left m y b o d y completely,

s Ss s # h(l
 r hr" ,
Astral Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality

which explains w hy I lost touch with m y body. I am not sure whether m y awareness A * * * 1*
actually fell out o f the h ou se or if it w as a dream house.
It seems I need to be in a contented state in order to have an experience. I must not
* 6,
care whether the session will be successful o r not. The secret to success is to keep m y con
sciousness alert but passive (i.e., not analyzing), while tricking the b o d y to think that I am
asleep. W hen the b o d y thinks I am asleep, the aw areness will be released from the body. V 1"
The problem is that this is very difficult to accom plish w ithout losing consciousness.

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W hen th e sub co n scio u s th in k s w e have lo st c o n scio u sn e ss, it unlocks
th e a tta c h m e n t to th e physical body th a t is so s tr o n g d u rin g o u r w aking y ,330 ^ m
h o u rs. T he physical body g o es in to a s ta t e o f r e s t a n d th e a w a re n e ss,
now s e t fre e , p ro je c ts in to th e d r e a m w o rld . If w e m a n a g e t o sta y con
scious d uring th is re le a s e , w e will n o tic e it as a sig n al fro m th e physical
g s r
body. T he signal says, Ping, you a r e r e a d y to g o ! T h e n w e a r e fre e to
p ro je c t o u r a w a re n e s s to a ny re a lity w e w ish by e x e c u tin g a n a s tr a l p ro
je c tio n e x it te c h n iq u e . W ith s o m e p r a c tic e , w e c a n g a in th e ability to
re m a in conscious a n d s e n se th is sig n a l as w e s lu m b e r off. It is a n in te r
estin g e x p e rie n c e , a lth o u g h n o t n e c e s s a r y fo r th e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n tech
n iq u e w e will b e using.

Exercise: Probing the Hypnagogic State

1. Tonight, as y o u are falling asleep, d o s e y o u r eyes an d rap y o u r index
finger on th e m attress o n ce p er second.
2. If you d rift o ff to sleep an d w ake u p again, resu m e th e finger-tapping.
3. How long can you keep ta p p in g y o u r fin g er b efo re you lose conscious
ness?
4. O bserve y o u r m in d very closely. W h a t ch an g es d o es y o u r sta te of
m ind go th ro u g h as y o u lose co n scio u s co n tro l ov er y o u r finger?
5. Practice this each n ig h t u n til you k n o w th e ins an d o u ts o f th e hypn %ti. 'V
agogic state.

The hypnagogic s ta te is e x c e lle n t n o t only fo r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , bm S . 's * ,

fo r any o th e r psychic activity: te le p a th y , c h a n n e lin g , c lairv o y an ce, and
 Sleep S tates

C x m ore. W e all h a v e t h e s e a b ilitie s , b u t th e y a r e b lo ck e d by so m e th in g close

rea so n . In th e h y p n a g o g ic s ta t e , o u r c ritic a l m in d a n d re a s o n go to
sleep. T his r e m o v e s th e b lo ck a n d allo w s o u r psy ch ic a b ilities to su rface.

m iU -
Saturday, A u gu st 1 6 ,2 0 0 3
tow/,*;, % Channeling R am th a in the H y p n a g o g ic State
I w ake u p in the m orning. I m ight a s w ell astral project, sin ce I c a n feel I a m about

1cnscioi
^.ousnessj,^
to fall b ack to sleep. But w h a t d o I w an t to d o o n c e I leav e m y b o d y ? H m m m . I want

to sp eak with R a m th a ! R a m th a is a sp irit c h a n n e le d b y J Z Knight. O n page 16 o f the

s tr o n g during 01r>J^
rest and t h e a m ^
If w e m anage to stay,
a signal from the physrJ
g o ! Then we are freetc
y executing an astral pw
boo k Ram tha,10 e d ite d b y S te v e n Lee W einberg, R a m th a d e scr ib e s h o w he, in a p h y si
cal life a r o u n d 3 3,0 00 B.C., h a d a n o u t -o f-b o d y e xperience. H e later a s c e n d e d from the
physical w o rld a n d d e c id e d to co n ta ct J Z Knight to sp r e a d the k n o w le d g e o f ascension.
I affirm I w ant to s p e a k w ith R a m t h a m o stly fo r m y o w n sake, to e n su re that I d o not
forget once I p o p out, but, apparently, it is a lso a re q u e st to Ramtha.
Not a s e c o n d later, m y n e c k a n d b a c k o f h e a d a re tingling like m ad. I am falling

re c an gain the abilitym asleep now, b ut I d o n o t re alize that. T he tingling m ust b e Ra m tha co m ing in. A s he

{lumber off. It is an im m oves in, I p h a se o u t from m y b od y. I a m lo sin g feeling o f m y bod y. I ca n take control

of the body, but I s e n se that w o u ld m e ss u p the se ssio n. I a m a little w orried that it

[he astral projection
might be so m e o the r m a lic io u s spirit, but I get o v e r it. I a m quite su re it is Ramtha, since

I invited him. H e is u s e d to ch anne ling, s o the p r o ce ss is sm ooth. I d id not h a v e ch a n

neling in m in d th ou g h ; I w ante d to project to h im to h a v e a talk.

M y h a n d w ants to m ove, s o I assist it. O n e b y one, other b o d y parts want to move,
me State too. I assist them. I t h ink this is R a m th a 's w ay to get u s e d to m y body. Then they d o not
need m y help anym ore. They m o v e o n their o w n accord, o r Ram tha is m ovin g them. M y
*> *** b od y m o ve s off the b e d a n d is d ragge d o n its b a c k ac ro ss the floor. Cool. Into the next

mpf** room w e go.

i the fingfr' This is a d ream ro om with n o re se m blance to a n y ro om I k n o w in waking reality. I
C0|1Sid"1
8'
losf mistakenly think I am still awake. In a n y case, the fact that the experience is a dream
e fo r e f"
does not m ake it less real. There are ab o u t fou r p eo ple in the room, but n o n e that I rec
s i# "
ognize. I am d ragged here a n d there. I think Ram tha w ants to give a speech, but n o b o d y
i wants to listen. W e return to the bedroom . Ramtha leaves m y b o d y a n d I wake up.
iW r

T h e r e a s o n w e a r e d i s c u s s i n g t h e h y p n a g o g ic s t a t e in s u c h d e p t h is
t h a t w e w ill b e u s i n g it t o e x it o u r b o d ie s . W e c o u ld j u s t g o in t o a
t r a n c e f r o m a w a k in g s t a r t i n g p o i n t a n d e x it t h e b o d y t h e re , b u t it
DU' m ig h t t a k e h o u r s t o g e t i n t o a g o o d t r a n c e , c a u s in g s t r a i n o n b o d y a n d
V
 Astral Projection a n d the Na ture o f Reality
, H-
| i*
m in d o n t h e w a y . It is a lo t e a s ie r t o u s e t h e n a t u r a l s le e p p r o c e s s .
L a t e r i n t h i s b o o k , w e w ill le a v e t h e b o d y in a h y p n a g o g ic s t a t e a f te r
w a k in g u p f r o m a p e r i o d o f sle e p . T h i s is m u c h m o r e e ff e c t iv e t h a n
a t t e m p t in g a s t r a l p r o j e c t io n a fte r a p e rio d o f b e in g a w a ke , a dry
K > cre*
re M
fr
p e r i o d , a s I c a ll it.

1
T h e R e le a s e o f A w a r e n e ss 1 ill* are3" 1 ie
mrW it is P .
P rio r to a n d d u rin g th e hypnagogic s ta t e , m assiv e a m o u n ts o f the
iV '* % ain8
sleep h o rm o n e m ela to n in a r e re le a s e d in to th e body, ca u sin g th e body to
fall asle e p . T h e m ind is u se d to follow ing th e b o d y s im p u lse s. F or exam
ple, w e th in k o f food w h e n th e s to m a c h g ro w ls a n d w e th in k o f going to
th e b a th ro o m w h e n n a tu r e calls. In th e s a m e m a n n e r , w e th in k o f falling
asle e p w h e n th e b o d y n e e d s r e s t. T h o u g h ts o f s le e p c a u se th e m ind to
lap se in to u n c o n scio u sn e ss. W e h a v e m a d e th is a n a u to m a tic res p o n s e to n see, i f th e 1
th e b o d y s d e s ire s, b u t it d o e s n o t h a v e to b e t h a t w ay. W e c a n stay con ds it Will
more seconds.
scious w hile th e b o d y falls a s le e p by r e p r o g r a m m in g t h e m in d s resp o n se
to th e b o d y 's d e s ire s .
> erstheas;
.i|M only have to focus
In o r d e r to r e p r o g r a m o u r s le e p p a t t e r n , w e n e e d to u n d e r s ta n d th e a visualized object
b o d y -m in d re la tio n s h ip a n d th e m e c h a n ic s o f t h e h y p n a g o g ic s ta te . T he
.minoand stay aw ake.
h y p n ag o g ic s ta te w o r k s lik e th is :

1. T h e b o d y is t i r e d a n d r e l e a s e s t h e s le e p h o r m o n e m e la to n in .
IpPlanning Phas<
2 . T h e h o r m o n e c a u s e s b o d y o r g a n s to slo w d o w n .
3 . T h e m in d b e c o m e s g ro g g y a s a r e s p o n s e to b o d y c h a n g e s . D aze d , we ftortothe release fron
c a n t r e a s o n c le a rly , b u t o u r in tu itio n is w o rk in g . ''l experience (or ra th
4 . T h e n e r v o u s s y s te m r e d u c e s its t h r o u g h p u t, in h ib itin g s e n s o r y input. '^raUsdeep sleep. I
5 . I h e b o d y c e lls p r o d u c e m o r e w a r m th fo r a w h ile to c o m p e n s a te for
lack in g s e n s o r y in p u t.
6. T he body go es n um b. iHtoJefr'nourd
7. The m in d w ith d r a w s f ro m t h e b o d ily s e n s e s .
8 . T h e m in d la p s e s in to u n c o n s c io u s n e s s . W e c a n c h a n g e th is. It is
V ft ls a gai
u n c le a r w h e t h e r th e m in d n e e d s r e s t , s in c e it is a n o n p h y sic a l object.
9 . By now , th e b o d y is s h u t d o w n , e x c e p t f o r a u to n o m ic n e rv o u s system
fu n c tio n s su c h a s b r e a t h i n g , h e a r t p u ls e , d ig e s tio n , a n d cell w a ste dis
p o sa l. T h e b o d y is in a s t a t e o f p a r a ly s is .

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T h e m in d w ith d ra w s fro m t h e b o d y a n d tu rn s its focus to th e t

efie:pc, T h e b o d y is h e a le d . H e a lth y cells d u p lic a te to rep la c e d a m ag ed ceUs'
""'alt, N e u ro n s i n c r e a s e o r r e d u c e t h e i r co n d u c tiv ity to a d ja c e n t n e u ro n s in
o r d e r to o p tim iz e t h e b o d y s r e s p o n s e to o r d e r s fro m th e m ind. This
a lso o p tim iz e s a u to n o m ic f u n c tio n s.
12. T h e m in d c r e a t e s a s tr a l w o rld s a n d p lay s o u t d re a m s in th e m . T he
m in d is s till s u b d u e d f ro m t h e la p s e in to u n c o n scio u sn e ss a n d so is
u n a b le to b e c o m e a w a r e o f t h e fa c t th a t it is d rea m in g .
13. D u rin g d r e a m s , t h e m in d a tt e m p t s to m ove t h e b o d y a s it usually
d o e s w h e n it is p r o je c te d in to it. T h e b ra in re c e iv e s th e o rd e rs to
m o v e. S o m e b r a i n a c tiv ity is s p a w n e d a s t h e b ra in trig g e rs n e rv e s to
m o v e m u s c le s . B e c a u s e o f t h e p a ra ly s is , h o w ev er, th e n e rv o u s sys
te m d o e s n o t c a r r y t h e n e r v e sig n a ls. O n ly th e ey es m ove as th e
m in d a c c e s s e s im a g in a tio n in o r d e r to c r e a te im a g in ary w orlds.

A s y o u c a n s e e , if t h e m in d m a n a g e s to s u s ta in its c o n scio u sn e ss a
few m o r e s e c o n d s , it w ill r e m a in a w a r e w h e n th e b o d y falls asle e p a n d
th e m in d e n t e r s t h e a s tr a l. T h is is q u ite a n e x p e rie n c e . To accom plish
th is , y o u o n ly h a v e t o fo cu s o n s o m e th in g th a t k e e p s y o u r m in d riv eted
e n o u g h , a v isu a liz e d o b je c t o r s o u n d , fo r e x a m p le , to ig n o re th e p ro
g r a m m in g a n d s ta y a w a k e .

The P lan nin g P hase

P r io r t o t h e r e l e a s e fro m t h e b o d y , m o s t p e o p le j u s t lose conscious
n e s s a n d e x p e r ie n c e ( o r r a t h e r , d o n o t e x p e rie n c e ) th e ir n o c tu rn a l tu n e
in t h e a s tr a l a s d e e p s le e p . B u t a h id d e n p a r t o f o u rse lv e s p ro je c ts m to
th e a s tr a l to m e e t n o n p h y s ic a l g u id e s a n d frie n d s. This p a t I o f us
m ally in a c c e s s ib le f ro m o u r d r e a m in g o r u n c o n scio u s m in d s. It m eets up
w ith g u id e s to d is c u s s t h e e v e n ts o f t h e p a s t d ay a n d p lan f o rto m o .r o w
1, is a s if w a k in g r e a lity is a g a m e a n d w e a r e se cre tly p lan n m g o u r move
a s w e s le e p . T h e p e r s o n in sid e t h e g a m e , th e rea so n m g , a - ., p a r t o f

u s, h a s n o id e a w a k in g life is a s e c n t ^ P'an-
k e e p t h e g a m e s e rio u s , w e k e e p o u r
n in g b e h in d o u r ow n b a c k .
 Asrral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

Su n d a y , J u ly 1, 2001
A s t r a l C o m m u n ic a t io n

I hav e a h ard time falling asleep. M y belly a c h e s after too m u ch c h ew a n d beer. I

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notice a s o u n d in m y brain, close to m y right temple. It s o u n d s like a m echanically .# I! . C0<wm
repeating p u ff o f wind. After tw o h o u rs o f sleep, I gain co n sc io u sn e ss. I am in a state
that I haue not b efore experienced. A t first, I think I a m awake, but then I k n o w I am
n ot in m y body. I can't tell w hether I a m h a v in g a lu c id d ream o r an astral projection.
It is pro b ab ly som ething in betw een. M y aw a re n e ss is in a v e r y su btle astral body. A
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less subtle b o d y is dreaming. The d ream affects me, b u t I a m not participating in the
dream. It is a s if a s e c o n d p e r so n is participating in the d re a m w hile I am o b se rvin g it

from a distance. It is a n a w e so m e feeling.

I am talking to a nonphysical being. How did I get here? I know intuitively that I
have been talking to this person for a few hours. He is m y teacher an d guide. We have
been going through the activities o f the past day an d have discussed what I could
improve and how to encourage the physical m e to m ake those changes. A hidden part
o f me must have had this discussion before I gained consciousness, because I do not 'v m ^ om lcl
.,.uiThe door is close
remember any o f it.
As far as I can figure, a h idden part o f m e talked to this person and, suddenly, the
aware part o f me woke up in the m iddle o f the conversation. The part o f m e previously
talking feels like an exact copy o f me, only it lives in a place o th er than the physical. It
has its own awareness b ut is still me. This is revealing an d creepy at the sam e time.
The person I am talking to, a man with dark hair, is d u m b fo u n d ed . He is com
pletely taken offguard. He never expected this part o f m e to awaken while he was talk
ing to another part o f me. In a few seconds, he regains composure. I have so many
questions I want to ask him, but I can read from his m in d that h e is uncertain whether
enlightening m e is in m y best interest. I can feel pressure building up in his mind. He
regrets having been discovered by the aware me, b u t h e is also im pressed by my inter-
dimensional capabilities. His jo b is easiest w hen h e is hidden. He quickly comes up fctaiu, andasn
with a plan to get out o f here before I fin d out too much.
He introduces me to Sarah, a spirit helper. He says there are a vast number of
beings like her. I look at her and see that she is a cricket. As I turn m y attention to her,
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my guide disappears. She seem s like a very jolly "person. I figure that while I am talk
ing to her, I might as well present her w ith o ne o f m y problem s a n d get som e input. As
I talk to her, I try uery hard to speak with m y physical m outh. Old habit, I guess. kt ,0'
matter how hard I try to speak clearly, only m u ffled sounds com e ou t o f my physic^
mouth. She seems to get the message from m y thoughts anyway. X h*'"'

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I h a v e a p rob lem . W h e n I a m in a crow d , I a lw a y s l o o k at the b o d ie s o f wom en.

I can't help it. E ve n w h e n I a m w ith m y girlfriend, m y h e a d g o e s like a ra dar antenna. I

<005, love the aesthetics o f the f e m a le b o d y. But I d o n t w an t to d o this anym ore. C an y o u

give me s o m e a d v ic e ? "
%[ You s h o u ld sto p d o in g it, b e c a u s e it w ill hurt y o u . " (Actually, the a n s w e r w as
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W* longer a n d m o re c o m p le x t h an that, b u t I d o n o t r e m e m b e r it all.)
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Not satisfied w ith the a nsw er, I say, The re m u st b e a better re a so n fo r not d oing

it, other than the fea r o f the c o n s e q u e n c e s .

Sh e g ive s m e a n o t h e r re aso n , w h ic h I c a n t re m em ber. I a m not satisfied w ith that

answ er either.

M y u psta irs n e ig h b o r ye lls: If y o u a re a s le e p d o w n there, then h o w co m e I can

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^ t o c h e r an d $uide. We hat*
i a v e discussed what I coi
th o se changes. A hidden pin
scio u sn ess, because I do not
hear y o u t a lk in g ?" (A strange thing fo r a p e r s o n to say, b ut this is the astral, so anything
can happen.) I a m w o r rie d that the m u m b lin g o f m y p h y sic a l m o u th will d raw e m b ar
rassing attention f ro m m y girlfrie n d o r a neighb or, a n d the ye llin g is p r o b a b ly a m a n i
festation o f that w orry. M y n e ig h b o r s vo ice c o m e s in th ro u gh the o p e n b a lc o n y door.
I c o uld h a v e s w o r n I c lo s e d the d o o r b e fo re g o in g to sleep, but app are ntly I m ust b e

mistaken. (The d o o r is c lo s e d in the ph y sical, b u t o p e n in the astral.)

tis p e rso n and, suddenly,thi Sarah, w ill y o u e x c u se me, I h a v e to return to m y b o d y a n d g o clo se the b a lc o n y

)n. T h e part o f mepwiwti door. Sa rah n od s.

ce o t h e r than the p 11' I fin d m y s e lf b a c k in b e d , b u t n o t in m y p h y s ic a l b o d y. I roll ou t o f b e d a n d la n d

on the floor. I a m in a d aze. M y v isio n is b lu r r e d a n d distorted. It se e m s m y e y e s are
I creepy s t t h e s ^ " -
g lued to the ceiling. N o m atter h o w h a r d I try, I c a n t direct them a w a y from it. I

think: I w ill h a v e to fee l m y w a y to the b a lc o n y door. This feeling o f m o v in g a r o u n d

auiaten u)/,e,,cs is sim ilar to m y o t h e r astral p ro je c tio n s, s o I re a s o n that I m ust b e projecting. I float
up in the a ir a f e w tim es o n m y w ay to the door, ju st f o r fun. W o u ld it no t b e fu n to
r P float o ut the d o o r ? I c h e c k that I a m n o t n ak ed , to a v o id e m b arra ssin g situations. I
*'a,he'SU" l s ^ , am w earing b ox ers a n d a sm a ll sheet. Hey, I w a s n t w earing that sh eet w hen I went
buildirt P '
to bed ! W h e r e d id it c o m e f r o m ? I th ro w the sh eet to the floor. The boxers feel so
real against m y sk in ! I lo o k ou t the b a lc o n y door. It is a su n n y day. Sm all white
clo uds are sailing a c ro ss the sky. I try to clo se the door, but fail. M y h a n d s ca n't w ork
the handle.
I in s ta n tly p o p b a c k to m y b e d , b u t I a m s till o u ts i d e m y p h y s ic a l b o d y . I c o n tin u e
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to t a l k t o S a r a h . I c a n t g e t v i s u a l o r a u d i o c o n t a c t , s o w e h a v e t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h

te x t. It is li k e I n t e r n e t c h a ttin g . I c a n t r e m e m b e r w h a t w e t a l k a b o u t . T h e w o r r y s till

candf i tv# i b o t h e r s m e , s o I d e c i d e t o tr y t o g o o v e r a n d s h u t t h e b a l c o n y d o o r a g a in . I r o ll o u t o f

b e d . M y v i s i o n is d i s t o r t e d a s b e f o r e . N o t b e i n g a b l e t o s e e a n y t h i n g b u t t h e c e ilin g , I
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 Astral Projection a n d the Nature o f Reality

c r a s h in t o t h e a r m c h a i r a n d a l a m p o n m y w a y a c r o s s t h e r o o m . I tr y to c lo s e t h e d o o r ,
b u t t w o p l a s t i c l a w n c h a ir s a r e in t h e w a y ( t h e y a r e n o t t h e r e in t h e p h y s ic a l ) .
T w o y o u n g m e n a r e h a n g in g a r o u n d o u t s i d e m y b a l c o n y . T h e y a r e s i p p i n g b e e r
a n d ta lk in g li k e p e o p l e t a l k w h e n a p a r t y is o v e r a n d t h i n g s h a v e c a l m e d d o w n . I r e c

o g n i z e o n e o f t h e m . I c l o s e t h e d o o r a n d f l o a t b a c k t o w a r d t h e b e d . I s t o p in t h e c e n

te r o f t h e r o o m a n d lie o n t h e f l o o r . P e r h a p s I w a n t t o r e s t , o r m a y b e I w a n t t o p r o je c t .

I g e t a n i m p r e s s i o n t h a t m y g i r l f r i e n d a s k s m e , " W h y a r e y o u ly in g o n t h e f lo o r ? "

E m b a r r a s s e d , I g e t u p , f l o a t o v e r t o t h e b e d , a n d li e d o w n .

A s I lie o n m y bed, I think it w o u ld b e c o o l to astral project. (Som etim es I mistak

enly think I am in m y p h y sica l body, w hich is confusing.) I v isu alize m yself by the ceil
ing, looking d o w n at the bed. In a se con d, I am floating b y the ceiling. I am not sure if I
am projecting into a h igher astral b o d y o r if m y current astral b o d y is m o vin g there. My
girlfriend p h ysically touches m y b o d y in h e r sleep. This c a u se s m e to p o p b a c k into the
bed, b ut still ou tsid e m y p h y sica l b o d y (p e rh a p s b a c k into the astral b o d y I projected

from).
I visualize m yself being in a b ea utiful park. I m o v e there. M y girlfriend touches me

again a n d I p o p b a c k into the bed. I visu a liz e m y s e lf be in g in a p la c e w h e re everybody

is k in d to e ach other. N o th in g h a p p e n s ...

Then I p o p o ut a n d fall into a void. A m an, w h o m I c a n t see, repeatedly calls out

m y name, a s i f h e is trying to f in d a m issing child. I c a n tell fro m h is v oice that h e has

be e n ye lling f o r q uite a while, y e a rs even. I a n s w e r in thought: I a m o v e r h ere!" M y

girlfriend to u ch e s m y b o d y a third tim e a n d I a m b a c k in bed.

I feel I h a v e to write e ve ry th in g d o w n , s o I w ill n o t forget it. Su d d en ly, I h a v e a pen

a n d a n o te p a d in m y han d s. I write a s fast a s I can. T h e s o u n d o f p e n against paper

s o u n d s extrem ely real. The n I think: Hey, w h e r e d i d I get this p e n a n d p a p e r ? I must be

dreaming. W a k e u p! W a k e u p!

I h a v e a false a w a kening. I get ou t o f bed . M y v isio n is still distorted, s o I reason

that 1 m ust still b e asleep. I m o v e a r o u n d a fe w s e c o n d s in the room . Then I falsely

a w a ke again. W h e n I re alize I a m still sle eping, I u n d e r s t a n d h o w difficult it is to know

w hethe r y o u a re a w a k e o r asleep. W h a t i f I g o to the b a t h r o o m w h e n I a m asleep, but

think that I a m a w a k e ? I s lu m b e r a bit. T h e n I w a k e u p f o r real. I p in c h m y arm to see

if I am still asleep. I se e m to b e p h y sic a lly aw ake.

This exp erien ce laste d a lm o st a n hour. It m a k e s m e re alize that lu c id dreaming

a n d astral p rojection a re v e ry c lo se ly related. I a m t h a n k fu l fo r the o pp ortunity to con-

sclou sfy c o m m u n ica te w ith w h a t I th in k w e re astral beings. The m a n w h o repeatedly

calle d o ut m y n a m e se e m s to b e v e r y ea ger to c o n ta ct me. I w o n d e r h o w long he has

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a , b d y is m o v i n g
ise s m e to pop back inloik
the astral body I projected
re. M y girlfriend touchest
n a place where ewryboii
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been calling out for me, waiting for m e to listen. This experience also raises intriguing
questions to whether it is possible to project from a lower astral body into a higher
astral body.
P e rh ap s th e h id d e n p a r t o f u s th a t is e n g a g e d in a s tr a l a c tiv ities is
our tru e s t b e in g , re s id in g in t h e p la c e w e call h o m e , d o in g th in g s it
thinks a re o rd in a r y b u t a r e in c o n c e iv a b le to o u r r e a s o n . F o r so m e re a
son, we d o n o t allow o u rse lv e s a g lim p se in to w h a t it is d oing. B ecause
of this se cre c y , s le e p r e m a in s a m y s te ry fo r m o s t p e o p le , b u t n o t for
long. W e a r e fin a lly d e v e lo p in g to o ls to in v e s tig a te it.
The Dream P hase
A bu ild u p o f t h e v ita liz in g h o r m o n e D H E A (d eh y d ro e p ia n d ro s -
terone) a ro u s e s t h e m in d e n o u g h to c r e a te d r e a m s , b u t n o rm a lly n o t
enough to re a liz e it is d r e a m in g . T r u e to its c re a tiv e n a tu r e , th e m ind
im m ediately c r e a te s w o rld s in w h ic h to im m e rs e itself. Sin ce th o u g h ts
create in th e a s tr a l, t h e r e is n o lim it to h o w physical-like a n d convincing
a d rea m c a n b e .

'from his v o i c e d * ' A d re a m m ay o c c u r d ire c tly a fte r th e hypnagogic sta te o r a fte r a

l a m o w te 'M period of d e e p sle e p . A d re a m is o fte n followed by d e e p sleep, then

an o th er d re a m , a n d so on until th e b o d y w akes up a n d calls th e m ind back.
W e c a n tell w h e th e r a p e rs o n is d re a m in g by looking a t his body.

a U 'S H er eyes a r e o fte n ro llin g (ca lle d R ap id Eye M o v em en t, o r REM) and

o th er p a r ts o f h e r face a r e r e a c tin g to d r e a m e v e n ts. T h e se signs m ay o r
may n o t b e p r e s e n t, d e p e n d in g o n how closely th e d re a m in g m in d and
the body a re c o n n e c te d a t th e tim e o f d re a m in g . If a b o d y is very deeply
asleep, it m ay n o t b e in flu e n ce d a t all by th e d rea m in g m ind.

**S>< Saturday, August 11, 2001

Astral Projection with Sight
I g o to b e d a t 6 a .m . a n d a w a k e a t n o o n . I a m w e a r in g e a r p lu g s . I fig u r e I c a n

d o a n a s tr a l p r o je c t io n s e s s io n , a s I k n o w it w o r k s b e s t w h e n o n e h a s j u s t a w o k e n .
I a s k m y g u id e s to h e l p m e b e c o m e p s y c h ic . I a s k m y s e l f to h a u e th e e n e r g y a n d
w i ll t o tr a i n m y p s y c h i c s k i l l s . I a s k m y g u i d e s t o h e l p m e h a u e a n a s t r a l p r o j e c t i o n
in t e n m i n u t e s .

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M y b o d y fa ll s a s l e e p r e m a r k a b ly fa s t. M y m i n d r e m a i n s a w a k e . A fte r 15 m in u te s ,
m y b o d y is c o m p l e t e l y d e t a c h e d f r o m m y a w a r e n e s s . I f a l l a s l e e p f o r a s h o r t p e r i o d .
W h e n I a w a k e , I a m r e a d y t o e x i t t h e p h y s i c a l b o d y . I t r y r o ll in g t o m y r ig h t, b u t t h e r e is

t o o m u c h r e s is ta n c e . I r o ll t o m y l e f t a n d f a l l o u t o f m y b o d y .

M y v ision is black. I float a c ro ss the room . The r o o m is full o f furnishings I haue

ne ver b ee n aw are o f before. I p lace m y astral h a n d o n them a n d they feel extremely s tl''"
real. I float through the clo se d d o o r a n d out into the corridor. The b la c k n e ss disap
to'
pears. I ca n see. M y astral eyes are w orking fo r the first time! I a m co nstan tly afraid that ,i
s
I might try too h ard to se e a n d that I w ill start u sin g m y p h y sica l e y es instead, which

w o u ld e n d the projection.
I h a v e m ad e it to the co rrid o r w ith out falling into s o m e b la c k void. Usually, when

I p a s s through a d o o r o r wall, I e n d u p in a totally different e n v ir o n m e n t o r in a black,

em pty space. I think, A ll right, m y first Earth-close p ro je c tio n ! I a m c o n v in c e d that my

o ther projection s h a v e taken p la c e in a n astral re p lica o f m y r o om , w h ich is the only th
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illum inated thing in a vast void. I th ink this p ro je c tio n is taking p la c e in a replica, too,

b ut it is clo se r to the p h y sica l Earth. nature w *

I think I sh o u ld visit m y c o rr id o r neighb or. I h a v e this p e r v e r t e d urge to sn oop minds, we c:

a r o u n d in o the r p e o p le s room s. I flo a t to h e r door. I c a n t p a s s th ro u gh it. Strange.

D o o rs h a v e n e v e r st o p p e d m e before. P e r h a p s m y c o n s c ie n c e is st o p p in g me, because

m y intentions are n o t the best. I floa t d o w n the corridor, thinking o f w h a t I want to do.

I get the idea to g o to m y girlfrie nd instead. I h a v e r e a d that a ll y o u h a v e to d o to go to

a p e r so n is th ink a b o u t that pe rso n . I t h in k o f her, b u t n o t h in g h a p p e n s.

I m ust b e getting m o re i n v o lv e d w ith a d r e a m n ow , b e c a u s e s u d d e n ly I am stand

ing o n the street o u tsid e m y p a r e n t s h o u se . Fo r s o m e r e a so n , I a m c o n v in c e d that my

co rrid o r n e ig h b o r liv e s o n the s e c o n d f l o o r o f the h o u se . I try to flo a t th ro u gh the win

dow , but that d o e s n o t w o r k either. A n o l d w o m a n w ith a s m a ll d o g w a lk s p ast on the

sidewalk. I h a v e re a d a b o u t h o w a n im a ls react to p r o je c te d p e o p le , s o I float near the

dog. At first, the d o g is scared, b u t then it ge ts exc ite d a n d hap py.

I try to float u p to the w in d o w again. I s h o o t u p like a b a llo o n , b ut I ke ep falling

d o w n like a rock, sm a s h in g m y b e h in d into the g r o u n d . It d o e s n o t hurt, but it is an s ir*

uncom forta ble la n d in g p ro ce d u re . I pra ctice levitation. I f in d a w o rkin g m ethod to

keep m e afloat: w h e n e v e r I start falling d o w n , I u s e the sa m e m e t h o d I use when I

sh oot o ff from the grou n d , o n ly w ith less p ow e r.

M y astral eyes are lo sin g strength a n d I b e g in to a w a k e n in m y p h y sica l body. I arn

h a p p y a bo ut m y experience, but a lso exh au ste d , s o I J o b a c k to sleep. W h e n I awake.

I a m not s u re if il u;as all a d re a m o r a n astral projection . I d o n o t th ink a dream c

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jtate the sensation o f the exit, so I say it was an astral projection, but the last ten min
utes were influenced by a dream production. The dream was about my parentshouse.

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laue this perverted urftiom
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inscience is stoppingme,beta
T h ere a re m an y o p in io n s o f w h a t d r e a m s a r e . T h o s e w h o have no
experience in n o n p h y sic a l r e a lm s say d r e a m s a re m ere ly p ictu res
spawned by d isc h a rg in g n e u ra l c ells, c r e a t e d a s th e b ra in w in d s down
after a d ays th in k in g o r c r e a te d a s t h e n e u ro n s r e a r r a n g e th e ir co n n ec
tions to e a ch o t h e r in o r d e r to im p ro v e t h e ir fu n ctio n in g (i.e ., learn in g ).
I am c e rta in th is is n o t t h e c a se . D r e a m s a r e n o t p ro d u c ts o f th e b rain ,
but ra th e r o f th e m in d , a n d th e m in d is n o t d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e b rain .
T h e re a re w o rld s u p o n w o rld s, a n d th e p h ysical u n iv erse a n d d rea m
worlds a re j u s t s o m e o f th e m . S o m e w o rld s a r e c re a te d in an in s ta n t and
blink o u t ju s t a s fa s t, w h ile o th e r s hav e e x is te d fo r billio n s o f y e a rs. The
thing th a t m a k e s u s q u e s tio n th e re a lity o f d r e a m w o rld s is th a t th ey a re
short-lived a n d ev e r-c h a n g in g c o m p a r e d to th e p h ysical w o rld . But o u r
n ature m a tc h e s t h a t o f d r e a m s b e tte r th a n th a t o f th e physical. In o u r
m inds, w e c r e a te a n d d e s tro y w o rld s a t th e s p e e d o f th o u g h t. T h e slow-
changing a n d m u n d a n e n a tu r e o f t h e p h y sical is so d iffe re n t from o u r
nature t h a t w e g e t b o r e d w ith it. H o w o fte n d o w e n o t long for som e

,
action a nd a d v e n tu re ? It m ig h t b e th e re a lity o f th e physical th a t we
jor, thinking of wM I ,m
should be q u e s tio n in g , r a t h e r th a n th a t o f d re a m w o rld s.
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b e a use The Hypnoponipie Slate

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lamconi'1 En r o u te to w aking p hysical reality , w e e n te r th e hy p n o p o m p ic sta te
(from th e G re e k w o rd s h y p n o s, m ea n in g s le e p , a n d p o m p e , m eaning
a se nding aw ay). W e a r e th e n h a lf aw ak e. T h e a w a re n e ss is split
betw een th e nonphysical rea lm a n d th e in p u t fro m th e physical sen ses.
people.so
This is, like th e hypnagogic s ta te , a very beneficial s ta te fo r psychic activ
ir l w > - ities. W e have ju s t r e tu r n e d fro m th e nonphysical rea lm a n d can th e re
fore recall w h a t w e did th e r e , alth o u g h it tak e s a lot o f tra in in g to s ta r t
th e recollection p ro ce ss. In m o st cases, we a re groggy and c a n t think
clearly enough to s ta r t digging in m em o ries. The good new s is th a t we
can linger in th a t s ta te sim ply by telling ourselves to do so befo re we go
to sleep. Having a hangover also seem s to help.
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I w ake u p a n d lo o k at the b ed side clock. It sa ys 11:30 a.m. I l o o k at my wristwatch

a n d it says 11.1 trust m y wristwatch, s o I co n clu d e the b e d sid e clo ck m ust be fast. Since " h o * * - 1
the time is o n ly 11,1g o b a c k to sleep. I w ake u p later a n d the b e d sid e clo ck sh o w s 1 p.m.
Then I realize that I c o u ld n e v e r h a v e c h e ck e d m y w ristwatch, b e c a u se it is not o n my
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wrist n o r within reach. A n d yet, I c o u ld not h a v e d ream t the w h o le thing, b e c a u se the
bed side clock w as accurate. It c o u ld h a v e be e n a sem i-dream , w here the b e d sid e clock
w as real a n d the w ristwatch w a s part o f the dream . It all se e m e d v e ry real.

To m ak e th e m o st o f th e h y p n o p o m p ic s ta t e , av o id u sin g alarm
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clocks. You do n o t w a n t to ex it th e h y p n o p o m p ic s ta t e p r e m a tu r e ly by
w aking u p to o ab ru p tly .

Thursday, July 27, 2001

M orning C om pany
As I begin to awake, I suddenly becom e aware that a wom an is lying next to me
in bed. This is not a dream. My first reaction is that o f familiarity, as if I think, Ah, it
isyou. It feels like w e have lived together fo ra very long time, bu t w e h ave not seen
each other for a while. She touches m y face an d it feels a lm ost like a physical touch.
I suck her finger and run m y hand dow n along her belly. It feels very physical and
exciting.
I am becoming more awake now a nd she is fading away b ecause I n eed to stay in
the hypnopompic state in order to sense her. I try hard to focus on her and she is there
once more. We hug each other for h alf an hour or so. I suspect she is visiting m e from
a nonphysical world. I realize this does not happen very often, because I am physi
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cally incarnated and she is not. It is like w e are very close friends. Then I become so
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awake that I lose contact with her. She disappears. I try to place the impression I got
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from her in order to identify her, but I fail. I cant rem em ber having m et this woman
in this lifetime.
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N d c ftheh
W h e n th e a n a ly tic a l m in d is o f f lin e , a s it is in t h e hy p n o p o m p ic
s ta te , th e in tu itiv e you is in c h a r g e o f t h e e x p e r i e n c e . T h is p a r t o f you
h a s e x c e p tio n a l p o w e r a n d k n o w in g . T h e r e f o r e , y o u m ay d e p e n d on
w h a te v e^r you e x p e rie n c e in t h e h y p n o p o m p ic s t a t e b e in g th e tru " th ,
howe^vei irr a tio n a l a n d i n c o m p r e h e n s iv e t h e e x p e r ie n c e is d e e m e d by

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the an a ly tic a l m in d a f t e r w a r d s . It is n o t t h e t r u t h a s y o u r r a tio n a l m in d

would i n te r p r e t it. b u t t h e ra w , u n s p o ile d t r u t h u n d e r s to o d by yo u r
subconscious.
T he s a m e c a n b e a c c o m p lis h e d w ith h allu c in o g e n ic d ru g s (though I
think th e w ord " h a llu c in o g e n ic ,' im p ly in g th a t Ih e d ru g s c re a te hallucina
tions, is p o o rly c h o s e n ). S o m e d r u g s p u t t h e an a ly tic a l m in d a t re s t, so th a t
y^r2 \ we m ay e x p e rie n c e tr u th s th a t in n o r m a l c irc u m s ta n c e s w ould h e d e e m e d
irrational a n d in c o m p r e h e n s ib le . U n fo rtu n a te ly , th e e ffects o r d ru g s are
unpredictable. In o r d e r to u s e d r u g s yo u m u st k n o w y o u rse lf thoroughly;
the effects o f su ch d r u g s d e p e n d o n y o u r s ta te o f m in d a n d w h a t goes on
1 avoid
in yo u r s u b c o n sc io u s. It is d iffic u lt t o m a in ta in e n o u g h c o n tro l to m ak e use
of the tru th s p re s e n te d to you if your- su b c o n sc io u s is in turm oil.
Additionally, d ru g s c a n b e d e tr im e n ta l to y o u r bo d y . But, o f c o u rse , you do
not have to la k e d r u g s to fin d tr u t h s . Ju sl u s e th e h y p n o p o m p ic s ta te .

Exercise: Exploring the Hypnopompic State

1. Before y o u fall asleep to n ig h t, tell y o u rself to linger in th e h y p n o p o m
pic sta te b efo re y o u aw ake co m p letely in th e m o rn in g .
2. W h en y o u w ake u p . d o n o t o p e n y o u r eyes a n d d o n o t move.
3. Do n o t in itia te an y th o u g h ts. Ju s t go w ith th e flow o f y o u r m ind.

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Sleep Paralysis
D u rin g a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , j u s t as d u rin g n o rm a l sle e p , th e b o d y is
p a ra ly z ed . T h e p a ra ly s is is little u n d e rs to o d , b u t it is p o ssib le th a t it is
caused by a lack o f th e h o r m o n e D H EA , w hich is m a n u fa c tu re d in th e
a d re n a l g la n d . R e s e a rc h e r s h a v e n o t fo u n d a sp ecific p u rp o se fo r this
h o rm o n e . It s e e m s to have a m o re g e n e ra l function in th a t it p ro m o te s
vitality a n d a w a r e n e s s b y b o o stin g th e n e rv o u s sy ste m .
M elato n in is th e h o rm o n e th a t re g u la te s th e s le e p cycle. It is m ad e
m th e pin ea l g lan d fro m s e ro to n in . M elato n in p ro d u ctio n in cre a se s as
th e b o d y gets w o rn o u t d u rin g th e day. M elato n in in h ib its DHEA p ro d u c
r/ tion. As th e DHEA c o n c e n tra tio n d e c re a s e s, y o u r n erv o u s sy stem slows

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d o w n , y o u b e c o m e i n c r e a s in g l y t ir e d , a n d y o u r m o v e m e n t s t u r n c lu m sy .
E v e n tu a lly , y o u lo s e c o n t r o l o f y o u r b o d y a n d it fa lls a s le e p . D u r i n g
sle e p , o n l y e n o u g h D H E A is p r o d u c e d t o m a i n t a in t h e a u t o n o m ic n e r v
o u s s y s t e m fu n c t io n s.
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T h e m e la t o n in w e a r s o ff w h ile y o u sle e p , a l lo w in g D H E A p r o d u c t io n
to p i c k u p . W h e n t h e D H E A c o n c e n t r a t i o n h a s r e a c h e d a s u f f ic ie n t level,
y o u r n e r v o u s s y s t e m is a c t iv e e n o u g h t o a l lo w y o u t o w a k e u p a n d take

c o n tro l o v e r y o u r bod y.
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If you w ake up b e fo re th e m e la to n in h a s w o rn o ff a n d D H EA produc
tion h as in c re a se d , y o u r n e rv o u s sy ste m will b e in h ib ite d ; th e re fo re you
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will n o t b e a b le to m ove y o u r body. You a r e c o n scio u s, b u t y o u r body is
i the
asle e p . T his is k n o w n as A w a re n e s s d u rin g S le ep P araly sis (Sylvan
M uldoon a ttr ib u te d th is p hysical s ta t e to a rig id ity o f th e a s tr a l body he
te rm e d A stra l C a ta le p s y ).
S leep p a ra ly sis is c o m p le te ly n a tu r a l. If it w e r e n o t fo r th e sleep
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p a ra ly sis, w e w ould all a c t o u t o u r d r e a m s . S o m e p e o p le could then
m ak e a lu cra tiv e b u s in e s s o u t o f r e tu r n in g s le e p w a lk e rs to t h e ir hom es.
P eople o fte n g et s c a r e d w h e n th e y w a k e u p a n d fin d th em se lv e s par
alyzed. T his is u n d e rs ta n d a b le , s in c e o u r b o d ie s a r e d e fe n s e le s s in that w l)an(ibum pini/ntoflW n
s ta te . If th is h a p p e n s to you, r e m e m b e r t h a t it is o n ly te m p o ra ry . Then nkeintidin I fry to do M )
relax yo u r m in d a n d e x e c u te a n e x it t e c h n iq u e , lik e r o llin g o u t (explained
la te r). T h e sle e p p a ra ly sis s ta te is e x c e lle n t fo r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n .
* |H m s a f e s l/m n e s f Hj

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Tingling e9' f injsn
T ingling is th e p h y sic a l b o d y s w a y to c all b a c k t h e a w a re n e s s . When
you a r e going o u t in to th e a s tr a l, o n m a n y o c c a s io n s yo u will also feel a sX i r00dose- I,, |
tingling in y o u r a w a r e n e s s . I s u s p e c t t h a t t h e tin g lin g k ick s in because
th e b ody d o e s n o t w a n t th e a w a r e n e s s to lea v e . T h e b o d y trie s to get
O ' * "Ace.,
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y our a tte n tio n . B ut, s in c e w e a r e b o ld a d v e n tu r e r s , w e will n o t let that
p re v e n t u s fro m p r o je c tin g a w a y f ro m t h e p h y sic a l p la n e a n d th e body v ;s s
th a t h e lp s us th e r e .
W h e n you p r o je c t a n d t h e r e is n o tin g lin g , yo u c a n b e s u re th at the
body is fast a sle e p a n d d o e s n o t n e e d th e a w a r e n e s s a t th e m o m en t. This
m ak es th e p ro je c tio n m o re s ta b le . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , if you feel l'n' ;\ ;x .
ghng, you will k n o w th a t th e p r o je c tio n is u n s ta b le . You sh o u ld then
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w "Up sorne tec h n iq u e s to p r o lo n g t h e p ro je c tio n . T h e s e a r e d isc u sse d in th e

next Circle.
The tingling is v e ry s tr o n g in th e h y p n o p o m p ic s ta te b e c au se th e
a'gh f t s
body is w aking up a n d is ca llin g b a c k th e a w a r e n e s s . W h e n th e a w a re
to a
ness a n sw e rs th e call by r e tu r n in g to th e b o d y , you w a k e u p. It is in te r
esting to s p e c u la te a b o u t w h a t w o u ld h a p p e n if t h e a w a re n e s s c h o se no t
to retu rn to th e body. W o u ld a la rg e e n o u g h p a r t o f th e c o n scio u sn e ss
anim ate th e b o d y so t h a t it m ay , u n a w a re , p e rh a p s by a u to m a tis m , go
about its day, o r w ould th e b o d y j u s t s le e p u n til th e a w a re n e s s re tu r n s ?
Vou
The h y p n o p o m p ic tin g lin g g o e s u n n o tic e d if you follow th e d efau lt
ss durij )%t%
sleep p ro c e s s (i.e ., you a r e a s le e p a n d p e r h a p s d re a m in g ), b u t th e tin
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e t0 a rigiditVofthe '** gling is n o tic e a b le if you a r e c o n s c io u s , a s you a r e d u rin g a s tra l p ro je c
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tion or lucid d r e a m in g , a t t h e tim e th e b o d y g o e s in to th e h y p n o p o m p ic
state.
If il weremifan
d re a m s . S o m e people mH) Friday, A ugust 16, 2 0 0 2
ning sleepwalkers to theirks Longest Lucid Dream
w a k e up and find thwi! Naptime. I d re a m I a m p e rfo rm in g w ith a b a n d in a tail w o o d e n sh ack. I am hit

H i r bodies are defenseless*: ting m y h e a d a n d b u m p in g into things all the time. I am a n g ry b e c a u s e I d o n t want

to be there a n d w h e n I try to d o a nything, I get hurt. Su d d en ly, I g iv e u p a n d throw

ir that it is only tenp01^
m yself o n the floor. W e get w o r d that a forest fire is a p p roa ch ing, so the b a n d starts
L o u e , lik ero lH "^ 1 packing. There is a forest fire n e a r V ancouve r, w h e re I a m in w ak in g p h y sica l reality,
J for astral p i * * so m y d ream m ust b e a ffected b y m y t h o u g h ts a b o u t that. A frie nd ly fellow notices
me lying there, defeated, a n d d ra gs m e to the car. H e a n d h is c o m p a n io n s drive m e
to a place safe from the fire. The n I re alize that the g u itars I h a v e b o r ro w e d fo r the
gig are still in the sh ack , too c lo se to the fire. I feel r e sp o n sib le fo r them, so I set out
to rescue them.
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n av' rarene.
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__ "rtiisVu I start walking tow ard that place. There is an air show , just like there is on e in w a k

,0 # * ' '': kirki ing life in Portland. The sk y is d a r k a n d the planes, h u n d re d s o f them, are m aking
m aneuvers with lights so that they lo o k like a h u ge flower. They ca n d o am azing things
with those planes. There are lots o f p e o p le in the streets. There are so m any people
(ve* that I ca nt get anyw here. Everyw h ere I turn, I b u m p into people. I throw m yself to the
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Jsiie ground a n d giue u p again.
A l it tle g ir l c o m e s u p a n d te lls m e I c a n t l i e th e r e . I g e t u p a n d w a l k a c r o s s a p a r k
in g lo t. I h e a r a u o ic e in t h e l o u d s p e a k e r s y s t e m sa y , I f y o u a r e h e r e a n d n o t in o n e o f
o u r c a r s , y o u m u s t b e w a t c h in g t h e a ir s h o w , o r s o m e t h i n g sim ila r. It m a d e s e n s e a t th e

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time. Then I hear the roar o f a ca r from a tent. P ro bably a recording, but it frightens me.
A dark blue car without a driver runs into the tent. It is o n autom atic pilot. G o o d idea,"
I think, "but very dangerous. A n d noisy.
Som ehow , I get into a sm all house. J (a form er girlfriend) is there a n d we talk. I
think, I like it w hen J co m e s over. It d o e sn t h a p p e n very often, since w e live so far
apart. Then a m an m o ve s in a n d starts cu d d ling with J. I think it is g o o d that sh e has
fo u n d a n e w love, but I d o n t like him. A t a glance, m y intuition tells m e h e is narrow
m ind ed a n d therefore, in so m e sense, dan gerous. The n I se e flam es outside the win
d ow ! A m an w h o is s u p p o s e d ly a fire m a n is throw ing teacups o f w ater at the fire in a
futile act to preven t its spreading. I tell J w e h a v e to get o u t o f here b e c a u se there is a
fire outside. S h e d o e s not m ove. I d o n t th ink sh e b e lie ve s me. I start collecting my

things.
Then it hits me. H o w ca n J b e h e r e ? S h e w a s h a lf a w o rld a w a y ye sterday a n d now
sh e is su d d e n ly here. I k n o w I am dream ing. I k n o w w hat is g o in g to h a p p e n next. I will

a n n o u n c e that I am dream ing a n d then I will get a tingling se n sa tio n in m y belly and

b e c o m e lucid. I w alk o v e r to J a n d say, "T h is is a d re a m . S h e sh a k e s h e r head. She

d o e s not understand. I tell h e r o v e r a n d over. W h a t is w orse, there is n o tingling sensa

tion. I am in co m p le te control o f m y en viro n m e n t, b u t I d o n t h a v e a n y o f the bubbling

feelings I usually h a v e d u rin g lu c id d r e a m s a n d astral p rojection s. I think this is odd.

M a yb e I am a w a k e after a ll?

In retrospect, it is a g o o d sign that the s e n sa tio n s a re m issing. I think the physical

b o d y c a u se s the b u b b lin g feelings. That is its m e c h a n ism to s t o p the a w a re n e ss from

leaving the b o d y fo r t oo lo n g a pe rio d . Tingling is the p h y sic a l b o d y s w ay to call back

the aw areness. It d o e s the tingling w h e n it is w a k in g up. In this view, it is g o o d that the

tingling is absent. It m e a n s I a m far fro m w a k in g up. That, in turn, m e a n s the projection

is stable.

"Th is is a d ream . D o e s m y p h y sic a l m o u t h s p e a k th ese w o r d s ? I d o n t know, but

I better b e careful. I d o n t w an t B a rb to th in k I a m h a v in g a b a d d ream , b ecau se then

sh e m ight try to sa v e m e b y w ak in g m e up. I w a lk a r o u n d a n d e n jo y the freedom. I

m ake m yself float a n d then I m a k e J float. I w an t to turn this into a n astral projection

but I d o n t k n o w exactly h o w to d o that. I try so m e t h in g that I ca n 't rem em ber. It has no

effect. Then I try so m e th in g new. I say, "S h o w m e the m o st im po rtant aspect about

Barb." A w in d o w a p p ears in the a ir in front o f me. B arb, in a w hite sp o rts car, speeds by

from right to left. S h e is w earing a w hite kn it sweater, a scarf, a n d sunglasses.

Interesting. I w o n d e r w hat all the w hite c o lo rs m e a n a n d w hat the sp o rts car means.

I say, S h o w m e the m o st im p o rtan t a sp e c t o f J. I c a n t r e m e m b e r w hat happens

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n n . next-1 think I $et sidetracked. I haue plenty o f lime, d I do lots o f things, but for some
reason I am unable to rem em ber any o f them. Forty minutes pass. Then the tingling sets
I awakening. One second I am walking around in m y own lucid dream and the
in. I a
ext I am staring at the ceiling from the bed. The shift is instant. I try to je t back into the
w f t y /ft, y ^ n r
lucidity, but fail.

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Positive Reinforcem ent

T h e r e a r e b a sic a lly tw o k in d s o f b e lie fs : th o s e t h a t te ll you w h at you
can d o , a n d th o s e t h a t te ll y o u w h a t y o u c a n t d o . T h e f ir s t k in d o f belief
can be p r o g ra m m e d w ith p o s itiv e r e i n f o r c e m e n t , a ls o k n o w n as affirm a
tio n. T h is is t h e p r o c e s s in w h ic h you ( o r s o m e o n e e ls e ) te ll y o u rse lf that
you c a n d o th in g s you u s e d to v iew a s d iffic u lt. T h e r e s u l t is a n increase
in c o n fid e n c e a n d m o tiv a tio n . T h e s e c o n d k in d o f b e lie f c a n be pro
g r a m m e d w ith n e g a tiv e r e in f o r c e m e n t , a ls o k n o w n a s n a g g in g . This is
w h e re you (o r s o m e o n e e ls e , o f te n y o u r p a r e n t s ) te ll ( o r h in t to ) your
se lf t h a t you a r e in c a p a b le o f s u c c e e d in g .
Every tim e you think a th o u g h t like, I d o n t th in k I c a n , you send a mes
sage to th e belief system . T h e b elief sy ste m d o e s n o t have th e ability to criticize, y" observ
so it accepts th e thou g h t a s a tr u th w ith o u t q u e s tio n . It d e p e n d s upon you to
h e critical. If you rein fo rc e a th o u g h t by th in k in g it re p e a te d ly , th e belief sys
te m eventually tu rn s th a t th o u g h t in lo a n e s ta b lis h e d belief. T h e set of nil
eliefs in your b elief sy ste m s h a p e s y o u r view o f h o w th e w o rld w orks. If y011
constantly d o u b t your abilities, y o u r view o f th e w o rld will b e sh ap ed accord
ing y, m aking you believe thin ih e w o rld is difficult to d e a l w ith.

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 A ffirm a tio n s

A ffirm atio n s a r e m e s s a g e s s e n t to y o u r b e lie f s y s te m . T h ey a re p o s

itive th o u g h ts th a t a ffe c t y o u in a p o sitiv e way. Il is a g o o d way for you
to accept th e p o s s ib ility t h a t a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is p o s s ib le . By telling your
self re p e a te d ly t h a t y o u c a n a s tr a l p r o je c t, e v e n tu a lly you will believe
that you c a n ; th e n you w ill p ro v e y o u r s e lf r ig h t, b e c a u s e it is in o u r in te r
est to p ro v e to o u r s e lv e s ( a n d s o m e tim e s to o t h e r s ) th a t o u r b eliefs a re
correct.
You m ay w o n d e r if it is a g o o d id e a to e s ta b lis h a b e lie f th a t a stra l
projection is p o s s ib le w h e n y o u h a v e n o e v id e n c e to b a c k it u p . D o no t

ns w orry a b o u t t h a t . It a c tu a lly w o rk s th e o t h e r w ay, to o : T h e ev id en ce first

a p p e ars a f te r you b e lie v e in it. You c h a n g e y o u r e n v iro n m e n t by chang
ing y o u r b e lie fs . Y our r e a lity is a r e s u lt o f y o u r b eliefs. E v e ry th in g is
doable in th is w o rld . If y o u c a n e n v is io n so m e th in g , th e n you can do it.
Only lim iting b e lie fs c a n p r e v e n t yo u fro m d o in g so m e th in g . B esid es, if
you w a n t to la n d o n t h e m o o n , you h a v e to s h o o t for th e s ta r s . Use
e x tre m e a ff irm a tio n s . Tell y o u r s e lf yo u a r e a b le to do th in g s you nev er
thought p o s s ib le . T h e h ig h e r y ou a im , th e h ig h e r you will lan d .

Exercise: Affirmations
that tell y o " * 1
A ffirm ations can keep you m otivated. The sim ple affirm ation,
. T h e first kindofl>*
Astral projection is fun," will keep y o u practicing even w hen o th er obli

* * kn0"'naSt gations co m p ete for yo u r tim e.

1. Record th e follow ing affirm atio n s on tape o r on a com puter:

"You are un lim ite d .

"You can d o a n y thin g y o u p u t y our m ind to."

to i^ "You deserve a n in fin ite n u m b e r o f astral experiences."
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I tell (r
"You observe everything th a t h appens in y o u r m ind d u rin g sleep.
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"Tonight you will astral project."

th e ^ - You are connected to everything.

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"E v e r y t h in g is c o n n e c te d to y o u . "

epei flic* B "T h e m in d ia M l is re m oved."

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"The tim e to doubryourself has passed."

The universe takes good care o f you, w hether you are w ith o r with-
o u ty o u r physical body.
"Face the direction of the universe and follow its flow. Trust th at the
universe is going in the right direction."

2. Add a few affirm ations o f yo u r own design. M ake sure they are in the
second person: use "you" instead o f "I, since y ou will be listening to
them , nor speaking them . For som e reason, perhaps low self-esteem,
subconsciously we find it easier to believe w h a t o th ers tell us than
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w hat we ourselves say.
3. Actively listen to the recording until you know th e words by heart.
After that, play the recording, in your c o m p u te r headphones or
Walkman, in the background while you go a b o u t y o u r business. Do
not listen to it actively. Your subconscious knows w h at th e message
contains.

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The Art o f Visualization

Exercise: Imagination
1. Close y o u r eyes. Take a few deep breaths. Relax y o u r m ind.
2. Think o f the w ord horse.
3. The w ord will trigger w h atev er m em ories y o u associate w ith it, prob
ably a horse you have met.
4. The vision o f a horse from a m em ory will be displayed o n to y our
m ind's screen. You do n o t see it w ith y o u r physical eyes.
5. Reach o u t and touch th e horse w ith im aginary hands.
6. Feel the texture of th e fur. It feels rem arkably real, doesnt it?
7. Lean forw ard and smell th e horse with y o u r imaginary nose. The
horse needs a bath, d o esn 't it?

T h a t is h o w s i m p le v is u a liz a t io n is. Y o u p r e t e n d to w a lk a r o u n d j u s t
lik e y o u d o in t h e p h y s ic a l s e e in g , t o u c h in g , s m e llin g , a n d h e a r in g t h in g s
fro m a f ir s t - p e r s o n p e r s p e c t iv e . Y o u t u r n y o u r a w a r e n e s s a w a y fro m
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p h y s ic a l w a k in g r e a lity a n d in t o y o u r im a g in a t io n . T h e l o n g e r y o u v isu a l f<efl ,
ize s o m e t h in g in y o u r m in d , t h e f a r t h e r y o u w ill d e t a c h f r o m p h y sic a l
re ality . A l s o , t h e m o r e o fte n y o u p r a c t ic e v is u a liz a t io n , t h e e a s ie r it w ill ' Vi#1
b e to d e t a c h fr o m p h y s ic a l r e a lit y a n d e n g a g e i n t h e im a g in a r y w o r ld
t h a t y o u a r e c r e a t in g .
W ould it s u rp ris e you if I to ld you t h a t you h a v e j u s t ta k e n a trip
th ro u g h th e a s tr a l? You have j u s t u se d y o u r a s tr a l s e n se s . W h a t you
have s e e n , to u c h e d , a n d s m e lle d a c tu a lly e x ists in t h e a s tr a l. You c re
a te d it. By tu rn in g in to y o u r im a g in a tio n , y ou p r o je c te d y o u r aw are
n e ss to th e a s tr a l d im e n s io n a n d c r e a t e d a h o r s e . V isu a liz atio n is the
e a sie s t w ay to e n te r th e a s tr a l. E asy a n d y e t v e ry p o w e rfu l. W h e n you
co m b in e v isu a liz a tio n w ith a n a lt e r e d s ta t e o f m in d fo r ex am p le, a
n a tu ra l s le e p s ta t e you a r e a b le to fully p r o je c t y o u r a w a r e n e s s into
th e a s tr a l. N o lo n g e r will it b e a s if yo u a r e im a g in in g th in g s in your
the exercise above
m in d s eye, b u t you w ill a c tu a lly b e t h e r e , a m o n g t h e o b je c ts you c re
a te . T his is a n a w e s o m e p o w e r a n d y o u will h a v e a t a s t e o f it la te r in
^intensify your o ther
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V isualization c a n h a v e a ny d e p th you give it. You m ay play with
ob jects in y o u r m in d s eye, o r you m ay b e a m o n g th e m . You can easily feday, February 12,2(
co n tro l th is level o f v isu a liz a tio n by a d ju s tin g its in te n s ity . T h e intensity laliijlheSou)
is a m e a s u r e m e n t o f h o w d o m in a n t t h e im p r e s s io n o f y o u r visualization lilisk ep w ith m y cloth t
b e c o m e s, c o m p a re d to th e im p re s s io n o f y o u r p h y sic a l se n se s . You can ^someastral projection acc
easily in c re a s e th e in te n s ity by ta p p in g in to y o u r im a g in a tio n a n d creativ
^ w r t e n l j o i s A t o ,,
ity. To allow y o u r c re a tiv ity f re e r e in , I d e lib e ra te ly p ro v id e a minimal
Experiences: H ow to H i
a m o u n t o f d etail in th e v isu a liz a tio n e x e rc is e s . E x a c t in s tru c tio n from me
w ould only lim it y o u r c re a tiv ity a n d , c o n s e q u e n tly , h a m p e r y o u r visual
izatio ns in ten sity .
C o n tra ry to its n a m e , v isu a liz a tio n c a n b e a p p lie d to se n se s other
th a n vision. F o r m o s t p e o p le , ta c tile (to u c h ) v isu a liz a tio n is b est for
en g ro ssin g th e m in d . F o r th e s e p e o p le , a g o o d w ay to in c re a s e th e inten
sity o f a visualization is to fo cu s o n im a g in a ry to u c h m o re th a n any other
im ag inary s e n se . Since th is v a rie s by in d iv id u a l, I e n c o u ra g e you toj ffin d ? * * *
o u t w hich s e n se is m o s t e n g ro s s in g to y o u r m in d .
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I c l o s e y o u r eyes. R e lax y o u r m in d .

