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[*waving hello* Hola and What's up?? to all! lol I just joined this morning! I have been fascinated with the metaphysical my whole life but never really delved into reading about astral travel/OBE even though I was fully aware of it. I wanted to try to have an OBE but now I realise I'm completely unprepared for it. I'm going to gather alot of information by reading, talking to people who have astral traveled and make up my own mind about it. I think it is something I would like to try since we are said to visit the astral plane every time we sleep. The whole astral concept is strange to me to be honest. It is a distorted view of our "reality" is it not? It sounds like a non-stop episode of The Twilight Zone! As a child I had strange sensations when I would be in my bed. I would feel vibrations or a wierd vibration like feeling on my left side. I could even "make" this feeling happen whenever I wanted to. This ability or whatever it was ceased when I became a teenager and I will never know what on earth those wierd sensations were. I never felt them again since. It was like I was floating in my own body which sounds weird I know. I don't remember going anywhere though! I do remember flying in my dreams.I'm happy to be here and hope to hear from the rest of you]

*waving hello* Hola and What's up?? to all! lol I just joined this morning! I have been fascinated with the metaphysical my whole life but never really delved into reading about astral travel/OBE even though I was fully aware of it. I wanted to try to have an OBE but now I realise I'm completely unprepared for it. I'm going to gather alot of information by reading, talking to people who have astral traveled and make up my own mind about it. I think it is something I would like to try since we are said to visit the astral plane every time we sleep. The whole astral concept is strange to me to be honest. It is a distorted view of our "reality" is it not? It sounds like a non-stop episode of The Twilight Zone!

As a child I had strange sensations when I would be in my bed. I would feel vibrations or a wierd vibration like feeling on my left side. I could even "make" this feeling happen whenever I wanted to. This ability or whatever it was ceased when I became a teenager and I will never know what on earth those wierd sensations were. I never felt them again since. It was like I was floating in my own body which sounds weird I know. I don't remember going anywhere though! I do remember flying in my dreams.

I'm happy to be here and hope to hear from the rest of you

[QUESTIONS FROM Hello everyone! I'm brand new to this forum and have some serious questions I need help with. Ok here are my questions and I hope someone will be kind enough to answer them directly here or feel free to Instant message/email me. 1.Has Anyone actually envoked Jesus Christ?? I'm not talking about your cousin or a friend but have YOU had contact with a being calling themselves Jesus Christ? This is a part of the same question, why on earth is Jesus supposidly called "Jeshua Ben Pandira" and how do people REALLY know he IS Jesus Christ?? Has anyone asked him specific questions?? What did he LOOK LIKE?? Is the dark skinned jesus or lighter? 2.Time Travel.. how does one know they are actually traveling to the past instead of something that sort of resembles the past? Can I go back and see Jesus and his disciples?? Could I actually interact and talk to these people in the past? If I could wouldn't that create a paradox?? Sorry but this time travel fascinates me!3.Are people in comas in a perpetual astral plane? Where are they if they are not conscious but in a deep like sleep? If they are in the astral can they walk around and are they conscious in the astral?4.Does time move faster or slower in the astral? Does for instance an hour in the astral feel like a minute or much longer in comparison to earth time? I guess time doesn't exist in the astral but I'm still curious. Does it feel like HOURS have passed in your AP?5.Can you have a temporary "home" in the astral? What I mean is that can you have a regular place you go to every week/day whatever? Can you create a house for yourself in the astral? UPDATE:This was partially answered by my finding about the Astral pulse island which shocked me and I'm still in disbelief at but I'm going to read more about it.6.Since there are so many things we do NOT know about the astral, how does anyone really know that the "masters" or divine beings are really who they say they are?? Could they be something else entirely? 7. Do most people here believe that the "masters" will not help them if they give detailed accounts of their astral travels? Has anyone spilled the beans and faced a consequence?? 8.I want info about The Hall of Records or the Akashic records as Edgar Cayce called them. Has anyone here actually traveled to where the records are and actually seen what it is like? I have heard many mention it but have not seen someone say "yes I have seen it" so I'm very curious as to how the experience works. Would I see everything I ever experienced like on a movie type screen? Could I observe myself as a child walking around and could I interact with myself?9.This is something I'm really wondering about! What is it like when someone/being in the astral talks to you?? When it happened the first time did you just stand there with your mouth wide open in amazement? lol Did it scare you? What happened when you spoke to someone? What does your own voice or someone else's sound like in the astral??? Ok I know that is alot of questions but I am very very curious about the whole astral thing. I find it wonderfully fascinating! I hope some of you can answer all of my questions or some of them.]

