Astral projection is a phenomenon that has rapidly gained popularity over the last few decades. It is a process by which the human consciousness temporarily leaves the physical body and functions independently, while the physical body remains still and asleep throughout.

This results in observing the world from a point of view other than that of the physical body and by means other than those of the physical senses. Sometimes, however, we have complete waking consciousness during the experience, and remember the event in every detail upon returning to the physical body. Mostly this happens without any forethought by complete surprise, and more often than you might think. There is a good chance that even if you yourself have never had a conscious OBE, someone you know has. It is a very common occurrence but one which is not widely spoken of.

This may sound crazy, but it isn’t. In fact, we all experience Astral Projection every night when we sleep. Most of these projections are unconscious because we are not trained to remember them. Astral Projection is often aptly termed as an Out-of-Body-Experience (OOBE or OBE) because it is an experience where your consciousness is out of your Physical body. Moreover it sounds less technical and easier to understand! Some authors might offer subtle differences between Astral Projection and OOBE, but here, for the purpose of this book, we will use both these terms interchangeably. So whenever I mention Astral Projection, Out-of-Body-Experience or OOBE, I am referring to the same phenomenon.