2. V isualize y o u r s e l f w a l k i n g a r o u n d in y o u r ro o m .

3. C lo s e y o u r i m a g in a r y eyes. Y o u r v is io n g o e s black.

4 . Focus o n l y o n y o u r i m a g in a r y h a n d s . T o u c h rh e w all. Feel the texture

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Really feel it. T o u c h t h e c a rp e t. T o u c h y o u r fu rn it u re .
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5. N o w fo c u s o n y o u r im a g in a r y no se . S m e ll th e air. Take y o u r tim e.
,o Sm e ll th e s c e n t o f a n y p a in t o r f u r n it u r e oil.
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6. N o w fo c u s o n y o u r i m a g in a r y e ars. W h a t s o u n d s c a n y o u h e a r?

7. O p e n y o u r im a g in a r y eyes.

8. T o u ch th e w a ll aga in .

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In th e e x e rc ise a b o v e , d id th e fa c t t h a t you c lo se d y o u r im ag in ary

eyes in ten sify y o u r o t h e r s e n s e s ? W h ic h o f y o u r im a g in ary se n se s h ad
the m o st p o w e rfu l c a p a c ity to e n g ro s s y o u r m in d ?

Tuesday, February 12, 2 0 0 2

Shaking the Sou l
I fall asleep with m y c lothes o n at 2 a . m . I w ake u p tw o h o u rs later a n d decid e to
read so m e astral p rojection a c co u n ts in o rd e r to increase m y ch a n ce s for paranorm al
experiences w h e n I g o b a c k to sleep. I stum ble u p o n R obert Petersons first book, Out-
of-Body Experiences: H o w to H a ve T h e m a n d W h a t to Expect," a n d d o his exercise 22:

B u z z in g This exercise is sim ilar to the m usical imagination exercise.

n p e r your v Relax completely, then try to get to that passive, quiescent fram e o f mind. A s
vividly a s y o u can, im agine there is a co arse b uzzing s o u n d in y o u r head.
Pretend the b u z z in g is just a little bit too quiet to hear, but getting louder.
...- Sim ultaneously listen intently fo r the b uzzing to b ecom e lo u d e n ough to
hear. A s the b u z z in g b e c o m e s louder, im agine the s o u n d is causing y o u r soul
to vibrate. Increase the volu m e o f the im aginary so u n d until y o u feel like
y o u r so u l is being rattled a n d sh ake n to the core. M aintain the imaginary
buzzing a n d vibrating fo r several minutes. Repeat the procedure several
times if necessary.
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I fall asleep again with the feeling o f being clo se to m y soul. I am s o o n aw a kene d
by the disturbing so u n d s from ch a in sa w s a n d tractors a s the p a r k m aintenance people
cut d o w n trees outside m y window . The n oise ke e p s m e from falling asleep. I rem ain in
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the state between a w a ke a n d asleep fo r six hours. During that time, I a m very close to
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m y soul, w hich m akes m e happy. I h a v e little control o v e r w hat is h appening, though.
I get a lot o f co m m unication from m y guides. Suddenly, fo u r o f them sh o u t at me: ^ifriC0't ' n sr'th T vi
"S h a ke !" This jolts m e into a n a w a ke state. Sim ultaneously, the w h o le h o u se trembles

as a tree crashes to the g r o u n d outside. , is coming flfl

Why Visualization W orks cares

about

W h a t w e e x p e rie n c e a s th e ph y sic a l r e a lity is n o t o u tsid e o f us. The

rea lity is w ith in us, b e c a u s e th e re a lity is o u r i n te r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e input
fro m o u r physical s e n s e s (h e a rin g , sig h t, to u c h , s m e ll, a n d ta s te ). You
m ig h t say th a t re a lity is a n im a g e in y o u r m in d , r e p r e s e n tin g th e world
o u tsid e , a w orld th a t w e c a n o n ly p r o b e slig h tly d u e to t h e lim ita tio n s of
o u r physical s e n se s . W e c a n t g r a s p w h a t t h e w o rld o u tsid e is like
b e c au se w e c a n o nly s e n s e b its a n d p ie c e s o f it. T h is m a k e s you w onder
w h a t th e w orld o u tsid e is, d o e s n t it? If t h e im a g e is t h e r e a lity w e expe
rie n c e , th e n w h a t is th is fie ld o f e n e rg y t h a t o u r s e n s e s r e a d ? P erhaps
it d o e s n o t even e x is t a n d th e im a g e is all t h e r e is. O r p e rh a p s th e world
o u tsid e is o f o u r o w n c r e a tio n .
T he s u b c o n sc io u s fills in th e b la n k s in t h e m in d im a g e w h en infor
m atio n is lacking. F o r e x a m p le , I c a n s e e in f r o n t o f m e , b u t n o t behind
m e, so th e su b c o n sc io u s c r e a t e s th e im a g e th is w ay: 1. T h e f ro n t p a rt of
th e im age o f m y s u rr o u n d in g s is c o n s tr u c te d f ro m p h y sical sensory
in p u t, m ainly fro m m y e y e s. 2 . T h e h a c k p a r t o f t h e im ag e is created
from m e m o rie s a n d e x p e rie n c e . T h is p a r t o f t h e im a g e is m ere ly a best
guess a t how th e s u rr o u n d in g s b e h in d m e lo o k .
This im ag e b e c o m e s m y p e r c e p t io n o f t h e e x te r n a l re a lity , if there
is su ch a th in g . S in c e t h e im a g e a lw a y s c o n ta in s a n e le m e n t o f oui
b e s t g u e ss, w e c a n n e v e r b e c e r t a in t h a t o u r p e r c e p t io n o f th e world
is a c c u ra te .
V i s u a l i z a t i o n is a w a y t o r e p l a c e o u r im a g e o f t h e w o r l d w i t h a n o th e r j
im a g e o f o u r o w n d e s ig n . I n v i s u a li z a t io n , w e u s e o u r im a g in a t io n t0
a ffe c t o r r e p l a c e o u r c u r r e n t im a g e o f o u r su r r o u n d in g s . The m o \ V

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intensely w e v isualize, t h e le s s d o m in a n t th e in p u t fro m physical sen ses

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b eco m es. S o m e tim e s w h e n y ou v isu a liz e , you will fin d th a t you forget the
physical w orld, a s if it n e v e r e x is te d , a n d th e visu alizatio n b eco m es your
entire reality. T h e n yo u will h a v e p r o je c te d y o u r m in d away fro m th e
physical re a lity a n d in to a n e w r e a lity o f y o u r o w n c re a tio n . T h is is not
difficult to a c c o m p lis h a n d it is a lo t o f fu n . T h e m o re you visualize, the
m ore in te n s e t h e v isu a liz e d r e a lity b e c o m e s .
Your s u b c o n sc io u s is in c a p a b le o f d istin g u ish in g w h e th e r sen so ry
input is c om ing f ro m a p h y sic a l s e n s e o r f ro m y o u r im ag in atio n , th e re
fore, it n e v e r p a y s a ny a tte n tio n to w h e r e th e p h y sical b o d y is. It only
cares a b o u t w h e r e y o u r a w a r e n e s s is. If you a r e visualizing walking
through t h e c o r r id o r s in t h e p y r a m id s o f E g y p t, y o u r su b co n scio u s will
assum e t h a t you re a lly a r e . It c a n n o t d istin g u ish b e tw e e n im agination
and reality. O nly t h e r a tio n a l y o u c a n k n o w th e d iffe re n c e b e tw e en the
two. In fa c t, only t h e r a tio n a l m in d fee ls th e d iffe re n c e is im p o rta n t.
Exercise: Elements Visualization
1. Close y o u r eyes. Relax y o u r m ind. Take a few deep breaths.
2. Focus on th e c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
3. Visualize you rself in y o u r room .
4. Imagine step p in g o u tsid e to find a tree.
5. Touch the bark o f th e tree w ith y o u r im aginary hands. Examine the
texture for a long tim e. Rem em ber the sensation.
6. Pick up a handful o f d irt and feel its texture.
7. Visualize th e w ind getting stronger.
8. Raise y o u r h an d s in th e air. Feel the wind rush through them.
Rem em ber the sensation.
9. Light an im aginary m atch and feel the fire.

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10. Find a pool of water.
It. Touch the w ater with y o u r imaginary hands. Sense the texture.
Rem ember the sensation.
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im a g e o f th e s u r r o u n d i n g s , ff s u c h a c o h e r e n t im a g e is l a c k in g in y o u r
v isu a liz a t io n , y o u r s u b c o n s c io u s w ill f o r c e a c o m p le t i o n o f t h e im a g e . It SrT
w ill fo rc e o b je c t s (I h a t y o u a r e n o t d e l ib e r a t e ly v i s u a li z in g ) t o p o p u p in
lion
y o u r fie ld o f vie w . T h i s is a v e r y c o o l e x p e r ie n c e . S u d d e n l y , y o u b u m p
in t o o b je c t s y o u d id n o t e x p e r t t o f i n d in y o u r v is u a liz a t io n . It is lik e Z ' e ^ ,h e
w a lk in g t h r o u g h a n e w w o r ld . A c t u a lly , it i s w a l k i n g t h r o u g h a n e w these 3 I
w o r ld .
T h e w o rld re a lly e x is ts in th e a s tr a l, b e c a u s e yo u m a k e it exist.
T h e s u b c o n sc io u s will m o s t likely c r e a t e a n e n v ir o n m e n t t h a t re s e m
b les a p hysical e n v ir o n m e n t b e c a u s e t h a t is w h e r e it h a s th e m o st
e x p e rie n c e , b u t it c a n a ls o g et in s p ir a tio n f ro m e n e r g ie s t h a t a r e not
o f p h ysical o rig in .
As y o u r c o n s c io u s m in d b e c o m e s in c r e a s in g ly e n g r o s s e d in visual
iza tio n , th e p r o je c tio n m e c h a n is m is s e t u p in t h e b a c k g ro u n d .
P ro je c tio n is a n a tu r a l p r o c e s s t h a t k ic k s in e a c h n ig h t, b u t o n ly if your
co n scio u s m in d d o e s n o t i n te r f e r e . T h e c o n s c io u s m in d w a n ts to be
co n scio u s o f all p r o c e s s e s . In o t h e r w o r d s , it w a n t s c o n tr o l o v e r every
th in g . It is a b it o f a c o n tr o l f r e a k . T h e o n ly p r o b le m is t h a t it does
no t k n o w h o w to m a n a g e s o m e p r o c e s s e s , s u c h a s i n tu itio n a n d a stra l
p ro je c tio n .
If you have e x p e rie n c e d in tu itio n , yo u m a y h a v e n o tic e d th a t it is at
its s h a rp e s t w h e n you a r e a b s e n tm in d e d . W it h o u t e v e n try in g to have
th em , in tuitive th o u g h ts p o p in to y o u r c o n s c io u s m in d ; a n d w h en you
s ta r t try in g to have th e m , th e y s to p c o m in g . T h is is b e c a u s e th e con
scious m in d in te r fe r e s w ith t h e in tu itiv e p r o c e s s . T h e s a m e is tru e for
a s tra l p ro je c tio n . To a v o id th is p r o b le m , w e will u s e v isu a liz a tio n as a
d ecoy for th e c o n scio u s m in d . W h e n t h e c o n s c io u s m in d is b u sy walking
a ro u n d in o u r visu a liz e d e n v ir o n m e n t, t h e s u b c o n s c io u s m in d is free to
a rra n g e th e p ro je c tio n .

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Visiiiili/iiiion and th e C en ter o f Thought
You c a n in te n sify y o u r v isu a liz a tio n by m o v in g y o u r c e n te r of
th o u g h t. As e x p la in e d in th e c h a p te r o n a w a r e n e s s , t h e h e a d p ro v id e s

en e rg y th a t b o o s ts th e a n a ly tic a l p a r t o f y o u r m in d . T h e h e a d h as many
su b a rt as fro m w h ic h w e c a n g e t d iff e re n t ty p e s o f p ro a n a ly tic a l energy
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">d The a re a b e tw e e n th e e y e s a n d th e s p a c e in th e a ir in fro n t o f th a t a rea

(also know n as t h e m in d s c re e n o r th e th ird -e y e a re a ) p ro v id e energy for
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sS S accessing m em o ry . T h e s e a r e a s a r e p a rtic u la rly b e n eficial fo r visualiza
tion b ecau se th e y p ro v id e a c c e s s to m e m o r ie s fro m w h ich we can b o r
row d e s c rip tio n s fo r t h e o b je c ts w e a r e visualizing. W h e n focusing in
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Exercise: M emory Visualization
'S 1. Close y o u r eyes. Relax y o u r m in d .
2. S pend a m in u te in blackness. Im ag in e y o u are in a black void o u t in
% space so m ew h ere.
U p ,n ' H ^ 3. Turn y o u r eyes slightly u p w ard . M o v e y o u r atte n tio n to th e space
'n e a c h n ig h t.t,,,^ betw een y o u r eyes, w h ere th e b ro w begins.
conscious m ind,*,, 4. Visualize a ho rse, as y o u d id in a previous exercise.
it wants control overt 5. Are th e sight, to u ch , a n d sm ell o f th e h o rse m o re detailed?
Only problem is h i:i- By fo cu sin g o n th e th ird -ey e area, m em o rie s b eco m e m ore easily
, su ch as intuition and accessible. W ith m o re m em o rie s fro m w hich to g et visualization infor
m ation, th e h o rse sh o u ld be m o re d etailed .

y have noticed thai^1

th o u t even trying10**
F o cu sin g o n t h e m in d s c r e e n is a ls o a g o o d m e th o d for s to rin g things
p u s mind; in y our m e m o ry . W h e n w e fo cu s o n t h e m in d s c re e n , th e visualization
m ay b e play in g o u t t o o slow ly. It m ay e v e n tu r n dull, a n d since dullness
is s o m e th in g w e w a n t to av o id t h e r e is n o p o in t in visualizing u n less th e
visualization is fu n w e will h a v e to fo cu s on a n a r e a t h a t p ro v id es m o re
c re a tiv ity a n d e n te r ta i n m e n t . I like th e c e n te r o f th e c h e s t b ecau se it
holds p le n ty o f c re a tiv e e n e rg y . W h e n w e focus on th e c h e st, w e do no t
feel a n e e d for t h e v isualized o b je c ts to h av e d etail o r to re s e m b le phys
ical o b je c ts. J u s t like a n a b s tr a c t p a in te r, w e c a re m o re a b o u t th e feel
ing a nd m e a n in g o f th e p a in tin g th a n its se m b la n c e to re a l ob jects.
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Exercise: Creative Visualization > cb
1. Close y o u r eyes. Relax y o u r m ind. * V g< will tr-V1
2. Spend a m inute in blackness. Imagine yo u are in a black void o u t in
space somewhere.
3. M ove your center o f th o u g h t dow n to the cen ter o f your chest.
4. Visualize a horse, as y o u did in the previous exercise.
5. Do the sight, touch, a nd smell o f the horse contain details th a t sur
prise you, things you did n o t intentionally p u t there?
By focusing on the c en ter of your chest, y ou are stim ulating y our Exercise: ? r
creativity. The creativity fills o u t th e m ind im age o f the h orse o n its own. Each e v fi" 8 "

Exercise: Personalized Areas o f Focus

Repeat the exercise above, b u t co n cen trate on o th e r places inside or lStiiigrotfieiTi..y
ou tside y o u r body th a t benefit y o u r visualization. Each person has a dif , 0 visualization |
ferent nonphysical energy configuration, so it is u p to y o u to find w hat Hind [lif most are myc
body parts benefit y o u r visualization.
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ished there. D on't w orry
W h a te v e r p a rtic u la r a s tr a l p r o je c tio n te c h n iq u e w e u se , it d o es not middle of visualization, I
re q u ir e t h a t th e v isu a liz a tio n b e p r e c is e . T h e v isu a liz a tio n d o e s n o t even
^extraordinary dre am '
have to re s e m b le a ny o t h e r e n v ir o n m e n t. T h e i m p o r ta n t th in g is th a t it
* r y night for a wee
have a n in te n s ity t h a t k e e p s th e c o n s c io u s m in d riv e te d . A n y th in g goes,
as long as it is c a p tiv a tin g a n d fu n . E a c h p e rs o n , o f c o u rs e , h a s p articu
la r ta s te s so I c a n t r e c o m m e n d o n e e n v ir o n m e n t to visualize over
a n o th e r. O n e p e rs o n m a y f in d p le a s u r e in v isu alizin g a b s tr a c t concepts,
lza tio n s
w hile a n o th e r m ay fin d it m o re e n jo y a b le to v isu alize physical-like B eni
o b jec ts. J ' "use any
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also find it e a s ie r to d e ta c h fro m th e in p u t o f y o u r p h ysical sen sess and
and

to tu n e in to y o u r a s tr a l s e n se s . E a c h tim e you p r a c tic e , y o u r visua ize Va

o b jec ts will look c le a re r, have g r e a t e r d e ta il, feel m o re in te n se to the < s

to u ch , a n d sm ell b e tte r.
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(Jse fun v is u a liz a tio n s to s ta y m o tiv a te d . I lik e p r e te n d in g th a t I

a m in v is ib le . T h e n I v isu a liz e s n e a k in g in to t h e n e ig h b o r s h o u s e o r
the girls' lo c k e r r o o m . You h a v e t o k e e p t h e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n se ss io n s
fun. T he e g o , w h ic h w a n ts to k e e p y o u r a w a r e n e s s f o c u s e d in th e
m aterial r e a lm , w ill t r y t o p r e v e n t y o u f ro m a s tr a l p r o je c tin g by m a k
ing you feel it is b o r in g a n d a lo t o f w o r k (w h ic h it is n o t, o f c o u rs e ).
So keep it fu n .

Exercise: Practice Visualization

Each ev ening in b ed , b efo re y o u fall asleep, close y o u r eyes and
visualize y o u rse lf in o n e o f th e places th a t occu p y y o u r m in d th e m ost
d u rin g y o u r day. T hese are th e p laces th a t are im p o rta n t to y ou. By c o n
necting to th e m , y o u can u se th e energy y o u have b o u n d to th em for
y o u r v isualization p u rp o ses. In m y case, th e places th a t occupy m y
m ind th e m o st are m y c h ild h o o d h o m e an d th e school I used to go to
15 years ago. I d o n o t k n o w w hy. Perhaps it w as th o se places th a t
shaped m y view o f th e w o rld . O r p erh ap s I feel I have so m e th in g u n fin
ished th ere. D o n t w o rry if y o u c a n t stay awake. Ify o u fall asleep in the
m iddle o f visu alizatio n , th e visu alizatio n will affect, y o u r sleep, giving
you ex trao rd in a ry d ream s, so m e tim es even lucid d ream s. Do th is exer
cise every n ig h t fo r a week.

Visualizations Beneficial for Astral Projection

You c a n u se a ny v isu alizatio n to h av e a n a s tr a l p ro je c tio n o r a lucid
d rea m . You c a n , as d e s c rib e d e a rlie r, visualize w alking a ro u n d in y our
b e d ro o m , to u ch in g th e c a rp e t a n d fu rn itu re . How ever, so m e ty p es o f
visualization a re m o re b en e fic ia l fo r a s tra l p ro je c tio n th a n o th e rs . I have
s o rte d th e s e in to t h r e e ty p es. V isualization ty p e A m oves you em otion-
ally. Type B m oves y our lo catio n . Type C p u ts you in situ a tio n s th a t you
a re n o t u sed to in e v e ry d ay life. R ead th e jo u rn a l e n try a n d th e n try out
the d iffe re n t ty p es of visualizations in th e ex ercises below . See how they
affect your d rea m s.
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Friday, M a y 31, 2 0 0 2
N a tiv e A m e r ic a n n'"

A s I fall asleep, I visualize m yself a s a Native Am erican sitting in a sm all green

meadoiv. Sud denly the visualization turns intense. I feel like I am there. I have long
black hair. I a m hunting. M y bou? is ready, sh o u ld a n y d e e r cross the m eadow. In the
distance, I ca n see a large d ark mountain. I sw e e p m y h a n d o v e r the tall grass. I think, Aio l0
Life is g o o d . M y entire being is content. I get the feeling that so m e o f the images are ll/1
m em ories from a p ast life a s a Native Am erican.

V isualizations in w hich you eng a g e e m o tio n s a r e b e n e fic ia l fo r astral

p ro je c tio n b e c a u se th e e m o tio n s th e y invoke m a k e th e m m o re intriguing
a n d this will k e e p y o u r a w a re n e s s fo cu se d in th e v isu alizatio n , even after
falling asle e p .

Exercise: Happy Place Visualization

1. Go to bed.
2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. Visualize being in a place th a t m akes y o u to tally c o n te n t and happy.
Perhaps it is a sunny m eadow , p e rhaps it is w ith a special person. Only
you know w h at m akes you happy. The im p o rta n t th in g is th a t you
invoke happy, bubbly em otions.
4. Explore y o u r surroundings. R em em ber to focus extra on imaginary
touch.
5. C ontinue to visualize this as y o u fall asleep.

V isualizations th a t involve m o v e m e n t o f y o u r s e lf o r o f y o u r s u rro u n d

ings a re ben e fic ia l for a s tr a l p r o je c tio n b e c a u s e th e y p u t y o u r m ind in
m o tio n. T h e m o tio n will c o n flic t w ith t h e m o tio n in itia te d by your V -
d re a m s . T h e c o n flict m ay th ro w you in to a g a p (o f m o tio n ) b e tw e en you* 'H i
visualized w orld a n d th e d r e a m w o rld . You c a n u s e th is g a p as a gateway
to th e a s tra l.
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Motion a n d Astral Projection
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K /Is I fall asleep, I use a visualization technique someone s u ^e s te d on an online
astral projection discussion forum. I visualize falling down a bottomless hole in the
fa lii ground.
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A while later I am dreaming that I am in a large unfamiliar city, in a subway station.
I haue lost sight o f my friends and am bored, so I decide to go home. I haue no idea
which station I should go to. I get on the first escalator going up. I read a sign on the
way up. I am not sure w here I am supposed to go, but I am sure this escalator is going
in the wrong direction.

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I struggle to get o ff the escalator. I notice a constant motion going on in the back
ground, initiated by falling through that endless hole in my visualization. The escalator
represents another motion. I feel the two motions are in conflict. This struggle makes
me unsynchronized with the m ovem ent o f the escalator. The dream loses its synchro
nization and breaks u p into shards and falls away into a void.
ration I fall into a dark space and keep falling. My vision is not working. I recognize the
feeling: I am astral projecting! I am very glad because it has been a long time since I last
astral projected. I am falling downward. I analyze too much, which breaks my state of
mind, and I lose the astral projection state. I think I am awake, but it is probably a con
jtally content and te|P
scious sleep state. I relax m y mind and get back into the astral projection state.
M ea special person. O"?
I am still falling t h ro ugh a d a r k space. It is fun! I am v ery happy. I expect the mate
a r r a n t thin?
rial o f the w orlds I a m p assin g through to hit m y b o d y a s I g o through them. Sud denly
it does, a s if I h a v e o rd e re d it (w hich I h a v e b y expecting it). It feels like gusts o f wind,
jinagW
XUS extra on but intuitively I k n o w these are entire astral worlds. It feels like I am falling from a great
height, at a great speed, a n d the w in d is pressin g against m y b o d y a n d face. This must
be what parachuting is like. It is extrem ely joyous. I k n o w I will ne ver hit the ground,
because there is n o n e n o n e that ca n hurt m y astral body, anyway. I try out so m e p o s
tures I h a v e seen sk yd ivers do. This is m ore fun than I hav e h a d in years.
! iitO * I w ake up, o r so I think. I m ake s o m e q u ick notes, so I will not forget w hat h a p
pened. W hen I w ake u p in the morning, I ca n t fin d the notes. Apparently, I h a d not
been in w aking p hysical reality w hen I m ad e them.

T ropical N a tiv e D r e a m
0f O'0" aS 8 Som e time later, I am dreaming, with a bit o f that magical astral projection or lucid
sfafe o f mind. I am a yo u n g native on a sm all tropical island. I am sitting on a beautiful
sa ndy beach. There are sparkles in the ocean waves. The dream is extremely detailed
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a n d colorful. I lean d o w n a n d drink from a sm all stream. This is perfect. Life is simple
a n d I am perfectly happy.
/ w alk toward the jungle. I lo o k d o w n a n d see a beautiful re d ant. A ray o f su n glit
ters on its back. Then I hear, o r feel rather, the jungle getting worried. I turn a ro u n d and
see three large sailing sh ip s a pp roa ching the island. O n e o f the sh ip s is close e n ough to
la n d a n y second. I lo o k at flags. They are black. Pirates! I h au e to w arn the village. I run
a s fast a s I can, but s o m e h o w I k n o w it is too late. The w ay I identify with the yo ung
native m akes m e think this is a m e m o ry from a p ast life.

Do o n e o f th e following tw o e x e rc ise s . D o th e o n e th a t you feel is

e a sie st. If you like tr e e s , d o th e f ir s t o n e . If y ou lik e rela x in g o n the
p o rch , d o th e s e co n d .

Exercise: Swaying Trees Visualization

1. Go to bed.
2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. Visualize sta n d in g in a sm all m ead o w in a forest.
4. Feel the clear energy from the trees a ro u n d you. The presence o f trees
o p ens y o u to receive energy fro m n a tu re .
5. Visualize the trees sw aying in th e w ind.
6. Sway w ith them , as if y o u w ere o n e o f th e trees.
7. C ontinue as y o u fall asleep.

Exercise: Angie's Hammock Visualization

1. Go to bed.
2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. Visualize lying in a h am m ock o n a porch.
4. Swing the ham m ock back a nd forth, as y o u fall asleep.
5. C ontinue visualizing this as y o u fall asleep.

isualizatioris o f falling o r flying a r e g o o d fo r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n because

cal m in^ n 0 t USeC* to c*n 8 th o s e th in g s, a t le a s t n o t in a w aking physi-
I h e m ind s e x p e cta tio n s a n d y o u r w o rld in itia ted by visualization

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sN flf. '1, ' w ill be u n s y n c h ro n iz ed . T h is will ag ain c re a te a gap b e tw e en th e visualized

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1. Go to bed.
*v 2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. Jusr b efo re y o u fall asleep, visualize s ta n d in g next to a w ide hole in the
ground. You look d o w n th e hole a n d c a n 't see rh e b o tto m , because
'He. if there is no n e. It is an en d less hole.
-vo like
S ii 4. Throw y o u rse lf in to th e hole.
5. Feel y o u rse lf falling. Feel th e sucking sen satio n in y o u r belly. If the
sensation is no r there, create it.
6. C ontinue visualizing th is as y o u fall asleep.
lization

T h e n e x t v isu a liz a tio n ta k e s a d v a n ta g e o f t h e fac t th a t w e a r e co n d i

tioned to s e e o u rs e lv e s fro m a f ir s t- p e rs o n p e rs p e c tiv e rela tiv e to o u r
a te r . b odies. T h e id e a o f b e in g o u ts id e o f o u r b o d ie s is f a r fro m m u n d an e ,
w hich is w hy it w o r k s w ell fo r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n .

Exercise: Barbs Zoom-Out Visualization

1. Go to bed.
2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. Visualize looking a t y o u rse lf from the ceiling.
4. Then, a t your own speed, zoom o u t until y our body is ju st a tiny speck.
5. Zoom back in until y o u are facin g y o u r body.
6. Then zoom o u t again.
7. C ontinue zoom ing in and o u t, as you fall asleep.

V isu a liz a tio n a n d S le e p S ta te s

A s y o u m a y h a v e n o t ic e d in t h e s e e x e r c is e s , w h e n y o u (all a s le e p d u r
in g v is u a liz a t io n y o u r s le e p is h ig h l y a ffe c te d b y it. S o m e t i m e s y o u e n d
 Astra! Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

up in a w eird sta te o f m ind. T hey a re n o t really w eird, becau se they are

p a rt of the n atu ral sleep process, b u t they seem w e ird b e c au se we rarely
consciously ex p erien ce th em . V isualization help s us b eco m e conscious in t
such sleep s ta te s so th a t w e m ay use th e s e e x p e rie n ce s in d iffe re n t ways 111 'c<!
from how the subconscious can. O ne o f th e u ses o f such a sleep sta te is
th e astra l p rojection ex p e rie n ce .
To induce an a s tra l p ro je c tio n e x p e rie n c e , w e will apply a tech n iq u e
I d escribe only b riefly h e re , b u t 1 will delv e in to fully la te r in th is Circle.
F irst, you have to visualize in th e hypnagogic s ta te a n d fall a sle e p during
th e visualization. T h e visualization k e e p s th e c o n scio u s m in d so m ew h at
a le rt, even a fte r th e physical body falls a s le e p . You c a n tra in y o u rself to
rem ain conscious in v isualization, long a f te r you n o rm a lly w ould becom e
unconscious in d e e p s le e p . S o m e tim e s , I v isu alize fo r h o u rs a fte r my
physical body h a s fallen a s le e p . H ow ever, th is is n o t n e c e s s a ry fo r the
a stra l p ro je c tio n technicpie w e will u s e . W e will le t th e subconscious
( ra th e r th a n th e co n scio u s) m in d gu id e u s in to t h e a s tr a l re a lm . This
a p p ro a c h re q u ir e s less e ffo rt on th e p a r t o f o u r co n scio u s m in d .
If you fall a sle e p w h ile visualizing, th e v isu a liz a tio n will continue
w ith o u t yo u r c o n scio u s in te r a c tio n . T h e v isu alizatio n h e ig h te n s the
d rea m in g you, ca u sin g an in te n s ifie d d r e a m . (By th e w o rd in te n s e , 1
m ea n a h e ig h te n e d a le r tn e s s o f th e m in d . I a m n o t r e f e r rin g to th e con
te n ts of th e d re a m .) You m ay b e a w a r e o f th is in flu e n c e o r you m ay not
n o tice it a t all. It d o e s n o t m a t t e r (s e e fig u re 3 ).
If you w a k e u p a n d t h e n v isu a liz e a g a in a s yo u fall b a c k to sleep,

Level o f A w a re n e ss

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Aw are n e ss

Body
Aw are n e ss

Figure 3. H ypn agogic v isu a liz a tio n le a d s to in te n sifie d dream s.

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the s u b c o n sc io u s will ta k e t h e v isu a liz a tio n to b e a n o th e r d re a m .

Thinking t h a t you a r e s le e p in g , it will r e le a s e th e a w a r e n e s s fro m th e
body, ju s t like it d o e s w h e n y ou fall a s le e p n a tu ra lly . To avoid lap sin g

V into u n c o n s c io u s n e s s , y o u m ay h a v e to in d u c e a p r e e m p tiv e r e le a s e of
a w a re n e ss b y a p p ly in g a n e x it te c h n i q u e (su c h a s th e ro ll-o u t, dis
cussed la te r ) (s e e f ig u r e 4 ).
A ltern a tiv e ly , if you feel y o u r b o d y a n d m in d a r e n o t u n sy n c h ro n iz ed
enough to ro ll o u t, you m ay allo w y o u r s e lf to fall a s le e p d u rin g yet
a n o th e r v isu a liz a tio n . You m a y r e p e a t th is v isu alizatio n -sleep cycle any
as,
n u m b er o f tim e s u n til yo u w a k e u p in a n u n sy n c h ro n iz e d s ta te fit for
rolling o u t o f y o u r b o d y . T h is is t h e c o r e o f o u r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n tec h
nique a n d will b e e x p la in e d in a la t e r c h a p te r .
As a s id e n o te , a n in te n s if ie d d r e a m follow ing v isu alizatio n m ay be
so h e ig h te n e d t h a t you c a n m u s te r e n o u g h a w a r e n e s s to tu rn it lucid,
m eaning y o u r c o n s c io u s m in d will b e a le r t a n d c o h e re n t en o u g h to tak e
c ontrol o v e r th e d r e a m . T h is is a n ice e x p e rie n c e , a lth o u g h it is n o t o u r
objective in th is b o o k . You m ay a lso sp a w n a n a s tr a l p ro je c tio n from
w ithin th e lu cid d r e a m .
H ow d o e s all t h is h a p p e n d u rin g a n ig h t o f s le e p ? W ell, it is n o t so
stra n g e . It s e e m s w e h a v e all b e e n c o n d itio n e d to s ta y u n c o n scio u s w h en
we s le e p . V isu a liz atio n tric k s th e p a r t o f o u rse lv e s th a t m an a g e s th e
)t referring^"
sleep p r o c e s s , w h ic h , in tu r n , s o m e h o w c irc u m v e n ts th e slip in to un co n
or you ^ '
s c io u sn e ss, so t h a t w e c a n a c c e s s m o re o f o u r n o n p h y sic a l functions.

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S i n c e it is s o e a s y t o t r ic k t h e s le e p p r o c e s s w i t h v is u a liz a t io n , it is a w o n
d e r e v e r y o n e d o e s n o t c o n s c i o u s ly a s t r a l p r o j e c t all t h e tim e .

Exercise: Repeated H ypn agogic Visualization

1. Set y o u r alarm clock to awaken you in th e m iddle o f th e n ig h t
2. Go to bed.
3. Close y o u r eyes.
4. As you hill asleep, visualize w hatever you like (so m e th in g fun) with
you as a first-person participant.
5. Fall asleep in the m iddle o f the visualization.
6. W hen the alarm clock goes off. tu rn it off.
7. G et o u t of bed. Go to th e ba th ro o m . Avoid engaging in to o many
thoughts. M a intain your dazed sta te o f m in d . Avoid looking a t y o u r
self in the m irro r as this will invoke y o u r analytical m ind and will
wake you up.
8. Go back to bed.
9. Close y o u r eyes.
10. As y ou fall back to sleep, visualize rh e sam e th in g y o u visualized in
step 4.
11. The next tim e you wake up, observe y o u r s ta te o f m in d , b u t d o not
analyze it. R em em ber h o w th a t sta te feels.
12. Repeat this exercise each night, b u t skip th e alarm clock after the
first tim e. Ify o u wake u p n aturally d u rin g th e night, d o th e visuali
zation as you fall back to sleep. O th erw ise, y o u can visualize and
sleep a little extra in th e m o rn in g a fte r you awake.

Any tim e you w a k e u p in a h e ig h te n e d s ta t e , you m ig h t find your

m ind buzzing o r v ib ra tin g ( a lth o u g h s u c h s e n s a tio n s a r e n o t necessary)-
Do n o t be a la rm e d . You will n o t d a m a g e y o u r b r a in o r c o m e to any other
 Attitude

T h e r e a r e a few a ttitu d e s t h a t w e c a n u s e t o im p ro v e o u r c h a n c e s fo r
a stra l p ro je c tio n . A s a n a n a lo g y , in o r d e r to b e a s f a s t a s h e c a n , a s p rin te r
m ay th in k o f h im s e lf a s a g a z elle. T h e b o d y o f t h e s p r i n t e r d o e s n o t look
like a gazelle, b u t h is m in d d o e s . In th e s a m e m a n n e r , w e c a n play little
tricks o n o u r o w n m in d s , s u c h a s p r e te n d in g to b e a q u ie t o b se rv e r.

O b server
T h e m in d h a s little to d o w ith t h e b r a in . T h e r e is n o d ire c t m ap p in g
b e tw e en b r a in fu n c tio n s a n d m in d fu n c tio n s. T h e m in d is a n o n p h y sical
c o n c ep t a n d t h e b r a in is a p h y sic a l o rg a n . T h e m in d c a n e x ist w ith o u t
th e b ra in a n d th e b r a in c a n e x is t w ith o u t th e m in d . T h e r e is n o d e p e n d
ency b e tw e e n th e m o t h e r t h a n t h e e x c h an g e o f e m o tio n s, s e n so ry input,
a n d m uscle m a n ip u la tio n in fo rm a tio n .
U n d e r s t a n d i n g h o w y o u r m in d ( n o t y o u r b r a in ) w o r k s is t h e k e y to
w h a t e v e r y o u w a n t t o d o , i n c l u d i n g a s t r a l p ro je c t io n . A n d in o r d e r to u n d e r
s t a n d a n y t h in g , y o u h a v e t o f i r s t o b s e r v e it. T h e re f o r e , a lw a y s o b s e r v e y o u r
m in d , e s p e c ia lly y o u r s u b c o n s c io u s , f r o m a n e x t e r n a l p o in t o f view . B y
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c o n sc io u s ly t a k in g t h e r o le o f a n e x t e rn a l o b s e rv e r, y o u g a in a s o r t o f re m o te
c o n tro l o f y o u r m in d p r o c e ss e s. D is t a n c in g y o u r s e lf in t h is m a n n e r p ro v id e s
s o m e c la rity o f t h o u g h t, w h ic h a llo w s y o u to c le a rly o b s e r v e y o u r th o u g h ts.

Exercise: Observing Yourself

1. Move your awareness (o r atte n tio n ) ou tsid e y o u r physical body, tti n
iro je<
slightly up to the right o f y o u r forehead.
2. Observe each thou g h t th a t ru n s thro u g h y o u r m ind. U nderstand
w hat caused it.
3. Observe w h at o th er thoughts the initial th o u g h ts lead to. o u r'
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4. Observe w hat em otions are invoked a nd w h a t th o u g h ts invoked them.
5. Go a b o u ty o u r day w ith the sam e o b se rv a n t s ta te o f m ind.

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as previously s ta te d ,
Motivation .oarmniplish so m e th in g

T h e s e c o n d you s e t out o n th e q u e s t o f leav in g y o u r physical body, andmav burn you o u t. D (

y o u r will splits in tw o . O n o n e h a n d , you w a n t to b r e a k f re e o f physical
lim its a n d e x p lo re o t h e r w o rld s. O n th e o th e r , y ou w a n t to pay atten tio n
to m ate ria l th in g s, so th a t y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y m a y p r o s p e r in y o u r phys
ical e x iste n ce . T h e tw o a r e n o t e a sily r e c o n c ile d a n d o n e alw ays suffers
a t th e e x p e n se o f th e o th e r.
T h e co n flictin g i n te r e s ts ( a s tra l p r o je c tio n v e rs u s m a te ria l survival)
o ften r e s u lt in m in d fatig u e in w h ich you lo se m o tiv a tio n to d o o n e o f the
tw o. T his is y o u r m in d s w ay o f fo rc in g yo u to c h o o s e o n e o v e r th e o ther
in o r d e r to avoid a m e n ta l c o lla p s e . M o s t likely, t h e m a te ria l sid e o f you
will b e victo rio u s. T h is is g o o d , b e c a u s e it allo w s yo u to focus on money
a n d physical h e a lth a n d o t h e r n e c e s s itie s o f life. Y our in te r e s t in astral
p ro jection will be p u t o n ice fo r a w h ile, b u t d o n o t f re tit will b e aw ak

e n e d again in th e fu tu re . A p a s sio n alw a y s c o m e s b a c k to in sp ire you.

O ne thing you can d o lo b rid g e th e g ap b e tw e e n a stra l projection and
m aterial in te rests is to m ain tain a high m o tiv atio n in b o th a re a s . In o rd er to
do anything, you m u st have th e will to do it a n d you m u st n u rtu re th at will
so th a t it will last until you have c o m p le te d w h at you in te n d e d to do. A s tra l

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A p ro je c tio n

becau se
r e q u ire s a p a rticu la rly s tro n g will, no t becau se it is difficult, hut
th e re a r e o fte n lim iting beliefs d o in g th e ir b e st to quell th e will.
Lets face it: E v e ry th in g w e h a v e b e e n ta u g h t a b o u t rea lity so fa r is
obsolete, b u t o u r s tu b b o r n e g o r e f u s e s to a c k n o w le d g e th a t. T h e last
thing th e ego w a n ts is to h a v e its b e lie fs p ro v e d in c o r r e c t b e c au se it

Vour knows th is w o uld m e a n t h a t all t h e tim e a n d e ff o r t s p e n t on building th e

Physical beliefs c o n c e rn in g t h e n a tu r e o f r e a lity a r e w a s te d , a n d all th e w ealth
the ego h a s a c c u m u la te d m ig h t b e c o m e w o rth le s s .
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A stral p r o je c tio n will d is p ro v e o u r o b s o le te b e lie fs a b o u t rea lity in
seconds. T h e e go, t h e r e f o r e , t r ie s to p r e v e n t us fro m a s tr a l p ro je c tin g
by m a n ip u la tin g o u r m e m o r ie s in o r d e r to sp a w n e m o tio n s t h a t will
w eaken o u r w ill. It s o u n d s like s o m e th in g D a r th V a d e r m ig h t have
thought up, b u t it is a n a tu r a l p r o c e s s .
You have to m a in ta in y o u r will in o r d e r to k e e p it s tro n g . K eep m oti
vation high by fo cu sin g o n th e fu n a n d a d v e n tu r o u s sid e s o f a s tra l p ro
jection, r a t h e r t h a n o n t h e e ff o r t a n d tim e it r e q u ir e s .
As p re v io u sly s ta t e d , yo u n e e d will in o r d e r to d o an y th in g . Trying
to ac co m p lish s o m e th in g w ith o u t h a v in g th e will to d o it can b e harm ful
and m ay b u rn y o u o u t. D o n o t c o n tin u e p ra c tic in g y o u r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n
skills if you d o n o t h a v e th e will. I n s te a d , focus on b u ild in g u p y o u r will
for a co u p le o f d a y s . A s tra l p r o je c tio n re a lly is fun, b u t do n o t p rac tic e
it a t th e e x p e n s e o f y o u r h e a lth .

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Exercise: Motivational Reading
Look in books a nd In te rn et forum s for accounts o f astral projection.
r s ,* < ' Read one o f th e accounts every day. This will keep y o u r m otivation for
tivatint.o v e r " astral projection high.
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*tefl Exercise: M o tiv a tio n al A ffirm atio n s
yOu 1. Record these lines on a rape recorder o r a com puter:
. irtclreS
VoUr "Astral projection is fun."
fre "Visualization is fun."
Life is an adventure."
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"You are an explorer."

"Jumping from one reality to an o th er is fun."

2. Listen to the recording w henever you feel th a t astral projection is -you d<?rl
uninteresting. she*
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Flow
If you have n o t achieved full c o n tro l o f y o u r p sy c h ic a b ilities yet, your
conscious m ind will g et in th e w ay w h e n e v e r y ou a tte m p t to u se th em . If
in ste a d you c o n c e n tra te o n s o m e th in g d iffe re n t, su c h as d ay d ream in g ,
y o u r analytical m in d will n o t g e t in th e w ay a s y o u r psy ch ic s e n se s move
in to th e ir n a tu ra l s ta te th ro u g h w h ic h psy c h ic e n e rg y flo w s u n h in d ere d .
F or e x am ple, s o m e tim e s I sit a t m y d e s k fo r h o u r s , try in g to solve a p rob
lem . W h e n I go to th e b a th r o o m , m y m in d re la x e s a n d th e com plete
solu tion p o p s in to m y h e a d , se em in g ly o n its o w n v o litio n . T h is h appens
to m e all th e tim e .
To ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f th is p h e n o m e n o n , f i r s t te ll y o u r s e lf w hat
you w a n t to d o . F o r e x a m p le , if y o u w a n t t h e a n s w e r to a q u e s tio n ,
s ta te t h e q u e s tio n c le a r ly in y o u r m in d . T h e n o c c u p y y o u r m in d with
s o m e th in g u n r e l a te d . T h e a n s w e r w ill c o m e w h e n t h e flo w is e s ta b
lish e d . !ii take v
A nything is e a s ie r if you fin d t h e flow . T h e f l o w is a s ta te o f balance
th a t a th le te s alw ays look fo r b e fo re a c o n te s t. It m a k e s t h e i r b o d ies seem
like th ey m ove on air. It gives you luck, jo y , a n d in tu itiv e in fo rm a tio n . In low ing
o r d e r to find th e flow , you h a v e to s to p try in g t o d o w h a te v e r it is you
w a n t to do a n d in s te a d j u s t allow it to h a p p e n to y o u . A lso, you can t C r terP an o f,
ta k e y o u r e ffo rts to o se rio u sly . T a k in g th in g s s e rio u s ly p u ts p re ssu re on
y our m ind, w hich b lo ck s th e flow.
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Exercise; Flow Affirmations

1. Add th ese lines t o y o u r a ffirm a tio n ta p e o r c o m p u te r so u n d file:
"You astral p ro je c t b ecau se it is fu n .
"You d o n o r really care w h e th e r y o u successfully astral p ro ject o r not.
The sh e er fu n o f ex p lo rin g it m akes it w o rth w h ile."
Astral p ro jectio n is as n a tu ra l as d ream in g ."
2. Listen to th e reco rd in g ev ery day.
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> * * .5 W h ile b r ig h te n in g u p t h e a tm o s p h e r e , yo u h a v e to s ta y m o tiv a te d .

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for hours. trjiosd,ip
mind relaxes and tber^
n its own volition. Tliisli^
enon. first tell f P * *
int (henserloa?* ^ w o rk s th e s a m e w ay. D o n o t th in k o f h o w to a s tr a l p ro je c t, j u s t k e e p th e
This r e q u ir e s a d e lic a te b a la n c e : A n in c r e a s e in m o tiv a tio n sh o u ld no t
spaw n a n i n c r e a s e in s e r io u s n e s s . R e m e m b e r to h a v e fun a n d you will
a c c e le ra te y o u r le a r n in g .
A s a n a n a lo g y , t h e s e c r e t o f b e c o m in g a g o o d c o m m u n ic a to r is to
focus o n w h a t y o u w a n t to sa y a n d to w h o m y ou w a n t to say it, n o t on
h ow you say it. D o n o t a tt e m p t to c o n tr o l y o u r m o u th a s you sp e a k y o u r
s u b c o n sc io u s a lr e a d y d o e s th is fo r yo u . J u s t th in k o f th e m essa g e you
w ant to c o m m u n ic a te a n d t h e m o u th will d o th e r e s t. A s tra l p ro je c tio n
will to a s tr a l p r o je c t aliv e in y o u r m in d . S it b a c k a n d le t th e h id d en sid e
of you ta k e you w h e r e y o u w a n t to go.

I ^ Knowing
NTS> 1 T h e g r e a t e r p a r t o f c r e a t io n c a n t b e g r a s p e d w it h o u r a n a ly tic a l m in d .
I n fact, a n a ly t ic a l t h i n k i n g is n o t n a t u r a l t o t h e n o n p h y s ic a l s p ir it s th a t w e
Hr
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a re . It is a p r o d u c t o f y e a r s o f t r a i n in g in s c h o o ls a n d a c a d e m ie s . D u r i n g
J&Zs- o u r a t t e m p t s t o f in d o u t w h a t t h is t h i n g a r o u n d u s c a lle d e x is t e n c e is, w e
h a v e b e e n b l in d e d b y t h e b e l ie f t h a t lo g ic is t h e o n l y t r u s t w o r t h y t o o l b y

O 1- w h ic h t o u n d e r s t a n d it. R e l i g i o n s h a v e g o n e a s t r a y a n d m illio n s o f p e o p le
h a v e b e e n m is le d b e c a u s e s o m e p e o p le , a lt h o u g h w it h g o o d in te n tio n s,
h a v e a t t e m p te d t o e x p la in a n u n c o m p lic a t e d t r u t h w it h t h e ir h e a d s r a t h e r
t h a n w it h t h e i r h e a r ts . R e p e a t e d ly , w e fail to u n d e r s t a n d w h o w e a r e a n d
w h a t h u m a n c o n s c i o u s n e s s is b e c a u s e w e in s is t o n t h in k in g w it h o u r h e a d s.
 S o h o w a r e w e s u p p o s e d to u n d e r s t a n d a n y t h in g w it h o u t t h i n k i n g ?
It is n o t n e c e s s a r y t o u n d e r s t a n d . T h i n g s d o n o t h a v e t o m a k e se n se .
M a n y re a litie s o u t s id e th e p h y s ic a l d o n o t a p p ly t o t h in k in g . T h i n g s j u s t
a r e a n d w h e n w e a t t e m p t to u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e y j u s t a re , w e c h a n g e
t h e m f r o m j u s t b e in g in t o s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e c r e a t e d b y t h in k in g , s o m e
t h in g t h a t t h e y a r e not. T h i s c o n c e p t a p p e a r s c o m p lic a t e d , b u t o n ly
b e c a u s e w e t r y to g r a s p it b y t h in k in g . In t h is lig h t, R e n 6 D e s c a r t e s
p h ilo s o p h ic a l a x io m , I t h in k , t h e r e f o r e I a m , s e e m s m is g u id e d . It is
q u it e p o s s ib le t o e x is t w it h o u t t h i n k i n g . It is a c t u a lly e a s ie r t o tell
w h e t h e r y o u e x is t w h e n y o u a r e n o t t h in k in g .
A Native A m erican m edicine w o m a n o n c e to ld m e: You a re a very
analytical p e rso n . You th in k up h e re (p o in tin g to m y h e a d ). But you have
to re m e m b e r th a t this (pointing to my c h e st) is w h e re w e all live. Is it
possible th a t logic has n o th in g to d o w ith w h o w e a re , w h e re we live?
Could it b e th a t logic is an a rtific ia l in s tr u m e n t a n d , th e r e fo r e , is poorly
eq u ip ped to investigate c e rta in s e ts o f p ro b le m s ? I th in k so. W h a t we
m ust do, in o r d e r to find a n s w e rs to w h a t w e a r e a n d w h a t existen ce is,
is to se n se w ith o u r h e a rts . N o t th e m u sc le , b u t th e u n iv ersa l energy
gatew ay th a t lives in it. S om e p e o p le th in k w ith t h e i r h e a d s. S om e even
th in k w ith th e ir fists. B ut all p e o p le live in th e c e n te r o f th e ch est.
O ur s tro n g e s t tool fo r u n d e rs ta n d in g is feeling, b u t only w h en feeling
is n o t litte re d by th o u g h ts. Feeling a n d e m o tio n a r e n o t th e sam e thing.
Em otions o ften cloud feelings. F o r e x a m p le , a n g e r will su re ly p rev e n t you
from feeling a sp irit p re s e n c e a ro u n d you. In o r d e r to u se th is feeling, you
have to be well a c q u a in te d w ith y o u r fem a le e n e rg ie s, y o u r y in .

Saturday, January 26, 2 0 0 2

Firing Rationality
What I feel and what I think haue been conflicting lately, leaving me confused
and frustrated. I hereby decide not to use the rational part o f me that analyzes and cat
egorizes euerything. From now on, I will let only m y feelings guide me.

T h e w o rst th in g you c a n d o in th e a s tr a l is to a tte m p t to analyze

w h at is h appening. T h e a s tra l c h a n g e s a t y o u r c o m m a n d ; if you invoke
analytical th o u g h ts, y our a s tr a l re a lity will m ir r o r th e m , undoubtedly
p rev en ting you from se n sin g w h a t you c a m e t h e r e to e x p lo re.
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X ,

W hen I fir s t a s tr a l p r o je c te d , I k n e w I s h o u ld n o t a tt e m p t to analyze

the e x p e rie n ce . B ut I d id , e v e n th o u g h I d id m y b e s t n o t to . It is a h a b it
analytical m in d s h a v e . W e c h o o s e to u n d e r s t a n d r a t h e r t h a n to e x p e ri
ence. If w e w a n t to s to p a n a ly z in g in th e a s tr a l, w e hav e to q u it th e h a b it
(or m aybe I s h o u ld u s e t h e w o rd a d d ic tio n ? ) o f a n a ly z in g e v e ry th in g th a t
< * S t happens to us, b o th in t h e p h y sic a l a n d in th e a s tr a l.
C onsciously a n a ly z in g th e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n e x p e rie n c e o fte n lea d s to
false co n clu sio n s b e c a u s e o u r a n a ly tic a l m in d s c a n t g r a s p t h e w h o le e x p e
rience. Plus, r e a s o n h a s a te n d e n c y to ex p la in n e w e x p e rie n c e s by d ra w
ing pa ra lle ls to old e x p e rie n c e s . S in c e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is a to ta lly n ew
exp erience to m o s t o f u s a n d so u n lik e a n y th in g p rev io u sly e x p e rie n c e d ,
com paring it to w h a t w e a lr e a d y k n o w o n ly lim its it a n d th e r e b y lim its us.
T h e re is a b e t t e r w a y to u n d e r s t a n d t h e a s tr a l. W h a t you e x p e rie n c e
in th e a s tr a l, o r a n y w h e r e f o r t h a t m a t t e r , is s u c k e d u p by y o u r su b c o n
scious. It is m u ch m o re c a p a b le o f h a n d lin g th in g s like th e a s tr a l th a n
your ra tio n a l, a n a ly tic a l m in d . Y our s u b c o n sc io u s d o e s n o t fo rg e t. It will
go over th e e x p e rie n c e u n til t h e r e is n o th in g m o re to go over. Slow ly a n d
invisibly, th e k n o w le d g e will c ra w l u p f ro m t h e su b c o n sc io u s in to y o u r
conscious m in d .

Exercise: Turning to Feeling

1. Close y o u r eyes. Relax y o u r m in d .
2. M ove y o u r c e n te r o f th o u g h t to j u s t below th e c en ter o f y o u r chest.
This is a good place to sense in tu itio n .
3. Put yo u r palm s tog eth er in fro n t o f y o u r chest w ith y o u r fingers up.
4. Look for a b u bbling sen satio n in y o u r chest.
5. N ote th a t because you focus on th e chest, th oughts seem less eager to
pop into y o u r m ind. Your analytical m ind will have to process fewer
thoughts th a n you are used to.
6. C ontinue y o u r day w ith th e cen ter o f th o u g h t focused in y o u r chest,
w ith the analytical m ind a t rest and y o u r intuition active.
7. Be observant o f any feeling o f spirits m oving aro u n d you.
8. Practice keeping the center o f th o u g h t in y o u r chest every day, so th at
you do it o u t o f h abit in the astral.
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P atien ce
O ne o f th e radical things I have n o tic e d a b o u t a s tr a l p ro je c tio n is
th a t e ach tim e 1 p ro je c t, an e x p e rie n ce h a s a lre a d y b e e n p r e p a r e d for
m e. It is as if I (o r possibly s o m e o n e e lse i n te r e s te d in my m ind evolu
tion) have s e t up th e c o n d itio n s fo r th e p ro je c tio n , in clu d in g th e envi
ro n m e n t a n d in te ra c tio n . It s e e m s as if o u r lives a r e u n d e r m eticulous
m o n itoring, b u t by a h id d en p a r t o f o u rse lv e s. E a c h p ro je c tio n r e p re
s e n ts a lesson, d esig n e d to f u r th e r m y u n d e rs ta n d in g o f m yself. Each
lesson should b e d ig e ste d b e fo re th e n e x t p r o je c tio n c a n ta k e place.
S o m e tim e s w e e k s p a ss w ith o u t a sin g le p ro je c tio n . T h e n I finally
realize th e im p a c t o f th e p re v io u s p ro je c tio n . T h e n e x t day, I am p ro
jec tin g again.
It se em s n o th in g will c o m e un til w e a r e re a d y , a n d in o r d e r to be
ready, w e have to r e fle c t on a n d le a r n fro m p re v io u s e x p e rie n ce s. Each
ex p erien ce builds on to p o f a p re v io u s le s s o n , a n d h a v in g a n experience
is m ean in g less un less w e le a r n e d th e le sso n u p o n w h ic h th e experience
builds. R eflection c a n t ta k e p la c e in a n im p a tie n t m in d , so w e have to
calm o u r m in d s a n d give o u rse lv e s tim e to g ro w fro m o u r experiences.
Ironically, slow ing d o w n is th e f a s te s t w ay to a c c e le ra te th e freq u en cy of
ex p e rie n ce s.

Love
I c a n t u n d e rlin e en o u g h th e im p o r ta n c e o f b e in g in a good mood
w hen pro je c tin g . W h e n you e n te r th e a s tr a l, you d o n o t pick up a new
set o f e m o tio n s; you ta k e w ith you w h a te v e r yo u a r e feeling. As Deepak
C h o p ra m ight say, T h o u g h ts a r e tilin g s . W h a te v e r e m o tio n s you have
s tir u p th o u g h ts , w h ich tu r n in to ta n g ib le th in g s in th e astral.
U n d e rsta n d a b ly , y o u r a s tr a l p r o je c tio n co u ld g e t ugly if you h a rb o r neg
ative e m o tio n s. It is n o fun fee lin g s c a r e d d u rin g a p ro je c tio n , as I have
on several occasions.
W h a t is w o rse , e m o tio n s a r e o fte n s u p p r e s s e d in th e physical realm,
bu t th e r e is no such c o n tro l in th e a s tr a l. W h a te v e r s u p p re s s e d emotions
you b ring in to th e a s tr a l will b e u n le a s h e d . You m u st th e re fo re create
th e sta rtin g p o in t o f a g o o d m o o d b e fo re a tte m p tin g to e n te r th e astra^
As m en tio n ed in th e p re v io u s C ircle , love is t h e b e s t an tid o te to fe
 and o th e r n e g a tiv e e m o tio n s. You r a n , at any tim e , c re a te a feeling of
love sim ply by rela x in g y o u r m in d , fo cu sin g o n y o u r c h e st, a n d lettin g th e
love ra d ia te fro m t h e r e . T h e love will d isp e l a n y n eg ativ e e m o tio n s. It
only tak e s a few s e c o n d s to a c co m p lish b u t will allow for h o u rs o f fun in
,f< > the a stra l. U se th is te c h n iq u e b e fo re a n y a s tr a l p ro je c tio n .

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Monday, N o v e m b e r 11, 2 0 0 2
O ne Type o f Energy

The cat wakes m e up in the m iddle o f the night. He is running around like mad,
staring out each window in turn. Barb is w orried that there might b e som eone or some
thing outside the cabin. I feel I haue been taught som ething during sleep, perhaps in
an astral learning center. One part o f m e was educated while another part o f me
dreamed about going to a uniuersity. Perhaps the dream was a consequence o f the fact
that I u;as in an astral learning center; one part o f m e affects another part o f me.
What I was taught was a lesson in energy. I wake up a n d know that there is only
one type o f energy in the uniuerse. It is everyw here a nd I can sense it. We all can. It 0r noi
feels like pockets o f energy, spread about in the air an d in matter. The higher concen
tration o f pockets in a place, the m ore energetic that place is. I look at Barb and sense
she consists o f pockets o f energy. Euerything does. My subtle parts are in charge. My
ational mind has yet to awaken, or I choose not to use it. Is that one type o f energy
e - N o. . . n /ee/s more like the energy o f intent. In any case, I choose not to analyze \ X f ,.
it, because I know that my subconscious already know s exactly what the energy is and
"V analytical mind would therefore only get in the way.
pect from the commotion that there may b e aliens about, so I get out o f the
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bed, which is m ad e out o f p o c ke ts o f energy, a n d p e e r out the w indow. I am scared o f

the idea that aliens, o r eve n w orse h u m a n s c o u ld barge in here a n d take us away
to perform painful experiments. I am afraid o f the potential pain, nothing more. The
prospect o f cultural exchange excites me. The d a rk n e ss a n d the w obb ling light from the
fire-stove put m e in a s p o o k e d m ood. Then I realize that if aliens co m e around, with
their interdim ensional co m m u n ica tio n devices, there w o u ld surely b e a d isturbance in
the pockets o f en ergy outside, a n d I w o u ld feel this like ripples u p o n a pond.
Reassured, the fear dissipates.
The next m orning, Barb tells m e sh e h a d a h y p n ago gic image o f a tall, steel-gray
f Innm alien looking at u s through the w in d o w s a s w e slept. P erh ap s h e w as gazing at u s from
another d im e nsion a n d c o u ld o n ly b e se en in the h y p n ago gic state, w h en reason is

asleep.

