✨ General articles on the subject of astral projection, etc

From the earliest times of my astral projection investigations, I wanted to make one of my destinations the moon. I read over and over in books how people would go to their friend's house or some such thing, but all I could think of was "how boring!" Maybe it was my natural love of space that created this desire, but all I knew was that I would not give up until my goal of seeing Earth from the surface of the moon had been met. 

I typically don't post too many of my personal astral projection experiences, as they are all deeply personal, but someone sent me a link recently that supported a very odd thing that I saw on the moon. 

First let me outline my astral endeavor to the moon. I did my hemi-sync tape before bed, and sometime during the night I became lucid while vibrating heavily. I was able to separate my astral arms and pull myself out. I went outside and searched the night sky for the moon, of which I was able to locate. Then, I started to fly towards it, but this was taking an agonizingly long time so I decided to see if I could simply "will" myself to it. Before I could finish that thought, I was on the dark side of the moon. I couldn't see earth so I skimmed the surface until I could see earth shimmering in front of me. The colors are more intense in the astral so it was a wondrous vision for me. At last! 

Now, here's where it got interesting. After I admired the Earth for a while, I was approached by a man who said almost nothing to me, but instead led me below the loamy gray surface of the moon to a compound. I've attempted to describe this before, and I've used the terms "military" or "research facility". It had the feel of being primarily inhabited by men (versus perhaps a family feel to it). We didn't do much except look around for a while. I saw an area similar to a "mess hall" with things like cigarette butts and trash. The rest was rather boring and sterile in detail. 

Well, the link that was recently sent to me included a reference to a book written by Ingo Swann. In his new book, "Penetration" it states that the book "Reveals a long-held secret series of experiences with a 'deep black' agency whose apparent charter was simple: UFOs and extraterrestrials on the moon..." There was also mention of military involvement and an underground structure. Most people in the astral projection/remote viewing community are familiar with Ingo Swann. Here's a copy of his bio: "Ingo Swann, parapsychology researcher, author, and artist, is the originator of the Coordinate Remote Viewing protocols. He has an MA and a Doctorate in Humanities with a concentration in parapsychology, and another honorary Doctorate degree. He worked at the United nations for 12 years. He is now retired and living in Manhattan where he continues his personal research into the vast possible potentials of the human mind." 

While this is hardly evidence that what I saw was real (A military type underground compound) it was interesting non-the-less. A seemingly outlandish claim (for both of us), but most would say that anyways about astral projection. 

Additionally, here is a related excerpt from "The Energy Grid" by Bruce L. Cathie. "During my many years of research I have uncovered a considerable body of evidence pointing to the existence of projects being carried out on a world-wide basis which have direct connections with UFOs. From this evidence the logical conclusion is that top scientists and electronic engineers have direct contact and communication with UFOs. I also believe it is most probable that a Moon-base has already been established by our own scientists. The advanced technology would give them this capability. When the rocket program was wound down years ago, it was probably because it was obsolete."  ~

Here's a response to a good question: 

The question from the reader: 

What is the astral? Is it a part of the universal consciousness? An alternate dimension? The spirit world? The collective electro-magnetic energy of the earth?  The unified subconscious of man? Heaven? Hell? 

My response: 

Well, this is a big question, and you're going to get different answers from every person that you ask due to their religious and cultural backgrounds. So my opinion is just that, an opinion! 

I'm going to answer it based off your suggestion/question above: Heaven and hell are really just the astral plane, separated by vibrational frequencies. You can say earth is also "hell" because it's so low vibrationally, along with the lower astral realms, and the higher astral planes are "heaven" because they vibrate at a very fine rate and are quite gorgeous. But the astral has only 7 levels and then you start getting into the higher planes of existence (mental, buddhic, etc.) which is where the "collective unconscious" or "universal mind" might exist. Everyone uses different words for these planes of existence (heaven, hell, collective unconscious, etc.) Spirits live in the astral realm, and when you leave the astral realm to the higher realms, you are "consciousness" and have no vehicle like the physical body or astral form although you can elect to appear in one (Robert Monroe talked about how he would see a blaze of energy and that energy would tune itself down and appear as a human). You are simply Conscious energy at that point. All things are vibrations, whether light or sound, so the physical realm is just different vibrations (coarser) then the astral, the mental and so forth. We are here to learn and love, and as we do, our vibrations raise, which is when you can start to tap into the different planes of existence. The more I meditate and astral project, the wider my frequencies become which means that I can go to higher planes of existence. When I project, I can pick up on radio and tv frequencies, and can sometimes 'see' or 'hear' what some other people cannot. When you die, you migrate to the portion of the astral plane that you are in tune with vibrationally (hence the whole concept of "bad" people go to hell and "good" people go to heaven). If you saw the higher astral planes, you would know why it's confused for "heaven" for it is simply beyond words. 

