| Astral Projection is as natural as being
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| | funeral ritual, and is read out as a
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| human, and probably as old as our
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| | guide to the recently deceased. It
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| existence on this planet. References to
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| | contains an elaborate description of the
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| OOBE are evidenced throughout human
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| | moment of death and the stages of mind
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| history. Across cultures, socio-economic
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| | experienced by the deceased.
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| strata, languages, genders, religions,
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| | Ancient Greeks believed in a Double body,
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| nationalities and civilizations.
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| | which housed the soul. References to OOBE
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| From the most ancient tribal societies to
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| | later appeared in Greece through the
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| the modern civilized societies of the
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| | writings of a number of philosophers
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| 21st century, human beings have recorded
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| | including Plato, Herodotus and Hermotimus
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| the departure and subsequent return of a
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| | of Clazomene.
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| subtle body from the physical body. All
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| | Plato believed that what we see in this
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| such recordings have a remarkably high
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| | life is only a part of what the spirit
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| degree of consistency in describing the
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| | could see if it were free from the
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| many different aspects of the phenomenon,
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| | physical. Chained in a gross physical
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| thus giving us an idea of the universal
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| | body, the spirit is fettered; separated
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| character of this capacity of leaving the
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| | from that body; it can converse freely
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| body.
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| | with the spirits of the departed, and see
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| Dean Sheils compared the beliefs of over
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| | things more clearly.
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| 60 different cultures by referring to
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| | Aristotle, Homer and Plotinus taught that
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| special files kept for anthropological
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| | the spirit could leave the body and that
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| research. Of 54 cultures 25 (or 46%)
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| | it is capable of communicating with other
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| claimed that most or all people could
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| | spirits. They believed that all souls
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| travel outside the physical body under
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| | could be separated from their physical
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| certain conditions. A further 23 (or 43%)
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| | bodies. This 'doctrine of the subtle
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| claimed that a few of their number were
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| | body' runs through Western tradition.
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| able to do so, and only three cultures
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| | In Christianity there are references to a
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| expressed no belief in anything of this
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| | spiritual body. Some religious works can
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| nature.
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| | be seen as preparing the soul for its
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| From this evidence, we can conclude that
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| | transition at death. Cases of conscious
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| some form of a belief in out-of-body
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| | projections are also well documented even
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| experiences is very common in various
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| | in the Bible, for example in Ezekiel III:
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| cultures.
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| | 14; the Apocalypse of John 1:10-11 and
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| Some Eastern religions include specific
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| | 4:2; and in the Epistles of Paul of
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| doctrines on the abilities of other
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| | Tarsus, e.g., II Corinthians 12:2.
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| bodies and the nature of other worlds.
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| | During the Middle Ages, OOBE was studied
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| Early evidence of the OOBE appeared in
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| | and practiced secretly. Information
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| ancient Egypt between 3,000 and 5,000
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| | gathered was not made available to the
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| years ago. The Egyptian priests were
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| | general population. This need for secrecy
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| aware of the existence of the astral body
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| | contributed to the fabrication of various
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| and they called it the Ka. The Ka could
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| | myths and untruths about the dangers of
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| wander about at will. It was independent
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| | Astral travel that persist even today.
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| of the man and could go and dwell in any
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| | The phenomenon of the out-of-body
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| statue of him. The early Egyptians left
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| | experience therefore is ancient and
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| inscriptions and drawings on walls of
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| | universal. We can see that different
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| temples and buildings.These inscriptions
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| | persons throughout history had
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| clearly depict the human soul abandoning
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| | experienced this, independent of culture,
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| the physical body.
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| | education, financial situation, religion,
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| The Tibetans believed in the Bardo body,
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| | credo, sex, or age.
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| which could leave the physical body while
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| | From this historical perspective, and
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| still alive and it could be directed by
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| | from studies and personal experience of
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| will. It was believed to be an exact
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| | thousands of people, the most solid
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| duplicate of the human body, from which
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| | conclusion that can be drawn is that
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| it is separated in the process of death.
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| | human beings are more than just their
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| According to them, the Bardo body is made
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| | physical bodies. When one experiences a
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| of psychic material, invisible and
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| | conscious OOBE, one has irrefutable
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| etheric. Due to its nature, this body is
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| | evidence that the physical body is merely
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| able to pass through matter, which is
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| | a temporary "house" through which one's
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| only solid and impenetrable to the
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| | consciousness or awareness manifests in
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| senses.
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| | the physical dimension.
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| The Tibetan Book of the Dead is used as a
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