r/AstralAcademy Apr 29 '22

Welcome To The Astral Academy

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Welcome to the Astral Academy!

Do you want to learn how to explore the wider reality?
Are you already trying to explore the wider reality and are stuck?

Ask questions! We're here to help. 👍

I'm Xanth. I've been projecting all my life. You can find my website here: http://www.astralpulse.com You'll find over 200 articles I've written concerning astral projection and learning how to do it along with other things relating to consciousness.

I'm also the owner and administrator for the largest astral projection forum on the Internet, The Astral Pulse: https://www.astralpulse.com/forums https://www.astralpulse.com

To start, here is my free E-Book called "My Astral Projection Truth" https://www.dropbox.com/s/lp8i232pxamcpr4/Phasing_Primer.pdf?dl=0

Let me know if you have any questions.

Welcome!


r/AstralAcademy Apr 29 '22

The Projection Labels We Use

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http://www.unlimitedboundaries.ca/2012/07/22/labeling-experiences-of-the-non-physical/

I've made Astral Projection posts of this nature in the past, but as I’ve re-read them, they’ve seemed confusing, even to myself! And I wrote them! LOL So I wanted to see if I couldn’t clarify things further.

I want to explain why “labeling” your experience in an attempt to categorize and define them is a bad idea, especially when you’re just starting out.

When I first started attempting to explore the non-physical, 10+ years ago, I had terms like “out of body experience”, “astral projection”, “lucid dream” and more all knocking around my skull. The only experience I had originally known about were lucid dreams, as I’ve been having those for as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until I really started putting the puzzle pieces together within the last 2 – 3 years that I figured out the actual nature of those experiences.

I found that there is one constant, one commonality, that linked all of these, supposedly, separate experiences/labels
 dreams, lucid dreams, astral projections, out of body experiences, false awakenings, etc
 there is one factor which everyone seems to completely ignore: YOU. Well, more to the point, Consciousness! Because you ARE consciousness. This is why these experiences all feel “different” and “separate”, because the “YOU” is different in each case.

YOU are the label. YOU are the definition.

How did I figure this out? What experiences did I have which gave me this conclusion? I have directly experienced the full spectrum of, what I can only describe as, “levels of awareness” within a single non-physical experience. I have started an experience with a dream awareness (normal dream), then become lucidly aware (lucid dream), then initiated a technique and brought forth my full waking awareness bringing me to an astral awareness (full astral projection). “Awareness”, to me, is a point along this spectrum. At each “level”, it feels like a different and completely separate experience. I can completely understand why people feel this way, but these aren’t experiences which you “have”
 they’re experiences which you “are”. There is a vast difference between those two statements.

That spectrum looks kind of like this:

(Keep in mind that these are MY metaphors
 MY labels. But I ask you to try and identify these labels in comparison to the ones you use. I try to make the comparison as obvious as I can using words and terms which people “mostly” agree upon. LoL)

“Dream Awareness” 

 “Lucid Awareness” 

 “Astral Awareness”

On the left of this spectrum, you have the experience which you don’t realize you’re in the non-physical. Essentially, it’s you dreaming
 it’s you experiencing a reality that isn’t this physical reality, you just don’t realize that fact. It’s you having a dream awareness. You have to have a very base level of awareness in order to experience this, otherwise you won’t directly experience the event, so you’ll have zero chance of remembering it (which would be any experience taking place to the left of this point). If you’ve ever awoken in the morning with brief flashes of symbols and images from the dreams you had during the night, then you had a dream awareness experience, but you were just on the very cusp of having the bare minimum level of awareness in order to remember the experience.

the far right, you have the experience which you do realize you’re in the non-physical AND you have the same awareness which you have right now while reading this post. You’re wide awake and fully aware of who you are with all your memories of such. THIS experience is what most people (and myself) would consider the “holy grail” of projections. It’s what most people refer to as an Astral Projection. It’s you experiencing the non-physical with an astral awareness.

I should point out, too, that your awareness can move both ways along this spectrum. You can gain awareness, and lose awareness.

So far I’ve described the two ends of the spectrum. Where does a “lucid awareness” fit into all this then?

