Methods of astral projection

The art of conducting a fully conscious projection of the energetic spiritual body otherwise known as an OBE (out-of-body experience)

The human spirit is extremely tangible and eternal as it never fades even after your long dead and your energetic body can even be shifted inside of your physical in the opposite direction and tell when your being watched among other things. People don't realize the capabilities they possess while they're still alive though, anyone is capable of this and its extremely exciting and eye opening to achieve it.

There have been well documented studies and occurrences of crossing over to the other side during a Near Death Experience and then coming back afterwards with unexplained memories and ESP/PSI abilities.

Astral Projection can be easier for some and very difficult for others as it requires a delicate balance of mind, body and spirit along with preliminary exercises and training.

I would recommend atleast a basic knowledge of chakras, regular meditation to increase focus and spiritual fortitude and energy training which I will walk you through.

Projecting your spiritual essence with a perfect copy of your consciousness and traversing the 7 planes of existence is both enlightening and dangerous as its possible to wander into many negative areas and beings and taint your aura and spirit when you exit the projection and realign with your physical body.

BODY AND ENERGY EXERCISES

Any tension or uncomfortable sensations in your body need to be dealt with especially for beginners, muscle tension and breathing exercises need to practiced to help you to attain a deeper level of focus and trance.

ss. Proceed to your calves and thighs separately using this same method. After completing your lower body move to the hands then the forearms and lastly the biceps.

Now for the other areas such as the back, neck, chest and ligaments lean back and outstretch your arms and stretch as you would if you were first getting up out of bed, hold for 5 seconds and release. If done correctly you should feel relaxed and relieved of any discomfort you had before.

You need to become more aware of your spiritual energy and be able to arrange your energy and let it flow freely while being fully aware of it at the same time.

This exercise can be done using your fingernail or a damp cloth is sometimes seen as an even easier method. Sit in a comfortable position and proceed to take your finger and run it along your big toe, up the front side of your lower leg and over the knee and this should produce a tingling/warm sensation, the goal is to close your eyes and visualize as you sense this feeling and hold it for as long as possible.

Next run your finger along the outside of your thigh and up the side of your ribs and hold this sensation as long as you can, repeat the same method for the remaining points on your body daily for days/weeks until you can produce this sensation without any outside stimulation, only through visualization. You need to be able to hold your energy at specific points in your body without any assistance (knees, shoulders, neck, head etc.)

Ive heard from a few practitioners that you need a way to find your body to exit while projecting or risk losing your physical body. This is not true, your spiritual body is held in place by an invisible tether known as the "Silver Cord" this tether only breaks when you die and pass on and none other.

Any outside stimulus will bring you rushing back to your physical body as it has with me and as you can read in numerous articles. Anything such as a noise near your body, being touched or something unexpected will cause you to lose your focus and exit the trance which Is why I dim the lights and use a blindfold to shield my eyes along with earplugs or phones for guided music of my choosing for ambience and increased focus and relaxation.

If none of this occurs while projecting then simply visualize your body lying down or rejoining and this should work effortlessly ive actually done it by accident a few times.

GETTING READY TO PROJECT

This is my own personal method and may not be the precise way for each individual person as everyone is different

Assume a comfortable position without any outside stimulus to take away from your from concentration such as sheets, bedpost, excess pillows as well as keeping your hands placed on your upper thighs as having them at your sides can cause problems with circulation if your anything like me.

Begin by maintaining your relaxation and making sure the lights are off and any outside sound or disturbances are out of the way. I usually use a blindfold to keep my eyes closed as any bodily movement or opening of the eyes can ruin your attempts as well as breathing too deep along with earplugs or phones for guided meditation audio that helps set the stage for increased comfort and ambience.

The goal is to paralyze your body while remaining fully conscious and awake as falling asleep can be its own separate experience as when I fall asleep during I notice my dreams are much more vivid and I have a greater degree of lucidity and control as well as excellent memory of them although I'm not perfectly lucid.

Begin by moving your energy from the crown of your skull to your toes and repeat while remaining completely aware of the location of your energy throughout the flow of your body and if you have trouble I usually visualize as a white outline of energy on the outside of my body while working over it in layers as it seemed to assist in feeling the vibrations.

You should begin to feel a cold/warm, tingling type sensation after a while as your body's regular feelings subside into a sort of numbness. After this its usually proceeded by a light vibration throughout your body as you would feel as if sitting in a running car or on a bus.

The vibrations are simply your spiritual body getting ready to disconnect and shouldn't be alarming, you may also feel a sort of cold breeze flowing over you without any outside interference such as air conditioning or fans, this too is your body getting ready to separate but it isn't necessary to achieve projection..

