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Astral projection refers to an out-of-body-experience (OBE) during which the astral body leaves the physical body and travels
to the astral plane. People often experience this state during illness or when involved in a near-death experience, but it is also
possible to practice astral projection at will. This article contains instructions on how to get started.

Part
1 Preparing

Learn about astral projection. It’s better to understand astral projection before you start, so you have a better
1 understanding of it, and know what to expect. Try reading or watching other people’s astral projection
experiences.

Start in the morning. Rather than practising astral projection at night, right before you go to sleep, start in the
2 early morning hours when you're still feeling drowsy. Some say that it's easier to reach the necessary state of
relaxation and heightened awareness around dawn. Yet it is possible to astral travel at any time so there are no hard
and fast rules. It is a personal preference or simply astral traveling when we feel empowered to do it.

Create the right atmosphere. Astral projection requires a state of deep relaxation, so it should be performed
3 in a part of your home where you're completely comfortable. Lie on your bed or sofa and relax your mind and
body.
It's easier to perform astral projection alone than it is with someone else in the room. If you usually sleep with a
partner, choose a room other than the bedroom to practice astral projection. A good time to do it is when no
one else is in and make sure no one is going to walk into the room when you're in astral flight.
Draw the shades or curtains and rid the room of distracting noises. Any type of interruption could disrupt the
state of relaxation you need to achieve.

Lie down and relax. Position yourself on your back in your chosen room. Close your eyes and try to clear
4 your mind of distracting thoughts. Concentrate on your body and how it feels. The goal is to achieve a state of
complete mind and body relaxation.
Flex your muscles and then loosen them. Start with your toes and work your way up your body, gradually
making your way to your head. Make sure every muscle is completely relaxed when you are through.
Breathe deeply and exhale completely. Don't hold tension in your chest and shoulders, just relax.
Focus your mind on your breathing. Don't get carried away with thoughts of outside worries, and don't get
preoccupied yet with the idea of your soul projecting from your body. Just let yourself sink into relaxation.
It can be helpful to use a quartz crystal to raise and speed up your vibrations as preparation. Gently hold the
crystal on your third eye slightly above the centre of your eyebrows with closed eyes and breathing deeply.
Feel the vibrations and your head clearing; you can envision golden, white, purple or any colour light if you like.
During the meditation and astral travelling you can hold the crystal in your hand or place it on your chest or
abdomen. The crystal will empower and protect you because of its high vibrations; negative energies have lower
vibrations.
Part Reach a hypnotic state. This hypnotic state is normally known as the hypnagogic state. Let your body and
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don't completely lose consciousness. Being at the edge of wakefulness and sleep, a
hypnotic state, is necessary for astral projection to occur. Reach this state using the following method:
Keeping your eyes closed, let your mind wander to a part of your body, such as your hand, foot or a single toe.
Focus on the body part until you can visualize it perfectly, even with your eyes closed. Continue focusing until
all other thoughts fall away.
Use your mind to flex your body part, but do not physically move it. Visualize your toes curling and uncurling, or
your fingers clenching and unclenching, until it seems as though they are physically moving.
Broaden your focus to the rest of your body. Move your legs, your arms, and your head using only your mind.
Keep your focus steady until you're able to move your whole body in your mind alone.

Enter into a state of vibration. Many report feeling vibrations, which come in waves at different frequencies,
2 as the soul prepares to leave the body. Don't be afraid of the vibrations, since the presence of fear might cause
you to leave your meditative state; instead, succumb to the vibrations as your soul prepares to leave your body.

Use your mind to move your soul from your body. Imagine in your mind the room in which you are lying.
3 Move your body in your mind to stand up. Look around yourself. Get up off the bed and walk across the room,
then turn around and look at your body on the bed.
Your OBE is successful if you feel as though you are gazing upon your body from across the room, and that
your conscious self is now separate from your body.
It takes a lot of practice to get to this point for some people, though for others it comes as naturally as
breathing. Either way it is possible for everyone if it is desired and practised enough! If you have trouble
completely lifting your soul from your body, try lifting just a hand or a leg at first. Keep practising until you're
able to move across the room.

Return to your body. Your soul always remains connected to your body with an invisible force, sometimes
4 referred to as a "silver cord." Let the force guide your soul back to your body. Re-enter your body. Move your
fingers and toes - physically, not just in your mind - and let yourself regain full consciousness.
Part
3 Exploring the Astral Plane
Confirm that you are projecting your soul from your body. Once you have mastered the act of projecting
1 your soul from your body in the same room, you will want to confirm that you were indeed in two separate
planes.
Next time you practice the astral projection, don't turn around to look at your body. Instead, leave the room and
walk into another room in the house.
Examine an object in the other room, something that you had never noticed before in the physical sense. Make
a mental note of its color, shape and size, paying attention to as many details as possible.
Return to your body. Physically go into the room you previously projected yourself into. Walk to the article you
examined during the astral travel. Can you confirm the details you noted when you explored the object with your
mind?

Explore further. During subsequent astral projection sessions, go to locations that are less and less familiar to
2 you. Each time, note details that you had never noticed before. After each session, physically verify the details.
After a few trips, you will be experienced enough to travel to locations that are completely unfamiliar with the
confidence that you have actually performed astral projection.