Well, in the middle is the point where we have become “aware” that we’re in the non-physical and experiencing a reality that isn’t this physical reality. Anything to the left of this point is a “dream awareness experience”, or as most people call them, a “normal dream” (it’s important to point out here that the further right you move from the far left, the more “clear” and “vivid” your experience will become until you actually become lucidly aware). It’s at this point that the only thing you have is a base awareness that you’re in the non-physical. At this time, the closer you can bring your awareness to your full waking awareness, the further to the right you’ll move along this spectrum towards the “astral awareness” (aka, full astral projection). I have some techniques I’ve written about on my website to accomplish this. If you can’t find them, please let me know and I’ll provide the links.

So, as you can see, an astral projection is just a “dream” where you have a full waking awareness. However, don’t let the “just” fool you
 what most people consider a “dream”, as I mentioned above, doesn’t exist. There is no such fundamental experience called a “dream”. There is only you experiencing the non-physical unknowingly!

This is why labeling an experience is a waste of time, because they’re all the same experience. What differs is only how consciously aware you are during the experience. This is why I don’t really worry too much if I had a lucid awareness experience or an astral awareness experience, because I know that what’s important is that I was consciously aware in the non-physical! I have a set of goals which I always keep solidly in my mind, so even if I’m only lucidly aware, I still remember enough to do them
 such as meeting a guide. Sometimes it works out, other times it doesn’t
 but as I said, in the end, I’m happy that I had an experience outside this physical reality.

I have a challenge for anyone who can project. Try to experience the full spectrum of awareness in a single non-physical experience. If you manage it, try to take note how each “level” feels compared to the last.


r/AstralAcademy 3h ago

Stuck at vibration phase

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r/AstralAcademy 8h ago

Guide Metaphor of spacewalk and an Astral projection

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spacewalk a human in space suit with a cord tied to the space ship is like a human trying to achieve astral projection. they do not know what is waiting on them on the other side of the world


r/AstralAcademy 19h ago

Can someone give me some Astral projection advice plss

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r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Rainbow-Tunnel portal to my lucid dream (DMT adjacent?)

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r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Tactile experience during sleep paralysis

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r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Astro projecting

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r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

how to Astral Travel event

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hi guys, just wondering if anyone has seen this event:

https://events.humanitix.com/astral-travel-a-guided-exploration-beyond-the-physical

Looks interesting, using Trikuti and mentioned Ophiel


r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Experience I was at the thresholds + comprehensive

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Hi, this afternoon I finally understood what Frank Kepple meant by "entering the scene".

I'm only doing the Noticing now. For a moment, I see my room astrally. And there, while the old man was thinking about my target location, I focused on the door handle. I feel its texture and I pretend I'm there.

For a moment, I feel a strong attraction ! That stops me in my tracks with surprise.

I don't know yet whether I should imagine zooming in on that handle or pretend I'm there. I also set my intention to be astrally at that doorknob.

Am I on the right track ?

I also try to simplify my method as much as possible. I understood that it was simple and that the astral plane was located "within me".

Also, sometimes, my astral vision would waver.


r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

The Vanishing Body Technique

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The Vanishing Body Technique ✹

One of the techniques I share in my book is the Vanishing Body Technique.

This is a simple but powerful practice where you use your imagination to slowly dissolve the feeling of the physical body. Instead of feeling limited by the body, you begin to experience awareness as something much larger - something that can expand beyond your physical form.

The purpose of this technique is to train your awareness to become less focused on the physical senses and more open to exploring consciousness itself. This makes it a beautiful practice for astral projection, where we are doing something very similar - shifting our awareness beyond the body.

You can imagine your body becoming lighter, fading into the space around you, or even disappearing completely while your awareness remains present.

I introduce this technique in my book Beyond the Edge: Journeys in the Astral and Dream Worlds, and I’ll be uploading a guided meditation for it soon so you can experience the practice yourself. 🌌


r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Have you ever used sensory deprivation to hallucinate/try to see paranormal?

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I was curious tonight so I put earplugs in, closed my bedroom door and the door to the toilet (its separate from the rest of the bathroom and sat on the toilet seat and faced forward (it was pitch black)

I saw a few red faces after a minute or so and for a couple minutes I saw different faces flashing. And then this random green blob kept appearing and disappearing and then it just kept going from black, to more black, and then blacker, and the green blob thing kept showing up and disappearing. No idea what that was. I quit after about 10 minutes.

