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Astral Travel: Your Guide to the Secrets of Out-Of-The-Body Experiences

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While this book is certainly informative and contains effective techniques for astral travel, I became a bit concerned by some of the contradictory messages it contains.

For example, at the beginning of the book the authors stress that there is nothing to be afraid of about astral travel and that it is completely "safe." Yet later in the book they outline techniques one can use to "possess" other people. One can conclude that if it is possible for you to do this to another without their consent, then it is possible for others to do it to you as well.

Another red flag for me was the authors' highly questionable ethics. In the chapter "Selfish Uses of Astral Travel," the authors state that astral travel should only be used for love and promoting the higher good, but then proceed to devote an entire chapter on how to screw people over on the astral plane. They provide detailed techniques for possessing others, spying on the private thoughts and lives of others, and ways you can manipulate the thoughts and perceptions of people while you are on the astral. I found the authors to be disingenous for this reason. This was compounded by their admonition against prayer as a "negative force" that "ruins the spiritual landscape."

In summary, the book is an effective how-to manual, but the honest reader may find its ethical compass missing.

This book is Gavin & Yvonne Frost's Astral Travel course bound in one volume. Through the methods they present, I learned to astral travel myself. They even cover astral time travel and how to do that. This book is easy to read. One thing to remember is to be patient with yourself when learning. It took me 6 months of practice with the Frost's methods before I was successful...and it was wonderful when I achieved success.

This book was one of the first I came across when searching for answers to some spontaneous astral experiences I had a few years back. Whilst it assisted in terms of affirming the actual existence of the astral plane, it did not contain the content to do much more.

Most of the content in the book was unfortunately confounding and entangled, and did not present an accurate overall picture of what the astral plane is. Additionally, one gets the feeling, even without any substantial occult knowledge, that in the attempt to describe the nature of the plane and its workings, the authors have undertaken an overly ambitious endeavour, given that that their own understanding of the plane seems at best incipient and at worst, terribly incomplete. The outcome of this to the reader, is a misleading hotch-potch of subjective information that is better off avoided if you are seriously seeking to understand either your own experiences or the hidden world in general.

Because the cultivation of an authentic understanding of the astral plane is but a small fraction of an immense, potentially life-long study of the esoteric truths that permeate life, those who are drawn to this should note that any worthwhile study requires the aid of an ethical and profoundly knowledgeable author, and preferably an organization that can assist a student in their development in the same way. Despite the plethora of misleading books, materials and other information on this subject that abounds like weeds in the fields, there is fortunately such an author and also a number of correlating schools of study available, for those who are serious about understanding this and other related subjects.

The Author I recommend is Samael Aun Weor. A deeply ethical man and probably the greatest occultist of recent history, Samael Aun Weor is a South American authority, whose astonishing experience with the esoteric world have been detailed in over sixty books, which only in recent times have been translated from his native Spanish to English. In the writings of Samael Aun Weor, one finds explicit information on the most effective methods on how to experience a successful astral projection, what the astral plane is and how the astral plane fits in within the esoteric world on the whole. Unmatched discourses on all subjects that go hand in hand with the legitimate development of occult understanding are also available; all of these books contain the most practical and potent methods to facilitate bona fide experiences that one can find.

Titles in the works of Samael Aun Weor that include practical methods for astral projection are many and varied, and common to most of his works, is the synthesization of vast amounts of information which is of varying levels of complexity. A good starting point for those interested in understanding dreams and the astral realm is the book - Dream Yoga: Writings on Dreams and Astral Travel (available at Amazon). If anyone wishes to follow up this author in any other way, a recommended website which contains high quality information is gnosis-usa.com. Be advised however, that "interpretive movements" of his work also exist which unfortunately discompose his original teachings.

This is not a book for newbies, or those just starting out. I do not use these techniques often, but I know others who do use them frequently and they are very effective. This is not a book for those who are inexperienced either, this is for those who know their way around the various planes, and know what is what. For Elders a great resource; for newbies, wait a while and learn more before trying these techniques. All in all I think is a great book folks!

Written in easy to digest terms,in minimal sittings,the authors bring to light much research conducted in clinical studies here as well as Britain on such topics as REM,stages of sleep state and its brain workings,methods for recognizing the two and their interactions on the psyche.They do mention a tie which others have disclaimed validity but do not disclaim the statements of their adversaries claim all in the while of explaining why many donot have that one particular experience,making them more credible.They will take you thru a checklist of methods for preperation without placing the demands of post hypnotic methodology on you(many only use this method),they stress you are not in a hypnotized state but above this threshhold into the next state allowing conscious awareness of your spirit being or soul as some call it and rendering it under the will of the mind as to be directed to carry and sort things out. You are given primers in Eastern mystism(chakras)a brief explanation into kaballa and Judaism(apologetically,it is more complicated than their book has room or understanding,they're Witches not Jews).They do discuss means and methods to safeguard your person from unwanted intrusion while your out tripping as well as methods of developing at will departues from anywhere anytime.And ask each participant to file a questionere with them for further compilation of research study.It is not an in total of the subject or a brief sampling of the matter either,it is a handbook to help and teach the newcomer or aspirant to enjoy his spiritual self and explore the possibilities that were evident millenia ago.

This is one of the better books on Astral Travel. Good info,
that may not be understood by the average person. I
really enjoyed the book and found it inspiring to continue
with my journeys.

Other books I recommend include those by
Robert Monroe (Journey's out of Body, Far Journey's,
Ultimate Journey).
Astral experiences can be obtained in deep
meditative states. Hemi-Sync has allowed me to reach
the same places when I attended the Monroe Institute in
Virginia. www.monroeinstitute.org

Other great books include:
Robert Peterson's "Out of Body Experiences"
William Bulhman's "Adventures Out of Body"
Both include techniques for you to try to OBE/Astral Travel.

The astral world is available to everyone, go explore.
Enjoy.

The Frost's take a no nonsense approach to astral travel.Thier proceedures and guidance are seemless, leaving one with the feeling they are in good hands. I applaud this masterpiece.

I've only gotten through the first 4 chapters, but this has been an extreeeeemely informative read. I have scanned the next couple of chapters and I am excited about finishing the entire book. The authors provide context for their explanations and will slowly build your understanding of Astral Travelling and the surrounding metaphysical concepts. I highly, highly, highly recommend this book for any beginners, but also advanced travelers.

The book,like every other book from the Frost, are very easy to use. I like the fact that they stress being protected. Too many people, who dabble in the Occult-take no measures to protect themselves on a psychic level.

First I simply have to say, "satan from with you" and "Cary Pond", you are both terribly ignorant. Try reading something away from the propaganda cesspool sometime to correct that. How about taking a class in English while you're at it.
Wicca of course has nothing to do with Satan worship or demon worship, etc. The Frosts are courageous people who made a stand against religious ignorance and bigotry in this country and won. The Church of Wicca is a federally protected religion (not a cult), and is recognized as such by the Supreme Court. Harassing them is now considered a crime ranging from a "hate incident" to a "terrorist act". They do a great amount of community service and aid for the needy, as well as for severely ill people in hospitals. They are a deserved pride to the community.
As for their books, those who are interested in this religion should take a look at them. They may give you a different perspective to work from. They may seem a bit eclectic, and their viewpoint is geared toward a common understanding so that anyone can learn, so many can appreciate their kind of developed direction. Those who are comfortable in their own tradition may not want this particular brand of instruction, however keep in mind that there are many paths to understanding.