The purpose of this book is to present to the student of Theosophy a condensed synthesis of the information at present available concerning the Astral Body of man, together with a description and explanation of the astral world and it phenomena. Partial Contents: Composition and structure; Colors; Chakras; Kundalini; Thought forms; Physical and sleep life; Dreams; Continuity of Consciousness; After-death life; Astral plane; Fourth dimension; Astral entities; Spiritualism; Astral death; Rebirth; Development of astral powers; Invisible helpers.
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A great starting point to learn about the Astral World,
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This book is a classic, written in the 1920s, but still valid today. The astral plane is talked about and lectured on in New Age groups everywhere. It is a feature of teachings in the modern Wiccan movement and most occult schools of today. However, the ideas of the astral world were first put forward as a result of the late 19th century Spiritualist and Theosophical groups. There were many well-reasoned books written by early theosophical society members, notably by Leadbeater and Besant, but others too. Arthur Powell has done us all a great service by collecting many of the published tales and insights and putting them into this volume. It is well written, and contains most of what is still current knowledge on this subject. The astral plane is where we go in dreams, and also in life after death. There are all kinds of stories about ghosts and spirits nowadays which can be explained using material from this book. The book explains the Christian Heaven, Purgatory and Hell realms as being various astral worlds. It also describes the American Indian's Summerland. I've seen many books relating astral experiences, but Powell's book is often used as the definitive text.
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Like the reader from California, I, too, thought I could obtain all the information I needed by reading newer, more modern books. I was mistaken. These old Theosophical texts contain important information that is ignored in contemporary books on the subtle bodies and metaphysics in general. Powell sifted through the voluminous literature available to him at the time and organized it in a fashion which reads clearly and logically. Especially important is his book "The Causal Body and the Ego" - material which is of central concern to any explorer of the subtle bodies - and which is rarely even mentioned in works by modern authors.
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Highly detailed, not for the faint of heart!,
This review is from: The Astral Body: And Other Astral Phenomena (Quest Book) (Paperback)
This book gives a logical delineation of the human Astral Principal (Body) and also its relationship to the Earth's Astral Light. I'd recommend it to anyone who wishes for some original research in the area, together with a plausible hypothesis. Certainly better then much New Age claptrap - i.e. material that would rather teach you how to 'Astral Project' instead of imparting a fuller vision of what you truly are.
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BEFORE proceeding to a detailed study of the astral body, and of phenomena associated with it, it may be useful to lay before the student a brief outline of the ground it is proposed to cover, in order to give in proper perspective a view of the whole subject and of the relative dependence of its several parts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
astral chakrams, astral matter, astral life, whole astral body, elemental essence, sleeping physical body, astral particles, astral corpse, astral faculties, astral counterpart, lower manas, astral world, astral work, astral consciousness, astral sight, artificial elementals, astral plane, astral entities, astral phenomena, astral vision, invisible helpers, permanent atom, astral senses, astral entity, etheric matter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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BEFORE proceeding to a detailed study of the astral body, and of phenomena associated with it, it may be useful to lay before the student a brief outline of the ground it is proposed to cover, in order to give in proper perspective a view of the whole subject and of the relative dependence of its several parts. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
astral chakrams, astral matter, astral life, whole astral body, elemental essence, sleeping physical body, astral particles, astral corpse, astral faculties, astral counterpart, lower manas, astral world, astral work, astral consciousness, astral sight, artificial elementals, astral plane, astral entities, astral phenomena, astral vision, invisible helpers, permanent atom, astral senses, astral entity, etheric matter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Invisible Helpers (1912) by C. W. Leadbeater on 5 pages
- Tertium Organum by P. D. Ouspensky on page 163, and page 165
- The Masters and the Path by Charles Leadbeater in Front Matter, and page 254
- Introduction to Yoga by Annie Besant in Front Matter, and page 103
- Scientific Romances by C. Howard Hinton on page 163, and page 166
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- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams, 2ndEdition by Marci Pliskin on page 20, and Back Matter
- Dreamgates: An Explorer's Guide to the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death by Robert Moss in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Progressive Witchcraft by Janet Farrar in Back Matter
- Mastering Astral Projection: 90-day Guide to Out-of-Body Experience by Robert Bruce in Back Matter
- God, Faith, and Health: Exploring the Spirituality-Healing Connection by Jeff Levin in Back Matter
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