E v e rything you s e e , th in k , h e a r, feel, e m o te , a n d sm ell is c re a te d

from th e s a m e en e rg y . T h e r e is only o n e ty p e o f e n e rg y in th e u n iv erse.
From all my a s tr a l e x p lo ra tio n , th e c lo sest I c a n co m e to d e scrib in g th a t
energy is th a t it is th e e n e rg y o f in te n t. N o th in g in th e u n iv erse would
exist unless t h e r e w e re th e in te n t fo r it to be. All m atte r, feelings, and
thoughts exist b e c a u s e s o m e o n e in te n d e d to e x p e rie n c e th e m . This also
m eans th a t if you e x p e rie n c e th e m , you in te n d e d to e x p e rie n c e th em .
The in te n t o f h aving th e m a ttr a c ts in te n t en e rg y fro m th e u n iv erse,
which h as e n e rg y in a b u n d a n c e , a n d fo rm s th e en e rg y into th e in te n d e d
m anifestation. T h e re a r e tw o p o in ts to re m e m b e r w h en it c o m es to this
energy: 1. T h e re is an a lm o st n ev e r-e n d in g su p p ly o f e nergy. T he supply
is as large as o u r in te n tio n to exist. 2. By sim ply in ten d in g so m eth in g ,
****** w h e th e r physical o r no n p h y sical, you can c re a te it fro m raw in ten t
energy.
T he e nergy o f in te n t c a n b e tu n e d to v ib ra te a t c e rta in freq u en cies.
How do you m ak e th a t h a p p e n ? By in ten d in g it o f co u rse! Your m ind
consists of several d im en sio n s, as you a re a m ultidim ensional being.
Each dim ension of your m ind h as an e n erg y m old. A m old is a m ind func
tion th a t m an ip u lates e n erg y acco rd in g to y our in te n tio n s. Each mold is
tu n ed according to w h a t e n erg y freq u en cies th a t m old w orks with. The
physical energy m old is tu n ed to p ro cess a low -frequency energy th a t we
call physical m atter. This m old sucks in raw in te n t energy from th e uni
verse a nd adjusts its freq u en cy so th a t it can be sh ap ed a n d held in place

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a s subatom ic pa rticle s. T h e se a re n o t solid p a rticle s a t all, o f course;

they a re just e n e rg y o f in te n t v ib rating a t c e rta in fre q u e n c ie s. T h e re is
no such th in g as a solid pa rticle . T h e physical e n e rg y m old in te n d s for
en ergy to in te ra c t in a c e rta in w ay fo r it to fo rm m o lecu les. T h e m ole
cules a re in tu rn in te n d e d to form cells in y o u r body. T h e s e m olecules
a n d cells a re not solid p a rtic le s a t all, o f c o u rs e ; th e y a r e j u s t e n erg y of
in te n t vibrating a t c e rta in fre q u e n c ie s.
E verything is th e s a m e e n e rg y (se e fig u re 5 ). Sin ce E in stein pub
lished On a H e u ristic V iew p o in t co n c ern in g th e P ro d u ctio n a n d Transfor
m ation o f Light in 1905, sc ie n c e h a s k n o w n t h a t light c a n b e d escrib ed
as b oth a p a rticle a n d a w av e fo rm . In 1924, Louis d e B ro g lie discovered
th a t m a tte r a lso b e h a v e s as b o th a p a rtic le and a w av efo rm .12
A pparently, w e a r e living in th e m id d le o f a big w av e. P e rh a p s em otions
a n d th o u g h ts will a lso be fo u n d to have w av e p r o p e r tie s .
T h e em o tio n al a n d m e n ta l e n e rg y m o ld s w o rk in th e s a m e way as
th e physical e n e rg y m old, e x c e p t th e y a r e tu n e d to p ro c e s s e n e rg ie s with
fre q u e n c ie s re p r e s e n tin g e m o tio n s a n d th o u g h ts , re sp e c tiv e ly . T h e re are
m any m o re e n e rg y m o ld s in o u r m in d s , b u t fo r t h e s a k e o f sim plicity, we
will stick to only th e s e t h r e e .
T h e th re e e n e rg y m o ld s a ffect e a c h o th e r . F o r e x a m p le , if th e men
tal m old m an ifests (from y o u r in te n t) a th o u g h t o f in ad e q u a c y , th e emo
tional m old will m a n ifest, p e rh a p s w ith a few d a y s d elay, th e anxiety of

M ental (T h o u gh t) E n e rg y

Em otional E n e rg y

Astral M a s s Ene rgy

Visible Light a n d C o lo r Spe ctrum Energy

So u n d Energy

Physical M a ss Energy
figure 5. Energy frequency.
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in a d e q u a c y . T h e p h y sic a l m o ld will t h e n d e lib e ra te ly fu m b le in its m an i

festation o f fre s h c ells, th e r e b y fo rm in g th e c o n d itio n s fo r d ise a se to
^CSN enter, c re a tin g th e ph y sic a l m e a n in g o f in a d e q u a c y . L ikew ise, th e e n e rg y
molds also a ffe c t e a c h o t h e r in p o sitiv e w ay s. A s im p le p o sitiv e th o u g h t
K s can tu rn th e tid e o n a n e x te n d e d d e p re s s io n o r d ise a s e .
lire T h e m o ld s th e m s e lv e s a r e s e r v a n ts to y o u r in te n t. A n y th in g you
S>- Si, intend to h a p p e n , t h e m o ld s will m a n ife s t, g iv en s o m e tim e . S e e , you can
have a n y th in g y o u w a n t s im p ly by in te n d in g to h av e it. T h e p ro b le m is
th a t ' s% .
th a t w e a s h u m a n b e in g s a lm o s t a lw a y s h a v e d o u b ts (b o rn fro m beliefs)
that tell us s o m e th in g s a r e u n a tta in a b le o r t h a t w e a r e n o t w o rth y o f
exp e rie n cin g t h e m . T h is is all w ro n g , b e c a u s e e v e ry th in g is a tta in a b le
!icle8nda% and w e a r e w o r th y o f e v e ry th in g . H o w e v e r, as lo n g a s w e h av e th o se
|W * " * * * , beliefs a n d d o u b ts , o u r in te n t will b e s a b o ta g e d a n d w e will fail to m a n
Properties. ifest th e th in g s w e d e s ir e .
v o r ^ ln th e same waya Now, r e m e m b e r th e a n s w e r s to th e s e q u e s tio n s : Is it p o ssib le fo r you
1to process energies u i to leave y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y ? Yes, b e c a u s e a n y th in g is p o ssib le . A re you
i respectively. There a?; w orthy o f an out-of-body e x p e rie n c e ? Yes, you a r e w o rth y o f e v ery th in g .

he sake of simplicity,
Exercise: No Doubts
or example, ifthe-n#
M ake these s ta te m e n ts y o u r m o tto s w henever y o u m ake a decision:
ta d e q m n *
"Anything is possible."
, d e l a y . * * *
"1 am w orthy o f everything."

Manifesting through Intent

1. Tonight as you lie in bed, w ith y o u r eyes closed, create y o u r future
astral projection by visualizing e x itin g y o u r body and floating around.
This is a direct in stru ctio n to y o u r energy m olds to ad ju st the way
they process energy in o rd er to m ake th e projection happen.
2. Visualize o th e r things yo u w a n t in y our life. Anything y o u visualize
w ith sufficient intensity and perseverance will happen.
,ergy
n 1 3. Visualize how y o u r next day will be. For each thing yo u have to do
truf71 tom orrow , visualize the best outcom e for you.

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W h e n th e e n e rg y t h r o u g h p u t in t h e e n e r g y m o ld s d e s c r ib e d e a rlie r
is c o n scio u sly a d ju s te d , o d d a n d u n e x p e c te d th in g s m a y o c c u r. If you
in te n tio n a lly in c r e a s e th e flo w o f e n e r g y th r o u g h , f o r e x a m p le , o n e of
y o u r leg s, th e n t h e m u n d a n e e n e r g y p a t t e r n s in t h a t le g w ill b e u p s e t an d
yo u w ill g e t p h y sic a l-lik e s e n s a tio n s t h a t s e e m t o b e lo n g to a n o th e r
d im e n s io n - w h ic h th e y d o .

Tuesday, Ja n u ary 2, 2001

Astral Touch
I wake up at Ha .m . and decide to h a v e an OBE. I relax m y b o d y an d clear m y mind.
Thoughts keep coming, so I decide to try to listen fo r a sound. I convince myself that
my computer will soon produce a beep. W hen a n d i f I hear the beep, I am to get out of
bed immediately. Therefore, it is very im portant that I react to th e sound as quickly as
possible. This is silly, because m y com puter is no t ev en turned on. Anyway, it works. My
mind silences all thoughts in order to b e able to hear th e beep.
or a while, I feel a current run from the top o f m y h ead dow n to my chest. I t feels
lust ike the times I have touched electrical fences, only it does not hurt. I do not know
W ^ f * from here1caU out for help. Two spirits, both male, come to my assistance

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(this could b e pretending). I a s k them w hat to d o to get out o f m y body. O n e o f them

(the tall one) says, "Y o u s h o u ld g o p e e ." I n e e d to d o that, but I think it w ould require
too much effort to get b a c k to m y current state a n d I tell them so. H e repeats: "You
should go pee." I say, Ok, I will b e b a c k in five. W ill y o u b e w aiting?" They reply, "Yes.
I regain control o f m y b o d y a n d g o to the bathroom .
I get b ack into bed, clear m y m in d b y listening for the beep, a n d so o n I am near

them again. I try to talk to them, but they are in so m e k in d o f trance. They are sitting
with their legs crossed, a s s o m e p e o p le d o w h e n meditating. I call out for them again.

> -* This time they re sp o n d . I a s k them w h y they w ere in trance just now. They reply that

O C j they were trying to co n n e c t to me. Then I realize that these g u y s are alive a n d engaged

in meditation, just like I am.

I a sk them aga in h o w to get o ut o f m y b ody. They sa y I s h o u ld relax a n d g o with

the flow ." I notice that m y fo re h e a d is n o t relaxed e n ough; it w a s strained w hen I lis

tened for the beep. I relax it a n d follow the flow. I just p a ssive ly float along anything

that co m e s into m y m ind. I drift clo se r to sleep. A visio n co m e s along: I am sitting at the

kitchen table. I stroke the sid e o f the table w ith m y right hand, a n d it feels real! I can

feel the w o o d against m y fingers. I a m alerted b y this sensation, a n d it ke eps m e from

falling asleep. Sim ilar things h a p p e n tw o m o re tim es in the bed. I drift closer to sleep

V m o ld s described earlier and feel m y right foo t kick, like a sp asm . I feel it m o v e a n d I feel it hit the sheets.

H Q s m ay occur. If you However, I a m s u re that m y p h y sica l foo t d o e s not m o v e an inch.

T f example one of Som e time later, I drift clo ser to sle ep again a n d feel m y right h a n d caress the sheets

6 -ii h setawl fr 15 seconds, but m y p hysical h a n d d o e s not m ove. Additionally, I feel those sensations
th a t l e g v' 1 ] In Sp/fe 0fth e fact that m y b o d y is relaxed to the extreme that I ca n t feel it. Then I have to

g o to the bathroom again. I feel a c o o l breeze o n m y right ch eek a s I get up. The two fol
lowing attempts fail; I fall asleep in m y third attempt a n d nothing h ap p ens in m y fourth.
I b elieve that the z o n e betw een extrem e relaxation a n d sle ep is the key to having

an OBE. I n e e d to explore that zone.

R , in d c W \ \ T h e s e n s a t i o n s te ll y o u t h a t y o u r lo g c a n h o s o m u c h m o r e t h a n w h a t
J ^0U ^ a v e b y h a b it , v i e w e d y o u r le g to bo. T h e y toll y o u t h a t t h is is a
iu n d I C j g f p t o ( m u lt id im e n s io n a l leg, u s e d f o r w a l k i n g n o t o n l y in t h e p h y s ic a l b u t a ls o
r thebeeP ' n t h e w h o l e o f c r e a t io n , in all d i m e n s i o n s .
ftothe S Un mooft5'^ W h e n e n e r g y is se t in m o t io n , n o n p h y s ic a l e n e r g y c h a n n e l s in th e leg
a r e e n e r g iz e d . T h e s e e n e r g y c h a n n e l s c o m p a r e to n a d is , e n e r g y c h a n n e ls
l n g k n o w n in H i n d u is m . W h e n e n e r g y f l o w s t h r o u g h c e r t a in e n e r g y
^ c h a n n e ls, y o u c a n feel it a s a s e n s a t io n s i m il a r t o a m e d iu m - s t re n g t h
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ele c tric al c u rre n t ru n n in g th ro u g h yo u r leg. T h o se e n e rg y c h a n n els are

n o t physical c h a n n els, th u s th e se n sa tio n is n o t physical. A stra l projec
to rs know this se n sa tio n as v ib ra tio n s. N o te t h a t you d o n o t n e e d to
achieve th is s e n sa tio n in o r d e r to a s tr a l p ro je c t. You d o n o t even have to
do e n e rg y e x e rc ise s, b u t th e y m ay help .
N onphysical e n e rg y c h a n n e ls m o stly ta k e o n p a tt e r n s o f h a b it. They
fin d o n e w ay to c h a n n e l e n e rg y in to y o u r b e in g t h a t w o rk s a n d th ey stick
to th a t. In o r d e r to e x p lo re n e w w ay s o f b e in g a s tr a l p ro je c tio n for
e x a m p le w e n e e d to u p s e t th o s e h a b itu a l e n e rg y p a tt e r n s . E n erg y exer
c ise s a re o n e w ay w e c a n d o th a t.
E n e rg y c h a n n e ls t h a t w e d o n o t u s e d u r in g o u r w a k in g tim e te n d to
slu m b e r. J u s t like a m u sc le th a t is n e v e r u s e d , th e y g ro w w e a k a n d inef
fic ien t. To u p s e t t h e ir s lu m b e r, all w e h a v e to d o is c o n scio u sly increase
th e e n e rg y flow th ro u g h th e m .

Exercise: Circle o f Energy

1. In bed a t nig h t, close y o u r eyes a n d im ag in e a w h o le universe of
energy.
2. Suck in rh e en ergy th ro u g h y o u r chest.
3. From there, it will travel all th e w ay d o w n to y o u r feet.
4. The energy will e x ity o u r b o d y th ro u g h th e soles o f y o u r feet and then
m ake an arc u p th ro u g h th e a ir to y o u r ch est, w h ere it will jo in the
energy from th e u n iv erse as it e n te rs y o u r chest.
5. Keep th is circle o f en erg y flo w in g fo r a b o u t 2 0 m in u te s. Be careful not
to ov erh eat y o u rself.
6 . R epeat this exercise ev ery evening.

A fte r 2 0 m in u te s o f d ire c tin g th e e n e rg y flo w in g th ro u g h your bod),

you m ight feel tingly, buzzing, lig h t, a n d m a y b e ev en a little high.
a re sy m p to m s o f in ac tiv e e n e rg y c h a n n e ls s u d d e n ly tu rn e d active,
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have c h a n g ed th e n o n p h y s ic a l e n e rg y p a tt e r n s in y o u r body, so natw )
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you e x p e rie n c e n e w s e n s a tio n s . T h is c h a n g e in t h e e n e rg y p
il it only lasts for a few h o u r s , a llo w s you to th in k in n e w p a tte rn s . I
for a m o re dy n a m ic , fluid, a n d o p e n w ay o f m an a g in g y o u r thoug

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v '/ Why do people clim b m o u n ta in s? It is d a n g e ro u s, cold, a n d a lot o f w ork.

\ 'They do it b e c au se th e a c t o f c lim b in g a n d c o n q u e rin g is o u tsid e o f th eir
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01 PW \ t'j habits of life- In te r m s o f e n e rg y , m o u n ta in c lim b in g p ro v id e s a w ay to u p set
H , their energy p a tte rn s , b o th p hysical a n d n o n p h y sical, allowing e n erg y to
'n Patte, flow in unused c h a n n e ls . T h e n ew flow o f e n e rg y m ak e s m o u n ta in clim bers
feel m ore alive. N ow , w e d o n o t hav e to risk o u r lives clim b in g m o u n ta in s in
"g-astrai order to e x p e rie n ce su ch a n e w e n e rg y flow . All w e h av e to d o is d ire c t th e
y pattern, energy flow w ith o u r m in d to ach ie v e a sim ila r ex c ite d s ta te o f being.
W h e n p e o p le c lim b m o u n ta in s , t h e i r p h y sic a l a n d m e n ta l e n e rg y
flows c h a n g e o u t o f n e c e s s ity . T h e y m u s t c h a n g e in o r d e r to k e e p fro m
5UrWaki" ^ e lwd, falling off th e m o u n ta in w a ll. In t h e c a s e o f a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , it is n o t
l6J gro' v,veakandit n ecessary fo r t h e flo w s to c h a n g e . W e s im p ly m u s t p u t m o re e ffo rt in to
JS consciously increase visualizing n o n p h y s ic a l e n e rg y flo w in g th ro u g h o u r b o d y .

Exercise: Creating through Energy

1. Close y o u r eyes.
a w h o le universe of 2. Intend y o u r bo d y to be m o re fluid, d ynam ic, o p en , an d conducive.
3. Suck in energy fro m th e u n iv erse th ro u g h an y p o in t o f y o u r body.
4. Visualize th e en ergy w ash in g over y o u r in te n t o f fluidity, m ak in g y o u r
in te n t b eco m e reality.
r feer.
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here it wi jintk If you w a n t, you c a n u s e to o ls to h e lp you d ire c t en e rg y . C ry sta ls a re
especially usefu l. A ny ty p e o f q u a r tz c ry s ta l is g o o d fo r su ck in g in e n e rg y
( j s . Be carefi1' " ot of in te n t. If you h a v e a c o u p le o f c ry s ta ls , t h a t is g r e a t, b u t you do no t
have to buy any n e w c ry s ta ls if you d o n o t h av e any. You can u se an o rd i
n ary ro ck , a p la n t, o r ev en d irt. R e m e m b e r, th e p o w e r to d ire c t e n e rg y
of in te n t lies w ith in y o u r m in d , n o t in a p h ysical o b jec t. T h e m in d , how
ever, o ften believes m o re in e x te r n a l p h y sical o b jec ts th a n in its own abil
ities. I t m ight, th e r e fo r e , b e helpful to p r e te n d th a t th e o b jec ts c h an n el
throuS1' .flies'
th e energy, r a t h e r th a n th e m in d itself.
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To optim ize th e energy flow, you have to find p o in ts on y our body that
t u r 0 td " ofi* a re especially open to e n erg y input. T h ese po in ts m ay coincide with
chakras, as th ese have high co n cen tratio n s o f nonphysical energy channels.
body^ eC Chakra is a S a n sk rit w o rd th a t m e a n s w h e e l. A c h a k ra is th o u g h t to be

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an e n e rg y no d e chan n elin g vitality into th e physical body. T h e seven

m ain c h a k ra s a r e aligned along th e spine.

Exercise: Finding Energy Points

1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. Say o u t loud: "I."
3. Scan y o u r body for areas th a t light up, tingle, o r feel especially alive
w hen u ttering "I." These areas have stro n g energy flows.
4. M ake a no te o f w here those areas are.

O nce you have a c o u p le o f e n e rg y o b je c ts (ro c k s will suffice) and

kn o w y o u r b o d y s s tr o n g e n e rg y s p o ts , yo u c a n o p tim iz e t h e e n e rg y flow
th ro u g h y o u r body. D o th e follow ing e x e rc is e o n c e a f t e r w a k in g u p, once
in th e a fte rn o o n , a n d o n c e b e fo r e g o in g to s le e p , fo r t h r e e d ays. This
sh o u ld g e t y o u r e n e rg y flow ing.

Exercise: Individualized Energy Flow Most astral pj

I. Lie dow n. body. This is n o t a
2. Place one energy ob jec t (crystal, rock, p lan t, etc.) on o n e o f y o u r areas physical body to o r
o f strong energy flow.
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3. Place a n o th e r energy o b jec t o n a n o th e r area o f y o u r body th a t has
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strong energy flow, preferably n o t to o close to th e first area.
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4. Close y o u r eyes.
5. As you inhale, visualize energy flow ing from th e first energy object,
through y o u r body, a nd o u t in to the seco n d energy object.
6. Rest d u rin g y o u r exhale.
7. Continue steps 4 through 6 for ten m inutes. You d o n o t have to concen
trate. Let yo u r thoughts w ander. The energy flow will take care of itself.
8. W hen done, j u s t for fun, hold y o u r palm s an inch ap a rt. Do you feel
a warm , slightly tingling, presence o f energy?
9. Also, p u ty o u r right palm h alf an inch b e h in d y o u r head. Do y ou feel
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M o st a s tr a l p r o je c ti o n s a r e p r e c e d e d b y t h e e x it f ro m t h e p h y sic a l
body. T h is is n o t a n a c tu a l e x it, a s m u c h a s a s h if t o f a tt e n ti o n fro m y o u r
physical b o d y to o n e o f y o u r n o n p h y s ic a l b o d ie s . T h e f a c t t h a t o ld e r a s tr a l
p ro je c tio n l it e r a t u r e r e f e r s to t h e s h if t o f a tt e n ti o n a s a n e x it is c a u s e d by
th e h u m a n t r a d itio n a l b e lie f t h a t t h e p h y s ic a l is o u r n a tu r a l s ta t e o f b e in g
(w hich it is n o t) . W h e n r e s e a r c h e r s t r i e d to e x p la in t h e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n
p h e n o m e n o n in t h e o ld d a y s , th e y n a tu r a lly a s s u m e d t h a t s o m e p a r t o f
us e x ite d w h a t th e y th o u g h t w a s t h e c e n t e r o f o u r b e in g , o u r b o d ie s .
W h a t if t h e r e a r e p a r t s o f u s t h a t a r e n e v e r a c tu a lly in o u r b o d ie s ,
b u t flying f re e in n o n p h y s ic a l r e a l m s ? F o r e x a m p le , d o yo u c o n s id e r y o u r
d re a m in g s e lf t o b e in s id e y o u r b o d y ? T h a t p a r t o f yo u n e v e r c o n c e r n s
yo u r p h y sic a l b o d y . You n e v e r b r in g y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y in to a d r e a m
(w hich is n o t to say t h a t th is is a n im p o s s ib le f e a t). T h e r e f o r e , d r e a m s
do n o t ta k e p la c e in th e p h y sic a l r e a lm , w h ic h is th e s a m e a s sa y in g th a t
d re a m s a r e n o n p h y s ic a l. T h e r e is n o n e e d fo r y o u r d r e a m in g s e lf to e v e r
dip in to th e p h y sic a l. It w o u ld m a k e s e n s e t h a t y o u r d re a m in g s e lf is
pu rely n o n p h y sic a l, w h ic h is to say th a t it n e v e r ex its y o u r p h y sical body.
T h e s a m e a p p lie s to y o u r a s tr a l self.
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W h e n you a s tr a l p ro je c t, you shift y o u r a w a re n e s s fro m th e physical

body to a p a r t o f y o u rse lf a lre a d y resid in g in th e a s tr a l re a lm . T h e shift
w ould b e so quick th a t you w ould in te r p r e t it as a n a ctu al physical move
m en t. A fte r all, y o u r a w a re n e s s is c u rre n tly tu n e d in to th e physical. A
se co n d la te r, you w ould find y o u rse lf in th e a s tr a l. T h e im p re ssio n of cne:
ph ysical m o v e m e n t a n d th e res u ltin g n ew e n v ir o n m e n t m ay tric k you y0Ur
in to believing you e x ite d y o u r body, w h e n in fa c t it w a s a sim p le sh ift of
a w a re n e s s fro m o n e p a r t o f y o u r b e in g to a n o th e r .
T h e ex it is a diffic u lt s u b je c t m a d e e v e n m o re c o m p lic a te d by a
p h y sic a l-c e n te re d lan g u a g e , b u t still, it is w o r th s p e n d in g so m e tim e
th in k in g about.. K no w in g th e m e c h a n ic s o f a w a r e n e s s is fu n d a m e n ta l to
fin d ing o u r t ru e n a tu r e : A re w e p h y sic a l b e in g s a b le to tem p o rarily
e s c a p e th e lim its o f t h a t ph y sic a l body, o r a r e w e n o n p h y sic a l b ein g s able
to tu n e in to a ph y sic a l b o d y ?

Sunday, June 10, 2001

Roll-Out ofus, otir aw ai enesi
I am very tired in the afternoon, so I go to b ed at 5 p. m . I do not plan to astral proj noi stop there bu t ci
ect. I open my mind to psychic comm unication. I slip in an d out o f Focus 10 (Robert forexample.
Monroe's name for the bo d y asleep/m ind awake" state) a n d slum ber o ff a few times. However, in o rd e i
After an hour and HOminutes, I impulsively think, Enough o f this, lets get out!I try to "Mi, the p h y s ic a l b o c
sit up, but there is massive resistance in m y chest. I only manage to sit up at a H5-degree mgit instead. W e fim
angle from my still-lying body. I think that it might b e better to roll out. I have never
h*' for us to be a w a n
used rolling as a technique to get out before, so something beyond must be inspiring
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me. I roll inside m y physical body.
At first, I think my physical bo d y is moving along in the roll, but then my astral J S 'e x p e r i e !

body breaks free. I fall through the bed, through the floor, a nd out into a dark space.
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This is a disappointment, because I want to project inside m y room. Far o ff in the dis
tance, I see a planet or som e kind o f blurry light, a nd I figure that going there is the only
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fun thing to do. My awareness is becoming a bit stiff an d attached to m y physical body
(although I am nowhere near it), so / roll a few m ore times and am free once again. I \ UP, p -
raise my right arm like Superman and swoosh o ff at an amazing speed toward the
planet. I am overw helm ed by massive tingling an d vibrations!
Halfway to the planet, I get bored. I still want to project inside m y room. I know
that visual input from my physical eyes will take m e back to the physical realmI P ^
my physical eyes a bit and close them. I find m yself back in m y room. I roll out onto

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//oof and float around for a few seconds. Then the experience ends and I am not able
to create another astral projection.
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, al- \ A , An e x it te c h n iq u e is a s e q u e n c e o f a c tio n s t h a t p r e p a r e s a n d exe
cutes th e sh ift o f y o u r a w a r e n e s s f ro m t h e p h y sic a l b o d y to th e p a r t o f
1,(* 0 % you resid in g in t h e a s tr a l. M o s t e x it te c h n i q u e s a r e d e s ig n e d to m o v e, as
'e r . " " H ;
if by a c c id e n t, a s e m ip h y s ic a l (s o m e c all it e th e r e a l ) p a r t o f yo u . W h e n
th a t p a r t o f you is s e t in m o tio n , it c a lls u p o n y o u r a w a r e n e s s fo r y o u r
r > , . k conscious a s s is ta n c e . Y ou will n o tic e th is a s a d is tin c t b u t a b s tr a c t signal
th at tells you t h a t y o u a r e r e a d y to le a v e y o u r bo d y .
- < You will t h e n g a in m o r e c o n tr o l o v e r t h a t s e m ip h y s ic a l p a r t as you
JQ o k l_ . *'
1 temPraii move it f u rth e r. You m o v e it s im p ly b y in te n d in g to m o v e it. A n o th e r w ay
to m ove it is by a tt e m p t in g t o m o v e y o u r p h y sic a l b o d y , w h ic h will by
th e n b e a s le e p . B e c a u s e t h e b o d y is a s le e p , y o u r a tt e m p t to m ove
inste a d m o v es th e s e m ip h y s ic a l p a r t .
W h e n w e in te n tio n a lly o r a c c id e n ta lly m o v e t h a t s e m ip h y s ic a l p a r t
of us, o u r a w a r e n e s s is s h if te d i n to it. In m o s t c a s e s , th e a w a r e n e s s d o e s
not sto p t h e r e b u t c o n tin u e s in to fully n o n p h y s ic a l p a r t s o f usth e a s tra l,
for e x a m p le .
H ow ever, in o r d e r to b e a b le to m o v e t h a t s e m ip h y sic a l p a r t to begin
w ith, th e p h y sic a l b o d y h a s to b e d e e p ly a s le e p o r w e will e n d u p m ov
ing it in s te a d . W e fin d th e b o d y d e e p a s le e p s ta t e in all s le e p s ta te s ,
b u t for u s to b e a w a r e e n o u g h to c o n tr o l th e e x it, w e hav e to lim it o u r
Im/H exits to th e h y p n a g o g ic (fallin g a s le e p ) a n d h y p n o p o m p ic (w a k in g up)
,nd 0 i lbt s ta te s. In m y e x p e rie n c e , t h e h y p n a g o g ic s ta t e , a f t e r a p e rio d o f sleep ,
is th e m o s t b e n e fic ia l s ta t e fo r e x its. P e r h a p s th e r e a s o n for th a t is th a t

<5V th e body is u s e d to r e lin q u is h in g a w a r e n e s s to th e s le e p m ec h a n ism d u r

ing th a t p h a s e . W e a r e ex p lo itin g th e n a tu r a l p ro c e s s o f falling a sle e p for
w " * . y
o u r a s tr a l p ro je c tio n p u r p o s e s . T h is m e a n s th a t w e f ir s t have to fall
asleep, w ake u p , a n d t h e n a lm o s t fall a s le e p ag ain b e fo re w e c a n apply
i '< A an exit te c h n iq u e . D o n o t w o rry , it is e a s ie r th a n it so u n d s.
W h e n e v e r th e body falls a s le e p , th e a w a re n e s s is au to m atically
< y re le a se d in to th e d re a m w o rld . W ith th e aid o f a n e x it te c h n iq u e , we can
p e rfo rm a p re e m p tiv e r e le a s e o f a w a re n e s s . T h e only d ifferen ce
**ipe , b e tw e en th e tw o k in d s o f r e le a s e is th a t in a p re e m p tiv e re le a se , we
e /ny < y re m a in conscious as th e a w a re n e s s is re le a se d from th e body a n d sh ifted
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in to a nonphysical p a r t o f us. T his is called a co n scio u s exit. T h e re is

a n o th e r, less reliab le , ty p e o f exit c alled u n c o n scio u s exit.
To achieve an unco n scio u s exit, you f ir s t have to p r e p a r e fo r exit
rig h t b e fo re you fall a sle e p . You can d o th is by visualizing o r affirm ing
s o m e th in g , such as: W h e n I s e e m y h a n d s in a d r e a m , I will know th a t
I am d re a m in g , or, T onight I will have a lucid d r e a m , or, Tonight I
will realize I am d r e a m in g , or, M y m issio n to n ig h t is to in v estig ate my
A k ashic r e c o r d s w hile I am a s le e p .
T hen fall sleep. T h e p a rt o f you in c h a rg e w h ile you sleep tak es such
co m m a n d s w ith o u t q u e stio n , b e c a u se th e ra tio n a l m in d is n o t th e r e to tell
it w h at is im p o rta n t a n d w h a t is n o t. It will d o its b e s t to c a rry th e m out.
Later, in th e m id st o f d re a m in g , you will su d d e n ly realize th a t you a re not
in th e physical reality', b u t in a d r e a m reality . You will th e n ch o o se betw een
letting th e d re a m play o u t o r b e c o m in g c o n scio u s en o u g h to ta k e co n tro l of
y our en v iro n m en t. This can b e a difficult ch o ic e , sin ce re a s o n will b e too
deep ly a sle e p to he lp you figure o u t w hich o n e is m o re im p o r ta n t to you.
T ra d itio n a lly s p e a k in g , you will h a v e a lu cid d r e a m , a lth o u g h it is
c o m m o n t h a t th e d r e a m e n v ir o n m e n t d is s ip a te s w h e n yo u b e c o m e con
scious, m ak in g th e e x p e rie n c e s e e m m o r e lik e a n a s tr a l p ro je c tio n th an
a lucid d r e a m . T h e d iff e re n c e b e tw e e n lu cid d r e a m in g a n d a s tra l p rojec
tio n s e e m s in d is tin c t a t tim e s . H o w e v e r y o u d e fin e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n and
lucid d re a m in g , th e y a r e s u re ly r e la te d .
In th is b o o k , w e only c o n c e r n o u r s e lv e s w ith c o n s c io u s ex its, which
w e will a p p ly in t h e n e x t c h a p te r . F o r n o w , w e will p r a c tic e so m e exit
te c h n iq u e s on d r y la n d , t h a t is, in a w a k in g p h y sic a l s ta t e . W h e n w e get
in to t h a t d a z e d h y p n a g o g ic s ta t e , w e will k n o w t h e ex it te c h n iq u e so
w ell, even falling a s le e p will n o t m a k e u s lo se t h e t h r e a d .

Exercise: The Roll-Out

1. Place pillows next to th e bed, to c u sh io n y o u r fall in case yo u roll off
th e bed.
2. Lie on the bed.
3. Close y o u r eyes.
4. Relax y o u r body and m ind w ith a few d eep breaths.
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5 y o u r sh o u ld e r fo rw a rd as if y o u w ere to roll o u t o f bed. Do n o t
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use the low er h alf o f y o u r body. Use o n ly y o u r sh o u ld e rs an d back to

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propel th e rolling m o v em en t.
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7. Re p eat t h e ro ll a fe w t im e s u n t i l y o u k n o w a p p r o x im a t e ly w h i c h m u s
cles y o u a re u s in g .
while
-VotJ sle( 8. P retend t h a t y o u a re d i s c o n n e c t e d f r o m t h e p h y sic a l b od y.

lal mind is 9 . V isu a liz e r o l li n g inside t h e b o d y w i t h o u t fa llin g o u t . Use th e sa m e

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m o v e m e n t a s in t h e ro ll a b o v e .
If you d o t h e la s t s te p in t h e e x e rc is e a b o v e w h ile you a re a lm o st
falling a s le e p , y o u r a w a r e n e s s will b r e a k f re e fro m th e p h y sical b o d y a n d
you will h a v e an a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , and a s m a s h in g good tim e .
A dditionally, o n c e y o u h a v e e x ite d t h e b o d y , you m ay u se th e roll to
repel any a ttr a c tio n f ro m t h e b o d y .
Roll-out is t h e e a s ie s t e x it te c h n iq u e fo r m e , b u t e a c h a s tr a l p ro je c
to r has h is o w n p r e f e r e n c e . S o m e m ig h t p r e f e r to kick up a leg (th a t

|ur]ing and astral projev would b e a s e m ip h y s ic a l leg, t h e n ) o r sim p ly sit u p . You m ig h t ev en m e e t

success j u s t visu alizin g b e in g o u ts id e th e b o d y . T h e list o f ex it te c h n iq u e s
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is e n d le ss, b u t w e will lo o k a t o n ly o n e m o re . It u se s th e pow 'er o f th e
m ind a n d is, t h e r e f o r e , q u ite d iff e re n t fro m te c h n iq u e s in w hich you
cjpscious eats.
a tte m p t to m ove y o u r body.
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th e ewt Exercise: AP Now!

fth rc f'i' 1. Lie on y o u r bed.
2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. Relax y o u r body an d m ind.
4. Turn y o u r atte n tio n to th e base o f y o u r throat.

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olio* 5. Gather all y o u r pow er o f th o u g h t in th a t spot.
ll in c a f 6. Hush all thoughts as y o u w ait expectantly for som ething im portant
th a t will be declared by you in a few seconds.
7. Command: "AP Now! (AP, o f course, is sh o rt for astral projection.)

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Since th is e x e rc ise w as d o n e in w ak in g c o n scio u sn e ss, m o st likely

nothing h a p p e n e d . How ever, in a hyp nagogic s ta te , t h a t is, w h e n you are
alm o st a sle e p , y o u r c o m m a n d will hav e im m e d ia te e ffe c t. T h e sleep
s ta te s a re c o n tro lle d in th e re a lm o f th e m in d , so a n y th in g you mindfully
c o m m a n d in such a s ta te will have e ffe c t. T h e w a k in g p h ysical reality is
also g o v e rn e d by th e m in d . S im ila r c o m m a n d s w o u ld h av e s a m e effect
th e r e if it w e re n o t fo r b eliefs tellin g u s w h a t w e c a n a n d c a n t do with
o u r m in d s.

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 Putting It All Together

T o n ig h t y o u w ill s e t o u t o n a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y jo u r n e y o f e x p lo ra tio n .
You h a v e p r e p a r e d f o r th is a lo n g tim e ( a t l e a s t fo r s e v e ra l c h a p te r s ) . You
have all t h e k n o w le d g e a n d te c h n i q u e s y o u n e e d . S o m e o f it you p ick ed
up in th is a n d o t h e r b o o k s , b u t y o u r a s tr a l s e lf a c q u ir e d m o s t o f th e
kno w led g e w h ile y o u s le p t. F o r m a n y o f y o u , th is is y o u r f ir s t c o n scio u s
a s tra l p r o je c tio n a n d , t h e r e f o r e , it is a n e x c itin g a n d jo y o u s o c c a s io n . L et
us k e e p it jo y o u s, s o s e t a s id e all f e a r s . T h e y fulfill n o p u r p o s e , fo r th e r e
is n o th in g t o b e a fr a id of. P le a s e r e a d t h e in s tr u c tio n s b e lo w c a re fu lly a n d
m e m o riz e th e m , so t h a t yo u will h a v e n o p r o b le m e x e c u tin g th e m to n ig h t.

Exercise: Astral Projection

Setting Up the Intent
1. Tell y o u r fam ily n o t to w ake y o u in th e m o rn in g . If th ey are o p en -
m inded, tell th em th a ty o u will be leav in g y o u r body and m u st n o t be
disturbed. If you suspect th ey m ig h t n o t u n d e rsta n d this, instead tell
them you will be m editating.
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2. Be sure ro turn off any alarm clockyou do n o t w an t to wake up too

abruptly.
3. Before going to bed, w rite down all the things yo u have to do tom or
row. Put rhe list dow n and forget a b o u t everything y o u w rote. The list
will be there tom orrow , so it is unnecessary to keep all those things in
y o u r m ind.
4. In your m ind s eye, im agine there is a deep well before you. Throw all
your worldly w orries and problem s in to rhe well. They can w ait until
tom orrow , too. You do nor need th em rig h t now. Also, throw all
expectations and fears a b o u t the fu tu re in to th e well, as well as all
painful m em ories o f the past. Right now, th ere is only th e present. The
p resent is the only th in g you need rig h t now. The p ast a n d th e future
can w ait until tom orrow .
5. Tell yourself: I have w orked hard for this. I deserve an astral projection."
6. Then state: "I will lie dow n to n ig h t a n d I will n o t g et u p until I have
projected." No, no, no! Say it like y o u m e a n it.
7. Lie d ow n in y o u r bed as y o u usually do, in any po sitio n , preferably not
sharing the bed w ith anyone. You d o n o t w a n t an y o n e to u ch in g your
body w hile y o u are projected away from it, as th is m ig h t call y ou back.
Do n o t ru in y o u r m arriage over it, th o u g h .
8. Close y o u r eyes.
9. Relax y o u r m ind. Let it sink.
10. Think clearly: "I in te n d to te m p o rarily leave m y body." Then visualize
sta n d in g in an op en field. Let th e visualized p erso n spread his arms
a nd yell a t the to p o f his voice: "1 in te n d to tem p o rarily leave my
body!" In te n t decides w h a t h a p p e n s in nonphysical realm s. By declar
ing y our intent, y o u in stru c t y o u r nonphysical p arts. Also, words may
n o t m ean m uch in h u m a n society, b u t in m o s t nonphysical realities,
including y o u r visualization, th e y are b in d in g verbal contracts.
A nything y o u say in these nonphysical realm s will com e to pass.

Getting into a Good Mood

11. Take a few deep b reaths to relax y o u r b o d y a n d m ind. Think toyom -
self repeatedly: "W ith every b re a th I take, I g et m o re relaxed."
12. M ove y o u r ce n te r o f t h o u g h t to ju st b elow th e c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
This will help th e flow o f im a g in atio n w h ile a t th e sam e tim e prevent
thou g h t energy from flow ing to y o u r head, th e body p a rt associate
 with reasoning a nd analytical th o u g h t. You will n o t need logic o r rea
son d u rin g this first astral trip , a n d y o u will d efinitely no t need to
analyze w h a t is h a p p e n in g to you. Invoking th e analytical m in d m ight
bring you back to y o u r body, since it will get d readfully confused. The
reasoning m ind is quick to assu m e, a n d incorrectly so, th a t y o u are in
danger o f b e in g physically h a rm e d w hen y o u are released from y o u r
body. This fear, o r p an ic rath er, will c u t s h o rt y o u r projection. So,you
can see the im p o rta n c e o f n o t analyzing. It is n o t necessary to u n d e r
stand w h a t is h a p p e n in g u n til y o u g et back to y o u r body. Until then,
ju s t go w ith th e flow.
13. From a p o in t in y o u r chest, feel love fo r th e E arth a n d all its inhabi
tants. Bring to m in d s o m e th in g th a t y o u love imm ensely. For exam
ple, th in k o f h o w w o n d e rfu l it is to sit by a trickling creek a n d breathe
the spring air. Take th e feeling o f love th is g en erates in y our chest and
radiate th a t love in all directio n s. A feeling o f love will g u arantee a
positive experience in e v ery th in g y o u do, including astral projection.

Visualization and Affirmation

14. Visualize th a t you are sta n d in g in an o p e n m ead o w in a forest.
Visualize as intensely as y o u can. All sen so ry in p u t from th a t m eadow
should be a t least as in te n se as sensory in p u t from th e physical body.
15. Visualize th e s u n s rays h ittin g y o u r feet. The w a rm th relaxes them .
16. Affirm to y o u rse lf repeatedly: "Tonight I will AP." It is th e person
stan d in g o n th e m ead o w th a t a ffirm s this, n o t th e person lying in
bed. C ontinue th e a ffirm a tio n th ro u g h o u t th e w hole visualization
(th a t is, un til y o u fall asleep).
17. The w a rm th from th e su n spreads from y our feet up thro u g h your
whole body, relaxing th e m uscles as it spreads.
18. The w ind gains speed over th e m eadow . A w arm breeze o f air caresses
y o u r face. Feel the breeze.
19. You see th e green grass waving in the breeze.
20. You smell the d istinct scent o f the pine trees surrounding rhe meadow.
21. Visualize walking aro u n d in th a t m eadow. Touch the grass, the bark
of the trees, and everything else yo u com e upon.
22. Continue visualizing walking aro u n d in th a t m eadow as yo u fall
asleep.
23. You may wake up m any tim es d uring th e night. Each tim e yo u wake
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up, continue visualizing walking around in th at m eadow as you fall

back to sleep. Also repeatedly affirm : "Tonight 1 will AP."

The Exit
24. Close to dawn, you will wake up in a fuzzy, floating state o f m ind. It
may feel as if your m ind is unsynchronized with th e body, as if the
m ind cant gain com m and over the body. You may also experience
several sim ultaneous buzzing sensations th ro u g h o u t y o u r m ind, each
vibrating a t a different frequency. You will have difficulty merging
them into the single vibration required for co herent thinking.
25. C ontinue to visualize a nd allow you rself to d ro p a little closerbut
n o t all the wayto sleep. The floatin g sen satio n increases. Pif Fir
26. You will receive a d istinct signal from th e body th a t says it is ready to
release you.
27. Apply an exit technique. For exam ple, push y o u r rig h t shoulder for
ward to get m o m e n tu m to roll o u t o f y o u r body. Since th e physical
body is already asleep, yo u r sem iphysical sh o u ld e r will move instead..
Your aw areness will roll inside th e b o d y fo r a second a n d then eject
from the body o n th e left side. If t h a t d oes n o t w ork, push y o u r left
shoulder forw ard instead a n d roll o u t to th e rig h t side.
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If you d id n o t s u c c e e d in le a v in g y o u r p h y s ic a l b o d y in t h e p re v io u s
ex ercise, d o n o t d e s p a i r . D o n o t d o u b t y o u r a b ility to a s tr a l p ro je c t,
b e c a u se e v e ry b e in g in t h e p h y s ic a l u n iv e r s e c a n d o it, in clu d in g you.
S o m e tim e s y o u j u s t h a v e to w o r k o n it, a n d a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is w ell w o rth
som e e ff o r t. D o n o t giv e u p . W e w ill h a v e y o u o u t o f y o u r b o d y in n o tim e .
T h e f ir s t t h in g I w a n t y o u to d o is to e s tim a te h o w in te n s e ly yo u visu
alized in t h e p r e v io u s e x e rc is e . T h e k ey to a s tr a l p r o je c tio n u sin g th is te c h
niq u e is t h e in te n s ity o f t h e v isu a liz a tio n . (W ith th e w o rd in te n s ity , in th is
case, I m e a n t h e ric h n e s s a n d d e ta il o f th e v isu a liz e d s e n s o r y in p u t. I am
no t r e f e r rin g to t h e s p e e d a t w h ic h e v e n ts p lay e d o u t in th e v isu alizatio n .)
In a n o p tim a l v is u a liz a tio n , y o u s h o u ld lo se all n o tio n o f th e p h y sical
body lying in b e d . Y o u r w h o le a tt e n ti o n s h o u ld b e fo cu se d on th e im agi
n a ry m e a d o w in w h ic h yo u a r e w a lk in g . T h e w ay to d o th is is to in te n
sify th e s e n s o r y in p u t f ro m t h a t m e a d o w , so th a t e v e ry th in g you se e,
to u ch , a n d sm e ll o n t h a t m e a d o w is o v e rw h e lm in g . It e v e n feels m o re
d e ta ile d a n d in te n s e th a n w o u ld s im ila r in p u t fro m th e p h ysical w o rld .
Now, you d o n o t h a v e to re m o v e all a tte n tio n fro m th e p h y sical b o d y in
o r d e r to p ro je c t, b u t it h e lp s.

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Exercise: Second Try

1. Tonighr in bed, w ith closed eyes, repeat the visualization o f the sunny
m eadow from the previous exercise, b u t this tim e w ith extrem e inten
sity (i.e.. richness o f vision, hearing, taste, sm ell, a n d touch).
2. Walk around in th a t m eadow for a few m inutes, touching this and that.
3. Repeatedly affirm : "Tonight I will AP."
4. Visualize a huge hole in the ground in th e c en ter o f th e m eadow. Its
diam eter is large enough to fit ten cars.
5. Walk to rhe edge o f rhe hole a nd look dow n. The hole is so deep th at
you c a n 't see th e b o tto m . It goes o n fo r th o u sa n d s o f miles.
6. Yell "G eronim o! a nd j u m p into th e hole.
7. The hole is so w ide th a t you never have to w o rry a b o u t hitting its
walls.
8. Feel the resistance o f th e air as y o u accelerate in th e fall. The air flaps
in y o u r face a nd w hole body as y o u te a r th ro u g h it.
9. Also feel th e sensation o f vacuum in y o u r belly. If it is n o t there, visu
alize it.
10. C ontinue visualizing falling d o w n th e h ole as y o u fall asleep.
11. Each rime you wake u p d u rin g th e night, visualize falling down the
hole again as y o u fall asleep. Also repeatedly affirm : "Tonight I will AP.
12. A fter a few ro u n d s o f aw akening, visualizing, a n d falling asleep, you
will feel a floating sen satio n as y o u d r if t o ff to sleep w hile visualiz
ing. You will th en be ready to exit th e body.
13. Roll o u t o f your body by rolling y o u r aw areness, as y o u w ould ifyou
were rolling o u t o f bed a n d falling o n to th e floor.

d e nviron
II you still a r c u n s u c c e s s fu l in a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , d o n o t b e discouc
,;<:f e nes
J? ^( 1 *)ac k 0,1 l ^ e h o r s e a n d t r y a g a in . It to o k m e a few m onths of
f~ u s p ra c tic e f ro m t h e m o m e n t I d is c o v e r e d t h e p o ssib ility o f astral i8 f% e lV
J j! n Unt '* * a c h ie v e d m y f ir s t a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , b u t th e n , o f course,
s ir e M^ USG t *1'S e x c e **o n t te(;h n iq u e . E a c h p e rs o n h a s diffei*ent
h k S UnC* t *l e r e *o r e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n c o m e s e a s i e r to so m e people
eaS^ o r h a r d t h e ab ility to a s tr a l p r o je c t c o m e s, n ev er foiget
a s tra l p ro je c tio n is a skill t h a t c a n b e l e a r n e d a n d cultivated. JuSt

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keep a t il a n d yOU w i" s u c c e e d ' 11 is o n |y a q u e s tio n o f tim e until you can

. ,|1(. w o rld s o u tsid e th e p h y sic a l,
enjoyu ,c .
Again, for m an y p ro je c to rs , th e larg e st o b sta c le to achieving a good
> ;x
state for a stra l p ro je c tio n is th e lack o f in te n sity in th e ir visualization. No
m atter how h a rd th e y try , th e y c a n t g et th e visualization im m ense enough.
be %
Center The visualization d o e s n o t give th e m a n y th in g back . It d o es n o t tak e on its
o f Die
"fade own life as it sh o u ld . T h e visu alizatio n tu rn s in to h a rd w ork a n d , conse
l(H
quently, th e w hole p ro je c tio n s e ssio n is view ed as w ork r a th e r th an as fun,
'V|,J ffie I],lole
ls so d, as it should be. T h e p ro b le m h e r e is n o t th a t th e p ro je c to r lacks th e capa
'usandi 'M i,
o f mile; bility to visualize p ro p erly . E v e ry o n e c a n visualize, becau se everyone has
imagination. T h e p ro b le m is th a t th e p ro je c to r trie s to o h ard .

tOWOrr^ boUt ^ i6 V isualization is a g a m e . It s h o u ld n o t b e ta k e n seriously. If th e p ro

jector ta k e s it s e rio u sly , s h e s h u ts o ff th e im a g in ary p a rt o f h e r m ind,

re i n A e fall, f o airfl 1 thereby block in g t h e m e c h a n is m o f v isu a liz a tio n . T h e c u re fo r th is is o f

'o u g h it. course to v isualize a p la c e o r e v en t th a t th e p r o je c to r feels is e n te rta in
ing a nd e xciting. If you fo u n d y o u r p a s sio n s in th e e a rlie r e x ercises, you
'ily. I f it is n o t there, *isu
should have a g o o d p ic tu r e o f w h a t you th in k is fu n . J u s t pick o n e o f your
passions a n d c o n s tr u c t a v isu a liz a tio n b a s e d u p o n th a t th e m e . F or exam
is y o u fall asleep.
ple, if you e n jo y s h o p p in g , th e n th is is y o u r c h a n c e to go to th e mall in
'Sw ilize falling 'J'v-Vli ^ your m in d a n d buy all th o s e th in g s yo u c a n t affo rd o th erw ise .
ffi'rrri: 'Tonight I wilMF.
, a n d falling asleep,f
to sleep S l e w s '* ' Exercise: Third Try
1. C ontinue doing the exercise for astral projection each night until you
would if)""
iss, a s you exit your body.
2. For diversity, a nd for th e sake o f fun, replace the m eadow w ith a visu
alized e n v ironm ent th a ty o u find fun and exciting. For example, ifyou
like subm arines, th en visualize walking around in a subm arine. Ifyou
like big city life, then visualize walking around in a big city. Let your
disc01"' creativity flow.
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ion ,0O'itl 3. Be sure to touch things. Let nothing escape y o u r imaginary finger
, fe tips. Imagine th a t th e sensitivity o f y o u r fingertips has increased ten
,k >e " . ! a t y fa s
fold.
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4. Continue the visualization and the affirm ation Tonight I will AP
until you fall asleep.
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5. Each rime you wake up, repeat the visualization and affirm ation as
you fall back to sleep.
6. W hen you wake up a t y o u r usual tim e, spend about two m inutes
reading a b o u t astral projection.
7. Go back to bed and repeat the visualization as yo u fall asleep.
8. W hen y ou wake u p the next tim e, repeat th e visualization and affir
m ation as you fall back to sleep.
9. As you fall asleep, you will e n te r a w eird floating state.
10. Roll o u t o f y o u r body. Simp

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 Simplified AP Technique

In th e n e x t j o u r n a l e n tr y I u s e m y u s u a l t e c h n iq u e ( th e o n e ex p lain ed
in th e p re v io u s c h a p te r ) m in u s t h e v isu a liz a tio n a n d a ffirm a tio n . It is a
m ore on-the-fly a s tr a l p r o je c tio n t e c h n iq u e , a s it r e q u ir e s less p r e p a r a
tion. I th in k th is is a n e x c e lle n t te c h n iq u e . It sa v es us th e e ffo rt o f visual
ization. A s tra l p r o je c tio n d o e s n o t h a v e to ta k e h a lf a d ay o f p r e p a ra tio n .
T hat h a s k e p t m e fro m p ro je c tin g o n c e in a w h ile: M y u su a l tec h n iq u e
tak es to o m u c h tim e a n d its v isu a liz a tio n ta k e s to o m u c h energy.

Sunday, A u gu st 10, 2 0 0 3
Easy Astral Projection
I re ad Seth: D re a m s a n d Projection o f C o n s c io u s n e s s " b y Jane Roberts. Seth su g
gests the fo llo w in g A P technique: 1. In d u c e a m e d iu m trance in w hate ver w ay y o u
choose. 2. Find the in n e r self. 3. Im agin e this in n e r se lf rising upw ard. H. There will be a
m om ent w h e n y o u feel y o u r identity a n d c o n sc io u sn e ss definitely w ithdraw ing from
the ph y sical organism . 5. W ill yo u rs e lf ou t in a q u ic k motion.
I think, "That w ill w ork, but it c o u ld take m e three h o u rs to enter the required
m edium trance, so I am g o in g to d o w hat I a lw ays do: g o to sle ep tonight a n d w hen I
w ake up, I will p u s h m yself out a s suggested b y Seth a s I fall b a c k to sle ep." After all,
the hypnagogic is a trance state.

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Before going to bed, I w ond er w hy I hav e not had an astral projection for more
than a month. I feel like I am not progressing. I haue h o p e d to develop m y intuition and
other faculties, but I feel m y p sychic d evelopm ent is stagnating. Then I look over at
Barb as sh e sleeps peacefully. Her serenity m akes m e realize that m y psychic abilities
are evolving, but changing o n e s su b co n scio u s is a slow process, so it takes time. But I
am progressing. I get so m e peace o f m in d from this conclusion. It is fu n n y h ow progress
only co m e s w hen w e stop being impatient.
I finally fall asleep at 1 a . m ., after staring at the ceiling for two hours. W hen I wake up in
the m iddle o f the night, I rem em ber to push m y awareness out. I p u sh a n d I push, but noth
ing happens. I think, "Bah, this is not working, a n d decide to give u p a n d g o back to sleep.
I dream I am with a group o f people. The m o o d within the group is very pleasant. I like
being with them. C ould this be a glim pse into m y life o n a so u l level? There is also a teacher
w h o instructs us all. After so m e time, class is over. A s I leave fo r the outer dream world, the
teacher tells me: Now, d o not forget to p u s h y o u r aw areness out. I reply, " I w ont.
W hen I w ake u p at 6 a . m ., I re m e m b e r m y prom ise. I p r e ss m y aw a ren ess outwards
while keeping m y attention by the ceiling, a s if I a m there, trying to lo o k d ow n at my

b o d y in bed. A fter a few s e con ds, m y b o d y just falls away. Funny, it d o e s not feel like I

am leaving the b o d y a s it u su ally feels. It feels m o re like the b o d y is leaving me. Maybe

it is falling asleep. I think, I c a n t be lie ve h o w e a sy this is! M y aw a re n e ss is free from the

body, but still attached to it. I h a v e that fam iliar o u t-o f-b o d y tingling all o ve r m y aware

ness. I try to sit u p a fe w tim es but ca n't b r e a k the a ttachm ent to the body. I try rolling

out but c a n t d o it that w ay either.

Then I think, w h e n I roll out, I a lw a y s e n d u p in a self-created, illusory astral

world. M a yb e if I just c o m m a n d m y w ay out, I w ill project clo se r to the physical, or

so m e w h e re sim ilar to it. I c o m m a n d fo r a little while, b u t t hen I start recapping what I

will d o o n c e I get out: M eet s o m e sp irits w h o c a n teach m e the w ays o f the astral, and

see if I ca n get clo se r to the p h y sic a l plane . This re c a p is im portant, b e c a u se I know that

w hen I com p letely leave the b od y, the m e m o r ie s o f d a ily life will b e inaccessible unless

I recap them right b efore the exit. But w h e n I a m d o n e recapping, the astral projection

state is g o n e a n d I am b a c k in the bod y.

A lthough I d id not m a n a g e to fu lly le a v e the b o d y, I a m v e r y satisfied with thisses

sion. I h a v e be e n taught a q u ic k a n d e a sy p ro je c tio n technique, with the assistance

that teacher in m y dream .

I re c o m m e n d th is sim p lifie d te c h n iq u e to a n y p ro je c to r. It is leS ^

a b le t h a n th e te c h n iq u e d e s c r ib e d e a r l ie r b u t ta k e s a lot less e

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need experience in th e h y p n a g o g ic s ta te . As w e u se th e hypnagogic as
v x ' our exit tra n c e s ta te , w e n e e d to u n d e r s t a n d e x actly w h en to apply each

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step in the te c h n iq u e . T h is e x p e rie n c e is e a sy to a c q u ire : Ju st b e o b se r
vant to w hat h a p p e n s in y o u r m in d a s yo u fall a s le e p e a ch night.

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Exercise: Simplified Astral Projection Technique
1. Before going to bed, tell y ourself: "W hen I wake up d u rin g the night or

"*-55" in rhe m orning, I will rem e m b e r to try o u t th e sim plified projection

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2. Go to sleep as y o u usually do. There is no need for any special preparations.
3. When you wake u p d u rin g th e night, do n o t move an inch. Do no t
open y o u r eyes.
4. Relax y o u r body.
5. Relax y o u r m ind. Let it sink.
6. Focus your awareness in y o u r chest.
7. Turn yo u r a tte n tio n to th e air below the ceiling. Try to detect any move
m ent o r sound u p th ere (th is is j u s t a diversion for rhe m ind).
S. Pretend a p a rt of y o u is already u p there, while a n o th e r part, the aware
ness in y o u r chest, is close to th e body.
9. From the part of you up by the ceiling, turn and look a t the body below.
10. M ake the awareness in y our chest press outw ard and upward toward
the p a rt o f you hanging o u t by th e ceiling. Imagine th a t the two w ant

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11. Stay by the ceiling, looking dow n a t th e body and pressing up from the
chest sim ultaneously. Allow your body to fall asleep any time, b u t do
not pay the body m uch attention.
12. If y o u r little d iv e r s io n w a s i m m e r s in g e n o u g h , y o u w ill re m a in aw ake
as y o u r b o d y falls asleep. Y o u w ill th e n be released fro m rhe body.
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13. If y o u are still attached to the sleeping body, app ly a n exit technique. Roll
inside the b o d y ( d o n o t roll o u ty e t) in orde r to break rhe attachments. T iy
/ / c om m a n d in g, "E x it N o w ! " If that doe s not get y o u out, try pressing y o u r
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 The Reality o f Astral Projection

A fter ones first astral projection, th e question every person raised

and educated in W estern society would ask is: W as it real, or did the
astral projection only take place in my m in d ?
The answ er to th a t q u estio n is: Yes. It w as real and it only took place
in your mind. W hen we ex p erien ce w aking physical reality, we are not
experiencing it directly. Instead, w h at we experience is our perception
of physical reality. T hat p ercep tio n only exists in o ur minds. We experi
ence the perception o f astral realities in th e sam e m anner. Therefore,
both the physical and th e astral ta k e place w ithin o u r minds.
The question itself is faulty. It a ssu m es th a t w h at takes place within
the mind is outside reality. The o p p o site is tru e : W h at takes place within
the mind decides w hat reality is for th a t m ind. W h at happens in your
mind is your reality. Reality is som ething you create with tho u gh t and
intent, not som ething th a t hap p en s to you. In fact, it is very likely that
there is no such thing as an outside w orld. It could be th a t anything that
ever existed was created inside each o n e o f us. Physical m atter could be
product purely of the m ind. Future research in quantum physics ma)
point to this upsetting notion.
 The Reality o f Astral Projection

W hether you a c c e p t t h e a s tr a l a s re a l d e p e n d s o n y o u r beliefs.

Reality is a s u b je c tiv e c o n c e p t. P le n ty o f p e o p le b e liev e th e a s tra l is
unreal- Plenty o f p e o p le b e lie v e it is r e a l. M an y b e liev e th e physical is
real and som e b e lie v e t h e p h y sic a l is u n r e a l. All v iew s a r e c o rr e c t. W e
have such difficulty a g re e in g o n w h a t is r e a l a n d u n r e a l b e c a u s e w e try
to push o u r b e lie fs u p o n e a c h o th e r . W e a r e a lm o s t d e s p e r a te to have
someone e lse a c k n o w le d g e t h a t w e h a v e a s o u n d u n d e rs ta n d in g o f re a l
ity. W hat w e d o n o t r e a liz e is th a t r e a lity is s u b je c tiv e e n o u g h to in co r
porate all b eliefs o n t h e m a tte r .

Proi,
mon T here is n o offic ia l d e fin itio n o f t h e w o rd re a l. W e d o n o t k n o w how
to tell a re a l o b je c t f ro m a n u n r e a l o b je c t, o t h e r th a n subjectively.
Therefore, th e m e a s u r e o f r e a lity m u s t u n f o rtu n a te ly b e re d u c e d to
beliefs. It is q u ite s im p le : I f y o u b e lie v e I h e a s tr a l is re a l, it is re a l. Ify o u
believe it is u n r e a l, it is u n r e a l. You c a n m is le a d y o u rs e lf e ith e r way.
Perhaps th e h e a lth ie s t a p p r o a c h is to r e ta in a n e u tr a l view w hile still
seeking m o re a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e s . In tim e , y o u r e x p e rie n c e s in th e a s tra l
will form y o u r b e lie f a s to w h e t h e r it is re a l.
As th e p hysical a n d a s tr a l r e a litie s live w ith in y o u r m in d , th ey will
ion every person raised respond to y o u r level o f b e lie f in t h e m . If you b e liev e in th e m as rea l,
W as it real, or didthe they will b e c o m e i m p o r ta n t p a r t s o f y o u r life. I f y o u b eliev e th ey a re
unreal, th e y will p lay s m a lle r p a r t s . Y our b e lie fs g o v e rn y o u r reality.
B l i / i t only tookplaff Quite possibly, if you s to p p e d b e lie v in g in th e p h ysical as rea l, it w ould
H r .,. wearell0i break into s h a rd s a n d d is a p p e a r.
(,epi/on W ithin y o u r m in d , a n y th in g is p o ssib le . You d o n o t n e e d to catego-
price is 0111 ^ rize your e x p e rie n c e s a s r e a l in' u n re a l. C a lc g o riz atio n ina> lie m o re
our n u n * - obstructive t h a n help fu l, b e c a u s e you w ould c o n s ta n tly b e p o n d e rin g
L jnannei- w h e th e r w h a t you a r e e x p e rie n c in g a p p lie s to reality . II you w a n t to cre-
[otfT yjthifl a^e a Physical e x p e rie n c e , j u s t d o it. If you w a n t to c re a te an a s tra l expe-
E t t a k e s P|ace" j(|,jc rience, ju s t d o it. It is u p to yo u w h e th e r you w an t to d istin g u ish th e two
u * takes P ^ 6 ' n,ir acco rd in g to how re a l you b e liev e t hey a re .
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 Personal Challenges
for the Projector

So, now you have seen th e a stra l. Your beliefs will change little by
little, as your subconscious acknow ledges th e ex p erien ce. Your belief sys
tem will open up to m ake room for th is new fro n tier. Som e old beliefs
will die and som e will change. As th ey do, new d o o rs will open for you.
New possibilities o f how to live yo u r life will p re s e n t them selves automat
ically. Quite possibly, your life will n ev er be th e sam e. Let this subcon
scious process take its co u rse. Do n o t analyze y our experience too much,
but keep the m em ory o f w hat h ap p en e d alive.