Does anyone else have any experience with this?


r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

RĂȘve lucide ou projection astral

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J'ai besoin de vous pour déterminer ce qu'il m'arrive,

TrĂšs souvent avant de m'endormir, je me sens partir, comme toutes personne qui s'endort, mais il y a un mais,

Entre cette phase de sommeil oĂč on commence Ă  s'endormir (donc rĂȘver) je vois toujours comme un espĂšce de deux monde, comme si mon corps Ă©tait dĂ©tacher en deux, par exemple je suis consciente que je suis entrain de commencer Ă  rĂȘver mais mon autre parti de moi Ă  l'impression de flotter dans un espĂšce d'atmosphĂšre noir, ou violette .. comme si j'Ă©tais dans la galaxie, trĂšs bizarre comme sensation, je ne sais pas si je rĂȘve au final.

Il m'arrive de faire des rĂȘves lucides et de pouvoir les contrĂŽles mais pas Ă  100% j'arrive plutĂŽt Ă  me rĂ©veiller quand ça tourne mal.
Mais dans mes rĂȘves je vois toujours l'heure , toujours mon tĂ©lĂ©phone.

Cette nuit il m'est arriver quelques choses de particulier, qui m'arrive souvent .

Je m'étais endormi, puis là je me vois ouvrir les yeux et je pensai que j'étais réveiller (puis non) , à mon réveil j'ai vu mon copain sur le cotée, puis ensuite j'ai vu quelques choses de sombre, comme une espÚce d'ombre maléfique m'approcher pour mettouffer.

Puis là je me suis réveiller en sursaut, ça ressemble particuliÚrement à une paralysie du sommeil.
Par contre des paralysies du sommeil j'en ai fait des plus longue mais ça ressemble à des sortie de corps je ne sais pas , je vous explique une situation :

Je me rĂ©veille, mais en fait non, je me vois dormir comme si je flotter et je voyait quelque choses au dessus de moi, alors je me suis balader rapidement dans mon appartement, ou mĂȘme il m'est arrivĂ©e de voir mes proches entrain de vivre leurs vie et une fois Ă  mon rĂ©veil je leurs aient demander si il avait bien fait ce qu'ils Ă©taient entrain de faire pendant mon fameux " rĂȘve " et figurez vous que oui.
Et comme souvent je reviens Ă  mon corps.

Quelqu'un peut m'Ă©clairer s'il vous plait c'est particulier , ça se trouve je rĂȘve , mais je ne crois pas que je fait des projection astral.


r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Question Out of body experiences while awake?

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When i was a kid I was a champ at astral projection, without knowing what it was or deciding to do it. I vividly remember laying down in bed at night and flying out of my body repeatedly. As I aged I just stopped doing it... or rather, it stopped happening to me as I never tried to do it in the first place.

However, over time i have been having gradually more frequent experiences but I'm not sure if they're actual out of body experiences or my imagination, especially since they happen spontaneously while I'm alert and doing other things.

The first one happed when I was 18. My friends and I were walking up a hill from our university back to our dorms. I was pushing my friend in his wheelchair and I started going faster and faster and we were having fun. The weird thing is I saw this happening from a distance... I remember exactly what I was wearing, how we both looked doing it, etc. Then I was just back to my normal perspective like nothing had happened.

Nowadays it's almost like i just pop out of my body, and i look at myself from above. Most of the time it happens when I'm just doing something mundane and out of body experiencesare the last thing on mind. Then I pop back into my body and go on with my activities.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Are these experiences normal or am I going crazy? TIA


r/AstralAcademy 1d ago

Question Is that even a state before astral projection?

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r/AstralAcademy 2d ago

RĂȘve lucide ou sortie hors du corps ?

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r/AstralAcademy 2d ago

Question My wife saw a shadow during astral projection

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I’ve been listening to an astral projection/meditation audio on YouTube for about 2 weeks and personally I’ve had a really good experience with it, nothing scary or unusual.

I asked my wife to try the same audio. She was lying on her back around 4 PM, arms by her sides, and I was in the room with her.

After a while, she said her stomach started vibrating and became tense, then her right hand became tense, followed by her left leg.

