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HOW DO I START?

1. Read the Beginner's Guide. This tells you what steps to work on. Pay particularattention to the Focus 10 portion, as this is commonly misunderstood.

2. Read "My Favorite Technique" under the Weekly Commentary.

3. Read "Top Astral Projection Mistakes". I say read this because no matter whattechnique you are trying, if you are making these mistakes, you will fail.

4. Start saying affirmations before you go to bed such as, "Tonight I will astralproject". Say this until you fall asleep (this could be 100 times!)

5. Start reading books on it. This will saturate your subconscious, which is verypowerful. Your subconscious mind will then start coming up with ways to bring thisexperience into your conscious reality.

6. Start a dream/astral projection journal. The written word is as powerful as thespoken affirmation. Seeing yourself write down your experiences will also help trigger

the subconscious into action.

7. Review your personal habits and environment. Are you getting up early onSaturday and Sunday to go play with friends, work around the house, or are yousetting aside 2-4 hours of "extra sleep" so you can induce the groggy state? Is yourphone and beeper turned off? If you have kids then this may not even work for you,which means that you should be going to bed with the kids (yes, that could be asearly as 7:00 p.m.!) so you wake up earlier than normal, and then can "sleep in" tillthe kids get up. Are you drinking or doing drugs which may be impairing your ability?Anything that disrupts your focus, is probably not good, whether that be television,disruptive relationships, caffeine, or drugs.

8. If you are young and full of energy, are you letting your impatience play too muchof a factor and giving up? Or refusing to sleep in because you're just a bundle ofenergy and want to get your day started? Remember that astral projection takesdiscipline and a ton of patience. This is difficult for young people because they wantresults NOW and that is not how to learn this difficult skill. You can't learn FrenchNOW so have the same expectations with astral projection. Speaking of French, ifyou were to take a French class, how much homework would you have to do? Howmany language tapes would you have to listen to in order to pick up the nuance andvocabulary? If you wish to be fluent in astral projection, then plan on spending asmuch "study" time as you would an advanced calculus class. Perhaps maybe you aretoo young to take this up? This is an individual decision that I cannot make for you.You will get as much results out of astral projection in direct proportion to what youput in. If you only practice for half an hour a week, then your grade will be about anF+. I spend, as I would any difficult class, 4-10 hours a week on this. I constantlysay affirmations, reduce distractions, keep a journal, go to bed early, sleep in late onthe weekends... whatever it takes to make the grade.

9. Review your goals. Why is it you want to do this? Just curious? Well, that may notbe enough. Maybe you need to adjust your goals and "heighten" them to something


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that will motivate you. The reasons to motivate you don't necessarily have to be"lofty spiritual goals" either; there is no judge here telling you why you should bepursuing this. It could be to visit a lover who is on an extended leave, resolve issueswith a deceased soul, healing a person you love, etc. As I put in the "Beginner'sGuide" if you don't have the "Desire" you won't have the motivation to go thedistance with astral projection.

10. Just do it! Start today! There is enough here on this webpage to get you started.There are no road signs in life, you'll just have to learn some of the nuances alongthe way. That's what "experience" is all about.

Hope this helps my friend.

Anne

Beginner's GuideAlthough I have provided links to other interesting Astral Projection web sites, I

would like to cover several experiences that I went through as a beginner that mighthelp you.First, what is astral projection? Astral projection is simply the transferring of theconsciousness from the physical body to the astral body. We have several 'vehicles'for our consciousness, and the astral body is one of them.Now, I will outline the progress of how I learned to astral project:Desire:First is the desire. I have a friend who experiences the beginning states of astralprojection, but has no interest in pursuing it, therefore never goes anywhere. "Why?"she asks. Well, if you don't build the interest and suitable desire, you're more thanlikely to go nowhere, and that is probably as it should be. We are all on individualpaths, and no one can judge the course of another.Fear:"Fear is the great barrier to human growth." Robert Monroe, Ultimate Journey. This iswhy once you've built the desire, relaxed and can concentrate, you need to lose thefear. One of the biggest obstacles is the initial fear of the vibrational stage. There isalso the fear that you'll die; fear that you won't come back; fear that your body willbe possessed. I have never known of anyone to suffer any of these ailments. In fact,after visiting a particularly gorgeous place, I'll do everything in my power to NOTcome back! But to no avail! No matter what you do, you WILL come back (unless ofcourse you have a heart attack in the middle of your sleep). Fear is a reoccurring

theme (and/or lesson) that people have to overcome in order to advance in astralprojection. You're not alone; everyone, at some time or another, will have to surpassone of the biggest obstacles. This theme, however, applies to all areas of our life, sowhen you can overcome this one, your whole life will be enriched. I've read a vastarray of books, talked with many people on this subject, and I have drawn oneconclusion, and that is to face it. You can read until you're blue in the face on how todeal with fear, how to control your emotions, that there's nothing to fear but fearitself, but until you face it head on and overcome it, these will be just words. Andeven when you face it and think you have learned the lesson, it will take on anothershape and another form and reoccur until the lesson is thoroughly worked out. Then


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you will see it disappear from your life because it is no longer needed. I met myguide once in the astral and he told me that there were seven cycles of life and fearis one of them. We will cycle through these lessons until each one is resolved. Whathappens in our life is neutral, and it's up to us to view it as positive, negative,spiritual, or mundane.Concentration:One of my personal big obstacles! I can relax just fine, but when I try and quiet my

mind and focus on one thing, a thought slips in and I'm off on a fantasy. My mostsuccessful attempts are when I can clear the mind and use several techniques; eitherfocusing on my third eye, using a particular visualization tool or affirmation. Practiceconcentration, via meditation, looking at candles, or whatever your preference is.Robert Peterson in "Out of Body Experiences" states that, "The single most importantfactor in leaving the body is that you focus your consciousness down to a single,focused, barely noticeable thread." Do you ever stop and listen for that "high pitchednoise" in your head? Sometimes, if it's really quiet, I can stop and listen for it. RobertPeterson states that if you can hold your concentration on this very noise for threeminutes that the vibrations will rush in.Relaxation:Countless people have repeatedly stressed this and that's because it's true. If you'reupset over a job, spouse, health, finances, or whatever, more than likely this will bewhat is consuming you, not astral projection. Clear your load if you want to pursueastral projection. We cannot escape work, loved ones, bills or traffic, but we can do alittle to minimize the "noise" in our life and this may also include having to make longterm decisions. Is your career keeping you from pursuing the higher things? Are youaccumulating too much physical goodies via credit which perpetuates the stressfuljob in order to pay for them and thus keeps you up at night? Is your spouse in tunewith you and your goals, or creating disharmony? If we want to project, weeventually have to lead a lifestyle that is conducive to it. We cannot live like monks in

a quiet monastery, but we do have choices and we can chose compatible mates, getless stressful jobs, work towards simple lifestyles that allow for freedom and morequiet time.Here are some things that I have personally implemented myself: knowing when is"enough" in my career. I'm a SQL Server Database Administrator, and people ask mewhy I don't go into development, well, because it's too stressful and time consumingand not worth the $5-$10 more an hour. I changed my work hours from 7:00-3:00so I could avoid longer time in traffic (it's rotten here in Seattle). I try and pay mybills off before accumulating more stuff to keep anxiety down. I keep my associationsto meaningful ones (quality vs. quantity type friends) which means only a couple. I

develop patience and tolerance towards my loved ones which keeps me from gettingunduly upset. I meditate regularly and keep extraneous noises like TV and radio to aminimum. These are just a few examples. It won't happen overnight, but if you workon your goals, you'll get there.Focus 10: (aka the hypnagogic state-- see Glossary for term definition).People say, "I'm relaxed and all, but I still can't leave". It is more than justrelaxation. The body must be **asleep** yet the mind awake. I try and catch myselfas I'm coming out of sleep in the morning which is an acquired skill, but doable (Ican't do this at night because I'm too tired)-- See "My Favorite Technique" under theWeekly Commentary link. You shouldn't be able to feel your body (sort of like going


