Astral projections are also known as out-of-body experiences and as "soul travel" by some groups, which can happen to anyone at any time in one's life. Astral projections are often confused with lucid or vivid dreaming and skeptics would say that what most people would experience as an out-of-body experience is just a dream. Even though it is quite common for astral projections to be immediately proceeded by a vivid dream or even be mixed up with or embedded within dreams, when one has a full-blown out-of-body astral experience, it is often so real, so vivid and clear that in no way, shape or form is it considered by the experiencer as just being a dream. Genuine astral projections are experienced as a fully awakened state outside the body, and the person is able to actually see, usually from a strange angle, his or her still or lifeless looking body lying down on the bed, sofa or couch. One is able to see minute details in the room and travel anywhere else conceivable and watch events and discover new places and/or previously lost or undiscovered items that can later be confirmed.

Certain Tibetan masters and Indian yogi masters throughout history have developed the ability to experience fully conscious astral projections at will and as a result of this awesome faculty, many other special powers too. A contemporary example is Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath who because I have met personally and directly experienced his amazing aura of energy (darshan), I may have seen a few times in the astral as there were some instances of this great yogi's presence appearing during my sleep and in deep meditation. Other such great masters of astral projections in the past include Paramhansa Yogananda, Sri Yukteswar, Rabindranath Tagore who came back speaking through the ectoplasm of direct voice medium, Leslie Flint (1960's?) regarding his experiences with astral travel and general information regarding power of thought, and the transmigrated Tibetan Lama, Tuesday Lobsang Rampa in the body of Cyril Henry Hoskin. Rampa provided the most outstanding descriptions and knowledge of astral projections, however he was also associated with some of the most controversial books I ever read.

I myself recently (August 2009) enjoyed a really amazing and vivid "astral" dream. I might as well share it with you as an example of what can be experienced on an "astral plane" beyond the everyday physical waking experience:

I ascended up through the ceiling, attic and roof of my apartment. On top of the roof, I vividly recall the unique features of a slightly overweight lady on the way up to the "astral plane" who appeared quite well but seemed to indicate her body was not. She seemed like someone I had known in the past and tried to get her name. She said her name very softly then I could not remember what it was. I do remember feeling really free and felt like I could walk anywhere and the world around me had transformed into something of a higher sphere or plane of existence. A cobblestone path winding through a rural neighborhood landscape of parks, trees and natural dwellings materialized out of thin air and ascended before me. I felt like I was embarking on a real adventure in a blissful wonderland similar to "Wizard of Oz." I met and conversed with a few occasional inhabitants on the way up. I traveled through a hilly landscape with trees, stone walls, and beautiful fabricated "log cabins" and "garden sheds" made from the natural materials (concrete/mud?) of the surrounding environment. The atmosphere seemed quite rarefied--rather like being on the top of Mt. Everest.

As I finally got to the summit of a very high hill I could see lengthy clouds on the horizon with a perfectly clear pre-dawn sky. It looked as if the sun had not yet come up. The scene unfolded so vividly it startled me, even scared me a little because of my fear of open spaces and heights; the air was pristine and pure, as if I had traveled to another country or even another planet where there was absolutely no pollution whatsoever. The colors were amazingly vivid, especially the trees and plants around me. I was absolutely excited and ecstatic and extremely interested in the whole experience and tried to get as much information as I could. I felt so good I could not stop smiling and laughing at everything I saw. Whenever I came across anyone, I would ask questions and was directed to visit a particular individual who could really answer my questions and even show me inside his dwelling!

I made my way toward the particular address or location where the fellow lived who would allow me to see inside one of the modest houses which all looked perfectly functional, in order, and complete. All of the dwellings looked like they were made of a whitish mud (thin walls) yet, even though somewhat crooked, were built in a rather modern style with large picture windows, light blinds, etc. When I reached one of the houses, I could see the person I was looking for standing in the window waving and smiling at me, and calling my name telepathically. A youngish looking man (along with an attractive lady: his wife?) with slightly long blond hair and very neatly cut, short beard stood behind one of the windows. As I tried to enter through the window, it did not allow me to go through and snapped back in my face like a rubber band! Laughing, I thought I obviously should have entered through the door, which I finally did.

