More often than not, the majority have heard the term as Out of Body. Perhaps they heard it from a movie, book or an enlightened associate.
Out of Body is real and it’s something which anyone can learn to do. In fact, you’ve probably already astral projected and were unaware of it.
In order to determine if you have had an out of body experience or to begin learning to astral project it is important to understand what out of body is. Simply put out of body is when your spirit body leaves your physical body. This is something that happens naturally at night when you are asleep, but it is possible for you to do it consciously and control the journey of your spirit body.
When astral projecting, you can visit any place in the past, present or future. All you have to do is to focus on it and you can go there. Your astral body is not limited by physical proximity and when your body sleeps, it is free to travel.
Many people may not be aware of the fact that many enlightened individuals believe in the existence of multiple bodies. The physical being only one of these bodies and the astral being another. It may also be referred to as the ethereal body. The astral body is considered to be both invisible and a duplicate of the physical body. It lacks substance, which has given rise to its name as an ethereal body. The question then becomes if the body lacks substance how can it be connected to the physical body. The answer is through a silver cord.
The silver cord is attached from the moment that the astral body and the physical body connect. It only detaches at the moment of death when the astral and physical body permanently disconnect from each other.
It is this cord that recalls the astral body to the physical body.
When we astral project, where do our astral bodies go? They go to their natural element, the astral plane: an ethereal counterpart to the physical world.
Experts are not all in agreement about exactly how the astral plane works, but they generally agree that there are many different levels which make up the astral plane and that it is tuned to a slightly different rate of our vibration than our own. We can’t perceive it with our physical senses, but our astral bodies can travel through this plane of reality with ease.
Naturally, you may question as to the dangers of Out of Body. Yes and no is the answer. Out of Body is something we are all capable of doing. We also know that the astral body can exit the physical body and will return. However, as with all things you should be sensible. What this means is that you do need good solid thinking skills and know what you want in order to go where you want to go.
The only dangers exist when astral projecting while intoxicated. When you’re not fully in control of yourself, then emotional or psychological damage could result. The most dangerous parts of the astral plane are its lowest levels exactly where you’re the most likely to end up while under the influence.
This is the reason it is imperative that you understand how to do this and where you want to project to. Your goal is to do Out of Body using your conscious mind. You need to have total control over your astral body and what it is doing. Your total control comes from the thoughts you think.
If you take the time to get properly prepared ahead of time, you might find that you are able to astral project quite quickly. There are also many professionals in this field that teach different ways of helping a person gain the necessary control to have a better experience, though many people prefer to astral project alone, from the comfort of home.
There are also a number of books and online resources available. For example, by listening to a quality Out Of Body hypnosis recording, you can enter the right state of mind. This type of recording will help you fully relax and will take you through the necessary stages. The advantage of a recording over a professional session is that you can play the recording multiple times until your subconscious receives the message that it is okay for the astral body to leave the physical body.
A new audio recording technology called binaural beats has been shown to help people astral project as well. The listener hears two slightly different frequencies, one in each ear and the effect of these sounds is deep relaxation as the listener’s brainwaves tune into just the right frequency for Out Of Body.
You should not become frustrated when you are not successful at Out of Body when you first begin. You must practice the art to perfect it. It is not something you must acquire, since we are all capable of doing it. However, you need to fine-tune your natural ability since you have forgotten it.
If you’re not convinced that you can astral project, think back to one of those dreams you’ve had where you’re flying, then falling. This was an Out of Body, not a dream. The flying you experienced was your astral body traveling and the falling sensation was your astral body returning to your physical body.
Out of Body is real and just needs to be ‘relearn’ as deep down you know what to do. Most people simply need to remember this skill and then fine-tune it.