Astro Projection Real Or Lucid (spiritual quotes) Dream

June 22nd, 2010 admin Posted in spiritual |

By Christabella

I consider myself as open minded and although I myself have never experienced an Out Of Body Experience does not mean that it is not a real phenomena. Many people from diverse cultures all over the world have claimed to have experienced AstralProjection also known as Astral Travel or an Out Of Body Experience, some of which say that they have not only experienced an Out Of Body Experience but with practices you can control the experience of this phenomena.

OK that’s great but what is Astral Projection? Well according to the encyclopedia it is an esoteric interpretation of any form of out-of-body experience (OOBE) that assumes the existence of an “Astral body” separate from the physical body and able to Travel external to the physical body. Astral Projection Astral Travel symbolizes the Astral body leaving the physical body to Travel in the Astral plane.

In some religions this is spiritual practice that may involve Travel to higher levels of consciousness called Astral planes. This is commonly described as any sense of one’s Astral body Traveling outside of their physical body to obtain a higher spiritual learning.

Now let us take a look at some of the history of Astral Projection and beliefs of some of the people that practices it.

According to classical, medieval, renaissance Neo-Platonist, later Theosophist and Rosicrucian philosophy, the Astral body is an intermediate body of light that links the soul to the physical body, and the Astral plane is an intermediate world of light between Heaven and Earth made of the spheres of the planets and stars. These Astral spheres were held to be occupied by angels, demons and spirits.

There are comparable concepts of “soul” Travel ancient Egypt and various other religious traditions, for example ancient Egyptian teachings shows the soul as having the ability to float outside the physical body in the ka, or subtle body. A common belief is that the subtle body is attached to the physical body by the means of a psychic silver cord.

Even Christian religions recognize Astral Projection, but it is a prohibited practice for Roman Catholics because the soul; containing all reason, thought, memories, emotion, attitudes, and beliefs; leaves the physical body during the dreaming state and becomes agnostic indifferent toward The Holy Trinity and is left without protection.

A human soul, when detached from the physical body, during a dreaming state, is without the protection of Jesus Christ, and very susceptible to molestation by evil demons.

Well don’t that beat all, I would of believed that the sold unencumbered by the physical man (the physical body) would have been unreceptive to evil, and sins of the physical man. Well that is a subject for whole different discussion.

As you can see the Out of Body Experience has been around since ancient times and it is still alive today. Many eastern as well as new age religions practices meditation and have reported having Out Of Body Experiences (OOBE).

During the 60’s and 70’s as new age religions where on the rise and practicing many eastern religions ideas such as meditation. During this time a survey was conducted and reported percentages ranging from 8% to as many as 50% (in certain groups) that stated they had an out of body experience. The subjective nature of the experience provides explanations that do not depend on the existence of an “Astral” body and plane. There is little beyond this opinionated evidence to support the idea that people can actually really “leave their body”.

Hey this sounds great I would like to get out of my physical body sometimes maybe I would get some relief from my rheumatism. All joking aside many physics, and eastern as well as new age spiritualist believe that Astral Travel can help you obtain enlightenment or a higher spiritual awareness and we could all use a little help in that department. But the question still remains is Astral Projection real or just another form of lucid dreaming.

During a lucid dream you have the sensation that you are out of your body not unlike an Out of Body Experience, you can fly, Traveling to other plants. You can do just about anything you want. So is there any difference between Astral Projection and lucid dreaming? Many people, even Astral Travelers, say that there is no difference between the two; while others are of the opinion that they are two different experiences
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The reason they are different is that with Astral Travel you get into the Astral Plane direct from your physical body. When you have a Lucid Dream, you have merely ‘missed’ the initial Projection.

Astral Travelers, say the difference arises typically because of the framework you are entering from. If you project from the waking state, you may encounter some difficulties due to restrictive thoughts carried with you which don’t relate to the Astral realm, and need some practice to adapt to the new environment. alternatively, in a Lucid Dream, having accustomed to the expansiveness of the dream state, you can sometimes have the opposite problem, finding it hard to retain a conscious focus, and thus ‘losing lucidity’. With practice of course, both of these will be overcome.

In conclusion if you ever had a lucid dream you recognize that the experience is not much different then that described as Astral Projection and in actuality lucid dreaming might be an undeveloped form of Astral Travel and all you require is a little discipline and some focus and you too can be an Astral Traveler.

