Ethereal Projection

[Domintheos]

Build upon this...  When necessary, we allow our physical body to enter a "stand-by", or unconscious state in order to rejuvenate itself.  This is known as dreaming.  Most individuals allow the mind to occupy the "stand-by" mode along with the physical body, which in turn subjects consciousness to the ethereal plane.  Yet, there are those who focus the mind, which remains conscious while the physical body goes into a state of unconsciousness.  This is known as, "ethereal projection".  In order to project consciousness into the "upper" ethereal plane, one must objectively beam conscious awareness out of the dense physical form, while allowing the physical body to be subjected to the subtle impulses of the ethereal soul and third dimensional space.  This is most commonly referred to as lucid dreams, though they are in truth very different.  A lucid dream occurs when the dreamer becomes conscious within a dream spontaneously.  The dreamer usually does not know how he/she got there, or why.  On the other hand, ethereal projection is realized through full conscious awareness and objectivity on the ethereal "dream-plane".

I have a question...  Are dreams and astral projection the same?

[astraladdict]

To answer your question, i'd like to first start off by saying, everybody has their own opinions on that. Personally i believe they are not the same, but others believe they do. Our opinion don't matter. What does matter is what YOU think. Do YOU believe they are the same? Or do YOU believe they are different? Knowledge is best obtained when you get the answers yourself.

~astraladdict

[Domintheos]

To answer your question, i'd like to first start off by saying, everybody has their own opinions on that. Personally i believe they are not the same, but others believe they do. Our opinion don't matter. What does matter is what YOU think. Do YOU believe they are the same? Or do YOU believe they are different? Knowledge is best obtained when you get the answers yourself.

~astraladdict

To answer your question yes I do believe they are different though I would like to interact and build with those who believe otherwise, to expand my understanding of the subject.  I "believe" astral projection to be of an entirely different nature than dreams.   Why?  Dreams relate more to the physical brain (electrical impulse and chemical reactions) than the soul.  "Higher" Astral projection is rarely achieved when conscious awareness is primarily comprised of gross/earthly thoughts and ideas.  I agree with this as well.  Thanks for the feedback.

[Summerlander]

I have a question...  Are dreams and astral projection the same?

No, they are two different states of consciousness.  In fact, there is even a massive difference between a lucid dream and a non-lucid dream and this shows on brain scans.

[Domintheos]

No, they are two different states of consciousness.  In fact, there is even a massive difference between a lucid dream and a non-lucid dream and this shows on brain scans.

Agreed

[Xanth]

We're not going here again.

There are many opinions from every angle regarding that question already on the forum.  Please use the search feature before asking another.  Thanks.