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numb). Your sense of hearing and touch will vanish and you will start to see imagesfloat across your mind. Don't let yourself slip into a dream, but instead gently holdyour concentration and keep deepening the sleep state. If you do this coming out ofmorning sleep, catch yourself before you fully wake up and gently focus on your thirdeye. Don't strain, otherwise you wake up. The vibrating should follow.Separation:Ok, now the interesting stuff! There is no way to fully prepare a person for astral

projection. Practice, desire and trial and error are the best teachers. However, youcan at least expect some or all of the following things. For me, one of the firstexperiences I felt prior to separation was the buzzing. My whole body vibrated!The first time is always shocking and you'll usually throw yourself out of the statebefore anything happens, but if you can, just let the vibrations continue. You're soclose! I now know that when these vibrations start, I'm well on my way toseparation. Usually, when the vibrating starts, I can raise my astral hands, legs andso forth. The last for me to detach is usually my head. I think our heads contain thestrongest hold to our physical body. There were many times where my whole bodywas significantly raised, but my head would just stick. I'm not alone. Albert Taylorwrote in Soul Traveler, "I woke up in the paralysis state and, without my producing,the lower half of my body began to float. Like the hinged lid of a music box, myastral body moved up and my head rotated backward! The soles of my astral feetwere pointing straight at the ceiling. I was upside down and facing backward, but myastral head was still connected to my physical head. I hung there upside downstaring at the headboard of our bed. I couldn't seem to break free, so I gave up andreconnected."After thinking about this awhile (I also posted this to my Science Results page), Ithink this is because most of our primary chakras are in the head region and chakrasare energy (and where there is energy, there is magnetism). When I project, the firstthing to raise are my hands, and hands don't have a primary chakra. So it's the utter

stilling of the head area chakras (thus reducing the magnetic pull) that allowsseparation.Ok, so your body is vibrating and you can lift your limbs; now you should starthearing popping, cracking, hissing noises. It can be one or many of these symptoms.I have also heard screams (ugh) and nasty noises, but I now just ignore them. Whoknows what kind of parasites hang around our astral body, but I can tell you, theyare harmless. So now that you've gotten this far, get out! I do this several ways.

Rollout (this is also the technique Robert Monroe used). I rollout by simply actinglike I'm falling out of bed, as in rolling out of my body, onto the floor.

Arch my back and buck myself out. Sometimes if my head gets stuck I just

"throw" myself out. This takes sheer will power.Grab something solid and pull! It doesn't matter how far away the solid object is, Ithink you're basically using the solid object as a mental crutch to get out.

Rise and move. I surprised myself lately by just doing this passive technique. I"willed" myself to rise above my body and move onto the floor, which I did. I'msure with time, it gets easier and easier, no matter which technique you use. Iremember how I struggled over and over to get out of my body, but now, oncethe vibrating starts, I always say, "gosh, it's so easy, what was I fussing over?"I also have a theory where I think we have this substance that connects us toour physical body, and that it is magnetic in nature. I think over time as we


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continually leave our body, this elasticity gets stretched and loosens its tightgrip. Some people are born with loose holds on their physical body and can popout with little to no effort. My girlfriend's brother leaves his body all the timeduring his afternoon nap but has no idea why and doesn't really care.

Move away from body: When you are close to your physical body, you are probablystill in your etheric body. The etheric body is electromagnetic in nature, and you willexperience some of the following until you get away from the magnetic range (also

read the article under Weekly Commentary called "Our Five Bodies".You get pulled back. The body has a natural magnetic pull to your etheric, and

until you get far enough away and move into your astral, you will be repeatedlypulled back into it. This feels like being drunk because the pull from yourphysical pulls you to and fro, trying to attach you back to your physical. This israther a comical state, but can be annoying if you are simply trying to lookaround while close to your body.

Astral blindness is also another common side effect. If I'm too close to my body(within about 10 feet), I am equivalent to being blind. I usually use my handsto feel around, or since I know the layout of my room, I just move away frommy body. Besides, in the astral, it's not like you have to be careful of bumpinginto things and hurting yourself. I do know that the better I get, the more I cansimply "will" myself to see, but this is still a lot easier if I just get away fromthe physical body. When I move far enough away, my astral vision comes intofocus, the wobbling stops and I'm totally free.

There are strong auditory distractions, and as I mentioned before, if I'm close tomy body, I can hear radio waves (in the form of talking, music, etc.) I alsonoticed (after reading over my journal) that there is this really annoyingbuzzing in the equivalent of my astral ears that sounds like a hornet is in myear! This only happens which I'm close to my body, but on more than oneoccasion, I have leapt back to my body out of freight because I thought some

bug was in my ear! And I do hate bugs!Spouses: If your spouse loves attention in the physical, he or she will be even

more eager in the astral. Tip: just ignore them and move away. You can try andtalk to them, but unless they are developed, they will hold no consciousmemory of you.As you can see, once you get the hang of things, it's better to just get out ofthe room and start your journey.Take off: Once you are away from your body, you will slowly progress from theold physical habit of leaving out your front door to just zooming through theroof (and when you're really experienced, you will just think yourself to your

destinations). You will eventually overcome your fear of heights (I've donework in the astral where I've helped my closest friend into the outeratmosphere to help her with her fear of heights). It's all very heady becauseyou're not used to the speed, the height, the colors, and the sounds. So whatdo you do? I learned that all I had to do is ask and my consciousness would dothe rest. One of my first trips was to the moon, then I asked to see a deceasedrelative, I also asked to see a place of great beauty and I'm still recuperatingfrom that wonderful experience!If you want the specifics for my particular technique, I wrote an article underthe "Weekly Commentary" link that is called "My Favorite Technique".


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Good luck and have fun.Anne

Advanced Astral Projection

Here are the pre-requisites for advanced Astral Projection:1. Fundamental knowledge of the basics steps Beginner's Guide. All three articles must beunderstood.

2. Core understanding of the fundamental truths of astral projection TheFundamental Truths to Astral Projection3. Have overcome a majority of fears associated with projection, such as startlingnoises, disturbing sights and odd sensations, or at least possess the ability to controlmost of these fears as they arise. This to me is a never ending struggle becausethere are an endless source of energies in the astral, each one bringing forth adifferent response from us (usually fear).4. Several projections achieved so that a person can practice what they've learned.Everyone knows you can read until you're blue in the face on how to do something,but until you've done it a few times, it just doesn't sink in (imagine a pilot flying forthe first time with nothing but written theory under his belt). It is impossible for youto know what it feels like to consciously exist in astral form (and all the lawsgoverning) until you've done it! People say, "Oh, I won't be afraid.... I won't getdistracted..." but they do become afraid and distracted almost every time in thebeginning because there is nothing to prepare you in the physical for this experience.Even reading about someone else's experiences won't prepare you sufficientlybecause each astral experience is unique.Once you leave the proximity of the physical body, the key to an advanced projectionis:- A Plan: Advanced projectors know that not having a plan will result in a huge waste

of effort. And it wouldn't hurt to have a second and third goal for projection in caseyou are able to accomplish the first in one session. For example, after I went to themoon, my body had yet to pull me back and once my goal was accomplished I did a"now what!?" Even for advanced projector's, the ability to project is sporadic (unlessthey have a naturally loose hold over their astral body) and each excursion is to berelished. A plan might include any number of goals (meet a guide, see an event inhistory or future- like the building of the Pyramids, healing, visiting acquaintances,etc.) Have at least three!- Focus: Too many times a beginner will fall into the Alice in Wonderland trip and slipinto the dream body. When projecting, focus is needed to keep your consciousness

sharp on your goal. The strangest things (astral entities or astral counterparts tophysical objects--regardless of their presence in current time) may show up in frontof you and you can get sidetracked faster than anything! A case in point: I projectedonce and found a cute kitten on my stairs and let myself get distracted, and then wasunnerved by a spider's web I saw a few moments later (both fear and lack of focustaking control of the experience resulting in a total waste towards my primary goal).Another very common distraction is the ever present astral entity desiring sexualcontact. Many times people will find themselves in the embrace of a stranger. Moralsare not the same in the astral for obvious reasons and unless this is one of yourgoals, beware. Also, when things start to get fuzzy from your consciousness slipping


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into unconsciousness, or the dream body, you can use excellent statements such as"Clarity Now!" to clear things up.- Use of Will: This can be used in conjunction with Focus. The Will is needed to getyou where you want. When you become advanced, you WILL yourself to yourdestination. You no longer take familiar physical routes, but use intense desire/will toget you to your destination instantaneously. This is particularly helpful if you don'thave a firm point in space/time for where you want to go (past, future, non-earth

locations). An example of Will was when I won the daily lottery. It took me fiveattempts in one morning to succeed! My success was when I really WILLED for thenumbers. It wasn't until I expelled a great amount of force that they popped up.Passive desire may not be enough (but sometimes it is). Dr. Douglas M. Baker statesin his article, "The Techniques of Astral Projection" states that for advanced astralprojection "the desire factor is present and strong but is overshadowed by the will. Apowerful will is required to project the astral form over great distances."- Knowledge: Before you can do advanced things like healing, you need to furtheryour field of study into chakras, energies, karma and how each one works. Forexample, someone may be suffering an ailment to learn a specific life lesson orbecause of a karmic tie. Before healing anyone, you should consult with their higherself and ask if you should even be doing it. You can't heal until you know whatpolluted energies look like (what color they are and why).To be an advanced projector, one must really master the non-physical self.

