I have read many articles and books on the phenomenon of Astral Travel. Wouldn’t it be great if you could visit other places almost instantly, and better yet, for free ? Astral Travel is also known as an out-of-body experience. It is the concious separation of the astral body from the physical body. This results in an altered state of conciousness. I have read about several methods or techniques that can be practiced in order to achieve this: 1) meditation; 2) trance; and 3) imagination tecniques. However, the most common way that I have read where this happens is during sleep spontaneously.

Astral Travel has been reported by people who have had a near death experience. Some people have who have had this type of experience have reported watching their operation or recalling conversations among hospital staff.

During a person’s astral voyage, communication with other astral voyagers is possible. The experience can occur during lucid dreaming, during a deep meditaion, or at times of crisis. The soul moves into an astral body, which moves free of the physical body in a parallel world known as the astral plane.

Depending on the person, the appearance of the astral body can range from a gossamer-like form to an exact replica of the physical body with a long silver cord connecting the physical and astral bodies.

Having the ability to project conciousness can open up many interesting opportunities to the dreamer. Some claim to be able to travel to remote locations. They claim to be able to walk on the beaches of Hawaii, or explore the ancient pyramids of Egypt, or even go to the moon.

Frederik Van Eeden presented one of the first studies of out-of-body experiences to the Society of Psychical Research in 1913. He told the society that his own lucid dreams were often preceded for several nights of dreams of flying, and that sometimes these lucid dreams included apparent information he received clairvoyantly that could be verified correctly later. He believed that he left his body.

One author of an article I have read, Craig Hamilton-Park, wrote in his book, Psychic Dreaming, “On Occassion, I have looked down at my sleeping body from the ceiling and have sometimes awoken with clear memories of having visited a remote location.”

At first the experience of being without a body is frightening if you have never heard of Astral Travel. It is natural to assume you are dead and panic sets in. Don’t worry. The result is usually a quick return to your body. A quick return is sometimes accompanied by a loud bang and a brillant flash of light. Once the initial fears are overcome Astral Travel becomes more natural and is not accompanied by any negative sensations.

In my own personal experiences, I have had the feeling of deja vu, or the feeling that I have been someplace before in some of my dreams. I find myself in a house and I can walk around in it. I seem to know my way around. I am familiar with the layout of the place, what is in each room and where everything is. I have visited this house more than once, but I don’t know where it is. I believe there are workshops that are available that you can take to help you “remember” information from these experiences.

Sweet dreams…