Inside the dwelling, everything, including the counter, furniture, wooden cupboards, etc. appeared perfectly clean and beautiful. The sun, which had now risen, seemed to penetrate all parts of the house inside, illuminating everything in a beautiful way. I noticed actual plumbing and it looked like a normal kitchen sink and all the other houses seemed to have the same sort of accommodations! Utterly fascinated, I went to try and get some water to drink. I noticed a little repair work needed doing; a screw was loose on one of the faucets as I turned it on. I tried to fix it, laughing hilariously at the thought that even an astral home's water faucets need some maintenance occasionally! The water came out into a perfectly natural looking stainless steel sink and was amazingly pure, pristine, sparkling and beautiful with tiny bubbles in it. I ran some on my hands and tried to drink some of it directly from my hands. What little I had was really amazing because it looked so perfect, so absolutely clean, felt full of vibrant, vibrating life, smelled and tasted absolutely refreshing. I asked my host to fetch me a glass because I really wanted to drink much more of it! As my host reached for a glass of water from his kitchen cupboard, I asked him to hurry because I felt myself starting to wake up in the physical, and sure enough, the rising sun shone blissfully into my physical window.

After being awake for a few minutes and reflecting back on the dream, it seemed as real as my present waking reality! I was quite disappointed to come back to my body because I had so many experiments I wanted to perform with the water and so many more questions to ask! Such as where does the water come from, how they get their water pressure, and so on. Unfortunately I could remember only around one-tenth of this experience and rushed to my computer the moment I woke up to type as much of it down as possible before forgetting even more of it. I can now only remember very small portions of it. At the time it seemed as real as day and my most impressive astral projection experience ever, yet now it seems just a fading dream.

An earlier experience I had back in May of 2009 was quite remarkable too. Here is a summary of it:

I experienced the strangest night of my life! Just as I dozed off in that tranquil state between sleep and wakefulness, hands from out of nothing tapped on my back, or started tugging at me or pulling at my fingers, arms and other parts of my body! To my chagrin, some seemed to have lost their sense of what is decent! If they are women, I could go along with that, but with any male entities, I most definitely could not!

Finally, after completely dozing off to sleep, my astral double was pulled entirely out of my body by a group of spirits, some of whom still seemed to exhibit the oddest intentions with no lack of inhibition, nevertheless their actions evolved to the more spiritual and pure, thank goodness, and everything turned out beautifully positive.

I found myself in a marvelously tranquil dark tunnel or mine with a dark blue "sky" at the end. I could see panoramic night scenes of familiar places in my neighborhood from the end of the tunnel which seemed to transform into the entrance of a cave.

More and more spirits (who looked like ordinary people wearing light night clothing such as Hawaiian shirts, pajamas, etc.) started to appear in front of me guiding me into a rather natural looking "cathedral" of sheltered space that looked like it was some sort of "beach" or "cove" inside a huge cavern of dark, brownish volcanic rock. I never before felt so secure and loved, at least not since I was a baby in my mother's arms!

In the center appeared a large naturally constructed circular theater and weird instruments of different sorts were being presented there. Next thing I knew, I was listening to incredibly beautiful, amazingly unique "new age" music with "singing crystal" bowls, gongs, flutes, harps, and lovely changing colored lights ranging from deep red, orange, yellow, lime green, blue and purple hues. It filled me with ecstasy and a loving vibration so deep that It saturated every cell of my body leading me to tears.

Music in the realms beyond the physical is an extremely important part of astral life. It is a time for astral souls to get together in a communion of harmony with each other while obtaining great benefit from the healing and energizing vibrational tones. Actual instruments manufactured from astral materials found in nature are used to vibrate the rarified atmosphere with soothing and emotionally uplifting notes.

The human astral body consists of seven main energy centers or chakras each broadcasting into the universe their own vibrational rate of auric color and therefore attracting and/or creating whatever it gives out. Negative emotions such as anger, frustration and fear are symptoms of vibrational disharmony. One of the most enjoyable an fastest ways to speed up spiritual evolution and create excellent mental health is through music. The emotional instrument of the astral body needs to be fine-tuned, and one of the best ways is through habitual and continuous listening to the perfectly balanced and harmonious "music of the spheres."

I had conversations with the people there, some looked like people I had known many years ago and all looked relatively young and healthy. I shook many hands and asked some of them if they are members of my group soul and they replied, "not exactly."

I remember looking down and seeing my self wearing black socks and loose clothing. I noticed light colored sand scatterd over with pieces of sharp-edged darkly contrasting auburn volcanic rock. I wondered why it did not hurt my feet. The barren cavelike environment with a sandy bottom consisted entirely of volcanic rock, giving me a feeling of a location somewhere near the shorline of a remote island in the Pacific during the late night hours. Although the place dimly glowed with torches, no light is actually needed because the soul can "see" intuitively. It also seemed strangely familiar.