QUESTIONS FROM Hello everyone! I'm brand new to this forum and have some serious questions I need help with. Ok here are my questions and I hope someone will be kind enough to answer them directly here or feel free to Instant message/email me.

1.Has Anyone actually envoked Jesus Christ?? I'm not talking about your cousin or a friend but have YOU had contact with a being calling themselves Jesus Christ? This is a part of the same question, why on earth is Jesus supposidly called "Jeshua Ben Pandira" and how do people REALLY know he IS Jesus Christ?? Has anyone asked him specific questions?? What did he LOOK LIKE?? Is the dark skinned jesus or lighter?

2.Time Travel.. how does one know they are actually traveling to the past instead of something that sort of resembles the past? Can I go back and see Jesus and his disciples?? Could I actually interact and talk to these people in the past? If I could wouldn't that create a paradox?? Sorry but this time travel fascinates me!

3.Are people in comas in a perpetual astral plane? Where are they if they are not conscious but in a deep like sleep? If they are in the astral can they walk around and are they conscious in the astral?

4.Does time move faster or slower in the astral? Does for instance an hour in the astral feel like a minute or much longer in comparison to earth time? I guess time doesn't exist in the astral but I'm still curious. Does it feel like HOURS have passed in your AP?

5.Can you have a temporary "home" in the astral? What I mean is that can you have a regular place you go to every week/day whatever? Can you create a house for yourself in the astral? UPDATE:This was partially answered by my finding about the Astral pulse island which shocked me and I'm still in disbelief at but I'm going to read more about it.

6.Since there are so many things we do NOT know about the astral, how does anyone really know that the "masters" or divine beings are really who they say they are?? Could they be something else entirely?

7. Do most people here believe that the "masters" will not help them if they give detailed accounts of their astral travels? Has anyone spilled the beans and faced a consequence??

8.I want info about The Hall of Records or the Akashic records as Edgar Cayce called them. Has anyone here actually traveled to where the records are and actually seen what it is like? I have heard many mention it but have not seen someone say "yes I have seen it" so I'm very curious as to how the experience works. Would I see everything I ever experienced like on a movie type screen? Could I observe myself as a child walking around and could I interact with myself?

9.This is something I'm really wondering about! What is it like when someone/being in the astral talks to you?? When it happened the first time did you just stand there with your mouth wide open in amazement? lol Did it scare you? What happened when you spoke to someone? What does your own voice or someone else's sound like in the astral???

Ok I know that is alot of questions but I am very very curious about the whole astral thing. I find it wonderfully fascinating! I hope some of you can answer all of my questions or some of them.

