meditation in the astral

[dominatus]

You probably get more external help when meditating in higher planes.  I have meditated in the astral consciously and unconscously(dreaming) and I always am in a blissful state and sometimes I'll have other entities or guides come by and pray with, and help me.  This does not mean at all that meditation is not important on the physical plane, it's just that it's easier to meditate in the astral because you are already fully unaware of your body and usually your mind is quieted.  Plus, in the astral you could make your own peaceful scenery easily, which would also aid in the process.

[Hephaestus]

Meditating in the astral raises your vibrational level further.

[alpine9]

I know this question might be a litte off topic, but I was woundering sleep isn't more effective than meditation.

Some people meditate 20min. a day, but sleep maybe 8hrs.

[achilles]

this raises the question of why anyone would want to bother meditating in the physical at all, if its so much better in the astral.

its strange that even though i've read tons of stuff about astral projection, i've only ever seen astral meditation mentioned once, in passing. this was in an article by robert bruce where he mentions that sometimes goes into outer space to meditate. is it rare for people to do this?

also, i wonder whether your physical body is affected in the same way if you meditate in the astral (e.g. the immune system).

[achilles]

about sleep: i think the reason is that because you are not conscious, you can't work on your consciousness. i might be wrong though.

[Louis]

[First off, I know nothing about this. The following is only a guess]

I would say that meditation on the physical plane help to work on the shakras that are in the etheric body (ties to the psysical body) but while in the astral, if you meditate, you have all your mind free to meditate on a subject or a problem, since your physical (and etheric) body is far behind you.

[As stated above, this is only a guess that seems to me to be logical but in no way the cold hard truth]

[achilles]

seems like a good guess. if this were the case, it might mean that meditation in the astral develops your higher consciousness but has little affect on the body.

[achilles]

Hi.

What is the effect of doing meditation in the astral? Is it different from doing meditation in the physical - i.e. more/less effective? For example, if I meditate on a certain chakra while in the astral, will it have the same effect on my body and personality as if I did it in the physical?

Note: I'm new to projection, and have only been fully out of my body once for a few seconds, although I'm trying to develop the ability more.

Thanks for your help,
Chris.