Understanding Projection Of Astral Body

By Michael Kranyk

Projection of astral body as the name suggests is all about projecting one's inner self, his soul, spirit or aura from the bondage of the physical body to the higher ethereal realms of consciousness, commonly known as astral planes.

There are two models reflecting two different thought process or beliefs where projection of astral body is concerned. These are the Phasing Model and the Mystical Model which are two distinctly different school of thoughts regarding what projection of astral body is all about.

According to the Mystical Model, astral planes are believed to be located at higher ethereal realms external to one's physical body and the projection of one's astral body takes place from the physical body, outwards and upwards to these higher levels of consciousness. Thus, this model believes in the externality of the entire phenomenon.

According to this Mystical Model, the astral body is an energy form or a subtle energy body within a person which is projected to higher astral plane. Moreover, a common belief is the fact that this astral body remains connected to the physical body with the help of an illuminated silver umbilical energy cord.

The main works on the Mystical Model approach of projection of astral body can be found in the books of 'Out of Body Experiences' by Robert Peterson, 'Astral Dynamics' by Robert Bruce and 'Projection of Astral Body' by Carrington and Muldoon which go on to explaining the phenomenon as an external out of body experience thereof.

According to the Phasing Model, projection of astral body is not about projecting one's inner self to an externally located astral plane as given by the Mystical Model. Rather, it talks about the physical existence and the astral body as the two extremes or two distinct phases on the same consciousness spectrum.

Thus, according to Robert Munroe, the propounder of the Phasing Model, projection of astral body is all about projecting oneself to a different phase of consciousness and not to an external astral plane located outside one's physical body. In short, this model ceases to explain the phenomenon as an out of body experience and is more in line to the philosophy which states external reality as man's internally created state.

It must be said at this point that clarity regarding the validity or effectiveness of either of these two above mentioned models still remains to be proved. Moreover, discussions and debates regarding whether each and every physical aspect has its corresponding astral counterpart or whether spirits reincarnate in physicals bodies resulting in the entire phenomenon of astral projection are still some things that mankind is involved in while some believe that projection of astral body is due to something entirely different from all this.

It can be concluded that whatever may be the explanation that remains to be proven in time, projection of astral body is an experience of a lifetime which gives one a sense of an afterlife or what happens after death, changing and developing one's outlook towards life, death and reality for ever.

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