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Astral Projection
Astral projection (or astral travel) is a controversial interpretation of out-of-body experiences achieved either consciously or via lucid dreaming, deep meditation, or use of disassociatives and psychedelics, like DXM, LSD, Psilocybin or 5-MeO-DMT.
There generally exist two schools of thought on the nature of astral projection; these can broadly be defined as the mystical model and the phasing model.
The mystical model contains a large variety of belief systems and astral maps, but they are tied together by their belief that astral projection takes place outside of the actual physical body. A more subtle energy body is believed to carry the consciousness outside of the physical body, and as one progresses deeper into the astral planes, even more subtle bodies are created and the consciousness transferred to each of them in turn. The subtle body is attached to the physical body by means of an energetic connection which usually takes the appearance of a cord.
The phasing model which was defined by Robert Monroe contains the belief that it is impossible to actually leave the body in the truest sense of the word, and that the astral planes and the physical world are but points on the long spectrum of consciousness. When a person projects, they actually ‘phase’ into another area of consciousness and the locales it contains. This can be likened to tuning a radio to another station. This viewpoint can be seen as a logical progression of the realization that external reality is actually an internally created state, that is, we exist in a model created by our brain based on the sensory input it receives.
In contrast to "astral" projection, the traditional understanding of out-of-body experiences involve the projector (or traveler) moving about in the "real" world as an invisible ghost in what is sometimes referred to as Real Time Projection (or RTP).
Another popular term to refer to this kind of OOBE consists of "etheral projection" as opposed to "astral projection". People who claim to have experienced both say they can clearly observe the distinction between these two states. Some claim that the sensations of real-time projection are usually as vivid as the ones of the physical body, which can be a source of serious anxiety when it unexpectedly happens. Sensations of strong vibrations in the whole body are also said to accompany this experience.
In some cases the 'traveler' leaves his mortal body and 'floats', being able to travel to a destination by thought. If the 'traveler' visits somewhere that other people are involved in daily life, the 'traveler' is unable to contact those people and can only observe. The 'traveler' can return to their body by 'wishing to return' as it were, whereupon they descend into their body smoothly until finally the back of the head jolts back into position after some vibration.
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