To my dismay, I could feel myself starting to wake up. Fully aware I was about to leave, many hands waved me good night and I was back in my body, wishing so much I could stay there longer and not have to return to Earth!

Upon analysis, I think this experience took place on one of the lower astral planes, because there was no vegetation, everything and everyone looked and acted quite physical, and it was all bare rock, sand and gravel. A skeptic would say it was just a vivid dream which is fine, because dreams are one and the same as the physical brain's interpretation of the spirit's sojourns in the astral world at night which is far more common that one may realize. If you would like to learn more how to astral project with great confidence and freedom from fear, go here for more information.

Much later on I recorded a lucid or astral dream I enjoyed on the early morning of November 26 of 2017 which was a Sunday Morning:

I am walking along a beach that appears to be in twilight or underneath a nighttime sky with the illumination coming mainly from any towns or inhabitations I happen to come across, their lights, buildings, etc. As I look out over the ocean, I notice the bubbly waves appear so real, and the frothy ocean itself appears to be at high tide; I am concerned I might get inundated with an occasional high wave!

I am high too, in an incredible mood of elation and ecstasy of deep longing and closeness to God or Spirit, while often I feel like expanding into the twilight sky and/or taking off into a flying mode when walking across non-illumined, uninhabited spaces and places. The feeling of freedom is simply AMAZING. I enter into a town, or more appropriately a beach town and I meet and speak with several people there as I continue to walk along that beach and some places, including what appears to be a plaza seems rather busy with many normal looking, normal dressed and normal acting people walking back and forth across it.

I wonder how is all this possible? I become aware of my own self, my own body, hands, etc. and realize this must be an astral or dream body. I am thrilled and amazed by it, and I asked everyone I met if they ever heard of astral travel? To my utter astonishment, everyone I asked clearly tells me they have never heard of it. WTF??? I could not believe their answers, because then what am I? Who am I being there right in front of them?

All the scenes appear utterly real and natural to me. Everything appears like a normal beach town, except I remember no cars, just commercial type buildings all along a beach front, and many people walking about, I even see a security guard! I see business signs, actually can read them, and even see one man working on a fuse box or panel with buttons.

Because a door was opening right there in the direction I was walking, I stop by a place that looks like an acting studio of a sort with stage inside with space for a small audience, and as he steps out of the door, I get the attention of a rather well-built man with neatly kept blondish, slightly brown hair and grayish eyes wearing a casual suit: I ask him if he ever heard of astral travel, and he says, Òno, IÕm not familiar with that term.Ó Then a tall, beautiful young woman (brown hair much of it very elegantly styled on top with brown eyes) steps out that same door right after him, and I immediately assumed it must be his wife. I thought well hopefully she should know, and I ask her and she also responds Òno, never hear of it.Ó Then what am I doing here? Who am I? But she and everyone just look at me like IÕm crazy.

As I walk away, I notice the sand down below my feet and that I am wearing only my socks and trudging the soft sand. I could even see my footsteps in the sand. I realize I left my shoes back at the door, I go back to collect my shoes, and wander why the door was left open and even remember seeing a light behind the door, but someone inside closes it. I pick up my shoes and continue on my way through this utterly natural paradise.

I am keep on walking along the beach, with intention to ask more and more people, what is this place, and weather or not they realize they are existing in an astral dimension of some kind, etc. Whenever I enter into a more deserted and dark area, I become deeply elated, and I expand into a tremendous state of utter joy and excitement. But I soon wake up back to the physical body finding myself in an incredibly calm, deeply blissful state of being alive and In astonishment of what I just experienced.

But upon waking up, and after walking around the house a little with my regular morning 24 oz mug of mountain spring water with a little apple cider vinegar and five drops iodine/kelp and a mineral solution. I sit out on the porch and to my amazement, my waking ÒdreamÓ is just as real (or unreal!) as my ÒastralÓ dream! Everything here in the physical world, although much, much more persistent, and even time itself is just a self-created ÒdreamÓ illusion. I pick up objects and things around me just as I did in my dream, and whatÕs the difference? Not much!

And here's another dreamy astral experience that ocurred on an early October 23, 2017, Monday morning:

After flying through a beautiful landscape with fields and groves of trees, I traveled down what appeared to be a subterranean canal and wondered why I was going through that rather dank and dark place. I came across what seemed like a very dark, violent monster entity and apologized for disturbing it and turned back the other way and into the countryside again.

