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[The Structure of Reality - The Out-of-Body Experience as Gnostic Revelation]

Well, I finally made it out...      

I've had several experiences with lucid dreaming but in terms of astral travel or OBE I think I can really only claim it once. Thursday was my second such experience, and it was much longer than the first.

I arrived home from work a little early; getting here around 9 AM. Yep, I have a rather odd schedule. And as I often do, I decided to take a nap around 11:00 - reading a bit before I went to bed. On this particular day the topic appears to have been timely. I'd printed out a copy of Jim DeKorne's article, The Structure of Reality - The Out-of-Body Experience as Gnostic Revelation. This is Chapter 2 in a series.

After only a few pages I found myself falling asleep, and the next I recall after that there was faint awareness. My mind seemed to be traveling as I vaguely remembered the article I'd read. I sensed the ability to move and without opening my eyes I slowly willed my shoulders off the bed. I became keenly aware that "I" had moved. My shoulders were now hanging off the left side of the bed. My feet remained on top. With my eyes still closed, I was hovering above the carpet and there had been no thump. I gently moved from left to right swaying my shoulders to and fro.

Feeling a bit more confident now I willed myself back up top. Once again I was parallel and in the same space as my torso. With my eyes still closed and being more confident now I decided to will a foot exit. Before I knew it my legs were hanging off the foot of the bed. My shoulders were now at the level of my knees. At this point I allowed myself to see. It was also at this point that I allowed myself to rise.

The sensation was that of floating in water, weightless, but there was no trouble breathing. The atmosphere was liquid and appealing. I floated to my altar and came to rest on the zabuton. To my fore-left I saw a small golden cross floating yet broken. When I reached out my hand to grasp it the cross reassembled. Silt was now floating through the air - going up. Cross in hand I now gazed at Buddha. The sound of strong wind rising to my left and right began to envelop me. It joined above my head encasing me in something of a wind-pyramid. The wind was colorless, but it was as if I could see it. And at that point, having decided that was prolly enough I decided to get back into bed.

Getting back in turned out to be a little more difficult than I thought..    

I'm pretty sure my problem was that I tried to 'get up' too soon after getting 'back in.' Several times after after returning I tried to stand up immediately. Each time I'd only go OBE again. When eventually I allowed myself to rest there for a moment I was able to rise in the normal way.

The experience was both pleasing and exciting.  I don't think there was anything special that I did to bring it on. - I haven't practiced or even posted in a while. It just kinda happened..  Needless to say, however, I was very pleased..    

Hey Gang..  

Can any of you give me some information about the book cover image on the back of Astral Dynamics?

My understanding it that it is one of the higher levels of the astral plane and a place that everybody can experience, but I'm sure I only know the tip of the iceberg.  What more can be said?  I'd love to know.

Thanks!

Surely he can't be serious....    

Vampire Seeks Job as Minnesota Governor
Reuters

INNEAPOLIS (Jan. 13) - Minnesota voters, who eight years ago elected a former professional wrestler as their governor, may find a self-proclaimed vampire on the ballot for the office this year.

"Politics is a cut-throat business," said Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey, who said he plans to announce his bid for governor Friday on the ticket of the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans Party.

Like Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who was elected governor as an independent in 1998, the 41-year-old Sharkey once was a wrestler. He went by the nickname "The Unholiest of Kings: Tarantula" on obscure professional circuits.

"I'm a satanist who doesn't hate Jesus," Sharkey told Reuters. "I just hate God the Father."

However, he claims to respect all religions and if elected, will post "everything from the Ten Commandments to the Wicca Reed" in government buildings.

Might any of you like to help me with the symbolism in this one?

It's dusk (or dawn) and I'm standing beside a shore of some type.  I'm aware that I want t go home.

If I travel to the left I find my way is blocked.  The same thing can be said if I travel to my right.  It becomes apparent that the only way to reach my destination is to go through the water.

There is no fear or anxiety.  I just want to go home.

..meaning?

Hey Gang..  