Top Astral Projection MistakesIf you feel like you've been trying to project for a long time and seem to be gettingnowhere, you may need to review your techniques and adjust accordingly.The following are what I see as the most common mistakes people make while tryingto learn to astral project. While these really aren't "mistakes" because they work for

some people, they do seem to slow progress down.1. Trying at night. If you try to project at night, especially before you go to bed, ninetimes out of ten, you will fall asleep. You've had a long day, your body is worn out, sohow can you expect to achieve Focus 10 or Focus 12 (body asleep, mind awake)? Youneed to either try earlier in the afternoon, or switch to weekends when you can sleepin. If you switch to the weekends and use, for example, my technique that I wroteabout under the Astral Projection link called "My Favorite Technique" then you're veryrelaxed and can slip back into sleep, yet the mind is refreshed and more likely to getinto Focus 10. Try it and see.2. Fear. Are you afraid you are going to die? That someone will cut your cord? You'll

be possessed? Any of these fears will keep you thinking about this, and not lettingyourself project. Always address your fears before expecting any results.3. Inner dialog. Are you talking the whole time? Saying things like, "Is this right?" or"I wonder if I'm close?" To induce the vibrations, you have to have no thoughts. Yourthoughts need to be narrowed down to a single thread. When you are trying to getyour body asleep, stop talking to yourself and "listen". Listen to the faint ring in yourhead, but don't analyze it. Listen, but don't talk. When I induce the vibrations, mybody has fallen asleep, the ringing has faded (because now I'm asleep), and I'mgently focusing on my third eye. All my thoughts are gone. This takes a while tomaster, but is necessary. Also, if you do slip off onto other thoughts, just let that


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happen, but gently pull your thoughts back to the single thread and keep focusing onyour third eye.4. Not understanding relaxation vs. body asleep. I get mails all the time from peoplesaying that they are trying to astral project with their eyes open! To leave your body,you have to reduce the magnetic pull to the point that separation can occur. Allthings electrical create a magnetic pull. Even thinking sends out electronic pulses andcreates magnetism. Pulse and heart rate also creates energy. Do not confuse

"relaxation" with Focus 10. Focus 10 is Body Asleep. You have to learn how to fallasleep physically, but keep your consciousness from slipping into a dream. When thebody falls asleep, everything slows down which reduces your bodies magnetic pull.Then, if you can master the "no thought" part, the vibrations will rush in. And whenthey do, you still have to keep your thoughts to a minimum because the excitementwill increase the heart and pulse rate and then you'll be sending me mails saying thatyou can only raise your astral arms or legs! Most of the primary chakras are in thehead and torso region which is why your head is the last to separate. So excitedthoughts only make it harder. As my guide told me, "Get out of your head!" To tell ifyour body is asleep, you should no longer feel it, shouldn't be able to hear, andhypnogogic imagery will start appearing. Don't fight the images, just don't let themtake over or you'll start to dream. Always gently bring your consciousness back tothe project at hand.5. Impatience. Conscious astral projection can take months or even years toaccomplish. If you are expecting results in days or weeks, you will more than likelygive up or doubt its existence. Astral projection takes discipline, dedication, and a tonof patience. It will happen, but be prepared for the long haul. It's worth the wait andeffort.These five are the top reasons, but others can include not removing distractions(kids, pets, phones, spouses), or not getting enough sleep so that when you do sleepyou sleep like a log and can't keep the mind awake.

If you want more info on the "fundamental truths" to astral projection, read thearticle called, "The Fundamental Truths to Astral Projection."Beginner's Guide Time Travel in the Astral"The distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion, even if a

stubborn one."Albert Einstein"You can go anywhere in any time, past, present, or future, via OBEs."Robert Monroe, Ultimate Journey"Eventually someone will remember that telepathy is an instantaneous form of

telecommunications, clairvoyance as instantaneous form of perceiving. And, pre-cognition and retire-cognition (as parapsychologists call them) are forms of time

travel. So, somewhere among its many mysteries, human consciousness possesses a"machine" that can do all of the above."

Ingo Swann"It's a poor kind of memory that only works backwards."The White Queen, in Through the Looking-GlassRight from the start I have to tell you that this is real. There have been so manyoccasions where I've seen things in the astral prior to them happening in thephysical. These include the moment of my step mothers death, the daily lottery


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numbers that I specifically asked for, weather events, job situations, and so on.Transcending time is real and this is where I think more attention needs to be paid.Lottery:For people interested in winning the lottery: First of all, it's possible, but this is noeasy feat! I am still discovering what is real information and what is not. It seems tome that "dream" quality visions (dreaming or meditating) are less frequently real. Ifa floating image comes through my mind, it is usually only imagery. We have

different vehicles for our consciousness, and the dream vehicle is typically symbolic,while the astral and mental vehicles are fairly accurate. Information received fromlevels higher than the mental plane can come in forms such as a blinding white lightand are very accurate (but beyond the scope of this document).I've seen the lottery during dreaming, lucid dreaming, and astral projection and onlyexperiences while astral projecting have provided accurate results. Dreaming, bothlucid and otherwise, has only provided sporadic accurate information. When I findmyself "dreaming" and then take control of the dream (which is lucid dreaming) I canquite lucidly seek and see very clear lottery numbers, but they are usually not real,and when they have been real, I can only seem to remember the last digit. What I dofind true, however, for "seeing the future" while dreaming is that what I see of thefuture is "symbolic" or very close to the fact. When I say symbolic, I mean, forexample, I asked to see the Sunday paper for the next day, and what I saw was amen's football sports team, wearing blue. But on the actual Sunday paper the nextday, it was a women's soccer team (and they were wearing blue). While not exact,symbolically, it was accurate (sports team wearing blue). This probably would workfor horse races because you could ask for the winning colors. I also once dreamedthat my boss was packing up a truck at our work and I cried because I knew he wasleaving and I would miss him dearly. The next day his credit card and entry card keyswere in his out basket and he had been fired. Dreams can be both symbolic andactual. Sometimes dreams can be confused with astral projection. I once saw with

absolute clarity snow on our backyard tree, but I didn't know it was going to snowthat night. When I got up the next morning, the same tree, bare the night before,was laden with a few inches of white fluffy snow the next morning. This was probablyan involuntary astral projection and not a dream.Click here if you want to read a general question/observation on the lottery: LotteryObservation Studies:I've been looking high and low for information about studies conducted onprecognition while out of body and have only been able to find a few resources. Dr.Slate wrote in his book, "Astral Projection and Psychic Empowerment, "A study

conducted in our laboratory to investigate ESP during the out-of-body state foundsignificant improvements in telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance when comparedto previous ESP performance. On average, the accuracy of ALL forms of ESPimproved around 50% during the out-of-body state.I also found several pages on the topic of time travel in Dr. Bruce Goldberg's book,Astral Voyages. He states, "It is relatively simple to traverse time while on the astralplane. All one needs to do is focus on a specified period of time in the "past" or"future", and he or she will be instantaneously transported there." One technique herecommends for shorter trips is to imagine a clock face with its hands rapidly turningforward or backward.


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Note:The whole time travel concept can drive a person buggy. Questions like, "well, if myfuture is already determined, why do I have to do anything now?", or "If I go into thefuture and see myself with a different person, should I break up with the one I'mwith now?" We can debate endlessly about time. Some say it's 70 per fate, 30%choice, whereas I think it is 70% choice, 30% fate.I read an interesting comment from a remote viewing e-groups that I wanted to

include that pertained to time travel:From the RV group:"Can someone direct me to any research on experiments targeting places or eventsfor the next year? i remember the snow and waumbaugh book but that material wasnot really controlled in any way so although it was interesting it was not verifiable orstatistically significant in the general sense of the word. thanks in advance." stuart"Dear Stuart, There have been lots of future event targets done including a book byJoseph McMoneagel of which the name escapes me right now (something withmillennium in it). He speaks to the problem of front loading (knowing what the targetis). I've done some targets, one of which saw Tucson with a lot of water and peopleheading for the mountains. I didn't know what the target was, and I didn't have atime frame. (This could be 10,000 years in the future.) Ed Dames is pretty famousfor his future gloomy predictions. (I think his accuracy rate is pretty low.) I think oneof the problems with viewing or predicting the future is the idea that the future isfixed. I don't believe that this is true. I feel that those of us in this great theater thatwe call life, change the future with our thoughts, beliefs and intentions. If we reallysee ourselves involved in cataclysmic earth changes, or suffering great losses withy2k, we will probably set that stage for great changes or losses in our personal lives.A number of years ago, Dr. Chet Snow wrote a book called Mass Dreams of theFuture in which many people were hypnotized and projected into their future.Depending on the belief system of the people, their future took on this belief. Those

that were survivalists, went to a mad max type place, those that were techno-typeswent to techy futures, those who liked nature went back to it and so on. I've seensome very accurate predictions, like astrologist Dr. Louie Turi and some really lamepredictions. This is a very unpredictable science." PeggyAlternate VoyagesWhat are Alternate Voyages? These are my journeys into the subtle realm. They canbe messages from the higher self during meditation, an astral journey, or a profounddream.There comes a point in a person's development where they can learn as much fromtheir altered state of consciousness as their waking state. The lucidity of the mind

becomes seamless from sleep to wakefulness.Being able to share my experiences here also shows the importance of keeping ajournal, for without one, many of these experiences would be consciously forgotten. Iam including what I think may be interesting experiences and have excluded onesthat hold no relevance to the public such as my company layoff dreams (whichindeed happened shortly after), etc.Some of my "dreams" can possibly be taken as a prophecy. Many of my prophesydreams come true (about 75%). However, there are many things that effect aprophecy such as picking up on people's fears, seeing "plans" that may never cometo fruitation such as a thwarted terrorist attack, a person's belief system, seeing