The astral realm is also known as the "emotional" realm because it reacts to our thoughts. Not only is it an astral counterpart to the physical world (so the astral counterpart of a chair would exist in the astral), but it is also what we "think" about so a lot of mental "debris" exists in the astral which is why everyone gets so confused while projecting. This is not all levels though. The higher levels don't seem to have the astral thought matter that the lower and mid levels do (I know, because I've seen them). People think that they are not astral projecting (despite the unmistakable separation process) because they see objects in the astral that do not necessarily exist in the physical, so they question this reality. The fact is, they ARE astral projecting, and the astral can seem quite jumbled at times. And we humans are not the only entities that exist in the astral as well... 

The astral is not just a play land for sleeping or projecting humans. It can be structured like physical life, where people go to classes, or even "work" on projects of their choice.  ~

thought at one time that repeatedly leaving the body made it easier due to a loosening of the magnetic hold over the physical body. William Buhlman also stated in his book that this is the case. However, I do not think that this is true anymore. If the hold over the physical body is loosened with each attempt, the margin is miniscule! 

I think what makes it easier over time is just plain getting older. As we get older, we start the downhill life cycle and our magnetic hold on the body weakens as we head into old age. So what could be misconstrued as "easier with practice" is really "easier with age". That is why young people struggle so! Their bodies are full of vitality and energy, and energy creates magnetism. Sick people (like the famous projector Sylvan Muldoon) and older people (like Robert Monroe who started projecting much later in life) had an easier time because the links are weakened. The only thing that makes it easier with "experience" is that you get good at knowing how to take advantage of such things as the vibrations, knowing to get away from your body and mastering concentration. Notice how you don't see any books on the market by young and healthy projectors? 

The conditions that you need to project are a weakened body. That can include being ill, groggy from too much sleep, deeply relaxed as in deep meditation, or having fasted. THAT is what makes projection possible. I've received e-mails from people who found projection easy while they were in bed with the flu, but as soon as they returned to normal health, astral projection again eluded them. If it was based on repeated projections alone, they would have continued to be able to leave their body after they regained their health. 

Of course there are exceptions as with anything. There are people who have a naturally lose hold over their astral body and can project easily, and even at a very young age, but these are the exceptions, not the rule. 

So if we start practicing now, we'll be fantastic by the time we're in those old folks homes!  ~

I've been asked several times what would happen if we tried to visit a black hole in the astral. While I personally cannot say for sure, I thought the hypothesis would make an interesting article. 

If we try and travel to a black hole in the astral, it will not be the black hole that we see, but the astral counterpart (as that's what you see in the astral... astral counterparts to physical objects). The light spectrum is incredibly more vast in the astral and while it seems that no light can escape a black hole in the physical, in the astral you may see something (so it may not be a black hole after all). 

To get to a black hole would require a lot of talent (I'd like to call this person an "Astralnaut"). When I projected to the moon, I simply "willed" myself to the moon. However, we can see the moon... How would we know if we made it to a black hole if it was indeed black in the astral? It would be hard to know when you are there, other than the detection that you are completely surrounded by blackness. This person would also have to have a lot of guts. Anyone who has ever entered outer orbit knows the initial engulfing loneliness associated with it. It took several trips before I got over the fact that I was totally ALONE out there and everyone I knew and loved was back on earth. You have to have a strong, independent and adventurous spirit to want to tackle anything like that. The training for that would be as intensive as it would be for a regular astronaut. This sounds like it wouldn't be frightening, but I remember the first time I flew so high that I could start to see the curvature of the earth. Panic set in and I couldn't get down fast enough! 

As far as which "body" of preference to use for travel, I don't think you could travel there in the etheric and see the "physical" black hole (I say physical because the etheric shares the closest vibrations to the physical) because if you read my article called 'Our Five Bodies' under the Commentary link, you'll see that the role of the etheric is mainly an energy body and I don't think it goes very far, so the best vehicles would be either the astral or mental. 