Here's a question for those of you who may be friends of Bill W and even those of you who aren't.  Today (yep, Halloween) marks 3 years for me without a drink.

Although 'not drinking' seems very easy for me now (I rarely even think about it anymore) getting to that point was without a doubt one of the biggest hurdles of my life.  In terms of my spirituality it also raises several questions or beliefs.

For instance, it's my conviction that I chose this hurdle for this lifetime.  If my memory serves me correctly I'd also say that this is the second time I've chosen to face this particular obstacle.

I'm trying to ingrain in myself the idea that should I go through the cycle of death and rebirth again that I will not choose this obstacle again.  - Once is more than enough for anybody. Twice is just way too much...    

Anyway, I'm guessing some of what I've said sounds odd to some.  It may be that some more elaboration is necessary to explain it. However, in as much as today is my 3 year anniversary I thought I might open up the floor with regard to addiction, "attachment" - spirituality, whether or not we choose our own obstacles, and (if this makes sense) adrenaline junkies.. lol

Anyone have any thoughts!

At the end of a brief dream that turned lucid for a few moments, just before I awoke I heard a female voice talking to me.

She uttered "the truth of the matter."

Telepathically I uttered "the truth of the matter" back.  As I was awaking now the mental-audible-sound (for lack of a better way to describe it) was ever so slight.

This is the first time I've ever experienced this specific phenomena.

My impression is that I heard the tail end of a conversation that I was having on the Astral Plane.

Hey Gang..  

It's been a while since I posted.  A dream  last night reminded me it's time to get active again.

- I'm at the Olympics - in Greece - at the ruins...
- It's very dusty - from the games - horses
- William Shattner is there (Star Trek) -
- He's taking pictures of the game with a disposable
- Disposable cameras are now more advanced...
- They can now rapid fire just like an expensive 35mm
- Shatner is using this option although it's still a manual process
End of dream..  


On a personal level the only significant thing going on right now is that I have a lot of opportunities/offers for me work-wise.  In fact, I've had so much activity in this area lately I've thought that I might retroactively check my horoscope just to see what it said.

Thanks for reading - and cheers!

Hello Gang..  

Might anyone be able to give me a brief explanation of the 32 Paths of Wisdom?  Is each person supposed to be walking one of these paths spiritually?  Or do they just represent 32 different paths on the tree of life?  And if so, what distinguishes one path from the other?  Why would there be more than one path?

Then finally, if someone is familiar with this subject and can elaborate - what might I be able to learn about the path of "Double Gimel?"

I was given "Double Three" in a prophetic dream.  It turns out that Gimel is the letter of the Hebrew alphabet associated with 3, and Double Gimel (as I understand) represents one of these paths.

Hope that makes sense..     lol

Hey Gang..  

Here's one that's just a fragment, but I thought I might mention it because of the specific way I was able to move from the dream to lucid dream state.

I'm inside large museum-like building with light grey walls and I'm taking a tour.  I've also just been to one room that 'contains the answers to everything' - literally - but I'm not there anymore.  (sorry, I didn't bring back any answers - lol)

Anyway, I'm standing in this large room/hall and somehow I remember that one of the clues one can use to flag the fact that one might be dreaming is 'if you happen to be under a large domed ceiling. - -

I have no idea where this idea or memory comes from.  It's just there.  Perhaps I read it on this site.  But whatever the case I'm reminded that when one finds themselves standing under a domed ceiling you should do a self-check to see if you're actually in a dream.

Well, I did that and found that - yep - I was in the dream state.  The second I realized this, however, instead of just going with it I decided that I was going to try to astral project.  - Unfortunately, in doing that I think I just kinda messed it up. - - I wound up sitting up in bed just a little bit and in my attempt I forced my eyes open. (duuuuhhh)  And when I did this I awoke.

Interestingly, as I did awake I audibly heard an odd sound.  It was like a light 'krinkling of bells." - As soon as I made it to the awakened state the sound stopped.  I'd guess I heard this sound for about 3 seconds.

Anyway - might anyone be able to comment on the domed ceilings and/or the sound?  I've never heard this sound before and for the life of me I can't remember where I got this domed ceiling idea.