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events that happen in movies only (I saw many comets hitting earth right before themovies Armageddon and Deep Impact were released). So these dreams are to beconsidered with those points in mind.One final note here is that I wondered if other people are being pressed so heavilyfor change. In the last year, my subconscious mind is working feverishly to help meovercome ego, fear and illusion. Why so much now? Is this related to the earthchanges that I see happening? Is there little time to lose?

Mount Rainier - A Threat? Earth-Bound Asteroid

Soul Rescue

1(800)Project

The Daily Lottery

Death and Back

Full Chakra Activation

A Higher Plane

Higher Orbit Flight Training

Saying Goodbye (or See You Later)

The Higher Astral Plane

Trip to the Moon

New President?

Why Am I Here?

Meeting a Master

A Gift

War

Anger Turned to Love

The Next Step

Body of Christ

Atlantis

Astral Projection AidsI have come to the conclusion that the success of each aid depends on what kind ofsleeper you are (light or deep).Here's a summary of each aid listed accordingly:

The Dream Mask: The flashing and/or beeping cues will wake up a light sleeperrather quickly. Rarely am I deep enough that when I see these flashes behind my

closed eyelids that I don't fully wake up.The Calea Herb: This herb makes deep sleep difficult to attain. I do use this herb, butonly a minor quantity as I'm a light sleeper (1 gel capsule). I tried 2, but I never gotbeyond a light doze. If you are a deep sleeper, and can't remember your dreams, thiswill help.Tapes. These put most everyone to sleep but are effective for both sleep types.Part of achieving a projection is based on the ability of keeping the body asleep, yetthe mind awake OR to sleep light enough that you bounce in and out of thehypnagogic state often enough to "catch" yourself and induce the vibrations. This can


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be done with these astral projection aids if you use the right one for your sleep type.My other tester Kristina, who is a DEEP sleeper, gets really good use out of the mask,whereas I sleep very lightly, and even on the lowest setting, am typically jarredawake. Dr. Douglas M. Baker in his article, "The Techniques of Astral Projection"discusses the importance of light sleeping. He states, "It is quite useless to think ofastral projection and activity in the inner worlds if you sleep heavily, without memorybeing brought through of your dreams and astral life."

If you can, alternate your aids as the subconscious mind bores of them rather easilyand they stop working. Regardless of the aid I'm using, I switch after a week. Ideally,you would have four aids and use one a week.

Hemi Sync Tapes

Meditation Tapes

Lucid Dreaming Mask

Untested Astral Projection Aids (new!)

The Magnetic Body Range

Often we go along with what is told to us because it's popular, hard to prove, or ageneral public consensus. The term 'cord range activity area' (which is what I believeis really the Magnetic Body Range) is commonly described as the area near yourphysical body that, when first projecting, pulls our astral bodies to and fro because ofthe astral cord. The cord supposedly acts as a link from our astral form to ourphysical body (like an umbilical cord), and when we die, it dissolves, or breaks, andseparation is final. When we initially separate from our physical, we experience thesensation of a magnetic pull (likened to being drunk), astral blindness, auditorysignals from radio and tv frequencies, and vibrationally low entities.I believe that the astral cord has nothing to do with the symptoms experienced whentoo close to the physical body during initial projection. If the cord remains attachedto us throughout our excursion, then moving 10 feet away from the physical bodydoes nothing to remove us from the "cord range" as it follows us everywhere. Ibelieve it is being in the etheric field (or as I call it, the Magnetic Body Range) thatcreates these symptoms, not the astral cord.The human body is surrounded by an electromagnetic field (this is science, not anyparanormal theory). Kalen Craig, author of the "The Kalen Universe" and retiredNaval Researcher (http://www.kalenuniverse.com/) states that "Our primarypostulate is that space (ether) exists as a super fluid of electric and gravitationalfields composed of quantum action particles ..." This to me explains why when wefirst project, and are near the "etheric" body, we experience the magnetic pull (as

magnetism is created from moving electrical particles). As soon as we leave themagnetic body range then all of these symptoms vanish.Some extraordinary people have exhibited certain magnetic and electrical properties.For instance, a 14-year old Soviet student, Inga Gaiduchenko, has been likened to ahuman magnet. Not long ago, she demonstrated to specialists at the MoscowTechnological Institute that pens, china, spoons, books and other objects can adhereto her hands, just as if she was a magnet for non-metallic items. Pauline Shaw, ahousewife of Manchester, England, has so much electrostatic energy in her that sheroutinely blows out home appliances with a single touch!It is proposed that 'ether' accommodates electromagnetic and gravitational waves.


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Our etheric body is also electromagnetic in nature which is why when I usedneodymium earth magnets, my etheric activity greatly increased (but not so muchmy astral projections). If the cord does exist, it is only to keep us connected to ourphysical body, yet does not possess any electromagnetic properties.More Anatomy Articles The Higher PlanesA reader asked me today about the higher planes. A common answer to the question

of What are the higher planes like? is You wouldnt understand. But if I said that,this would be a really short and lame article. So Im going to try and not onlydescribe the higher planes, but tell you what they, and some of the mid planes, arefor and a bit of their history. How can I do that? Well, I had been planning to writethis article well before the reader asked the question because Ive experienced thehigher planes on enough occasions (and compared the experience to otherdocumented experiences) that I feel I now have enough to share with you.You can almost think of the higher plane as what existed prior to the Big Bang. Whatwas before everything you see around you? Before man, planets, solar systems andeven light was just conscious energy. It was formless, no boundaries, anincomprehensionable state of oneness. Here you have what we now call the higherplane. But then it wasnt the higher plane because there was no lower plane to give itthe word higher. It just was the Oneness of God. Then the Big Bang happens.. Itdid explode out, but it didnt just explode out physically, it exploded out in so manylayers we havent a clue. From this, we now have the mental plane, the etheric, theastral, parallel and holographic universes, and eventually the physical. This is theCreators Divine Will now in action. So to go back to the higher plane is to go backto The Source. The Source before it created ego, separation, and all the experiencesthat appears to be outside of itself.There are a lot of planes wedged in between The Source (relatively speaking as TheSource is part of everything). A religions leader, guru, priest, or shaman may dream

and enter one of the higher plane and declare this heaven, but as long as heaven isdescribed as anything relating to pearly gates, ego, and having seemingly physicalproperties and rewards, it is not heaven. The heaven used by many religions ismeant to control the masses. How else can we get people to kill when specifically Thou shalt not kill? We reward them with harems in the afterlife, honorableplacement next to God, riches and so forth. From there, we can get them to killthrough hari-kari, Holy Wars, stoning, burnings, and the like. Burning at the crosssounds like ancient history, but holy men were doing this up until recently, andstoning is still commonplace in many countries.Jesus was able to perform miracles. With all his powers, why did he not just kill his

adversary? Sounds easy enough to me. A man who can miraculously heal also hasthe potential to kill. But he chose not to. He knew what I know, and that you mayknow. Killing doesnt get you back to The Source. It is no exaggeration when it wasstated that to get to heaven (The Source) is as hard as shoving a camel through theeye of a needle.And you know why the Source is never dangled as a carrot to the populace, like theother mid planes are? A real Master would have you set your sights higher than theastral plane or where you think the pearly gates are. The Source cannot be used asa carrot because the ego is left behind. This is the greatest fear to most people onearth. Feverish readers beg me to assure them that they would like to astral project