Sharing Your E xp erien ces

You now possess a know ing th a t m any people do not. If you choose
to share this knowing w ith o th e rs, you m ay find th a t th ey re a ct with dis-
elief oi even with re sen tm en t. T h eir reactio n s d ep en d on the openness
and flexibility of th e ir minds. You m ight be serving th em knowledge that
n(>t comply with th e ir belief system s. In th e ir subconscious, the)
 Personal Challenges for the Projector

realize th a t th e in fo rm a tio n yo u give th e m m ay u p s e t th e ir ow n view of

reality, e v e n s h a k e t h e i r w h o le e x is te n c e . T h e y hav e w o rk e d for d ecad es
t0 build a g o o d s e t o f b e lie fs a b o u t h o w re a lity w o rk s a n d now you
th re a te n to u n d o all t h a t fo r th e m . T h e ir b e lie f sy ste m d e fe n se kicks in
and forces th e m to d e n y , d is r e g a r d , a n d fo rg e t w h a t you tell th e m .
Out o f f e a r o f k n o w le d g e a n d t h e c h a n g e it r e p r e s e n ts , th e ir belief
system d e fe n s e w a n ts to d is c r e d it a n d rid ic u le you so th a t th ey can b ru sh
you off. It m ay e v e n f o rc e th e m to v iew you a s a lu n a tic w h o n e e d s psy
chiatric h e lp . T h e y m ig h t d i s ta n c e th e m s e lv e s fro m you o r build a p ro
tective w all to p r e v e n t f u r t h e r u p s e ttin g id e a s fro m re a c h in g th e m . This
is a n a tu ra l r e a c tio n . T h e y a r e a fr a id t h a t yo u will u p s e t t h e ir lives th a t
they have w o rk e d so h a r d to s ta b iliz e . S im p ly p u t, th e y c a n t h a n d le y our
version o f t h e t r u t h .
T h e ir r e a c tio n o f d is b e lie f is u n d e r s ta n d a b le . W h e n I firs t discov
ered a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , I w a s v e ry p u z z le d . 1 h a d n e v e r h e a rd o f any th in g
like it. C ould it b e p o s s ib le t h a t I h a d lived m y w h o le life ig n o ra n t o f
so m ething so f u n d a m e n ta l t o o u r b e in g as th e ab ility to tra v e rs e reali
ties? If leav in g o u r b o d ie s w e r e p o s s ib le , su re ly m y p a re n ts o r so m e o n e
close to m e w o u ld h a v e ta u g h t m e h o w to d o it. O r w as it a s e c re t?
A s h o r t w h ile la te r, I re a liz e d t h a t O B E w as a d e lic a te m a tte r. You
d o n t b r a g to y o u r f rie n d s , H ey, g u e s s w h a t I d id th is m o rn in g ! I sh ed
my p hysical b o d y a n d v isite d th e a lie n s o n E u ro p a , J u p ite r s fourth-
larg e st m o o n . T h e y w e r e h a v in g a b a rb e q u e a v e g e ta ria n b a rb e q u e . If
you d o , c h a n c e s a r e you will fin d y o u rs e lf w ith o u t frie n d s, a n d possibly
in a ro o m w ith c u s h io n e d w a lls. T h is, I s u s p e c t, is th e fa c to r th a t p re
vents p e o p le fro m ta lk in g a b o u t it a n d in h ib its th e s p re a d o f a s tra l p ro
jec tio n k n o w le d g e .
You sh o u ld k n o w t h a t yo u d o no t n e e d to con v in ce a n y o n e else of
w h at you h a v e e x p e rie n c e d . It is n o t y o u r resp o n sib ility to convince o th
e rs of yo u r o w n n e w -fo rm e d b eliefs (yes, y o u r in te r p re ta tio n o f y our
e x p e rie n ce s is m e re ly b e lie fs th a t m ir r o r th e tr u th in varying d e g re e s).
You m ay s e rv e o th e r s y o u r k n o w led g e, b u t it is up to th e m to e a t fio m
th e p la te . Like th e sayin g g o es, you c a n b rin g a h o rse to w a te r, but you
c a n t m ak e it d rin k . In fact, you s h o u ld no t in sist on th e m p a rta k in g ot
th e know ledge. T h a t w ould b e a violation ol th e ir su p rem acy.
T h ey a re pow erful b eings, c a p ab le o f tak in g c a re o f th e ir own lives.
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

T hey do n o t n e e d you to show th e m th e way, b e c au se y o u r way m ay no t

be th e ir way. T hey do n o t w a n t your kno w led g e b e c au se , h o w ever unliv-
able th e ir lives m ay s e em on th e s u rfa c e , d e e p d o w n , th e y have every
th in g u n d e r c o n tro l. T h ey a r e w h e re th e y a r e b e c a u s e th e y c h o o se to be
th e r e a nd th ey c h o o se to b e t h e r e fo r a r e a s o n . W h o a r e w e to u n d o all
th e h a rd w o rk th e y have u n d e rg o n e to g et w h e r e th e y w a n te d to go?
U ltim ately, it d o e s not m a t t e r w h e th e r o r n o t th e y b e liev e you. They
will c o m e to t h e ir ow n c o n c lu sio n s a t t h e ir o w n p a c e , w ith o r w ith o u t
y o u r in te rv e n tio n . T h e ch o ic e o f a c c e p tin g o r d e n y in g is a rig h t all
bein g s enjoy.

Sleep Habits
It is n o t only w h a t you c o m m u n ic a te t h a t g e ts o n p e o p le s n erves.
T h e a s tr a l p ro je c tio n te c h n iq u e u s e d h e r e ta k e s a d v a n ta g e o f th e sleep
p ro c e s s . By u sin g it, y o u g a in in v alu a b le k n o w le d g e o f w h a t goes on
w h e n w e s le e p , a n d w ith th is k n o w le d g e c o m e s a d e s ir e to sp e n d m ore
tim e in th e s le e p s ta t e . C o n s e q u e n tly , you will fin d t h a t y ou sp e n d unusu
ally lo ng p e rio d s o f tim e s le e p in g , p ro je c tin g , o r sim p ly dream ing.
B ecau se o f th is , o th e r s w ill th in k you a r e lazy a n d e v e n in c o n sid e ra te .
Sleep h a s lo st its im p o r ta n c e in m o d e r n so ciety . M o s t p e o p le sleep
only b e c a u s e t h e ir b o d ie s n e e d th e r e s t . B ey o n d th a t , th e y consider
sleep a w a s te o f tim e . H o w e v e r, it is d u r in g s le e p t h a t w e d o o u r most
im p o r ta n t w o rk . To say th e le a s t, s le e p is a g a te w a y to o t h e r dim ensions,
w h e re w e g et in sp ir a tio n a n d c re a tiv e id e a s t h a t w e c a n u se in waking
life. Society d o e s n o t re c o g n iz e th is b e n e f it o f s le e p . T h e only thing
im p o r ta n t in m o d e r n so c ie ty is t h e e ffic ie n c y a n d p ro d u ctiv ity o f our
w aking tim e . It w as n o t a lw a y s like th is , th o u g h . N a tiv e A m erican peo
ple, fo r e x a m p le , b e lie v e d t h a t d r e a m in g is th e r e a l s ta t e o f being and
th a t w aking life is a m e r e illu sio n o r a p a u s e fro m re a l life. T h e re is no
g r e a te r tra g e d y t h a n th e e ra d ic a tio n o f th o s e c u ltu r e s a n d th e conse
q u e n t p assing o f th e ir s le e p k n o w le d g e in to th e sh a d o w s.
U n d e rs ta n d a b ly , p e o p le c o n d itio n e d by th is b e littlin g attitude
to w a rd sle e p will w ant to s a v e y o u f ro m y o u r lazy habits
U n fo rtunately, t h e r e is little c h a n c e t h a t y ou c a n c o n v in ce th em o f hw
m uch you a p p re c ia te s le e p . T h e y a r e n o t a b o u t to c h a n g e th e ir beliefs o
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 Conquering Fear

Did your projection sc a re you? If it d id , th a t is p erfectly norm al. I

have yet to m eet a p e rso n w ho is n o t sc a re d out o f his m ind w hen his
sense of reality is to ssed inside out. I, to o , w as te rrifie d during my first
short projection. In fact, I panicked.
Now, I m ust tell you th a t th e fe a r you e x p erie n ce d can do much
harm . As it is said, we have nothing to fe a r but fe a r itself. Projections
are not harm ful in any way. T h e e v id en ce is th a t you p ro je c te d and you
are still alive and well. T he only w ay you can g e t h u r t is by allowing the
fear to control your life. B esides, it d o es n o t m ak e sen se to be afraid of
the astral projection ex p erien ce. W hy w ould you fe a r y our capabilities,
your own n a tu re -y o u r tru e self?

Thursday, January 25, 2001

Blocked by Fear
As I go to b e d the night follow ing m y first astral p ro je c tio n , a p in ch in g pain arises
m y stomach. It takes m e s o m e tim e to figure o u t iuh a t c a u ses it. It s e em s that m y sub'
^ ous has associated the scary astral e x p erie n ce last night w ith th e act o f $oin$ 1
P thinks that i f l begin to fa ll asleep, I m ight h a v e th e s a m e experience, which is

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somethin! " u,anls 10 a u o ld C n *ecl e n <k " V subconscious inflicts pain to keep me
awake This is unacceptable. I cant stay awake forever.
I command my subconscious to eliminate the new rule. I explain that there is
nothin! harmful a bout the experience. The p ro o f is that i came out unharmed. I also
tell it, in a less than polite way. that I want m ore astral experiences and that whatever
it comes up with will not stop me. I tell it that it is bringing not only m e down, but also
itself with its stupid rules. W hat d o y o u know: the pain instantly disappears.

Exercise: Affirmations
To g et a h an d le o n th e fear, play rh e affirm a tio n s y o u recorded in
th e A ffirm atio n s c h a p te r in th e b a ck g ro u n d th ro u g h o u t y o u r day:
"You are an u n lim ite d b ein g .

"You can d o a n y th in g y o u p u t y o u r m in d to .
"You d eserve an in fin ite n u m b e r o f AP experiences."

You o bserve ev ery th in g th a t h a p p e n s in y o u r m in d d u rin g sleep.

Tonightyou will AP."
that is perfectly norma!

out of his mini I * 1* "You are c o nnected to everything."

s terrified during myfis "Everything is con n e cte d to you."

The m ind veil is rem oved."

The universe takes good care o f y o u , w h e th e r y o u are w ith o r w ith o u t

y our physical body.

"Face the d irection o f th e universe a n d follow its flow. Trust t h a t the un i

verse is going in th e rig h t direction."

If you e x p e rie n c e d f e a r d u rin g y o u r firs t p ro je c tio n , y o u r su b co n

scious will p ro b a b ly build up a good d e fe n se a g a in st f u rth e r a tte m p ts to
p ro ject. T h e d e fe n se is fo r y o u r p ro te c tio n , o r so y o u r su b co n scio u s
believes. You m u st conscio u sly d e a l w ith th is d e fe n se . It m ay even p ro
duce physical p a in if you a tte m p t to p ro je c t ag ain . In m y ca se , it p ro
duced a p in ching s to m a c h a c h e . If th is h a p p e n s, j u s t rela x a nd

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a c k n o w le d g e t h a t t h e p a in is c r e a t e d b y y o u r s u b c o n s c io u s a n d t h a t
t h e r e is n o t h i n g w r o n g w it h y o u r p h y s i c a l b o d y .
I f y o u g iv e in t o t h e f e a r a n d s t o p p r a c t ic i n g a s t r a l p r o je c t io n , the
fe a r w ill r o o t i t s e lf m o r e d e e p l y in y o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s a s t im e g o e s by. If
y o u q u it a s t r a l p r o j e c t io n , y o u in v it e f e a r t o g o v e r n y o u r d e c is i o n s f o r t h e
r e s t o f y o u r life. I n a fe w y e a r s , t h e f e a r o f t h e b o d y e x it w ill b e a su b
st a n t ia l p a r t o f y o u r life. B y t h e n , it w ill b e v e r y d i f f i c u lt t o d is s o lv e .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e b e s t t im e t o d e a l w i t h t h e f e a r is n o w , b e f o r e it g e t s ou t
o f h a n d . G e t b a c k o n t h e h o r s e i m m e d i a t e l y t h a t is, c o n t in u e p r a c t ic in g
a s t r a l p r o j e c t io n d e s p it e a ll f e a r s .
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Exercise: Dispelling Fear
Before your next astral projection session, d o th is fear-dispelling
exercise again:
1. Close your eyes.
2. Relax y o u r m ind.
3. M ove your c e n te r o f th o u g h t to th e c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
4. Create a small pearl o f love in th e c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
Since I startedpi
5. Let love beam o u t from th e pearl in all directions. io happen. It seems
6. Let the love b a th e e v erything a ro u n d you. develop, opening me

How d o y o u feel? Have w orries a n d fears su b sid ed ?

W a y ,/u n e a s y

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do this fear-disptlljj

four chesr.
S ince I s t a r t e d p r a c tic in g a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , w e ird th in g s hav e beg u n
ir chest.
to h a p p e n . It s e e m s t h e m o r e I p r a c tic e , th e m o r e m y s u b tle se n se s
develop, o p e n in g m e to in tu itio n a n d s im ila r a b ilitie s .

ed? Monday, June 25, 2001

| Clairvoyance for Lunch

13m m aking lunch. I get a plate from the cu p b o a rd a n d a thought p o p s into m y head:
"If I drop this plate, it will shatter o n the floor. " The thought feels like mine. The weird thing
is that there is nothing leading u p to it: Suddenly, the thought is just there, uninvited. I put
some fo o d o n the plate a n d heat it in the m icrow ave oven. W hen I reach for the plate in the
m icrowave o ve n I think, / better h o ld the plate with both hands, o r I might accidentally
drop it to the floor. I am w orried about dropping the plate a n d I can't understand why. Then
1 think, W hat is w rong with m e ? I am not going to d rop anything. I never drop anything!"
O n m y w ay to the table, the plate b reak s in two (the heating p roce ss pro b ab ly
ca u se d a crack in the ceramic), a n d the f o o d falls to the floor. I n o w h a v e a p iece o f
plate in each h a n d a n d a d u m b fo u n d e d expression o n m y face. I am partly a m a z e d by
m y thoughts p rio r to the accident, partly d isap p ointed that m y f o o d is spoiled, but
m ostly I am angry b ecau se I d id not listen to m y intuition.

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S o m e t i m e s , a w i n d o w to a n o t h e r w o r l d o p e n s u p . Y o u g e t a g lim p s e ,
a b r i e f t a st e , o f a w o r l d t h a t is b e y o n d t h e c o m p r e h e n s io n o f t h e ra t io n a l
m in d . W h e t h e r t h i s is t h e h o m e o f o u r s o u ls , I d o n o t k n o w , b u t I k n o w
it is a c c e s s ib le , a n d t h e o n l y t h i n g p r e v e n t i n g u s f r o m v e n t u r i n g in t o th a t
w o r l d is o u r l im i t i n g b e l ie f s y s t e m . W h e n w e m a k e c o n t a c t w i t h th a t
w o r ld , t h e r a t i o n a l m in d s t a r t s e x p l a i n i n g w h a t it s e e s in c o n v e n t io n a l
day
t e r m s , a n d w h e n it c a n t e x p l a i n w h a t it s e e s , it d e n i e s t h e e x p e rie n c e
0e
a n d c lo s e s t h e w i n d o w t o t h a t w o r l d . I n t im e , a n d w i t h p r a c t ic e , su b tle r
p a r t s o f o u r i n t e llig e n c e w ill r e p l a c e t h e r a t i o n a l m i n d i n t h i s in t e ra c t io n .

Monday, November 12, 2001 lowing day-

Bright White Light in My Room
I w ake u p early in the m orning. The ro o m is dark. Still in b ed, I clear m y eyes o f the

j u n k that h a s gath e re d d uring the night. S u d d e n ly, there is a fla s h o f bright, white light.

It lasts fo r a se con d. It lo o k s lik e the b e a m s from a ca r headlight, but with a wider

spread. The light so u rc e m u st b e in sid e the room , b e c a u s e the curtains are clo sed and

there is n o s o u n d from a p a s sin g car.

Afterward, I w o n d e r w hat the flash meant. P e rh a p s so m e entity wanted to show that

I am not alone. O r m ayb e I sa w b e y o n d the p h y sica l w o rld for a n instant a n d m y ego closed

it d o w n w hen it d isc o ve re d w hat I w as doing. O r m a yb e it is su p p o s e d to trigger a memory

o f som ething I h a v e to do. O r m ayb e there is som e thing w ro ng w ith m y eyes o r brain.

Monday, November 12, 2001

Seeing through Closed Eyelids it,flrst^ ^
A few d a y s ago, d u rin g a n attem pt to O BE, I c o u ld s e e t h ro u gh m y clo sed eyelids.

I d id not reflect o v e r it at the time, b e c a u s e it felt natural. I c o u ld se e the ceiling

through the darkne ss.

W hether the p h y sica l e y es o r the a stral e y es w ere in u se re m ain s unknow n. It did

not se em at the time that m y aw a re n e ss w a s r e m o v e d from the p hysical body, which

m ake s m e think that either a n o n p h y s ic a l faculty o f visio n is a va ilab le from a waking state

o f mind, o r o u r p h y sica l eyes are ca p a b le o f m u ch m o re than w e h a v e s o f a r discovered.

Sunday, December 9, 2001

A Guides Thought
I turn o n the c o m p u te r a n d g o to the b ath room . The n I re m em b er that I a^w ^
h a v e to turn o n the m o n ito r b e fore I turn o n the c o m p u te r o r the m onitor wi

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u n s y n c h r o n iz e d . I think, " O h no, n o w I h a u e to re a c h o u e r a n d d eta ch the m onitor

c o r d a n d then p lu g it b a c k in t o ge t the m o n it o r w o r k in g properly, w h a t a h assle." Then

I hear a thought, It m a y b e le s s w o r k t h a n y o u think. I figu re that c o u ld b e o n e o f m y

t ? eX ^ guides telling m e n o t to w orry, s o I d o n o t worry. W h e n I return a n d turn o n the m o n i
' Ses in \
tor, it w o r k s perfectly.

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O n e d a y w h ile a p a r t . B a rb a n d I d e c id e d th a t I sh o u ld a s tr a l p ro je c t
over to h e r h o u s e . A lth o u g h 1 d id n o t h a \ c a s u c ce ssfu l d e p a r t u r e o f th e
body. 1 d id s u c c e e d in p e r c e iv in g h e r b e d r o o m c o rr e c tly w h e n I visual
ized f lo a tin g in s id e it. B e lo w is a n e x c e r p t fro m a n I n te r n e t c h a t t h e fol
lowing day.

Thursday, January 17, 2002

Remote Perception
Barb: Y o u w e re s u p p o s e d to c o m e h e r e last night.

M a gn u s: I iva s there, b u t I w a s still aw ake.

B: R e a lly ? D o tell!

M: Y o u w e re a w a k e too, I think.

B: W h a t w a s I d o i n g ?

M: Yo u w e re o n y o u r b a c k , n o t o n y o u r sid e ?
B: I w a s o n m y b ack. I u su a lly sle e p o n m y tummy, though, b ut I w as su cking y o u in.

M : T he c o v e r ioas u n d e r y o u r arm s, n o t all the w ay to y o u r c h in ?

B: Yes!
M: I first g o t the im p r e s sio n y o u h a d a n a r m y o f p illo w s u n d e r y o u r head. Then

there w a s o n ly one. W hite.

B: O h m y g o d , y e s ! T he re w a s a n a r m y o f pillow s, but I m o v e d them. Started to get

a hea dache. W h a t e ls e ? W h a t d id y o u d o ? See, hear, a n d fee l?

M : I floa te d a b o u e y o u f o r s o m e time, then re sted next to you. You turned a n d

lo o k e d at m e at o n e time.
B: I h a d m y arm s u p / p a lm s up, a n d I felt yo u , m ostly lo m y right ...or, strongest to

right. D id y o u lie d o w n , to m y right?

M: I lay d o w n first o n y o u r left side, then o n y o u r right side, b e c a u se it w as easier

(to visualize) fo r so m e reason.

B: Easier b e c a u se that is w here I w anted you, a n d at a d e e p level, y o u k n e w that.
I felt y o u . . . s o m e o n e .. . b ru sh the h air aw a y from m y face.
M: Hey, I d id y a n k y o u r hair. Hard! A n d I m ight h a v e b ru sh e d it, too.

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B: It didnt hurt, but I felt it, very much. Why hard? f s efls
M: Becauseyou werent responding to the brushing. Could you describe your haircut?
B: Not much to describe, really. Long, almost to my bra strap. Almost one length,
blonde, semicurly.
M: I got the impression it was in a knot or something.
> J
B: It was actually, pulled back, clipped back in a comb. But later, I pulled out the
comb. Too uncomfortable to sleep in. p/ jazz-a
M: I thought your TV was at the foot o f the bed?
B: It is.
M: (Mounted) on the wall or on a table?
B: Table.
M: Good. A funny thing. I left y o u and came back a few times. Twice, I stepped into J# *
someone elses bedroom. It was embarrassing.
B: Where they . . . i n a . . . compromising position?
M: An old couple was lying in bed. They were reading, I think.
Odober2002

Saturday, June 1, 2002

Lucky Pennies
Barb and I are out walking. We fin d a pen n y on the street. Barb says, We found
one p enny the other day, and one now. They are lucky pennies, but only ify o u find
them with their tails up. Three is the magical number. Then w e walk on, turn a corner,
and find a third penny on the street! This o ne also has its tail up.

May 2003
The Dime
Barb and I are broke again. All w e haue is a handful o f change. We go into a thrift
bread store. They have a deal, five loaves fo r three-som ething dollars. W hen w e get to
the register, we find that we are seven pennies short. How embarrassing. Barb goes out
W -u se
to the car to look for change under the seats, bu t there is no t m uch chance o f finding
anything, since we have already cleaned out every p en n y from the car. For no apparent s
c . v ! s ,
reason, I turn m y head down to look at the flo o r an d fin d a dim e ju st lying there, star
0*no
ing up at me. That dime was not there before! H um bly grateful fo r this gift, I pick it UP
and pay for our daily bread.

C V S
S o m e tim e s you pick u p in fo r m a tio n a b o u t f u tu r e e v e n ts w ith your
s u b tle psychic s e n s e s . O f te n you d o n o t k n o w h o w o r w h e r e you got the \ c
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inform ation. It s e e m s a s if th o u g h ts j u s t p o p in to y o u r m ind w ith

cause. But o f c o u rs e , t h e r e is a c a u s e , a n d th a t c a u se is th e fact th a t we
'"'S. % are cap ab le o f s e n s in g t h e w o rld a ro u n d u s in m an y m o re w ays th an we
conventionally th in k .
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Friday, September 6, 2002

Premonition
Barb, Jazz, a n d I walk in Lewisville Park, Vancouver. I smell berries. I stop and
search but fin d none. Darn it, I so w anted som e berries. We continue down the path
and come upon berry bushes! Then, after stuffing m y m outh full, I get the urge to
O few ti spread my arms a nd imitate a propeller airplane. Brrrrrruuuuaaaoooom!A few sec
onds later, a propeller plane flies over our heads. As we drive home from the park, I
make a remark that the clouds look ju st like they do in The Simpsons cartoon. A sec
i?
ond later, som eone on the radio m entions Ralph from The Simpsons.
I think.

October 2002
Precognitive Dream
I dream I visit a gypsy-like fortuneteller. She tells me that I will go to another city

he street terb where I will m eet a woman, w hom I will recognize by a tarot card that she will give me.
The woman will also tell m e something that I will not believe, but which is true....
y pennies, b u tcn l))^
Four m onths later, Barb an d I have m oved to Tucson, Arizona. We had not
a MM*'
rhen we w< planned the m ove at the tim e o f the dream. One day, we meet a homeless woman who
stailw has been kicked out o f her Native American reservation by the tribal leaders because
she got a restraining order against her abusive Native American husband. Now she is
begging at the intersection with her two kids for enough money to stay at a motel. Who
would kick children out o f their home?
The wom an, w hose nam e is Sue, tells m e about chem-trails in the sky.
o f ^ eZ ^ ' Supposedly, som e o f the people in charge are knowingly polluting the air with
d radioactive substances and other poisons. I am unsure what to believe. Why would
etrn they poison their own population? Who would do such a thins? How do they sleep at

noln,uc"Cl'^ K night? I must admit though, that what I thought were jet contrails are suspiciously welt
distributed across the sky, parallel and at right angles to each other. They linger for
hours, whereas regular jet contrails are washed away by the wind in mere minutes.
*di* e L i * 1f These trails are spread by what looks like military aircraft. I haue neuer seen a com-
****** mercial airliner do it.
When the TV news discloses that Tucson kids are afflicted with cancer worse than
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that f o u n d in the rest o f the country, I d o n t k n o w w hat to believe. C o u ld the c a u se of

this ca nce r b e the radioactive chem -trails?
S u e a n d I fin d a c o m m o n interest: C arlo s C astaneda. Befo re w e part, S u e giv e s me
h is last book, T h e W h e e l o f Tim e.'" Im agin e m y su rp rise w h e n I d is c o v e r that its co ver
lo o k s like a tarot card.
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M ind Your Step

Experience how your mind affects the astral
and learn to harness its creative powers.

It is always strange to realize that physical reality has that

little hold, comparatively speaking, that you can slip out of it so
easily, that it is more like bright transparent cellophane than
solid wood or rock. You can go in and out of it, through it and
back, without leaving a tear. Yet the world is so smooth and
unseamed when youre in the body and focused there.
Jane Roberts, Seth: Dreams and Projection of
Consciousness15

W e lc o m e l o C ir c le 3 o f A s t r a l P r o je c tio n a n d t h e N a tu r e o f R e a l it y 1
By n o w , y o u s h o u ld h a v e h a d a t l e a s t o n e a s tr a l p r o je c tio n , s o y ou will
h a v e n o p r o b le m r e l a ti n g to t h e t o p ic s 1 w ill n o w d is c u s s . In th is C ircle ,
w e w ill e x p lo r e t h e n a t u r e o f t h e a s tr a l. U p u n til n o w , I h a v e d e lib e ra te ly
a v o id e d d e s c r ib in g m y v iew o f h o w t h e a s tr a l lo o k s a n d w o rk s , b e c a u s e I
d id n o t w a n t to c r e a t e a n y e x p e c ta tio n s o n y o u r b e h a lf. E x p e c ta tio n s
s e v e re ly a ffe c t o n e s p e r c e p t io n a n d i n te r p r e t a t i o n o f a s tr a l e x p e rie n c e s .
 However, it is now tim e to in v estig ate w h a t h a p p e n s d u rin g an a stra l
projection. In o rd e r to b eco m e skillful a s tra l p ro je c to rs , w e n e ed th a t
know ledge. R em em b er to form y o u r ow n u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e a stral
based on your ow n ex p erie n ce s. Take w h a t you c an fro m th e to p ics dis
cussed in this C ircle, b u t only if fits in to y o u r p e rs o n a l ex p erie n ce .
 Needs fo r Growth

O u r a s t r a l e n v i r o n m e n t s a r e e x t r e m e l y i n d iv id u a liz e d . S o m e a s tr a l
p r o je c to r s r e p o r t s e e i n g w o r l d s s im il a r to o u r o w n , w h ile o t h e r s te ll o f
w o rld s i n c o n c e i v a b l e t o o u r r a t i o n a l i ty . S o m e m e e t r e g u l a r ty p e s o f p e o
p le , w h ile o t h e r s r u n i n t o a n g e ls a n d g o b lin s . T h e v a r ie ty o f e x p e r ie n c e s
to b e h a d in t h e a s t r a l is b a f f lin g . A s h u m a n s , w e a r e t r a i n e d to t h in k in
p h y sic a l t e r m s , s o w e p o n d e r t h i s a s t r a l v a s tn e s s . If w e a r e u n f o r tu n a te ,
w e a r r i v e a t t h e c o n c lu s io n t h a t t h e a s t r a l is n o t a r e a l p la c e , o n ly a fig
m e n t o f o u r im a g i n a t io n ; if w e a r e f o r t u n a t e , w e c o n c lu d e t h a t t h e a s tr a l
is n o t p h y s ic a l a n d t h e r e f o r e c a n t b e c o m p r e h e n d e d in p h y s ic a l te r m s .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e w o r d s r e a l, p l a c e , a n d o n l y d o n o t a p p ly in t h e a s tr a l.

The Meta-World
C o n s id e rin g all t h e o b j e c t s a n d th o u g h ts t h a t a p p e a r in t h e a s tr a l,
t h e a s tr a l m u s t b e a m e t a - w o r ld : a r e a lm in w h ic h w o rld s a r e c r e a t e d
a n d d e s tr o y e d in t h e b lin k o f a n e y e o r s u s ta i n e d fo r a n e te r n ity , e a ch
w o rld h a v in g its o w n u n iq u e o b je c ts a n d c r e a t u r e s . A s im p le th o u g h t,
c o m in g f ro m a n y c o n s c io u s n e s s , c a u s e s a n e w w o rld to p o p in to th is
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m eta-w orld. T ho u g h ts also design c re a tu re s a n d o b jec ts th a t a p p e a r in r '- '

th is new w orld. P e rh a p s even o u r physical u n iv e rs e h a s its ro o ts in th e cre0t
a s tra l, c re a te d by an initial a s tr a l th o u g h t a n d m a in ta in e d b y th e
th o u g h ts o f all e n titie s living in th e ph ysical.
T h e re a s o n w hy a s tr a l p r o je c to r s r e p o r t d iff e re n t e n c o u n te r s is th a t
w h a t th e y have s e e n is w h a t th e y th e m s e lv e s h av e c r e a te d . T h e a s tra l,
b eing a m eta -w o rld , will c r e a te o r a tt r a c t a n y th in g a m in d in te n d s to see
o r o th e rw is e e x p e rie n c e . F ro m th is th e o r y , w e c a n s e e o u r im p o rta n c e
a s c re a to rs in th e ph y sic a l a n d th e a s tr a l.
O u r s ta te o f m in d s h a p e s o u r th o u g h ts , w h ic h in tu r n fo rm o u r cur
r e n t w orld. Follow ing th is id e a , w e c o m e to th is s im p le ru le : C h a n g e your
self, a n d y o u r a s tr a l, d re a m in g , a n d p h y sic a l e n v ir o n m e n ts will change.
T h e m ind o f an i n c a r n a te h u m a n is c o m p le x , c o n ta in in g se v e ra l lay ers of
c o n scious a n d u n c o n s c io u s in te n tio n s . E a c h o f th e s e la y e rs h a s a differ
e n t idea o f w h a t is in o u r b e s t in te r e s t; c o n s e q u e n tly , e a c h h a s d ifferen t
id ea s o f w h a t it w a n ts to s e e in th e a s tr a l, o r a n y w h e r e , fo r th a t m atter.

T h e A ttr a c to r
F o r th e no v ice p r o je c to r , a p a r t o f t h e m in d t h a t r e s id e s in th e sub
c o n scio u s o fte n b e c o m e s d o m in a n t a n d ta k e s o v e r th e ro le a s th e cre
a to r. T h is h a p p e n s n a tu ra lly . W e a r e so u s e d to le ttin g th e subconscious
gu ide us in t h e ph y sic a lit g u id e s u s w h e n w e w a lk , r u n , d riv e , o r do
an y th in g w e c o n s id e r a u to m a tic t h a t w e d o n o t q u e s tio n th e fa c t th a t it
also trie s to gu id e u s in t h e a s tr a l. O n e p a r t o f t h e su b c o n sc io u s knows
v ery well how to h a n d le th e a s tr a l b e c a u s e it s p e n d s m o s t o f its tim e
th e r e . U n fo rtu n a te ly , th is is n o t th e p a r t t h a t t a k e s c h a rg e .
T h e p a r t o f th e s u b c o n sc io u s t h a t ta k e s c h a rg e is s o m e th in g I call the
a ttra c to ra p a r t o f t h e m in d t h a t a tt r a c t s o r c r e a t e s t h e e x a c t situations
you n e e d in o r d e r to f u r t h e r y o u r s e lf a s a s p ir it. Its m o tiv a tio n is divine
in te n tio n , a d h e rin g to o u r p r im a ry g o a l a s a s p ir it to evolve through
e x p e rie n ce . T h e r e f o r e , w h a t w e se e in th e a s tr a l is w h a t w e n e e d to see,
as d e e m e d by th e a ttr a c to r. F o r e x a m p le , if th e a tt r a c t o r d e e m s it nec
e s sa ry to p u t m e in a life -th re a te n in g s itu a tio n so t h a t I m ay realize that
my tim e on p la n e t E a r th is to o p re c io u s to b e w a s te d o n a jo b th a t makes
m e unhappy, th e n it will d o so w h e n it g e ts a n o p p o rtu n ity . T h e re a re X X ,
 . "'% , 's \ N eed * fo r G ro w th
" %l %
N ,' p l^ lV o f o p p o r.u n ,t, .S fo r th a t in th e a s tr a l, b e c a u se any th in g can he
dilfc " V created th e r e .
s , ^ t e ' P e rh ap s it will c r e a te a fire -sp e w in g d ra g o n o r a b a n a n a with a
,a'r. Cl*,, grudge. T h e p o ssib ilitie s a r e e n d le s s . W h a t il c h o o ses to c re a te for me

* can
8 V W
8 K in ^ ' enC0Unter d e Pe n d s o n w hal k in d ol' l,,' , son 1 a m a n d w hal I need to
experience at lh a l given m o m e n t. Il will b e u n iq u e in Ih e se n se lh a t th e
a ttra c to r in o t h e r p e o p le will c r e a t e s o m e th in g d iffe re n t, m o re in line
^ with th e ir p e rs o n a lity .
O f c o u rse , th e a tt r a c to r d o e s n o t have to c re a te a life-threatening sit
uation. Each p e rs o n h a s a p le th o ra o f o b sta c les to fre e d o m th a t sh e needs
to recognize a n d u n d e rs ta n d , a n d th e possibilities to recognize th em in the
astral a re a s e n d le s s as th e v a rie ty ol' o b jec ts th a t can b e c re a te d .
T he a tt r a c t o r is a c tiv e a lso in th e p h y sical. You have no d oubt
noticed t h a t s itu a tio n s a ris e a n d p e o p le a p p e a r j u s t w h e n you n e e d th em
to. P e rh a p s o n c e , w h e n you w e re on y o u r last d im e , you h a p p e n e d upon
a lo tte ry w in o r a p e r s o n o ffe re d to lo an you m oney. O r p e rh a p s this
bully back in sc h o o l t o rm e n te d you, a n d now th a t you look back on it,
you realize th a t th e t o r m e n t w a s e x actly w h a t you n e e d e d at th e tim e to
grow as a p e rs o n . H ow ev er, tin*physical is a slow -changing w orld. The
raat resides in the sub- tim e it ta k e s to m a n ife s t a bully in th e a s tr a l is m an y th o u sa n d tim es
L ro je as the erf faste r th a n in th e ph y sic a l. T h a t is w hy I call th e a stra l th e F reew ay o f
ttiijK the silicons* P ersonal G ro w th .

alk, run. tin'*-01

the feet*-1 G row in g fr o m N o n p h y sic a l E x p e r ie n c e s
nSCI r . linifT h e d re a m w o rld also m a n ife s ts o b jec ts very quickly. As d oes th e
nil- a s tra l, it o ffe rs o p p o rtu n itie s fo r sp iritu al g ro w th . W h a t is in te restin g
pjharge- about d re a m s , how ever, is n o t th e ent ities you e n c o u n te r o r th e specifics
l^,0n iet,li,lf! 1' |i0,i5 of th e s itu a tio n s, but h o w y o u rea ct to th o se situ a tio n s. T h e a ttr a c to r is
(|,e # * ct SitUj-yiH' Very luick to Put y u into d re a m situ a tio n s th at show you w hat you need
K L vation S -|i to w ork on in o r d e r to c o n q u e r y our n e x t sp iritu al ob stacle. How you
ey0lve 1,11^ re a c t to a situ a tio n in th e d re a m w orld is ap p ro x im ately how you would
1 t0 nee^ 10 ^ . re a c t to a sim ilar situatio n in th e w aking physical. T hink o f th e d ream
ilitf " j(>eII)S 11^ w orld as a la b o ra to ry w h e re b e h a v io r th at would no t do in th e physical
rai't01 (.eaJi^e ^ s ls to le ra te d . If you, a fte r w aking up, d eem you have behaved poorly in a
1 d rea m , th e n you know w h at n eed s a tte n tio n w ithin you. (Do no t beat
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 A stral Projection a n d th e N a tu re o f R ea lity

y o u rse lf u p o v e r it, th o u g h ; you c a n n e v e r h u r t a n y o n e in a d re a m .) And

all th is is th a n k s to th e a ttr a c to r!
A s w e gain m o re a s tr a l flight tim e , w e le a rn h o w o u r m in d s affect
th e a s tra l, a n d ev e n tu a lly w e s to p re lin q u is h in g c o n tro l o f c re a tio n to the
a ttr a c to r. A n o th e r w ay to p u t it is t h a t th e will to activ ely e x p lo re grows
s tr o n g e r th a n th e will to p a ssiv e ly le a r n , w h ic h is t h e w ay o f th e a ttra c
to r. T h e r e a r e p le n ty o f w o n d e r s to e x p e rie n c e in th e a s tr a l, a n d w e do
n o t w a n t th e a tt r a c t o r g e ttin g in th e w ay a s w e go e x p lo rin g t h o s e things.
T h e r e a r e a n u n fa th o m a b le n u m b e r o f w o rld s in th e a s tr a l. If w e cat
eg o rize th e s e w o rld s a c c o rd in g to t h e i r life s p a n , w e c a n say th a t th e re
a r e tw o ty p es: t r a n s ie n t a n d p e r s is te n t. T r a n s ie n t w o rld s a r e short-lived,
te m p o r a r y w o rld s in w h ic h you c a n c r e a t e a n y th in g . O b je c ts a p p e a r and
d is a p p e a r a t t h e w h im o f y o u r th o u g h ts . P e r s is te n t w o rld s ex ist before
yo u p r o je c t to th e m a n d r e m a in a f t e r yo u le a v e th e m . T h e o b jec ts have
a lo n g e r life s p a n .
In a typ ic a l tr a n s ie n t w o rld , you a r e t h e o n ly in h a b itin g being. As
su ch , th e w o rld will r e s p o n d to y o u r i n te n tio n s a lo n e . A p e rs is te n t world
m ay b e in h a b ite d by m illio n s o f b e in g s . T h e a p p e a r a n c e o f th e persist
e n t w o rld is h e ld in p la c e by th e in te n tio n s , b e lie fs , a n d th o u g h ts o f the
in h abiting a s tr a l b e in g s. T h e s h e e r n u m b e r o f th o u g h ts s p e n t on th e world
p e rp e tu a te s its e x is te n c e . If o n e b e in g s to p p e d th in k in g o f th e w orld, there
w ould b e se v e ra l m illion m o re b e in g s to c o n tin u e th in k in g o f it. This is
w hy it is p e r s is te n t. If all in h a b itin g b e in g s s to p p e d th in k in g o f th e world,
it w ould b e c o m e tra n s ie n t .
T h e tra n sie n t, a n d p e r s i s te n t w o rld s a r e s u p e rfic ia l in th a t th ey are
c o n tro lle d by th o u g h ts . T h e o b je c ts w ith in th e m a r e m ere ly thought-
fo rm s. D e e p e r levels o f t h e a s tr a l a r e n o t so easily a ffe c te d . T h ese make
th e fo u n d atio n u p o n w h ich th e s u p e rfic ia l w o rld s a r e c re a te d . It is very
difficult to r e a c h th e d e e p e r levels u n le s s y o u u n d e rs ta n d exactly how
su p e rfic ia l w o rld s r e s p o n d to y o u r th o u g h ts .
W ith o u t t h a t u n d e rs ta n d in g , o u r e x p lo ra tio n will b e ham pered
w e g et e n ta n g le d in th e s u p e rfic ia l o b je c ts o u r m in d c re a te s for us. ^
tim e, w e will gain c o n tro l o v e r o u r m in d , th e r e b y ce asin g th e creation
s u perficial o b jec ts. T h e n w e will have n o p ro b le m sp o ttin g a n d r e a d
th e d e e p e r levels o f t h e a s tra l.

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A s m e n t i o n e d in t h e p r e v i o u s s e c t i o n , y o u r m in d is t h e d i r e c to r o f
y o u r a s tr a l e n v i r o n m e n t . A n y th in g y o u c a n c o n c e iv e , y o u c a n c r e a t e . T h e
b a d n e w s is, t h e s u b c o n s c i o u s m in d is a m a s t e r o f c o n c e iv in g e v e ry th in g
fro m b r e a t h t a k i n g b e a u ty to h o r r i f i c n i g h tm a r e s , a n d it d o e s th is c o n tin
u o u sly u n l e s s y o u t a m e it.

Exercise: Stopping the World

1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. S to p th in k in g fo r a m in u te . D o n o r try to silen ce rh e in d iv id u al
th o u g h ts. In ste a d , s to p th e e n tire th o u g h r process.
3. Sir in a c o m p le te v o id fo r o n e m in u te .
4. In y o u r c u rre n t s ta te , y o u hav e c o m p le te co n tro l o v er y o u r m in d .
5. R ep eat th is exercise ev ery day.

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A stral R ep licas o f P h ysical S p a c e s

W hen we a re re le a se d into th e a s tra l, w e o fte n initially fin d o u r
selves in unknow n w a te rs. W e m ay r e a c t in co n fu sio n . C onsciously, we
q u e ry o u r usual physical se n se s fo r in fo rm a tio n , w h ich is th e s a m e th in g
as asking th e sub conscious to tell us w h a t o u r s u rro u n d in g s lo o k like,
since o u r se n se s a re m an a g e d by th e s u b c o n sc io u s. T h e su b co n scio u s
S not-
th e n rea c h e s out in to th e s u rro u n d in g s a n d fin d s th a t th e e y e s, e a rs , and
tactile se n se s a r e n o t w orking.
T he subconscious c a n t m ak e s e n s e o f th e s itu a tio n , a n d it inform s Hot)**

us o f this. T he su b c o n sc io u s d e fin ite ly d o e s n o t lik e b e in g c o n fu se d , so

it m ay e n c o u ra g e us to p a n ic . N ow w e c o n scio u sly h a v e a ch o ic e b e tw e en
panicking, g e ttin g s c a r e d , try in g a g a in t o s e n s e t h e s u rr o u n d in g s , or
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keeping cool h e a d s a n d tru s tin g t h a t th in g s w ill w o rk o u t.
W e will p ro b ab ly c h o o s e o n e o f t h e f ir s t tw o a lt e rn a tiv e s (p an ic o r
fright) d u rin g th e f ir s t few p r o je c tio n s , b u t w h e n w e fin a lly m a n a g e to
co n tro l o u r fe a rs , w e will b e m o re in c h a rg e o f t h e s itu a tio n . W e will
th e n begin to s tu b b o rn ly in s is t t h a t t h e r e m u s t b e s o m e s o r t o f s u rro u n d
ings to b e se n se d . S in c e w e h a v e b e c o m e u s e d to a c o n s ta n t in p u t from
o u r bodily s e n se s , w e a u to m a tic a lly e x p e c t th is s e rv ic e e v e n w h e n w e a re
traveling o u tsid e th e p hysical r e a lm . W e c a n t a c c e p t t h a t o u r physical
se n se s have s to p p e d fe e d in g u s w ith in f o r m a tio n .
W h a t h a p p e n s n e x t is key t o k n o w in g t h e w a y s o f t h e a s tr a l. In our
hunt for clues a b o u t th e s u rr o u n d in g s , o u r im a g in a tio n will p ick up the
slig h te st c o n scio u s o r s u b c o n sc io u s th o u g h t a n d se arc h v e ry hard
th ro u g h o u r m e m o rie s fo r a n y a s s o c ia te d m e m o r y t h a t d e s c r ib e s a phys
ical sp a ce . W h e n it fin d s o n e a n d it a lw a y s d o e s , b e c a u s e o u r m in d s are
p acked w ith m e m o rie s o f ph y sic a l lo c a tio n s t h e im a g in a tio n will create
this sp a ce a s a n a s tr a l e n v ir o n m e n t fo r u s . F o r e x a m p le , w h e n project
ing, if w e have a s u b c o n sc io u s th o u g h t o f t h e p h y sic a l r o o m fro m which % >ss j .
w e p ro je c te d , th e n o u r s u b c o n sc io u s m in d will c r e a t e a n a s tr a l replica
Ol th a t ro o m fo r us to e x p e rie n c e . A s a r e s u lt, o u r s u b c o n sc io u s m ind is
no longei c o n fu se d , b e c a u s e I he c a u s e o f t h e c o n fu s io n , t h e lack o f sen
so ry input, is e lim in a te d . " E x c e lle n t s o lu tio n ! " sa y s t h e subconscious.
th is m ay n o t b e w h a t w e w a n t, s in c e o u r c o n s c io u s m ind vvill
X 'B iy confused a s to w h e th e r t h e s u rr o u n d in g s p a c e is th e physics1
sp ace o r an a s tra l re p lic a o f th e s a m e .

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 T he a s tra l o ffe rs n o re s is ta n c e in th is a c t o f c re a tio n . T h e astral
replica will b e a m a z m g ly d e ta ile d a n d it will feel just like a physical
space, w ith th e e x c e p tio n t h a t w e c a n flo a t in th e air, w alk th ro u g h fur-
nitu re a n d w alls, a n d co n scio u sly c re a te any ad d itio n al objects we
desire. In t h e a s tr a l re p lic a , it will s e e m like o u r physical eyes a n d e a rs
are active, b u t th is is j u s t a w ay fo r th e su b c o n sc io u s m ind to fee] com
fo rtable. T h e p h y sic a l s e n s e s a r e still in th e physical body, w h e re our
a w a re n ess is n o t.

Saturday, November 30, 2002

A Noisy OBE
I regress in m e m o r y in se arch o f a n ythin g that m ight re se m ble an alien abduction

o r a m in d scre en m e m o r y co ve rin g s u c h a n experience. I fin d nothing, but as I begin to

slum ber m y s u b c o n s c io u s starts d ia lo g u in g with an other-dim ensional alien. I d o not

reflect o n the o d d n e s s o f the event, b e c a u s e o n ly m y rational m ind, w hich is about to

fall asleep, v ie w s it a s o dd . The d isc u ss io n c o ntinu es fo r h o u rs a n d I am n ever actually

asleep, but d a n glin g in the h y p n a g o g ic state.

I w ake u p briefly a n d d e c id e to h a v e a n out-o f-body experience. I d o something

weird with m y m ind. I d o n o t k n o w h o w I ca m e u p with the idea, but it feels like the

right thing to do. It feels like I a m p ullin g m y aw areness, a s if it w ere chew ing gum, out
the b ack o f m y head, leaving m y h e a d tingling. M y aw a ren ess slings b ack into m y head.

I ca n s e n se that there is a n o th e r p e r so n present. I assu m e it is Barb. I want to help

her get out o f h e r bod y. I t hink to her, Lets get a h e a d o f time." I accelerate the flow of

time through m y aw a re n e ss ( d o n t a s k m e h o w I d id that). Time n o w flow s faster than

normal. It e ve n flo w s faster than m y b o d y ca n handle, w hich falls behind. I experience
events that will h a p p e n to the p h y sica l b o d y several se co n d s in the future: A dust par
ticle that h a s not ye t fallen l a n d s o n m y chest. I feel a m uscle sp asm I hav e not yet had.
M y aw a reness is a sk e w from the body, this time a skew in time, a n d a slight roll
m akes m e fall o ut o f m y b od y. I a m floating. I try to rem em ber w hat I p la n n e d to d o
while out o f m y body. I e vo k e a recollection proce dure that is so m e how m anaged by a
part o f m e still residing in the body. Consequently, I regain feeling o f the b o d y a n d
begin bou n cin g betw een m y projected aw areness p oint a n d the body. I rem em ber I
p la n n e d to visualize a so n g to see if it com es alive in the astral. I think a few tunes, but
they d o not turn into anything self-sustained. They are just plain tunes.
I float into the room but ca n t rem em ber that I projected from the cabin. I have no
idea o f what the room is su p p o s e d to lo o k like. Therefore, I can't create an astral
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replica o f the room like I usually do. I feel awkward. I am so u sed to being somewhere
that being now here causes m e to feel lost a n d confused. This is not b a d news at all,
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although I d o not realize it at the time. I haue turned the s u b co n scio u s p rocedure of
creating m y astral enuironm ent into a co n sc io u s effort. This is an extraordinary
achieuement, for m e at least. The p o w e r o f creation is at m y c o n sc io u s disposal. This
re a l* 8 *
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can only m ean that I am beginning to m aster m y mind. bv ur
I ch oose to create the V ancouue r studio, b e c a u se I su spect I projected from there
the subcons
(which I d id not). I can't re m em ber w hat it lo o k s like. I liued in it for six m onths, but t< s i n the b u
currently, I h aue n o recollection o f w hat it is like. This m e m o ry b lo c k m ust haue som e ^ M s *<
thing to d o with the projection m echanics. I think there sh o u ld b e som ething that looks
like a bar, a n d su re enough, I so o n c rash into, a n d through, the so lid astral matter o f a S ^ lishl
w o o d e n bar. There is n o b a r in the physical. The sim p le act o f gu e ssing that there is a
[rW explore a")' *
bar created the b a r in the astral.
te the deeper leve
I get the idea that if I make enough noise, Barb will hear it in the waking physical
However, tam ing
world. This will be a good experiment to see if astral sound trauels into the physical. I
float into the kitchen and start opening and slamming shut the refrigerator doors.
ideas and thought pal
Obuiously, I do not remember the physical placement o f the fridge, because it has
of reaching the a stra
neuerbeen in the kitchen, but I do remember that is has a double door. This makes me memory and time to
wonder why some memories are accessible in the astral while others are not. I make thought patterns, so t,
terrible noise as I repeatedly slam the fridge doors. I make so much noise that the Barb must clean our own a
sleeping in m y little astral world wakes up and yells, "Shut up! others. This healing fi
I come to in my physical body. My physical shoulders are mouing as if they are still ical lives, which becoi
slamming the doors. I realize that I am in the Arizona cabin, not in the Vancouuer stu
dio. Barb wakes up shortly after and when I ask her, she tells me she has not heard any
noises in the physical nor in the dream world.
During this out-of-body experience, I had a nauseating fear. It is uery rare for me
to be scared during a projection. The fear stems from my fear of, should it euer occur,
finding an alien physically present in my bedroom at night. It is an euent I desire and
fear at the same time. I returned from the projection on the brink o f terror, but man
aged to dispel the fear with the aid o f loue. I still checked euery corner o f the cabin.

W h e n w e have b e e n th ro u g h th e a u to m a tic p r o c e d u r e o f creating an

a s tra l rep lica o f a ro o m a few tim e s , w e re a liz e t h a t th e a s tra l surround
ings th a t im a g in atio n h a s c re a te d fo r u s, in s p ite o f t h e i r convincing l0^
a n d feel, a r e n o t a n a c tu a l p hysical s p a c e , b u t a n a s tr a l rep lica of tha
physical sp a ce , c re a te d fro m o u r m e m o rie s o f t h a t sp a ce . W e m ight ca

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-q b x N this astral rep lica a n illu sio n , b u t t h e n all a s tr a l w o rld s th a t a re c re a te d
0s * > * s in the sam e m a n n e r m u s t a lso b e illu sio n s, including th e physical w orld.
^ / s a, Then m o st o f w h a t w e k n o w o f C re a tio n is a n illusion. C o n sequently, th e
H)y
'irid. v \ word illusion lo se s its m e a n in g . W h a t r e m a in s is a s e t o f w o rld s th a t sim
% ply are. W e c a n n o lo n g e r classify th e m a s rea l n o r illusory.
use i
SUsPecti O nce w e re a liz e t h a t w h a t w e a r e tra v e lin g th ro u g h a re a s tra l w orlds
'*e. I
created by o u r o w n s u b c o n sc io u s m in d w ith th e h e lp o f im agination, we
can ta m e th e s u b c o n sc io u s a n d n ip th e a u to m a te d c re a tio n o f a s tra l envi
'iSme*M o Z y
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best, 1 * ro n m e n ts in t h e b u d . W e c a n d o th is sim p ly by u n d e rs ta n d in g how th e
subconscious w o rk s a n d will it to c e a s e c re a tin g a s tr a l rep licas. W h en
this is a c c o m p lis h e d , w e will sim p ly p r o je c t in to an a s tra l void. This is
lp e a c to f$uessin$tkiik<(i. the m eta-w o rld t h a t s u r r o u n d s th e a s tr a l w o rld s. F ro m th e r e , w e can
freely e x p lo re a ny a s tr a l w o rld s t h a t o t h e r b e in g s have c re a te d o r inves
will hear it in thewakinfphpB tigate th e d e e p e r levels o f th e a s tra l.
sound travels intothephftal H ow ever, ta m in g th e su b c o n sc io u s m ay n o t b e so easy. T h e re a re

ling shut the refrijentordw ideas a n d th o u g h t p a tt e r n s th a t j u s t will n o t yield. T hey g et in th e way

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of rea c h in g th e a s tr a l void. If th is h a p p e n s, w e m u st re g re s s thro u g h
m em ory a n d tim e to fin d th e c a u se ( o fte n a tra u m a ) o f th e o bstructive
thou g h t p a tte r n s , so t h a t w e can h e a l th e m . In a m a n n e r o f speaking, we
m u st cle a n o u r ow n a s tr a l h o m e b e fo re w e can visit th e a stra l h om es o f
o th e rs . T h is h e a lin g fre e s us n o t only in th e a s tra l, but also in o u r phys
ical lives, w hich b e c o m e c le a r e r a n d fre e r.

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 Addictions

W h e n I h e a r t h e w o r d a d d ic tio n , m y m in d d is p la y s im a g e s o f p e o p le
s m o k in g a p a c k o f c ig a r e tt e s p e r d a y o r a n u n f o r t u n a t e p e r s o n f o rc e d to
live in t h e s t r e e t b e c a u s e h e h a s t o s p e n d a ll h is r e s o u r c e s to s a tis fy his
c ra v in g fo r n a r c o t ic s . B u t a d d ic t io n d o e s n o t h a v e t o b e t h a t s e v e r e . A n
a d d ic tio n is s im p ly a n u r g e o r c r a v in g t h a t o u r c o n s c io u s m in d is u n a b le
to r e s i s t, le t a lo n e c o n tr o l . A s s u c h , w e h a v e t o b u ild a c o m p le x s y s te m
o f b e lie fs s u r r o u n d i n g t h a t a d d ic t io n . T h e s e b e lie f s h e lp u s p r e v e n t th e
a d d ic tiv e b e h a v io r f r o m i n te r f e r in g w ith o u r liv e s , w h ile a t t h e s a m e tim e
w e d o n o t h a v e to d e a l w ith t h e a d d ic t io n . T h e t r o u b l e w ith th is so lu tio n
is t h a t t h e s e b e lie fs c o m p l i c a t e o u r liv e s a n d p r e v e n t u s f r o m b e in g w h o
w e t ru ly a r e .
A d d ic tio n s c o m e in m a n y s h a p e s a n d s iz e s . T h e y m a y b e a c ra v in g
fo r c h o c o la te o r a f ix e d id e a o f h o w w e a r e s u p p o s e d t o i n te r a c t w ith
o t h e r p e o p le . O n ly o u r c r e a t iv i ty lim its t h e f o rm a n d s e v e r ity o f a n a d d ic
tio n . In a n y c a s e , n o m a t t e r h o w s m a ll a n a d d ic t io n is , it c a n g ive u s tro u
b le in t h e a s tr a l. T h e a s t r a l is v e r y s e n s i t iv e to w h a t g o e s o n in s id e o u r
m in d . I f a n y th in g is o u t o f c o n tr o l in o u r m in d , t h e n o u r a s t r a l s u r r o u n d
in g s a n d o u r a s tr a l b e h a v io r w ill b e o u t o f c o n tr o l . H o w e v e r h a rm le s s an
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addiction may seem in the physical, il cun cause us serious problems in

the astral.
We aspire to travel with as few obstructions as possible, but addic
tions represent obstructions. W hen traveling in the physical, we use
moral and social beliefs to suppress addictive cravings, but in the astral,
we do not have that luxury. In the astral, we are like open books, unable
to suppress any part of ourselves. Therefore, we need to deal with our
addictions before we can venture unhindered in the astral.

Oils Exercise: Identifying Addictions

1. To d ete rm in e w h e th e r y o u have an ad d ictio n , list all th e possessions
and acco m p lish m en ts y o u feel are im p o rta n t in y o u r life.
2. For each o f th e ite m s in th e list, ask yourself:
a. "Do I feel I m u s t h a v e /d o th is?
b. "D o I feel th a t if I d o n o t succeed in th is venture, I will n o t be able
to sta n d th e o u tc o m e ?
c. "Do 1 feel th a t w h e th e r o r n o t I have it/succeed, I will still be as
good, happy, valuable, an d precious as I am now ?
(In d icato rs reco m m en d ed by Ken Keyes'0)
Ify o u answ ered yes to q u estio n s a o r b, an d no to question c, then
you have an ad d ictio n . In th a t case, m ark rh at irem in rhe list as an
addiction. Do n o t fret. You are d o in g great. You are taking rhe first step
to becom ing a freer you.

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It m ight b e helpful to th in k o f a s tr a l p ro je c tio n in te r m s o f a reality-

filter m odel, a s d e s c rib e d below . I d e v is e d it in o r d e r t o u n d e rs ta n d w hat
h ap p en s in o u r m in d d u rin g p ro je c tio n s . It is m e re ly a m o d el a n d so d o es not
necessarily m ir ro r th e e x a c t t r u t h (if t h e r e is su ch a th in g ) o f w h a t happens.

T h e F u n c tio n o f B e li e f s
A s w e p ro je c t o u r a w a r e n e s s to a p la c e in C r e a tio n , t h a t p la c e becom es
o u r reality. T h e r e a r e a v ast n u m b e r o f p la c e s t h a t c a n s e rv e a s realities.
T h e ir n a tu r e s c a n b e c a te g o riz e d a s p h y sic a l, a s tr a l, m e n ta l, a n d other
w ays o f b eing, m o s t o f w h ic h w e h a v e y e t t o d isc o v e r. W h e n o n e h as pro
je c te d to a rea lity fo r a long tim e , o n e b e g in s to u n d e r s t a n d h o w th a t real
ity w orks. T h e su b c o n sc io u s th e n b e g in s to d r a f t r u le s o n h o w to interact
with th a t reality. T h e s e r u le s a r e n o th in g o t h e r t h a n b e lie fs a n d a r e p a rt of
a p e rs o n s b e lie f s y s te m , w h ich d ic ta te s ( a n d lim its) h o w o n e behaves in
th a t reality. A b e lie f h e lp s u s in te r a c t w ith a re a lity , y e t it lim its us by pre"
n ting us fto m se ein g o t h e r p o ssib le w a y s o f i n te r a c tin g in t h a t reality*
m oving a b e lie f h a s s o m e s tr a n g e e ff e c ts . F o r e x a m p le , since we

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have p ro je c te d to th e p h y sic a l fo r a s lo n g a s w e h a v e , o u r su b c o n sc io u s
has built a s e t o f r u le s t h a t te lls u s h o w to i n te r a c t w ith g rav ity . T h e se
rules can g e t c o m p lic a te d . If a n e n tity u n fa m ilia r w ith th e s e ru le s w e re
to p ro ject in to a p h y sic a l re a lity , it w o u ld p ro b a b ly b e s u rp r is e d w h en
the plan et trie s to s u c k it to t h e g ro u n d ; b y s ta n d e r s w o u ld h av e a good
laugh a t its fu m b lin g m o v e m e n ts .
T he su b c o n sc io u s a ls o m a k e s u p r u le s a b o u t h o w to a c t to w a rd o th e r
beings. W e call th e s e m o ra l a n d so cial r u le s . If th a t s a m e no v ice e n tity
were to p ro je c t to p h y sic a l E a r th , it w o u ld n o t u n d e r s ta n d h o w to in te r
act w ith p e o p le a n d m ig h t e v e n , w ith o u t u n d e rs ta n d in g it, h u r t th e m .
Beliefs This is why s o m e p o s s e s s iv e s p ir its a p p e a r to b e so in c o n s id e ra te in th e ir
acts to w a rd o t h e r p e o p le .