I would also venture to say that you would get 'sucked' into a black hole due to the powerful magnetic pull. If you read my Science page you'll see that the astral body has magnetic qualities (which keeps us attached to the physical) and a black hole, incredibly magnetic, would suck you in. But I don't think you would "die" because your soul has no magnetic qualities and you would probably just pop back to your body. When you leave your body, not all of your astral substance goes with you, so although you might feel drained because some of it is in the black hole, you wouldn't die.  ~

Is this against my religion? 

"Or ever the silver cord be loosed, 

Or the golden bowl be broken, 

Or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, 

Or the wheel broken at the cistern." 

- Ecclesiastes 12:6 

"It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body." 

- Corinthians 15:44 

It is my belief that astral projection is not against spiritual attainment, but in fact, directly related to achieving a higher state of consciousness. 

During both near death and out of body experiences, people have reported seeing religious figures. What's interesting, is that depending on that person's belief, is what they will see. Robert Peterson, in "Out of Body Experiences" wrote, "Christians tend to see Christ. Buddhists tend to see Buddha. Hindus tend to see their deities. I believe there is only one God. Perhaps certain powerful spiritual entities on the other side can appear in a form that makes the participant most comfortable." 

Reverend Joshua Orsak, Dip Bib St, BCE, who subscribes to a lucid dreaming board, provided these statistics on dreaming and the bible, which he graciously has allowed me to post here. And it has always been my postulation that dreams were just concealed episodes of astral travels. 

"Dreams are mentioned 98 times in the Bible, God appeared to people and communicated with his elected servants in Gen 20:3, Gen 20:6, Gen 28:12 (where Jacob percieved Jacob's Ladder), Gen 31:10-11, Gen 31:24, Gen 37:6-10, in Gen 41-42 God communicates with Joseph through the dreams of egyptians and the Pharoah, Gen 42:9, in Numbers 12:6 God says he communicates through dreams, more communication in Judges 7:13-15, we see that God communicates by dreams in 1 Sam 28:6 and 28:15, talks to Solomon via dreams in 1Kings 3:5-15, we see allusions to dream-nature of God in Job 4:3, 7:14, 20:8, 33:15, same in Psalm 126:1, Ecclesiastes 5:3, again we see God speaking to prohets in dreams in Jeremiah 23:28, Daniel was very in tune with dreams communicating with God and interpreting them in Dan 1:17, 2:1-45, 4:1-28, and his prophecies came in dreams (7:1, 7:15), more of this theme in Joel 2:28 and Zechariah 10:2. In the new testament we can see similar themes in Matt 2:12-22, Matt 27:19, and Acts 2:17. Just thought you may be interested in this, and I wanted to confirm that dream travel is a legitimate Christian tool." 

Astral projection appears to be in line with attaining a higher spiritual awareness of self. William Buhlman wrote in "Adventures Beyond the Body" that "According to an in-depth study of 360 participants published in 1992 by Dr. Melvin Morse, "Out-of-body experiences do not seem to alter one's professed values." Many people even report that their religious beliefs have been confirmed and strengthened by their out of body experience." 

I think it's safe to assume that we are indeed more than our physical body and the pursuit of discovering who we really are is natural and healthy. Eastern religions have been promoting astral projection for centuries. It was also part of the Egyptian culture as well. Out of curiosity, I looked up "Spirit" in the back of a bible, and it was referenced 63 times. 

I have a friend who is very religious and she thought it was bad because the few times she left her body she heard horrid screams, which she interpreted as evil (or the devil). These noises can sometimes be heard when you first leave your body because you are on the lowest level of the astral (the etheric). If she had proceeded, moved away from her body, and raised her vibrations, these noises would have vanished. (I long ago realized that if I simply ignore these noises, they go away). They can do you no harm. Look at how much evil presence is here in the "physical", and yet we deal with it and accept it as part of our existence; it is no different once you leave your body. All types of people (or entities) exist, both good and bad. We cannot look at one side of the issue, for if we did, we would have a narrow view indeed! The act of astral projection is not bad, but what you may encounter may scare the heck out of you. 

As William Buhlman says in "Adventures Beyond the Body" that "Instead of Saint John stating in Revelation, "I was in the spirit," he would likely say, "I was out of body."  ~