Astral projection is simply a term that describes the separation of the spirit body from the physical body whether or not a person is conscious of it.
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You may think of your physical body as the real you but, in reality, it is not you at all. It is just a vehicle in temporary use to allow you to experience a physical existence. You can cut off an arm or a leg and you are still YOU. When you die, YOU are still YOU, but your body is just an inert bag of bones that will quickly start to disintegrate and assimilate into its surroundings as bits and pieces of matter and energy. Goodbye BODY.
There is a claim that astral projection occurs to each of us at night when we are asleep. The purpose for this is to regenerate the system for the next days work. Don’t ask me to explain how this is done because I haven’t a clue. Not my job, man. I simply know that sleep is necessary for energy regeneration and it stands to reason that some sort of separation may be necessary to get the job done. I didn’t design the process, I just let it happen.
For those of you who say this just ain’t so, I have this to offer: THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH. If something is TRUE, it doesn’t matter if one billion people believe it is FALSE, it is still TRUE. This is the problem we all have with our BELIEF SYSTEM. It appears to be no accident that the initials of our BELIEF SYSTEM are BS. A BELIEF SYSTEM is something that should be constantly changing. If it is not, it is dead and should be given a decent burial.
Whether or not you choose to acknowledge your astral projection experiences is up to you. Have you ever had a DREAM in which you met a deceased loved one? Maybe it wasn’t just a dream. Maybe you were astral projected into the spirit world, making it possible for your loved one to appear to you. Only you can make that judgment. I have had experiences where I thought I was in the physical body when, in reality, I was in spirit. It can be frustrating, especially if you are trying to do something physical like turn on a light switch. There are numerous accounts of spirit being able to turn on lights but I sure as heck couldn’t.
The important thing to know here is that astral projection can be consciously initiated. There is a claim that all of us have this ability but I can only speak for myself. And “myself” is having great difficulty getting completely out of my body these days. Some of my friends might suggest that I have no trouble getting “out of my mind”. Some friends they are. But it’s important to have friends like that to help you keep grounded and keep the EGO under control.
There is much to be said about why astral projection is desirable and useful and what the implications are for advancing our spirituality.
It has occurred to me that it would be beneficial if every religious group in the world had an ASTRAL PROJECTION STUDY GROUP. It has everything to do with wanting to make the world a better place in which to live and grow both physically and spiritually. Why should I give a damn? In a few short years that big finger is going to come out of the sky and hit that big red reset button on my chest and I’ll be out of here. People tell me I don’t stand a ghost of a chance of fixing the world in my lifetime, and they are right. But the world is likely to be around for a substantial part of eternity and eternity is a very long time. As I tell my doubting friend, “I’m going to fix the world before I die and I know it’s going to be a big job, so I may require a little help from you.” Anyway, the only way something has a prayer of being finished is if it is first started. I’m just concerned that when I die and face that panel of judges, they might say” Why, in HELL, didn’t you get something started when you had the chance”? And all I will be able to say is “ I was too busy accumulating STUFF and the maintenance on that STUFF is monumental. I did, however, realize that I was in a HELL, as you say, but I felt I would be rid of it once I got out ”. At this point I’m scared to death, so to speak, that they will point me in the direction of a door that has “RETURN” above it in big letters. Oh s—ugar!
How I got to this point is a good example of SYNCHRONICITY. SYNCHRONICITY is something I learned in connection with my work in the computer industry. It has to do with events that occur at certain times and in certain sequences so as to facilitate another event that would otherwise not have happened. I have sometimes wondered why I ended up in the computer industry as a career. I have since come to realize that it was not because the world needed another mediocre computer engineer. I believe it was to give me experience that I can relate to spirituality to help understand the nature of the many universes and the nature of the creators of those universes.
