Astral Travel for Beginners by Richard Webster

Author:Richard Webster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: OBE, astral travel, astral projection, out-of-body, out of body, astral, astral plane, etheric, coincidence, remote viewing, febtradepromo
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2012-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Nine

Other Methods of Astral Traveling

I have already explained the method that I, and most of my students, have found to be the easiest way of leaving the body. However, everyone is different and, because of this, the method I personally prefer for leaving the body may not be the best method for you.

I have successfully astral traveled using all of the methods described in this chapter. I have left out at least as many methods that have not worked for me. Presumably they work for other people, but because I could not achieve success with them, I have not included them here. I remember spending months trying to astral travel using a method described by Oliver Fox in his book Astral Projection. This method involved sending the body to sleep while the mind remains awake.1 This may sound similar to the progressive relaxation method, but is not, because his method involves muscular rigidity and a degree of pain. I found this impossible to achieve, so have not included it.

I have also left out all the different methods that involve drugs. Certainly, for thousands of years people in various cultures have utilized hallucinogens to help them leave their bodies, and I have spoken to several people who involuntarily astral traveled while they were under the influence of drugs. However, drugs are not necessary and can sometimes produce frightening experiences. They are also inclined to distort the way the person sees things and do not give a true picture of what should be a wonderful experience.

Meditation Method

It may sound surprising that you can astral travel while meditating, but in fact this is one of the easier ways of leaving the body, as it is smooth and effortless. In fact, there have been many reports of people who spontaneously astral traveled while meditating. Some of the older methods of leaving the body need fierce determination and hard work, but meditation needs neither.

All you do is sit back in a comfortable chair, close your eyes, relax, and think pleasant thoughts. After a few minutes of this, progressively relax all of the muscles of your body, until you feel as limp and relaxed as a rag doll.

You are now physically relaxed. The next step is to quiet your mind and allow your consciousness to be still and empty. You may feel some strange sensations as you do this. You may feel a cooling breeze, for instance. I sometimes experience a gentle, not unpleasant, humming sound in my ears. Shapes and forms may appear in your consciousness. Look at them, but do not let them start your thinking processes again.

Once your physical body and conscious mind are both totally relaxed, lie still and wait. You may find your head appears to grow larger. You may find that you are moving. This could be a gentle rocking from side to side, or it could be a powerful vibration. The vibration may feel like uncontrolled shivering or a shudder that won’t stop. It is difficult to allow these things to occur without thinking about them.

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