C ircu m v en tin g B e lie f s

As w e p r o je c t a w a y fro m a re a lity , w e m ay c irc u m v e n t so m e o f o u r
beliefs belo n g in g to t h a t re a lity . F o r e x a m p le , if you p r o je c t to a n a s tra l
reality, you m ig h t d o th in g s t h e r e t h a t a r e c o n s id e r e d h a rm fu l in a p h y s
ical reality. You m ig h t e n g a g e in se x u al o r v io le n t a c ts a n d n o t feel b ad
o r guilty a b o u t it u n til yo u r e t u r n to th e p h y sic a l. T h is is b e c a u s e you
have c irc u m v e n te d y o u r m o ra l b e lie fs. You left y o u r m o ra ls in y o u r p h y s
fc -rss ical reality (se e figure 6 ).

1. Physical Projection 2. A stral Projection

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Jr**1 Physical W o rld

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Figu re 6. A p ro je c tio n in to a n o t h e r w o r ld m a y c ir c u m v e n t o u r b e lie f s a b o u t that w o rld .
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I n J a n e R o b e r t s s S e t h : D r e a m s a n d P r o j e c t i o n o f C o n s c i o u s n e s s ,
S e t h , a c h a n n e l e d s p ir it , s a y s : U s i n g t h e t h i r d f o r m [ a c c o r d i n g t o S e t h ,
a p r o j e c t io n c a n t a k e o n e o f t h r e e f o r m s , w h e r e t h e t h i r d f o r m is t h e t
m o s t v ig o ro u s ], th e re c o u ld b e a t e n d e n c y fo r y o u n o t to re c o g n iz e y o u r /
o w n p h y s i c a l s i t u a t i o n [i.e., y o u c o m p le t e l y l o s e t o u c h w i t h y o u r b o d y
a n d t h e p h y s i c a l r e a lit y ] . It w o u l d b e d i f f i c u lt t o c a r r y t h e m e m o r i e s o f
the p re s e n t e g o p e r s o n a lity [ a n d it s m o r a l s ] w i t h y o u . 17 I d o n o t y e t \T .
k n o w w h y w e c a n t b r i n g t h e e g o w i t h u s d u r i n g t h e p r o j e c t io n . U n t i l w e
h a v e e x p l o r e d m o r e o f o u r n a t u r e , w e w ill h a v e t o b e c o n t e n t w i t h t h e

fa c t t h a t le a v in g our egos b e h in d is an in te g ra l p a rt o f p r o j e c t io n in*1" 1

W'lien y
m e c h a n ic s .
B ec a u se o f th is s p lit f ro m th e e g o , u r g e s t h a t p re v io u s ly w e r e su p
p re s s e d by m o ra l b e lie fs in th e p h y sic a l c a n b r e a k f r e e a n d r u n a m o k in
th e a s tra l. T h is m ay h in d e r you in y o u r t ra v e ls , b e c a u s e t h e r e is n o th in g
w o rse th a n b e in g a v ictim to y o u r o w n u r g e s . L ik e w ise , a p o ssessiv e
s p ir its u rg es c a n r u n r a m p a n t in t h e p h y s ic a l. A p o s s e s s iv e s p ir it c irc u m
v e n ts its m o ra l b e lie fs w h e n it p o s s e s s e s ( p r o je c ts in to ) a h u m a n body.
It c a n t r e s is t h a rm fu l a c ts if su c h u r g e s a r e p r e s e n t , a n d it d o e s n o t feel
b a d a b o u t th e m , b e c a u s e it is t h e b e lie f t h a t t h e a c ts a r e b a d t h a t m ak es
th e sp irit feel b a d , b u t in s p ir its t h a t b e lie f is a b s e n t .
A s w e p r o je c t b a c k to t h e p h y s ic a l r e a lity , t h e c ir c u m v e n te d m o ral
b eliefs kick b a c k in a n d w e feel r e m o r s e f o r o u r a s tr a l a c ts a n d p e rh a p s
even s h a m e fo r o u r u rg e s . T h e b e lie f t h a t t h o s e a c ts a r e b a d m a k e s us
10H en is to s
feel b a d a b o u t h a v in g d o n e t h e m . T h e c u r e is t h e n to r e m o v e t h e urge
W nli,
by fin d in g its c a u se a n d u n d e r s t a n d in g its m e c h a n ic s . T h e c u r e is n o t to order to
He-
re in fo rc e o u r m o ra l b e lie fs , a s s o m e re lig io n s s e e m to th in k . T h a t w ould
only c a u se th e u rg e s to g r o w s tr o n g e r , w h ic h w o u ld m a k e o u r astral """H
b e h a v io r e v e n m o re u n p r e d ic ta b le . All o u r u r g e s a r e sim p ly sig n s point
ing a t s o m e th in g w ith in u s t h a t n e e d s a tt e n ti o n , a n d th e y will grow
s tro n g e r until th e y h a v e c a u g h t o u r a tt e n ti o n . U r g e s a r e t h e r e to h e lp us
>s ' S i s , lo a
" 'o f I . .
h elp o u rse lv e s. T h e y a r e n o t t h e w o r k o f t h e D ev il.

I N o u gh t-C olorin g B e lie f s

C o n sc io u sn e ss is th e ab ility to th in k , n o t t h e t h o u g h ts th e m se lv e s. In
y s p a ik ol C re a tio n , a th o u g h t is b o r n o u t o f y o u r c o n s c io u s n e s s -

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>C \ The th o u g h t is a p u r e in te n t . O n its w ay to y o u r co n scio u s m in d , it has

to pass th ro u g h a n u m b e r o f b e lie fs in y o u r s u b c o n sc io u s . R arh b elief is
like a filte r t h a t c o lo r s t h e th o u g h t a n d giv es it d ire c tio n . T h e filters a re
adjusting th e th o u g h t s o t h a t it will a p p ly to y o u r c u r r e n t reality . W h en
10 the th o u g h t fin a lly r e a c h e s y o u r c o n s c io u s m in d , it h a s lo st its original
'Went
you.-!? purity. (H o w ev er, you c a n still s e n s e t h e p u r ity by liste n in g to th e space
I,
betw een th o u g h ts .) It is n o w a r e p r e s e n ta ti o n o f y o u r b eliefs reg a rd in g

B W nienl its original in te n t . T h e th o u g h t w ill m o v e y o u r m in d in to a s ta te d e c id e d

w it
Part of by y our b e lie f s y s te m u n le s s y o u c o n s c io u s ly a n d firm ly c o n tro l th e
pmjetj, thought a n d c ritic a lly s c ru tin iz e it.
W h e n y o u h a v e c o n s c io u s ly a c te d u p o n th e th o u g h t, th e th o u g h t
leaves t h e c o n s c io u s m in d and slip s back in to th e su b co n scio u s.
k free andI runamoki: D ep en d in g o n h o w y o u a c te d , y o u r s u b c o n sc io u s m in d re in fo rc e s th e
beliefs to e it h e r e n c o u r a g e o r d is c o u ra g e fu tu re th o u g h ts o f sim ila r con
text. T h e th o u g h t is a r e s u l t o f t h e b e lie f s y s te m b u t also se rv e s as feed
back for it. I f y o u d id n o t c o n s c io u s ly q u e s tio n th e th o u g h t, o r a c t in an
o pposed m a n n e r , t h e s u b c o n s c io u s w o u ld a s su m e th a t th e th o u g h t is
a c ce p ta b le w ith in y o u r c u r r e n t re a lity .
T h e r e a s o n in g o f t h e s u b c o n sc io u s m in d is t h a t if th e th o u g h t p a sse d
th ro u g h th e b e lie f s y s te m a n d t h e c o n sc io u s m in d w ith o u t in cid e n t o r
any o b je c tio n s, th e n th e b e lie f s y s te m is p ro v e d a c c u ra te a n d well-
a d ju ste d fo r fu n c tio n in g w ith in th e c u r r e n t reality . T h e re a s o n a b le thing
to do t h e n is to s tr e n g th e n t h e b e lie f sy ste m , ro o tin g beliefs m o re
deeply, in o r d e r to p r o m o te s im ila r co lo rin g o f th o u g h ts in th e fu tu re. If,
on th e o th e r h a n d , t h e th o u g h t m e t w ith tro u b le for exam ple, if the
!ben to
m o v em e n t o f a h a n d g u id ed by th e th o u g h t c a u se d a vase to fall to th e
.uink. flo o r a n d b r e a k th e n th e b e lie f sy ste m will be rein fo rc e d negatively,
-0,,ri f causing su ch th o u g h ts to a p p e a r m o re se ld o m in th e fu tu re. You can see
now th e value o f b e in g a b le to criticize y o u r ow n th o u g h ts a n d beliefs.
 Astral Sex Urges

I will n o w s h a r e s o m e in ti m a t e d e ta ils a b o u t t h e c o n te n ts o f m y sub

c o n scio u s m in d . I d o th is n o t f o r e n jo y m e n t, b u t t o illu s tr a te how
se v ere ly a d d ic tio n s c a n c rip p le o u r a s t r a l e x p lo r a tio n s a n d g e t in th e
w ay o f th e th in g s w e w a n t to d o . I k n o w th is c h a p t e r will h e lp many
in te r d im e n s io n a l t r a v e le r s . E v e n if y o u r a d d ic tio n is n o t o f th e sam e
n a tu r e a s m in e , s u r e ly t h e r e a r e s im ila r itie s : s o m e t h in g t h a t all addic
tio n s h a v e in c o m m o n . I a m c o n v in c e d t h a t t h e r e is a c o m m o n c u re for
all a d d ic tio n s .

Wednesday, October 10, 2001 O n.lt,

,isMii
"Sion
Astral Sex
I am reading William Buhlman's A dventures beyond th e Body/'* He uses the fol %
lowing OBE technique: As y ou fall asleep, visualize being in a rem ote but familiar place.
To try it, I pretend I am in m y parents living room, as it lo o ke d I t years ago, when they
used It as a bedroom. Before I fall asleep, I tell myself, "I want to haue an OBE tonight," ul her

and. to my delight, another part o f m e replies, "Okay."

1fal1 asleeP and m akeup an hour and a ha lf later. My b o d y is numb. I immediately C" N r
g ize the state as perfect fo r OBE. I let m y m ind sink quickly into a relaxed state S
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 think, O B E now! and am surprised to see it work when I sit up in my bed a n d sense
my physical body is still lying down. I do not roll out as I usually do, maybe because
Buhlman says to sit up in his book, or maybe because the technique does not require
rolling. The Buhlman technique is much easier than what I usually do, which is putting
my body to sleep, letting my mind drift toward sleep, and hoping I will pop out before
I fall asleep.
I float in the ro o m fo r a fe w se co n d s. I c a n t se e a n d I think I h a u e to op e n m y

physical eyes in o r d e r to see. I o p e n m y p h y sic a l eyes, b u t I o n ly se e the ceiling o v e r m y

bed, w here m y b o d y is. A t the s a m e time, the projecte d part o f m y aw a ren ess is by the

bookshelf, a lt h o u g h I c a n t s e e it. I c lo se m y eyes. I think, Clarity n o w ! a n d m y astral

vision is w orking. T h e n I think, " I w an t to m eet R ic h a rd !" (Rich ard is o n e o f m y spirit

guides, a n d a v e r y g o o d o n e at that.) N o th in g h a p p e n s. In retrospect, I su spect that I

was at too lo w a n e n e rg y f r e q u e n c y to se e him. M y b o d y aw a re n e ss increases a n d I find

m yself in b e d again.

I relax m y m in d a g a in a n d sit up. I floa t ou t into the ro o m a n d through the wall. A

little o ld la d y is in sp e ctin g a y o u n g tree (w h ich is not there in p h y sica l reality) on the

lawn outside. I fly p a st h e r a n d notice that the p a r k ou tsid e is full o f people. M a n y are

having picnics. S o m e c a n s e e m e a s I fly o v e r their heads. They turn their heads to look

at me. O th ers c a n t se e me. I h a v e the feeling that so m e o f these p e o p le sh o u ld not see

me flying, b e c a u s e then they m ight d is c o v e r too ab ru p tly that they are not living on

Earth anym ore. Is it just m y im a gin atio n o r are these p e o p le d e a d ? If they are, they
d on 't se em v e r y u p se t a b o u t it. In fact, e v e ry o n e se e m s to b e h av in g a w onderful time.

I think I a m h o ld in g a g o o d altitude, b ut su d d e n ly I crash into a w om an having a

picnic. I think, That m u st h a v e h urt like h e ll!" M y m in d starts racing to co m e u p with
so m e way to a p o lo g iz e that w ill b e a ccep table to these people, but sh e d o e s n ot even

seem to h a v e notice d the impact. N o r d o e s sh e notice me.

I a m en joying this. After all, I a m do in g som ething that n o n e o f the o ther peo ple
can. It is getting to m y head. I am fast a n d I am invisible. At so m e point, m y rational

m ind g o e s to sle e p a n d m y prim itive d rive s take over.

I fly o ve r to so m e cam pers. I crash into their tent. This flying busine ss is tricky. Then
I notice a yo u n g w o m a n leaving the cam pers. There is som ething special about her.
Som ething ab o u t her intrigues me. I fly o ve r a n d see sh e is disappointed a n d angry. She
has been in an argum ent with o n e o f the campers, w h o I sense is her previous
boyfriend. By now, m y prim itive m in d is in charge. There is n o guilt o r sh am e in what I
do, b ecause those parts o f m y su b co n scio u s m ind are asleep. M y sex drive takes over.
She h as a great body. I sq ueeze h er breast a n d it is softer than air. I say without
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hesitation, " I want to h ave sex with you. N o w ." S h e sa ys n o at first, but then sh e says,
-O kay, but I have to g o h om e a n d ch ange first. Then w e ca n g o listen to the b a n d a n d y
then w e can h ave sex. I agree. Sh e leaves for hom e. In retrospect, I h o p e sh e a n d the
other people are just dream characters, be c a u se m y m ora l beliefs m ake m e think I am K^ hPO n l5
m aking a complete a ss out o f myself. a/* '<s e !
D arkn ess falls o v e r the park. I floa t o v e r to the b u ild in g w h e re a b a n d plays. I
float pa st the long q u e u e o f p e o p le w aiting to get in sid e b u t a m st o p p e d b y a d o o r
man. H e is an o ld frie n d from m y yo uth, t h o u g h still alive. H e c h e c k s m y arm s fo r the
club stamp. I try to create o n e w ith m y m ind, b u t it d o e s n o t turn o u t a n y th in g like
the club stam p. H e sa y s that s in c e they w ill b e clo sin g in ten m inu te s, I c a n t enter 1 . <uchan
w ithout the stam p. I say, F in e, a n d sim p ly flo a t th ro u g h the w all to w h e re the
b a n d plays. So m e tim e s it is g o o d n o t to b e so lid . T he b a n d is d i v id e d o n t o two ,(0<nan'
stages, with the a u d ie n c e in betw e en. The s e t u p is v e r y co o l. I w o n d e r h o w they , blood I
m anage to p re ve n t fe e d b a c k in the m ic ro p h o n e s. A fte r a w hile, I se e the d o o rm a n

a n d s o m e o the r g o rilla s m a k in g their w a y t h ro u g h th e p e o p l e o n the d a n c e floor.

They are co m ing f o r me. N o t w a n tin g to get t h ro w n out, I d e c id e it is b e st to leave

CddtettatIi;in
^ am successful in su
through the wall.
I m eet the w o m a n outside. S h e h a s c h a n g e d in to a n e xtrem ely sh o rt skirt. M y
Ijfrtte same bel
god, sh e lo o k s g o o d ! I tell h e r that they w ill c lo se in fiv e m in u te s, s o w e m ight a s well u nit I exited m y 1
sk ip the band. S h e agrees. W e g o to a s e c lu d e d are a in the p a rk , w h ic h co incid entally

has a b e d next to a p oo l. W e h a v e sex. I a m q u ite s u re I c a n h a v e a p h y s ic a l orgasm,

but I d o n ot w ant to, b e c a u s e m y girlfrie n d is lying n e xt to m e in the p h y sic a l bed. I

figure it is better to m o v e m y p h y s ic a l b o d y o f f the b e d first. I m o v e b a c k to the b od y

instantly. I try h a rd to m o v e m y b od y, b u t that d o e s n o t w o rk, sin c e it is asleep. But

then, effortlessly, I m o v e o ff the bed. I th in k it is m y b o d y m o v in g o f f the b ed, but I

^ o iis ie a ,
am m istaken. I a m n o t in m y b od y. In all this c o n fu s io n , m y b o d y w a k e s u p a n d I am
b ack in bed.

I relax m y m in d a n d sit u p ou t o f m y b o d y. I flo a t d o w n to the f l o o r a n d sta n d up.

I think, Clarity n o w ! M y visio n is crystal clear. I h a v e n e v e r s e e n this w ell in m y whole

life. First, it l o o k s exactly like m y ro om , b u t then th ings start to ch ange. M y b e d is sud

denly at the op p osite wall. There is o n ly a sm a ll w in d o w , in st e a d o f tw o large ones. I

think, Hey, this is not a b a d w ay to arra nge the furniture. T h e re is a lot o f o p e n space,

t then I notice that m y c o m p u te r a n d s o m e o t h e r things a r e m issing, s o m a yb e it is not

er after all. I a m p u lle d b a c k into m y b od y. A n h o u r a n d 3 0 m in u te s h a s passed

since I first exited the body.
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'eir 0 T his p r o je c tio n le ft m e in a w e . T h e s e x u a l c lim ax w a s s o m e th in g o u t
0sPecr
of a n o th e r w o rld . It w a s n o t m e r e ly tw o e n ti t ie s c o m in g to g e th e r. It w as
two e n titie s s h a r in g t h e s a m e e n e rg y , m e ltin g t o g e t h e r to fo rm a b u b b le
x ! of e cstasy.
Hlldb
'"Me, B ack fro m t h e a s tr a l, m y m o ra l b e lie fs k ick b a c k in. Is th is c h e atin g ?
*bulan, Guilt w e ig h s h e a v ily o n m e . W h e n I w a s in th e a s tr a l, g u ilt n e v e r c ro s s e d

"decked,. my little m in d . It s e e m s t h e p a r t o f m y m in d in c h a rg e o f guilt a n d loy

,0es nof (urn ot
'"WnjHil)!.
'j m t e n minute, l a j ^
hroujh rhe wall ioufheretit
Fhe b a n d is divided ontofa
very cool. I wonder h t k
alty is o fflin e w h ile I a m in t h e a s tr a l.
T h e a s tr a l w o m a n c o u ld h a v e b e e n a s e p a r a te a s tr a l e n tity o r sim ply
a c re a tio n o f m y im a g in a tio n . I c a n t tell t h e d iff e re n c e . Is th e m in d ab le
to c r e a te s u c h a n e x p e r i e n c e w ith o u t th e h e lp o f a n e x te r n a l e n tity ? I am
am a z e d by it, b u t I a m e v e n m o r e a m a z e d a t m y u n c o n tro lla b le u rg e to
have t h a t w o m a n . I c o u ld n o t r e s t r a i n m y se lf. I w a s like a w o lf t h a t h ad

Her a while, I see the d o o n ? picked u p a b lo o d t r a c e , c o m p le te ly a t th e m e rc y o f m y p rim itiv e

instincts.
th e people on to t o *
It c o u ld b e t h a t I, in t h e p h y s ic a l, h a v e th e s a m e s tr o n g u rg e to m a te
ou(,/d e cid e il
but a m s u c c e ssfu l in s u p p re s s in g it w ith th e h e lp o f social a n d m o ral
beliefst h e s a m e b e lie fs t h a t s e e m to h a v e g o n e o u t th e w in d o w th e
m o m e n t I e x ite d m y b o d y .

m
in'cs,r^#' Monday, November 12, 2001
OBE
I w ake u p in the m id d le o f the night, feeling alert. I am a n g ry b e c a u se o f som ething
I haue dream ed, but I d o not r e m e m b e r what. There is som ething ab o u t m y state that
tells m e I ca n h a u e a n OBE, so I roll in sid e m y p h y sica l b o d y a n d am throw n out. I fall
W '10 e . <
fo the floor. I m o u e fa st b e c a u se I am angry, not kn o w in g why. I ca n tell by m y state that
n o t" 0'
I will not b e a b le to stay o ut m o re than a few seconds.
I float through the door, across the corridor, a n d through m y n e ig h b o rs door.
There is a red light filling h e r room . H o w odd. The ro om is not sh a p e d a s in w aking real
ity. I am beginning to feel draw n to m y phy sical body, s o I quickly roll to get free. M y sex
drive takes o u e r again (sigh). M y n e igh b o r h as a friend in h e r room. I am preparing for
sex w hen I am p ulled b ack to m y body.

O n c e a g a in , m y s e x u a l u r g e t o o k o v e r. 1 a m b e g in n in g to re a liz e th a t
t h is u r g e is a s e r i o u s o b s t a c le . A s t r a l s e x is g o o d in all r e sp e c t s, b u t th is
is n o t a b o u t se x. T h i s is a b o u t th e a b ilit y to e x e rc is e se lf-c o n tro l in the
1 Aftf1*
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a s tr a l, o r in a n y u n k n o w n r e a l m f o r t h a t m a t te r. I n o r d e r t o t ra v e l fre e ly
I m u s t b e in c h a r g e o f e v e r y p a r t o f m e . A f t e r all, I w a n t t o s p e n d m y
t im e in t h e a s t r a l f i n d i n g a n s w e r s t o w h a t w e a r e a n d w h a t re a lity is
a n d in t h a t r e g a r d , s e x u a l u r g e s a r e a n u is a n c e .

S u n d a y , A p r i l 1H, 2 0 0 2
O B E s a s Tests
I wake up in the morning after a night o f partying. I mean to drift back to sleep, but
my body goes num b and my awareness shifts. After a few seconds, I am able to roll out
o f my body. I have no sight, so I tune into the imagination in my heart chakra. I can hear
my girlfriend tapping her keyboard under the b ed via my physical ears. I float down
behind her. (In retrospect, it is silly that I still think the concept o f space applies out of
body.) Commotion pulls m e back into m y body. I roll out three times.
Suddenly, I can see. I am in a small room. A white and a black woman are lying on
their sides on the floor, propping up their heads with their hands. They are naked; how
nice. I get the impression that they have been waiting fo r me. My overactive sex drive
makes m e float over to them and have sex with them . The white girl disappears, so I
continue to have sex with the black girl. She smiles joyfully as w e get intimate.
As I am pulled back into the body, I realize that this is a test. It is an exercise in self-
control, set up by m y guides. The girls are bait. The purpose o f this test is obvious: I
must gain control over m y sex drive before I am allow ed to venture further into the
astral. It is clear that I cant travel where I want until I can control my drives. In the
future, whenever I feel the sex drive taking over, I will tell m yself that I can have sex
later, but not now. As I realize this is a test, I a sk m y guides to give m e another chance
to go out o f body, but I fail to get back in the right state.
The tests during OBEs mirror m y w eaknesses in the physical world. It may be eas
ier to deal with the problem s in the astral because they are m uch more obvious there,
and guides h elp m e set up effective tests and learning aids.

S o m e t h i n g i s e f f e c t i v e ly p r e v e n t i n g m e f r o m v e n t u r i n g f a r t h e r into

t h e a s t r a l. I s u s p e c t t h a t I a m s u r r o u n d e d b y a s t r a l g u i d e s w h o know

m o r e a b o u t m y s e x u a l u r g e s t h a n I d o . T h e y e n c o u r a g e m y su b c o n sc io u

t o s e t u p s i t u a t i o n s w h e r e I a m a b l e t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e s e u r g e s a s pu>e

a s p o s s i b l e , w i t h o u t a n y m o r a l r e s t r a i n t s . T h e p u r p o s e is c le a r: to un

sta n d h ow the u rg e s w o r k a n d h o w t h e y a f f e c t m y p h y s i c a l a n d as

liv e s . 1 h a v e b e e n g i v e n a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y f o r p e r s o n a l g r o w t h .
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T h e p a r t o f t h e a s t r a l in to w h ic h I h a v e v e n tu r e d is a lab o r ,to
W here a n y b e h a v io r is a c c e p t a b le a n d th e c o n seq u en ces a r e T w
Similarly, p h y s ic a l r e a l it y is a l a b o r a to r y w h e r e w e c a n le a r n m o re ab o u t
o urselves. It is a gam e s ta g e w h e r e w e t r y o u t n e w experiences
C o n s e q u e n c e s a r e m ild b e c a u s e p h y s ic a l life is s h o r t. In th e d e e p e r
astral h o w e v e r, in t h e d o m a i n s o f o u r t r u e n a tu r e , a c tio n s really m atter.
T h e re you n e e d s u p e r b c o n tr o l o v e r y o u r m in d b e c a u s e b ad behavior
may h a v e g r a v e c o n s e q u e n c e s .
I s t a r t to in v e n t w a y s to m a n i p u l a t e m y m in d in o r d e r to p re v e n t my
sexual u r g e s f r o m b e in g t r i g g e r e d . A f t e r s o m e tria l a n d e rr o r , I fin d th a t
p o s tp o n in g t h e u r g e w o r k s b e s t . T y p ically , a s so o n a s I ex it my body, 1
tell m yself, I d o n o t n e e d t o h a v e s e x r ig h t n o w b e c a u s e t h e r e a re plenty
of o p p o r tu n itie s to h a v e s e x l a te r , a f t e r I h a v e f in is h e d w h a t I s e t ou t to
d o .

Exercise: Playing w ith Fire

1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. Relax y o u r m in d .
n exercise'0
3. C o n su lt th e list o f a d d ic tio n s y o u com piled in th e exercise "Identifying
A d d ictio n s. F or each a d d ic tio n d o this:
a. Visualize y o u rse lf s u rro u n d e d by people o r objects (concrete or
a b stra ct) th a t m atc h th e preference o f y o u r addictions.
***** b. Visualize th e objects so intensely and in such detail th at they normi y
w ould trigger the urge o f th e addiction. In m y case, since
to sex, I w ould visualize persons o f the opposite sex con m g ^
b u t this o f course m ay n o t be the preference o f y our addcnon.
/ifl>> r
,orld- c. Tell yourself I have m ore im p o rta n t things to l o J o n o n
ions"
ob' in to m y urge right now. I can d c n ta s m u c h . I w a n t ^ ^
li<i>ore
as fine, 1 will have ju s t as much fun,
4. D oyou feel you have an u p p er hand o n your addictions now? Be proud
ti"'
fart1 o f yourself for y o u r level o f self-contro . addictions
irir'S 5. Rem em ber w h a ty o u did m t ^ s e x ^ ^ ^ rejnforce
uidls taking over anytim e in the astrai, yj
y o u r self-control. |

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H ow ever, p o s tp o n e m e n t only p ro v id e s te m p o ra ry relief. W h a t I

n e e d is a p e rm a n e n t so lu tio n t h a t p u ts m e b a c k in t h e d riv e rs s e a t o f
m y a s tra l trav els. In my e ffo rts to fin d a p e rm a n e n t so lu tio n , I affirm to
m y self th a t I d o n t n e e d a s tr a l s e x . T h e n a n o th e r p a r t o f m e replies,
Yes, you do n e e d it. A th ird p a r t o f m e fin d s o u t t h a t I have b e e n lying
to m y self a n d a fo u rth p a rt o f m e s ta r ts lau g h in g h ysterically.
O bviously, I d o n e e d sex, but w h y ? M y u rg e in th e a s tr a l goes well
b e y o n d a re a s o n a b le in stin c t to f u r t h e r m y g e n e s a n d p re s e rv e the
sp ecies. T h e r e m u st be so m e th in g e ls e lu rk in g in m y su b co n scio u s.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2002

An OBE from a Dream

During the day, I hold two crystals in m y hands. As I inhale, I draw energy from the
crystals into m y arms. Sometim es, I push the energy all the way out through m y feet.
As I drift o ff to sleep later that day, I visualize I am in a forest. I touch trees and
leaves. This is from Buhlm ans OBE technique. Simultaneously, I turn my eyes and
attention to the area betw een m y eyes. I repeat, "I will OBE tonight," over an d over.
It is difficult to d o all three things a t th e sam e time, b u t no t impossible. The visuali
zation falls apart all the time. Each tim e I resum e visualization, I fin d m yself in a dif
ferent forest.
One time I find m yself in the place o f home, where I am totally content. It may be
a place in another reality or in another life, perhaps on another planet. There is a green
bush with great energy. The surroundings shine with fulfillment and joyful energy. My
subconscious violently pulls m e back after a few seconds, as if I am not meant to see
the place o f home. Perhaps my subconscious is afraid that the memories o f that place
will empower me, the soul.
Three hours later, at 5 a . m ., I dream I am in a group o f people driving a jeep through
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a desert-like area. W e are hiding from Lucifer. W e d o not want him to judge us, because we
kn ow that if he did, we w ould all g o to Hell. W e hide b e h in d a hill. W e see a m other with
twin daughters. The daughters drive their feet into the g ro u n d a s if they were drilling for
oil. They start breathing heavily. Their m other sighs; sh e d o e s not believe in what they are
doing. They insist that breathing w ater is the best w ay to contact g o o d spirits. Somehow,
their act o f breathing p u m p s water u p into their feet a n d out through their mouths. In ret
rospect, I suspect the w ater is m ore a kin d o f water-like energy. I think this part o f the
dream is meant to teach m e so m e things a bo ut energy control b y m ean s o f breathing.
W e drive off. Sud denly, Lucifer sp o ts us. W e a re terrified a s the Earth su ck s u s into
its bosom . W e fin d o u rse lv e s e sco rte d b y h e a v y g u a r d s th ro u gh a light green subter
ra nean corridor. W e are g o in g to the p la c e o f judgm en t. T he c o rr id o r is w arm a n d com

fortable. I think, Well, at least it is w arm d o w n h e re ." T h e n I think, Hey, I don't

believe in the D e v il!" This b r e a k s the dream , a s if it c a n t su rv iv e w ith out m y beliefs.

The co rrid o r b r e a k s into p ie c e s a n d I fall t h ro u g h the floor.

I fin d m yse lf in a void. I h a v e that tingling s e n sa tio n o f fr e e d o m a n d adventure I

alw ays get d uring a n O BE. I f in d m y s e lf floa ting o v e r m y b e d in a n astral duplicate of

m y o ld bed roo m . M y m in d m u st a s s u m e ou t o f h a b it that I a m still in Sw e den, because

in p h y sica l reality I a m in V ancou ve r. I flo a t d o w n to t he floor. I a m blind. I com m and,

Clarity n o w ! a few times. I c a n s e e w ith e x tra o rd in a ry clarity. I r u n m y h a n d along the

sid e o f the bed. It feels a s real a s in p h y sic a l reality. I t h in k o f w h a t I w ant to do. M y sex

ual drive takes over. (In retrospect, I regret n o t h a v in g sta te d a clear g o a l for this

travel.) I d e c id e to g o up sta irs into s o m e w o m e n 's r o o m a n d w atch them sleep. After all

this training, I still b e lie v e I a m in p h y s ic a l reality, w h e n I a m really in a n astral arena of

m y o w n m in d 's creation.

I float thro ugh the door. The re is m o r e re sista n ce t h a n usual, b u t I p u s h through

the w oo d. I expect to enter the c o rr id o r b u t e n d u p in a n o l d d u s t y e m e rg e n cy staircase

instead. I feel I h a v e b e e n in that sta ircase b efore, p e r h a p s in a n o t h e r O B E o r dream. I

float u p a n d enter the s e c o n d f lo o r corridor. I turn right a n d e n te r a room . People are

resting in sle eping b a g s o n the floor. T h e y greet m e a s I e n te r the room . A c o p y o f m e is

already there. M y b roth er m a ss a g e s that c o p y s feet, w h ic h is o d d . H e w o u ld never

touch m e a n d e ve n m o re u n lik e ly g iv e m e p lea sure. N o b o d y reacts to the fact that

there are two o f m e in the room . I sit d o w n next to the o t h e r c o p y o f me.

I get bored fast. M y sex drive takes o v e r again. I s p o t a fam iliar girl in the room, some

o ne I knew about 12ye ars ago. S h e w a s no to rio u s fo r h e r large breasts. I float over, grab her

right breast, a n d kiss her. E ve ryo ne in the ro o m is su rp rise d a n d stares. Sh e h a s a surprised

look on h er face. I ca n s e n se that sh e is offended. I g r a b h e r left breast a n d kiss her. Same

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reaction. This breast is smaller, so I decide to return to the preuious breast. I am pulled back
IL^sS* to m y physical body, t uiake up in Vancouuer. I lost to my sex driue again. Damn it.
I went through the doo r with the intent o f looking at wom en sleeping in their
beds. This is an old teenage fantasy. Uniiued childhood fantasies seem lo linger in the
, s < s subconscious, in the shape o f com pulsiue addictions. How do I resoiue them? By
regression. I should look into ch ild h o o d fantasies an d maybe Hue out a few. Then I will
gain conscious control ouer them . They are only dangerous when they are hidden.

13S h i r * In a n e f f o r t to u n d e r s t a n d m y s e e m in g ly u n r e a s o n a b le e m o tio n s a n d
a d d ic tio n s , I d e c id e to v e n tu r e in to m y c h ild h o o d . A s if by a c c id e n t, I
h a p p e n u p o n a R a p id E y e T e c h n iq u e d e s ig n e d to r e le a s e old m e m o rie s ,
w hich I p e r f o r m a f t e r s o m e s m a ll a d ju s t m e n t s (s e e t h e n e x t e x e rc ise ).

Exercise: Rapid Eye Technique

1. Before d o in g th is exercise, m ake su re y o u do n o t have any a p p o in t
m ents la te r in th e day, since in fo rm a tio n (in clu d in g suppressed painful
m em o ries) will be flo w in g in to y o u r awareness from y o u r subcon
scious. You sh o u ld also a rra n g e for a close friend to give y o u em otional
s u p p o rt w h e n th e m em o rie s surface. All y o u r friend has to do is listen,
preferably no n ju d g m e n tally , to y o u r story. The p u rp o se o f h av ingyour
suppressed m em o rie s su rface is to process th em a n d release th e pain
tied in to th e m . Som etim es j u s t talking a b o u t th em helps immensely.
2. M e n tally d e ta c h from y o u r c u rre n t life situ a tio n . Your c u rre n t situa
tion is highly co n n e cte d to y o u r ad d ictio n s, because to som e extent,
y o u r ad d ictio n s have led y o u to w here y o u are today. It is easier to
w ork w ith ad d ictio n s w h en y o u are away from th eir playground.
3. Record the affirm ation: "You are free from all feelings o f disgust, dis
honor, sham e, guilt, fear, and pain. You are free from all feelings o f aban
i pec donm ent, being unloved, oppression, sadness, and grief. You are free from
arc'""' all feelings o f n o t worthy, n o t good enough, no t having enough. You are
free from all feelings o f escaping, forgetting, suppressing, and denial. If
you can record it o n a com puter, then you can loop it when you play it
back. Otherw ise, record the affirm ation ab o u t five times in a sequence.
4. G et a one-foot stick.
5. Turn y o u r eyes slightly upw ard to a sp o t between y o u r eyebrows.
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6. B lin k y o u r eyes v e ry rapidly.

7. Wave rhe srick in front o f y o u r eyes, very fast. Try to follow the end of
rhe srick with y o u r eyes, bu r keep blinking. This step is designed to
im itate the rapid eye m ovem ents o f a sleeping person. It opens a door
ro your subconscious, m aking it easier to deprogram . Wave th e stick
first from side to side, th en up a nd dow n a n d any o th er way y ou feel
has an effect on the veil to y o u r subconscious.
8. W hile following the waving stick w ith y o u r eyes a n d blinking, listen
ro the recorded a ffirm a tio n in th e background. You d o n o t have to lis
ten actively. Your subconscious will get th e m essage even if your con
scious does n o t pick it up.
9. In rhe rapid eye sta re ,y o u r su b co n scio u s accepts th e affirm atio n s w ith
o u t question. M o s t o f us have beliefs telling us w e are sham eful, b u t as
the affirm atio n You are free fro m all feelings o f sh am e" is accepted by
y o u r subconscious, th a t belief is no lo n g er valid. The belief w as form ed
a long tim e ago from situ atio n s t h a t "p rove y o u sh o u ld be asham ed.
Because th e m em o ries are painful, they are sto red in a suppressed
state in y o u r subconscious. These painful m em ories w o u ld interfere with
y o u r daily life, so th e belief holds th e experience th ey represent, m in u s the
pain. As the belief conflicts w ith th e affirm atio n , th e belief is p u t into
question. From th e conflict, th e subconscious h as a need to rem old the
belief. The belief has been proven incorrect; in o rd er to m ake it m ore cor
rect, th e old painful m em ories m u st be b ro u g h t to th e surface an d once
m ore be processed, to provide a base o f experience for th e im proved belief.
The g o o d n ew s is, as th e m e m o rie s su rface, y o u have a chan ce to
consciously p rocess th e m , th e re b y d e c id in g h o w th e b elief will be
reform ed. You can. fo r ex am p le, view th e m e m o rie s fro m a positive
p o in t o f view, e n co u rag in g th e fo rm in g o f th e b e lie f "I am sham eless."
10. S tarting a few h o u rs later, th ese p ain fu l m e m o rie s m ay c o n tin u e to
surface for days. Do n o t a tte m p t to d e n y o r ig n o re th e m . Experience
th em , describe th e m to a frien d , o r w rite th e m d o w n in y o u r jo u rn al.
11. W hen you are d o n e d e sc rib in g th e m e m o rie s, release th e ir im p o r
tance. They have been su p p re sse d b ecau se th e y are im p o rta n t to you.
N ow th a ty o u have w o rk ed th ro u g h th e m , y o u have p artak en o f their
purpose, an d so th e y have o u tliv ed th e ir im p o rta n c e . In th e end,
keep only th e m em o rie s o f g o o d tim e s a n d th e lau g h ter.

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A fter th e e x e rc is e , 1 o f te n feel a n g ry , b u t w ith o u t a p p a re n t cause.

Everything a n n o y s m e . L a te r t h a t n ig h t, th e d a m h o ld in g all my sup
p ressed e m o tio n s c ru m b le s . I a m o v e rc o m e w ith s a d n e s s , p a in , a n d lots
of self-pity- I c ry m y e y e s o u t. Luckily, B a rb is t h e r e to s u p p o rt m e. W ith
her help, I m a n a g e to v iew t h e e m o tio n a l d isc h a rg e a s a c le a n sin g r a th e r
than a b re a k d o w n . T h e m e m o r ie s m y su b c o n sc io u s h a s fought so h a rd
to s u p p re ss (in its a tt e m p t to p r o te c t m e fro m t h e ir n e g a tiv e effect) a re
now in th e o p e n , e a sily a c c e s s ib le . T h e y flo o d in to m y a w a re n e s s .
A t f ir s t, th e y m a k e m e t e r r ib l y d e p r e s s e d , b u t a f te r tellin g B arb
about t h e ir e v e ry little d e ta il, it fe e ls lik e 1 h a v e fin ally p ro c e s s e d th em ,
and I a m g r e a tly r e lie v e d . A w e ig h t h a s b e e n lifte d o ff m y s h o u ld e rs , a
weight th a t m y s u b c o n s c io u s h a d d e c id e d I m u s t c a rr y b e c a u s e it
d e e m e d I w a s in c a p a b le o f h a n d lin g t h e m e m o r ie s . 1 feel fre e r, less con
tro lle d by m y s u b c o n s c io u s . I a ls o feel m o re e n e rg iz e d , b e c a u s e th e
e nergy u s e d to s u p p r e s s th e h a rm f u l m e m o r ie s is n o w f re e d u p a n d a t
my d isposal.
T h e n e x t day, p ro p e lle d by th e m o m e n tu m o f m e m o ry re le a se , I w rite
down e v e ry th in g 1 r e m e m b e r fro m m y b irth to p r e s e n t d a te . E ven though
I can only r e m e m b e r a b o u t five p e r c e n t o f m y life, I m an a g e to se e a p a t
te r n in c e rta in re p e a tin g s itu a tio n s a n d h o w I r e a c t to th o se situ atio n s.

Exercise: Life Review

W hen y o u feel th e m em o ries being released by using the rapid eye
technique, w rite d ow n everything th a ty o u rem em b er from this lifetime.

I fin d in m y life a r e p e a tin g p a tte r n o f s itu a tio n s in w hich I a tte m p t

to g et a tte n tio n fro m o t h e r p e o p le , m ain ly o f th e o p p o site sex. My n e e d
in f 1 to be n o tic e d a n d , above all, liked a n d a c c e p te d is s tr o n g e r th a n any
thing. D u rin g m y te e n s , 1 felt disliked by p e o p le a n d dev ised w ays to get
,t> : into s itu a tio n s th a t p r e s e n te d m o re o p p o rtu n itie s fo r b e in g liked.
M y su b c o n sc io u s h a d , little by little, in c re a se d m y d e s ire for sex. It
figured th a t w ith a m o re p o w erfu l sex d riv e, I w ould b e m o re likely to
se ek such s itu a tio n s. An a c t o f sex w ould b e u n d e n ia b le p ro o f th a t I was

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liked (a t least by m y p a rtn e r) a n d it w as th is p ro o f th a t m y subconscious

d e s ire d . My n e e d to be liked w ould th e n b e fulfilled. T h e tra n sfo rm atio n
fro m a young boy w ho felt p e o p le a ro u n d h im did n o t like him en o u g h to
an a s tr a l sex m an ia c to o k p la c e in th e su b c o n sc io u s, a n d so su b tle was
th e change th a t it h a d b e c o m e a s e lf-c re a te d s e c o n d n a tu re .
E ach tim e m y sex d riv e w a s in fla te d , a n o th e r p a r t o f m e rein fo rc e d
my m o ra l a n d social beliefs; a f t e r all, I h a d to fu n ctio n in so c ie ty in spite
o f m y g ro w in g sex u rg e s . T h is b a ttle b e tw e e n m o ra l b e lie fs a n d prim itive
d riv es w as fairly b a la n c e d un til o n e w a rm s p rin g day w h e n I left my
body. I b ro u g h t th e se x u rg e in to th e a s tr a l w h ile, for so m e rea so n ,
w hich I s u s p e c t h a s to d o w ith t h e m e c h a n ic s o f a s tr a l p ro je c tio n , leav
ing m y m o ra l b e lie fs b e h in d . M y n e e d fo r s e x b e c a m e a p p a re n t. T h e bal
a n c e b e tw e e n th e sex d riv e a n d th e h o ld in g -b a ck m o ra l beliefs was
| u p se t. T h e b u b b le b u r s t a n d t h e s u b c o n s c io u s s b luff, th e g a m e o f desire
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Sunday, June 2, 2002

Causes o f Sex Addiction

I a s k e d f o r h e lp o n m y se x u a l u rges in the astral a w ee k ago, a n d the help just

arrived in the fo rm o f a n insight. A s I l o o k b a c k o n m y c h ild h o o d , it su d d e n ly d a w n s on

me: Se x h a s b e c o m e a w a y o f getting love, a p p rova l, a n d respect the v e ry things I felt

I lacked in m y ch ild h o o d .

Th in k a b o u t it it is o n ly logica l that the p e r so n w h o h a s se x w ith m e feels love,

approval, a n d re sp e ct f o r me. The n e e d f o r these things is so strong that, w h e n they are
not met, I g o after them aggressively. I d o this b y m ultiplying m y sexual urges until I am
incap able o f resisting them. The y take over. I a m d efenseless against the se xual urges.
All o f this h a p p e n s su b co n scio u sly. I will n e v e r b e able to satisfy these ne eds until I
realize I already am loved, ap p ro ve d , a n d respected. Until then, m y se xual urges will

rem ain u ncontrollable in the astral.

T h e M o tiv e s o f A d d ictio n
N o w I k n o w w h y I r e p e a t e d l y e n d u p in a s t r a l s it u a t io n s a n d e n v i
r o n m e n t s c o n t a i n i n g s e x : M y s u b c o n s c io u s is b e n t o n g e t t in g s e x a s a

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m e a n s t o fe e lin g lik e d a n d a p p r e c ia t e d . I d o n o t fu lly u n d e r s t a n d w h y

t h e s u b c o n s c io u s w o u l d g o t o t h a t le n g t h j u s t t o b e lik e d , b u t 1 d o k n o w
t h a t all h u m a n s h a v e t h e n e e d t o b e l ik e d . W e n e e d t o feel l ik e d in o r d e r
t o b l o o m a s i n d iv id u a l s . It. is a f u n d a m e n t a l h u m a n n e e d .

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

Visualizing a Break-In
I dream I am in m y p a re n ts hou se. I a m s o m e so rt o f agent in a n u n d e rc o v e r ope r

ation. M y co lle ague s are with me. W e are sp y in g o n a neighbor. W e su spect he is

in v o lv e d in o rg a n iz e d crime. W e get in o u r car, in c a se w e h a v e to tail them. The driver

is ab o u t to p a r k o n the street. I k n o w the n e ig h b o r w ill d is c o v e r u s if w e p a r k there, but

the d rive r thinks it is safe. W e a rg u e fo r s o m e time. I e n d the a rgu m ent with You will

not p a r k here.
W e co ntinu e d o w n the street. W e p a r k in s o m e b o d y s drivew ay. W e think the p e o

ple w h o live in the h o u se are o n vacation. T he su sp e c t s a r e d rivin g o u r way, so w e run

into the garage to hide. U s e d p a c k a g in g m aterial is sc a tte re d a c ro s s the floor. W e sneak

into the house. W e are m o v in g u p a sta irw ay w h e n w e h e a r s o m e o n e in the house. Barb

m ake s s o m e n o ise in the p h y sic a l a n d I w a k e up.

I visualize being b a c k in the d re a m h o u se . D u rin g m y c h ild h o o d , I alw ays w on

d ered w hat that h o u s e l o o k e d like from the inside. It loas the m o st lu x u rio u s h o u se in

the n e ig h b o rh o o d a n d I a s s u m e d rich p e o p le l iv e d there. I s n e a k u p the stairway. I am

a lon e now ; m y fellow a gents are gon e. T he v isu a liz a t io n is e xtrem ely real. I a m n ot the

least co n n e c te d to m y p h y sic a l b od y. I t o u c h things a n d the texture is real. I a m sneak

ing a ro u n d in s o m e o n e s h o u s e a n d it is exciting. I re a c h the e n d o f the stairway. I want

to explore all the ro om s. I start in the liv ing room . I l o o k at a wall. I c a n se e a n d touch

the w allpaper. I m a ke the w all w o b b le like liq uid. It is a v e r y c o o l effect.

I am a b o u t to enter a room . I th ink o f g o in g right t h ro u g h the door, but then I real

ize that I m ight e n d u p a n y w h e r e m y m in d take s m e (so m e tim e s I e n d u p in weird

places after m o vin g t h ro ugh w alls o r floo rs). I d e c id e to o p e n the d o o r instead. I enter
the room. It b e lo n gs to a teenager. There is a lot o f s c h o o lw o r k a n d o the r projects on

the desk. There is a lso a v e ry o ld com puter. A la b e l o n it sa y s C -kit o r som ething sim
ilar. Lots o f red silk n igh tgo w n s h a n g o n a wall. I re alize a g irl liv e s in the room. I had

a ssu m e d that a b o y lived there, b e c a u s e o f the c o m p u te r a n d o the r technical stuff n

the desk. I am p ositively surprised.

I leave the room a n d see a n o ld e r w o m a n in a n o th e r room . S h e m ust be the mother

in the house. Sh e is wearing tight white p an ts a n d a re d d ish blouse. H er legs are rather fat
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a0(j te r IwrasB are /arje. Her body is not very attractive, but there is something about the
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ss v\ energy she puls out. I can tell she is a very good-hearted person. She enters the liis
room and somehow senses me. She asks m e something like, "w hat it is like to be discar-
ate?" 1 reply something I can't remember. Then she asks if I had ever killed anyone
when I was discarnate. I say, None that I know of." Then I try to scare her by roaring and

v *fe/n, charging. I am only joking and her giggle tells me she can sense that. I kiss her.
"<W, I want to have sex with this woman. I think about it for a while. Is this yet another
urge caused by my sex addiction ? 1d o not think so, because she is very different from
all the other "temptations" I have encountered. I am attracted to her personality, not
!coWfos//in her body. Shortly thereafter, the visualization ends.
I wanted to have sex with her, bu t I did not feel I had to. This must mean I am
overcoming my sex addiction. The reason I could explore the house as freely as I did
means that I am allowing m yself to explore more. The risk o f getting caught up in sex
scenes is lower, which gives m e better opportunities to explore. Additionally, the fact
that her body was not sexy means that my m ind does no longer feel it is necessary to
create sexy wom en for me. This gives m e a more accurate perception o f the things I run
into in the astral.

B eing lik e d , a p p re c ia te d , a n d a c c e p te d a r e n a m e s fo r being loved.

Ironically, d u rin g all th o s e y e a rs I w as lo o k in g fo r sex, 1 w as really look
ing fo r love. In fa c t, all a d d ic tio n s a r e j u s t to o ls in v en te d by th e subcon
scious to a tt r a c t love fro m o t h e r b e in g s. A y oung s tu d e n t w ho c a n t
behave in c la ss is a d d ic te d to m isb e h a v in g o r a d d ic te d to alw ays getting
into tro u b le w ith his p e e r s a n d te a c h e rs . T h is s tu d e n t is subconsciously
setting u p th e s e s itu a tio n s b e c a u s e h e w a n ts a tte n tio n , a n d th e r e is no
m o re effective w ay o f g e ttin g a tte n tio n th a n causing tro u b le in class o r
p e s te rin g his c la s s m a te s a n d te a c h e rs . T h e s tu d e n t th in k s th a t h e can t
get love un less he h a s a tte n tio n . In his su b co n scio u s, a tte n tio n is nothing
o th e r th a n love, a n d t h a t is w h a t all p e o p le crav e. T h e re is nothing
w rong w ith a tro u b le m a k e r, e x c e p t a p erc e iv ed lack o f love.
A ddiction is n o t c a u se d by a chem ical im balance, but an em otional
im balance. An e m o tio n al im b a lan c e m ay cause a chem ical b alance, no t
w th e o th e r w ay a ro u n d . T h e chem ical im b alan ce, in tu rn , gives rise to
cravings. In o th e r w o rd s, all ad d icts, fro m th e caffeine gulper to the
h ero in pincushion, have in com m on an unsatisfied n e e d for love. Satisfy
th eir n e e d for love a n d th e ir ad d ictio n will dissolve.
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External addictive behavior

Self-destructive behavior
Figure 7. The inner cause of addiction.

U n iv e r sa l L ove

C oincidentally, d u rin g an a s tra l e x p lo ra tio n , I s e n s e d w ithout a doubt

th a t th e r e is a living c o n scio u sn e ss I c a n o n ly d e s c rib e a s (b ecau se o f the inad
e q uacy o f h u m an language) th e u n iv erse . It is b u ilt u p by all individual con
sciousness in th e un iv erse, a lth o u g h n o t lim ite d to th e physical universe.
W h a t s m o re , d uring th is a s tra l e x p lo ra tio n , I w a s show n th a t th e universe
oves e a c h a nd every o n e ol us in a b u n d a n c e a n d ta k e s g o o d c a re o f us. I may
sound like I have b e e n b ra in w a s h e d by in stitu tio n alized religion, but this is
no t the case. I know th e universe; loves u s b e c a u s e I have se en it, not because
o f w h at s o m e o n e e lse h as w ritte n , a n d I e n c o u ra g e you to se e th e same.
T h e r e is n o n e e d to feel lonely, b e c a u s e n o n e o f us is ever alone. In
t. wh( n you c o m e to u n d e rs ta n d th e u n iv e rs e , a s I a m s u re you will dui
gyour dstia l p ro je c tio n s, it is im p o ssib le t o feel lo n eso m e . Likewise, there
> 11(< d to feel unloved. T h e w ay th in g s a r e a rra n g e d , all beings in the
s< love you, w h e th e r th e y k n o w it o r n o t. If w e all did n o t love eac
' i. the u n iv erse w ould fall a p a r t a n d c ru m b le in to nothingness. The unr
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verse lives a n d b r e a th e s by th e in te n tio n to c re a te , a n d th e only reaso n we

create any th in g is t h a t w e love w h a t w e h av e c re a te d a n d will c re a te .
P o n d e r th is: C u r r e n tly , h u m a n ity h a s th e w e a p o n s to blow up th e
E arth a t le a s t 2 0 tim e s o v er. B u t e v e n th o u g h th e w a r s a r e ev id e n c e th a t
we do not like e a c h o th e r . E a r th r e m a in s in ta c t a n d th e h u m a n ra c e su r
vives. W hy have w e n o t b lo w n o u r s e lv e s to s m ith e r e e n s y e t? W ith a few
exceptions, w e d o n o t w is h to d e s tr o y o n e a n o th e r . W h y n o t? A re we
afraid o f r e p r is a ls ? N o , w e r e f r a in b e c a u s e w e love o n e a n o th e r. If w e did
not love o n e a n o th e r , w e w o u ld h a v e w ip e d o u t o u rse lv e s a lo n g tim e ago.
T h a t p e r s o n w h o h u r t y ou y e s te r d a y d id it b e c a u s e h e w as lo st in his
own ig n o ra n c e , b u t t h a t d o e s n o t c h a n g e th e fa c t t h a t h e loves you.
Likew ise, you to o love all o t h e r b e in g s in th e u n iv e rs e , ev en if you d o n o t
a c k now ledge it. S o m e p e o p le feel t h a t c e r ta in b e in g s a r e n o t w o rth y o f
love a n d , a lth o u g h it is c o m p le te ly o k ay to feel th is way, it d o e s n o t
change th e fa c t t h a t love is t h e r e . If yo u lo o k d e e p e n o u g h , you will fin d
th a t you h a v e love e v e n fo r y o u r w o r s t e n e m ie s .
So, if t h e r e is so m u c h love in th e u n iv e rs e , w hy d o w e feel so
unloved a n d lo n e ly ? W e ll, b e fo r e w e c a n feel loved, w e h av e to realize
th a t w e a r e loved. A s a n an alo g y , w e c o u ld s ta r e a t a b ea u tifu l p ain tin g
all day, b u t w h a t g o o d w o u ld t h a t d o if o u r ey es a r e c lo s e d ? By realizing
th a t w e a r e a lr e a d y loved (by th e w h o le u n iv e rs e ), w e im m e d ia te ly sa t
isfy o u r fu n d a m e n ta l n e e d fo r love a n d b e in g lik ed . T h e su b co n scio u s will
th e n n o t have a ny n e e d t o in v e n t a n y s o r t o f a d d ic tio n , sin ce th e p u rp o se
of a d d ic tio n is to a tt r a c t love. W e th e n b e c o m e f re e o f ad d ic tio n , which
in tu rn m e a n s t h a t w e c a n tra v e l th ro u g h th e a s tr a l u n h in d e re d by u rges.

Exercise: Lovely Guidance

1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. Relax y o u r body and m ind.
3. In a crystal clear thought, nor necessarily directed to anyone in partic
ular, ask for an experience th a t will help yo u discover to w hat extent
you are loved by everything and everyone in rhe universe.
4. This experience m ight take up to a week to manifest, so don t hold
your breath.
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T he reality o f universal love also solves p e rso n a l tra u m as. A t one
point o r a n o th e r in o u r lives, we all feel sh o ck ed , h u rt, o r violated. The
dow nside o f being a p e rso n is th a t we tak e th in g s personally. W e are
quick to assum e th e ro le o f th e victim . W e a re so im m e rse d in o u r role
in events th a t we c a n t se e th e big p ictu re, th e ca u se a n d effect on a uni
versal level.
E very painful th in g th a t has e v e r h a p p e n e d to you w as d o n e o u t of
love for y our gro w th . T h e goal o f th e g ro w th is to rea liz e th a t you are
loved by eve ry th in g in th e u n iv e rs e . P a in h a s b e e n in flic te d on you by r
th o se w ho love you, b e c a u se th e y love yo u . S tra n g e rs inflict p a in , too, o/luio
birds. I
b e c au se th ey love you. In th is light, p a s t h u r ts a r e n o t h u rts , b u t loves.
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P ast em otional da m a g e is n o t d a m a g e , b u t h e a lin g . L ikew ise, w h a t you
did in th e p a s t to w a rd o th e r s , in te n tio n a lly o r n o t, you did o u t o f love
fo r t h e m - a love living in such a h id d e n p a r t o f y ou th a t you m ay n o t have ,SSthe ram
b e e n a w a re o f it a t th e tim e . You m ay th in k you h u r t s o m e o n e , b u t w hat
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really h a p p e n e d w a s t h a t t h a t s o m e o n e a tt r a c t e d t h e e x p e rie n c e o f h u rt
b e c au se he n e e d e d it in o r d e r to g row . B e c a u se o f y o u r love fo r th a t p er
son a n d h e r g ro w th , you su p p lie d th e h u r t.
T h e re fo re , d o n o t feel guilty o r a s h a m e d fo r a n y th in g you have done
o r feel h u rt by o th e r p e o p le . W h y w ould y o u fee l b a d fo r g ro w in g ? This
is th e im plication o f u n iv ersa l love. If you a c c e p t th is love, all y o u r past
tra u m a s a n d h u r ts will b e h e a le d . (1 will b e p a s sin g th e d o n a tio n bin
a ro u n d now .) T h e n you c a n d r o p y o u r o ld e m o tio n a l b a g g a g e, b e c au se it
no lo n g er se rv e s a p u rp o s e . It d id s e rv e a p u r p o s e a t o n e tim e , a n d th at
p u rp o se w as for you to re a liz e t h a t th e w h o le u n iv e rs e loves you.

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As m en tio n e d , th e b e s t w ay to p r e v e n t y o u rs e lf fro m g oing astray in
th e a s tra l is by solving y o u r a d d ic tio n s . Iro n ically , th e going astray" s
itself is trying to a ssist you in d o in g j u s t th is , th a t is, solving y o u r addic
tions. It show s exactly w h a t y o u r a d d ic tio n is so t h a t you c a n solve it.
H a
Your w aking re a lity is try in g to s h o w you t h e s a m e th in g b u t, a s men-
ioned b e fo re , th in g s m a n ife st f a s te r in th e a s tr a l th a n in th e physical,
au se a nd effect a re o fte n so fa r a p a r t in t h e p h y sic a l t h a t it is very dif- so***
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sX , in astral p ro je c tio n , yo u n o w h a v e t h e a b ility to id en tify th e n a tu r e of

your ad d ic tio n b y le ttin g y o u r a d d ic tio n s p lay o u t in th e a s tra l.

1,1Ol
Saturday, June 22,2002
Solution
I take two kava-kauas fo r relaxation (this is the first time I take kaua) and put
t of some relaxing lotion on my wrists before I fall asleep at 11:30 p. m . Barb puts quartz crys
tals around the bed. I dream that som e guy a n d I are lost in a dry forest area. Perhaps
en iflied,otyOI,an!
yubi ive are hiding from som eone w ho is chasing us. We find a birds nest. /\s we are starv
ing, I decide to pick two eggs from the nest. The other guy thinks it is a shame to take
the lives o f two birds. I think so, too, bu t I haue to in order to suruiue.
Later in the dream, I am sitting by a railroad crossing with a group o f people. We
are doing something important, bu t I cant rem em ber what. Perhaps w e are shooting a
!t you may not have mouie, because the actor Dan Aykroyd is there. Or perhaps we are just directing cars
safely across the railroad. There are a lot o f cars. Haue they come to get a glimpse o f the
shoot?
Suddenly, an electrical storm m oues in. Dark clouds form aboue our heads. We
see a small jolt o f blue lightning in the clouds. Then it explodes and shoots down onto
the railroad track as a big lightning flash. I can tell that this is no ordinary thunder
storm. The flashes behaue almost intelligently. We decide we haue to get out o f there
fast. Someone shouts, We haue to leaue, now!" I am just about to leaue, but then I
think that it would be interesting to stay and see what happens. I know somewhere in
the back o f my mind that this is just a dream.
A second blue streak forms in the clouds. It shoots down right next to me! There is
a big crackling sound as it demolishes the railroad car in which I am sitting. The light
ning bolt diuides into branches and one hits me. I feel its blue energy penetrating my
chest. Euerything pauses. Time slows down. I get flashbacks. I am in my mother s
womb. I see a babys face and its black eyes. Is this my twin? Did my parents haue twins
and never told me? Or is the face I am looking at mine? Am I dying? I know I am in a
,st < dream, but can you die in a dream? I dont want to die, so I decide to pull back to my
J o n S1 stra> dream avatar, the one lying motionless by the railroad track. The flashbacks stop.
The dream turns into an astral projection. I get entangled in sex games. I enjoy the

solvi? s0|ve freedom o f creating these sex situations. Then a spirit gu id e m oves in a n d tells m e to stop
the sex pleasures because h e has to talk to me. In spite o f this, I continue for a bit. After
a while, I realize I d o not ne ed the sex. I realize that I w ould benefit m ore from explo
ration. I stop the sex games. I am pro u d o f having that sort o f control o ve r m y thoughts.

