The 7 known Astral Planes

[Xplorer88]

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For your reference, the following outline will provide a sort of "road map" to the seven known planes:

The Physical Plane of Three Dimensions: This is the lowest of the seven planes, where we spend our physical lives. The three lower sub planes are: solids, liquids and gasses. The four higher densities are called the etheric planes, at which level faeries and nature spirits exist.

The Astral Plane of Four Dimensions: This is the place of out-of-body and near-death experiences, as well as where, according to some teachings, one waits for reincarnation. This is also where one finds the first Guardian Angels. It is also called the Emotional Plane. The energies on this plane compose feelings, desires and emotions. It is possible to travel through solid matter here, including the astral bodies' ability to pass through each other. The lower sub planes here can be considered the "hell" of the realm, where - as stated above - all the negative thought processes and entities which are created on the physical converge. The higher up we move through the Astral, the brighter and more pure the energies become (like the sludge on the bottom of a lake compared to the pure sunlight glinting off the surface).

The Mental Plane of Five Dimensions: The energies on this plane compose thought. Once one can successfully astral project, one may be able to mental project. On this level are true altruistic thoughts, free of desire or selfishness. Most angels and other spiritual beings are found here. The lower sub levels of this plane are made up of conscious thought while the higher sub levels are made up of abstract thought. The next higher level in the Mental Plane is what we think of as our soul.

The Buddhic Plane of Six Dimensions: Upon reaching this plane, we leave individualized personality. This is the plane of true spiritual insight (not to be confused with psychic feeling, which is an astral manifestation). An accessible echo of the Akashic Records is found here, and has its origination on the Atmic Plane.

The Atmic Plane of Seven Dimensions: This is the plane of consciousness and of life itself. Here we find the great spiritual masters, as well as anyone who has achieved true conscious enlightenment. The higher dragons of the world have also taken up residence here, to avoid being hunted by those on the astral and lower who seek to eliminate them. Through my travels, I have learned that Christ also resides on this plane, on the Mind's Idol in the Middle Atmic, with his Bride.

The Monadic Plane: This plane is beyond any type of matter, dimension or evolution as we know it. It is the plane of will where the ultimate divine spiritual sparks in all living things express themselves and evolve and create on the lower planes ("as above, so below") . When reaching the Monadic Plane, we leave all sense of space, time and self behind.

The Logoic Plane: This is the divine plane of God, the Source, or the One, which no living human has been known to reach because of its extremely high vibrational aspect. It is free of any limiting concept. This can be thought of as the plane in which nothing but pure, untapped energy exists with the ability to create life from itself. It is, in essence, Creation.

When attempting astral projection, it takes a bit of practice before one is able to avoid the lower planes

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[AlanRK]

Erm, technically this isn't a list of astral planes.

[personalreality]

And the idea of planes popped up in the late 19th to early 20th century.

Many other cultures had lots of other "roadmaps" for the astral.  Most of them are broken into a basic 3 realms, the lower world, middle world and upper world (the middle world being physical reality).

We should start a history of AP/OBE thread and/or dedicated subforum.

[Xplorer88]

We should start a history of AP/OBE thread and/or dedicated subforum.

i like...sounds like a good idea^^

[Xanth]

Well, we can definitely start a thread about it in one of the OBE/AP sections and then sticky it!

Personalreality, if you wish to start us off.