Astral Projection and Psychic Empowerment : Techniques for Mastering the Out-Of-Body Experience [Paperback]

Joe H. Slate PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 1998

To have an out-of-body experience (an OBE) is to bring a new meaning to existence. No other phenomenon is so steeped in mystery, or so potentially empowering. This book presents techniques to maximize and even to exceed the mind's powers, culminating in a seven-day plan to unleash the potential. From the basic steps to the to the full flights of OBE's, this book can lead you to the highest realms of cosmic power.

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Astral Projection and Psychic Empowerment reveals the wonders of the out-of-body experience (OBE) to beginners, while simultaneously exploring the empowering effects astral projection can have on a person. Starting with a solid introduction to what an OBE is (also known as astral projection), Joe Slate explains sound methods that facilitate having one. On this foundation, he builds an intriguing theory on the connections between astral projection and other Psi phenomena. For instance, studies in Slate's laboratory "to investigate ESP during the out-of-body state found significant improvements in telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance when compared to previous ESP performance." Slate also offers suggestions on "astral outsourcing," which is interacting with advanced astral entities in order to empower oneself in areas as diverse as accelerated learning and spiritual enlightenment.

About the Author

Joe H. Slate is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice with a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama and postdoctoral studies in hypnosis and psychosomatic medicine at the University of California. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Athens State University and Honorary Professor at the University of Montevallo.

His research interests include health and fitness, rejuvenation, pain management, reincarnation, astral projection, and the human aura. His research has been funded by the U. S. Army, the Parapsychology Foundation of New York, and numerous private sources.

He is a member of the American Psychological Association and a Platinum Registrant in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is founder of the Parapsychology Research Institute and Foundation (PRIF) and author of several books including Beyond Reincarnation; Psychic Vampires; Aura Energy for Health, Healing & Balance; and Rejuvenation.

He has appeared on numerous talk shows and TV programs including Sightings and Strange Universe.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (December 8, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156718636X
• ISBN-13: 978-1567186369
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,390,837 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a comment, May 24, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Astral Projection and Psychic Empowerment : Techniques for Mastering the Out-Of-Body Experience (Paperback)

I'd like to comment on the book. -please forgive possible grammar errors, english is not my native language-

I had been meditating for a long time before I read the book. So I don't know if reading it had anything to do with the fact that I had an OBE experience afterwards. Anyway it would be fair to say I was as prepared as I thought(...) I could ever be.

Now in retrospect I see a few serious failings in the book Mr. Slate wrote, stuff everybody should be aware of. First of all, the book is overly optimistic and praises the OBE experience uncritically. It seems like there are no risks what so ever.

Slate even recommends OBEs as a psycological healing device! He does not calrify at all whether it might be potentially damaging to some people. This is incredible considering he calls himself a licensed psychologist. I personally would definately not recommend OBEs to anybody who is not mentally 100 % healthy.

In fact the experience is anything but a nice recreational hobby or a toy arsenal. It deals with our basic belief systems and views of the world. The reader must have a strong psyche to cope with changes in such believes and views. Slate has also written the book as if spiritual/religios aspects had nothing to do with OBE. In reality you can not choose to have parapsychological experiences of x kind, but not of y kind.

There is for example no information or guidance in the book that would prepare the reader to encounter spirits while out of the body. This happened to me and it really scared me.

There is some, but not adequate, talk about protecting oneself. He recommends that the reader should imagine himself protected by higher positive energy and light. This is partly right said, but in my opinion not good enough. The key is to ask or pray for that protection, not to assume it already is there.

There is, by the way, no mentioning why it is important to protect oneself. I found out later that some of the people who have had OBEs have met with unfriendy and even evil spirits in the astral realm. It would be important to inform readers of the dangers, even if they are not common or probable.

In my view the reader should clarify to himself what kind of higher power he believes in (for example in goodness/light). If he believes the meaning of life is to, say, become a better person, he should try to develop himself in that direction. He should be aware that positive thoughts create positive energy & vice versa.

Only after beeing totally at peace with the spiritual/religious side of the life is it at all wise for the reader to experience with OBEs.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very useful, February 21, 2002

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This review is from: Astral Projection and Psychic Empowerment : Techniques for Mastering the Out-Of-Body Experience (Paperback)

When I first saw this book, I liked it a lot. The structured course of OBE that the book describes looked attractive. The language is scientific enough, but easy to understand. No illiterate New Age or occultist jargon. The Ph.D. title of the author adds confidence.
I started reading. One of the first chapters describes a method, or a strategy, as the author likes to put it, of achieving an OBE. It looked rather brief and incomplete. So, I thought, the details will come later. I continued reading, ... continued reading, ... waiting for details, ... but they never came up!

He has this 7-day OBE development plan. Who can learn OBE in 7 days?!!! In this plan, you are supposed to have an OBE on the second day!
All the techniques in this book usually consist of several steps. Here is a typical technique, taken from day 2 of the "plan" (pages 163-164). I tried to use his techniques, but consider this. Here is a typical "strategy":
Step 1. Preparation... This step is mostly relaxation, and it's OK.
Step 2. Affirmations... That's OK too.
Now, here comes the main part. Next paragraph is copied from the book entirely.
Step 3. Mental Imagery. Envision your astral body as a vaporous form rising from your physical body as sleep ensues. In that projected state, view your physical body at rest enveloped in a protective glow, and allow your astral being to float farther away from your body.
Step 4. Astral travel. Discover whatever in the astral plane...
Step 5. Re-entry...

That's it!
In Step 3, it implies that after following the instructions of the first sentence, you are still in the physical body, imagining. But in the second sentence, you are already in the astral body, seeing your physical! HELLO??? Is that all? What is happening in between!!!? Other authors dedicate pages and whole chapters for this transition, but not Slate. This step is what is the OBE projection is all about, and with which most people encounter frustrating difficulties. Yet, the description of this step is basically absent in this book. This omission makes the whole description of the method useless.

Also, he describes several experiments, when some of his student subjects achieve OBE in 7 minutes. Duh... Who are those people? Are they Descended Masters, or super psychics? What are they doing in a college?

Slate makes more emphasis on using OBE for empowering, not how to achieve it.

Overall, this book was a waste of money for me. Maybe it can be useful for someone who wants just to read something about OBE to get general idea.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not experienced, April 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Astral Projection and Psychic Empowerment : Techniques for Mastering the Out-Of-Body Experience (Paperback)

This book was one of the poorest on this subject that I've read. It comes from a scientist who has no personal experience. Better information can be found for free on the internet.