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read recently where the projector was under 30?Find the Right Aid For Your Sleep TypeNow, to mimic this sleep state can be done several ways. One is masteringmeditation. The other is using valid aids. I say valid because there are so called"aids" that are just mental crutches and don't do a thing. First, before you can figureout what aid to use, you have to know your body sleep type. Deep sleepers requiredifferent aids than light sleepers. I am a light sleeper (and light sleepers are also

better projectors because they can bounce in and out of the hypnagogic state whichis the state of consciousness going into sleep). Brain entrainment tapes help lightsleepers go under but too much so for the deep sleeper. My tester Kristina is a deepsleeper and finds the lucid dream mask very good as she is able to maintain hersleep state, yet notice the cues in her dreams. I myself practically leap out of bedwhen these flashing lights start pulsing. The dream herb (calea) keeps you fromgoing into deep sleep and for me, it's like taking a shot of espresso before bed, but iseffective for Kristina.Another effective means of modifying the brain waves are hemisync tapes. I've listedtwo good ones on my webpage (the Transcendence cd and the astral projection onefrom Brainwave Mind Voyages) Both are under $20. Very much part of our existenceis vibrations (both light and sound), and these tapes alter your brain waves. TheyWILL increase the hypnagogic state and are worth the $15.00 they cost. I alsorecommend the Gateway series, but you're going to drop a lot more money for theseand should start with the cheap ones first. The dream mask isn't cheap either, but ifyou're a deep sleeper and can afford it, it's good. All these companies are listed onmy site under the Aids Link.Before a person can progress beyond this point, they have to achieve the first stagesof separation (the vibrations). Here is what I recommend: Decide if you are a light ordeep sleeper. This is pretty self explanatory. Deep sleepers have to be shaken to bewoken up and light sleepers wake at the drop of a pin. Then, pick up legitimate aids

(definitely the tapes, and maybe the mask if you're a deep sleeper... depends on howmuch you want to invest in this whole process). Then, focus on learning how to putthe body asleep and yet keep the mind awake. I cannot stress this enough; you haveto really mimic sleep. To be relaxed is not sufficient. We relax all the time, butnothing happens. You have to literally hear your body falling asleep (I often hear aslight snore or two!) but I keep the mind focused. This is rather difficult to achieve,as you naturally want to start dreaming or fantasizing. Images will appear and takeyour concentration away. A good tip for that is to focus on the internal ringing in yourhead. Sometimes you won't hear it, but if you focus on this, it will start to slightly beheard. If you're already in theta, and start to listen for this and think of nothing else,

the vibrations may happen within 5-10 minutes.Other TipsSome other important tips; try in the morning vs. night. Most people are too tiredand get nowhere except really frustrated when they try at night. If you can, set youralarm for an hour early, enter theta and focus on the internal ringing. Afternoon napsare really good as well as it disrupts our natural sleep pattern and leaves us in thatgroggy state which is perfect for projection.Saturating your subconscious is effective too. Whatever we dwell on, we manifest.This can be done with reading astral projection topics, affirmations, or just thinking alot about it. The reason that so many techniques exist is because someone had


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success off of an attempt and thinks that it will now work from then on. The fact is,most of the time, when we switch techniques, it initially works because we stimulateour subconscious into activity. Whatever we do for too long, our subconscious boresof and it stops working. The rope technique, visualizing a box in front of you, askingfor help, all those are just the stimulated subconscious. I can't tell you how many e-mails I get saying "it worked for a week but never to return". I myself stimulate mysubconscious by switching my concentration from one area of thinking to another. No

matter what your technique, if your body is not asleep and mind awake, it won't beeffective more than once or twice. Try and reduce other outside strong mentalstimulants as well. Like I said, what we dwell on is what we manifest. When I gothrough periods of stress or something exciting happens, my projections terminate.To be honest, the more boring your life is the better.Try and take control of dreams. This is hard, but the dream state is an excellentportal into projection. People sometimes try to master this by checking their watchthroughout the day and asking if they are dreaming. Of course, you MUST do areality check in your dreams, otherwise you will think you are awake. Many times mytester and I have questioned if we are asleep (we are) but think we are not becausewe failed to do the reality test (like levitation or something else normally impossible.)SummaryIn summary, really understand body asleep/mind awake concept, get yourappropriate aids together, and start utilizing morning hours to achieve the desiredstate of awareness. Discipline yourself from mind wandering and focus on puttingyour body into sleep paralysis.Initially, you may experience such things as seeing through closed eyelids (ethericprojection, not astral), intense heat waves (stimulation of chakras, aka kundalinienergy) or fear when you finally do experience the pre-projection vibrations and youjust didn't realize they felt like a huge earthquake. This is the beginning, but veryimportant. Most people can't get past this because they don't grasp the fundamental

truths of projection.More Anatomy Articles The Five BodiesEastern esoteric yoga informs us that the human has not only the physical body, buta series of overlapping, multidimensional bodies. These bodies are variouslydescribed according to different traditions, but essentially they include theetheric/electromagnetic body (seat of the chakras), the astral/emotional body (thebasic formative dimension for emotions as polarized expressions), the mental body(the sphere of abstract knowledge and concrete thinking, the realm of Forms). Thelast is the causal body (seat of the Soul, the timeless, spiritualized agent behind

sequential human incarnations).PhysicalThis is pretty self explanatory. The physical body has the lowest vibrations and isattached to the etheric and the astral.EthericThe etheric body can leave the physical, but when it does, I don't think it goes anygreat distance. I think its role is a "life energy" body. When the body goes to sleep,the etheric expands, the chakras open, and we receive energy and restore ourdepleted supply. This is why it is also referred to as the vitality sheath or health body.When I'm tired and drained, I can lay down for half an hour, enter a trance like state


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and wake up feeling totally refreshed. This is not the projection of the astral body,but a charging of the etheric. If the etheric projected a great deal, our bodies wouldfeel drained, not refreshed, upon return. When I astral project, my etheric is doing itsjob of replenishing my body, and when I come back, I am refreshed. The two areindependent.When people experience "duality" aka mind splitting (where the consciousnessresides at two locations) I believe one part of the consciousness is in the etheric and

another one is in the astral.There are also a lot of discrepancies on the silver cord. I personally have never seenthis cord (but I haven't really looked for it either). Is has been suggested that thecord is related to etheric projection, not astral. If the cord was associated with justastral projection, then we would see it every time we astrally projected.I remember once leaving my body and out of curiosity I looked back towards myphysical body. I saw a body, but it was in a totally different position than myphysical! It was the etheric body that I was seeing. In the astral, we see the astralcounterparts of the physical, but I think we can also see our etheric shell (thisexplains why I saw the etheric body, and not the physical).On several occasions, during meditation, I have been able to see the ceiling throughmy physical eyelids. This is also not astral projection.People who are sickly have reported more OBEs. I think this is because the etheric isweak and the astral is able to separate more easily. Both our physical and ethericbodies are magnetic in nature and influence the pull of the astral.When objects are moved, I think it is more from the influence of the etheric body,rather than the astral which does not share the same vibrations as objects in thephysical. The etheric is of a higher vibration than the physical, but lower than theastral.AstralThe astral body is aligned with the physical and is of a lower vibration when it is

attached. To unattach, the frequencies must be raised. The astral body can transcendvarious levels in the astral plane. It reacts to thoughts and can see the astralcounterpart of the physical world. It cannot affect physical objects because they donot share the same vibrations. The astral body can transcend time and space. Thereis a feeling of separation when consciously projecting from the body. Rushing,vibrating, roaring, crackling and popping (to name a few). When in the astral, ourfilter is removed and we are able to see, hear and feel more.MentalThe mental body is where remote viewing happens. When you achieve bi-locationduring remote viewing, there is no feeling of separation as with astral projection.

There is also no visual distortion as there sometimes is with astral projection(depending on where you are at on the astral plane). My first "projection" was amental one. I went straight from the physical to the mental body which explains whythere were no vibrations. I just involuntarily "popped" out and was several blocksaway. I also think the mental body is often independent of our physical one. Unlikeastral projection, when I separate, I detach from the body and travel accordingly. Inthe mental, you just show up somewhere and have done nothing to travel there. Themental body does not contain the thought "junk" of the astral. You may be able tosee partial thoughts formed in the astral (as in a partially built ship), but not in themental. When I wake up in the mental, I am usually nowhere near my body and have


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no sensation of a body of any kind. I once "woke up" in the mental and I had no wayto determine where I was. It was pitch black, I had no ears, no eyes, no body. It wasa void that I remained in until a sudden return to the physical. It was a pure state of'being'.The mental body also transcends time and space. Advanced remote viewers, usingtheir mental body, communicate telepathically.Causal

The causal body is where past life memories are stored. This plane is one up from theastral. When we die, we enter the astral and eventually experience a second death(the astral body diminishes) and we enter the causal plane where we then rememberour past lives and can then make decisions for our next.