Just so you don’t get the idea that I know very much, let me inform you that I am not an expert in anything and the more I learn, the more I realize just how little I know of the whole picture. That’s the disadvantage of learning, the more you learn the smaller you get. My friend informs me that he doesn’t feel that way and I inform him that is because he hasn’t learned anything since the third grade. Just kidding.
My mother and father are deceased now but I can still feel their presence when I attend a service in their church. On more than one occasion I have heard my name called softly when awakening from sleep or returning from an astral journey. It sounds as though it could be my mother’s voice and it is always “Dick”, never “Richard”. My mother knew the Bible better than anyone I have ever known and she was completely open-minded about all things spiritual, including the crazy things I am into.
I love to tell the story of my mother and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. They used to come to her house and try to convert her to their way of thinking and my mother welcomed them in her usual loving manner. I’m sure the discussions were always quite civil but I’m also sure they were quite frustrated as she lovingly revealed their misconceptions of the passages in the Bible. One day they said something like this to her: “We don’t have a good answer for you, but one of the top men from headquarters is coming to town and we’d like to bring him around and have him answer your questions. And so they did. To make a long story short, the man became confused and departed with the promise to go back to headquarters and get the answers to her questions and let her know and she never heard from him again. I ask you, would you want a leader that can be so easily confounded and does not keep his promises to a little old lady. I’m sure at least one EGO was brought down a notch or two that day.
How much stuff are you going to take with you when you die? The joke goes something like this, “If I can’t take it with me, I’m not going.” GOOD LUCK with that one. So if there is STUFF that you can’t take with you, how important is it? To those who feel this physical life is all there is, it is very important to them and they will work hard to get and do as much STUFF as possible. I know people like this.
If the other side is anything like I’ve seen in my astral travels, all that STUFF would only be a hindrance to you if you could take it with you. What good would your big fancy car be when you can travel at the speed of light without a vehicle? What good is your airplane when you can fly without one? The only STUFF you can take with you is SPIRITUAL STUFF. If we haven’t developed any SPIRITUAL STUFF we may not like the kind of existence we will have on the other side. We can either be on a SPIRITUAL JOURNEY while being in a physical existence or we can be on a PHYSICAL JOURNEY while ignoring the SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. Does the last one sound like anyone you know and which one are you?
I’m not a preacher and I don’t mean to be preachy but I just want to make the point that there is much more to this life than we might want to think about. We are confronted with many opportunities in life, how many have we missed? I find that many people think this ASTRAL PROJECTION thing is a bunch of hooey. It’s a lot more fun to create fantasy worlds in our mind than to expend the energy to discover the real worlds. The movie business is very successful at this and I admit I find some movies quite enjoyable. I also realize that I could spend my time enjoying the fantasies and miss the opportunities to prepare myself for ETERNITY.
It’s only fair to acknowledge that there are some important things to consider when embarking on a journey into the astral planes. Not everyone will be receptive to the idea that one can make such a journey and some will view it as witchcraft. I have come to believe it is just the exploration of more of creation that we can’t see with our physical eyes. It is simply a part of the SCIENCE OF of GOD.
I had a discussion with Dr. Michael Ryce (a spiritual guru of sorts), and I respect his opinion, although I do not completely agree with it. He feels that astral projection is used for the amusement of those interested in what he calls phenomenology. I agree that the phenomena are rather enticing to thrill seekers and can certainly produce events every bit as exciting as rides at the fair. However, the spiritual implications are so important that I feel that it is virtually impossible for anyone achieving astral projection to be unaffected by them. Dr. Ryce includes much about physics in his program and I believe he could greatly benefit by expanding his knowledge to the physics of the spirit worlds, as there are some very basic differences.
The other thing to consider is the impact to ones belief system. Many people are so hard programmed by their religious teachings that any experience to the contrary can be very upsetting. So, tread lightly when presenting this to others. It must be done very carefully and with love and we must honor their wishes if they are not ready for it. As Yogi Berra once said “If they don’t wanna come, you can’t stop em.”
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