We have previously presented a series on the topic of Astral Projection, but this new series entitled Step Out of Body takes a look at the subject from a slightly different angle that some readers might find easier to work with. Enjoy!
“Your consciousness does not live in your body.
You merely believe it does, and so it complies with your belief.”
Where is your consciousness – the thinker of your thoughts, the experiencer of your experiences, the maker of your decisions?
This is a question which few people ever even think to ask themselves. Those who ask it lightly often respond that their consciousness sits a few inches behind their eyes because this appears to be where all their thinking and perceiving is done. But thinking and perception are not activities of the consciousness, they are activities of the human brain.
Consciousness only resides ‘in’ the physical body because you believe it does. It only seems to sit in your head because that is where the biological computer [brain] processes the information it gathers.
Your consciousness is beyond space and also beyond time. It is eternal in nature, infinite in its boundaries and flexible in the way it can be used.
So far it is highly probable that you have spent most of your life with the idea that your consciousness is limited to your physical body. But in this series you will learn that your consciousness can be placed anywhere just by willing it so.
Think of your last vacation. Remember where you went. Where did you stay? Who were you with? What did you do? What was the weather like? What did your environment look like? How did you feel when on vacation? Imagine your last vacation in as much detail as possible.
Now come back and realise that you just sent your consciousness to another place. You sent it back through time to your last vacation, and as you did so your perception of your current surroundings took a back seat.
Of course, your consciousness drew information from your memories to re-locate itself, but the fact of the matter is that temporarily it left your current space-time environment and journeyed somewhere else.
Let’s now try another exercise.
With your eyes either closed or open, try to perceive what is behind you. Imagine that you can turn your consciousness around inside your body and take a look out through the back of your head. What do you see? How does this new perspective feel?
The first couple of times you try this you may perceive little. As you practice it, however, you will find that it becomes easier and easier to perceive what is behind you without actually having to look through your physical eyes. Part of the perception will be drawn from your memory of what is behind you, but gradually a part of the perception will be genuine. As your practice continues, so the genuine part of the perception will increase, with less and less of it being drawn from remembered perceptions.
People who have been trained in something called Remote Viewing are able to project their consciousness at will to any place they desire. This allows them to accurately perceive things which would be impossible to perceive physically. In fact perceptions gained through remote viewing can be so accurate that many governments [including the US] have used teams of specially trained remote viewers [or “RV’s”] to assist them in matters of national interest.
Now some people may wonder what practical use the ability to project consciousness has in daily life. Well, there are many more than you might imagine. Here are just a few of them:
Projecting your consciousness allows you to detach yourself from any situation or environment and view it from a more objective point of view. This enables you to respond less emotionally to life and tackle problems and difficult situations much more effectively.
Projecting your consciousness allows you to perceive what other people are perceiving, thus enabling you to execute an accurate ‘Mind Probe’ and discover their true feelings. This ability is not to be misused, but can help you to see situations from other points of view and, if necessary, change the way you communicate with others.
Projecting your consciousness allows you to explore the concept of the universe and your life from a purely non-physical perspective. This almost always leads to a state of higher awareness and the development of what can only be described as increased spiritual knowledge and capabilities.
Obviously, the ability to ‘step out of yourself’ and perceive things from a vantage point other than from within your physical body is extremely beneficial. We will therefore present you with three separate techniques which, if practised regularly, will enable you to develop this ability to the full and experience the benefits personally. The first such exercise will be presented in the next part of this series…
