Sunday, July 11, 2010

Looking At Astral Projection For Beginners

By Ian Newton

The term Astral Projection refers to the ability of projecting yourself outside your physical body to a different astral plane from where you can observe your own body and the world. It is an out of body experience where your body is completely asleep while your mind is at its wakeful best resulting in your astral body to float out and travel to different realms of consciousness.

Astral Projection for beginners is a tough nut to crack since astral travel pr se is an extremely difficult ability to develop and for beginners the route starts with a lot of failures. Understandably, beginners become frustrated and distressed over the inability to travel to other astral planes making the process all the more difficult.

As the first step towards successful astral projection for beginners, the physical world needs to be managed. Get yourself a space where you are comfortable and will not be disturbed by any person or electronic devices. Abstain from having non vegetarian food, caffeine and the like which generates heat and increases the number of thoughts in your mind. When you make the arrangements or walk about the dimly lit room, think of all the problems that you have and thereafter think of a solution however bizarre it may be, so that all surface thoughts leave your mind.

Astral Projection for beginners thereafter requires attaining a condition of a deep trance. This condition can be attained by relaxing your body at first and making it go to sleep while you keep your mind awake and focused. You can relax each inch of your body by tensing the muscles up at first and then relaxing them part by part till the time they turn rigid. Thereafter, imagine yourself to be sinking down or descending a long flight of stairs. Breathe and sink a little more being careful to relax to your body but not falling asleep.

The third step consists of concentration which needs a lot of practice. After you have attained a deep trance, concentrate on a monotonous noise or visualization which would not let any stray thoughts enter your mind. Regular meditation helps a lot in case of beginners. One of the best strategy is to concentrate on something at the back of your head, preferably not a person. Doing this helps to focus your mind on a difficult spot which cannot be seen with your eyes and is a great technique in case of astral projection for beginners.

The fourth difficult step towards astral projection for beginners consists of mastering the ability to control your energy. After you are in a trance condition and have attained a focused state of mind through your concentration, focus on the energy flowing through you. Feel the tingling sensation in your spine and attempt to channelise the flowing energy to your hands. A difficult step to accomplish, imagine making a ball at your finger tips with the energy flowing to your hands.

The final step and the most difficult one is that of the actual projection where you need to visualize yourself traveling out of your own body and channelise your energy into this vision. Feeling yourself floating out or even visualizing yourself climbing out of your body with a rope can be good techniques in case of astral projection for beginners. Remember that your body will try to pull you back but you need to keep your concentration and direct your energies against that pull and towards your vision and just let go.

Remember that astral projection for beginners can be as short as few seconds but the main hindrances lie in the distress and frustration that people feel with failed attempts at first as well as the apprehensions regarding whether one can return back to their bodies after astral travel. In the first case, your body will not let you go while in the second case, your astral self would be sucked back into the body immediately. Hence, clear your mind from all negative thoughts and meditate in order to achieve those esoteric heights. Remember that practice and more practice is the only way towards experiencing something great like astral travel.

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