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dreams. For example, if you are on an automobile trip and
spend most of the day driving, you will probably dream about
driving. You can condition yourself to be aware you are
dreaming by doing a repetitive activity many times (walking
across the room or a particular magick ritual, for
example). Then when you dream about it, you will know you
are dreaming.
Although all these techniques may appear
straightforward, they all require effort. Astral projection
is generally learned.
The astral world is the "ghostland" into which one
passes after death. It is sometimes possible to visit with
the dead, or you might be called upon to reassure and assist
those who have just passed over (died) or those who are
consciously projecting for the first time. Many spirits,
elementals and ghosts exist in the astral world. The
magician should feel comfortable there. Tibetan belief is
that through proficiency in OOBE, you no longer need
reincarnate after death. The astral world is extremely
changeable and subject to your thoughts. Your will can
control your movements in the astral world, and if you seem
to be going somewhere non-volitionally ('astral current') it
is probably your true will causing it anyway. You might also
experience heightened magical ability while in the astral realm.
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OOBE.THR.
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REVIEW QUESTIONS
1) What is the relationship between astral projection and
dreams.
2) What is mental projection?
3) List the nine basic methods of astral projection.
BOOK LIST
H.P. Battersby, Man Outside Himself.
J.H. Brennan, Astral Doorways.
Robert Crookall, The Techniques of Astral Projection.
Denning and Phillips, The Llewellyn Practical Guide to Astral
Projection.
Oliver Fox, Astral Projection.
Gavin & Yvonne Frost, Astral Travel.
Celia Green, Out-of-the-body Experiences.
Richard A. Greene, The Handbook of Astral Projection.
Herbert Greenhouse, The Astral Journey.
Jack London, Star Rover (historical occult novel).
Janet Mitchell, Out of Body Experiences.
Robert Monroe, Journeys Out of the Body.
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Robert E. Moser, Mental and Astral Projection.
Muldoon and Carrington, The Projection of the Astral Body.
Ophiel, The Art and Practice of Astral Projection.
A.E. Powell, The Astral Body.
D. Scott Rogo, Leaving the Body.
J.M. Shay, Out of the Body Consciousness.
Susy Smith, The Enigma of Out-of-the-body Travel.
Brad Steiger, The Mind Travelers.
Yram, Practical Astral Projection.
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The following is from Magickal Blend Magazine, a
bay-area periodical that publishes four editions a year.
The magazine deals with many branches of the magickal world
and can be useful to all aspiring magicians. Subscriptions
cost $12 per year. They can be reached at:
Magickal Blend
P.O. Box 11303
San Francisco, Ca. 94101-7303
WHEN MAGIC DOESN'T WORK
by Van Ault
1 Every magician has occasions in which the magic he is
directing does not seem to work. The desired result, whether
internal or external, does not come into manifestation.
These occasions are opportunities for greater developement in
the magical arts, and by working through the disappointment
and discouragement, he can reach greater self-knowledge and
technical expertise in the art.
2 I believe that magic always works. Magic is a tool, a
reality shaper. Like any tool, however, its ability is
limited to the operator's knowledge and skill. For an
illustration, let's use the bow and arrow. Your intention is
the arrow and your magical technique for directing that
intention is the bow. You use the bow/technique to poise,
balance and guide the intention/arrow with the strength of
your arms and hands/ determination and will.
3 What happens when this all works together optimally?
The will firmly grasps the clear intention, balances it upon
the technique, you gather your emotional and mental force,
and then fire the intention into the invisible world to be
made manifest. In its own time and way, your wish
materializes.
4 Conversely, if you haven't got the skill to bring all
of these efforts together, things can go askew. Your arrow
can veer and stray, or it may travel a few feet before losing
power. Your bow can break, or not be strong enough to propel
the arrow. Or, you may find that you've got your bow and
arrow ready to use, but you haven't got sufficient strength
to manipulate it.
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5 I offer the following meditation process for those
times when it seems that your magic doesn't work. When
you've tried all the techniques, when you've gotten no
results, when you're wondering if any of this matters at all,
the process in this meditation can produce miracles and
create a sense of completion. You can read the script into a
tape, or have a friend lead you through it.
RIVER OF LIFE MEDITATION
Find a comfortable place where you can relax and be
completely quiet...relax...allow your thought snow to just
come and go...come and go...and take a deep breath in and hold
it...(pause)...now gather up the tension in your body, and
release it as you exhale...take another deep breath, and as
you exhale, let go of anybody else's energy or thoughts you
may be carrying....and breathe in new energy...breathe in new
possibilities...and allow your body to fill with
lightness...feel it becoming lighter and lighter as you relax
more and more...relaxing deeply...going deeper...feeling very
light now...so light you could almost float away..........
And as you relax, imagine a beautiful colored mist is
swirling up around you, billowing up around you into a
cushiony, soft, cloud of energy...and you are resting
completely upon this cloud...and you are safe...as you breathe
in and out, let your thoughts just come and go...relaxing more
and more...and the cloud of energy now lifts you up into the
air and carries your down into your own inner world...down
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