Thanks..  

Here's the one from last night..  

I'm at my home and there are Indian (the country) children there.  In the dream, I'm me but very young (about 12) and my physical characteristics are none that are familar to me.  In other words, I'm another person but still me - if that makes any sense.

I want to talk to one particular little indian girl or rather she wants to talk to me.  I imagine it's both ways for it seems there is a childhood crush there going on between the two of us.  We walk away from the house just a little bit and sit down - preparing to talk, when along comes an elder of hers.  - He's pretty angry that we've wandered so far away from the house.  He doesn't like the idea of me being round the little girl.  I become aware there is going to be a confrontation. - At that point somehow he manages in a karate like fashion to kick my left leg - but it doesn't hurt.  And ironically, instead of his foot loosing contact with my left leg after the kick it doesn't.  My leg is just now kinda resting on top of his foot while his leg is extended in the air.

He "flicks" my left leg 9 times with his foot.  It's some kinda special move or someting and after he does that my left leg goes numb.  I can barely walk.  - When I find I can though I begin walking back toward the house.  Once there I see he's following me and I find that between the two of us there is one of those long orange electical cords.

Somehow, I do something to the electircal cord and he can not pass it.  Doing so would electricute him.  But he finds the plug and unplugs the dang thing.  Upon him doing this - somehow - I find another electrical cord and do the same thing to it - which creates a barrier between us that he can not pass.

I start to run into my house.  When I do I find that a large tree sitting in the front yard has set afire and is blazing intensely. -

I run into my home.

I think it's got someting to do with kundalini as I studied about that quite a bit yesterday.  (tree of life - set afire)..  

Hey Gang,  

Are there any specific mantras associated with Astral Travel?  

I've also heard that burning "Copal" can be  conducive to astral travel.

Any merit to these claims?

Just another dream - not lucid this time..  

If I keep having these I think I may make a log for myself - perhaps down in the MAP forum.

Or if someone wants to suggest that I record them individually that's fine too.... .. anyway.. - here's last night's dream

Characters:  myself, sister
Location: mountains of some type
Mode of Travel: bicycles.

My sister and I are somehow on bikes in the mountains.  There is an issue in that I have pads on my forearms to protect me during a fall but she doesn't have any.  Eventually she finds some.  We continue biking and come upon a river - the road leads right to it.  However, there is no bridge on which to cross.  I become aware that the river is crossable but in order for me to do so I'm going to have to continue upstream along the bank.  For how far I don't know, but I do know that the crossing is up there.

From where I'm standing I can see to the other side of the river.  On the other side there is nice neighborhood which I take to be a representation of 'suburbia.'  I'm also aware that beyond this landmass lies the second river - and on this river I'll find the Hoover Dam.  

I should add also that there was a Ranger Station at the point where I reached the first river and looked across it.  At the ranger station there was also a sign that contained directions on it.  Upon noticing the sign (which seemed to be Indian in nature) a Ranger approached me.  

And that's when I awoke.  Unfortunately, I awoke before I could read the sign.  

[Bad Karma]

Short Film
Bad Karma

Man...   I'm wondering if this is going to keep up.     lol

I normally only rarely dream.  However, last night I dreamed all night, it seems, again.  I'm about one week into regular energy work - and last night's dream had a definite twist.

I go to sleep while actually in the process of stimulating the energy center on my thumb knuckle.  In the dream I'm asleep in my bed although some things seem to be rearranged.  The window beside me (which I normally keep open) is open and there are lots of cats outside.   Not small one's mind you - but big strong cats.  Like manx but in different colors.  They decide to jump in my window and once there each of them tense up.  Being in the room makes them feel cornered to one another  and thus sets the stage for a cat fight.  They're on my bed now and I'm under the covers but I dare not move for fear of being the catalyst to them fighting.  Them being so close to me I don't want to be caught in the middle of it.l

