Article Topic: Astral Projection

Author Brian Mercer recounts his first out-of-body experience, the advantages of learning to astral project, and his collaboration with Robert Bruce on a 90-day OBE program.

For many skeptics, the out of body experience (OBE) can be explained away or simply ignored. But what of the evidence from recorded accounts, controlled experiments, and research into near-death experiences? Graham Nicholls, author of Navigating the Out-of-Body Experience, explains his new book, and how these powerful experiences can be had by anyone once we step away from the everyday and reach out for something truly life-affirming.

Some people believe that a physical body is all we have in life—others believe, at the least, in something they call a "soul." Some think of the soul as a kind of balloon-like attachment to the physical body, while others think of the body as a kind of "vehicle" for the soul. But how do we define "soul?" Is it the same as "spirit?" And what of "consciousness?" Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, co-author of Astral Projection for Psychic Empowerment, discusses how we are so much more than a physical body, and how we can use these different vehicles of our selves to advance our lives and humanity to become all that we are.

We are multi-dimensional beings, with part of ourselves inhabiting a physical body and part of ourselves belonging to an ethereal one. In between these two bodies, who (or what) are we? Where can we find our "selves?" Perhaps the astral plane is the place to look...

Precis: The author reveals a strikingly original method of using the I Ching, one which requires magical practice rather than consultation with a book. ASTRAL DIVINATION WITH THE I CHING By Charles Foster As many of you reading ...