This is an introduction to many basic and common elements of astral
projection techniques. Most astral projection techniques are very
similar and most of them share a similar structure. One could say that
the main difference between most techniques is how much they stress a
certain element. While there are some basic elements that seem to work
well for most people, we are individuals and as such we must discover
for ourselves what basic elements we are good at.
Relaxed body
and mind: I can not stress enough the importance of a relaxed body and
mind. If both mind and body are healthy, then this will make it much
much easier to AP.
Some tips to relax body and mind are to
exercise, take a hot shower, drink hot tea or hot chocolate, etc....
Anything that helps to relax is good.
Breathing: Breathing is
useful to focus the mind and to gather new energy. Metaphysically
speaking, the act of breathing in, is the act of taking in energy, and
the act of exhaling is the act of releasing spent energy. If it is done
with a conscious goal in mind, it can serve to re-energize one's
energy.
Visualization: Visualization is the ability to imagine
or to use creativity to manipulate something outside of oneself. We can
all visualize something. It is part of creativity and it is part of our
everyday thoughts. There is no such thing as having trouble with
visualization because we are all capable of it unless we are blind.
Visualization simply consists of going through a pre-set story in one's
head. It is like telling oneself a story. It is not necessary to
visualize every element or to even "see" anything. Any "seeing" will
occur by itself simply by the telling of the story to oneself.
For
example, try not to think of a pink elephant. Did you think of a pink
elephant? If you did not think of a pink elephant at all then you are
not conscious and visualization will be very very difficult for you.
Loss
of Physical Feeling: It is important not to pay attention to the
physical body. If one keeps one's physical body still during the astral
projection attempt, one will begin to loose feeling and attention of
the physical body and this is what is desired. The less attention we
have stored in the physical body, the better your chances at astrally
projecting.
A "flotation tank", which is a tank of water full
of Epsom salts, is used by some to loose attention on their physical
body. Since their body is floating on salt, they loose attention of the
gravitational pull of the Earth on their body and begin to loose
attention on their physical body. If you are interested in this, be
sure to do more research on it.
Body Asleep Mind Awake: This
should not be taken as a concept to aim for, but should be regarded as
a literal statement. The body should be asleep and the mind should be
awake. This is why relaxation is so important.
The mental state
where an out of body occurs is what scientists call "deep-sleep". For
this state to occur, one's body must be asleep. The mind is kept awake
by giving it a simple task to follow. The task could be to think about
a geometrical figure or to just imagine a thing or things. This state
is also termed the trance-state, since one is in a state that is very
limited in terms of mental actions.
This is a difficult concept to describe, but it should become clear to you when you arrive at this stage as to what it is.
People
familiar with meditation are probably more conscious of what this
state is than people that have never meditated before. I have never
meditated so I can not say what it is in terms of meditation, but I
would guess that it is similar to some type of meditative state, since
the mind is very focused and the body is very relaxed.
How does
one know that one is close or is in this stage? One's breathing will
slow down and one may have very vivid imagery or one may feel
"energized" as if one had already slept fully. It is a state of deep
relaxation. The mind can be focused very easily in this mental state
and it is easy to solve problems in this state; this state is not only
the gateway to a conscious out of body experience, but it can also be
used to heal oneself and it has many other uses. You should become
familiar with how this state feels once you find it for yourself.
Astral Projection is a type of out - of - body experience that occurs
naturally as apart of the normal sleep process in the deepest dream
level. Its when out Astral Body, consciousness or spirit leaves our
physical body and travels to the astral dimension or plane connected to
a silver cord (I only saw this cord once ). The only problem is that we
are not conscious of this phenomena. So how do we gain consciousness?,
good question. There are a lot of ways that can help, they all take
patience and practice. Robert Monroe was one of the first people to
study this. He often knew how to leave his body at will but really
don't know if he gave any techniques on how to do it. As you probably
read on other sites, is that in order to astral project you have to
relax, visualize, and sometimes meditate. Which are all very helpful,
but when I realized that I was doing this I started to analyze how it
worked. The psychic Sylvia Browne teaches the same technique that I
already knew even before I knew what Astral Projection was.
Here's
how to do it. Every night before you go to bed, pick a room in your
house, any room even the bathroom if you want. Walk around the room for
about thirty minutes at the least, and look at everything in detail.
And feel around the room as if you are bind ( but don't close your
eyes). Look and feel everything, the walls, door nobs, counters. Do
this to everything in the room you pick. Like for instants if you pick
your living room. Look and feel the couch, TV etc. Remember how
everything smells, remember any sounds that you hear. When your ready
to go to bed, close your eyes and of course, relax, and picture
yourself in that room as if your daydreaming about being there with
your eyes close. Do this every night for about three months, you should
be able to have an AP from between three days to three months, anywhere
between that time.
Another way is to remain calm and rest and
daydream with your eyes close about being somewhere, ANYWHERE around the
word, that relaxes you. Picturing something that makes you relax is the
key. Soon you will be able to catch yourself falling asleep. Then you
will notice that the daydream is becoming real. and your body is asleep. Sometimes you will feel vibrations before this happens. Its
normal though. Both techniques are similar yet effective. And always
keep in mind that your going to astral project before you do this.