Ultimately, however, I say what the hay and somehow I manage to sling all but one of the cats back out the window but one.  Problem is this one's still scared to death which means he could attack me in self defense.  I try to move out of the room but wind up pinned against the wall - the cat directly in front of me and poised to attack.  I notice at that point my dog (Digit) is side by side with me.  He raises up on his hind legs and becomes 8 feet tall (taller than me).  In recriprocation the cat raises up on it's legs but does not grow tall.  Digit still raised on his dose not move.  I remain still and the cat puts on a display of his teeth in the most unusual way.  His mouth flays wide open in a most unusual manner.  Think of the cloth that covers the bread basket open on all 4 sided and you'll understand how it was that he opened his mouth. - Ultimately the cat lowers himself to the ground though and with a "shooo" motion by me jumps back out the window.

Next I somehow find myself outside my home but the landscape has changed.  I seem to be standing in the front of my house but it's a mansion.  Moreover, some people are there and we briefly discuss the cat.  Quickly it's realized that this episode is over and we can all relax now.  There is a girl that I want to be with very much at this point, but for some reason I can't - and choose another lover although that's not really what I want to do. (this is a little fuzzy).. Anyway, when we get back to the house it appears that I'm gonna wind up with this girl anyway but there is something wrong about it.  Before that happens though someone says "look behind that curtain."  As I recall it's not really a curtain but a curtain made to look like a wall.  Slowly it begins to open and behind it are all these people.  It seems they're in on some kind of joke that I'm not aware of.

Now - here's what's interesting.  At this point the dream becomes lucid (very rare for me). And I become aware that I need to record this somehow.  There is a book or some kind of journal on the vanity table.  I open the book and try to read it.  I'm wanting to take some type of information with me from this experience.  In some sorta odd way my vision splits.  1/2 of me is having a lucid dream and the other 1/2 is here ready to transcribe whatever it is I might see.  I focus in on the letters in the book and believe I see Leviticus 11:12 (although this morning I'm not sure if that's what it is)..  I write that down on a piece of paper so that I can save it for recall later.  Immediately after doing so, however, I go get back in my bed.  I'm very tired and want to go to sleep.  I tell myself I'll deal with this in the morning.  At least I've got a record of something.

Once in bed I fall asleep and soon thereafter enter the dream state again.  I'm on my stomach once again looking out my window beside my bed.  There is a freakin huge Boar out there - standing parallel to me.  I can see his whole body and his head is huge.  I'm reminded that wild Boar can be dangerous and again I fear he might attack.  He's spotted me but he's not moving nor am I.  All of a sudden I find a knife in my hand and I kinda jab it for him thinking he will either run away or we'll have it out there.  Something has to give to end this stare-down.  With that - rather slowly (not fast) he moves toward me.  I decide that in that moment I'll position the knife between myself and him so that to bite me he'll have to come through the knife.  The knife tip is now perched on the tip of his snout.  He wants to bite my hand (I think) and he slowly presses toward it.  I find it odd that if he were to bite me he'd be doing so on the very thumb joint I'd been stimulating prior to going to sleep.  He presses forward and the knife does enter his snout.  It's about three inches in now - but he can go no farther than that.

I awake again (this time for real) and go to my desk to see what I wrote down while recording what I'd read in the book.  Nothing is there.  Although I thought I wrote it down for future recall (literally - in this world) it turns out I haven't.  As a result I record what I can - get back in my bed for real and sleep the rest of the night. - Then this morning I post.  

Man - I hope it's not like this every night....    lol

Hey Gang,

I'd like to share just a wee bit of background then describe what I'm feeling.  In response, hopefully some of you can give me some feedback as to whether I'm making progress or mistaking what I'm feeling for something else.

First, I believe it's usually pretty easy for me to find my crown chakra.  I calm myself, raise my consciousness (focus) to the center of my brow - watch my thoughts - and then just kinda wait for it to happen.  Upon doing this I soon notice a pulse there.  It feels sorta like short little bursts of air with a slight throbbing.

