the astral/etheric body - concerns...

[irontoad30]

Hi everybody, new member here and wanted to say hi, and of course ask a question:

Recently I've become familiar with what can seems to be called qi energy, and may also be called the energy body/etheric body and maybe even astral body (not sure)... to be honest I really don't know what the hell it is; anyway if I conentrate on a specific part of my body, (or even my whole body) shortly I will start to feel tingling/electricity/vibrations... the best way I can probably describe how I do this is a sort of 'inner flexing' not involving the muscles, or a sort of 'inner inflation of energy'...

At any rate, after I focus on this long enough, (using my arm, for example) I'll be able to pretty much move my arm around with this inner energy, hardly using my muscles at all... if I experience this wonderful energy in my whole body, then it's like I have a whole inner body of energy that can move on its own, but feels like it's moving in slow motion being trapped in a physical body...

So, I ultimately have 2 questions here:

1.  Is what I'm experiencing anything related to the astral/etheric body?  Is it related to the 'vibrational state' at all?

2.  If what I'm experiencing is related to this, is it dangerous to feel this body while I'm awake (albeit in a different, much more relaxed state of awake-ness)...

I'm not asking for all my answers to be solved; I understand that much of the point of the journey into OBE's is self-discovery... I just want to know if I'm at least on the right (and safe) path... thanks,

[Stookie]

1 - I would say it's related to awareness and energy. When you move your awareness through your body, you're moving energy as well, and that's probably what you're feeling. (It's nice, ain't it?)

2 - No, it's not dangerous. If anything, it could help remove energy blockages.

If you haven't, I suggest reading up on Robert Bruce's NEW. He has great methods of circulating and storing this energy.
http://astraldynamics.com/home/new-energy-ways.html

[irontoad30]

Awesome, thank you so much Stookie!  Yes, it feels unbelievable... glad you can relate!  And that link you gave me is beyond wonderful... reading someone describe in detail what I'm talking about made me want to jump for freaking joy... thank you thank you thank you!

[Jerry_Teps]

I'm feeling exactly what you are too, "'inner flexing' not involving the muscles" is a great way to describe the sensation.

[Ten]

1 - I would say it's related to awareness and energy. When you move your awareness through your body, you're moving energy as well, and that's probably what you're feeling. (It's nice, ain't it?)

2 - No, it's not dangerous. If anything, it could help remove energy blockages.

If you haven't, I suggest reading up on Robert Bruce's NEW. He has great methods of circulating and storing this energy.
http://astraldynamics.com/home/new-energy-ways.html

Hey stookie. I just went to Robert Bruces site and downloaded a ton of pdf's that I intend to read comprehensively.
I will take his claims seriously and try out his techniques. I am surprised however to learn that he endorses the Q Link pendants. I would be very intrested in hearing your views on this after you have read thru this article http://www.badscience.net/2007/05/the-amazing-qlink-science-pedant/

[The_One]

 I've got 1. I've stoped having headaches, but to be truthful I think it's "Mind over body"
  I think their still too pricey, I'd try Aragonite first.

[Stookie]

Hey stookie. I just went to Robert Bruces site and downloaded a ton of pdf's that I intend to read comprehensively.
I will take his claims seriously and try out his techniques. I am surprised however to learn that he endorses the Q Link pendants. I would be very intrested in hearing your views on this after you have read thru this article http://www.badscience.net/2007/05/the-amazing-qlink-science-pedant/

I don't really go for any of that extra stuff, so I can't really comment. I personally don't think you have to buy anything to be able to AP or have a spiritual life. There is way more than enough free information to get anyone going on their own - like RB's PDF's.

Regarding RB's books and ideas, a lot of it is really decent, and a lot of it I'm not too sure about. Like anything, take what you can use and throw the rest out. But for me, NEW works, it's good stuff.