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 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality .. u * '* '
I fin d m yself in the garden o f an orphanage. There are app le trees a n d a green
lawn. / see m a n y h a p p y children living in the orphanage. The g u id e is next to me. I ask
him, If y o u are a spirit guide, w hat is m y next step in life? W hat sh o u ld I d o n e xt?" He
* < for
laugh s a n d says, "Y o u r life is w hat y o u m a ke it. You create it a s y o u g o along. There is

n o set next step.

lbe
I am b lo w n aw ay by this realization. Life is n o t p r e p la n n e d ! I feel free, relieved to
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from the co ncepts o f destiny a n d fate. W e talk fo r a while. Then I m o v e d o w n the street.
At the corner, tw o girls from the o r p h a n a g e are p laying U N O , the ca rd gam e. I join. I
h a v e to p ic k u p a lot o f ca rd s a n d realize I c a n t win. W itho ut a c h a n ce to win, there's
little re ason to stay, s o I b id them farew e ll a n d m o v e d o w n the s e c o n d street.
This street h a s a lo n g lin e o f sh o p s. I en te r o n e sh o p , w h ic h I fee l I h a v e bee n

in before, p e r h a p s in a dream . I f in d the c o m p u t e r g a m e se ct io n a n d se arch for ihi11y011 v

g a m e s I m ight like. The re is a b u c c a n e e r g a m e titled 1720. A s I flo a t a r o u n d in the " a,fsa i . doe1
mch. but h.s Hoe
store, a fe w p e o p le l o o k at m e a n d a s k m e if I a m ok ay. I k n o w that b e c a u s e I a m a

visito r to their realm , I l o o k p a le a n d a bit t ra n sp a re n t to them . I tell them I a m fine.

trauma, h o w e v e ^ *
At o n e o ccasio n , I m a k e a n O o o o o o - o o o - o o o o o o s o u n d , lik e a s p o o k y gho st, a n d
T raum atic m e m c
to m y surprise, s o m e o n e else r e p lie s w ith a n o t h e r o o o o o - o o o o ! I t h in k the

0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0 0 m ust b e c o m in g fro m the p h y s ic a l re ality a r o u n d m y b o d y . (Later, after

w aking u p a n d a sk in g Barb, s h e tells m e there w e r e n o s o u n d s fro m m y ph y sical

b o d y o r hers.)

I f in d a big re d p a p e r p a c k a g e co n ta in in g the Ejay h ip h o p kit f o r 3 9 0 Sw edish

crow ns, w hich a p p are ntly h a s e ve ry th in g y o u n e e d from c o m p o s in g m u sic to b urning

C D s a n d printing labels. I a m fam iliar w ith Ejay b u t h a v e n o t se e n s u c h a com p lete kit

in p h y sica l reality. I lo o k o v e r m y s h o u l d e r to m a k e s u re n o s to re e m p lo y e e is a rou nd

a n d then I o p e n it. It co n t a in s lots o f p a p e r C D ca se s. T h e y h a v e the text Lice M T

printed o n them. That m ust b e the b r a n d nam e.

A s I am co m ing out o f the projection , I h a v e a v isio n o f B a r b s c a r b e in g towed

aw ay b y the police. The c ar h a s a n im a l d r o p p in g s in the fron t p a s s e n g e r seat. Then I m

fully aw a ke in m y bed. The p rojection la ste d m o re t h an a n hour.

Note a d d e d A u g u st 1, 2003: April, ten m o n t h s later a n d three states away, and

Underst
Barb s c a r stalls in Tucson. S o m e O r o V alley p o lic e officers a r e n ice e n o u g h to sto p and
try to help her (k u d o s to the c o p s in Tucson). W h e n they investigate the engine, they a "><

find a little m o u se nest built o n top o f the battery (w e k n e w t here w ere m ice in the car,

but w e thought we h a d evicte d them all) a n d a c c o m p a n y in g m o u s e d r o p p in g s in the

;:S th*
front passe nger seat. After the c o p s g iv e u p a n d leave, w e tow the ca r to the nearest
auto shop.
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V F u rth er H e a lin g
< s: To re c a p , ( h e r e a r e tw o r e a s o n s th e m in d c re a te s o b jec ts o f addic
tion (for e x a m p le , a se x o b je c t) in th e a s tra l: 1. T h e ad d ic tio n object
gives th e m ind t e m p o r a r y s a tis fa c tio n , a n d 2 . T h e o b je c t a le r ts you to
the a d d iction so t h a t you m ay so lv e it (if you c h o o se to ). T h e m in d w ants
to be fre e o f a d d ic tio n .
S ) 0^ % .
T his a n d t h e p re v io u s c h a p te r s d e m o n s tra te th e im p o rta n c e o f
*<S w orking to w a rd a n o p e n a n d f re e m in d . T h e p e rc e p tio n o f a lack o f love
r ^ > c re a te s tra u m a . T h e tra u m a m a y b e so m e th in g q u ick like a c a r accid en t,
or it m ay b e a c o m p lic a te d fam ily issu e re m a in in g u nsolved fo r several
years. N a tu ra lly , if y o u r f a t h e r s m a c k s you on th e h e a d ev ery w eekend,
then you will th in k t h a t h e d o e s n o t love you. T h e p e rc e iv ed lack o f love
a toW m uH iim
c re a te s a tr a u m a . In s p ite o f th e a b u s e , y o u r f a th e r m ay love you very
'O ^ylknow lklbm m lm m uch, b u t th is d o e s n o t m a tte r : It is w h a t w e p e rce iv e th a t causes
w itlothem .llelllkiiltiik tra u m a , h o w e v e r c lo se o r f a r t h a t m ay b e fro m w h a t actually h ap p en s.
f" sound, likeaspookyjhosM T ra u m a tic m e m o rie s a r e , fo r th e s a k e o f y o u r sanity, h id d en in your
Iher ooooo-oooo!" 11hidto subconscious. T h a t is w h y it is so tric k y to fin d th e cau se o f addictions.
Ilily around mybody In tim e , t h e su b c o n sc io u s fo rm s an a d d ic tio n fro m th e tra u m a tic m em o

ire no sounds fromw W 1

ries. T h e a d d ic tio n is sp ecifically d e sig n e d to g et b ack th e love you feel
you lost d u rin g th e tra u m a . W h e n you rea liz e you a lre a d y have th a t love,
th e a d d ic tio n m ay disso lv e.
H ow ever, in se v e re c a se s, th e ad d ictio n m ay p e rsist, although dimin

S fe ? ished, for a d d ic tio n s a r e as h a rd h e a d e d as h u m an s a re . As long as the

m em ories o f tra u m a rem a in in place, th e r e will b e a fire to keep th e addic
tion going. T h e re fo re , m em o rie s o f tra u m a s re p re s e n t obstacles. These
c re a te lim its to o u r a s tra l trav els a n d o u r lives; th a t is, until we consciously
take charge o f th e healing p ro ce ss a n d b rin g th e m em ories to light.
I n o r d e r t o h e a l a n a d d ic t io n , w e n e e d to e x p l o r e t h e m e m o r ie s o f
0 " a t r a u m a a n d u n d e r s t a n d h o w t h e y r e la t e to o u r c u r r e n t a d d ic tio n . T h is
m a y t a k e a g r e a t a m o u n t o f e f f o r t b u t is w e ll w o r t h it. A f t e r w e h a v e
i t fr0U p* * *
f o u n d t h e c a u se , t h e a d d ic t io n w ill p r o b a b l y d is a p p e a r b e c a u s e the
n aflbur' si3leSal).}iti
m o m e n t w e u n d e r s t a n d t h e a d d ic t io n it lo s e s its p u r p o s e , w h ic h is to
,0 ***>%
ri
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a le r t u s t o t h e p r e s e n c e o f t r a u m a , j u s t lik e u n d e r s t a n d i n g th e c a u s e s o f
w a r s b r i n g s p e a c e . T h e a d d ic t io n o n ly h a s p o w e r o v e r u s a s lo n g a s it is
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in t h e s u b c o n s c io u s . O n c e w e c o n s c io u s ly o b s e r v e th e a d d ic tio n a n d its
c a u se , it c e a s e s to fu n c t io n .
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W hen we solve an ad d ic tio n , w e h av e n o t only solved an inconven

ien ce but also gro w n su b sta n tia lly . F ind in g a n d solving o u r a d d ic tio n s is
th e f a s te st way to a c c e le ra te d le a rn in g a n d s p iritu a l g ro w th . S o m etim es,
solving a n a d d ic tio n is even e s se n tia l to c o n tin u in g life. A d d ictio n s may
even be e sse n tia l fo r th e survival o f th e h u m a n sp e c ie s . As long a s we
d e n y th a t w e a s a sp e cie s have issu e s to r e s o lv e , w e will c o n tin u e to
d e stro y th e p la n e t th a t s u s ta in s u s, th e r e b y d ig g in g o u r o w n g rav e s.
As I m e n tio n e d a t th e o u ts e t o f th is d isc u s s io n , 1 d o n o t in clu d e th e s e
c h a p te rs m e re ly fo r e n jo y m e n t. T h is s o r t o f se lf-h e a lin g is o f im m en se
im p o rta n c e to all o f us. A d d ic tio n s p lay a b ig r o le n o t o n ly in th e a s tra l,
b u t a lso fo r o u r w h o le p e r s o n a l g r o w th . T h e y a r e like a la r m s , sho u tin g :
Hey, w e have a p r o b le m h e r e th a t n e e d s fix in g A S A P ! If a d d ic tio n s
w e re n e v e r f o rm e d , w e w o u ld n e v e r s u s p e c t t h a t w e c a r r y tra u m a tic
s c a rs t h a t n e e d h e a lin g . O f c o u r s e , t h e s a m e e ffe c t c a n b e a c h ie v e d by
d e n y in g th e e x is te n c e o f t h e a d d ic tio n s a n d p r e t e n d in g t h a t all is w ell.
A m in d c a n t ev o lv e a s lo n g a s it d e n ie s t h e e x is te n c e o f p a in fu l m em
o rie s . W e c a n t evolve s p iritu a lly u n le s s w e d a r e to fa c e e v e ry p a r t of
o u rse lv e s. In t h e d a r k s id e o f o u r n a tu r e a s h u m a n b e in g s , w h e r e pain
a n d s o rr o w h id e , in t h e v e ry p la c e w e d r e a d to lo o k , lie s t h e k ey to bliss
a n d b e a u ty . W h e n w e d a r e to fa c e th a t d a r k s id e a n d b r in g it in to light,
w e a r e r e a d y fo r a b e t t e r life. B ut to ta k e t h a t f ir s t s t e p to c o n fr o n t th e
v e ry th in g s th a t a r e h i d d e n b e c a u s e th e y a r e to o p a in fu l to c o n fr o n tis
a m o n g th e m o s t d iffic u lt th in g s a p e r s o n c a n d o . It is t h e u ltim a te test
o f will.
U ltim a te ly , th e c h o ic e c o m e s d o w n to liv in g to a v o id t h e p a in o r liv
ing to re s o lv e t h e p a in . W e c a n c h o o s e o u r a tt i tu d e . If w e s e e k to avoid
p a in , w e m ay h a v e g o o d lives, b u t w e w ill n o t b e a b le to g ro w . W e would
b e living in d e n ia l, p r e t e n d in g t h a t t h e t r a u m a t i c m e m o r ie s a r e not
th e r e , a n d w e w o u ld a c c o m p lis h n o th in g in t e r m s o f s p ir itu a l g ro w th . In
th e s e c o n d c a s e , c a n you im a g in e liv in g w ith o u t p a in f ro m t h e p a s t, w ith
o u t s o rro w in th e now , a n d w ith o u t w o r r y f o r t h e f u tu r e ? T h in k o f it this
w ay: W h e n you h a v e c o n q u e r e d y o u r f e a r s a n d p a in s , t h e f e a rs and
p a in s will be n o m o re . You will b e f r e e a t la s t.

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Exercise: An Invitation to Your Subconscious

1. Tonight, as y o u lie in bed, in v ite th e m em o rie s o f old pains to surface.
A nything y o u fear to ex p erien ce again, a n y th in g y o u feel bad ab o u t
having do n e, a n d a n y th in g y o u w ish w o u ld never h a p p en again.
2. W hen rh e p ain fu l m e m o rie s surface, ex p erien ce th em . Let th em play
o ut. Do n o t su p p re ss th e m . Do n o t a tte m p t to keep th em back.
3. Experience only. Be an o b serv er. Do n o r in terfere as they play our. Do
n o t try to fig u re o u t w h y th e y are still w ith y o u , h o w badly you per
fo rm ed, w h a t y o u sh o u ld have d o n e in stea d , o r h o w you are going to
prevent sim ila r situ a tio n s fro m o c c u rrin g in th e fu tu re.
4. W hen th ey hav e p lay ed o u t, w h ich m ay tak e h o u rs, sit back an d enjoy
th e peace. You d id well.
5. Try to in tu it w h a t th e m e m o rie s j u s t played o u t w ere ab o u t. W h a t are
they try in g to tell y o u ? They are still in y o u r su bconscious for a rea
son. They are th e re to tell y o u so m e th in g a b o u t yourself.
6 . W h a t th ey are try in g to tell y o u d o es n o t necessarily have to be any
th in g b ad . In fact, th e n a tu re o f th ese m em o rie s is th a t they seek to
p o in t o u t g o o d th in g s ra th e r th a n bad. They o n ly reference bad things
to get y o u r a tte n tio n .
7. Do n o t o v eru se y o u r analytical m in d , as it has n o idea w hy th e su b
conscious acts th e w ay it does. In stead , u se y o u r in tu itio n .
8 . Intuitively feel h o w th e m em o rie s relate to y o u r list o f addictions. Is
th ere an y a d d ictio n th a t is d esig n ed to p rev en t acts such as those
co m m itted b y you o r so m e o n e else in th e m em ories? If so, those
m em o ries m ay be th e cau se o f t h a t addiction.
9. U n d erstan d in g w h a t th e old p ain s are a b o u t m ay take several weeks.
Do th is exercise as o fte n as y o u can h an d le it w ith o u t getting
depressed. Each tim e y o u p erfo rm th is exercise, yo u u n d erstan d a lit
tle b it b e tte r w h a t goes on inside yo u ; each tim e y o u d o it, you
becom e a little freer an d feel a b it better.

T h e re is no q u e s tio n th a t sp iritu a l evolution is th e m o st rew ard in g

p u rsu it in life. T h e evolution o f th e m ind sh o u ld b e o u r n u m b e r one p ri
ority. All th e p ro p h e ts have sa id it, a n d th e e sta b lish e d religions a re sup
posedly c re a te d solely for th a t p u rp o se . But you do not; n e e d religions o r
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

gu rus w hen you have ad d ictio n s, for ad d ic tio n s a re te a c h e rs in th e m

selves. Believe it o r not, y our ad d ic tio n s a r e th e r e to h elp you. T hey a re
s te ppingstones, p inpointing exactly w h a t y o u r n e x t s te p sh o u ld be.
W ith o u t th e ir help, you w ould n o t have e x p e rie n c e d th e sp iritu a l g ro w th
th e previous e x ercise above can he lp you achieve.
The nex t th in g you sh o u ld do, a s a g e s tu re o f ty in g lo o se en d s
to g ether, is to ge t a t w h a te v e r c a u se d th e tra u m a in th e f ir s t place. If a
lack o f love c re a te d th e tra u m a , th e n re a liz e t h a t yo u a r e a lre a d y loved
by all con scio u sn ess a n d t h a t you n e e d n o t s e e k to b e loved. If th e addic
tion w as c re a te d b e c a u s e y o u r m e a n big b r o th e r s to le c a n d y fro m you
w hen you w e re young, th e n fo r G o d s s a k e , go g e t lo ts o f c a n d y j u s t fo r
yourself.

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I f y o u h a p p e n to p r o je c t i n to a n a s tr a l a r e a in w h ic h yo u c a n t s e e
( i.e ., n o v isu a l i n p u t) , y o u c a n u s e c o m m a n d s like C la r ity N o w ! o r
C le a r e r ; c le a r e r , c l e a r e r ! V is u a l i n p u t w ill c o m m e n c e im m e d ia te ly . It
will s e e m lik e y o u r e y e s s u d d e n ly s t a r t w o rk in g a f t e r a tim e o f b lin d n e s s .
S u d d e n ly , y o u a r e a b le t o s e e w h a t lie s a ro u n d you.

Exercise: "Clarity Now!'

1- Project in to th e astral u sin g o n e o f rh e tech n iq u es d escribed in the
previous Circle.
2. Ify o u already have visual input, go som ew here where y ou have none.
Floating dow n through a floor o r a wall som etim es causes m e ro lose
vision.
3. Ify o u fin d y o u have n o visual in p u t, co m m a n d Clarity Now!
4. A fter y o u r c o m m a n d , y o u sh o u ld have plenty o f visual inpur. If not,
co m m a n d Clearer. . . c le a r e r .. . clearer!
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Your C rea tiv e P o w e rs
If you p ro je c t in to an a lre a d y existin g a s tr a l w o rld , th a t w orld is
w h at you will se e. But if you p ro je c t in to a n a s tr a l void, b e fo re you com o lo * 3

m a n d clarity, th e r e is n o th in g to s e e . T h a t is w h a t gives th e im p ressio n

o f b lin d n e ss. W h e n you have n o visual in p u t, it is sa fe to a ssu m e th e re
a re no ob jec ts o f a ny k in d to se e.
Y our c o m m a n d for c la rity th e n c a u s e s a w o rld to s p rin g in to exis
te n c e o u t o f n o th in g n e s s . T h e c o m m a n d C la r ity N o w ! is n o t a com
m a n d fo r y o u r a s tr a l e y e s to c le a r u p , a lth o u g h it w a s originally
d e sig n e d fo r th a t p u r p o s e . I n s te a d , t h e c o m m a n d is a d ire c t o r d e r to
y o u r s u b c o n sc io u s to in fo rm y o u r c o n s c io u s m in d o f y o u r su rro u n d in g s. C ^ ,he
E a g e r to c o m p ly w ith t h a t c o m m a n d , t h e s u b c o n s c io u s r e a c h e s o u t and ^ ssif yZ
s e n s e s n o th in g , b e c a u s e , a f t e r a ll, y o u a r e in a v o id . C o n fu s e d by this
s itu a tio n , th e s u b c o n s c io u s t r ie s to m a k e s e n s e o f w h a t s u r r o u n d s you.
F o r u s p h y sic a l b e in g s , t h e c o n c e p t o f v o id is i n h e r e n tly d iffic u lt to }flleftit-ApParent,y
g r a s p . W e a r e so u s e d to h a v in g o b je c ts a r o u n d u s to lo o k a t a n d touch
a t all tim e s , w e d o n o t know ' w h a t to d o w ith o u r s e lv e s w h e n w e find
th e y a r e n o t t h e r e .
T h e su b c o n sc io u s th in k s to itse lf: I k n o w I e x ite d t h e b o d y a n d all
th a t, b u t th is is still m ig h ty s tr a n g e . I c a n 't u n d e r s t a n d w h e r e 1 a m . Hey,
m y la s t w h e r e a b o u ts w a s m y b e d r o o m , so m a y b e I a m still t h e r e ? That
b r ie f th o u g h t is all it t a k e s to a c tu a lly c r e a t e a n a s tr a l w o rld th a t resem
b les y o u r b e d ro o m d o w n to t h e t in i e s t d e ta il. T h e s u b c o n sc io u s runs
th ro u g h all its m e m o r ie s o f y o u r b e d r o o m , in o r d e r to d e c id e w hether
you re a lly a r e t h e r e . It tr i e s to c o m p a r e t h e m e m o r ie s e x p e c ta tio n s of
w h a t y o u r r o o m lo o k s like to y o u r a c tu a l s u rr o u n d in g s . ate a
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Iro nically, in d o in g so , t h e s u b c o n s c io u s a ls o c r e a t e s a n a s tra l coun
t e r p a r t o f e v e ry th in g in t h e b e d r o o m . T h is p r o c e s s o n ly ta k e s a few mil an d i
Hide,
lise c o n d s. S u d d e n ly , you c a n s e e y o u r b e d r o o m , b u t o n ly b e c au se you
ju s t c re a te d it o u t o f n o th in g n e s s , n o t b e c a u s e y o u r a s tr a l eyes started
w o rk in g. T h e r e w a s n e v e r a n y th in g w r o n g w ith y o u r e y e s.
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Wednesday, March 21 , 2001
An Attempt to Verify an OBE \ Ac *81

I $o to bed at 3 a.m. The alarm dock ivakes m e up at 7:15 a.m. I relax for 30 minu ^ XNn \ the
so until my body is asleep. My mind drifts toward sleep. W hen I am close to sleep, Iatterrp
an out-of-body experience and succeed. I p o p in a nd out o f my body aboul ten limes. The
attraction to my body is so strong that I can only slay out ten seconds at any time.
Everything looks ju st like it d oes in u>aking reality, except everythin} is vibrating
slightly. The colors are sharper a nd the textures o f the furniture are more intense than in
making reality, but that is to b e expected since I am not using my dull physical senses.
I haue prepared a little lest that mill verify that I am really floating oufside my
physical body in physical space. I haue placed an unread brochure on my desk, uiith
the text facing the wall. If I can read the text w hile ou t o f body, I will be convinced that
the OBE is real. (Note: This took place back in the old days," when I still believed the
physical was the only true reality.) I float to m y desk.
W hen I get to the brochure, it has fallen over, an d I cant read the text. I figure
someone passing by m ust h aue b lo w n the brochure o ff the desk. I am angry that such
a simple event has ruined the experiment. My efforts to go out o f bo d y seem to have
been wasted. (After I w ake up, I check on the brochure. The brochure is standing up,
as I left it. Apparently, I had n o t b een OBEing in m y room. Either I had been OBEing in
a dreamlike astral d uplicate o f m y room, where m y m ind had m ade the brochure fall
over, or I had d ream ed the w hole thing. It did not feel like a dream, though.)
In one outing, I float downstairs into the basement. A neighbor is doing laundry.
The only problem is that in waking reality, there is no basement in the house. In
another episode, I float through the ceiling to the upstairs neighbors room. In a cou
ple o f others, I turn around a n d look at m y body. I see m y body lying in bed, rolled up
into fetal position. In waking reality, I kn o w the b ody is stretched out on its back,
because that is the bo d y position I m ost com m only use before going out o f body.

W h e n w e r e a liz e t h a t by w a n tin g to s e e a p la c e in th e a s tr a l, w e c re
a te a r e p lic a o f t h a t p la c e in s te a d o f m o v in g t h e r e , w e gain c o n tro l o v er
o u r m in d s a n d c o n s e q u e n tly o v e r o u r a s tr a l tra v e ls . By consciously
u n d e rs ta n d in g t h e p r o c e s s o f c re a tio n in t h e a s tr a l, th e su b co n scio u s
re a liz e s t h a t w h a t it is d o in g (c r e a tin g re p lic a s ) is n o t w h a t w e w ant.
W a lk in g a ro u n d in a w o rld o f y o u r o w n c re a tio n c a n b e n ice, b u t in m o st
in sta n c e s , it o n ly d iv e r ts u s fro m w h a t w e w a n t to d o . The su b co n sciou s
t h e n c h a n g e s its w ay o f fu n ctio n in g . C o n se q u e n tly , C la rity N o w ! sto p s
w o rk in g . A fte r t h a t h a p p e n s , a s tr a l re p lic a s will n o t tric k us in to m ista k
ing th e m fo r t h e re a l p la c e s (if t h e r e a r e su c h th in g s as re a l p laces).
T he w ay th e subconscio u s c h an g es its p e rfo rm a n c e also affects our
physical lives, even thoug h m o st peo p le do not c o m m an d Clarity N o w ! in
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th e physical. W e a re th e n a ble to see things w e could n o t before see. T he

physical is very sim ilar to an a stra l w orld in m any w ays. W e c re a te o u r sur
roundings with (lie help o f th e subconscio u s m ind in b o th th e physical and
th e a stra l. W hen we change th e w ay w e c re a te in th e a s tra l, w e change th e
way w e c re a te in th e physical. If w e m an a g e to su sp e n d th e a c t o f c reatio n
in th e physical, if only for a few s e co n d s, w e allow o th e r th in g s to a p p e a r
in its place, things w e know in m o d e r n so ciety as p a ra n o rm a l effects.

A stra l S e n s e s
You m ig h t w o n d e r w h y e y e s, b e in g p h y s ic a l s e n s e s , w o rk in a n o n
p h ysical e n v ir o n m e n t s u c h a s t h e a s tr a l. V isu a l in p u t c a n b e p ro v id e d
by a p le th o r a o f s e n s e s , a m o n g t h e m o u r p h y s ic a l e y e s a n d w h a t w e call
im a g in a tio n , fo r lac k o f a b e t t e r w o r d . A p a r t f r o m f a b r ic a tin g o b jec ts,
im a g in atio n is c a p a b le o f s e e in g th in g s t h e p h y s ic a l e y e s c a n t a n d m ak
ing th e v isual in p u t c o m e to life. T h e p h y s ic a l e y e s , o n t h e o t h e r h a n d ,
a r e c ru d e e q u ip m e n t, s u p p ly in g u s w ith o n ly r a w v isu a l in fo rm a tio n .
W e h ave to u se o u r im a g in a tio n t o fill o u t t h e m is s in g in fo rm a tio n .
W h e n w e i n te r a c t w ith t h e a s tr a l, w e fully e n g a g e t h e v isu a l m e c h a n ism
in th e im a g in a tio n b e c a u s e w e d id n o t b r in g o u r p h y s ic a l e y e s.
All o t h e r p h y sic a l s e n s e s c a n b e r e p l a c e d b y im a g in a tio n . F o r e x a m
p le, a p re v io u s ly s ig h te d b lin d p e r s o n still s e e s p i c t u r e s o f o b je c ts and
e m o tio n s in h is m in d . A p r e v io u s ly h e a lt h y d i s a b le d p e r s o n still e x p e ri
e n c e s th e feelin g o f w a lk in g a r o u n d in h is m in d . A c o lo r b lin d p e rs o n still
s e n se s th e d iff e re n c e b e tw e e n c o lo r s .
T h e r e s u lt is t h a t w h e n w e p r o je c t a w a y f r o m o u r p h y s ic a l se n se s,
as w e d o in t h e a s tr a l, t h e s e n s o r y i n p u t p r o v id e d b y t h e im a g in atio n
b e c o m e s so in te n s e a n d full t h a t w e a r e a m a z e d b y w h at, w e e x p e rie n c e .
In m y a s tr a l p ro je c tio n j o u r n a l , I o f te n d e s c r i b e t h e t e x t u r e o f a n astra l
o b jec t a s b e in g e x tr e m e ly r e a l. W h a t I m e a n b y t h is is t h a t t h e te x tu re ,
a s to u c h e d by m y im a g in a tio n , fe e ls so i n te n s e t h a t it e a sily s u p e rs e d e s
a n y th in g m y ph y sic a l ta c tile s e n s e s c a n p r o v id e m e .
This s e e m s to b e t r u e n o t o n ly f o r to u c h , but. a ls o f o r t h e r e s t o f the
s e n se s. I r e m e m b e r e a tin g a s tr a l b a n a n a b r e a d a few m o n th s ago.
A lthough it m ay n o t h a v e fille d m y p h y s ic a l b e lly (it is t h e u ltim ate
w eight-loss d ie t) , its p e rf e c t fla v o r, m o is tu r e , a n d t e x t u r e w e r e b e tte r
th a n could h a v e b e e n e x p e r ie n c e d in a n y p h y s ic a l r e s t a u r a n t .
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Still, t a s te in p u t is n o t m a n d a to ry in th e a s tr a l. If you do n o t c a re
m uch fo r b a n a n a b r e a d , y o u r im a g in a tio n d o e s n o t h av e to supply you
with th e t a s te o f it. A d d itio n a lly , t h e r e is n o ru le t h a t say s b a n a n a b rea d
has to ta s te like b a n a n a b r e a d in th e a s tr a l, s in c e y o u r a s tr a l s u rro u n d
ings a re highly s u b je c tiv e ( o r p e rs o n a liz e d , ify o u w ill). I alw ays say: T he
taste o f b a n a n a b r e a d is in t h e to n g u e o f th e b e h o ld e r .
L ikew ise, t h e r e is n o n e e d to h a v e visual in p u t in th e a s tra l, u nless
you d e s ire a v isual e x p e rie n c e . N e v e r th e le s s , u sin g s e n so ry in p u t th a t
m im ics p hysical s e n s e s will m a k e you fee l m o re c o m fo rta b le trav elin g
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E x tr a o r d in a r y A s tr a l S e n s e s
T h e re a r e m a n y s e n s e s n o t y e t a w a k e n e d in th e p h y sical, s e n se s o f
know ing a n d in tu itio n t h a t a llo w u s to s e n s e a c ro s s tim e , s p a c e , a n d
o th e r d im e n s io n s . T h e y c a n b e d e v e lo p e d in th e p h y sic a l, b u t it is e a sie r
a nd f a s te r to a c c e s s th e m in th e a s tr a l. T h e y m ig h t p ro v id e m o re in p u t
th a n th e c o m m o n s e n s e s . U se th e m in th e a s tr a l o n c e you feel c o m fo rt
able su s p e n d in g y o u r u su a l s e n s e s .

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1. Project in to the astral.
> " Sti"eSC 2. Find th a t visual void again, as yo u did in the previous exercise.
lorbii"1' ,>erS 3. Relax y o u r m ind.
4. Focus on th e center o f y o u r astral being (or astral chest).
5. Silence any thoughts.
6. Silence any internal dialogues:
uflt as11 a. Com m and: Rationality: O ff!
^ nf*n . b. Com m and: "Internal dialogue: Off!
7. Await in put from altern ate senses in silence.
* Slip* 8. W hen you return to the physical, w h at you have perceived will proba
isil) bly be difficult to describe in a h um an language, ju s t like dreams may
be indescribable. You do n o t have to describe o r analyze it in any way,
simply rem em ber the feeling o f the inform ation you received.

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In tru th , s e n se s such as sight, h e a rin g , a n d to u c h a r e o f little value

in th e a s tra l. W h a t m a tte r s in an out-of-body s ta te is n o t h o w well you
p erceiv e an object. W h a t m a tte r s is how c ris p y o u r m in d is, its level of
p re s e n c e a n d lucidity. W h e n r e q u e s tin g clarity , yo u sh o u ld n o t d o it for
yo u r eyes, but for y o u r m in d . ,

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Monday, March 19, 2001

Morning OBE

I have to stay u p all night to write a report, s o I o n ly get three h o u rs o f sleep, from 5:00

to 8:00 a . m . After w aking up, I g o to the university a n d deliver the report. W h e n I return, I

lie dow n, turn m y attention to m y third eye, a n d wait to get into the b o d y a sleep/m ind
aw ake state. This is m y first m orn ing session. It takes a bo ut HO minutes. I am beginning to

slumber. W h e n I w ake u p from o n e o f several brie f dream s, I feel that m y b o d y is asleep.

I d o a few ro u n d s o f the d r o p p in g te c h n iq u e (sinking ra pidly a s I breathe out).
Vibrations start. I think, Hey, this is e a sy! I d o a fe w m ore ro u n d s a n d su d d e n ly it feels
like I am actually floating d o w n w ard . I float d o w n a n d out. I ca n see. M y ro om d o e s not
lo o k a s it d o e s in p h y sica l life, but all the things I feel are im portant are there.
I am standin g w ith m y b a c k to m y body. I ca n briefly se e the silver cord. (In retro
spect, I think m y im agination fab ricated a c o rd that ap p e a re d to b e attached to m y
aw areness be c a u se I intentionally se a rch e d fo r the silver cord. I w anted to se e it, so m y
imagination obliged.) I a m b eing attracted b a c k to m y body. I will m yself to m y desk. I
try to h old onto m y desk, but m y h a n d s d o not w ork. I d e c id e to escap e the suction by
leaving the room. I will m yself to the door, w hich is in the w rong place. It is closer to m y
d e sk than it is in the p hysical world.
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W h e n I f l o a t t h r o u g h t h e d o o r , I l o s e m y v is io n . I h a v e p r o b a b l y e n t e r e d a v o i d . I
f l o a t b l i n d l y d o w n w h a t I t h i n k is t h e c o r r id o r . M y g ir l fr ie n d , w h o is n e x t t o m e in b e d ,
m a k e s a t i n y m o v e m e n t a n d t h e a tt r a c t i o n t o m y b o d y in c r e a s e s . I w i s h t o g o t o t h e u n i

v e r s i t y a n d s o b e g in f l o a t i n g in t h a t d i r e c t i o n , b u t t h e a t t r a c ti o n t o m y b o d y is too
s tr o n g . I w a k e u p in m y b o d y a n d o p e n m y l e f t e y e . M y b o d y is p a r a l y z e d a n d m y le ft

a n k l e b u r n s li k e fi r e . I a t t e m p t a s e c o n d O B E , b u t m y b o d y is n o t in t h e r ig h t m o d e . I

e s tim a te th a t th e e n tir e e x p e r ie n c e la s te d a b o u t 2 5 s e c o n d s .

O ne o f th e th in g s you will no tic e d u rin g y o u r f ir s t a s tr a l p ro je c tio n s

is th e force w ith w hich y o u r physical b o d y pulls you b a c k . T h e physical
body is n o t pu llin g you, p e r se , b u t c a llin g you. Y our su b c o n sc io u s m ind
is n o t u sed to you b e in g co n scio u s a n d a b s e n t fro m th e p h ysical b o d y at
th e sa m e tim e . By old h a b it, it b e lie v e s t h a t w h e n you a r e c o n scio u s, th e
p r o p e r plac e to b e is in y o u r body. C o n s e q u e n tly , t h e su b co n scio u s
in stru c ts y o u r b o d y to call you b a c k . You p ic k u p o n th e b o d y s signal and
, c i i y # 's a n 0 C T
im m e d ia te ly sh ift y o u r a w a r e n e s s to t h e p h y sic a l b o d y , w h e r e yo u w ake
o M Ms/n">J ,s ,a ,e a S a
u p ." T his m ay feel like th e p h y sic a l b o d y is su c k in g yo u b a c k a c ro s s phys
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ical s p a c e , b u t it is a c tu a lly o n ly a s h ift in a w a r e n e s s .
jirKi. My consciousness

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M in d S p lit bed, inside my body, <s

Since w e a r e m u ltid im e n s io n a l b e in g s c a p a b le o f e x istin g in m ultiple m i sty e d outwhilethi

d im e n sio n s a n d p la c e s sim u lta n e o u s ly , a p a r t o f y o u r a w a r e n e s s may inlothe body?
de c id e to s ta y in th e a s tr a l w h e n t h e r e s t is c a lle d b a c k to t h e body. It fa slreetlookslike
m ay feel like you a r e in s e v e ra l p la c e s a t o n c e , a n d yo u a r e a w a re o f all k mm/hereon a sliji
th o se plac e s; o r it m ay feel like y o u r a w a r e n e s s is flip p in g v e ry quickly
^ P h n e jb e y m u l
b e tw e en th o s e p la c e s . A s a th ir d a lte rn a tiv e , t h e p a r t o f y o u r a w a re n ess
still in th e a s tr a l m ay s ta y t h e r e u n n o tic e d b y y o u , b u t la t e r call u p o n your
physically b a s e d a w a r e n e s s , a t w h ic h tim e you a r e o n c e a g a in su ck ed
o u t in to th e a s tr a l to m e rg e w ith th e a lr e a d y p r o je c te d p a r t o f y o u r being.
A stral p r o je c to r R o b e rt B ru c e c alls th is p h e n o m e n o n m in d s p lit.'9 easons

Wednesday, October 2H, 2001

Short Projection
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As I fell asleep last night, I visualized m yself coming h om e from school like I did
seven years ago. Now I have just awakened and am lying in b ed waiting to go back to

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sleep. I relax. I sense a slight m ovem ent in m y astral body. Then I get it, I am ready to

O'NoN leave the body. I relax a nd steer m y consciousness out through the top o f my head. I
float downward and e nd up som ew here in the astral. I know exactly what I have
planned to do: learn to increase and decrease m y energy frequency and to create with

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thoughts.
I can tell that the projection is unstable. I know I can be shot back into my body
at any time. I think that I have to ground m yself by lowering m y frequency. I think, I am
lowering my frequency. This was a mistake. I am shot back into my body, either
because the frequency is too low or b ecause o f the racket my girlfriend makes. Only
about five seconds have passed since I exited the body.
What is interesting is that I was in a state that I did not recognize as pre-OBE. I was
not paralyzed. I did not have any vibrations or tingling. The only difference from a
waking physical state was that m y m ind was ou t o f sync with m y body. There was a light
floating feeling around m y head. I thought it was ju st nausea from a hangover (even
though I did not party last night). A bubble o f energy surrounded my head. What
exactly triggers an OBE? Evidently, it is not the b o d y asleep/m ind awake state. I think I
can obtain that state again w ithout too m uch work.
Haifa minute later, I am suddenly in m y m in d s eye walking down the middle o f a
street. My consciousness is projected to that street, but I am not out o f my body. I am
totally engaged with this part o f m y consciousness. The other part that is still lying in
bed, inside my body, is gone for the moment. Could it be that this part o f my conscious
ness stayed out while the part that I was focusing on during the OBE was pulled back
into the body?
The street looks like a street on Earth, bu t there is such beauty that I think it must
be somewhere on a slightly higher plane. There are big, beautiful buildings. On the
p to> physical plane, they would have been ugly. There are ordinary trees, but here they look

4 " ! . very < fantastic. Everything has a strong color. I continue to walk down the street. There is not
B flip P 1' 1- X a person in sight. I enter a harbor area where the projection ends.

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R e a so n s fo r C a llin g You B a ck
B eing p re m a tu r e ly c alled b a c k to th e p h ysical b o d y c a n b e very fru s
tra tin g w h e n you w a n t to r e m a in in th e a s tra l. It r e p e a te d ly h a p p e n e d
non to m e until 1 s ta r te d q u e stio n in g w hy it h a p p e n e d . H e re a re a few good
rea so n s for your physical b o d y to call you back:
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n o n p h y s ic a l e n v i r o n m e n t a n d d e c id e s t o g o b a c k t o f a m ilia r g r o u n d ,

y o u r p h y s ic a l b o d y .

S o m e o n e e n t e rs y o u r p h y sic a l ro o m . E v e n if th a t p e r s o n m a k e s no
tlu"8 . ([(.fioeO
s o u n d , y o u r s u b c o n s c io u s p i c k s u p o n h i s p r e s e n c e a n d a le r t s y o u r

aw a re n e ss.

S o m eone o r so m e th in g to u c h e s y o u r p h y sical bo d y . F lies a n d m osqui p ^ ofcxisl

to e s can drive you crazy, even in y o u r a b s e n c e . difficulty
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experience g a d
Your physical e a rs p ick u p a d is tu rb in g n o ise .
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> Your physical body w akes u p na tu ra lly like it d o e s a fte r n o rm a l sleep. As
far as th e physical body is c o n c e rn e d , an a s tra l p ro je c tio n is nothing but
a period of n orm al sleep. 'This w ake-up will b e th e u ltim a te lim iting factor
to y our astral travels a fte r all o th e r d istu rb a n c e s hav e b e e n d e a lt with.

You have a c o n sc io u s o r s u b c o n sc io u s th o u g h t r e la tin g to y o u r physi

cal body. Y our a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is d i r e c te d by y o u r th o u g h ts , so any
th in g th a t p a s se s th ro u g h y o u r th o u g h ts w ill h a p p e n . T h e m in d is
alw ays in c h a rg e o f t h e b o d y . T h e b o d y a lw a y s follow s m e n ta l in stru c
tio n s. If you have e v e n th e b r ie f e s t th o u g h t a b o u t t h e b o d y , th e body
will com ply by a le r tin g y o u r a w a r e n e s s to its e x is te n c e . O n c e th e con is the
c e p t o f y our b o d y e n te r s y o u r a w a r e n e s s in th is m a n n e r , t h e r e is little
you can do to p re v e n t th e b o d y f ro m in c r e a s in g its p u ll.

You a tte m p t to analyze y o u r p ro je c tio n e x p e rie n c e . W h e n you analyze,

you inescapably c o m p a re th e c u r r e n t situ a tio n to beliefs fo rm ed by old
ex p eriences. T h e bulk o f y o u r beliefs d e a l w ith th e p h ysical w o rld (unless
you have v ast a s tra l e x p e rie n c e ), so analy zin g n a tu ra lly lea d s to subcon : ; > Spe,
scious thoughts ab o u t yo u r physical body, w h ich in c re a se s its pull. C ! icaofai
You p ro je c t into a n a re a in w h ic h you d o n o t y e t k n o w h o w to sustain
y our a w a re n ess. F o r e x a m p le , se v era l relig io u s te a c h in g s sp e ak o f nwJ diff- r e Pc
tiple planes o f e x iste n c e , o n e o n "to p " (fo r lack o f b e tte r w o rd ) o f the

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other, or a rra n g e d like lay ers o f an o nion. T h eosophy suggests seven

planes of e x istence, B u d d h ism 3 2 p lan es, H induism a th ro n g o f realm s
known as lo k as, a n d Islam sev en h eav en s. A ccording to th e teachings,
the planes ran g e fro m th e p hysical p lan e to th e god-realm , w h ere every-
tliing is one: in se p a ra b le a n d s e p a ra b le at th e s a m e tim e. T h e astral
plane is d e fined to b e s o m e w h e re in b e tw e e n . B ear in m ind th a t this
system o f p lan es is only a m o d el a n d th e re fo re m ay o r m ay not illustrate
the tru th (if t h e r e is su c h a th in g ). Now , if w e w e re to p ro je c t from one
plane of ex iste n ce to a n o th e r , it w ould b e re a s o n a b le to assu m e th a t th e
difficulty in s u sta in in g o u r a w a r e n e s s is p ro p o rtio n a l to th e difference
between th e n a tu r e o f th e p h y sical p lan e (since w e autom atically use the
experience g a th e re d in th e p h ysical w h e n trav elin g in o th e r planes) and
the n ature o f th e p la n e in to w h ich w e a r e p ro jectin g .

An astral guide d e c id e s it is tim e fo r you to r e tu r n to y our physical

body. He m ay d o th is if h e d e e m s th a t you a re g e ttin g in to a situation
you a re n o t tra in e d to h a n d le . A s tra l g u id es m ay also d elib e ra te ly set
up small a s tra l le s s o n s to f u r t h e r y o u r k n o w led g e o f th e a s tra l in p rep a
ration for fu tu re a s tr a l c h a lle n g e s . T h e lesso n s a r e m o stly given in th e
form of d istra c tio n s o r p ra c tic a l o b s ta c le s p rev e n tin g you fro m getting
around in y o u r a s tr a l w o rld . T h e g u id e m ay se n d you b ack w h en he
deems you have le a r n e d e n o u g h . N o te th a t it is co m p letely irrelev an t
w hether you successfully c o n q u e re d th e o b s ta c le . T h e im p o rta n t point
is the a m o u n t o f e x p e rie n c e y ou g a in e d fro m th e o b stacle.

False A w akenings
Often, follow ing a pull fro m t h e p h y sic a l body, w h en it a p p e a rs you
have w a k e n e d in y o u r p h y sic a l bo d y , you a re still p ro je c te d in to th e
aStral- M ore specifically, yo u a r e in a n a s tr a l rep lica o f y o u r b e d ro o m ,
r a replica of a b e d ro o m f ro m a n e a rlie r p e rio d o f y o u r life, w hichever
m ost n a tu ra lly to y o u r su b c o n sc io u s m in d . This is a fa ls e awaken-
'" h is very difficult to tell w h e th e r you a r e in y o u r physical ro o m o r
n astral replica. You m u s t u se in tu itio n to figure it o u t. This is <

difficuit ih a n k " s y are dreaming when you are drr

suPP0se you could alw ay s try to c re a te n ew fu rn itu re by thoug t u
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th e ro o m . If you s u c ce e d in c re a tin g t h a t fu rn itu r e , you k n o w you a re

still in th e a s tra l. H ow ever, th a t fe a t o f c re a tio n m ay a lso b e p o ssib le in
th e physical. All it ta k e s is a n u n lim ite d m in d .

Saturday, M a rc h 17, 2 0 0 1
F o u r F a lse A w a k e n in g s
I wake up beside my girlfriend. I am d izzy and cant see clearly. W hen I m ove my
arms, it is as if my astral arms are making the sam e m ovem ents, only half a second later.
I think, "Wouj, I can see my astral body! I am in m y parents house. I walk downstairs
to look in the hall mirror. I make som e fast m oves with m y arms. The astral arms are still
outside my physical arms. Cool!
Then I see another face in the mirror. It is a wom an in her late twenties with a
sweet round face and red hair. She is grabbing fo r me, as if I have something she just
must have. Her arms go right through me. I know sh e d oes no t have a physical body. I
stare at her and try to get her attention. She does not realize I can see her. I grab her
hands. She is surprised that I can see and touch her. She introduces herself as some
sort o f human relations employee at the high school I u sed to attend. That is strange,
because I do not recall any such position. Anyway, sh e seem s like a sw eet person.
We walk out into the garden. It is night. She says goo d b ye a n d crawls under what
appears to be a fallen garden tent. There is another sm aller tent in the garden. This one
is made o f sackcloth. It, too, has fallen a nd a pair o f legs wearing army boots sticks out.
I figure that my brother must have had one o f his wild parties.
Then I wake up. I think, W hat a sham e that the astral arms thing was only a
dream. I am surprised, because the dream I ju st w oke up from seem ed very real. I try
the same arm movem ents in another mirror (I am not in m y parents house anymore, I
am at home). Nothing happens. There is something I h a ve to do, bu t I cant remember
what it is. I try to get out o f bed, but my girlfriend holds me. She drives her finger into
my back in a playful way. It hurts! I bark at her to stop.
Then I wake up. I think, Enough with the false awakenings!
Then I wake up. My girlfriend is already awake. She tries to get out o f bed. I hold her
and drive my finger into her in a playful way. It hurts, so she barks at m e to stop. I explain
to her that I just had three amazing false awakenings. Suddenly, m y mouth is paralyzed
and I can only make grunting noises. I sound like a monster. I playfully attack my girlfriend-
Then I awake for real (?) to the physical world.

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P ic tu re y o u r s e lf in t h e a s tr a l, d o in g y o u r fa v o r ite a s tr a l activ ity .

Suddenly, you fee l t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y s u c k in g y o u b a c k . W h a t d o yo u d o ?
T h e re a r e te c h n iq u e s y o u c a n a p p ly to s ta y p r o je c te d , s u c h a s rela x in g ,
c e n te rin g , a n d r e m a in in g fo c u s e d . H o w e v e r, it is d iffic u lt to s ta y c a lm
e nough to d o t h e s e th in g s w h e n y o u a r e b e in g p u lle d a c r o s s d im e n s io n s ;
in ste a d I su g g e st a t e c h n iq u e u s in g a c tiv e f o rc e . F o r s o m e r e a s o n , s o m e
m o v em en ts h e lp b r e a k o f f t h e p u ll. T h e r o ll is p a rtic u la rly e ffe c tiv e in
this. T h e roll is s im ila r to t h e e x it te c h n iq u e d e s c r ib e d e a r lie r in th is
book. In b o th c a s e s , t h e ro ll is a p p lie d to b r e a k o ff a n y a tta c h m e n ts to
th e physical body.

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Exercise: P rolo n gin g Roll

1. Project in to the astral.
2. Float aro u n d for a few seconds to acq u ain t yourself w ith y o u r state of
m ind.
3. Roll as fast as you can. That is, spin around as ify o u were doing pirouettes.
4. A fter a b o u t ten revolutions, y o u sh o u ld clearly sense any attachm ents
to y o u r physical body breaking off. Your awareness becom es more
in d ep e n d e n t from y o u r body.
5. The a tta c h m e n ts sneak back on y o u . so y o u sh o u ld get in to th e habit
o f rolling every five m in u te s o r so.

U n fo rtu n a tely , th e p e rio d b e tw e e n t h e tim e t h e a tta c h m e n ts a p p e ar

a n d th e tim e you a r e p u lle d b a c k in to y o u r b o d y is o fte n so b rie f th at,
by th e tim e you feel t h e m , it is to o la te to a p p ly t h e ro ll. T h e pull from
th e b o d y ra p id ly in c r e a s e s u n til you s h if t y o u r a w a r e n e s s in to it against
y o u r will. It m ay ta k e o n ly a few s e c o n d s fo r t h e b o d y to m a k e th e pull
irre sis tib le . O bviously, a b e t t e r t e c h n iq u e w o u ld b e o n e t h a t prevents
th o s e a tta c h m e n ts fro m a p p e a r in g in t h e f i r s t p la c e . A s tra l m ed itatio n is
a g o o d p re v e n tiv e te c h n iq u e .
M e d ita tio n g e n e ra lly c a lm s u n r u ly t h o u g h ts so w e c a n co n c en trate
o n o n e s e t o f th o u g h ts . H o w e v e r, m e d ita tio n is alw a y s d ifficu lt in the
ph ysical b e c a u s e p h y sic a l s e n s e s d i s t r a c t u s . H o w m a n y tim e s have you
trie d to m e d ita te only t o b e i r r it a te d by s o m e th in g like a n ach in g back?
A dd itio n ally, w e h a v e to p u t e ff o r t in to q u ie tin g o u r b e lie f sy stem as it
c o n tin u o u sly trie s to c o n v in c e u s t h a t w e h a v e m o re i m p o r ta n t things to
do th a n d o in g n o th in g (w h ich m e d ita tio n is). W h e n w e e x it o u r bodies,
w e leave th e ph y sic a l s e n s e s b e h in d . T h e r e a r e n o a c h in g b ack s in the
a s tra l. W e a lso lea v e m o s t o f o u r b e lie f s y s te m s b e h in d . You m ight say
th a t th e a s tr a l p ro v id e s a n u n d i s t r a c t e d c h a n n e l to o u r m in d s, which
allow s us to o p tim iz e o u r m e d ita tio n p r a c tic e . If you th in k m editation is
effective in th e ph y sic a l, t r y it in th e a s tr a l. . ,
D o th e e x e rc ise b e lo w f ir s t o n d r y l a n d (in w a k in g physical rea
a lew tim e s , so you will r e m e m b e r it w h e n yo u a s tr a l p ro je c t. W hen ^
know it by h e a rt, ap p ly th e te c h n iq u e e v e ry tim e you go in to th e astr

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Exercise: P ro lo n g in g M e d ita tio n

sS S X
1. T h e m o m e n t y o u e x i t y o u r b o d y , f l o a t d o w n t o t h e f l o o r o r i n t o a v o i d .
2. C r o s s y o u r a s t r a l l e g s ( i f y o u d e c i d e t o h a v e a s t r a l l e g s ) i n l o t u s p o s i
tio n .
3. P u t y o u r p a lm s to g e th e r ( if y o u d e c id e ro h a v e h a n d s ) in f r o n t o f y o u r
c h e st.
4 . C l o s e y o u r a s t r a l e y e s ( i f y o u d e c i d e to h a v e e y e s ) .
5. Take a deep (astral) b reath .
r* 6 . R e la x y o u r m i n d .
7. Q uiet all th o u g h ts a n d in te rn al dialogues.
8 . Move the center o f th o u g h t to y o u r astral chest. Focus on y o u r chest.
9. Stay in this relaxed s ta te o f m in d fo r o n e m in u te.
10. Go do w h atev er y o u set o u t to d o in th e astral.
11. Repeat th e m e d ita tio n every tim e yo u feel y o u r m in d becom ing
llaretoapphihfrol.Ujjji, unsynchronized o r o ff b alance in any way in th e astral.

u sh if t y o u r awareness in to iip
p c o n d s fo r th e body to raalei^s
M e d ita tin g in t h e a s tr a l n o t o n ly p ro lo n g s th e p ro je c tio n , b u t also
k ^ q u f w o u ld b e o n e to p 5
tak e s you to a m o re jo y o u s a n d p e a c e fu l a s tr a l e n v iro n m e n t. In th e
BlheCrslplaA<ri^ a stra l, th e s ta t e o f y o u r m in d a ffe c ts y o u r e n v iro n m e n t. M e d ita tio n is
th e b e s t w ay I h a v e fo u n d to b rin g a b o u t a blissful s ta te o f m in d an d ,

WL u , on th e re fo re , is t h e b e s t w ay to p o sitiv e ly a ffe c t a n y a s tr a l e n v iro n m e n t.

 M in d Creation

Now th a t w e have a c q u ire d a g o o d d e g re e o f self-controlth a t is, we

can a stral p ro je c t w ith o u t g e ttin g s id e tra c k e d by o u r addictionswe can
enjoy an in c re d ib le fre e d o m o f c re ativ ity . H ave you e v er w a n ted to cre
a te m usic w ith o u t th e h a ssle o f u sing m u sic al in s tru m e n ts ? In the astral,
you can. Im agine th e tim e a n d e ffo rt it ta k e s to build a physical castle.
In th e a stra l, you can do it in m e re s e c o n d s . B ut le t u s s ta r t small.

D ec o ra tin g th e A str a l E n v ir o n m e n t
By now, you sh o u ld b e fa m ilia r w ith h o w y o u r conscious and subcon
scious m inds c re a te y o u r a s tra l e n v iro n m e n t, a t le a s t theoretically- To
recap , this is w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n you p o p o u t o f y o u r body:

1. Your a w a re n e s s e n te rs a b la n k a s tra l s p a c e (th e concept of space

does no t apply in th e a s tr a l), u n le ss you h ave an ap p o in tm en t with
already existing a stra l o r physical w o rld .

2- I he sp ace is y o u rs to do w ith w h a te v e r you w a n t. The space

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of us) sp e n t to o m u ch tim e in th e p h y sic a l, you will e x p e ct to se e phys
ical objects. Y our e x p e c ta tio n s q u ick ly tu rn in to in te n tio n s . If you
expect to s e e y o u r p h y sical ro o m , th e a s tr a l s p a c e will m o rp h into
how you e x p e c t y o u r r o o m to lo o k .

3 . H o w e v e r, if you e x p e c t n o t h in g - a n d you c a n d o th is sim ply by u n d e r

standing th a t th e a s tr a l is n o t th e p h y sical a n d d o e s n o t have to b ehave

%k even re m o te ly s im ila r to ity o u r a s tr a l s p a c e will r e m a in b lan k . This

is the d e g re e o f c o n tro l o v e r o u r m in d s w e s e e k . A chieving th e a stra l
void m ay ta k e s o m e p r a c tic e ; so d o n o t w o rry if you have n o t com e
across it y e t. In tim e , yo u w ill. E ith e r w ay, t h e e x e rc ise s in th is ch ap
te r can be d o n e in a void o r in sid e a n a s tr a l w o rld full o f ob jects.

4. W hen y o u r a s tr a l s p a c e is b la n k , you will h a v e n o in p u t fro m y our

usual s e n s e s , n o t e v e n v isio n . F r o m th is e m p ty s p a c e , yo u m ay c re a te
an a s tr a l w o rld t h a t h a s v isu a l in p u t, if you so d e s ir e . You m ay ju s t as
well c r e a te a w o rld w ith o u t v isu a l in p u t. V isual in p u t is in n o way
indigenous to th e a s tr a l, n o r is it n e c e s s a ry . V isual in p u t only ex ists in

c i r a < l c d bv our = th e a s tr a l b e c a u s e w e in te n d it to b e so.

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Exercise: Creating an Astral Sofa
1. Exit y o u r body a n d p ro ject in to th e astral.
, J r Ait Id 2. M ed ita te o n y o u r ch est as you did in th e previous exercise.
f"*
3. Select a n area in fro n t o f you.
4. Think: I think there is a sofa here. Yes, there is a sofa here. It is white."
5. A sofa should a p p e ar before you.
................ " 6 . Float over to th e sofa.
7. Touch the sofa. Feel its texture w ith y our astral fingers.
8. Lie o n th e sofa. P u t y o u r feet up. E n j o y y o u r c re a tio n fo r a m in u te .

9. Relax y o u r m ind.
10. Sense how this sofa cam e into being, w ith o u t analyzing.
11. R e p e a t th e exercise, b u t in st e a d o f c re a tin g a sofa, y o u m ig h t w a n t t o
t r y s o m e t h in g differen t. H o w a b o u t a h o t t u b ?
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T esting th e Lim its

As you p ro b ab ly noticed, th e so fa gave you th e visual a n d tactile
input you a re u sed to in th e physical, p e rh a p s even m o re in ten sely so. I
am fre q u e n tly a m a z e d th a t te x tu re s in th e a s tr a l feel m o re physically
tangible th a n a c tu a l physical te x tu r e s . P e r h a p s th e re a s o n fo r th is is th at
th e physical is ju s t a n o th e r a s tra l w o rld , b u t o n e w ith slightly num bed
s e n so ry input.

Monday, October 28, 2001

Raising Astral Vibrations
I turn my eyes upward and affirm I am OBEing as I fall asleep. The alarm wakes
me up after six hours. I spend one hour awake, then I go back to bed. I turn my eyes
upward again and repeat the affirmation as I fall asleep. I haue two dreams. When I
wake up, my body is paralyzed.
I relax my mind and sit my astral body up. I sit on the side o f the bed with my legs
dangling ouer. I cant see it, but I hear a radio playing. In waking physical reality, there
is no radio. I focus on my heart chakra to tune in on my communication faculties. I
need to find out how things work in the astral, so I practice creating a couch with
thought. It turns into a black leather couch. I lie on the couch and rest for a while. It
feels real enough.
I walk through the room. The feet feel real against the floor. I somehow know my
girlfriend is in the kitchen. I walk through the b o o k sh elf and the wall, a funny feeling.
I walk down the stairs, through the corridor an d into the kitchen. My girlfriend is lying
on the sofa. In waking physical reality, she is now here near the kitchen. I throw myself
in the air and float ouer to her. I kiss her an d she smiles. I am not sure if she can see
me. She seem s a bit surprised as to w here the kiss cam e from. I blow softly at her neck
to conuince her that she is not imagining it. Then I am suddenly back in my physical
body.
I relax and sit my astral body up. I am blind again, but the uision soon returns. I
think o f going back to m y girlfriend, but suddenly I am standing in my parents kitchen.
My girlfriend is sitting at the table, eating a cucum ber an d bell pepper sandwich. ^
familiar spirit or dream character is there, but I do not know who it is and I do ^
reflect much upon it. I think it would be fun to annoy m y girlfriend, now that s ^
see me. I throw a piece o f cucum ber on the floor. W hen she leans down to pick ^
grab it and throw it to the other guy. We toss it to each other a few times,
bored.
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I ivant to find out what is in the higher dimensions, so I move away a bit. I repeat
e d ly command, My frequency is increasing." Suddenly, something grabs me, as if some
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\ one pulls my t-shirtfrom behind. I am a little afraid, but I get ouer it. Whatever is grabbing
sS me starts running around me in circles, still holding the back o f my t-shirt. I rotate with it.
I am drilling m yself upwards. The scenery is changing. I stop rotating. Everything around
me is blindingly bright. There are white and turquoise lights, arranged in vertical layers. I
cant make out anything except bright lights. I think, This kind o f change in frequency
usually pulls me back to my body," which immediately puts me back in my body.
I relax again and roll out. I want to approach the denser planes, so I command,
"My frequency is slowing a little. Not much happens. My girlfriend walks into the room
and says she wants to have sex. I say, Sure," but we hardly get started before I am
n s
pulled back into m y body. She is not in the physical room.

You m ay a lso u se o t h e r s e n s e s to in te r a c t w ith th e a s tra l, s e n se s we

m t
I ( fa to to lung i i on
a r t A e M l /p fa c fe ( n A jis -
norm ally d o n o t u se in th e p h y sic a l. W e h a v e , a s o f y e t, n o n a m e s for
them . O fte n w e j u s t say : I s e n s e th is a n d th a t, b u t I c a n t ex p lain it.
W e m ight call it th e six th s e n s e o r in tu itio n , b u t t h a t w o u ld b e g e n e ra l
izing. T h e s e s e n s e s will b e c o m e u se fu l in la t e r e x p lo ra tio n , b u t fo r now
we will j u s t u s e t h e s a m e old s e n s e s so w e c a n g e t a c q u a in te d w ith th e
a stra l a n d u n d e r s ta n d h o w it d iffe rs fro m t h e p h y sical.

Exercise: Walking on Water

1. E xityour body a n d p ro ject in to th e astral.
2. M editate on y o u r chest for one m in u te.
3. Select an area in fro n t o f you.
4. Imagine there is a large body o f water, for example, a lake. Expect i t to
be there.
5. Describe every detail o f th e lake to yourself.
6 . The lake should ap p ear before y ou. If not, increase the detail as you
imagine the lake again.
7. Walk on the surface o f rhe water.
8 . W hen you tire o f walking, you m ight w ant to submerge into the water.
'V # # 9. If yo u r creation is consistent, yo u will find th a ty o u can breathe under
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

water (which of course comes as no surprise to you, since you know

anything is possible in the astral).
10.Ify o u have n o t supplied any derails for th e e n v ironm ent beneath the
surface o f the lake, you may find yourself in a void o r in a totally dif
ferent world when you do intersect th e surface o f the lake.

Now. be v e ry c a re fu l a b o u t w h o m you te ll a b o u t th is ex p erience.

People can b e v e ry p a ra n o id , fea rfu l, a n d d e fe n siv e a n d you m ight end
up being c ru c ifie d . (W ell, it h a s b e e n k n o w n to h a p p e n , anyw ay.) If the
th e o ry o f th e p hysical be in g a n a s tr a l w o rld is c o r r e c t, th e n J e su s could
v ery well have w a lk e d on w a te r. If g ra v ity is j u s t a n o th e r belief-induced
ru le to gov ern o u r re a lity , t h e n t h e r e is n o r e a s o n w h y an y b o d y should
n o t b e a b le to re m o v e t h a t b e lie f a n d w alk o n w a t e r in th e physical.

A stra l P e r s is te n c e
T he next th in g w e should d o is to c re a te a n a stra l h o m e w orld. Just as
m ountain clim bers esta b lish a b a s e c a m p b e fo re th e y e x p lo re th e mountain,
so will w e establish a fam ilia r sp a c e b e fo re w e v e n tu re f u rth e r into th e astral.
H ere we will be safe, p ro te c te d , a n d a t p e a c e . It will also b e a place where
o th er astral e ntities, p re fe ra b ly th o se in te r e s te d in o u r a s tra l progress, can
reach us a nd p e rh a p s give us a few h in ts o n h o w th e a stra l w orld works.

