Astral Projection for Beginners (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) (Paperback)

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Visit a realm in which time and space have no meaning—a magical place where thought is action and simple desire can take you anywhere you want to go—the astral realm. Written for beginners, this friendly guide presents step-by-step instructions for six easy and effective astral projection techniques. Using the six easy techniques in this book, you can:

• Travel to different times and eras• View your Akashic records, the astral record of each soul's past and future events • Visit with departed loved ones • Heal yourself and send healing energy to others• View past lives• Explore different astral worlds, such as the faerie realm• Receive direction from your spirit guides

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Astral projection can be a wonderful thing. If you study and learn from Astral Projection for Beginners by Edain McCoy, you'll be on your way to projecting your consciousness out of your body.

Several years ago, a person I'd just met asked to do some magick with me. I said, "Sure. To what end?" This stumped the person. He didn't know what to say. He had no goal.

Lots of people are enamored of the idea of astral projection for no reason other than wanting to astrally project. To them, getting out of body is enough. This book will be an ideal resource for them.

But if you're like me, you may want to have a reason or purpose for projecting. Having such a goal takes astral projection to an entirely new level. In this book you can learn such things as how to gain information about yourself and others, both in current and past lives, by viewing the akashic records. How do you do it? It's in the book.

Perhaps you want to learn how to heal others. In the astral state you can easily move energy to correct imbalances and help overcome problems. How do you do it? It's in the book.

Or perhaps you would like to use your ability with the goal of making changes here on the physical plane; what is commonly called "magick." How do you do it? You use the technique known as astral creative visualization. And that's fully described in the book, too.

No matter what your level, this is an incredible addition to your knowledge. You shouldn't be without it.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567186254
• ISBN-13: 978-1567186253
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #115,471 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book for beginners, May 11, 2003

By	J. Wong "joohop" (Jackson Heights, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the interesting things I found in this book is that some of the things she mentinoned I've personally experienced over 10 years ago when I was trying earnestly to have an OBE.

She mentions the "will-less will" idea from Alistair Crowley, which I discovered myself long ago. Believe me, it is a KEY to astral projection. Basically, when I tried very hard to have an OBE, I would NOT have one. When I declared I was going to have one, and didn't work hard at it, I came extremely close to having one. As she said, it's a very difficult skill to master, and is like a mental-balancing act.

She mentioned a loud vibrational, humming sound. Once I reached the hypnogogic state and thought "I'm asleep now," I immediately heard a loud humming in both ears followed by a pop, and then felt a "bobbing" sensation, which the author also mentions in this book.

There are two difficult "keys" to astral projection:
1. the "will-less will" concept (Alistair Crowley)
2. the focus on letting body sleep and keeping the mind awake

The way I approached astral projection was to keep repeating "I will let my body sleep, but keep my mind awake," as I sat at my chair for a nap. It's EXTREMELY difficult to not simply drift into sleep, but as long as you keep repeating your intent, you will eventually hit bullseye. That's when you'll probably hear a lound humming in both ears followed by a pop, and feel a "bouncing" sensation.

Unfortunately, my fear held me inside my body and I only achieved a lucid dream instead, which was still fascinating.

Edain McCoy goes into depth about common fears about astral projection, and why they are baseless. For this alone, it is worth the price of the book.

A couple of down-sides to this book; she does go into some "controversial" techniques, which was to equate day-dreaming to astral projection.

She doesn't mention much about psychic protection in this book. The book "Astral Travel" by Yvonne and Gavin Frost do give more advice into that. I also recommend people read "Heaven and Earth: Making the Psychic Connection" by James Van Praagh. His book will give you the understanding of the psychic world, and thereby prepare you for your astral voyages. Also read "Astral Dynamics" by Robert Bruce, the bible of astral projection.

Overall, this book is great for beginners, but you'll have to read others to get a complete picture.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A little useful information..., June 23, 1999

By A Customer

My problem with this book is that the author seems to confuse true astral projection with daydreaming and other things. There will be no doubt in your mind when you project as to whether it is real or not, because it will feel just as real as being awake on the physical plane - there's no mistaking it.

But the book does have useful information in it, and some good techniques. It also contains a lot of information on overcoming fears, which is a very important step in projection. I recommend that if you're going to get this book, you should have some background in what is and what isn't projection, so you don't get confused when reading it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Beginners Guide, October 2, 2005

By	rantboi (Dayton, OH United States) - See all my reviews

I hesitated getting this book because some of the reviews here on Amazon made it sound like it didn't offer any techniques.

Well, needless to say, I eventually bought it. Now I'm wondering if some of the reviewers even read this book? It's a total beginners guide and offers six techniques for astral projection (each technique is explained in detail in six separate chapters).

Part one of this book gives instructions on meditation, relaxation, chakras, and other aids (like incenses) which could help one astral project. Part one also discusses conquering fear and various "keys to success" which could further help you get into the right state of mind for a conscious projection.

Part two has six chapters, each explaining in detail the following six astral projection methods: general transfer of consciousness, projecting through the chakras, meditating toward astral separation, guided meditation, using symbolic gateways, and stepping out of your dreams.

Part three discusses such things as viewing your akashic records, remote healing, and creative visualization on the astral plane.

All in all, a pretty good (and quite interesting) introduction to astral projection! The fact that it's relatively inexpensive doesn't hurt either.

-Ater