Has anyone ever experienced 'astral projection'?

Question

I've read about it and I believe it would be an amazing experience, even if it is a trick of the mind rather than a real spiritual adventure. If anyone has done it, can you advise how I can acheive it myself.

Answer 1

Yogis-yoginis often have great abilities to do these kinds of travels, usually during dreams, meditation or surgery, but this dark period on the planet is very contaminated and almost all people are asleep and ignorant, so that those who were once able to do it in prior lives and eras are not "as skilled" in doing it during this fallen era, and they are doing it for the WRONG reasons! This ability to travel (OBE) is one of many (10) yogic "siddhis," but most yogis fall from grace by misusing the siddhis. These "abilities" are signs of "awakening" as one approaches the several kinds of "liberation-enlightenment" along the "stairway to heaven" and are not to be used-misused for our enjoyment, power, fame, name, entertainment aka "ego trips." So be cautious about what you are playing with.

A person's Vedic astrological chart can tell if someone has these abilities, and these powers may awaken during specific time phases of a person's life. There is some truth to the statement too, that those who have had a serious pre-birth or birth trauma, may have an easier time of this due to tears in their auric field. I wrote about this a few weeks ago in another post. I described it as feeling like "I dream of Jeannie" going in and out of the bottle. I was out of my body watching them do surgery on me when I was having a tonsilectomy when I was 20. Then I started reading, doing pranayama, kundalini yoga and meditating and eventually became more skilled. Extreme pain is also when I have sometimes been able to do it at will. But this is not what people think it is, "a spiritual adventure" per se, as this is not spirit that moves out of the body. There are several non physical body "temporary" material bodies that we utilize, but this is not the same as eternal spirit or our soul spark. When we have OBE or when people see "ghosts or angels" it is generally the astral-etheric bodies we are seeing, plus mental and emotional bodies, not spirit-soul. Now I focus on the highest form of yoga on the yogic ladder, Bhakti Yoga, so astral travel or OBE is not of interest to my conscious ego anymore, but sometimes I still catch myself doing it evn if my personality is not consciously "chosing" to do it.

If you read the many introductory paperback books by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupad, including the many on yoga and going to other planets, that would be a good start to find out about this. Then when you have deepened your knowledge you can read a post grad Vedc text called Srimad Bhaghavatum. Incredible. These holy books always hav answered EVERY question I ever had on these sorts of odd phenomena I have ever expereinced These sorts of things, this sort of life-privileges-grace also require that a person stop eating meat, doing drugs, having illicit sex or gambling....... it will also help you learn the important differences between:

spirit and matter
eternal and temporary
reality-truth and illusion
true HIGHER knowledge and lower asleep egoic intellect

But be careful of ego's motives for wanting to do this!

Answer 2

I only kiss and tell on the astral plane ;) Seriously though no neither but would be fascinated to hear about an astral sex experience.

Answer 3

Hello penmaster4life.. :)

Praise the Lord..Glory..

I just shared this today at church..Alleluia..

My son was in New York 2 months ago waiting for the bus to go to Phoenix, Arizona...the bus was running late, so he went for a walk around the block..but he did not know he was being followed by some homeless people..

The Lord woke me up at 3:00 AM..I started praying for my son..while I was praying..my spirit came out of my body, and I was hovering over my son..I saw what was happening, so I cried out to God to send my son some help, as their were starting to surround him...That is when I saw a Police Officer come over to help my son..

At that time I found myself back home on my knees talking with God..

My son called me around 10:00 AM the next morning..he started to tell me what happened around 3:00 AM..that is when I told him I knew what happened to him..

He started crying and said Thank-you Mom for praying for me..he is now a Child of the Most High God..he gave his life to Christ that very day...Thank-You Lord for being so faithful..Amen

In Jesus Most Precious Name..
With Love..In Christ..

Answer 4

OBE is very common among those practicing Yoga. However some have it from birth due to past life's meditation.

Instead of trying artificial aids, try deep meditation and yoga to achieve it.

Answer 5

Place enema filled with water up your poop shoot and squeeze. Then after ten seconds, push out like making a bowel movement. Instant astral projection.

Answer 6

Yes long time ago I did it on elephant tranquilizers. And once I died in the E.R. If you mean out of body experience.

Answer 7

It's NOT real.