Exercise: Creating an Astral Hom e

1. In the physical, relax y o u r m ind.
2. Think o f a place th a t rad ia te s tranquillity . I prefer green m eadows and
flow er gardens, b u t y o u can choose any place im aginable.
3. Visualize w alking th ro u g h t h a t area. Touch a n d smell objects. Pay extra
atte n tio n to h o w th e vibes o f th e place feel. They sh o u ld be uplifting*
In o th er w ords, w alking th ro u g h th e place sh o u ld m ake yo u h appy-
4. After returning from y o u r visualization, w rite dow n a few notes
w hat you have felt and seen so th a t y o u can refresh y o u r m em ory ronig 1
 M in d Creation

5 . W hen ir is bedtim e, visualize walking thro u g h th a t sam e place again.

As you do so, affirm : "Tonight I will AP to this place." C ontinue the
visualization and a ffirm atio n as you fall asleep. This is the astral pro
jection technique d escribed earlier in this book.
6 . Ifyou wake up in th e night, visualize walking through th a t place again
and repeat the a ffirm atio n as y ou d rift o ff to sleep again.
7. W hen y ou find you rself in th e astral, w h eth er y o u gained conscious
ness d uring sleep o r first woke up a n d th en rolled o u t. imagine y o u r
self being in the place y o u previously visualized.
8 . Starr describing th e place to yourself. Begin w ith the large objects
near you. They sh o u ld a p p e ar w hen you intend them to.
NtYKjfc, , ^ 9. Next, look closer a t y our im m ed iate su rro u n d in g s, discovering m ore
and m ore details a b o u t y o u r space.
10. Walk or flo at th ro u g h y o u r space. Expect to see things yo u previously
visualized, and they will be created.
11. W hen y o u are hap p y w ith y o u r hom e, su rro u n d it w ith a bubble o f
w hite light. The bu b b le will a ttra c t only positive beings. Reinforce the
bubble w ith a shield o f y our ow n design (1 use m etal, b u t a futuris
(r
tic plasm a shield o r a n y th in g else sh o u ld w ork ju s t as well) to keep
o u t unw an ted entities.
12. Define th e rules o f y o u r newly created world by m aking a final
request by th o u g h t: "This is m y astral ho m e world. It is persistent
and so will rem ain in existence w h e th e r I am here o r absent. I will
return here a t the beginning o f every astral projection."
13. Enjoy your new hom e.
le d * , it

From now o n , e v e ry tim e you a s tra l p ro je c t, r e m e m b e r y o u r a stra l

hom e, so th a t you visit it fre q u e n tly . T h e m o re o fte n you visit th is place,
the m o re d etail you give it by p o w e r o f c re a tio n . Be carefu l, tho u g h , not
to get so a c cu sto m e d to it th a t you view it a s y o u r only tru e place o f exis
ten c e . T h en it will b e c o m e m o re like a p riso n th a n a ho m e. B ecause
physical e x iste n ce feels so in te n s e a n d w e sp e n d so m u ch tim e in it,
m any of u s (n o t a stra l p ro je c to rs, o f co u rse ) th in k o f it as th e only place

ym of e x istence, which tu rn s it in to a s o rt o f p riso n . It w ould b e u n fo rtu n a te

if we got caught in th e sam e self-invented cell in th e a stra l.
 A stral Projection a n d rhe N ature o f R eality

P h y sica l M a n ife s ta tio n

Now th a t you have e x e rc ise d th e p o w e r o f c re a tio n th a t is your
b irth rig h t, w e will v e n tu r e o n o n e la s t e n te r p ris e . A ssum ing th a t the
physical is an a s tr a l w o rld , it sh o u ld b e fairly e a sy to c re a te ob jects by
th o u g h t in th e physical. T h e only th in g p re v e n tin g us is th e b elief th at
th e fea t is im p o ssib le . If w e c a n c irc u m v e n t t h e b e lie f s y s te m som ehow
we will m e e t m o re su c c e s s . O n e w ay to d o th is co u ld b e to c re a te an
ob ject in th e a s tr a l a n d t h e n b r in g it b a c k in to th e p h ysical. T h e exercise
below has b e e n successfully e x e c u te d o n se v e ra l o c c asio n s, although not
by m e.

Exercise: Astral-Physical M anifestation

1. W hen you e x ity o u r body a nd e n te r th e astral, im agine th a t you have
a red rose in y o u r hand.
2. Expect the rose to be in yo u r han d .
3. Look dow n a t th e rose a n d in sp e c t it thoroughly.
4. Touch the sm o o th petals.
5. Sm ell th e rose.
6 . Affirm: "I in tend this rose to be physical." , r*Jcn_.
7. W ake u p to the physical a n d fin d th e rose in y o u r physical hand. | ^
 Requests

In t h e e x e r c is e c a lle d C la rity N o w ! y o u c o m m a n d e d y o u r s u b c o n
scious to p r o v id e y o u r c o n s c io u s m in d w ith v isu a l in p u t. T h e s u b c o n
scious g la d ly t a k e s o r d e r s f r o m t h e c o n s c io u s m in d in th is m a n n e r , as
long a s t h e o r d e r d o e s n o t c o n flic t w ith a n y b e lie fs h e ld b y t h e s u b c o n
scious. F o r e x a m p le , t h e c o m m a n d Ic e C r e a m N o w ! w ill p r o b a b ly w o rk
in th e a s tr a l, b u t T a k e F lig h t N o w ! o n ly w o r k s if t h e s u b c o n sc io u s h a s
r e m o v e d its b e lie f in g r a v ity o r e s ta b l is h e d a n e w b e lie f t h a t t h e a s tr a l
d o e s n o t s u c c u m b to g ra v ity .
You c a n th in k u p a n y s o r t o f c o m m a n d y o u w o u ld like to u se in th e
a s tr a l. H e r e a r e a few e x a m p le s :
C larity N ow ! Initia te s visual p e rc e p tio n o f a n a lre a d y existing a stral
w o rld , o r e n fo rc e s th e c re a tio n o f a new a stra l world.
S tabilize! S tab ilizes y o u r s ta te o f m ind so th a t you can stay
lo n g er in y o u r c u r r e n t reality.
Physical Body N ow ! T ak es you back to y o u r physical body, or, if th e body
is to o d eep ly a sle e p , c re a te s an a s tra l w orld in
w hich you will have a false aw akening.
Go to X N ow ! T akes you to th e a s tra l w orld o r th e p e rs o n called X,
 Astral Projection a n d the N ature o f R eality

o r c reates a replica o f X for you, depending on the

level of control you have over your m ind.
Go to A stral Takes you to th e a stra l hom e world you created
Hom e Now! in th e previous chap ter, o r c re a te s it anew (which is
basically th e sam e thing).
Show m e the m o st Shows you, w ith any m ean s available, th e mosl
important aspect of XI im portant aspect o f p erso n o r place X, unless th at p e r
son or place is unwilling to reveal th a t information.

T h e last r e q u e s t is q u ite in te r e s tin g . L et u s t r y it.

Exercise: Sliow M e Request

1. W rite dow n a question th a t y o u have been tu rn in g over in y o u r m ind
for a while w ith no results.
2. Project into an astral void.
3. M editate on the c e n te r o f y o u r c h e st fo r 15 seco n d s to stabilize the
projection.
4. C om m and: 'Show m e rhe m o st im p o r ta n t a sp e c t o f th e Sphinx of
Giza!"
5. Do nor m ove away to o quickly: w a it fo r th e resp o n se to arrive. The
response m ay rake any form . It m ay c o m e in th e fo rm o f objects or
people a p pearing o r sim ply in th e fo rm o f a know ing.
6 . W hen you have th e answ er, c o n tin u e th e in q u iry by com m anding:
"Show m e the m o st im p o r ta n t a sp ec t o f m e!"
7. W hen you get the response, ask th e q u e stio n you w ro te d ow n in step 1.

N o te t h a t t h e a n s w e r s you r e c e iv e d w e r e fe tc h e d fro m a subcon

scious p la c e a n d m ay t h e r e f o r e b e c o lo r e d o r m is in te r p r e te d by yoUI
su b c o n sc io u s. T h e a n s w e r s m a y n o t r e f l e c t t h e e x a c t t r u t h b u t, still* the)
sh o u ld b e m o re a c c u r a te th a n t h e a n s w e r s t h e c o n s c io u s m in d can corn?
up w ith. F o r e x a m p le , if t h e s u b c o n s c io u s r e c e iv e d in fo rm a tio n about t <
n a tu r e o f life, th e s u b c o n s c io u s m ig h t r e p r e s e n t t h a t in fo rm atio n
clo set. S uddenly, a c lo s e t a p p e a r s b e f o r e y o u in t h e a s tr a l. To th ^
scious m in d , th e c lo s e t is j u s t a c lo s e t, b u t to t h e s u b c o n sc io u s m .n -
 R eq uests

c l o s e t is a r e p r e s e n ta tio n o f t h e n a tu r e o r life, a lth o u g h m u ch inform a-

V Y \ ,j n was lost in th e t r a n s la tio n fro m t r u t h to c lo set.
N ote a lso th a t a s th e a n s w e r s w e r e n o t c o n s tr u c te d by th e co n scio u s
m ind, th e c o n scio u s m in d m ay n o t b e a b le t o g r a s p th e m . Ify o u receiv e
\ \ v
an a n sw e r you d o n o t u n d e r s t a n d , d o n o t a tt e m p t to u n d e rs ta n d it by
fu rth e r consciously a n a ly z in g it. T h is will o n ly fo rc e a m is in te r p re ta tio n ,
v ^ ' because th e a n a ly tic a l m in d fee ls t h a t a m is in te r p re ta tio n is still b e tte r
th an confusion. O t h e r p a r t s o f y o u , u n b e k n o w n s t to y o u r c o n scio u s
mind, u n d e rs ta n d e x a c tly w h a t is m e a n t by t h e a n s w e r. T h e y o p e ra te
outside th e b o u n d s o f r e a s o n a n d logic.
 Replenishing Energy

Monday, February 5, 2001

Fatigue
My energy re se m e s h a u e b e e n e x h a u s te d f o r a M e n o w . This has resulted In
b a d m oods. Howeuer, I a m g ettin g better. I th in k th a t m y First Contact" drained my
nonphysical energy. I w ill h a u e to b u ild m y e n e rg y ce n te rs fro m th e g ro u n d up lo make
them stronger.

Today, I d id m y first en e rg y exercises fo r s o m e tim e. I n o tic e d th a t m y left side is

m ore sensitive than m y right. For e x a m p le, i f I tickle m y left p a lm o r sole, I will feel it for
a bout h a lf a m inute. If I tickle m y right p a lm o r sole, th e se n sa tio n disappears after only
a fe w seconds. This is p ro b a b ly b e c a u s e th e le ft s id e o f m y n o n p h ysica l energy is more
Ue ^ an ri$ h t side. I io/7/ h a u e to d o m a n y exercises to a ctivate m y right side.

c ^ ^ ^ o w *n a n a s t r a l p r o j e c t i o n , y o u w ill p r o b a b l y feel physi

y t ir e d . 1 h e s e c o n d d a y , y o u m ig h t f e e l m e n t a l l y e x h a u s t e d , leading
b ec*o m > h o p e le s s n e s s , a n d p e r h a p s e v e n d e p r e s s i o n . T h is is caused
y ck o l m e n t a l e n e r g y . P r o j e c t i n g i n to t h e a s t r a l ta k e s a lot 0
ky> a n d th is is w h e r e y o u s p e n t it. B u t d o n o t w o r r y , y ou will a u ta
 Replenishing Energy

maticaB re p le n ish y o u r e n e r g y a n d in a few d a y s y o u w in ()(, .

rally re sto re d .
To avoid m e n ia l e x h a u s tio n , I r e c o m m e n d lh a l you d o not
project too o fte n . O n c e a w e e k is e x c e lle n t f o r b e g in n e rs . In tim e w
adapt to th e a s tr a l a n d l e a r n n o t to w a s te s o m u c h e n e rg y w hile w e a re
there. You m ig h t s a y w e a r e o p tim iz in g o u r a s tr a l e n e rg y u sa g e T his
done. can Prject a b o u t tw ico w ' k - U n d e r n o c irc u m s ta n c e s w ould
| reco m m en d p r o je c tin g m o r e o f te n t h a n t h r e e lim e s a w e e k . T h e s ir
on th e m e n ta l e n e rg y r e s e r v e s w o u ld b e to o h ig h . In a n y e a se , t h e r e a re
exercises w e c a n d o in o r d e r t o a c c e l e r a t e (lie re p le n is h in g o je n e r g y .

Exercise: Personal Im peccability

you m ay d ecide to g o o n a d i e t in w h ich y o u will o n ly e a t th re e rim es a
his has resulted H
ntact" drained W
round up lo ^
hat m y le fts**
le, I w ill fe d
p p e a r s after ^
a t e n e rg y i s P re
it y right side-
The fastest w ay to sto ck u p o n energy is by m aking decisions for
yourself a nd follow ing th ro u g h o n th em . W h en th ere are no what-ifs
and no m aybes, energy will go stra ig h t in to y o u r reservoir. For example,
day w ith n o in -b e tw e e n snacks. Or, if y o u are a smoker, yo u m ight
decide to q uit. Ify o u s ta n d by th a t decision in spire o f y o u r sw eet toorh
o r nicotine cravings, energy will au to m a tic a lly flow in to you.
1. M ake a decision y o u th in k will im prove y o u r daily life.
2. Stand by th a t decision, n o m a tte r h o w d ifficu lt it gets. Do n o t post
pone.
Exercise: The Effect o f Beauty
I - Intentionally seek to see rh e u n iq u en ess a n d beau ty o f o rd in ary things
in y o u r physical e n v iro n m en t. People, plants, anim als, objects, even
freeways are incredibly beautiful, b u t o fte n we forget to appreciate
th eir beauty.
2. Tie a strin g a ro u n d o n e o f y o u r fingers to rem ind yo u to focus on the
b eau ty o f each th in g th a t com es y o u r way. rh e beau ty will p u ty o u in
a sta te o f awe, which is beneficial for replenishing energy.

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A stral Projection a n d th e N a tu re o f R e a lity

Exercise: A im in g H igher
1. In each person y o u m eet, see th e silver-blue lu m in o u s b u b b le th a t is
her b eautiful higher self, instead o f seeing th e ego a n d its doings. Every
person has a positive higher self.
2. C onnect w ith o th e r p eo p les high er selves. In d o in g so, y o u connect
w ith your ow n higher self, w hich is a groovy feeling.
3. Your higher self will th e n a u to m a tic a lly a ttra c t energy from th e uni
verse a nd replenish y o u r reserves.

Exercise: Energetic M ed itation

1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. Relax y o u r m ind a n d go in to a calm state.
3. G round y o u r m ind by s h o o tin g all u p s e ttin g e m o tio n s in to th e g round
below you.
4. Think o f y o u r s p in e as a flexible o rg an ic tu b e, th ro u g h w hich energy
flow s b etw een y o u r head a n d th e rest o f y o u r body.
5. M ake th a t tu b e e xpand, as if to let m o re e n erg y flo w th ro u g h it.
6 . Im agine th e tu b e lead in g all th e w ay u p to th e to p o f y o u r head. O pen
th a t e nd o f th e tu b e.
7. Im agine som e o f th e energy in th e a ib e flo w in g o u t o f rhe to p o f the
tu b e a nd m ixing w ith th e rest o f th e e n erg y in th e universe.
8 . S tart absorbing energy from th e universe in th ro u g h th e to p o f the tube.
9. A fter a few m in u te s, close th e to p o f th e tu b e.

Exercise: R estoring M ed itation

1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. Visualize how y o u r body a n d m in d w o u ld look a n d feel if th ey were in
perfect shape. Pay special a tte n tio n to th e e m o tio n s a p erfect body and
m ind w ould give you.
3. Put th a t im age in th e c e n te r o f y o u r chest.
4. O pen th e spine tube, as y o u did in th e previous exercise.
5. Let energy from th e universe flo w in th ro u g h th e to p o f the tube,
dow n your spine, a nd let it w ash over th e im age in y o u r chest, making
the image becom e reality.
6 . After a few m inutes, close the to p o f th e tube.
 C ir c l e 4

The Nature of Reality

Find the truth about life, the universe, and everything.

They say that dreams are only real as long as they last.
Couldnt you say the same thing about life?

Waking Life (movie)20

W elcom e to C ircle 4, w h e re w e delve into th e m y steries o f o u r exis

tence. By now, you h ave su rely e x p e rie n c e d how sim ple thoughts affect
your p ercep tio n o f th e a stra l. T h e n e x t s te p is to a tte m p t to g rasp the
enorm ity o f th e se abilities. Do th e y re p re s e n t o u r n atu ral capabilities?
Are they p a rt o f w ho w e a re as nonphysical beings? Can we use them in
a w aking physical s ta te o f m in d ? How do th ey affect o u r view o f reality?
 The M eaning o f life

W h y a r e w e h e r e ? W h e r e d id w e c o m e f r o m ? A r e w e j u s t irr e le v a n t
specks in a n i n c o m p r e h e n s i b ly la r g e u n iv e r s e o r is t h e r e s o m e p u r p o s e
to o u r liv es? T h e s e q u e s ti o n s w ill f in d a n s w e r s in tim e . W e h a v e a s k e d
th e m fo r a h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d y e a r s , b u t n o w I t h in k w e a r e c lo s e r to
finding o u t t h e a n s w e r s t h a n w e e v e r w e r e . T h e p s y c h ic sk ills o f o u r
species a r e a w a k e n in g , a n d w ith t h o s e s k ills w e c a n e x p lo r e m o re o f o u r
n a tu re a n d t h e w o r ld a r o u n d u s.
M o s t likely, t h e m e a n i n g o f life c a n t b e p u t in to w o r d s , a t le a s t n o t
w ith o u r c u r r e n t v o c a b u la r y . F o r n o w , t h e m e a n in g will h a v e to b e c o m e
a feeling in s id e e a c h o n e o f u s , a s u b je c tiv e im p r e s s io n t h a t w e c a n lea n
b a c k o n w h e n tim e s g e t to u g h .

W hy In c a r n a te ?
S o m e E a s te r n t r a d i ti o n s s p e a k o f a u to m a tic r e in c a rn a tio n : W h e n
you d ie , you in s ta n tly p o p in to a n o th e r h u m a n b o d y . (H in d u ism in clu d e s
th e p o ssib ility o f in c a r n a tin g in to a n a n im a l b o d y .) T h is a u to m a tic b irth
p ro c e s s s e e m s c o n tr a d ic to ry to o u r n a tu r e , a n d o u r lives a p p e a r f a r to o
well p r e p a r e d to o c c u p y j u s t a n y b o d y .

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Il is m o re likely th a t w e have fre e will on a soul level, ju s t as w e have

f re e will on E a rth . T h e re fo re , w e c h o o se w h e th e r w e w a n t to in ca rn a te .
W e can sta y b e tw e en lives ind efin itely if w e so c h o o se. W e also choose
w h e re , w h en , how , a n d w hy to live. T h e n w e s p e n d m o st o f o u r lives .M l*
w o n d e rin g w h a t th a t w h y w as.
C o n sid e rin g how h a rs h life c a n b e , it ta k e s a b ra v e soul to in ca rn a te .
W e, th e in c a rn a te , a r e th e b ra v e o n e s . It co u ld a lso b e t h a t w e a re fools.
I can im agine th a t it is d ifficult to fo re s e e j u s t h o w p h y sic a l life will feel
w h en w e a r e n o t e n g u lfe d in it. It m ay lo o k e a sy in th e p lan n in g stage,
b u t w h e n w e a r e s tu c k in it w ith n o re c o lle c tio n o f o u r so u l lives, it is
v ery h a rd to c o p e . W e a r e all p r o b a b ly v e ry co ck y a b o u t o u r ab ilities on
a soul level, b u t w h e n w e a r e s tr ip p e d f ro m th e m a t b ir th , life p rese n ts
a n e n tire ly d iff e re n t c h a lle n g e .
B ut th a t is a ls o t h e r e a s o n w e c a m e to b e : to e x p e rie n c e ourselves
w ith o u t th e a id o f o u r soul a b ilitie s . W e w a n t to i n te r a c t as hum an
b e in g s b e c a u s e th e y h a v e a lo t to te a c h u s a b o u t o u rs e lv e s . A s an anal
ogy: I fy o u ta k e a c o u r s e in s u rv iv a l in t h e w ild e r n e s s , yo u c a n re a d all
you w a n t a n d still n o t k n o w a n y th in g a b o u t h o w to fu n c tio n in th e wild.
You m u s t g e t o u t t h e r e , e a t y o u r la s t b o lo g n a s a n d w ic h , g et lo st, and
th e n t r y to s u rv iv e .

T h e P riv ile g e o f t h e L iving

By in c a r n a tin g , w e a r e w illin g to go th r o u g h all th e p a in t h a t life has fiievai.,
to o ffe r: g rie f, d is e a s e , h o m e s ic k n e s s , N o t o n ly t h a t , o n c e w e have been
Measures;
th ro u g h it, w e c h o o s e to c o m e b a c k tim e a f t e r tim e , su b je c tin g ourselves
to th e s a m e su ffe rin g a g a in . E ith e r w e j u s t d o n o t g e t t h e m essa g e o r we
a r e looking fo r s o m e th in g so r e w a r d in g t h a t t h e s u ffe rin g is insignificant H l
in c o m p a ris o n . W h a t co u ld t h e p h y s ic a l h o ld t h a t is s o v a lu a b le ? Could
it b e th e th rill o f s im p ly b e in g h e r e ? C o u ld it b e t h a t w e lo o k o u r whole
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lives fo r th e a d v e n tu r e s in p r o je c tin g o r a s c e n d in g to a sp iritu a l plane,
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to o p e n th e w ay to t h e so u l, b u t w h e n w e g e t t h e r e , w e rea liz e th a t it is
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n o th in g t h a t p h y sic a l life w a s th e e x c ite m e n t, th e in trig u in g p a rt, and
th e a d v e n tu r e ? A re w e , a s in c a r n a te s , in th e m o s t ex c itin g p lace eve
c o n s tru c te d , b u t w e d o n o t h a v e t h e b r a in s to ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f 1
o p p o rtu n ity , to live life to its fu lle s t?
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 Monday, A u t u s l1Z- 2 0 0 2
Past-Life M other a n d B liss!

It is 2 P.M. I am half awake. I dream I am in a car. My m other (from a past life?) is in

the car, too. I feel loue for her. She gets out an d leaves. Then there is a flashback. I see
that as she leaves, she playfully shoots water at m e with a garden hose, which is next
to the car. I am behind the car. I raise m y hand a n d catch the water. As the water hits
me> i have an amazing feeling: Life is so beautiful! Life is bliss. Living is a chance to be
in bliss all the time. In each second o f life, we have the choice to be in bliss. Bliss is only
a simple decision away. We decide how we want to feel. We can decide to remove the
c o n c e p ts o f fear and anger. The them e from Forrest Gump is playing in the background.
Someone has recently d ied in the dream (could my past-life mother, leaving the
car, represent dying?), but I k no w death is nothing. My sense o f respect and loyalty tells
me to mourn, but I choose to be in bliss. In waking reality, Jazzs tail is thumping against
the floor as she sleeps. I w onder if she can feel the bliss, too. I open my eyes to see if
there is a spirit in the room but cant see anything out o f the ordinary.

T h e r e is so m u c h p l e a s u r e in E a r th life, b u t only se ld o m d o w e allow

ourselves to feel it. I love t h e s m e lls , t h e e n e rg y o f tr e e s , th e feeling of
a ir a g a in s t m y s k in , t h e b r e a t h in m y lu n g s, th e sm e ll o f my sk in , and
the th ro b b in g o f b lo o d a s it r u s h e s th ro u g h m y vein s. I also love th e
u n c e rta in ty : to n o t k n o w w h a t will h a p p e n n e x t. Life is a b lan k s to ry
book w e fill w ith a d v e n tu r e s a s w e g o alo n g . T h e s e a r e th in g s w e c a n t
e x p e rie n ce a n y w h e r e e ls e , a n d y e t th e y a r e th e sim p le s t th in g s in life.
They a r e so s im p le t h a t w e d o n o t n o tic e th e m . A n d still, th ey a r e th e
tre a s u re s fo r w h ic h w e c a m e , t h e r e a s o n s fo r o u r in c a rn a tio n .

T h e S ch o o l o f Life
In a d d itio n to t h e w o n d e rfu l s e n s a tio n s on th is p lan e , w e co m e h e re
to evolve. T h e lim ita tio n s o f th e p h y sical p ro v id e a g o o d lea rn in g g ro u n d .
W h ile w e a r e in th is sc h o o l, w e hav e n o id ea w h a t lies bey o n d g ra d u
ation. P e r h a p s t h e r e is a n o th e r sc h o o l, a n d o n e a fte r th a t, a n d so on into
infinity. O r p e rh a p s w e a r e re le a s e d in to re a l life u p o n g rad u a tio n . In th e
m ovie D e fe n d in g Your L ife ,21 E a r th is d e s c rib e d as a school in w hich th e
goal for th e s tu d e n ts is to lo se t h e ir fe a rs so th ey can b e c o m e citizens o f
th e u n iv erse . P e rh a p s th a t is n o t to o f a r fro m th e tru th .
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W e a r e o u r ow n te a c h e r s , a n d th e th o u g h ts w e c o n ju re u p a r e o u r
te a c h in g to o ls . W e a lso h a v e a s s is ta n ts r e s id in g o u tsid e th e p h ysical, con
tin u o u sly e n g a g e d in h e lp in g u s p r e p a r e th e les s o n s .

W ednesday, O ctober 30, 2 0 0 2

D isco ve rin g Faith
A f e w d a y s ago, B a r b a n d I h a d a fe w d rin k s. I g o t a floating sensation . It w as a
thrill. M y b o d y w ent n u m b . B a rb h a d to fe e d me, b e c a u s e I c o u ld n ot control m y arms

e n o u g h to h o l d anything. I felt lik e I w a s r e a d y to astral project, but w h e n I attempted

to exit m y b o d y b y ro lling out, the p h y sic a l b o d y ro lle d w ith me.

Tonight w e a r e d r in k in g o n c e m ore. B a r b se e s the b ig b la c k s c a r a b from another

w o r ld ru n a c r o s s the f l o o r again. S h e p o in t s o u t h e r o b s e r v a t io n to m e a n d I say,

C o o l ! " T hings a re h a p p e n in g in m y h ea d . S u d d e n ly , there is a k n o c k o n the door. Barb

o p e n s it a n d in ste p s S u s a n n e a n d h e r d o g Little Paw. S h e g o e s o n a n d o n a b o u t how

Eric left a s u p p o s e d l y r u d e n o t e b y t h e d is h w a s h e r o r so m e thing. B a rb r u n s a ro u n d in

the kitchen, trying to k e e p b u s y a n d n o t lo o k a t S u s a n n e . S h e d o e s n o t w ant Susanne

to k n o w w e h a v e b e e n d rinkin g. S h e d r o p s th ings a n d w iggle s n o w a n d then. It looks

like s h e is dire ctin g all h e r e n e rg y to trying to w a lk straight, o r it c o u ld just be that I

interpret it that way. It lo o k s f u n n y a n d I g ig g le to m yself. Little P a w j u m p s u p o n the

b e d a n d lic ks m y face.

I d o n t w an t to talk b e c a u s e the w o r ld is getting s lu r re d a n d I c a n imagine my

v o ice w ill s o u n d re ta rd e d a n d g iv e m e aw ay. S u s a n n e t u rn s a r o u n d a n d se es m e sitting

in bed. O h, h i M a g ! I w a v e (a m istake, a s I m u st lo o k d r u n k a s hell) at h e r a n d say,

H i." It feels like s o m e o n e else s a id that, s o m e o n e w h o w a s in a different reality. I am

slip p in g away. I c a n t co n ce n tra te o n w a k in g reality. I w a n t to e s c a p e into a n alternate

reality a n d e xp lo re it, b u t S u s a n n e ju st g o e s o n a n d o n a b o u t h o w ru d e Eric is, which is

a lie, o f course, b e c a u s e w e k n o w Eric is a g o o d m an . W h y w o n t sh e le a v e ? It feels like

I a m o n the v erge o f astral projecting, b u t h e r n e gativity k e e p s p u llin g m e b ack to ivak

ing reality.

Then it hits me. This a lte re d state a llo w s m e to se e w ith in cre d ib le clarity. Susanne

is ad d icte d to pity! H e r s u b c o n s c i o u s is d e lib e ra te ly lo o k in g fo r things in other peop

a ctio n s to feel hurt abo ut. Therefore, s h e interp rets m o st e ve n ts a s attacks o n h e rp

son. S h e a lso sets u p h a rm fu l situ a tio n s in w h ic h s h e c a n feel e m otionally a n d

cally hurt, so sh e c a n attract pity fro m h e r fe llo w beings. S h e w ants love, ^
subconsc/ousJy, sh e th inks sh e ca n get it th ro u gh the pity from others. This ^
underlying c a u se o f h e r faltering p h y sic a l health. Right now , sh e is c o m p la in in g a 0
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V order to get pity from Barb. It d o e s not w o r k though, b e c a u se in Barbs intoxi-
d state, there is no such thing as pity. I have an urge to tell Susanne about my
C
aJ b( but at the last moment, I manage to conceive that in an ordinary state o f mind,
0ch as Susanne's, this w ould be considered rude.
I am holding the cat in m y arm s. The next thing I know , the cat is ru nning o n the

floor. How d id it get there? W h a t is g o in g o n ? I try to ste p b a c k in m y m em ory, but I

have n o recollection o f w hat h a p p e n e d d u rin g the last se con ds. I c a n t fo cu s o n w a k

> < X ,\ ing reality anym ore. I get s h o rt g lim p s e s o f it, that is all. I take o ff m y gla sse s a n d p re

tend to inspect them. I k e e p m y e y e s fixe d o n them. I c a n t lo o k at a living thing,

because it ch ange s a ll the time. It d o e s things a n d I re pea te dly forget w hat it d id d u r

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ing the last s e c o n d I lo o k e d at it. L o o k in g at a n u n c h a n g in g object h e lp s m e retain m y
e^ / .
sense o f reality. S u s a n n e se e s m e staring at the g la ss e s a n d I c a n feel sh e takes it a s hint

that I am not interested in h a v in g h e r in the apartm ent. C o m e here, Little P aw ! She

walks out. At last, s h e le a v e s u s to e n jo y o u r altered state o f co n sc io u sn e ss.

brun^ m * The next thing I k n o w , I w a k e u p a n d B a rb is talking to me. I h a v e a vag ue m em

ory o f telling B arb that I h a d a lm o st astral p ro je c te d w h e n S u s a n n e w a s there, but it

feels like o u r c o n v e r sa t io n h a s take n p la c e in a d re a m f rom w h ich I h a v e just a w a k

ened. Barb says, Really, y o u a lm o st p r o je c t e d ?" Jesus, w hat is g o in g o n ? H o w d id sh e

know that? I thought I d re am t t hat? I d o not k n o w w hat to tell her.

N o w I d o not k n o w w h a t w e talke d a bout, b e c a u s e the m e m o r y o f the dream is

fading. I just stare at her, d u m b fo u n d e d . I a m getting a sh ort g lim p se o f w aking p h y si

cal reality. It lasts ten m illisecon d s. The n I s p e n d the fo llo w in g HO m illiseconds in a

dream world. Then I get a n o t h e r g lim p s e o f w ak in g reality, a n d s o it continues. I ca n t

control it. I a m trying to figu re o u t w h e th e r w ak in g reality is the d ream a n d the d ream

is real o r if it is s o m e o th e r way. It feels like I a m h a v in g a lu c id dream , but the dream

is taking place in w ak in g reality.

I am living o n ly in the m om ent. E a c h m om e n t I create a n e w all m y intentions a n d

plans. From o n e m o m e n t to the next, I c a n t r e m e m b e r w hat I d i d o r w hat I p la n n e d to

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do. M y m in d is falling a sle e p a n d w ak in g u p 2 0 tim es p e r se con d. I a m ru shing betw een
dream realities a n d w aking reality. I h ate it. I hate w aking u p in the m orning, a n d n o w
I am w aking u p 2 0 tim es e ve ry se c o n d ! Each time I am co n fu s e d a n d ca n hardly
rem em ber w hat I dream t about. I u nintentionally b la m e different n oise s for w aking m e
up. I am getting irritated.
B arb a n d I talk. S h e talks to m a ke su re I am all right a n d p e r h a p s ke ep m e fo c u se d
in w aking reality. I think s h e talks s o m u ch b e c a u se the a lc o h o l m a ke s h e r talkative.
Suddenly, I w ake u p a n d sh e asks, A r e y o u getting a n g r y ?" I c a n t re m em b er w hat we
A stra l P rojection a n d rlie N a tu re o f R e a lity

talked about that might haue led her to thinking I am angry. I search any m em ory from Barb te

a dream, knowing that w hat I find could actually haue h a p pened in waking reality. befin'P1*
Then I start to suspect that I had an overdose o f alcohol or an allergic reaction h e lp - '^ 1"
although I have never heard o f the latter. Jesus, I have to d o something. I think it will 0 eaismel
help if I get up and walk around for a while; this w ould get m y b lood moving and my H ou >d , r e r r
brain would get fresh oxygen. Can I control m y b ody enough to stand up? I cant feel my I**
body. I get up. Itick I t r y ' h

I am moving purely by will. By wanting to walk, I walk. I think that my subcon out o f m y h M
scious is controlling the body, and I am instructing it via m y will. Or m aybe I am just wickBut I on
floating outside m y body? A few steps later, I wake up to see Barb standing in m y way. uake up, lean

She asks m e why I am walking around. Hell if I know. I can't rem em ber anything. The I cant feel
last thing I remember, I was sitting in the b ed, b u t that to o feels like it happened in a shouldn't I? I g(
dream. rayperception o
I continue skipping back a n d forth into a dream world. Som etim es I have night headinto the sh
mares. W hen I wake up from them , which I d o 20 tim es p er second, I am panicked and
m y heart is racing. My ego takes charge. I am fear-struck. Am I going to have a heart
'l feel the colo
attack? Did the alcohol kill my brain? Am I going to turn into a drooling vegetable? Am
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I dying? I have to get help.
'Mbickim,
I want to beg Barb to take m e to a hospital w here they can give me a shot of
adrenaline or som ething that will restore m e to waking physical reality. I so miss the bco
clarity o f thought in a sober mind. I hate being in th e dream world. I love the smell,
taste, and feel o f waking reality. I love breathing the air, b u t in the dream world, there Sot wo
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is no way to experience those things. But m ost o f all, I hate being in two realities at the H it
same time.
I panic. I try to ask Barb to take m e to a hospital bu t cant form ulate the words, and
from one m om ent to the next, I cant rem em ber w hat it is I want to say. Then I remem II ^ is
b er only to forget as I fall into another dream. I reach ou t with the intention o f touch to/ri jf t,
ing Barb. If this is a dream, then I can alter it. I try to do that, bu t it does not work. I mus
still be in waking reality. N 9>
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Dreams are popping in and out betw een m y glimpses o f being awake, and they
confusing me. I put my hands ouer my face, desperately trying to create a beaco Pe
waking reality that will hold m y focus there. Barb is getting freaked out. She fears f ^
health. I do, too. Am I going insane? Is the brain damaged and now I am destine
spend the rest o f my life flipping between waking reality and dreaming real' y ^
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being able to tell them apart and not remembering what happened just a few
before?

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I Or* N r J S Barb t o * m e ba(* b e d 1 S a h n S : a h e r all 1 c a n '< rem em ber w hy I jo t u p in
the firs, place. I w o rk v e ry h a rd d u rin g m a n y ivake -slee p cycles lo form ulate a cry for
^ / X help. I ask her. " W h a l d o y o u d o w h e n y o u ue h a d lo o m u c h r S h e says. "Y ou h ad bel-
ler eat something. W ant m e to get y o u a s a n d w ic h a n d m ilk ?" "Yes. A n d a ban ana."

How do I rem em ber that w e just b o u j h l b a n a n a s ? T he b a n a n a s feel like a spectacular

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memory, sticking out from the b lu r in w h ich I floal. S h e returns with a cheese sa n d

wich. I try to h o l d i l ln m y h a n d , b u t I h a u e n o feeling in m y palm . The sa ndw ich slides

out o f m y h a n d a n d the cat eats from it. I w ant to say, "Jesus. I c a n t euen hold a sa n d
ty b e i am.
amm wich."But I o n ly get a s far a s J e s u s " T h e n I forget w h a l I w a s go in g l o say. Each lime I
vyioty wake up, I ca n se e the s a n d w ic h h a s s lid farther in m y h and.
*'anythiH Hi, I ca nt feel m y sto m a ch, b u t I s u sp e c t that I a m v e ry clo se to puking. I s h o u ld be,

shouldnt I ? I get u p a n d w ill m y s e lf to the bathroom . I sit on the toilet, trying to hold

m y perception o f w ak in g reality together. I w ant to get b a c k to w aking reality. I stick m y

head into the show er, d r e n c h in g it w ith c o ld w ater fo r s e veral m inutes. After a while,

my b od y is freezing, s o I h a v e to g iv e it up. M y se n so r y perce ptio n is s o n u m b e d that I

can't feel the cold, b u t I k n o w from h o w the sk in reacts (go o se b u m p s) that it can't take
much more. M y state h a s im p r o v e d o n ly slightly.

I get b a c k into b e d a n d try to get w arm. In spite o f several layers o f blankets, I can't

raise m y b o d y tem perature. N o w I h a v e d o n e it. I h a v e a ccelerated the d ying p rocess

by cooling m y bod y. I a m getting increasing ly c o n v in c e d that I a m dying. This is p ro b a

bly going to get worse. I w ill b e flip p in g betw e en w aking reality a n d the dream realm

until I ca n t tell w h ich is w hich. A t so m e point, I w ill be com pletely in the dream world,

leaving m y b o d y b e h in d to rot. Is this h o w death is, a co nfu sing h a z e ? It su re is not how

I en visio n ed it.
This is n ot fair! I h a v e s o m a n y things ye t to complete. I am writing a b ook. N o w I
will ne ver se e it finished. I h a v e b e e n ch eated out o f the rest o f m y life. N o b o d y ever
told m e su ch a sm a ll a m o u n t o f eth a nol c o u ld kill you. I h a d n o warning. It is not fair.

This m ake s m e angry.

Then som ething p e c u lia r hap pens. The next time I w ake u p from a micro-slumber,
Barbs face is very clo se to mine. It h a s a layer o f shim m ering tranquillity. H er eyes
calmly lo o k into mine. A m om ent ago, sh e w as freaking out, but n o w sh e is completely
serene. W hat brought a b o u t this ch a n g e ? Sh e d o e s not feel like Barb anymore. Is it
Barb or is so m e w ise spirit b orrow ing h e r b o d y to relay a m essage to m e ? O r is Barb per
hap s inspire d by su ch a spirit? O r p e rh a p s Barb is su ch a wise spirit, but o nly lets its
true nature surface w h en it is n e e d e d ? W h o am I looking at?
W h e n sh e speaks, that d o e s not matter anym ore: You are very close to y o u r soul
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right now. G o with it a n d I will w atch o v e r y o u r b o d y w hile y o u are go n e . That is

exactly w hat I n e e d to hear. A w a v e o f re lie f w a s h e s o v e r m y being. But h o w d id Barb
k n o w to sa y that? The n ext m om ent, the layer o f tranquillity d isa p p e a r s from h e r face,
a s i f the spirit w h o a d d re s se d m e left h e r bod y. W a s B a rb a w a re o f w hat s h e told m e? J*
S h e se em s to be, but s h e a lso se e m s su rp r is e d to h a v e s a id it.
R e a ssu re d o f m y safety, I finally sto p trying to h o l d o n t o w a k in g reality. I s lip into
a n o th e r c o n s c io u s state. It is dark. W ait a m om ent; there is so m e th in g ou t here. I can

s e n se it. It is h uge ! It is getting closer. I c a n t f in d a n a m e f o r it. T h e clo sest I ca n com e

to d escrib in g it is a s the u niverse. It is a g igan tic sw irl o f b la c k a n d d a r k red. Oh, wow!

It is alive.
It w ants m e to k n o w that w h e th e r w e are in p h y s ic a l b o d ie s o r w ith out them (i.e.,

dead), the u n ive rse takes ca re o f us. In a ll p o s s ib l e o u t c o m e s o f a ll o u r actions, the uni

verse is there to take ca re o f us. W e a re a lw a y s safe. S u d d e n ly , w o rrie s o f the future

w ash away. It d o e s n o t m atter w h e t h e r I a m d y in g o r not. I u n d e r s t a n d that either way,

I am a n d will a lw a y s b e co m p le t e ly safe. Jesus, this is s o u n lik e m e ! W h e r e d id this

serenity c o m e fr o m ? It is a n im p rove m e n t.

The u n iv e rse s e n d s th o u g h ts to me. In o r d e r to fe e l this care, all w e h a v e to d o is

face the dire ctio n the u n iv e r se is g o in g in a n d w e w ill f lo w w ith its m ovem en t. There

are n o o bstacle s in life w h e n y o u a re fa c in g the d ire ct io n o f the u niverse . I think I have

just fo u n d faith, so m e th in g I n e v e r h a d in life. T h e re w a s n e v e r a n y r e a so n to believe

W oo a.
there w a s so m e th in g that t o o k ca re o f me, b u t h e r e it is, sw irlin g a b o u t to m y upper

right. I think I c a n d r o p m y c h r o n ic w o r ry a b o u t m y p r o b le m s in life now . A life without

worry, w hat bliss.

W hat is m ore, I feel this in c r e d ib le l o v e b e t w e e n a ll b e in g s in the universe. There

is a un iversal lo v e that w ill n e v e r d im in ish o r g o aw ay. W e all l o v e e a ch other, even

though we m ay n o t k n o w it. I a ls o get a f ee ling that o u r p h y sic a l b o d ie s are not ours.

W e are just b o rro w in g them.

There is a n o th e r p r e se n c e here. The u n iv e r se f a d e s a w a y a s I turn m y attention to

the ne w presence. It is a sm all, red, m etallic crea ture sitting ju st b y m y right ear, telling

m e things. I k n o w he is m y ego. I d o n o t reflect o n h is p u rp o se . It feels like he has

always bee n sitting there next to me, telling m e things. H a s h e b e e n there all m y life an^
o nly n o w d o I notice h im ? I k n o w w ith out a d o u b t that h e is telling m e lies. I tell hiw
n o in m y mind, o v e r a n d over.

I w ave m y h a n d s b efore h im a s a sign o f rejection. I d e n y the lies h e is telling

I reject his advice. I am rebelling aga in st this creature f o r the first tim e in m y life- *
he o nly wants to control me. H e inve n ts u gly lies to trick m e into believing m eedtofo1

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C V S ' /0u> Ws advice- Funny nOU) 'n retrospect' hou} the creature fUs the description o f the
V Devil I do not believe in the existence o f a Devil, though.
* /< H - S At the same time, I notice lots o f little p eo p le running around. They are dressed in
j %
the colors o f the woods, green a n d brown. Is their skin green, too? What the hell

o* ! > g n o m e s ? They seem awfully busy, running here a n d there. I know what they are doing
without asking. They are working intensely to arrange the experience I am having. They
control every event by so m e invisible machinery.

* w* * ^ And sitting on a platform overlooking the working gnom es are my spirit guides.
There are three or fo u r o f them . I sen se they have in vested great effort in preparing the
experience for m e and now they relax a n d o b serve the gnom es carrying it out. They are
the masterminds b ehind this w hole experience. I am im pressed by the time and effort
I sense it took to p u t this experience together. I sense that the guides have spent over
six months planning the experience in detail.
I now see the reason fo r the experience. The guides saw an opportunity to run me
through a large num ber o f lessons w hen m y brain state was altered by alcohol. The
goal o f the lessons was to s h e d parts o f the ego a n d strengthen m y faith. The best way
to do this was to m ake m e confront the thought o f death, bu t also to show m e the truth
about the universe. The lessons could no t have been learned in an ordinary state o f
mind. The rational m ind h ad to b e p u t aside.
/oM* As if on a signal, all the gnom es stop working. The gnomes and spirit guides
applaud. They applaud them selves fo r a jo b well done, an d they applaud me for m ak
ing the best o f their efforts by learning what they intended m e to learn. This marks the
end o f a project they have b een working on for a long time.

add W h e n I w a s y o u n g , I w a s ta u g h t t h a t a n g e ls a r e w a tc h in g o v e r ea ch
one o f us. I th o u g h t t h e a n g e ls w e r e t h e r e to h e lp m e if I g o t in to to o
m uch tro u b le . N o w it t u r n s o u t t h a t th e j o b o f t h e an g e ls is th e o p p o site :
It is to g e t m e in to tro u b le ! E v en so , it is all a c c o rd in g to m y will. I
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w a n te d t o e x p e rie n c e w h a t I h a v e j u s t d e s c r ib e d . I w a n te d to c o n fro n t
t " * *
** * my fe a r o f d e a th so 1 co u ld live m o re fully. I a lso w a n te d to k n o w w hat
like1,1 w as o u t t h e r e , b e y o n d t h e lim its o f th e p h y sic a l. I h a d n e v e r v erbally
u tte r e d th e s e w ish e s, b u t th e y w e re t h e r e , in my c o n scio u sn e ss. A nd so
my guides obliged.
In th e s a m e way, th e e x p e rie n c e s w e d e s ire a r e s e t up in life. T he
subconscious is a sp o n g e , full o f d e s ire s fro m o u r p a s t. Each th o u g h t we
life- have, e n fo rc e d w ith e m o tio n , e n d s up in th e su b co n scio u s in th e form o f
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a d e s ire . If w e, fo r e x a m p le , fe a r s n a k e s , th e n t h a t fear, b e in g a stro n g

e m o tio n , will e s ta b lis h a d e s ire to o v e rc o m e th e fe a r o f sn a k e s in our
su b c o n sc io u s . T h e d e s ire w ill in tu r n a r r a n g e fo r an e x p e rie n c e in w hich
w e h av e a c h a n c e to e x p e r ie n c e th e fe a r so th a t w e m ay u n d e rs ta n d and
disso lv e it. It m ay ta k e y e a r s to m a n ife s t th e e x p e rie n c e . T h e tim e
d e p e n d s on o u r re lu c ta n c e to h a v e it. W e c a n s e t u p th o s e ex p erien ces
o u rse lv e s , o r w e ca n a s k o th e r s , fellow h u m a n s a n d d is c a rn a te guides
to h elp us.
T h e s tr o n g e m o tio n , o f c o u r s e , d o e s n o t h av e to b e a n eg ativ e em o
tio n . W e c a n c r e a t e e q u a lly w ell w ith h a p p in e s s a n d b liss. If w e decide
to e x p e r ie n c e b liss, th e n th a t s tr o n g e m o tio n w ill c r e a t e a su b co n scio u s
d e s ire to e x p e r ie n c e m o r e b liss.
 O ur Nature

D u s tin g O f f t h e S o u l
T h e r e a r e a m u l t i tu d e o f p a p e r s p r e s e n t i n g t h e o u t-o f-b o d y a n d n e a r
d e a th p h e n o m e n a in a c a d e m i c w a y s , s u c h a s w ith w i t n e s s te s tim o n y ,
E E G c h a r t s , a n d e v e r y t h i n g e l s e r e p r e s e n t i n g s c ie n tif ic in v e s tig a tio n .
T h e p a p e r s a r e w r i t t e n b y m e d i c a l a n d p s y c h o lo g ic a l p r o f e s s io n a ls sim
ply b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e s t u m b l e d u p o n s o m e th i n g t h a t , in s p i t e o f th o r
o u g h e d u c a t i o n a n d e x p e r i e n c e , t h e y c a n t e x p la in . O f te n , t h e a u t h o r h a s
n o p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e w ith t h e s e p h e n o m e n a b u t is in tr ig u e d b y th e
a c c o u n ts o f p a t i e n t s a n d c o w o r k e r s .
U n f o r tu n a te ly , w i t h o u t p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e , th e y in e s c a p a b ly give a
d i s t o r te d p i c t u r e o f t h e p h e n o m e n a , w h ic h m is le a d s t h e m a s s e s . F o r
e x a m p le , t h e a v e ra g e p e r s o n t h in k s o f t h e o u t-o f-b o d y e x p e r ie n c e a s a
b r ie f t r i p in t h e p h y s ic a l r e a l m , b u t o u ts id e o f t h e b o d y . H e h a s n o id ea
o f t h e a b u n d a n c e o f b e a u tifu l w o r ld s to b e fo u n d o u ts id e t h e p h y s ic a l a n d
t h e im m e n s ity b e h in d t h e w o r ld s . U n in f o rm e d p a p e r s o n ly r e in f o rc e th is
p ic tu re . T h e y d o little to e x p la in t h e a c tu a l n a tu r e o f t h e o u t-o f-b o d y
e x p e rie n c e .

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S uch a u th o r s , usin g all th e la te s t te c h n o lo g y , c a n t ex p lain w h a t th e the'r ^'VC*

p h e n o m e n a a r e o r w h a t c a u se s th e m . T h e y c a n t, b e c a u s e th e p h en o m - ^
e n a d o n o t fit in to t h e ir w o rld v ie w . T h e ir u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e w orld pfetely n a
tells th e m to look to th e p hysical fo r e x p la n a tio n s . C o m m o n ly , th ey \Ve a r
ex p e ct th e biological b r a in to p ro v id e th e m w ith a n s w e r s . T h e b ra in is ical fr a V
su p p o s e d ly th e m o s t c o m p le x o b je c t in t h e k n o w n p h y sic a l u n iv erse , so tion els|
if t h e r e is a n y th in g t h a t c a n t b e e x p la in e d ( te le p a th y , p rec o g n itio n , ive c o u l|S
OBE, N D E ), th e y c a n e x p la in it a w a y a s s o m e y e t u n k n o w n b ra in func- get back t0
tio n . But th e b r a in r e m a in s s ile n t. N o a n s w e r s c o m e . W e hav e all th ese can leave %
cool c o lo r p r in to u ts o f b r a in ac tiv ity , b u t n o n e o f th e m say s: Hey, I am nioresuiii
w h a t you have b e e n lo o k in g fo r all th e s e y e a rs ! I a m t h e o n e w h o se com- cram p e ^ |
p lic a te d e ffe c ts you h a v e a tt r ib u t e d to a so u l. H a h , h a h , c a n you imagine
t h a t ? A s o u l! -H
W h a t is m is s in g in th e s e a c c o u n ts ? W h y c a n t w e e x p la in OBE and Wflklllffl
N D E fro m o u r c u r r e n t s c ie n tific s t a n d p o i n t? W e ll, isn t it o b v io u s? Out- If this is i
of-body a n d n e a r - d e a th e x p e rie n c e s h a p p e n b e c a u s e w e , c o n tr a ry to con- physical why]
te m p o r a r y s c ie n tific b e lie fs , a r e not. p h y s ic a l b e in g s . W e a r e n o t m inds dream for a r
c re a te d by biological c irc u itry . W e a r e m in d s c re a tin g t h e biological cir
i|av'ing this aw<
c u itry a n d all o t h e r p h y s ic a l o b je c ts . O u r liv es d id n o t beg in w hen papa
M V e w i ll w a
s p e rm m e t m a m a egg; th e y h a v e b e e n g o in g o n s in c e long b e fo re E arth
H h t lasts [
w as e v e n th o u g h t u p . T h is fe e t is ig n o re d b y s c ie n c e , w h ic h is why scien-
tis ts c a n t e x p la in th e OHM p h e n o m e n o n . O u t o f th e fe a r o f b ein g upset, . ectatie;d
sc ie n c e d o e s not d e lv e in to t h e m in d to e x p lo r e it. T h e u n fo rtu n a te fate ^ e fthj
o f s c ie n c e is to in v e s tig a te e v e ry th in g e x c e p t th e o n ly im p o rta n t thing: Ur Ojij
w ho w e a r e . afe 6 to the ft
F ro m t h e ir p e rs o n a l e x p e rie n c e w ith lea v in g t h e b o d y a n d entering vvftj
th e a s tr a l, m o st a s tr a l p r o je c to r s c o n c lu d e t h a t th e y a r e m ostly nonphys- ^ StreSsed i
ical b e in g s. T h e r e s t o f h u m a n ity , o r a t le a s t W e s te rn society, still ^
believes th e y a r e p hysical all th e w ay, p e r h a p s w ith a tw ist o f w eird ps> i ii ^ ^ tt h j *
chic a b ilities (c o n tr ib u te d by th e b r a in , o f c o u rs e ) . To th e m , it is eas> t i. , Hit

cmonceive u e.......pi.hysical, is o u r n a tu r a l. s. ta. t e . A

n ;,,/, th a t .th a p. ...........ii n e n d most
f te r all, w e cspend most tw l
o f o u r tim e th e r e . H8( eMve ^ w
To th o se w ho have not y e t h a d th e o p p o rtu n ity to a stra l p io jec ^
try o u t o th e r im p re ssiv e h u m a n a b ilities, th e OBE p h e n o m e n o n a PPe> O ' 1), ;( ,A-V. f/)(
am azing, fa r o u t, even a b n o rm a l. T h ey p u sh it aw ay as if it w ere a ^ is ^
e a se th re a te n in g th e ir v e ry e x is te n c e (rig h tly so ; it will indee u

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lives). But if th e y c h a n g e t h e i r p h y sic a l p o in t o f v iew to o n e from

hich they can s e e a ls o t h e i r n o n p h y s ic a l n a tu r e , O B E b e c o m e s com
pletely n a tu ra l. j.,
X s, VVe a re only ph y sic a l b e c a u s e w e h a v e c h o s e n to p r o je c t to th e phys
ical for a w hile. W h e n w e h a v e h a d e n o u g h o f th a t , w e tu r n o u r a tte n
Sp,0 f tion e lse w h e re . C o n tr a r y to c o n v e n tio n a l b e lie fs , it w o u ld b e s tra n g e if
'H
we could n o t lea v e o u r p h y sic a l b o d ie s w h e n e v e r w e w a n te d in o r d e r to
get back to t h a t la r g e r e x is te n c e w ith w h ic h w e a r e so fam ilia r. H u m a n s
can leave th e ir p h y sic a l b o d ie s , so w h a t is t h e big d e a l? W e sh o u ld b e
m ore s u rp rise d if w e c o u ld n o t, if w e w e r e s tu c k in t h e p h y sic a l, in th e s e
H fan N cram ped b o d ies.

W aking U p to O u r T r u e N a tu r e
If th is is all t r u e , if w e a r e n o n p h y s ic a l b e in g s h a v in g a d r e a m o f th e
physical, w hy c a n t w e w a k e u p to t h e r e a l w o r ld ? W e a r e living th e
d rea m fo r a r e a s o n : to g ro w in w a y s w e c a n t in t h e r e a l w o rld . W e a re
having th is a w e s o m e d r e a m a n d , d e e p in sid e it, w e d o n o t w a n t to w ak e
up. W e will w a k e u p w h e n w e a r e r e a d y , c o u n t o n th a t , b u t n o t b e fo re .
No night la s ts fo re v e r.
T h e c h a lle n g e is to f ig u re o u t h o w to g e t re a d y . H o w d o w e ta k e full
a d v a n ta g e o f th is d r e a m a n d l e a r n a s m u ch a s w e c a n fro m it? H o w do
we t r e a t o u r m in d s so t h a t th e y will b e r e a d y to w a k e u p ? W e e x p e ri
ence life to th e fu lle st. W e sm e ll t h e f lo w e rs a n d lo o k a t th e sky u n til we
a re s a tia te d w ith th e e x p e rie n c e o f life. W h a t w e d o n o t d o is ru n
a ro u n d , s tr e s s e d o u t e v e ry s e c o n d o f t h e day, a lw ay s p lan n in g fo r to m o r
row, c o n s ta n tly b u ild in g o u r p e rs o n a l e m p ir e s . W h e n w e h a v e s e e n th e
sky w ith o u t th e lim its o f b e lie fs a n d e x p e c ta tio n s , w e k n o w t h e r e is n o th
ing m o re fo r u s to s e e in th e p h y sic a l, a n d w e c h o o s e to w a k e up.
T h e m o m e n t w e w a k e u p , w e s h a k e o ff th e lim ita tio n s o f o u r p hysi
cal lives. W e re a liz e t h a t w e a r e v a s t b e in g s. W e s e e th a t w e a r e so huge
th a t o u r galaxy, th e M ilky W ay, is b u t a tiny sp e c k in c o m p a riso n .
Ironically, it is t h a t s m a ll, insignificant., s e lf-c re a te d p ie c e o f o u r a tte n
e c t 1'
tio n t h a t w e have c o n s id e re d rea lity for so long, lifetim e a f te r lifetim e,
pedrS
on so m any d iffe re n t p la n e ts . W e re a liz e th a t th e tim e w e s p e n t in th e
a s tra l w as a n e x te n sio n o f th e d re a m , b u t on th e b rin k o f w ak in g up to

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th e re a l life. H ow c o u ld w e h a v e b e e n so b lin d ? H o w c o u ld w e have

a v o id e d s e e in g w h a t w e a r e ? It s e e m s in c re d ib le h ow w e c re a te d th e
d r e a m a n d s te p p e d in to it. A n d h o w it e n g u lfe d u s a n d m a d e us forget
th e re a l life.
T h e n it h its us: T h e r e a s o n w e c o u ld n o t fig u re o u t w h a t w e w ere,
is t h a t w e a r e e v e r y th in g . W e a r e e v e n w h a te v e r w e th in k w e a re . W e
a r e e v e ry w h e re a n d e v e ry th in g . W e t h in k o f a th in g a n d t h e n w e becom e
it, j u s t like w e b e c a m e o u r p h y s ic a l b o d ie s . D u rin g o u r trip to th e phys
ical, w e w e r e t h e w o r ld s a ro u n d a n d in s id e t h e p h y sic a l. T h is is a mind-
b low in g re a liz a tio n .

Exercise: O p en in g to Vastness
Record a n d listen to th e se affirm a tio n s:
"You are u n lim ite d ."
"Life is an u n lim ite d experience."
"You live in an u n lim ite d p lace.

"You are vast.

"You are e v e ry th in g .
 The Worlds Beyond

S o , y o u t h o u g h t life is a ll t h e r e is a n d , w h e n it is o v e r, y o u d o n o t
have to w o r r y a b o u t a n y t h i n g a n y m o r e ? W e ll, to u g h lu c k ! It lo o k s lik e
w e a r e all g o in g t o c o n t i n u e t o e x i s t f o r a v e r y lo n g t im e , p o s s ib ly fo r
ev e r. B u t w h e r e a n d h o w ? S u r e ly w e c a n t s ta y in p h y s ic a l life all t h e
tim e ?

The Physical Is a D rea m

I h a v e w r i t t e n a t g r e a t l e n g t h a b o u t o u r p h y s ic a l r e a l it y a n d th e
b e lie fs t h a t g o v e r n i t. Y ou h a v e s e e n f o r y o u r s e l f h o w t h e b e lie fs a ffe c t
t h e m in d a n d h o w t h e m in d in t u r n g o v e r n s t h e a s t r a l . C o n s i d e r a g a in
t h e i d e a t h a t t h e p h y s ic a l is a n a s t r a l w o r ld , c o m p le te ly a t t h e m e r c y o f
y o u r c r e a tiv e p o w e r s . T h e r e f o r e , w h a t y o u c r e a t e d in t h e a s tr a l, y o u c a n
c r e a t e in t h e p h y s ic a l.
J u s t a s in t h e a s t r a l , t h e p h y s ic a l r e l i e s s o m u c h o n o u r m in d to s u s
ta in its e x is t e n c e t h a t it c a n t b e a n y th in g e ls e t h a n o u r o w n c r e a tio n .
P h y sica l r e a lity s e e m s t o b e a p r a c t ic a l j o k e w e h a v e p la y e d o n o u rs e lv e s ,
b u t it is n o t a d i s t a s te f u l jo k e .
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Tuesday, Feb ru ary 11, 2 0 0 3

W aking U p

I wake up in the hypnopom pic state. Ramtha12 m ust have m ade a big impression
on me, because the realization, The physical is a dream," seems natural to me as I
open my eyes. I look around the room. My perception is exactly like it is in my lucid
dreams: distinct and vibrating. I know I am looking at physical reality, bu t still I under
stand that it is just another dream. Physical reality is as flexible a nd unimportant (or
important, whichever way y ou prefer to look at it) as a dream. A floating and tingling
sensation surrounds m y being. The walls seem to b e vibrating like static on a TV screen,
but m ore smoothly.
At my comm and, the room bends like a sh eet o f pa p er into an arc before my eyes.
The room looks like it has been stuffed into a cylinder. I fin d nothing unusual about
this. After all, since physical reality is a dream, anything is possible. I go back to sleep.
O ram I just waking up from a lifelong dream?