This is not nearly the full information on astral projection and I encourage anyone to seek more on this as it can only strengthen your connection and make you more intuitive to projection itself although I believe this to be an excellent starting point for those wishing to achieve it. I hope to hear of your experiences as I'm sure they can be very informative and helpful to others as well as myself, thank you for your time I wish you the best of luck.

Methods of astral projection are :

1. Robert Monroe’s Technique
2. The Rope Technique
3. The Astral Vehicle Method
4. Induction through Lucid Dreaming
5. Muldoon's thirst technique

1. Robert Monroe’s Technique

Robert A. Monroe

Robert A. Monroe was a pioneer in the research and investigation of altered human consciousness, whose experimenting with a group of researchers led to the foundation of the Monroe Institute that studied and tested his theses with volunteers in its research institution.

Robert Allan Monroe (October 30, 1915-March 17,1995) was a New York radio broadcasting executive who became known for his research into altered consciousness. Wikipedia – Robert Monroe

Monroe is credited for having brought to light the term “out-of-body experience” (short: OBE) with his very popular book “Journeys Out of the Body” that was published in 1971. The technique described in the following has been tested on many individuals and was found to work extraordinarily, as it allowed participants to induce a very powerful out-of-body-experience. Monroe’s technique consists of four different parts, namely “Relaxation”, “State of Vibration”, “Control of Vibrations” and finally “The Separation Process” itself.

The first step of his technique – “Relaxation” – focuses on the physical and mental relaxation, which can be regarded as the foundation of every successful attempt to have an OOBE (out-of-body-experience) or inducing an astral journey.

Secondly, Monroe focuses on the accomplishment of the “State of Vibration” in which he tries to pull a certain type of vibrations back into his head. 

Thirdly, the stage named “Control of Vibrations” has the main objective to utilize the vibrations under conscious control by systematically applying different procedures.

Finally, after having achieved a form of control over the vibrations “The Separation Process” of physical and mental dissociation can begin. Luckily, this is not as difficult sounding as the “Vibration” stage described above. 

2. The Rope Technique

Robert Bruce – Public Domain

The second technique presented in this article is just as much a classic as Robert Monroe’s previously presented method. In fact, you will come across the rope technique – developed by Robert Bruce – on many websites, forums and naturally, of course, in his book.

Similar to Monroe’s “state of vibration” technique, the rope technique requires a deep level of relaxation, too. 

3. The Astral Vehicle Method

The Astral Vehicle

Again, this technique requires you to be in a very relaxed, trance-like state of mind. You can use the progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing exercises as described in my second article (Part II – paragraph III) of this astral journeying series, or any other technique you find suitable for this purpose.

4. The Induction through Lucid Dreaming

Lucid dreaming

The fourth astral traveling technique described in the following is excellent for those who are experienced in lucid dreaming but is even more difficult to apply for those that aren’t – as you would have to learn how to induce lucid dreams before you could even think of implying this technique. Lucid dreaming is, in my opinion, definitely worth a try, as it is by far easier to master than the separation of body and mind (astral projection).

Interestingly enough, many consider that (lucid) dreaming and astral traveling are interconnected experiences. While dreams proceed in the dream plane of the lower astral, controlled and influenced by the subconscious mind of the dreamer, an astral projection takes place on the higher planes, on a higher vibratory level than out-of-body-experiences and in a fully conscious state of mind. One characteristic of an astral journey is that you are fully conscious of yourself leaving your body, you are conscious during the experience and conscious when you re-enter your body, meaning that there is no suspension in consciousness throughout a “real” projection. As opposed to this are lucid dreams, as there is most likely such a suspension in consciousness, whether it be before you become lucid (aware that you are dreaming) or during your experience when you fall back asleep again.

As a side note, a sure-fire way to distinct between an astral projection and a lucid dream is to look at anything that contains numbers or letters, for example, the title of a book, a street sign or a clock. If you notice that the numbers or characters change or get distorted, each time you look at them, you can clearly tell that you are experiencing a lucid dream. On the other hand, while having an astral journey, the numbers and letters will remain the same when looking back at them.

5. Muldoon’s Thirst Technique

Sylvan Muldoon

Sylvan Muldoon, born in 1903, was just as much a pioneer in the research of astral traveling and altered states of consciousness as Robert Monroe was. His books – one of their earliest on the subject matter – have helped to add quantifiable knowledge to the study of the astral projection phenomena. An interesting astral projection method that stems from Muldoon is called the “thirst technique”. According to Muldoon, “thirst is the strongest and most quickly produced ‘stress’ ”, which stimulates the subconscious will to action (taken from p. 117, “Projection of the Astral Body” by Sylvan J. Muldoon and Hereward Carrington, Weiser Books [1970]).

I do NOT recommend this technique for obvious health reasons.