Whether you are brand new to astral travel or an experienced amateur looking for some tips to help you to improve your astral projection techniques, this astral projection guide is for you. The two terms are frequently used interchangeably – astral travel and astral projection – and they mean mostly the same thing. For the sake of simplicity sake, let’s begin with a description of this ancient art.
Astral travel is a deliberate, intentional practice that includes a soul leaving behind its physical body temporarily, without losing its energetic connection to this body, and traveling in time and space throughout the universe using only what’s called the astral body – the fourth level of the human aura. It has also been called an out-of-body (OBE) experience, even though during astral travel the soul doesn’t lose its connection to the body it inhabits in this lifetime, i.e. the soul is temporarily out of the body but it hasn’t left it behind – it still owns it.
When we die, our souls don’t lay claim to our bodies anymore – as they leave the body and travel, they really do leave the body behind. This is the biggest and the only difference between astral travel and death. It might sound scary but no worries, the soul always knows what it is doing, even though we, in our small ego-minds, don’t always understand how the universe works and have many fears. Our souls are brave and there are no mistakes in the spiritual world.
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Is astral projection real?
How can you know if what you experience is real and has truly transpired versus your very own imagination? What if you’re just dreaming or what if it’s your mind simply projecting things onto your mind’s internal screen? What if it’s astral travel in dreams – was it just a dream stemming from your subconscious or did it actually transpire? With so many astral travel stories out there, you might be finding it difficult to distinguish what’s what.
First and foremost, astral travel is a fact. The same way regular travel is. Imagine a person who has never left the small village he grew up in, never heard another language, and just never really knew anything much about the world out there. Imagine having to describe to him what a subway is and how it works. Or what a plane is.
There are still tribes in Africa and Asia, in places still untouched by the modern life. Imagine having to tell these people what the internet is and how it works. Chances are unless they get to experience these first-world inventions first-hand, they won’t understand what you’re talking about.
To someone who has never experienced astral travel, it’s a whole new concept, one that might seem too out there or impossible. Unless the person experiences it, it sounds abstract and it doesn’t become a personal fact. For anyone who has experienced it, it’s real and it’s fact.
Tips to have a powerful and benign astral experience
Most people lie down completely and meditate for at least twenty minutes to half an hour before they engage in any astral activity. This preparation helps calm down your brain waves, shifting them to a more relaxed state, helping increase your mental and emotional clarity.
Setting an intention before astral travel is a very powerful practice. What do you hope to achieve? Or what would you like to experience? Is it simply a desire to visit a loved one? Or is there some malignant intent – such as trying to find out private details about people or places?
Make sure you have a benign, clear, heartfelt intention and repeat it before you start the journey. Your intention could be as simple as wanting to explore the astral world. You don’t need to know where you want to go or what you want to see. In fact, having a flexible intention might be better for starters. You can voice it out loud and see how it feels to say it. Does it feel genuine? Do you feel aligned with your intention?
If the answer is yes, the next step is to bring your awareness and attention to the fourth level of your aura. This is where the soul enters and exits the body, connects to other souls, and connects to the rest of the universe. If you aren’t familiar with the levels of the aura, or if you want an express-way to the astral world, you can do the relaxation meditation and the intention-setting (as described above) before you go to sleep – it’s much easier for us to leave the body in the sleep state.
In astral travel, the body and the brain are in the sleep state, but your awareness is awake. It’s similar to lucid dreaming; the difference is that in astral travel you aren’t dreaming – you are actually experiencing the events.
In astral travel, if something happens that isn’t to your liking, don’t panic. You are still connected to your body and you can come back anytime. There’s no way you’d get lost and not find your way back to your body. You might temporarily feel lost, or experience fear, but remember, your body is yours to get back to and claim – no one else’s. You are not in another world; you’re right here in this universe.
To have powerful astral travel experiences, make sure to take good care of your body. If you have pain, illness, or ailments, it might be more difficult to meditate and relax.
If engaging in astral travel at night scares you, you can do it in the morning, during the day, afternoon or evening. It doesn’t matter when you do it, as long as you are calm, focused, and trusting.
Don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t happen the first time, or the second time or even the third time. Astral travel is like meditation – it takes practice. It might not happen right away but with patience, love, trust, and consistent practice, there’s no reason for it to not happen.
A very helpful tip – share your desire for astral travel, and your experiences, only with people who are open to hearing about it. You don’t want others’ fears to affect you, or you don’t want to be judged by people who have never experienced or taken the time to think about astral travel, spirituality etc.
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Astral projection dangers
If you’re afraid of the astral world, it might not be a good idea to start the journey at this point in time. Fear will cripple you, affecting the quality of your mental and emotional state, and even if you can manage to embark on an astral journey, the presence of fear might cause you to have an unpleasant experience.
To make sure you are not afraid, feel your body. Make sure you can feel your hands and feet – don’t be too eager to leave your body. To be able to have successful astral experiences, you must first be good friends with the body you’re inhabiting. Astral travel shouldn’t be an excuse to run away from this world and the responsibilities of the body you inhabit and the life you are leading.
The astral world has both good beings and bad beings, but the bad ones can only affect you if your vibrations match – meaning, if you have fear. Fear takes the light away from your soul and attracts dark souls to you. So, to have a meaningful and benign astral travel experience, and to avoid astral projection demons, make sure you trust the universe fully.
Final thoughts
To learn more about astral travel and projection, read more about the human aura, seven chakra, and healing practices. Developing a deeper understanding of the human psyche and body will only help you to engage the fourth level of your aura easier and faster, and you’d also have more mental and emotional clarity.
If you’re going through difficulties in your love life, family life or financial life, you might want to work on those before you engage in astral travel. Your emotional state is very important. establish a sense of calm first, before you engage in any deep spiritual practice.
You can talk to a love psychic or a career advisor, and find some clarity first. Or, if you don’t want to talk to anyone, share your feelings and experiences with a journal, in your own words. Make sure you’re in touch with your emotions, including the so-called negative emotions, such as anger, doubt, envy, fear, hopelessness etc. The more you accept your emotions, the stronger your soul, the better your astral travel and other spiritual endeavors.
Spirituality is a lifestyle. You can’t spend 45 years without meditating and then expect to get enlightened a week after you take up a meditation practice. Give yourself the time and space necessary to develop the soul-strength you need to be able to experience life more deeply – including going deeper into spirituality. Cultivate patience – the journey itself is just as important as the destination.
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