Alrightyyyy so we know that an OBE can be used for possible long term spiritual and character growth and other reasons such as mental healing etc. What I want to know now is can OBE's be used practically for perhaps solving a complicated maths problem from your higher self or spirit guides or maybe you could use an OBE if you lose something to travel back in time to observe where you placed the object before you lost it.
So.....OBE's. can be used practically or not? anyone done so?
Moen uses it for solving engineering problems. It's described in his third book.
If I understand correctly, in the book "The Strange Life of Nikola Tesla", Tesla himself used mental-wandering techniques to solve engineering problems. But maybe I'm misinterpreting. :|
Here's a quote: "For a while I gave myself up entirely to the intense enjoyment of picturing machines and devising new forms. It was a mental state of happiness about as complete as I have ever known in life. Ideas came in an uninterrupted stream and the only difficulty I had was to hold them fast."
You can read it for free here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24656987/The-Strange-Life-of-Nikola-Tesla
One can recreate astral experiences and ideas in the form of various arts like painting, music, theatre, etc. I've seen great ideas for a cartoon show, for instance, that hasn't made it to the physical.
The logistics behind solving a complex math problem in the astral seem impossible. You have to remember it, repeat it to a spirit that can understand it, and recieve an answer that isn't cryptic or irrelevent. Good luck, with that!
That last thing you suggested is possible, it's like remote viewing.