Our Amygdala: The Astral Projection Switch?

I'm always curious about how the physical body, especially the brain, behaves duringprojection, conscious or otherwise. As I've mentioned on my site, it appears thefollowing occurs during a projection:

- Pulse and heart rate drop (this is also present in spontaneous projections when

laughing gas is used)- Body temperature is lowest (thus reducing heat which causes energy resulting inmagnetism which keeps us in)- Brain signals become slow and long which reduce electricity in the brain- Breathing is slower which sends less oxygen to the brain. You might think the brain,compared to the body, doesn't account for much blood circulation, but because of thehigh energy demand of the brain, oxygen delivery and blood flow to this organ isquite large. Although the brain's weight is only 2% of the body's, its oxygenconsumption rate is 20% of the body's, and blood flow 15%.

We could probably deduce that the brain is the last to separate from the physicalbecause most of our energy is generated there through electricity in the form ofnerve impulses called "action potentials". This also means if we want a consciousprojection, we must quell activity in the head through control of breathing andbody/brain interaction. I don't say "thought processes" because I think as long aswe're not sending signals to our body such as "I'm hungry, I'm cold, I'm afraid" wecan still "think" and induce the hypnagogic state. I used to believe that "thinking"itself was a hindrance, but most of us fall asleep with thoughts on our mind. As longas it's not accompanied with worry or our thoughts are not excessive, we should beokay. We also think continually in the astral and this doesn't noticeably bring us backto our physical shells, unless the body itself is calling for us.

So where's the trigger? When does consciousness shift from the physical plane to thesubtle? Is it more easily reproducible?

This led me to further investigations into the brain, and primarily, the frontal lobes.This is where 90% of our brain is untapped to conscious use. What activities do thefrontal lobes perform that we know of? Laughter, listening to music and our emotionsto name a few. These fall into the higher cognitive functions of the mind. The backpart of the brain, sometimes called the "reptilian" portion is responsible for oursurvival instincts.


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This led me to a fascinating article by Neil Slade from Dormant Brain Lab. They claim,through years of medical research, that the "amygdala" (pronounced ah-MIG-doll-uh)is located in the frontal lobes and can be voluntarily "clicked forward" toautomatically trigger emotional highs, nirvana, bliss, and yes..... astral projection!

Neil Slade does what he calls "Brain Travel" by clicking his amygdala forward. Hestates, "it is an elementary thing to switch on the remote/astral travel components of

your brain, which reside primarily in the frontal lobes. Both Eric and I have beendoing this for decades, myself having learned this skill at the age of 18 from a masterof meditation."

Neil states that during sleep, our reptilian brain ego function is at its lowest point ofcontrol which allows our frontal lobes to take over. This happens during REM sleep(and this is also what I said under my sleep article; that we shouldn't mimic sleep,but REM sleep!) He also states that "during sleep, our brain's electrochemicalcurrents are allowed free access to the frontal lobes- precisely because our amygdalaare clicked forward out of reptilian self-preservation circuits".

Now you might think, "who is this Neil guy?" Although his writing is very humorousand flashy (he states that humor is a sign of frontal lobe activity, hence of a "higher"nature) he's got the credentials.

Here's a bit of background on Neil:

"Neil Slade attended Metropolitan State College, the University of Colorado, and theUniversity of Denver, and graduated Magna cum laude in 1978. He was assistant toBrain and Behavior Researcher T.D.A. Lingo, Ph.B, B.Sci. M.A., for 11 years atColorado's Dormant Brain Research and Development Laboratory, established bydirector Lingo in 1957. Since December 1997, Neil has been a regular guest on theinternationally broadcast Art Bell Coast to Coast radio program. This included arecord 4 appearances in one month with an estimated audience of 15-20 millionlisteners for each interview and live audience question and answer session. Neil hasrecorded and released 8 albums of original music, and has written and publishedthree books on learning, creativity, and the brain."

And his credential go on!

The amygdala is not something he made up or was coined by Dormant Brain Lab.The amygdala can be easily referenced in any medical brain material. It was firstestablished in the scientific community by brain researchers Jose Delgado of YaleUniversity, James Olds and Peter Milner of the Montreal Neurological Institute, andDr. Robert Heath of Tulane University Medical School.

So here we are. We know the brain creates energy, that during REM sleep thatenergy is reduced, and that electrochemical currents switch from the reptilian"survival" mode to the "highly cognitive" frontal lobes. So the switch, it seems, ispointing the amygdala from back to front. Neil offers insight on his webpage forclicking your amygdala forward at will, but I also invested the $20 dollars and boughtone of his books. I'll let you know how it goes...

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Here are some drawings of the amygdala:Amygdala (1)Amygdala (2)Amygdala (3)

Take care,Anne

The Catatonic State

There is a state of awareness that most of us encounter at some time or another thatis not astral projection, nor is it a dream.

The catatonic state of awareness is when our consciousness detaches and transfersitself from our physical body to our etheric body (but not yet in the astral body).However, the etheric body is still considerably attached to the physical, and has mostof the "control".

Clinical psychologists call this Sleep Paralysis, but they are wrong. They define this as

a REM sleep state and that the consciousness can not become aware of anything byperceiving it and that it can be aware of nothing except what it "hallucinates". WhenI read about Sleep Paralysis, I have to smile, because here are some of thesymptoms:- Vibrations and shaking- The sensation of floating, as in "out of body"- The sense that other beings are in the room or vicinity- The ability to see through closed eyes.

We are immobile because the abilities are no longer with the physical. You can "see"through closed eyelids because we are seeing in the etheric body (I get this all the

time). Your physical "muscles" don't work because your consciousness is no longersending conscious signals to your physical body. Since the etheric is also known asthe electromagnetic body, you can hear radio waves and people on the lower planes.Another common side effect is the inability to move (again, because you are notcompletely attached to the physical body so you cannot scream, move, or anything ofa physical nature). It's like having a mind, and no body. This can be a terrifying state(and is for about 90% of reported cases) because although you can hear people in ornear your room, you are immobile! If you read my Science and Astral Projection Link(and then read the "test results") you'll see that the catatonic state increases withthe use of these magnets due to the nature of the etheric body.

The chemical process that creates this catatonic state, thus allowing theconsciousness to switch vehicles, starts with REM sleep. REM sleep begins withsignals from an area at the base of the brain called the pons. These signals travel toa brain region called the thalamus, which relays them to the cerebral cortex. Thepons also sends signals that shut off neurons in the spinal cord, causing temporaryparalysis of the limb muscles (the catatonic state).

So what does one do in this state? Well, I'm a big advocate that fear should beovercome, so I try and face it, regardless of the outcome. Just this weekend I woke


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up in this state and felt someone in my room, I killed all fear and just "welcomed" it.It turned into a very pleasant experience unlike the one before where I was veryafraid.

You can also try and project from this state. Several days ago I woke up in this state,told myself to try and not be afraid, and then focused on my third eye. Vibrationsrushed in, but I just couldn't let the nagging thought escape me that I was

"vulnerable" in this state, so the vibrations continued for a few minutes, and thendissipated.

It's important to learn control and develop the ability to manipulate theconsciousness in this state. Practice and facing fear is the only way to get aroundthis.

Here is additional information from Trionic Research Institute on the Catatonic State(or what they refer to as ASP-Awareness during Sleep Paralysis) Trionic ResearchInstitute

The Filter Factor

We express and experience our higher selves through a filtering process. This filter isour physical body. Unfortunately, this body is grossly limited in comparison to ourastral and mental bodies. Just because we cannot currently hear, smell or see thingsto the same degree as other beings, it does not mean that it isn't there. A dog canhear and smell far more than us, a hawk can see significantly farther than us, radiosand televisions can pick up waves and signals that we cannot detect without theproper tools and devices, yet we know they exist. We are so limited!

In the astral, this cumbersome filter is removed thus revealing to us a vast amountof sensory input that we normally do not have access to. To experience the fullbenefit of having no physical body takes a little practice, but it is well worth it.

Colors:

In our physical body we can only see a small range of colors. I can remember howastounded I was to enter into the astral and perceive a much greater range of colorsthan I ever had while in the physical. The perception of colors is based on light, andin the higher planes of the astral, objects can radiate (the air for example). On oneoccasion I left my body and requested: "Take me to a very beautiful place." I

immediately was whisked away to a place of such extraordinary beauty and colorsthat I gasped over and over in disbelief and delight. I am sure that any pastor orpriest who had seen this would definitely declare this to be "heaven" for no place onearth looks like this. There were colors that were out of this world. Everythingshimmered: the water, the air, everything! It was coursing with life and beauty. Oh,to come back to my body was a sour moment indeed!

