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Astral Projection,
Out of Body Experiences and
Near Death Experiences

What are Astral Projections, OBEs, and NDEs
It's probably helpful to know what each of these titles and acronyms are first.
    OBE: Out of body experience {also known as OOBE}
    Occurs when the soul body moves out of the physical body into the etheric realm. This occurs randomly during sleep hours to replenish the vitality of the physical body and/or to work through spiritual, karmic, or clarification lessons at a higher level of awareness. The soul body is always attached to the physical body through a long silver cord attached from the physical solar plexus to the soul body's solar plexus.
    Astral Projection: {Astral Projection, Astral Travel, Astral Projected Travel {APT}}
    To will the conscious mind into the soul body and then to project ones conscious self out of the physical body into the etheric realm. The length and location of the projection is preplanned and preprogrammed. The projection requires an altered state of awareness such as a deep meditation. The physical and soul bodies are attached through the solar plexus by a silver cord.
    NDE: Near Death Experience.
    To be declared clinically dead and to return to life remembering the experience of the soul leaving the physical world. Knowing the reason for returning and remembering the encounters both on the physical plane and the spiritual plane. Watching the soul body move away from the physical body through the attached silver cord. It is reported through channeled information that at the time of death (not NDE) the soul body breaks the silver cord in order to continue it's journey into the spiritual realm.
 
 
Now after reading the definitions of each of these can you find the differences between them? The NDE is an obvious difference, but my reason for adding it is the correlation of the silver cord. For people who want to Astral Project, understanding how the silver cord functions is necessary. If fear is holding you back from consciously projecting, then this understanding of how the cord works might give you some comfort.
 
OOBE, OBE, Out-of-Body-Experiences
In an OBE you are sub-consciously traveling. Your higher consciousness {your soul mind} is directing the journey during sleep. The soul interacts with other souls to review the agreements they made for interaction in this lifetime. Or your soul will review the days events and compare those to your spiritual blue print to see where you stand on your planned evolution or karmic issues. These travels typically occur when a person is in a deep sleep called REM {rapid eye movement}. Science has often wondered why people are moving their eyes during the state of deep sleep. We metaphysical folks have always known. As the soul mind travels each night for its review of the day and life plan, there is still a strong connection to the physical body. The REM is a side effect of that connection.
 
On a physical level the body is replenishing many different chemicals that are required during the waking state. Did you know for instance that only in a REM state your body creates a hormone that is required by your muscles to operate? Your body creates this hormone every night and then uses it up everything day. If you don't reach a REM state where your body can create this hormone, the result is a disease called Fibromynalga. So this state of unconsciousness is required not only for the spiritual aspects, but also for the physical body.
 
When your work is done, the soul body merges back into the physical. But sometimes that merger isn't smooth. Have you ever gone through a day where you've said "I feel like I'm not here." or "I feel spaced out."? In many cases this "feeling" is the result of an incomplete merging of soul body to the physical body. In essence, you are partially spaced out. You can correct this feeling through a 10 or 15 minute meditation. During the meditation, imagine the two bodies interconnecting and merging back into one whole person.
 
Have you ever had a dream where you're falling and then your whole body jumps off the bed? Most of the time this phenomena occurs when the soul is doing it's business in the ethers and something here on the physical plane interrupts the journey. Within an instant the soul body rushes back to merge with the physical body resting in sleep. Because of the speed in which this journey back occurs, many people feel as if they are falling. The jump that occurs in the physical is the soul and the body merging back into one being. The merger occurs so quickly and in essence they're slapped back into one being.
 
Astral Projection, Astral Travel, Astral Projected Travel {APT}
So many different names and acronyms for the same thing can get confusing. That is one of the reasons people get OBEs confused with APTs. The difference is an OBE is directed by the sub-conscious mind, the soul if you will, for purposes of spiritual evolution. An APT is directed by the conscious mind, for many different reasons, some spiritual, some for fun and some for escape. So when people talk about wanting to have an OBE, tell them they do it every night when they sleep. Then tell them how to accomplish an APT.
 
The first thing to note about an APT is the "intent" must be set before the attempt is made. You program the purpose of your journey, and where you want to go. This will help the conscious mind direct the soul body. It's almost like filing a flight pattern with the tower at an airport.
 
APTs are accomplished through an altered state of awareness. Typically the best way is through a deep meditation. But there are a lot of things that can hold you back. Fear is the biggest one. If you're afraid you won't come back, then you won't be able to leave in the first place. The only way you won't be able to come back is if you're projecting during a serious illness of some sort and your on the brink of dying in the first place. For the average person however, traveling in the ethers is something you do all the time anyway, and you come back each morning to your physical body.
 
You can also hold yourself back by setting limitations. If you "think" seeing the dark side of the moon is impossible, then for your journey it will be impossible. If you "think" you can go anywhere in an instant, then you will be able to go anywhere in the briefest of instants.
 
The key to a successful APT is trust. Trust in yourself, in your ability to accomplish this wonderful experience. Trust in the Divine to help you and protect you during the journey. And trust in your guides for helping you make this and each projection an important opportunity for spiritual growth. So have "faith"!
 
There are many techniques to accomplishing a successful projection. One of the best ways is listening to an audio tape that guides you through the necessary steps. One such tape was created by Shakti Gwain called Astral Projection, and it is a wonderful way to learn. Visualization is the key to just about anything you need to do and that includes spiritual experiences. But some people have difficulty with visualization and they can't hold an image. That's not unusual, it just means that method doesn't work for them.
 
If the visualization technique doesn't work for you, DON'T GIVE UP! Don't be hard on yourself and think you can't do it, because you can. You just have to find the method that works for you. There are a lot of resources on the subject. With the mired of books, videos and tapes out there in the market place you'll probably be able to find one that works for you. Do a little research until you find the method that's right for you and get ready to take flight.!!
 
Visualized Astral Projection, A How To Technique.
Sources: 1, o2, s13, b6, b10, b11