Astral Projection, Living Outside The Body

There are many modes of relaxation techniques like yoga, meditation, alpha mind control, Reiki and so on. In many of these techniques, the controlling of the mind will be the major result. Mind controls the body. The body controls our actions. In order to control the thought, speech and action, the primary control needs to be over the mind. Thus many people who have researched, read or experimented with the human mind try to evolve new strategies like quantum jumping, astral projection and so on, to control the mind power.

astral projection is also known as “astral travel” or the OBE or “Out of body experience”. Every human has got a physical presence and a mental presence, a physical body and a mental body. Apart from the physical body, that can be felt and touched, there is astral body. Astral projection refers to movement of the astral body. It leaves the physical body and starts moving over the plane designated for astral body.

In many religions, it is believed that reincarnation and the life after death can also occur. This life allows one to reach the great height or realms and there is no connection between the physical and the astral body. Astral projection can happen in the dreams or when we are very tired during a surgery or during illness. Exposure to some hallucinogenic drugs or paralytic attack or while trying out meditation for long hours, astral projection is felt or experienced.

This is something to an experience of a near death feeling. This is because, it is believed that the astral body gets removed from the physical body after death and moves to the astral plane. When such a separation of the astral body from the physical one happens, when we are still alive, then it is purely due to the controlling of the mind to make the astral body to pass to the astral plane. It can also be done using the spiritual exercises.

There are different theories related to the astral projection. In each country the beliefs and philosophies vary. In India, it is believed that continuous practice and self discipline can aid in attaining the astral projection. This has been practiced by many yogis with great belief and sincerity in India and People like Osho, Paramahansa Yogananda have all achieved in gaining more insight into astral projection.

According to the Christians, the general belief is that there are two places heaven and hell and one reaches either of the two after the death depending on the deeds committed during his life time. The physical body is connected to the astral body by silver cord. The belief of separation of the soul from a physical body is also true according to Egyptians. The soul is said to have a capacity of moving beyond the physical body and this hovering occurs in the subtle body, otherwise called the Ka. According to western theories, the astral body is the linking factor between the physical body and the soul.