I performed a gravity test and determined the gravity in my dream state is very similar to MoonÕs gravity, but itÕs possible to, through will power to stay up in the air for as long as one desires to and/or believes one can stay up!

I entered into a really pleasant (colorful) meeting place with lots of people inside from all ages, all walks of life. I tried to find out where everyone is from. I could not get any answer but one greying (elderly), petite and pretty lady managed to say she was from Sydney (Australia) and as soon as I realized everyone in the room must be from all sorts of places from around the world, I said just that but seemed to have trouble with verbal communication as my mouth seemed to turn to jelly.

I must have enjoyed this lucid dream state for nearly an hour and traveled through many different conditions and scenery and places and rooms similar to my original home at Bonnie Place. However, everything kept gradually changing or morphing into different shapes and sizes but kept the same general theme or room. I encountered many, many people, most good, some questionable in character, and others indifferent or aloof in nature.

I was utterly eager to learn all I could, felt very enthralled throughout the whole dream; it felt as if I was on a great adventure. I often got quite excited in a loving, joyous way feeling great ecstasy, and especially love. I loved the feeling of floating, while flying through newly discovered rooms and spaces!

The right conditions for conscious astral projection are tricky to master. To start with it is very helpful to learn meditation and train the body to increase concentration on the inner self (third eye) and withdrawing away from the external senses, while calming down one's breathing and slowing down heart rate toward 40 beats per minute. Celibacy is quite essential, otherwise it can be very hard trying to maintain the constant enthusiasm and concentration required for the successful completion of this project which involves the process of slowing metabolic rate and fully replacing all physical activity, physical thought, awareness, and consciousness with internal spiritual awareness to the point that the physical becomes quite numb, cold, still and lifeless. Only then in such a deep state of trance does it become possible to consciously leave the body at will. Such an attainment of this nature is quite profound, vital and priceless, because such an ability leads to a complete mastery over the very powers of life, death and reincarnation. It is extremely unfortunate that during this present age, that the overall tendency of humankind is too much external, way too much sensuality, and too much into the physical world and physical senses. It is this overall tendency or tendencies that are causing so much pain, so much skepticism against spiritual truths, confusion and suffering in the world. This grave concern is the main reason why I am taking so much of my time to create this website.

Spontaneous astral projections during deep sleep is much more common and more accessible by some. The odds of astral travel occurring during deep sleep can be improved by some form of vigorous physical exercise near end of day so that muscles are no longer restless and are therefore more prone to relaxation. In early evening after a light dinner (or sometimes even a fast depending on individual need) one should practice a little yoga and do some meditation before sleeping. Start actual night time period of rest or sleep with a deep relaxation posture while concentrating on every muscle in body to completely relax, withdrawing energy from each and every muscle to all the spinal centers and then up to third eye. Try to remain wide-awake while body falls asleep. If this does not work, (usually takes several weeks of practice) set alarm at 3:00 or 4:00 AM, get up and exercise for 15 minutes at that time and then follow the same deep relaxation routine leading to a wide-awake yet fully asleep effect. What should happen is a deep internalization of awareness along with a state of temporary paralysis (catalepsy) and a terrific vibration and/or intense tingling sensation that can seem way too intense to stand. In this vibrational state, it becomes possible to split away from the body and further away one gets the less vibration one feels until one is several feet away and some can observe a silver cord between the physical and astral or etheric self. It becomes possible then to move about the room by concentration on where one wants to go. It takes much practice at first to learn how to control the astral body which is much like the life of a newborn child which has yet to learn how to walk and run, etc.

There is absolutely no danger or ever any real reason to fear astral projection or even death for that matter. If one has to die then death involves simply taking up a much more permanent residence at one's true home in one of the astral spheres. Fear during the first few attempts at astral travel is a huge problem and will often find one's self slammed right back into the physical body under the slightest provocation of fear and/or even thinking of the physical. Death can never be caused by astral projection, however the process of dying is often the greatest opportunity ever for astral projection! There are countless worlds in the afterlife that are filled with vast wonders and opportunities of all kinds. For those who are good natured, kind hearted and full of love (most people are) the afterlife is simply wonderful and filled with unspeakable beauty, great love, awesome bliss, great music and great adventures.

As long as no illicit drugs are involved, astral projection is a 100% natural, 100% safe and 100% blissful occurrence. Astral projections are an expression of the conscious freedom of the soul while the physical body is in a temporarily state of suspended animation and slowed down or "hibernating" metabolism. The more often one can induce this temporary "death" of the physical, the sooner one becomes an adept or master over the otherwise terrible whims of life and death.