[Hello everyone! I didn't know of these Astral/OBE forums and brand new to this one. I am interested in everything to do with astral travel/OBE and when talking to my friend about Edgar Cayce this is what HE had to say (he gave permission for me to use his words) [Beginning of my friend's ideas/opinion]"I have heard of Edgar Cayce's "akashic" records. It's a non-Christian concept stemming from Hindu mysticism and Theosophy.Cayce also believed in reincarnation which, again, is popular in Hinduism.At the risk of sounding preachy, Christianity does not accept the concept of reincarnation (That I am not sure about even though I'm a christian and certaint scriptures are interpeted many different ways)The most obvious question you're probably asking is, "Then what did Cayce experience in the akashic records?" First, let's remember from a Christian perspective, there is no "akasha". That's Hinduism. So where did Cayce get his info? There's a number of spiritual explanations.The most likely (and in my belief probable) explanation is Cayce got his information, knowingly or unknowingly, from an Evil spirit. Now before you giggle or dismiss the idea, remember that Jesus Himself personally confronted and dealt with Evil spirits on several occasions, as did His Apostles after His death. The New Testaments are filled with such instances.Before I go into further detail, I should probably clarify by what I mean by an Evil spirit. I mean a conscious, sentient, non physical entity allied with Satan. An Evil spirit is a fallen angel.Like people, Evil spirits come in an almost infinite degree of strength and intelligence. Some are very simple and base, the sort most likely responsible for poltergeist activity and the typical haunting phenomena. But others, are much, much more intelligent. We humans can't really comprehend the level of intelligence some of the higher orders of Evil spirit possess because it far surpasses what we would call genius (Is this accurate in anyone's experience or knowledge?) in human terms.All Evil spirits, regardless of intelligence, are dedicated entirely to misleading humanity away from God and into their abyss. A simple Evil spirit tries to terrify people into believing that God is weak, or absent. Why else does its frightening manifestations continue?But the infinitely more brilliant (pun intended) among them have invented much more clever traps. One of them is to promote false doctrines and to substantiate them through false evidence.So, along comes a man like Edgar Cayce. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say he honestly believed in what he preached and wasn't working to actively mislead others. One day, while he's meditating he has an experience and he comes back with all sorts of info he gleaned from a place he calls the "akashic records".If he didn't get them from where he said, where did he get them? He got them from an Evil spirit who provided that information.Remember what an Evil spirit is. It's a being that has been around since the beginning of Creation. They see and have seen every single thing that's ever happened on this earth. It's not hard for them to provide perfect information about the past. They've existed through all of it.Well, what about the future? Couldn't Cayce predict that as well? For starters, that in itself is a red flag. Christianity teaches us there are only two kinds of prophet. Those from God and false prophets who are aided by Satan to deceive humanity. How does a person tell the difference? A true prophet is never, ever wrong. (I am in total agreement with my friend on this point) Ever. Cayce made a number of prophecies that didn't happen. If they didn't happen, he was wrong. If he was wrong he's a false prophet and therefore his information comes from Satan, not God.I'll be the first one to admit that many psychics and clairvoyants can often predict the future (undoubtedly with the help of Evil spirits). But you're probably wondering, how does an Evil spirit predict the future? It's not that difficult theoretically. Humans are already able to predict the weather and certain geophysical events (like ocean currents) by monitoring the earth, the atmosphere, and running sophisticated computer simulations. It's statstical probability.Now imagine a group of beings with an intelligence infinitely beyond our own, an intelligence that makes our best computers seem like a caveman's club. On top of that, they've seen all of earth's history, and they're able to see at any given point, nearly everything going on all over the world. Like with a weather projection, an Evil spirit is able to make a very accurate prediction on what will happen. It's not really that they "see" the future, but rather they're making an incredibly accurate guess about it that is usually right.But there's the catch. "Usually right" isn't "always right". They're not perfect, like God. It's also possible God deliberately alters things at a whim, just to discredit them.Just because Cayce believed in God, doesn't make him any less a false prophet. The Devil has no objection to a man preaching about God providing what he preaches leads others away from God's teachings. Cayce should have, by all rights, recognized the true source of his "visions" the moment one didn't come true. (I have to agree with his point since when God said something was to pass, it always did) Instead, he went on preaching his theories and leading others down the wrong path.Astral travel is another related concept.Can it be done? Maybe. Assuming that it isn't an Evil spirit giving you a false illusion once you "open up" to the universe. Your body and your mind is like a house. If you leave the front door wide open, there's no way to stop someone horribly evil from entering.The worst part is, an Evil spirit doesn't have to appear as a conscious "voice in your head". It could, as I believe happened to Edgar Cayce, appear as a false experience (like astral travel).Short version: Cayce was a crackpot and his beliefs are contrary to the teachings of God found in the Bible. Astral travel is a quick way to travel down the same road he followed into Hell." [End of my friend's comments]Now, I'm respectful of all viewpoints/opinions so I'm weighing his opinion as well the opinons of others who don't agree. I barely know anything about Edgar Cayce to even form an opinon at this point. I remember as a child seeing his "Seth Speaks" (probably not the correct title but hey I was a kid at the time!) in a store but had no idea what the book was about or who Edgar Cayce was. I have just begun reading about the Astral but I will include reading from other people who were said to have alot of knowledge and experience in the astral plane. Does anyone have any comments on my friend's opinion? I would love to hear any! Thanks!]

Hello everyone! I didn't know of these Astral/OBE forums and brand new to this one. I am interested in everything to do with astral travel/OBE and when talking to my friend about Edgar Cayce this is what HE had to say (he gave permission for me to use his words) [Beginning of my friend's ideas/opinion]
"I have heard of Edgar Cayce's "akashic" records. It's a non-Christian concept stemming from Hindu mysticism and Theosophy.
Cayce also believed in reincarnation which, again, is popular in Hinduism.

At the risk of sounding preachy, Christianity does not accept the concept of reincarnation (That I am not sure about even though I'm a christian and certaint scriptures are interpeted many different ways)
The most obvious question you're probably asking is, "Then what did Cayce experience in the akashic records?" First, let's remember from a Christian perspective, there is no "akasha". That's Hinduism. So where did Cayce get his info? There's a number of spiritual explanations.
The most likely (and in my belief probable) explanation is Cayce got his information, knowingly or unknowingly, from an Evil spirit. Now before you giggle or dismiss the idea, remember that Jesus Himself personally confronted and dealt with Evil spirits on several occasions, as did His Apostles after His death. The New Testaments are filled with such instances.