Sounds:

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surprised to discover that we can hear radio waves while in the magnetic body range!So many times I have left my body, when suddenly I hear music and talking (see mytopic called Radio Frequencies under the Commentary link for more details). If I turna certain way or shift my focus, I can pick up on the different frequencies in perfectclarity. I know this to be real for several reasons; one is that I will hear classicalpieces that are too marvelous for me to ever reconstruct in perfect clarity in my ownmind, plus I will hear exact words to songs that I only partially know. I also (I

believe) transcended time because I've heard gorgeous songs that I know do notexist today. These are not classical or jazz pieces that I'm not familiar with andwouldn't know if they exists, but songs that would be played on a soft rock stationtoday. Gorgeous! If only I could write and sing, I would be quite famous! I also had arecent experience where I was coming out of sleep (the hypnopompic state) and Icould again hear a radio. This time I heard the time! It said, "Good morning, it's 8:00o'clock" and at that exact moment, the downstairs bird clock chimed the black-capped chickadee which represented 8:00 o'clock. This so startled me that I mademyself wake up and I looked over at my bedside clock to confirm that it was indeed8:00 o'clock! Why is this possible? Quite simply because our etheric is also known asthe electromagnetic body, and radio frequencies are affected by this.

Emotions:

This is always a marvel because while I am a loving and sensitive person, feelingsare so incredibly deep when out of the body. When out of the body, you will love,fear, pity, more deeply than in the physical. I'm not sure what filter removes thissensitivity while in the physical, but emotions are enhanced in the astral. Perhapswhen we build up "walls", they are, in part, due to our physical brain. It is said thatour astral body is the formative dimension for emotions, and from what I'veexperienced, this is definitely true. I guess this is why they call the astral the"emotional" body.

Exceptions:

There are several senses that I have not experienced in a great degree while in theastral and that is smell, touch and taste. I don't recall ever having any wonderfulexperiences where any of those senses were better than my physical ones. RobertMonroe stated in Journeys Out of the Body that, "Smell and taste have beenconspicuously absent to date." Only sight, sound and feelings were overly enhanced,but that could easily be me. I'd be interested in hearing others who may haveexperienced those senses with over amplification. Perhaps touch and taste are tooclosely related to physical sensations, whereas sight, sound and emotions are of a

more spiritual nature?

Update: 8/11/03: A reader just sent me a really interesting theory why taste andsmell are not as noticeable in the astral. Here it is:

I was reading the article titled "The Filter Factor," and I have a suggestion as to thereason that smell and taste may not be experienced as enhanced in the astral. I wasthinking that our senses of sight and hearing are based on the perception of waves orenergy, where taste and smell are based on the perception of chemical compounds.Although it would seem that energy definitely does exist in planes beyond the


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physical, matter seems not to. This would explain not being able to sense thosethings triggered by actual phyisical molecules.

Parallel Universes

More and more as our science heralds itself into greater perspectives such asrelativity and quantum mechanics our sense of limits and definitions are everexpanding. Time, as we thought of it, was a measurable object, which bound us to a

litany of experiences. We had today, yesterday and tomorrow. Einstein suggeststhat time and space do have their measurable limits because when you join time andspace joined together you get what is called spacetime. With this theory, events donot fit into the eternally now paradigm. An event of spatially separated simultaneousevents for one person became past and future events for another observer simplypassing by through space and in time relative to the first. However, I disagree withthis because the second observer, if they knew how, could step into the exactexperience of the first observer at an apparent later time. Time really is a solitaryelement and there is only the ever present now. We can step back into the past andinto the future. Our observable space, through bi-location, also breaks the spacetime

laws.To the best of our knowledge, the universe is infinite in all directions. However, ourviews on the universe are akin to how we once thought of the world: flat. We think ofone universe that goes in all directions, but we seldom think of many universes doingthe very same thing. Why do we limit the infinity of the universe to one level? Well,basically because we do not have tangible access to those other levels (at least wethink we dont, but we do).

Because there are still gaps in our current quantum physics and relativity, scientistsare grappling with possible solutions and one of them is the parallel universe. Theproblem lies in that if what is possible in terms of parallel universes is true, it would

again require a rewriting of quantum science as we know it, and also disruptmainstream religion. If you doubt the religious implications, one need only to reflectback on Galileos dismissal from the church for his scientific views that conflicted withthe church (all which later were accepted by science and eventually by those bodiesof religion that initially rejected his views.)

The solving of one scientific gap creates another. But regardless of closed minds andstifling views, science will go on exploring and one day will truly discover that thereare parallel universes.

Since this is a webpage about subtle realms, and not science (since Im not a

scientist), my view on parallel universes has more to do with how it affects us in ourcurrent existence as multidimensional beings. Why should we care about paralleluniverses even if they did exist? Good question! First, scientists state that if therewere parallel universes, they might possibly be exact copies of this one with its ownplanets, stars and galaxies. It would also have humans, and it is even suggested thatthere may also exist exact copies of each of us in these parallel universes. Yes, thatmeans you.

Not surprisingly, I get readers who, when they go to sleep, enter into a secondary orparallel life. It is real, continual, and meaningful. You might think of it as a past life,


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but often the technologies are greater than our own. I myself have experienceswhere I have profound relationships with others, remember well-traveled paths andplaces that are not known to me now. How many of you have been absolutely heartbroken over someone deeply familiar to you in a dream to only wake wonderingwhy you would feel such things for someone not in your current state of awareness?They quite possibly are from a parallel life. Your current reality channel has justtemporarily changed channels. Each one is as real as the other, and playing at the

same time.

People that we feel deeply attached to in this life, and the karmic issues associatedwith them, are usually present in one or more parallel dimensions. Because oursubconscious mind, or overself, has access to it all, bits and pieces will seep into ourcurrent consciousness through altered states of awareness (most often sleep), yet itcan manifest as an attraction towards something specific (such as idolizing gangstermovies, when you are in fact doing their payroll in another dimension).

Robert Monroe talked about collecting his soul fragments from other locales. Thismay be our task as well. We may not be attempting to ascend on one plane, but

many! Our problems here very well may be our problems there.

So to you I say, have a good day in all of them.

Anne

Science and Astral Projection

INTRODUCTIONWhy write an article about science and astral projection if the current techniquesavailable are tried, tested and true? It's my opinion that this is not the case. Why doso many people have trouble leaving their body if the current techniques were the

best ones? We are still writing, teaching, and using techniques that are decades old!What if our medical and IT technologies were decades old (you wouldn't be readingthis webpage, for one). What is currently taught is not sufficient. We need new ideas,new concepts. I am not a scientist, but I do have ideas that I think are relevant. Eachof these topics reveals possible components that may aid in unveiling the matterbehind the astral and mental worlds. They are outlined as follows:

Thinking Outloud about Vibrations, Resonance and Mass

Why should we care about vibrations?

The Impact of Electrical and Magnetic Forces on the Astral Body

Non-Scientific Studies on Magnetism

The Polar Molecule Movement Theory by Mario Fernandez

Foundation: Basic Physics

Test Structure (includes picture of neodymium magnet)


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Test Results for Phase I

Test Results for Phase II

GENERAL SUMMARY

OTHER SCIENCE THEORIES

Experiment Could Reveal 'Extra Dimensions.'

Time Dilation

String Theory: A Possible Explanation of Multiple Dimensions

Parallel Universes

Interested in trying these magnet experiments? Click here for more details.

AP Topics

Passive versus Active Method of ProjectionThere exists a great fallacy where one thinks they have to first be mentally alert andphysically awake before they can start the separation process. This is the cause of alot of frustration as the person puts in their mind the intent to relax, and whathappens is the opposite. They become aware of every twitch, every itch and actuallybecome hyper aware instead! They proceed to measure their bodys relaxation level,weigh their progress, and analyze their depth. Their nose starts to itch and theydesperately want to scratch it, but that would ruin the supposed state they are in.How can one project doing all this!?

There are only two recourses from this standard method of separation. First, you can

flat out abandon "trying" to fall asleep! The more one tries, the more it eludes them.Why put ourselves through so much tumultuous efforts? If you aren't the type thatcan lie down, scratch your nose when it needs scratching, and just go to sleep, thenabandon this method of separation. People say, "I can't relax!" or "I can't get thispart to stop twitching." But this always marvels me because every one of thesepeople manages to fall asleep every night of their life when they are not trying! Seethe difference? When something is held with great expectation, the excitement andtension surrounding it is increases, not wanes.

