How To: Astrial Travel Options

I've been reading this section and it seems filled with, "how do I do this in the first place?" So I'm going to go out and post my favored techniques and if any of you have questions feel free to ask. If any of the other more experienced practitioners have anything to add, subtract, or anything inbetween please do so.

To astrially travel it's best you have a clean space to work in, meaning somewhere comfortable and (if you're somewhat of an experienced practitioner) shielding on the space your in, and on oneself. Your body needs to be in the SAFEST place you can think of, for obvious reasons. Next you'll have to comfort yourself, getting into the mind-frame of abstract thought because you'll need it in that other realm. I usually look at some art previously, to grease the mental filters.

We got the basic prep work out of the way, now for the meat of the conquest. I find it easiest (and most comfortable) to lie down somewhere dark, some find it best if they're in the Lotus position, or their general meditation stance; whatever works for you. Now remember to keep your eyes closed, using your mental acuity and abstract thought to "project" your body into your immediate surroundings. Some say it's easiest to do some deep breathing and count down from Ten to Zero very slowly, with each number your energetic body starts moving outside the physical one, at Zero you should be fully outside of the body. This may take a few tries. The most common thing I hear from people traveling astrially is that they see their energetic body from the third person, this is normal. If the steps have worked you should be looking at your physical body meditating in your vicinity, some people freak out at this stage and jump back in their bodies realizing "I can do it!"

IMPORTANT
Patients is the key, not everyone gets this on their first try. If one does succeed there are some warnings and things you should know in the field. You can ALWAYS find your body, think of a silver cord stretching from your physical body and your energetic body. If you should feel the need to come home simply pluck that chord like a guitar string and you'll find yourself back in your body with a jolt. Always remember not to eat or drink anything on your journeys, that would be a very bad thing. If you need an example think Pan's Labyrinth...


This post has been edited by Dancing Coyote: Jan 16 2009, 02:46 AM

Are you 100% sure this is safe? I've never approached Astral travel before because I always been frightend I won't be able to get back into my body after I have astrally projected. Do you just 'think of' coming back into you're body and you're back within a second? Also what happends if one 'doesn't have a cord'? I have tried to astral travel before and had failed attempts..the furthest I've ever got is when I started having a 'falling sensation' and my entire body went cold and I heard all these lazer noises.

Edit: I just tried it now and I got this 'floating feeling' like I was in the air but when I opened my eyes I was still in my body..did I do something wrong?

This post has been edited by Shogunronin: Jan 16 2009, 02:29 PM

Are you 100% sure this is safe? I've never approached Astral travel before because I always been frightend I won't be able to get back into my body after I have astrally projected. Do you just 'think of' coming back into you're body and you're back within a second? Also what happends if one 'doesn't have a cord'? I have tried to astral travel before and had failed attempts..the furthest I've ever got is when I started having a 'falling sensation' and my entire body went cold and I heard all these lazer noises.

Edit: I just tried it now and I got this 'floating feeling' like I was in the air but when I opened my eyes I was still in my body..did I do something wrong?

I agree with Vagrant, not only do you have to train yourself out of the fear, you have to realize how to operate in such a space. The astrial plane is similar to this one "as above is below" however you are able to do things you wouldn't normally be able to do, the sky's the limit. In your own home you have nothing to fear, but the fear is normal, you feel like you're committing the great taboo of the body, leaving it. Leaving your body is as dangerous as you make it, you will always have that cord, the only way you won't have it is if you let yourself get tricked into thinking it's not there. You don't have to visualize it being there constantly, for various reasons I don't do that. It's only useful when you need to use it. Have you tried calming yourself and counting down from ten taking it very slowly having one to two deep breaths between numbers? I think what's keeping you from the travel is the anxiety of success, which is also a very common thing among practitioners (something I also struggle with).

That floating sensation is just the beginning, work on your visuals and watch yourself leave. If you retain some of your spirit in your body you still have some of the basic faculty controls, like opening your eyes. In doing so you put yourself back in your body, you're getting close. Practice, and patience is the key, if you feel like you're getting a headache stop and drink some water.

Good luck, let me know how this has worked for you of if have any more questions.
Dancin' Coyote

This post has been edited by Dancing Coyote: Jan 16 2009, 03:57 PM

Okay I just been practicing again with the techniques and tips you both provided and I started to hear these humming noises all around me then my body went cold and my black vision turned to all I can describe is white flashes kind of like the type of visions seen on a old movie thats being played on one of those old age projectors. I think you are right I am scared of the success but I will keep trying thank you for you're help Vagrant and Coyote