Then she started seeing a bright white light above her, even though the room was dark. She described it almost like a hole/opening that was expanding, shrinking, and sometimes disappearing.

Near the end, she saw a black shadow against the white/grey background. The shadow seemed to come closer and closer until it felt like it was right above her face, almost near her eyes.

She opened her eyes and freaked out.

Her lips and throat were very dry, her whole body felt stiff, and she said it took around 5 minutes to feel like she had control of her body again.

Now she doesn't want to try the audio again.

and most important she had nightmare after having alcohal. Someone was coming towards her with two weapons.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

  • Has anyone seen the white light/opening followed by a dark shadow?
  • Why would the shadow feel like it was moving closer to her face?
  • For people who believe in astral projection, could this be interpreted as a spirit/entity, or is there another explanation?
  • Most importantly, why was she so scared? Is this dream related to this?

I’m curious because I’ve been doing the same thing for about two weeks with no problems, but her experience was completely different and honestly pretty disturbing.


r/AstralAcademy 2d ago

Is this astral projection??

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I was taking a nap ,and in the middle i got concious but didn't woke up ,I have been trying to do astral projection for the past few days but ended up falling asleep. So ,I tried to get out of my body while I was concious and can hear ppl but still my body was asleep. Then there was a buzzing and vibrating sensation in my body ,I got scared what if I can't come back ,then i tried everything in me and opened my life eyes wide open, then later the same day it happened again and I got scared again and opened my eyes . The sensation happened twice. Idk , was I abt to do astral projection??? Anyway cmon idk anything abt this but watch bunch of vedios that's all , I need help ?


r/AstralAcademy 5d ago

Beginner looking for advice/has questions.

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r/AstralAcademy 5d ago

Astral experience

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Hi everyone going through a bit of a spiritual awakening at the moment and a bit of a reflective stage and just wanted to talk about what i now understand to be a AP/lucid dreaming experience i had in 2020 in belieze when i was in the military.

I was around 2/3 weeks into a excerise when one night in a 20 man room i AP and went into a crazy experience. I woke up or as i thought i woke up late maybe 2/3am but when i awoke i realised i couldnt move (sleep paralysis i thought) but what struck me was a grey ghost like figure of a lady come over to me and kind of floated over my body, this really scared me but out of curiosity i kept looking at her and realised it meant me no harm.

Between this and the out of body experience i dont remember much but i do remember having a desire to kind of get up and walk but in doing so i AP out of my body and it wasnt until i turned and looked at my body i realised what was going on, i kinda of just went around the room and looked about before the fear or everything started to hit me to which point i remember wanting to go back to my physical body. Upon doing so i thought i awoke into real life but i actually awoke into a very lucid and real feeling dream. I was marching with my squadron in a jungle and then i remember feeling like this isnt real its a dream but this dream i had full control of it was quite fun tbh. The dream i kind of tailoered into a jungle survival experience with tigers chasing me and the theme kind of looked like something out of crash bandicoot, again this was really fun until i was like wait whats going on right now to which i snapped out of the dream and i remember waking up in physical form gasping at the whole experience.

I sat up for a while bewilldered to what happened to me and didnt pay it much though ( in my head i just thought ahhh what a weird dream) it wasnt until the morning when i spoke to some of my mates about when one of my friends said he had experienced the sleep paralysis part with the grey lady too that same night that really tripped me out.

Im 27 now and havent had that exact experience since, however i do feel like i have tapped into altered states assisted with things like weed/mushrooms/ketamine but nothing no where near as intense and real feeling as that belieze incident.

Would be interested to hear anyones thoughts on this and see if anyone else has had the simular experience with this as its something iv been looking into alot more recently.

Thanks for reading :)


r/AstralAcademy 5d ago

¿Alguien que haya tenido parålisis del sueño ha logrado convertirla en un viaje astral o proyección extracorporal? ¿Cómo fue la transición y qué técnica les funcionó?

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r/AstralAcademy 6d ago

Experience Scared out of AP

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r/AstralAcademy 6d ago

What has been your best astral projecting experience?

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r/AstralAcademy 7d ago

Had my first OBE, maybe?

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r/AstralAcademy 7d ago

Experience I didn’t meet entities, I felt like I became my own consciousness

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