Now, what I propose to people is to abandon this whole process of "relaxing toproject." What I suggest is that you realize you project anyway naturally during

sleep, and to instead tackle this from another perspective - sleep itself. There havebeen thousands of documented cases where people think they are dreaming only tofind out, what they heard, learned and saw was indeed an astral experience. Ibelieve that dreams are just odd interpretations of our astral experiences. When weare not lucid, our subconscious mind works out daily issues, plans events for us tolive through, etc. Most times we interpret these events as inconsequential, but theyare always real, even if we dont understand them. Now, we don't have to acceptthe continual Alice in Wonderland dreamscape. We can take charge of our dreams,with practice, and still enjoy the astral experience. If we take this approach, we don't


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have to fuss with making our body fall asleep, as that part has already occurred.What we have to learn instead, is how to go lucid from this subconscious state. Wecan do this in several ways.

1. Get a lucid dreaming mask. This (unfortunately expensive) mask detects when youare in REM and sends a signal to a set of lights to start flashing. This wakes me up,but if you're a deep sleeper, it's a great tool.

2. Set your alarm for some ungodly hour, such as 2:00 a.m. Wake up and stay awakefor one hour. When you go back to sleep, you often become lucid or even project.

3. Start saying affirmations that you will become aware during your sleep. Saturateyour subconscious mind with lucid dreaming books. Look at your hands during theday and question if you are dreaming.

4. Try a lucid dreaming herb (check under my aids link).

Tips:- Avoid alcohol and drugs as these make you sleep deeply, thus making lucidity that

much harder to attain.- Don't go to bed so late that you just zonk out. Deep sleep is what you want toavoid. A very tired body won't ever go lucid (or very rarely).

Note that this is not easy. No matter which angle we take, work will have to be done.All your life, youve passed the sleep time oblivious to what is really going on. Thesubconscious mind has controlled this aspect of you since birth. Regaining thatcontrol is not something that happens over night. No matter how ridiculous thesituation, the critical faculty just isnt operative! Simple repetitive questioning is whatwill get you to realize youre dreaming. And then control is consciously yours!

In summary, if we waited for the stressed out body to fall asleep at a time when itjust doesn't feel like it, we could be waiting years and years to enjoy the subtlerealm. If you're like the rest of us with work, school, commutes, bills, relationships,etc., more than likely you're going to have to switch methods to a more passive one.

Good luck,Anne

Sleep and Inducing a Projection

I have stated that one of several ways to induce a projection is to "mimic sleep".However, this statement needs clarification. It isn't just sleep that needs to bemimicked, but the correct cycle of sleep.

Scientists divided non-REM sleep into four stages, accounting for about 75 percent oftotal sleep. In each stage, brain waves become progressively larger and slower, andsleep becomes deeper. After reaching stage 4, the deepest period, the patternreverses, and sleep becomes progressively lighter until REM sleep, the most activeperiod, occurs. This cycle typically occurs about once every 90 minutes in humans.The time which most conscious projections occur is during the REM cycle (or thehypnagogic/hypnopompic state). Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is an intense


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activity in the brain during which dreaming occurs and with practice, astralprojection. During the REM sleep state, the brain functions in the alpha/theta brainwave state which can also be achieved in meditation.

I've often said that it's not advisable to practice at night because you're just tootired. Stages 1-4 indicate progressive degrees of sleep with stage 1 being the lightest(alpha) and stage 4 being very deep sleep (delta). Usually after about 90 minutes we

have progressed through all 4 stages and then we enter REM sleep (theta). This isthe stage of sleep when most people dream. Stage REM is usually very short early inthe night but gradually increase as the night goes on. By the time morning rollsaround, we are in REM almost all the time. 99% of my projections have been in themorning bouncing in and out of REM sleep and also why multiple published authorsreport projecting after "several sleep cycles" because they have transitioned out ofsleep stages 1-4 and are in REM. I think many dreams are indeed disguised astralprojections because people have shared the same unusual dream content, receivedinformation not normally accessible to them and visited people and were seen.

I also found references to companies on the net that use Rapid Eye Technology to

simulate the REM sleep state in order to perform passive emotional healing. They dothis by mimicking the REM state via eye movements (moving side to side andgradually moving up). I found this an interesting correlation because the astralutilizes the "emotional body" and by duplicating REM sleep, (the time we naturallyproject) to work on emotional wounds does make sense. Even doctors that don'tutilize Rapid Eye Technology state that "dreams help people process emotionalmaterial".

In summary, the goal isn't to mimic sleep, but mimic REM sleep.

Healing

We leave our bodies every night to recharge ourselves. Those deprived of sleep toolong can even die. Every night we restore energy, heal broken neural connections,and so on. I remember one night leaving my body and actually witnessing, inmicroscopic terms, the healing of neural paths in my brain that naturally break down.Whenever I'm feeling down or "drained", I just tell myself to hang in there because Iknow a good night's rest will "restore" myself and lift any deteriorated mood.

This is one type of healing. The other healing is life long and I would consider vastlymore important; and that's healing our soul. Lives are crippled and growth delayedbecause people refuse to heal from the wrongs they felt were done to them byothers. That wrong can be blamed on God, parents, employers, spouses, and self.What good is healing a broken bone or disease, if the soul remains broken? Let usfocus on that before we focus on our physical shells. Long after we have left thephysical plane of existence, our soul carries with it the scars incurred while here onearth.

It has recently been asked of me, "What is healing?" I feel that healing is theremoval of obstacles that are blocking or slowing our spiritual growth. That obstacle


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is many things; fear, love lost, physical addictions, hate, and so on. The process ofremoving these from our life is healing. So how do you heal? I would think that firstwe have to see the obstacle. Acknowledge that our progress has been slowed downby this weight. Understand the obstacle. Why is it there? Why do I refuse to let go?Next is to learn the lesson. Why did this happen? Was it to learn to love, control onesself, being judgmental? Was it to learn that we are only here temporarily and thematerial things we deem important, aren't really so? Was it karma? This is an

individual process, and can only be asked by each person. Once we see why and howthe issue came about, then we can work on acceptance and a cure. Acceptance if it'sunfixable (as in the past) and curable if it's an addiction, a current relationship orsituation.

The wonderful thing about the astral and healing is that this process can happen inminutes, whereas it can take years (if at all) while in the physical. I have to share aparticular example that William Buhlman included in his book, "Adventures BeyondThe Body". Michael Crichton (author of Jurassic Park) described his OBE in his bookTravels. On one occasion, he initiated his obe with his guide and friend, Gary.Basically, Michael leaves his body through his third chakra, moves into the astral

plane and meets his father. He then says, "I felt worried. I hadn't had an easy timewith my father. Now he was showing up while I was vulnerable, in an altered state ofconsciousness. I wondered what he would do, what would happen. He approachedme. My father looked the same, only translucent and misty, like everything else inthis place. I didn't want to have a long conversation with him. I was quite nervous.

Suddenly he embraced me.

In the instant of that embrace, I saw and felt everything in my relationship with myfather, all the feelings he had had and why he had found me difficult, all the feelings Ihad had and why I had misunderstood him, all the love that there was between us,

and all the confusion and misunderstanding that had overpowered it. I saw all thethings he had done for me and all the ways he had helped me. I saw every aspect ofour relationship at once, the way you can take in at a glance something small youhold in your hand. it was an instant of compassionate acceptance and love.

I burst into tears."

Gary asked, "What is happening now?"

Michael replied, "He's hugging me."

And then it was over. He then proceeded to say that this whole experience happenedin just a few seconds and that in those few seconds his relationship with his fatherhad been resolved in a flash.

We all have wounds that need to be addressed and healed. This can usually be foundwhere there is "blame" directed at someone or something. For example, if we saythat our lives could have been better if our parents had put us through school, if Godhad blessed us more, if that guy at work wasn't such a jerk, etc, then we canprobably find the blame and in turn find the wounds. The healing comes inacceptance, forgiveness, compassion, and responsibility. Blaming others is easy and


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requires no self analysis. A hard concept for me to learn was that it is not what issaid or done to us, but how we react. We can be as miserable, or as happy as wedecide to be. The next time you are in the astral, ask to meet the higher self of theperson you feel has done you wrong and then accept and forgive them. In the astral,that person will be stripped of all pretenses, walls, and blocks (actually, you both will)which is when real progress can be made. I believe that you will come back with aload lifted and a brighter outlook. What happens to us is not a punishment, but a

lesson.

There is also the need for physical healing. You can heal yourself, or others, usingseveral methods. One is to enter focus 12 (mind awake, body asleep, also known asthe hypnagogic state) and use visualization. The way that you visualize is up to you.I'll provide you an example. A man was diagnosed with cancer. He would meditateevery night and visualize little men taking miniature tools and chipping away at thecancer until it was gone. Over the next few months, his cancer was gone. You canimagine as you breath in, that healing energy is entering your ailing spot, and as youbreath out, the disease, or ailment is leaving your

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