Banish Fear, Develop Faith

By Gwen Phillips

Faith: Is it a believing, or a knowing? Is it strictly of the mind, is it an emotion? An emotion is a feeling, as it is felt in the body. Thats why I consider it an emotion. I know when I have it because I feel it, and I know when I dont because I feel fear. As an emotion, faith is among the strongest. And it is a state of mind that can both come from the subconscious mind and affect the subconscious mind. This is important when it comes to putting our intentions into action. For instance, if I set myself a task but Im lacking the faith in myself to carry out the task, subconsciously Im saying defeat as inevitable. The more often I do this, the worse I feel about myself, the more negative my thoughts become and it inevitably creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. However, if Im able to convince myself subconsciously that I am capable and have the ability to carry out the task Im more likely to begin and follow through. My faith is strengthened and I feel better about myself which in turn makes it easier to do the next thing.

It can be difficult for people to strengthen faith if they are lacking it. But it can be done. Its done by a process of encouraging positive thoughts and emotions in the subconscious and beginning to ignore the negative ones. We can do this of course with affirmations and other re-enforcing methods. A feeling and faith in a higher power can and does strengthen our ability to believe that we are not alone in accomplishing what has previously been seemingly impossible.

Thoughts, backed by strong emotions such as faith and love, have more of a chance of being expressed through action then do plans and desires that do not have any emotion attached. Your actions can be affected by any strong emotion whether it is positive and productive or negative and destructive. Many of us have lived through where our actions have taken us when motivated by fear and anger. To achieve a balanced life and to succeed in life we need to avoid negative emotions and encourage positive ones. We then acquire a subconscious mind that starts to act upon all the positive emotions including faith.

The following few principles outline some common methods to help with faith.

* You need to realize that you do have the ability to meet life. We are made that way.

* You must spend some time in the day just thinking positively about yourself. As they say, God doesnt make junk. We are loved by God for a reason. Remind yourself of that as often as possible. A mind dominated by positive thoughts will feel peace and contribute to your healing and that of others. These kinds of thoughts take us into the realm of spirit, which is of course all positive, and enable you to manifest good here in the physical realm.

* You should ally yourself with like minded others. Sometimes we need others to remind us of our purpose and to encourage us when we forget who we are

Repeat these principles and you will find that you are able to increasingly influence your subconscious mind and hear the voice of truth.

Written by Gwen Phillips. For free e-courses and constantly updated practical information for improving your life visit http://www.newperspectivetoday.com

Taste of freedom for Stressful life in the heart of the city!

By Mohan Krishan Ramesh Babu

Is urban life really complicated or do we complicate it ourselves? Urban life is cool, but with its ups & downs it becomes more complicated than rural life. In Urban Life there are many people who get stressed in a variety of situation. The tough stuff really gets to us. Look at the positive side of urban life & use it as an opportunity for enlightened living.

Stress levels are increasing all across society, because people don’t have patience to handle things carefully. There are some articles & blogs have provided some big treasure hunt. There are many solutions to figure out stress management some times people read article, blogs, plays quizs etc. Here are some points really helps you to recover your stress.

Try to directly experience the real world, at least once, in this life. But there are many obstacles to cross.

We experience the real world only by the names, labels and meaning we give them. Slowly, these names and labels become full-fledged maps we carry in the mind. Over time, we only experience these maps and we stop experiencing the world.

To recharge your relationships with the people in your lives.

The more we dig in, the more mysteries seem to crop up. Isnt that cool? You have to start to develop a sense of wonder for everyday living

We follow the trail of the 8 chambers to see where exactly we experience a tasty, sweet-smelling, crunchy red apple. We start with the eye, then go to the brain, cross the bridge, encounter the screen and then locate the projector.

To be always like the happy, wise guy & enlightened your life with joy.

Want to see hell in earth find the life of stressful person. Stress has its own importance in the life. Not saying it is never possible in humans life but saying make stress a thought. Some one said “thoughts are the shortest emotions of man’s heart” Let these emotions come and go, keep your beautiful life enjoying!!

Mohan Krishan Ramesh Babu is writer of the blog Urban Monk Diaries. At Urban Monk Diaries he provides free tips to enjoy stress-free life.

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