Author: Carol Eby
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 255
ISBN/UPC (if available): 812081830X
Description
Astral Travel - what is it and how does it fit in our lives? This book guides us through the pathways of consciousness that lead to the invisible worlds around us, giving step-by-step procedures on how to do actual, voluntary, conscious astral projection.
Astral travel—what is it and how does it fit in our lives? Eby explains the differences and similarities between astral projection, out-of-body experiences (OBEs), ordinary dreams, creative inspiration, mental projection, and clairvoyance. With OBEs defined and placed in the context of consciousness continuum, these various states of awareness can provide entryways to alternate realities.
‘Astral Odyssey’ guides us through the pathways of consciousness that lead to the invisible worlds around us, giving step-by-step procedures on how to do actual, voluntary, conscious astral projection. But Eby does more than just teach astral travel—she provides instructions for attaining all the necessary states of consciousness, tells how each may be used to derive valuable benefits in daily life, such as improved psychological balance, solutions to problems, increased creativity, and enhanced power of extrasensory perception.
Included are never-before-published examples of OBEs and an OBE diary that describes, in vivid detail, the sights, sounds, sensations, and thoughts associated with actual visits to the astral plane. We discover that astral travel allows a new perspective of both the universe and the role that human experience plays in it. With this first-hand knowledge of the existence of nonphysical worlds and their entities, physical life can become more meaningful, creative, and joyful!
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
CHAPTER 1
Discovery of a Hidden Realm
OBEs and Psychopathy
Conscious OBEs and Dreams
Laboratory Evidence
CHAPTER 2
The Mind Spectrum
Historical Perspective
Sleep Studies
The Dream Continuum
Integrating the Mind Spectrum
The Higher Self
CHAPTER 3
Journey to the Center of the Self
Dream Recall
Dream Interpretation
Dream Induction
Dream Intervention
CHAPTER 4
The Labyrinth of Consciousness
Exploration of the Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic States
Passage to Invisible Realms
Creative Inspiration
Mental Projection
Transition State ESP
Dual Consciousness
Lucid Dreams
OBEs
CHAPTER 5
Invisible Worlds
An Esoteric Model of Reality
Denizens of Invisible Worlds
Invisible Bodies
Contrasting Perceptions
Astral Adventures
The Astral Body
Astral Encounters
CHAPTER 6
Between Worlds
Methods of inducing OBEs
Crossing the Boundary
Return to the Physical Side
Specific Procedures to Project the Astral Body
CHAPTER 7
The Cabin Projections
CHAPTER 8
The Storefront House
CHAPTER 9
The Town House
CHAPTER 10
Merging worlds
Opposing Opinions
Benefits of OBEs
Bibliography
Index