The Techniques of Astral Combat: An Analysis of the Astral Planes [Paperback]

G. Travels (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 2002

"The Techniques of Astral Combat" is a important book. Providing a unique look into the culture and tradition of the Astral Warrior, this book reveals this tradition's metaphysical understanding of the universe, one's role within it, and a powerful means of self-discovery. Important to our times, as it reveals the hidden influences of the astral planes upon our lives and our society, "The Techniques of Astral Combat" provides the reader with new tools, skills, and an understanding that empowers one to confront evil with new-found strength.

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About the Author

G. Travels had his first encounter with astral beings at the age of 12. It is necessary for him to remain anonymous.

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse (January 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595215122
• ISBN-13: 978-0595215126
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book does not live up to its title, April 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Techniques of Astral Combat: An Analysis of the Astral Planes (Paperback)

If you are looking to learn about "astral combat," there is precious little about it in this book. What little there is of it is way arrogantly and cynically written. I found it to be a really negative book. It is supposed to be about promoting "life, health, and light," but man, is it negative stuff. The author is one negative unhappy dude. It's self-published too. And, this is a way tiny book, more like a pamphlet!!!!

30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great for New Age, Poor for Sorcerors, January 3, 2003

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Andrieh Vitimus "-AV" (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Techniques of Astral Combat: An Analysis of the Astral Planes (Paperback)

I bought this book trying to better my astral combat skills. AbsoluteLY BY THIS book if you are a new ager, who thinks the world is light and just. This book is clearly meant for you to stay away from the astral side.

If you are a Black Magician, Shamen or Sorceror, read on why I do not like this book at all.

The book premise rests on the fact that nearly all spirits are vampiric... or feeding off energy. It disavows all shamenic knowledge and knowledge of spirits as "illusionary" and holds itself in the highest regard as having defending these people. If you ever do get a chance to meet a true shaman, you would see why they would laugh at this book. As a soceror, I did.

The basic premise of the books is that your physical form dictacts your "astral form" and leaves little interpretation. The book suggests a semi-monastic life of training and you continously see stories of their group being defeated.

The book has a few general things to say
1) if attacked run or be defeated
2) training (which in their case means physical) strengthens the coherence of form on the astral (this is partially true, but the premise is incomplete, see below).
3) if you can't handle this DO not get invovled

The problem here is that magick is a right, it should not be hid under the guise of fear and to dismiss all other traditions so readily towards such a materialist spiritualism is absurd.

Astral Dynamics seems a better book to start on this topic.
Now that said I strongly disagree with the book on several issues.
1) You need not be EXACTLY the same as your physical form on the astral and your physcial ailments do not impare you on the Astral if you do not let them. What I mean by this is, you can be anything you want to be on the astral but it takes mental and spiritual training to hold the new coherence(to use their language). One you practice this, it does get easier to hold alternate coherences on the astral side. I won't lie, it takes work.
2) Running is the path of the coward and is dishonorable. Fight, call for help if you need it, but running ... no
(ok, maybe a tactical retreat now and then). Generally, don't go into the astral areas you are not sure about if you can't defend yourself. If a area feels wierd, and you don't know how to fight yet, dont go on the astral plane there. Theres a story that certainly explains this in the book, although thats not the lesson they taught. In otherwords, be smart about it and know where you are at.

3) limiting yourself in the way this group has, inherently will cause the type of defeats they list in the book. Only by NOT limiting yourself and forcing you to push those boundaries do you gain strength since you realize you can do anything and only you hold yourself back.

Take it for what it is worth

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Controversial Book, April 3, 2003

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Ardane Steward (Fairbanks, Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Techniques of Astral Combat: An Analysis of the Astral Planes (Paperback)

As you can see from the reviews, people either love or hate this book.

I am a spiritual/astral warrior and studied as such in the Moser tradition. I have run Abode of the Lion warrior house for many years. I recommended these books to students for quite awhile, but have now withdrawn them from the book list.

The books are worth reading if you are experienced in astral travel and astral warriorship. You will have the necessary experience to evaluate the wheat from the chaff. And there are indeed little gems hidden in it here and there. However, there will also be quite a bit that will not jibe in any way with your experience in and of the astral. You will have to decide for yourself if this material is something new we don't know about yet, or if it is just a misunderstanding of the astral by the author.

I withdrew these books from my students book list because they ended up doing more harm than good. Simply put, there are far better books on the subject than this one. Also, the convoluted style and arrogant dogmatic attitude of the author resulted in more than one student putting down the book in disgust.

It is my opinion that these books should be taken as experimental research only. I would approach the techniques experimentally, and the philosophy as theoretical only. I would stick to the tried and true methods of astral work, and only experiment with the things in this book.

I have read these books several times. And honestly, the more I read them, the more doubtful I become of the material.

In my considered opinion this book is worth two and half stars, but I will give it three to be fair.

Best regards - Ardane Steward