If th e physical w o rld is a d r e a m w o rld , w h a t is a d r e a m w o rld ? Since

w e c a n c re a te a n y o b je c t in a d r e a m j u s t a s w e c a n in a n a s tra l world, it
is re a s o n a b le to a s su m e t h a t a d r e a m w o rld is a n a s tr a l w o rld . This means
t h a t th e physical is in d e e d a n a s tr a l w o rld . T h e q u e s tio n n o w is: Do we
w a n t to w a k e u p fro m th is d r e a m a n d , if so , h o w d o w e d o it? In th e jour
nal e n try a bove, 1 s a w th ro u g h th e illu sio n o f p h y sical solidity. I was able
to d o th is b e c a u s e 1 h a d th e b e lie f (s h a p e d b y R a m th a ) to su p p o rt it, and
my re a s o n w a s still to o d e e p ly a s le e p to te ll m e it w a s im possible.
A s w e know , a n a s tr a l w o rld is g o v e rn e d b y th e m in d a n d th a t mind
is highly a ffe c te d by o u r b e lie fs. B eliefs a r e in tu r n a d ju s te d by thoughts.
A ffirm a tio n s a r e j u s t th o u g h ts sp e cific a lly d e s ig n e d to a d ju st beliefs. So,
in o r d e r to se e th ro u g h th e illusion o f th e p h y sic a l, w e have to turn the
m ajo rity o f o u r th o u g h ts in th e d ire c tio n o f w h a t lies b ey o n d th e physic
p re fe ra b ly a s if w e a lre a d y k n o w th e p h y sic a l is a n illusion. ^ u rt*iern^ aIlt
w e have to g et to know r e a s o n , so t h a t w e c a n h a lt it. W e do not
reason interfering w ith o u r intuitive u n d e rs ta n d in g o f the P
R eason is n o t easily h a lte d th o u g h , b e c a u s e it fe a rs r e lin q u is h in g co
so in ste a d w e could u se a n a tu ra l s le e p s ta te to accom plish this.
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The Nature of the Astral

All w e have is a b u n c h o f a s t r a l w o r l d s , a m o n g th e m , t h e p h y sical
Un i v e r s e ( s ) a n d t h e d r e a m w o r l d s . H o w e v e r d i f f e r e n t t h e y a p p e a r , th e y
are all c o n n e c te d , a n d w e , t h e i r c r e a t o r s , a r e t h a t c o n n e c tio n . H av e you
ever had a p re c o g n itiv e d r e a m t h a t c a m e t r u e ? If yo u h a v e , y ou p r o b a
ean<1, bly e m b ra c e t h e f a c t t h a t d r e a m s a r e r e a l . Y o u r p r e c o g n itio n h a p p e n e d
in a n o th e r w o r l d - t h a t is a ll.
An a ngel o r a g e n t o f s p e c ia l d iv in e i n te r v e n t i o n d id n o t c o m e d o w n
and d ro p th e i n f o r m a tio n i n to y o u r d r e a m . T h e f u tu r e d id n o t fold b a c k
into yo u r d r e a m in g m in d , n o r d id y o u r d r e a m in g m in d e x te n d in to th e
future. You s im p ly c r e a t e d t h e e v e n t in a w o r ld y o u w e r e v isitin g w h ile
Unu*alalM
dream ing, a n d t h e n y o u c r e a t e d t h e s a m e e v e n t in t h e w o rld you w e re
visiting w h ile y o u w e r e p h y s ic a lly a w a k e . You a r e t h e c r e a t o r o f a n y
astral w o rld you h a p p e n to b e in , in c lu d in g t h e p h y s ic a l.
It m ay b e d iff ic u lt t o a c c e p t th is , e s p e c ia lly s in c e w e s o m e tim e s hav e
im world? Since
precognitive d r e a m s o f c o m in g t r a g e d ie s . S u c h tra g e d ie s a r e o f te n c o c re
astral world, il
ated, m e a n in g t h a t a g r o u p o f p e o p le p l a n n e d t h e e v e n t. F o r a tra g e d y
arid. This means to o c c u r in y o u r life, y o u a ls o m u s t c r e a t e it. A s w e p la n s u c h e v e n ts on
I n o w is: Do we a soul level, th e y a r e n o t t r a g e d ie s b u t e x p e r ie n c e s w e c a n le a r n fro m ,
o it? In the jour- or e x p e rie n c e s le a d in g to f u tu r e l e a r n in g e x p e rie n c e s .
idity. I was able W e h a v e s p o k e n o f a s t r a l r e p l i c a s , a s t ra l w o r ld s t h a t r e s e m b le th e
support it, and p hysical w o r ld , a n d , h o p e fu lly , y o u h a v e f lo a t e d t h r o u g h th e m . A re
possible they a ny le s s r e a l t h a n t h e p h y s ic a l? N o , t h e y a r e t h e s a m e a s th e
an lth atm iiK 1 physical w o r ld , m a d e f r o m t h e s a m e s t u f f th o u g h ta n d c o n ju r e d up
| by thougW1 by th e s a m e b e in g y o u . T h e s o -c a lle d o r ig in a l o f t h e r e p lic a s is j u s t

R e l i e f - s' a n o th e r r e p lic a o f w h a t e v e r liv e s in y o u r m in d , w h a te v e r y ou d e s ir e to

the th in k of.
to rn
T h e a s tr a l c a n h o ld a n in fin ite n u m b e r o f w o rld s, b e c a u s e it is not
he I11-'""
:rmre lim ited by s p a c e o r tim e . W e c h o o s e to c r e a te p h y sic a l, a s tra l, a n d
urth1'1
wa>l d re a m w o rld s th e r e in . In so d o in g , w e d e c id e t h e i r p re f e r e n c e s : w h e th e r
dn n0<
th ey sh o u ld h a v e s p a c e , tim e , g rav ity , m a tte r , a n d so o n . W e th in k up
physc!-
th e s e w o rld s, b e c a u s e th e c re a tiv e p ro c e s s th rills us, j u s t like d e c o ra tin g
contrl
a ro o m o r a d o llh o u se o r b u ild in g a sn o w fo rtre s s th rills us. I h e n , of
c o u rse , w h e n w e s p e n d to o m u c h tim e in sid e o u r c re a tio n s , we forget
th a t w e m a d e th e m , a n d w e d e s p e ra te ly try to fig u re out w h a t th ey a re
a n d how to g et o u t. T h e a s tr a l is in d e e d a w o n d ro u s place, th e p erfect

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p lay g round for th e o n e s b ra v e en o u g h to in c a r n a te in to o n e o f its w o rld s,

a n d th e p e rfe c t e d u c a tio n a l facility fo r th e s a m e .
If you a r e th e c re a to r, w h e r e d o you p u t th e c re a tio n ? H a rd ly in an
e x te rn a l w orld , sin c e t h a t w o u ld b e o u ts id e o f yo u . You p u t y o u r c re a tio n
w ith in you, in w h a t w e te r m p e rc e p tio n . Y our p e rc e p tio n is a self
in v en te d p ic tu re o f th e w o rld , b u t it is a ls o y o u r e n tir e w o rld . T h e r e is
no e x te rn a l w o rld . If you p r o je c t in to t h e a s tr a l a n d c r e a t e a n a stra l
w o rld , you a r e p u ttin g t h e n e w w o rld in y o u r p e rc e p tio n . T h e a s tr a l is
y o u r m in d a n d th e w o rld s you c r e a t e live in t h e p e r c e p tio n o f t h a t m ind.
T h e p h ysical a ls o only lives in t h e p e r c e p tio n o f y o u r m in d . T h e r e is no
e x te rn a l physical w o rld .
W h e n p e o p le c o m e to g e t h e r in t h e s a m e s p a c e , a s w e a r e to g e th e r
in th is u n iv e rs e , w e a r e s h a rin g n o t t h e s p a c e , b u t o u r in d iv id u a l p e rc e p
tio n s. Y our p e rc e p tio n is p ic k e d u p b y p e o p le a ro u n d y o u a n d u sed to
re in v e n t w h a t you s e e in to t h e i r o w n p e r c e p t io n . A s h a r e d world
a p p e a r s s im ila r in all in h a b i t a n t s m in d s b e c a u s e o f m in d tra n s fe re n c e .
O u r u n iv erse is j u s t a v irtu a l c o n c e p t d e s c r ib e d by t h e p e rc e p tio n o f all
its in h a b ita n ts . T h e p e rc e p tio n in t u r n is c o n tin u o u s ly m o d ifie d by th e ir
im ag in ation.
T h e r e a s o n w hy w e d o n o t k n o w w h e t h e r t h e p h y sic a l u n iv e rs e is
in fin ite o r e n d s s o m e w h e r e is t h a t n o b o d y h a s y e t d e c id e d to m ak e it
o n e w ay o r a n o th e r . All t h e law s o f p h y s ic s w e r e in v e n te d in th e m inds
o f o u r a n c e s to rs . B e c a u se o f r e i n c a r n a t io n , w e a r e o u r a n c e s to rs , of
co u rse . E v e ry th in g h a p p e n e d n o w u n til o n e o f u s d e c id e d to in v e n t tim e.
W e w e re fo rm le ss u n til s o m e o n e in v e n te d m a t t e r . W e w e r e floating
a ro u n d in a n u n d e fin e d h a z e u n til s o m e o n e d e c id e d to in v e n t gravity.
E v erything a ro u n d you is y o u r p e r c e p tio n . T h e r e is n o th in g underly
ing it. You a re c re a tin g y o u r p e rc e p tio n , a n d p e o p le w h o s e e th e sam e
a re c re a tin g th e s a m e p e rc e p tio n , in flu e n c e d b y y o u r p e rc e p tio n . This is
a p p a re n t in d re a m s a n d a s tr a l p r o je c tio n s , w h e r e yo u c a n c h a n g e your
en v iro n m en t. If a s e c o n d p e rs o n w e re to p r o je c t in to y o u r d r e a m world,
h e w ould c re a te th e sam e d rea m w o rld w ith in h is p e rcep tio n -
A dditionally, he will tw e a k s o m e o b je c ts a n d a d d o th e r s in o r d e r to ft
th e d re a m to his p e rso n a lity .
tr ' *n 0 t^ e r worc*s > w h e n m a n ip u la tin g a d r e a m w o rld , a s you m ay ha' e
riG m 8 lucid d r e a m , you a r e n o t c h a n g in g th e s u rro u n d in g dream
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""V S Id, because t h e r e is n o n e , b u t y ou a r e c h a n g in g y o u r p e rc e p tio n . The
same applies to th e p h y sic a l. T h e r e is n o s p a c e , m ass, o r tim e . All th at
exists is your p e rc e p tio n . You ta k e n o th in g n e s s a n d tu r n it in to a m ade-
up world o f s p a c e , m a s s , a n d tim e .
,r< N i n h e r e is n o e x te r n a l w o rld , (h e n w h a t is r e a l '.1 W h a t ra n we rely
upon not to b e fig m e n ts o f o u r im a g in a tio n ? T h e only c o n s ta n t o b jec t is
% our m ind. T h e m ind is t h e o n ly r e a l th in g . T h e p h ysical b rain , th e
body, th e w h o le u n iv e rs e , a n d all th e ;istr;il w o rld s a r e m e re ly inventions
of th a t m ind.

The P u re M in d
If th e a s tr a l w o rld s a r e j u s t in v e n tio n s o f o u r m in d s, w e sh o u ld be
able to c e a s e in v e n tin g lo n g e n o u g h to in v e s tig a te th e only re a l thing: th e
ti ttd m indus. E a rlie r in th is b o o k , I r e f e r r e d to th is a s th e m eta-w o rld , th e
d e e p er a s tr a l, o r th e p u r e a s tr a l. T h e p u r e a s tr a l is th e m ind w ith an
em pty p e rc e p tio n . If you lea v e y o u r b o d y a n d e n d u p in a d a rk void, y our
percep tio n is b la n k . T h is c a n b e s c a ry in th e b eg in n in g , since w e a re
used to p e rc e iv in g s o m e th in g a t all tim e s.
From th e a s tr a l void , w e a r e a b le to fully d isa b le th e p e rc e p tio n
m echanism . It is e a sy to m a n ip u la te th e p e rc e p tio n m e c h a n ism w h en we

Figu re 8. T h e m in d is c lo u d e d b y se lf-c re a te d astral w o r ld s.

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d o no t have a w o rld to c lu tte r u p o u r p e rc e p tio n . W e c a n t h e n s e n se th e

m ind a s it is w ith o u t its in v e n tio n s. T h is c a n b e a p o w e rfu l e x p e rie n c e .
It is a feeling o f know in g a n d p r e s e n c e . W h e n f ir s t I re a c h e d it, it w as
like se n sin g so m e th in g re a l fo r th e f ir s t tim e . It w a s t h e o n ly s te a d y com ver& e :S t
p o n e n t o f e x is te n c e . F o r th e f ir s t tim e , I fo u n d s o m e th in g I w a s n o t p e r
ceiving a n d c re a tin g s im u lta n e o u s ly ( se e fig u re 8 ).
W e c a n a ls o r e a c h t h e p u r e m in d in t h e p h y sic a l. All w e h a v e to do
is s to p th e ac tiv ity o f t h e p a r t o f u s t h a t c o n s ta n tly c r e a t e s o u r c u rr e n t
a s tr a l w o rld (i.e ., t h e p h y s ic a l), n a m e ly , o u r in te r n a l d ia lo g u e . T h is is
w h a t D o n J u a n r e f e r s to w h e n h e s p e a k s a b o u t s to p p in g t h e w o r ld .23 T h e
only w ay to s to p th e w o rld is by s to p p in g o u r th o u g h ts , b e c a u s e this
w o rld is n o th in g b u t o u r th o u g h ts .

Saturday, O cto b er 12, 2 0 0 2

Illu sory Layer o f the Astral
I wake up in the hypnopom pic state. Barb turns on the second computer. As its
CPU cooler fan winds up, my mind som ehow listens to it an d winds up with it. I am
buzzing slightly. My awareness is floating an inch over m y body. It is a luxurious feel
ing. I do not recognize the state o f m ind as anything I have felt before, bu t I suspect it
is good for astral projection. I consider attem pting to roll out o f m y body, but some
thing tells me to do nothing b ut observe.
I sense a layer o f existence. It is the world I have called the astral during all my
travels. It is an illusion. It feels like lum ps o f gray fog covering what is real. I move my
center o f thought to m y chest. I do my best to cease thinking, bu t it is not easy. Small
thoughts keep popping up.
The lumps o f fog clear away to the sides an d I can sense the surface o f the pure
astral. It is smooth, dense, a nd gray. I think o f extending m y senses into it, but in doing
so, I invoke thoughts, which bring back the fog o f illusion. Learning not to think is going
to take a lot o f practice. My body calls m e back as it wakes up. The floating sensation
ceases.
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W h a t could b e h id in g b e h in d t h e s m o o th , g r a y s u rfa c e o f th e m ind-

Is it sim ply a feelin g o f e x istin g , o r is t h e r e a n o th e r s e t o f w o rld s con
ta in e d w ith in th e p e rc e p tio n o f a s u p e r- m in d ? A re th e y u n to u ch a b le b)
o u r c re a tiv e p o w e rs, o r a t le a s t u n to u c h a b le by th o u g h t, a s w e know
th o u g h t? I h e r e a re p le n ty o f u n k n o w n s to e x p lo re in th is a re a . T h e go

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thing is, w e d o n o l h a v e to s p e n d h a ir a d a y p r e p a r in g a s tr a l p ro je c tio n

in o r d e r to d o it. All w e h a v e to d o is c e a s e th in k in g fo r a m in u te .

'O S . X
he Exercise: Stop th e W orld
Phv:sicai.,
1. Tonight, as y o u g o to b ed , relax y o u r m in d .
N ^ S 2. Close y o u r eyes.
3. M ove y o u r a tte n tio n t o y o u r h e a d . D o n o t m o v e it to th e chest. The
>out stoppjn th 1'* chest p ro d u c e s th o u g h ts in th e fo rm o f im ages. The head produces
verbal" th o u g h ts . V erbal th o u g h ts a re easier to sto p th a n im ages, at
'" " S k S j least fo r m e.
4. C o m m an d : Rationality: Off!
5. C o m m an d : Internal dialogue: Off!
6 . Cross y o u r eyes a n d lo o k u p slightly. This is a d iv ersio n fo r th e m ind.
7. Stop th e th in k in g p ro cess. S im p ly d ecid e n o t to use it. Do no r try to
)s o n the second rontpiW'- q u ie t th e th o u g h ts; in ste a d s to p y o u r w h o le th in k in g m ach in ery alto
s to //a n r f w * P, tl'
gether. T h o u g h ts d o n o t p o p in to y o u r head by so m e inexplicable
m agic you cre a te th e m . You h av e created every th o u g h ty o u have ever
ermybody.lH"1" 1**'
h ad. A nd if y o u can cre a te th e m , y o u can refuse to create th em for a
thaUele tM < " ^ 10' m in u te.
r o llo u lo M ^ 8 . Sit in a th o u g h tle ss vo id fo r several seco n d s. If th e th in k in g process
resum es, s to p it again.
9. Do n o t lo o k fo r a n y th in g . J u s t en jo y th e peace.
10. A t so m e p o in t, y o u w ill fell asleep.
T - - 5 11- Ify o u w ake u p in th e n ig h t, co n tin u e sto p p in g th e th o u g h t process.
m bu,il 12. In th e m o rn in g w h e n y o u w ake up, before d o in g an y th in g (d o nor
even try to fig u re o u t w h ere you are), sto p it again for several m in
utes. There are alw ays few er th o u g h ts ju s t after w aking up. so this
sh o u ld have so m e exciting results.

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In t h e e x e r c is e a b o v e , d i d y o u m a n a g e t o s t o p y o u r t h o u g h t s s o th a t
y o u c o u l d b r e a k t h r o u g h t h e p h y s i c a l w o r l d a n d s e n s e w h a t is b e y o n d it ?
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H' y o u d id n o t , I h a v e a n e v e n b e t t e r id e a . E v e r y t h in g h a p p e n s fa st e r
w h e n w e a r e o u t s id e t h i s p a r t i c u l a r p h y s ic a l w o r ld . F o r th a t re a s o n , it

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m i g h t b e e a s i e r a n d m o r e e f f e c t i v e t o c e a s e t h e t h i n k i n g p r o c e s s w h ile
p ro je c tin g in to a n o th e r a s tr a l w o rld , a s in th e n e x t e x e rc is e .

Exercise: Stop the O ther W o rld

1. Project into the astral.
2. Relax y o u r m ind.
3. Sir down and m editate upon rhe c en ter o f y o u r chest for half a
m inute, ro stabilize the projection.
4. Com m and: Rationality: Off!
5. Com m and: Internal dialogue: Off! tosleep- >
Ifo
6 . C rossyour eyes.
7. Stop the thinking process. Sim ply d ecid e n o t to use it. D o n o t try to
shush the thoughts; instead s to p y o u r w h o le th in k in g m achinery alto
gether.
S. Sit in a thoughtless void for several seconds. If th e th in k in g process
resum es, stop it again. in$between d
9. Do n o t look for anything. J u s t enjoy th e peace.

A sce nsion

T h e buzz in N ew A ge c ir c le s f o r t h e l a s t 3 0 y e a r s h a s b e e n ascen
sio n . In s h o rt, o n e b y o n e o r all a t o n c e , E a r t h a n d h e r in h a b ita n ts will
ra is e t h e ir e n e rg y f r e q u e n c ie s f ro m t h e t h ir d d im e n s io n ( th e physical) to
th e fo u rth ( o r fifth , d e p e n d in g o n w h e t h e r y o u c o u n t tim e as a dimen
s io n ). I have n o t e x p lo r e d th is s u ffic ie n tly in n o n p h y s ic a l re a lm s , so I will
re fra in fro m s p e c u la tin g o n it to o m u c h h e r e . In a n y c a s e , it se em s to me
t h a t th e d e s tin a tio n is a little c lo s e r to o u r u n lim ite d p o te n tia l. The event
will u n lock m u ch o f o u r m in d s a n d give u s o u r p o w e r b a c k , if we are
r e a d y fo r it.

Tuesday, O ctober 15, 2 0 0 2

Seeing the Other W orld
I am convinced now that the hum ans are ascending from the third dimension to
the fifth dimension. Don Juan from Carlos Castaneda's bo o ks seem s to spend his
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hallway there. eoen ^ he ca,ls 11by lher names 1am doinS what he laid Carlos
Castaneda lo do: crossing my eyes in order lo slop the world and leaving it to the sub-
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co n sc io u s to figure things out instead o f consciously analyzing.
After just two days, I can see things out o f the ordinary. I serve Barb ice cream and
the cat is desperately trying to get to Barb's bowl. He is unusually unruly tonight, it
"ter 0f seems. As I walk around the TV set to m y side o f the bed, I see the cat running toward
yoUr,
me on the bed. I see him in full detail for two seconds. Suddenly, he disappears. I
assume he has jum ped o ff the b ed or b ehind the TV. Then I see him sitting at the side
of the bed, calmly watching Barb as she eats her ice cream. I ask Barb if he has moved
within the last minute and she says no. W hat I saw was the cat, but not in this world.
I go to sleep. The cat wakes m e up. H e is sitting next to my head in bed. I am in the
'norfouseitD oH ci^ hypnopompic state. I can feel the cat showing m e around in the fourth dimension, the
w m nkiiijm acfci^^ destination o f our ascension, and telling m e what it is like to live there. I fall asleep and
the cat wakes me up many times. Each time, I find m yself being shown around by the
nds. If the tfiinlinjpo cat in the fifth dimension. I suspect the cat is a power animal that is capable o f travel
ing between dimensions. He is here to show Barb and m e a few things that are in store
for humankind.
The next day, Barb sees a black scarab running across the floor. Then it disap
pears. A few days later, I see the cat jumping at something on the wall. He is playing. I
wonder what he is jumping at, because the wall is smooth and white. The next time I
look over at him, I see a black speck on the wall. I cant believe my eyes. In that
moment o f disbelief, the speck disappears.

JO years.h a st"" "!j T he d e s tin a tio n o f a s c e n s io n co u ld , o f c o u rse , b e ju s t a n o th e r astral

world, like th e physical b u t w ith few er lim itatio n s. P erh ap s we a re
already u n d e rw a y c re a tin g th is n e x t w o rld th ro u g h o u r tho u g h ts, j u s t by
p on I Ji*'*
w ondering w h a t it will b e like. By th e w ays o f th e a s tra l, ju s t th e expec
tation of ascen d in g to a n o th e r w orld will actually c re a te th a t o th e r world
and m ove us th e r e . M o st likely, w e a re copying so m e ch a ra c te ristic s o f
the old w orld into it, b ecau se th a t is how we th in k a world should look.
Hopefully, w e will avoid copying to o m any o f th e physical lim itations.
T h e d e s t in a t io n c o u ld a ls o b e t h e p u r e a s tra l, w h e r e t h e re a l w o rld
is- T h i s w o u ld m e a n t h e e n d o f p h y s ic a l b e a u ty . N o m o r e b lu e s k ie s
v ie w e d t h r o u g h lim it e d e y e s. T h i s b r i n g s u s to th e next q u e s t io n : W h y
w o u ld w e w a n t t o a s c e n d ? A f t e r all, u n le s s w e w a s te life b y b e in g too
b usy, life is q u it e nice . S o w h y le a v e i t ? W e n e e d to c h e c k o u r m o tiv e s
 Astral Projection a n d rhe N ature o f R eality

he re . If w e w ant to leave b ecau se life is to o h a rd , th e n w e have m issed

th e point o f being alive, w hich is to enjoy life in its sim plicity, know ing
th a t life, b o th h a rd a n d easy, is w h a te v e r w e m ak e o f it.
W e c re a te d th e physical w orld for a re a s o n : to e x p e rie n c e th e
b eau ty o f o u r c re a tio n fro m a firs t-p e rs o n p e rs p e c tiv e . Is t h a t re a s o n no
longer valid? Have w e e x p e rie n c e d all th e b e a u ty w e c a m e to e x p eri
e n c e? Have w e o u tg ro w n o u r c u r r e n t re a lity ? If so , th e n ascen sio n
should be th e n e x t s te p . T h e r e is n o p o in t in sta y in g h e r e w h e n th e r e is
so m uch b e a u ty to d isc o v e r e ls e w h e re .
R am tha a s c e n d e d b e c a u s e h e w a n te d to b e f re e lik e th e w ind.
R am tha disco v ered th a t h e w a s m o re th a n a p h y sic a l b e in g . W ith th at,
Tlif
h e w as n o lo n g er en g u lfed in th e physical a n d so th e p h y sic a l h e ld little
in te re s t for him . I c a n im a g in e t h a t ph y sic a l life is q u ite b o rin g w h e n you
know you can do so m u c h m o re . W h y live o n a tin y p la n e t w h e n you cre
a te d th e w h o le g a la x y ? R a m th a le ft by ra is in g t h e e n e rg y fre q u e n c y of
his body.
A re w e t h e r e y e t? D o w e h a v e th e s a m e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f o urselves
th a t R a m th a h a d ? D o w e a c c e p t th e id e a t h a t w e a r e v a s t n o n physical
M ing but O p i i
b eings? W ith th e e x c e p tio n o f a h a n d fu l o f e n lig h te n e d o n e s , n o t by a
long sh ot. But slow ly w e will g e t t h e r e . P e r s o n b y p e r s o n , w e will wake fcaee physical real
up to o u r la rg e r se lv e s. T h e w a k e -u p c all h a s b e e n s p re a d in g across within oursplves), t
hu m anity for d e c a d e s . A s p a rt o f th e w a k e -u p call, a s tr a l p r o je c tio n gives
'*toeach other. In fa,
us p e rso n a l p ro o f t h a t w e a r e m u c h la r g e r th a n w e th o u g h t w e w ere.
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N o th in g b u t O p in io n s
B e c a u se p h y s ic a l r e a l it y is a h ig h ly s u b je c tiv e e n v ir o n m e n t (w e c re
ate it w ith in o u r s e lv e s ) , w e f in d it d iffic u lt to c o m m u n ic a te o u r p e rc e p
tions to e a c h o th e r . In f a c t, n o o n e c a n te ll a n o th e r w h a t th e w o rld is
like, fo r t h e w o rld d iff e rs f r o m o n e in d iv id u a l to a n o th e r . All w e hav e a re
e were-
our ow n c r e a tio n s , n o n e lik e t h o s e o f o t h e r s . In s p ite o f th is, m o re th a n
a few a tt e m p t to f o rc e t h e i r w o rld v ie w u p o n o th e r s . P r e a c h e r s have
b een d o in g it f o r m ille n n ia , p o litic ia n s h a v e b e e n d o in g it fo r d e c ad e s,
a n d I h a v e b e e n d o in g it t h r o u g h o u t th is b o o k .
R eligion, in te lle c t, s c ie n c e , lit e r a t u r e , e x p e rtis e , a u th o rity , th e jo b
m ark e t, g ra v ity all o f t h e s e a r e m e r e ly o p in io n s . T h e y ris e a n d fall by
th e id e a s o f p e o p le . T h e g o o d th in g about, o p in io n s is th a t w e do n o t have
to e m b ra c e t h e m u n le s s w e w a n t to . W e h a v e th e c h o ic e to r e je c t th em .
And w e sh o u ld r e je c t m an y o f th e m . W e sh o u ld b e v ery picky w h en it
com es to o p in io n s , fo r th e m o m e n t w e a c c e p t th e m , th e y tu rn into
beliefs, w hich in tu r n g o v e rn o u r reality .
N o th in g is n a ile d d o w n , a b so lu te ly n o th in g . T h e re a r e no c o n s ta n t
Qualities o f n a tu r e , n o a b s o lu te law s, n o fo re v e r fac ts. T h e r e is n o p a th
 Astra! Projection a n d the N ature o f Reality

o f s c ie n t ific o r s p ir it u a l d is c o v e r y le a d in g u p t o t h e fin a l re v e la t io n o f
n a t u re . T h e r e is o n l y t h e n e v e r - e n d in g p a t h t h a t w e c r e a t e a s w e go
a lo n g . N o t r u t h r e m a i n s a t r u t h i n d e f in it e ly a n d n o h i g h e r t r u t h e x ist s
th a t is n o t c o n s t r u c t e d b y u s . W e liv e in a flu id w o r l d t h a t c h a n g e s a t o u r
o w n w h im .
R e a lit y c h a n g e s a t y o u r c o m m a n d . Y o u c a n c h a n g e a n y t h in g y o u
w a n t. A s q u i c k ly a s y o u t h i n k a t h o u g h t , y o u r r e a l i t y c h a n g e s . B y u s in g
t h is u n d e r s t a n d i n g , y o u c a n m a k e r e a l i t y p r o g r e s s i n w h a t e v e r d ir e c t io n
y o u w a n t . L if e is y o u r s t o d o w i t h w h a t y o u d e s ir e .

Exercise: M anifestation
1. Close y o u r eyes.
2. Picture in y o u r m ind s o m e th in g th a t y o u w a n t (m oney, a nice car or
hom e, psychic abilities, un d e rsta n d in g , skills, happiness, etc.).
3. W rite dow n th a t th in g on a piece o f paper.
4. Visualize w h at it w ould be like to have it. Be as precise a n d detailed as
possible. M o st im portantly, visualize th e e m o tio n s evoked by having
it.
5. M ake a note o n y o u r calendar. In o n e y e a r s tim e, look a t th e note.
You m ay ju s t find th a t y o u have th a t th in g y o u desired.

R eality Is W h a t You M a k e o f It
Tuesday, June 2H, 2 00 3
Sleep Paralysis
At about 10 a.m., I am reading Whitley Striebers Confirmation* when I start drift-
ing back to sleep. Before I fully fall asleep, I haue a thought that startles me back to a
waking state. I cant remember the contents o f the thought. However, I notice that my
chest and arms are rendered immobile by sleep paralysis. I think Hey, I bet I can Reiki
myself really well now. There will be no tension in the arms to obstruct the energy flow
because o f the paralysis, and there will be no doubting thoughts because o f my dazed
mind.

After a few minutes o f Reiki, I fall back to sleep. I dream I am in a stadium. I am ""a*
12 years old. A group o f kids, m e included, are playing som e sport. There are aliens S *
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% X , here, but we cant see them. Our minds perceive their presence as gray rats. The fear of
y nd
what the rats could b e (aliens) m akes m e hysterical, as it does the other kids. In the
locker room, we try to get rid o f the rats, bu t they are hiding. I am getting more hysteri
cal, almost panicking. I decide I m ust ivake up. I seek the waking state o f consciousness
oil ,
the way an eel swims to the ocean surface.
I come to in my bed. The sleep paralysis is now in full bloom. Suddenly, the door
opens and someone walks into the room. It m ust b e Barb. At least, I think it is Barb. She
must be home early from work. I have to check that it really is Barb, to make sure one
1 desire,
of those aliens did not follow m e here from the dream. I try to turn my head but am
prevented by the sleep paralysis. I hear footsteps, like wet plastic soles rubbing against
linoleum. The person, whoever it is, walks up to the left side o f the bed and stops. It
seems the person is standing next to the bed, staring at me, but my head is turned the
other way, so I cant see it.

w a n t (money, a nice c m The uncertainty gets to me. I have to know who is there! With extreme effort, I

lls. happiness, etc.). break free from the sleep paralysis and forcefully turn my head to the left. There is
nobody there. The bed is perfectly normal, as is the wall, and there is not a person in

e a s precise and detailedas

sight. This is too weird. I decide to get out o f b ed and flee the room, preferably scream

m o r io n s evoked by Having
ing in terror. I try to roll out o f the bed on my right side but am shot back to a lying posi
tion as if attached to a rubber band. Something is holding me to the bed. I try
repeatedly to escape to no avail.
time, look < * *
I realize now that I am in a dazed kind o f state, one o f those states that are espe
you d e s ^ cially beneficial for astral projection. I get a weird idea: If I can't see the person with my
physical eyes, maybe I can see her with my astral eyes. I roll again, but this time with
the intention o f rolling out o f my body. Same results: I am shot back into the bed. Is
there no escape from this person? Then I realize, as I did a few minutes ago, that I must
wake up again. I struggle to arouse my awareness in the direction o f the physical. After
some time, I successfully wake up in the bed.
A s m y m in d leaves the sle ep state, the invisible p e rso n puts a thought in m y head:
Reality is what y o u m ake it, not w hat y o u perceive to b e true. I think that is a great
point o f view. It holds a d o e rs attitude. I h a v e to rem em ber that. But the person is not

L " content with that: Put it in y o u r b ook! The thought echoes through m y mind. Put it in
my b o o k ? Then, finally, I realize the im portance o f the thought. It is the conclusion o f
' i t * 1* It* the whole book. That sim ple statement describes the nature o f reality.

R e a lit y is w h a t y o u m a k e it s a y s th a t life in g e n e r a l a n d th e e n v ir o n
m e n t t h a t s u r r o u n d s y o u a r e o f y o u r o w n c re a tio n . T h i s is t ru e fo r all
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d i m e n s i o n s . O n a p h y s i c a l le v e l, i f y o u m o v e t h e p e n o n y o u r d e s k f r o m
o n e p la c e t o a n o t h e r , y o u h a v e c h a n g e d y o u r re a lity . O n a h i g h e r le ve l,
y o u a r e n o t m o v i n g p e n s , b u t life s i t u a t i o n s a n d e v e n t h e l o o k a n d feel
o f life. A l l s i t u a t i o n s w e g e t o u r s e l v e s i n t o a r e o f o u r o w n m a k i n g . T h i s , o f e*
c a n b e d if f ic u lt t o a c c e p t , a s w e s o m e t i m e s f i n d o u r s e l v e s i n h a r m f u l o r
t r a u m a t ic s i t u a t i o n s . B u t o n a h i g h e r le v e l, w e m a y a p p r e c i a t e t h o s e sit
u a t io n s a s t h e g r e a t t o o l s f o r g r o w t h t h e y a r e .
O f c o u rs e , w e d o n o t h a v e to c r e a t e su c h s itu a tio n s . T h e e n tity c re
ieber|S
atin g th e m is still you, a lth o u g h it m a y b e in a c c e s sib le fro m y o u r w aking
p hysical f ra m e o f m in d . But n o m a t t e r w h a t f ra m e o f m in d you a r e in, if ^ > " 1
you do n o t w a n t a s itu a tio n , you will n o t h a v e it. I th in k t h e b e s t lesso n
h e re is th e u n d e rs ta n d in g t h a t y o u c a n d o a n y th in g if y o u p u t y o u r m ind
to it a n d g e t y o u r e m o tio n s in v olved.
W e a lso c h o o s e h o w w e w a n t to i n te r a c t w ith w h a t w e h a v e c re a te d .
W e d o n o t n e c e s s a rily h a v e to u s e o u r a r m s , leg s, e y e s, e a r s , e tc . T hey
minuies.
a r e ju st s o m e th in g w e h a v e c r e a t e d fo r o u r s e lv e s . W e m ig h t w a n t to use jii# '

o u r m in d to d ire c tly i n te r a c t w ith o u r c r e a t io n , o r p e r h a p s in v e n t a new

to o l fo r in te r a c tio n .
N o t w h a t y o u p e r c e iv e to b e t r u e m e a n s t h a t w h e t h e r w e p e rc e iv e
s o m e th in g to b e t r u e o r fa ls e h a s n o b e a r i n g o n h o w r e a l it is. E v e ry th in g
is p a r t o f re a lity , b e c a u s e you p u t it t h e r e . You c a n t c r e a t e s o m e th in g ,
claim it is false , a n d d e n y its p a r t in re a lity . N o th in g u n r e a l e x ists. The
c o re o f th e s ta t e m e n t is t h a t r e a lity is n o t a n e x te r n a l a g e n t t h a t can
e ith e r b e t r u e o r false . I n s te a d , r e a lity is a n i n te r n a l p a r t o f y o u , b ecau se
it s p rin g s fro m y o u r o w n m in d .
I k n o w fro m e x p e rie n c e t h a t m e s s a g e s lik e t h is n e v e r c o m e alone.
T h ey a r e a lw ays a c c o m p a n ie d by p r a c t ic a l e x a m p le s . G o o d te a c h e rs
k now th a t a t h e o r y will n o t b e a c c e p te d o r a p p r e c i a t e d u n le s s exem pli
fie d by p e rs o n a l e x p e rie n c e (w e f ir s t c o u n t o r a n g e s a n d a p p le s in ste a d
o f n u m b e rs in sc h o o l b e c a u s e w e h a v e p e r s o n a l e x p e r ie n c e w ith o ran g es
a n d a p p le s ). S k ille d g u id e s , lik e w is e , o f fe r u s t h e p r a c tic a l exam ples
f irs t, a n d th e n th e m e s s a g e is p r e s e n t e d a s a c o n c lu s io n so t h a t w e stu
d e n ts c a n e x p e rie n c e th e e x a m p le s u n c o lo r e d by t h e c o n c lu s io n . This
N > C >
also allow s s tu d e n ts a n o p p o r tu n ity to d r a w t h e in te n d e d conclusion
fro m th e e x a m p le s by th e m s e lv e s , w h ic h is a m u c h b e t t e r m e th o d for
lea rn in g . U sually, I d o n t d r a w th e in te n d e d c o n c lu s io n s . T h e m ajo rity of

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dreams and a s tra l e x p e rie n c e s le a v e m e p u z z le d a s to w h a t t h e ir m ean-

anv nth> > might be. B ut th e m e a n in g is t h e r e , a w a itin g d eliv ery .
re 0f ,le loot
. 01 Ur 0u,h * In o rd e r to se e w h a t p r a c tic a l e x a m p le s h a v e b e e n p ro v id e d , I b ack

l n d - e lv e s : t ' " ^ track through w h a t h a p p e n e d d u r in g s le e p . F irs t. I w o k e u p , o r a t least

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ta t w h e t h e r we p a *
I thought I w oke u p , to f in d t h a t I c o u ld n o t m o v e. T h a t e v e n t h as an
intense feeling o f e x a m p le to it: I c r e a te d th e e v e n t o f p a ra ly sis. This
rings a bell. T h e c o n c e p t o f s e lf-c re a te d p a ra ly s is r e m in d s m e o f so m e
thing I re a d in W h itle y S t r i e b e r s B r e a k th r o u g h : T h e N e x t S te p . W h a t a
synchronicity th a t I r e a d a n o th e r o f S t r i e b e r s b o o k s b e fo re I fell asleep .
Or p erhaps S trie b e r is o n e o f th o s e a u th o r s w h o h a v e it all.
In sh o rt, w h a t h a p p e n s in th is p a r t i c u l a r p art, o f B re a k th r o u g h is th a t
Strieber is in v ite d by t h e V is ito rs (h is n a m e fo r th e g ray a lien s) to
accompany th e m d u rin g a c la s s ic a l a lie n a b d u c tio n , fo r lack o f b e tte r
word. The V isito rs a n d S tr ie b e r c ru is e d o w n to h is frie n d D o r a s ho u se,
which is a b o u t se v en s ta t e s fro m w h e r e S trie b e r is p ick ed up. T h e trip
takes m ere m in u te s. W h e th e r th e y tra v e l in p h y sical o r n o n p h y sical form
rem ains un c le a r, b u t w h a t is c le a r is t h a t S trie b e r is in a n a lte re d s ta te
of m ind. His jo b , a p p a re n tly , is to k e e p D o ra in h e r b e d w hile D o ra s
daughters sp in e w a s b e in g s tiffe n e d , as if it w as b e in g a d ju s te d to p ro
vide h e r w ith a s tr e n g th a n d d e te r m in a tio n s h e w ould n e e d all h e r life.2j
W h a t h a p p e n s in D o r a s b e d ro o m re s e m b le s th e p rac tic a l exam ple
that w as p ro v id e d to m e . D o ra w a k e s u p as h e r d a u g h te r, w ho is in

s
rthii f e another b e d ro o m , s c re a m s in h o r r o r fro m th e V isito r p re s e n c e . S trie b e r
ext. says: T h e n a s c re a m ca m e a h o rrib le sh rie k . It w e n t th ro u g h m e like a
burning arrow . D o r a s ey es flew o p e n , s h e lu rc h e d up, sta rin g rig h t at
rnal
b u t h e r eyes w e re s tra n g e a n d d a rk a n d I k new im m ed iately th a t
&
they w ere seeing only in to th e w o rld o f n ig h tm a re . She struggled, but
I never icW*
som ething p re v e n te d h e r fro m rising. Sh e w ould lunge fo rw ard , th en
stop as if sh e w as slam m in g into a glass wall. It lo o ke d like she w as doing
lhis to herself, in an o d d w a y holding h e r s e lf back [em phasis m ine]. But
I also felt som ehow resp o n sib le. Very responsible. I w as holding h e r
down som ehow .20
W a s S t r ie b e r h o l d in g h e r d o w n o r w a s D o r a h o ld in g h e r s e lf d o w n ?
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th e ,,ril fi0 ti01"
P e r h a p s t h e s u g g e s t io n t o b e h e ld d o w n w a s p r o v id e d b y S t rie b e r, b u t
the u ltim a te d e c is io n to b e h e ld d o w n w a s D o r a s ? W h y w o u ld o n e m a k e
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a d e c is io n to b e h e ld d o w n ? O n e w o u ld s u r e ly n o t m a k e it in a w a k in g
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p h y s ic a l st a t e o f m in d , b u t p e r h a p s it w o u ld s e e m lik e t h e c o r r e c t t h in g
to d o in a m o r e i n f o r m e d st a t e o f m in d . S t r i e b e r e v e n m e n t io n s that
D o r a s e y e s w e r e s e e in g o n l y in t o t h e w o r l d o f n i g h t m a r e , w h i c h c o u ld
m e a n t h a t s h e w a s t u n e d in t o a n o n p h y s ic a l st a t e t h a t a llo w e d h e r to se e
1 ran <
t h e b e n e f it o f n o t in t e r f e r in g w i t h t h e V i s i t o r s w o r k .
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I have a feeling D o ra s d a u g h te r w as given a w o n d erfu l gift by the
V isitors a nd, in an inform ed s ta te o f m in d , D o ra k n ew b e tte r th a n to take
th a t gift away from h e r d a ughter. T h a t w ould b e a good a rg u m e n t for cre
ating a paralysis th a t w ould re s tric t h e r physical b o d y to th e b ed . Likewise, j the
I c re a te d a sleep pa ra ly sis to e n s u re I w ould pay a tte n tio n to th e m essage
relayed to m e in th e previous jo u rn a l e x c e rp t. O f c o u rse , a fte r th e retu rn
to a w aking physical s ta te o f m in d , D o ra w ould a ssu m e , a s w ould anyone
o f us, th a t th e paralysis w as fo rc e d u p o n h e r by a n e x te rn a l agent.
If th e s ta te m e n t R e a lity is w h a t y o u m a k e it is c o rr e c t, a conclusion
m u st be th a t w e su b co n sc io u sly a c c e s s t h e in fo rm e d s ta te in o r d e r to
co n tinuously c re a te o u r re a litie s . B ut if w e c r e a te o u r r e a litie s subcon
sciously, w e c a n p ro b a b ly tu r n th is c re a tio n in to a co n scio u s actio n , or
a t le a s t have so m e c o n scio u s say in th e su b c o n sc io u s p ro c e s s . However,
b e fo re w e do, w e n e e d to a c h ie v e a n in fo rm e d s ta t e o f m in d , o r we
w ould n o t know w h ich is th e o p tim a l r e a lity to c r e a te . B u t how d oes one
access such an in fo rm e d s ta t e o f m in d ? T h e su b c o n sc io u s acce sse s it all "talleryou wake u
th e tim e , so w hy sh o u ld w e n o t b e a b le to d o t h a t c o n scio u sly ? O ne way lie same
to do it could b e to s to p th e w o rld , a s in th e e x e rc ise s d e s c rib e d earlier. iiwionb,
A stra l p ro je c tio n m ig h t p ro v id e a g o o d o p p o r tu n ity to r e a c h th a t state
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o f m ind by c o n scio u s in te n t, b u t I d o n o t d o u b t t h e r e a r e o th e r ways. All
w e have to d o is to b e w illing to w o rk o n o u rse lv e s a n d , m o st impor
tantly, to w o rk th ro u g h o u r m in d s.
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E ven if w e c a n t y e t c o n tro l a su b c o n sc io u s p r o c e s s su ch as th e cre
atio n o f o u r re a litie s , w e c a n in flu e n c e it. T h e s u b c o n sc io u s is not a H > i
clearly s e p a r a te d p a r t o f us. It h a s m a n y c o n n e c tio n s to th e conscious
m ind by w hich w e c a n co n scio u sly a ffe c t it. F o r e x a m p le , befo re the
d re a m , I r e a d a b o u t V isito rs, o r a lie n s , if y o u w ill. T h is w as a conscious
actio n. T h e su b c o n sc io u s w a s in flu e n c e d in a w ay t h a t m a d e it create a
d re a m co n ta in in g a lie n s. T h is is j u s t o n e o f m a n y w ays w e can influence Vl\ >
t h e s u b c o n s c io u s in it s c r e a t io n o f r e a lit y , f o r t h e d r e a m b e c a m e m y al' :C ,a"N *
ity, if only fo r an hour.
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'he.
The sub co n scio u s m ay a ls o b e in flu e n c e d th ro u g h h y p n o sis, visuali
zation, a ffirm a tio n , a n d d a y d re a m in g . T h e r e m ig h t b e o th e r, m o re
direct, a p p ro a c h e s to in flu e n c e it. P e r h a p s w e c a n ev en dev elo p tec h n i
cal tools to a c c e s s o u r s u b c o n sc io u s . T h e V isito rs in S trie b e r s b ooks
seem to possess t h a t k in d o f tec h n o lo g y . T h e y a c c e s s e d D o ra 's su b co n
scious, so w hy c a n 't w e a c c e s s o u r s ?

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d pay attention Exercise: Reality IsA ffirm ations
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pi. o r 1. Record th e affirm atio n : Reality is w h a ty o u m ake o f it.
, C0Urs^ f , erltJ
0UM assume a, would
u am*, 2. Listen to th e a ffirm atio n in th e back g ro u n d for six days.
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by an external agent.
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5 informed state in ordern Before I c r e a te d t h e p a ra ly s is fo r m yself, I c re a te d th e e v e n t in
1 create our realities sub which I w oke u p , a lth o u g h it w a s n o t to a w a k in g p h y sical s ta te o f m ind.
i into a conscious action, or W aking up b e c a m e m y re a lity . W h a t r e a s o n w ould t h e r e b e for m e to
conscious process. However. wake up o th e r th a n t h a t I c re a te d it? W a k in g up d o e s n o t ju s t hap p en ;
it is c re a te d . N o t by th e p h y sic a l b o d y o r a fo rce o f n a tu r e , b u t by m e.
rm ed state of mind,or"
And w h e n you w a k e u p in th e m o rn in g , t h a t w aking up is y o u r doing.
to c re a te . But how*w
hi W h e th e r you w a k e u p in y o u r p hysical b e d ro o m o r in an a stra l replica
subconscious access
of the s a m e is irre le v a n t. T h e tw o b e d ro o m s a re b o th y o u r c re a tio n , and
th a t c re a tio n b e c o m e s y o u r reality .
T h en t h e r e w a s th e e v e n t o f au d ib le fo o tstep s. T h a t w as spooky, but
E r .- < educational. T h e r e is n o re a s o n th e r e w ould b e fo o tstep s in my bed
are o room , o th e r th a n th a t I p u t th e m th e r e . Even if th e r e had b een a p erso n
jt then'
and, accom panying th e fo o tstep s, th a t p e rs o n w ould b e o f my creatio n . The
u r s e lvpS
person m ay o rig in a te fro m its ow n co n scio u sn ess, b u t th a t d oes no t m at
til ter. W h e th e r h e is a co n scio u s p e rs o n o r a figm ent o f my im agination,
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in o rd e r for him to ex ist in my reality, I have to c re a te him inside my
own m ind.
W i t h t h e s im p le s t a t e m e n t , R e a l it y i s w h a t y o u m a k e it, c o m e s free

r : ; ; ...^ d o m o f c h o ic e : I f I c h o o s e to h a v e s o m e t h in g in m y w o rld , I c re a te it. I f

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1 1 c h o o s e n o t to h a v e it, I r e f r a in fr o m c r e a t in g it. W e all hav e th is free
d o m . R e a lit y c a n b e w h a t e v e r w e w a n t it to be. A ll th a t is r e q u ir e d is
*3> t h a t w e k n o w w h a t k i n d o f re a lity w e w is h to c re a te . In th a t fre e d o m ,
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 we have th e p o w e r to change o u r w orlds. It is up to us w h a t w e w an t to
do w ith th is pow er. This could be th e e n d to suffering, s o m e th in g th at
has been o u r com panion for fa r too m any m illen n ia. W e only have suf
fering be c au se we ch o o se to c re a te it. N ow it is tim e to ch o o se to fill our
realities in ste a d w ith beautiful things, b re a th ta k in g co lo rs, a n d rad ia n t
feelings. Let us h e re a n d now d e c id e to have only th e b e s t in o u r lives.
Let us tu rn th e w a rm th o f o u r th o u g h ts in to th e b r ig h tn e ss o f o u r w orld
Let us com m it to th e la u g h te r a n d frie n d sh ip o f th e fu tu re .
 Further Exploration

The goal o f th is b o o k w a s to p r o v id e y o u w ith t h e to o ls ( a s tra l p r o

jection te c h n iq u e s ) n e e d e d to e x p lo r e o t h e r d im e n s io n s . T h is b o o k w as
never in te n d e d to p r e s e n t p a c k a g e d d is c o v e r ie s r e a d y fo r d ig estio n ,
although it w a s n e c e s s a r y a t tim e s to p r e s e n t s o m e o f m y o w n e x p e ri
ences in o r d e r to w id e n y o u r n o tio n o f p o s s ib ilitie s . I w o u ld b e a fool to
a ttem pt to c o n v e rt a n y o n e to m y b e lie f s y s te m . I n s te a d , I c h o o s e to p ro
vide th e to o ls f o r e x p lo r a tio n a n d e n c o u ra g e yo u to fo rm y o u r o w n view
f the w orld.
In th e la te n i n e t e e n th c e n tu r y , m a n y s c ie n tis ts w e re d e p re s s e d
because o f th e fa c t t h a t t h e c u r r e n t s c ie n tific c o m m u n ity h a d a lre a d y
discovered all t h e r e w a s to d isc o v e r. N ow , m o re th a n o n e c e n tu ry a n d a
few th o u sa n d d isc o v e rie s la te r, w e c h u c k le a t h o w n aiv e w e w e re b ack
th e n . B ut still w e h o ld t h e s a m e belief: W e th in k w'e hav e a g o o d g rip on
how m o st th in g s w o rk . W e d o n o t. W e a r e j u s t a fra id o f h o w sm all we
w ould feel if w e w e re to a d m it h o w little w e rea lly know .
C reation is p a c k ed w ith un k n o w n s. A discovery is n o t ju s t th e revela
tion of a ha b it o f o u r n a tu re , b u t also th e revelation o f a h u n d red o th er
questions aw aiting answ ers. W e should nev er assu m e th a t th e re is nothing
 Astral Projection and the N ature o f Reality

left to d isc o v e r. W h e n w e h a v e d is c o v e r e d t h e m e a n in g o f life, w e w ill

h a v e y e t t o d is c o v e r t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e m e a n i n g o f life. O u r j o u r n e y o f
e x p lo r a t io n is n e v e r - e n d in g .

H orizons to E x p lo re
I w ould like to give a few last h in ts on w h a t to e x p lo re. T h e se are
q u e stio n s I have b e e n a sk in g m yself fo r a long tim e b u t have n o t h ad the
tim e to e x p lo re m yself. If you find th e s e q u e s tio n s in trig u in g , then
e m b a rk upon y o u r ow n e x p e d itio n to fin d y o u r o w n a n sw e rs.

E xplore y o u r be in g o u tsid e physical life.

E x plore th e p u re a s tr a l by c e a s in g all th o u g h ts .
Visit a s tra l w o rld s c r e a te d by o t h e r b e in g s.
V isit frie n d s c u rr e n tly n o t in c a r n a te d .
V isit o th e r n o n p h y sic a l c ivilizations.
V isit physical b e in g s on d is t a n t p la n e ts .
V isit y o u rse lf in a p re v io u s life tim e .
In v estig ate th e r e i n c a rn a tio n p ro c e s s .

E x p lo ra tio n P r o c e d u r e
It alw ays h e lp s if th e e x p lo r a tio n p r o c e s s is s o m e w h a t s tru c tu re d .
T h e following s e t o f s te p s is a g o o d f ra m e w o r k f ro m w h ic h you can form
y our p e rs o n a liz e d e x p lo ra tio n p r o c e s s .

Exercise: Exploration
1. W rite dow n a question you w a n t answ ered. Your nonphysical friends
will oblige you by p reparing an astral experience for y o u . W ith their
help, you will set u p astral energies, objects, a n d people to interact
w ith.
2. The evening before y o u r next astral projection, read th e note, so that
you will rem em ber y o u r m ission.
3. W hen y ou astral project, enjoy th e experience.
 Furthe r Exploration

8 o f life
4 When you re tu rn to th e body, p o n d e r h o w th e astral experience
X ! relates to y o u r q u estio n .
5. Also, p o n d er h o w you a n d y o u r n o n p h y sical frien d s se t u p th e expe
rience. In m y case, th ey usu ally p ro v id e a series o f lessons. Each lesson
comprises a series o f practical exam ples. A t th e en d o f each lesson, I
tie together th e ex am p les by d ra w in g a co n clu sio n o r having an
insight. O nce a co n clu sio n h as been m ad e, th e next lesson begins.
Taken together, th e lessons p ro v id e th e an sw er to m y qu estio n .

R em em ber, a s tr a l p r o je c tio n is o n ly a to o l. It is n o t th e goal. You can

use this tool in y o u r q u e s t f o r w h a t is i m p o r ta n t to yo u . A n d o n ly you
can decide w h a t t h a t is.

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Astral Troubleshooter

This c h a rt is p r o v id e d a s a q u ic k r e f e r e n c e fo r o v e rc o m in g o b s ta c le s
commonly e n c o u n te r e d b y a s tr a l p r o je c to r s b e fo r e t h e e x it, d u r in g th e
exit, and in th e a s tr a l r e a lm . F o r e a c h o b s ta c le , s e v e ra l p o s s ib le so lu
tions a re su g g e ste d . F o r e x a m p le , if y o u a r e lo sin g t h e o u t-of-body s ta t e ,
to regain it you m ay ro ll, m e d i t a t e , o r m o v e y o u r c e n te r o f th o u g h t.

Problem S o lu tio n
B ody a c h e s S t r e t c h m u s c le s .
B e n d e lb o w s b y p u t t in g h a n d s o n h ip s.
R e lie v e p r e s s u r e a g a in s t m a t t r e s s b y e le v a t in g feet w it h a
p illow .
T r y a d iffe re n t b o d y p o s itio n .

N oise U se earplugs.
Bed shaking Use the m otion to intensify your visualization. Visualize
being in a shaking location, e.g., on a ship o r a volcano, o r
inside a giant m ilkshake.

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Itch O b s e r v e the start, m id d le , a n d e n d o f the itch. A s yo u

o b s e r v e the end, the itch w ill g o away.
S c ra t c h . It ta k e s m o r e e ffo rt to ig n o r e t h a n to sc ra t c h and
get b a c k in t o the s a m e state.

C a n 't re la x V is u a liz e flo a t in g d o w n w a rd .

F o c u s o n y o u r b re a t h in g .
T a k e lo n g e xh a le s.
L e t y o u r m in d w a n d e r.

M ind in turm oil Postpone the astral pro jectio n session a n d welcome the
turm oil. E xperience it. Heal it once a n d for all.
Decide to deal w ith all p ro b lem s to m o rro w . They can wait
until you wake up in th e m orning.

C ant fall asleep Let your m ind w ander. F o rg et th e body.

C ant m aintain In cre a se your m otivation by in creasin g th e desire to AP.

visualization Visualize so m ething fun o r intriguing. Go explore.

Sex drive R em ove drive b efo re sessio n by m astu rb a tin g ,

takes over Realize th a t th e w hole u n iv erse loves you, as th e motiva
tion for th e sex drive o fte n is a n e e d fo r love.

OBE vision is C re a te an ob ject w ith y o u r m in d a n d place it before you.

absent or blurred M e d ita te on your th ird eye d u rin g OBE.
C o m m a n d C larity N o w !

Losing OBE state Roll.

Sit dow n a n d m e d ita te on th ir d eye o r c e n te r o f chest dur
ing OBE.
Move c e n te r of th o u g h t to c h e st, as th e h e a d often desta
bilizes th e s ta te .

Cant r E xpect to be th e re .
 Endnotes

1. D ee p a k C h o p ra , B ody, M in d , a n d S o u l: T h e M y s te r y a n d th e M agic, video

(A lex a n d ria , V a.: PB S H o m e V id e o , 1 9 9 5 ).
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3. H enry K . B e e c h e r, T h e P o w erfu l P la c e b o , J o u rn a l o f th e A m erica n
M ed ica l A s s o c ia tio n 159: 1602, 1955.
4. J. H all, C. K im , B. M cE lro y , a n d A . S h im o n i, W ave-Packet R eduction as a
M ed iu m o f C o m m u n ic a tio n , F o u n d a tio n s o f P h ysics 7: 7 5 9 -7 6 7 , 1977.
5. Hugh E v e re tt, R elative S ta te F o rm u la tio n o f Q u an tu m M echanics," Review s
o f M o d e rn P h y sic s 29: 4 5 4 - 4 6 2 ( E v e re tts P rin c e to n Ph.D . thesis, 1957).
6 . R. O m n e s, U n d e rsta n d in g Q u a n tu m M ec h a n ic s (P rin ceto n , N .J.: Princeton
U niversity P r e s s , 1999). C h a p te r 13 d e s c rib e s c o n sisten t histories.
7. W illiam G am m ill, T h e G a th erin g : M e e tin g s in H ig h er S pace (Charlottesville,
Va.: H a m p to n R oads, 2 0 0 1 ), p. 72.
8 . R o b e rt P e ra la , w ith Tony S tu b b s, T h e D ivin e B lu ep rin t (Cam pbell, Calif.:
U nited Light Publishing, 1998), p. 73.
9- B ruce M o en , Voyages in to th e U n kn o w n (C harlottesville, Va.: H am pton
R oads, 1997), p. 155.
10. W e in b e rg , R a m th a , p. 16.
11- Robert Peterson, O ut-of-Body E xp erien ces: H ow to Have T h em an d W hat to
E xpect (Charlottesville, Va.: Hampton Roads, 1997), p. 216.
12. Louis d e Broglie, R e s e a r c h e s o n t h e Q u a n t u m T h e o r y (Paris, France: Faculty
of Sciences a t P a ris U niversity, 1924).
13. Ja n e R oberts, S eth: D r e a m s a n d P r o je c t io n o f C o n s c i o u s n e s s (M anhasset,
N.Y.: New A w areness N etw ork, 1998), p. 335.
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14. C a rlo s Castaneda, The W h e e l o f Tim e (N e w Yo rk: W a sh in g to n Squ are

Press. 2001), from front cover.
15. Roberts. Seth, p. 333.
16. K e n K eys, H o w to E n jo y Your Life in Spite o f It A l l (St. M a ry , Ky.: L iving
Love Publications, 1980), p. 5.
17. Roberts, Seth. p. 327.
18. W illia m Buhlm an, A d ve n tu re s b e y o n d the B ody: H o w to E x p e rie n c e Out-of-
B o d y Travel (N e w Y o rk: H a rp e rS a n F ra n c isc o , 199 6), p. 172.
19. R o b e rt B ru c e , A s t r a l D y n a m ic s : A N e w A p p r o a c h to O ut-of-Body
E xp e rie n c e s (Charlottesville, Va.: H a m p to n R o ad s, 1999), p. 44.
20. W aking Life, m ovie (B eve rly H ills, Calif.: Fo x H o m e E n te rta in m e n t, 2001).
21. D e fending Your Life, m ovie (B u rb a n k . C alif.: W a r n e r S tu d io s, 1991).
22. W e in be rg, Ram tha, p. 19.
23. C a rlo s C asta neda, T a le s o f P o w e r (N e w Y o rk : S im o n & Sc h u ste r, 1974), n
22.
24. W h itle y Strieber, C o n firm a tio n : T h e H a r d E v id e n c e o f A l ie n s a m o n g U s ?
( N e w Y o rk : St. M a r t in s P re ss, 1998).
25. W h itle y Strie be r, B re a k t h r o u g h : The Next Step (N e w Y o rk : H a rp e r
P ap e rb ac ks, 1995), p. 47.
26. Ibid., p. 45.

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 About the Author

J o h n M a g n u s is a te c h n ic al w rite r, s o ftw a re engi

n e e r, in te rd im e n sio n a l tra v e le r, a n d m usician. Since
his b irth in H a lm s ta d , S w ed en , in 1977, Jo h n had
lived a q u ie t a n d dull life until o n e day ho discovered
th e d isc ip lin e o f a s tr a l p ro je c tio n . T his e v en t
a ro u s e d a fie rc e d e sire to u n d e rs ta n d th e out-of-
b o d y p h e n o m e n o n a n d , in co n ju n ctio n , to u n d e r
s ta n d p h ysical reality.
T o w a r d t h i s g o a l, J o h n h a s u n d e r t a k e n c o u n t le s s
in v e st ig a t iv e e x p e d it i o n s in t o t h e a s t r a l. H i s f i n d i n g s a r e p r e s e n t e d in
t h is book. B e c a u se of the c o m m o n ly h a r d -t o -d ig e s t n atu re o f th e
u n k n o w n , t h e b o o k is d e s ig n e d t o g e n t ly g u id e r e a d e r s t o w a r d t h e ir o w n
a s tra l d is c o v e r ie s , r a t h e r t h a n m e r e ly t o d is c lo s e h is o w n o p in io n s .
In o r d e r to s p r e a d th e k n o w le d g e o f a s tra l pro je ctio n , J o h n giv e s w o rk
s h o p s o n r e la te d su bjects. T o m a k e re s e rv a t io n s o r to re q u e s t m o re infoi'-
m atio n, p le a se v isit J o h n M a g n u s s w e b site a t w w w .jo h n m a g n u s.c o m .
J o h n s p h y s ic a l b o d y c u r r e n t ly r e s id e s in B o is e , Id a h o , w ith h is w ife
B a r b a r a (a c r y s t a l p r a c t it io n e r ), J a z z th e D a lm a t ia n , a n d se v e ra l cats.
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' body adventurer can travel. ,

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taking advantage o f psychic side effects I
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ultim ate pow er to create
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