Before I go into further detail, I should probably clarify by what I mean by an Evil spirit. I mean a conscious, sentient, non physical entity allied with Satan. An Evil spirit is a fallen angel.

Like people, Evil spirits come in an almost infinite degree of strength and intelligence. Some are very simple and base, the sort most likely responsible for poltergeist activity and the typical haunting phenomena. But others, are much, much more intelligent. We humans can't really comprehend the level of intelligence some of the higher orders of Evil spirit possess because it far surpasses what we would call genius (Is this accurate in anyone's experience or knowledge?) in human terms.

All Evil spirits, regardless of intelligence, are dedicated entirely to misleading humanity away from God and into their abyss. A simple Evil spirit tries to terrify people into believing that God is weak, or absent. Why else does its frightening manifestations continue?
But the infinitely more brilliant (pun intended) among them have invented much more clever traps. One of them is to promote false doctrines and to substantiate them through false evidence.

So, along comes a man like Edgar Cayce. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and say he honestly believed in what he preached and wasn't working to actively mislead others. One day, while he's meditating he has an experience and he comes back with all sorts of info he gleaned from a place he calls the "akashic records".
If he didn't get them from where he said, where did he get them? He got them from an Evil spirit who provided that information.
Remember what an Evil spirit is. It's a being that has been around since the beginning of Creation. They see and have seen every single thing that's ever happened on this earth. It's not hard for them to provide perfect information about the past. They've existed through all of it.
Well, what about the future? Couldn't Cayce predict that as well? For starters, that in itself is a red flag.

Christianity teaches us there are only two kinds of prophet. Those from God and false prophets who are aided by Satan to deceive humanity. How does a person tell the difference? A true prophet is never, ever wrong. (I am in total agreement with my friend on this point) Ever. Cayce made a number of prophecies that didn't happen. If they didn't happen, he was wrong. If he was wrong he's a false prophet and therefore his information comes from Satan, not God.

I'll be the first one to admit that many psychics and clairvoyants can often predict the future (undoubtedly with the help of Evil spirits). But you're probably wondering, how does an Evil spirit predict the future? It's not that difficult theoretically. Humans are already able to predict the weather and certain geophysical events (like ocean currents) by monitoring the earth, the atmosphere, and running sophisticated computer simulations. It's statstical probability.

Now imagine a group of beings with an intelligence infinitely beyond our own, an intelligence that makes our best computers seem like a caveman's club. On top of that, they've seen all of earth's history, and they're able to see at any given point, nearly everything going on all over the world. Like with a weather projection, an Evil spirit is able to make a very accurate prediction on what will happen. It's not really that they "see" the future, but rather they're making an incredibly accurate guess about it that is usually right.
But there's the catch. "Usually right" isn't "always right". They're not perfect, like God. It's also possible God deliberately alters things at a whim, just to discredit them.

Just because Cayce believed in God, doesn't make him any less a false prophet. The Devil has no objection to a man preaching about God providing what he preaches leads others away from God's teachings. Cayce should have, by all rights, recognized the true source of his "visions" the moment one didn't come true. (I have to agree with his point since when God said something was to pass, it always did) Instead, he went on preaching his theories and leading others down the wrong path.

Astral travel is another related concept.
Can it be done? Maybe. Assuming that it isn't an Evil spirit giving you a false illusion once you "open up" to the universe. Your body and your mind is like a house. If you leave the front door wide open, there's no way to stop someone horribly evil from entering.
The worst part is, an Evil spirit doesn't have to appear as a conscious "voice in your head". It could, as I believe happened to Edgar Cayce, appear as a false experience (like astral travel).
Short version: Cayce was a crackpot and his beliefs are contrary to the teachings of God found in the Bible. Astral travel is a quick way to travel down the same road he followed into Hell." [End of my friend's comments]

Now, I'm respectful of all viewpoints/opinions so I'm weighing his opinion as well the opinons of others who don't agree. I barely know anything about Edgar Cayce to even form an opinon at this point. I remember as a child seeing his "Seth Speaks" (probably not the correct title but hey I was a kid at the time!) in a store but had no idea what the book was about or who Edgar Cayce was. I have just begun reading about the Astral but I will include reading from other people who were said to have alot of knowledge and experience in the astral plane. Does anyone have any comments on my friend's opinion? I would love to hear any! Thanks!