Return to your body. Some say that astral projection is dangerous, especially when one gets enough practice
3 to explore unfamiliar places but it need not be. Those people simply don't understand it or fear it because they
don't use enough protection, as long as you ask for protection in your own way it'll be a good experience. Before
you astral project it is nice to imagine yourself bathed in a glowing, white light. Imagine it as a cloud around you or
inside you; this will protect you from other thought forms or negative energy forms.
There is so much to get into, but know that no harm will come to you unless you think it will. The thrill of having
an OBE keeps some people out of their bodies for long periods of time, which is said to weaken the silver cord
but the silver cord cannot be weakened. It is pure energy and energy can't be eliminated or removed, only
moved from one place to another, or one form or another so don't worry about astral travelling; it is natural,
powerful and healing.
 The silver cord can never be broken, but it is said that your soul can be delayed from re-entering your body if
you spend too much energy outside of it. Yet your soul and body are so intrinsically entwined that the soul will
naturally come back when it's right to.
Some say that demons can inhabit the body while the soul is being projected. If you fear this may happen,
protect your body by blessing the room with a prayer before you perform projection. It is only hearsay anyway
and seeing as you'll have already asked for light protection nothing bad will occur.
Your soul can also interact with other astral projections. Try it with a friend who has practiced as much as you
have. Some say astral sex is mind-blowing. However, remember to always return to your body.
It is possible to heal others during astral travel; this is a form of distance healing that is very powerful. Envision
the sick person, perhaps lying in their bed. It doesn't matter if they're not physically in their bed while you're
doing it because time and distance become void when you're in the astral plane. Always ask for protection,
healing power and guidance from whomever you pray to and envision light; you can ask during astral projection
as and when you wish. See light in your hands as white and strong as you can, and if you feel ready put one
hand on their forehead and another on their abdomen and pour the light into them. Your intentions must be pure
and you should be feeling nothing but love for them. Sometimes people will report back to you that something
amazing has happened to them, even though you didn't tell them you were the source of it! Enjoy your astral
journeys!

Community Q&A

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Is sleep paralysis the same as astral projection?

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Staff Answer
 According to people who write about these experiences, they have similar “core experiences.” However, sleep
paralysis is often a scary and unpleasant experience, if you realize that this is what you’re experiencing rather
than astral projection. It can be made worse by imagining that malevolent beings are around you and threatening to
harm you but you cannot get away. So, while sleep paralysis may be a state that aids astral projection for some
people, the subjective experience of each is quite different.

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How do you do sleep paralysis?

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Staff Answer

It’s not an ideal thing to do to yourself, so think hard about this before attempting it. For help with it, see the
wikiHow: How to Induce Sleep Paralysis.

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Do binaural beats help with astral projection?

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Staff Answer

Binaural beats are reported to be helpful by many people who try astral projection. Some of them feel that the
binaural beats relax them and help them to achieve complete mind and body relaxation or meditative state needed
for an out-of-body experience. However, you’ll need to experiment with this yourself as it doesn’t help everyone
and in any case, it is just one possible way among several that will help you relax sufficiently before the
experience.
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Is astral projection dangerous?

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Staff Answer

If you’re performing it somewhere unsafe and someone sees you’re not paying attention, you could be a target for
robbery or worse. However, apart from that, there really are no more dangers than going to sleep in your cozy bed
every night. There are numerous myths about it, like being about to sever your energy link to kill you or invading
your physical body while you’re astrally projecting but these are not real things that actually happen, so they’re not
something to be concerned about.

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Can I go anywhere I want?

Community Answer

Yes. As long as you envision being there and you want to be there, you can go anywhere you want.

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How can you make it easier to enter the astral plane

Community Answer

Relaxing your body and mind will make it easier to enter the astral plane.
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Can anyone of any age do it?

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Yes, as long as you have the will and the right mind set.

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Is it possible to see ghost?

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Yes, it is possible to see different entities. You're in the spiritual realm, therefore making you able to see ghosts.

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What if someone tries to wake me up while my soul is out?

Community Answer

You zap back instantly. This is the case whether the waking is through physical contact or as a result of a sudden
noise nearby. It's harmless enough, but a bit annoying.

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What should I picture in order to move my soul from my body?

 Community Answer

Try to picture your soul climbing out of your body. Remain relaxed.

Tips
Astral Projection can turn into whatever you want it to be. It can also make your growth in anything spiritual raise
quickly which is why you should not give up. It's pretty easy for what it can help you do in the future.

Visualize a white or yellowish light surrounding you while you Astral Project to protect yourself from bad entities
who may suck your energy if you let them. Also, you can try to raise your vibrations.

Interactions while in the Astral Plane are unlimited.

It's best not to be mentally or physically tired when attempting astral projection, as you will find it hard to
concentrate. Drowsy morning feelings work better than being tired after a long day.

If you feel it's hard to get back to your body, just imagine yourself striking with your body at the speed of light. You
can come back from any place within one second. Remember your soul is free of distance and time.

Feel free to walk anywhere you would like. But do not go too far your first few times. If you are new to an astral
plane, walk/fly to closer locations first.
 If you're having difficulty getting into the hypnotic state, imagine stairs and become more relaxed the longer you
walk.

You cannot be hurt mentally/physically by something in the Astral Plane while having an OBE.

When releasing your soul from your body, it can also help to imagine yourself all one dull color. Now imagine your
colorful soul escaping from your body slowly.

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Warnings

Beliefs play the largest part in Astral Projection. If you believe that you are going to be possessed, you may feel like
you are possessed. If you feel in any sort of physical danger do not attempt to astral project. If you feel like your
"silver-cord" is "weak" and that you can't return, you will feel stuck. Feelings and thoughts are instantly manifested
in the Astral Plane, anything you think/fear can seem to happen. Keep your thoughts positive. Don't try to Astral
Project after watching a scary movie.

Astral projections is banned in some religions, like Catholicism, so find what your church teaches before you try.
References

1. http://www.finerminds.com/metaphysical/rope-technique-astral-projection/