"MEDITATION CHAPTER 9"
ASTRAL TRAVEL
This will be the final chapter in the meditation
book. I have saved it for last, simply because in
order to be able to astrally travel one must be
proficient in meditation. There are other ways, such
as having a near death experience, but for the most
part astral travel is accomplished once one has become
able to meditate in a deep state.
I want to give a background in astral travel before
I actually write about the meditation. Some people ask
what the astral body is. Well, to tell the truth it is
pretty much open to interpretation. I have heard so
many interpretations it can get confusing. Some people
believe that there are dozens of layered realities
within, each having its own particular name and
function. I have not truly gotten into all the "named"
layers, because I prefer to keep things simple, as I
feel they were intended to be.
Anything can be made difficult, if we work at it
long enough. On the spiritual I have always found the
answers to be simple, concise and to the point. I
strive to make things come across that way in my books.
I do not feel that spiritual things should be kept a
mystery or talked about in complex terms that even
confuse those talking (except most of the time they
won't admit to being confused...hehehe). I want to
share my experience and knowledge, as anyone can
accomplish these things if they have; commitment,
desire and pure intent.
Just as we have a physical body, we have an astral
body. This is simply your "consciousness, id, spirit,
essence" (or any other name you wish to tag on), still
you, but without a physical body to encumber you. You
can see with this body (but it is not through physical
eyes so the perception is totally different), hear
(once again not with physical hearing, more of a
thought transference) and even feel (once again not the
same as a physical feeling, more of an emotional
transference).
The reason I am taking the time to explain this
thoroughly, is that most people think astral travel is
just a fun thing to do and want to do it for a lark.
This is very far from the truth. It takes much work to
be able to astrally travel and once you can, you don't
want to "go on vacation" or play around. By then,
hopefully, you have learned that everything must have a
purpose, and the only reason to astrally travel is if
you have a distinct purpose. This is not a day at
Disneyland. There are real dangers associated with
astral travel, so precautions should be taken and
wisdom used.
First of all, when you are out of your physical
body you are entering another dimension. You are able
to see other spirits' in whatever form and the
parameters are not the same. In other words the safety
of your bedroom in the physical world, is not the same
safety in the astral world. You are no longer under
such confines, nor are you just in your "safe" zone.
Walls do not stop spirits and while they, for the most
part, have no effect on your physical body, they can
make a profound effect on your astral body emotionally.
Before anyone astrally travels I always recommend
that they have a complete and strong contact with their
spirit guides (guardian angel, whatever you wish to
call the spirit that protects and guides you). The
spirit guide is more than able to guide you through the
process and keep you safe while you are out of body.
I do not want to alarm anyone, but I have read
reports of experiments that were conducted at a
research Institute concerning astral travel, and they
had more than one incident where a subject went insane
when coming back to their physical body and had to be
institutionalized. I will admit that this is a rare
case, but there is no reason to put yourself in harms
way when there are simple guidelines to follow which
will keep you safe each and every time.
The first guideline, as I already stated above is
to go with your spirit guide. No harm will come to you
with your guide along, as long as you listen to them.
Your guide is capable of taking you to spiritual
realms, physical realms, even to other worlds, once you
get used to traveling. I will tell you right now that
I have found astral travel to be energy draining and
have found restraints as to the amount of time I stay
out of body.
When the spirit leaves the body it must leave
enough energy to run the body, IE breathe, run all
organs and continue the sleep cycle. If your body is
disturbed while astrally traveling you will be pulled
back in faster than a blink of an eye. This is not a
pleasant experience, so you want to make sure you are
in a place where you are not going to be disturbed.
Some people claim to have seen a silver cord
attached to the physical and astral body. I have not
seen such a cord, which does not mean that it doesn't
exist, just that it is something that I have not
experienced. There are also different type of astral
traveling where you don't take as much of yourself. I
know that this is probably starting to sound confusing,
but it isn't really. Imagine that you are driving a
car, you aren't always focusing all your energy on
driving, especially if it is a known route. I know
that I have driven places before and was surprised when
I arrived because I had been daydreaming' most of the
way. This is the same with astral traveling. If it is
a place you have been before and you are comfortable
with, maybe you are only going briefly and don't need
to take a lot of your consciousness with you.
An important thing to remember is; as in all things
the dangers come from our own fears. If you can
approach this without fear, then you are safe. If you
have any trepidation, then make sure you take your
spirit guide along.
Let's talk about intent for a moment. As in all
things; everything has a purpose. Astral travel was
not meant to be a playtoy, nor a means of scaring other
people by appearing in their bedroom. It was also not
meant as a means to prove to people that it exists.
Once astral travel can be proven as a fact, it is no
longer a belief. This is a difficult thing to learn,
and must be given the respect and dignity deserved.
The price for not showing this respect usually comes in
the form of an inability to successfully travel.
Now that I have given my warnings, I can tell you
what great benefit astral traveling has in store for
you. If you are a healer you can go to your patient,
no matter where they are and work on them directly. If
you need information from a spiritual plane, you can go
there and learn. If you wish to travel to other
planets and learn from other beings, you can do that.
The applications are endless, as long as the intent is
pure.
MEDITATION;
Get into your meditation position. Take three deep
breaths and become relaxed. Now is the time to speak
to your spirit guide. Ask you guide to take you on a
journey. Let your guide pick the place to start with,
as they are much more familiar with the realm you are
going to. The first trip is generally a short one, and
you may not even leave your room, but get used to the
feel of being out of your body.
From this point the guide should talk you through
it. However, I will give you my perspective. Some
people rise out of the third eye chakra, others merely
sit up and get out of bed as if they still had a
physical body. Others rise straight up in the air and
are able to observe the body lying on the bed.
When I first started I used to rise straight up and
go out my ceiling into the night sky traveling from
there. Through the years I merely close my eyes,
decide where I am going, and I am there. The more you
practice at this the more adept you become, as in
anything. You will also develop your own unique style
of leaving and coming back to the body.
When I was first starting out I would get the
feeling of vertigo, which is weird because the feeling
wasn't in my body, but in my mind. I could feel myself
moving at a very rapid rate of speed. The landings at
first were very tenuous at best. One of my first
recollections was coming back to the body (someone or
something disturbed my body and I was virtually yanked
back in). I saw myself enshrouded in red and was
slammed back in. I felt ill for two days, almost like
I was half in and half out. You learn very rapidly
when this happens...hehehe, and I have been more
careful about my descents and in much more control ever
since. In fact, I can honestly say that was the only
time that ever happened to me.
Where you go and what you do is entirely up to you.
I have visited people before, done healing, gone to
different spiritual planes, visited other planets and
met different people on astral planes. As I said
before the uses are endless.
I find that especially at first the trips are
short, as it takes great concentration to stay out of
your body for any period of time. Always come back
into the body slowly and make sure that you are all the
way back in. If you are not you will immediately know
it. There will be a headache and a feeling of nausea.
If this occurs take the time to go back into meditation
and center your spirit in the body.