Well, anyway, I'm still waiting on my 90 Day course to come in - but in the meantime I've been making good use of the tutorials on this site.  This past weekend I also spent quite a long time working on the energy exercises while finishing up listening to Robert's audio interviews.  (awsome stuff by the way)..

After that I lay in bed and almost immediately felt my crown chakra - very nice and soothing I thought.  But not too long after that, without any real effort of my own I felt the same thing in my heart.

I was like a soft pulsating beat - at a hastened speed. - It was 'air-like' but not air.   It started slowly at first but quickly progressed in speed to that of a 'flutter.'  Then, soon after that,  I found the same pulse in my throat.  It was below what that which I'd call a flutter - but nevertheless faster than a heartbeat.  I think I'd also describe it as deeper, if that makes any sense.

Anyway - it was really pleasurable.  And I believe it was me finding these chakras.  But before I take that for granted I thought I might run the description by you guys and see if this sounds right to you.

Also - sorry for such a long post.. lol.. I'll try to be more succinct  next time..  

Hello Everyone....    

I'd like to share a deeply moving experience of mine from about two years ago, on the chance that someone can provide further insight.  I've searched high and low for an answer - still searching - but as of yet it escapes me.

I awake in the middle of a lucid dream into what I'll call "emptiness."  Immediately upon seeing it I jump back.  The best way I can describe it is that it was as if the ego was being ripped apart from me, and as a result it kinda felt like death.  As soon as I had withdrawn back into myself, - still in the lucid dream - I found myself in the presence of a perfected being.  He was a Buddha as best as I can tell, but not one I've ever seen before.  His hairstyle was Mongolian and he wore a beautiful long red silk robe.  He was also smiling and somewhat giggling - ever so kindly.  And at that point he said:

"I did not make that happen to you.  I only suggested that you look and you did.  But there is no need to be afraid.  If you ever want to see it again you can.  And if you'd like me to be with you all you have to do is think of me and I'll be there."

Thereafter I awoke somewhat startled and amazed but nevertheless very pleased.  At the time I was very much into my Buddhist studies, which I'd begun only a few short months earlier.  I was also in what I will call "the in love state" and desiring deeply to take my vows.

Several nights after that experience I once again awoke in the middle of a lucid dream (best way I know how to describe it).  This time there was no vision, however, I was keenly aware that I was in the presence of God.  Recognizing this I asked, "Is my understanding of you correct?" - The answer was "More or less - yes.  But you still have a way to go."  I then asked, "What would you have me know?"  And the answer to that was simply "Double Three." - It made no sense to me at the time, but nevertheless I wanted to say "thank you."  When I tried though I was interrupted and the message back was somewhat strange.  The message back was "I know what you want to say, but you can't exercise your free will in front of me." - I didn't really understand that but nevertheless, that was the end of the lucid dream.

Not too long after that I was blessed with a realization experience - and immediately thereafter headed West, on a pilgrimage it would seem, to take my vows as a Buddhist.  I was finally able to do that at the Garchen Rinpoche Institute in Prescott, Arizona.  (I live in MS)..

Anyway - there have been no other lucid dreams like that since then, save a few that I had immediately after the realization experience.  And as a result, today I find myself in search of deeper meaning of "Double Three."

I have been able to form some ideas, but each of them (although logically founded) seem to fall short.  Whatever it is that "Double Three" means to me it must be something awe inspiring.

Would be very thankful for any feedback.  And cheers!

Hey Gang..  

New member - lots of questions, but I wanted to start off with this one first.

I began a pretty strenuous weightlifting program about 6 months ago.  I've been very faithful to it, and I plan to continue with it.  As a result, I noticed with interest the comments about relaxing the body in the opening tutorials.

If your muscles are slightly sore, pumped, fatigued, etc.. is this a hindrance to astral projection - a possible benefit - or does it make any difference?

Thanks!

Hey Everybody..  

Just a brief note to say hello and thank everyone for this site.  I've not worked with Astral Travel yet, but I have dedicated this year to it.  

By way of intro I can also link to this page entitled - Things I Like.  

Looking forward to getting to know everyone.  Thanks for having me in.

And cheers!