Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Monday, July 26, 2010

Astral Projection For Beginners

By Ian Newton

When a person is able to keep his body asleep but keep his mind wakeful and focused so as to project his astral body outside his physical body to the different realms of consciousness or astral planes, he is known to be capable of astral projection.

Astral Projection for beginners is a tough nut to crack since astral travel pr se is an extremely difficult ability to develop and for beginners the route starts with a lot of failures. Understandably, beginners become frustrated and distressed over the inability to travel to other astral planes making the process all the more difficult.

Astral Projection for beginners must start with the management of the physical world. The first and the foremost thing to do would be to arrange for a calm and quiet room where there are minimal chances of any disturbances, whether human or electronic. Try not to have non vegetarian food or items like caffeine which increases body heat and cause too many thoughts to run about in the mind. A good way to start would be to roam around this dimly lit room thinking of all your life's problem s and an outlandish solution to them which in turn would do away with all the surface thoughts in your mind.

Astral Projection for beginners thereafter requires attaining a condition of a deep trance. This condition can be attained by relaxing your body at first and making it go to sleep while you keep your mind awake and focused. You can relax each inch of your body by tensing the muscles up at first and then relaxing them part by part till the time they turn rigid. Thereafter, imagine yourself to be sinking down or descending a long flight of stairs. Breathe and sink a little more being careful to relax to your body but not falling asleep.

The third step consists of concentration which needs a lot of practice. After you have attained a deep trance, concentrate on a monotonous noise or visualization which would not let any stray thoughts enter your mind. Regular meditation helps a lot in case of beginners. One of the best strategy is to concentrate on something at the back of your head, preferably not a person. Doing this helps to focus your mind on a difficult spot which cannot be seen with your eyes and is a great technique in case of astral projection for beginners.

The fourth step is to be able to direct your energy and channelize it into the direction that you want. Firstly, feel and be aware of the energy flowing in you. Feel the tingling sensation in your spine and let yourself be engulfed with the free flowing force. After you are aware of your energy and can feel it flowing within, attempt to direct it towards your palms and thereafter tray to make an imaginary ball with the energy at the end of your finger tips. In this way you will be able to direct and control your energy into the object of your concentration.

The last step in astral projection for beginners involve the actual separation of your body from your astral self. In case of beginners, or for that matter anybody else, it is the most vital and crucial stage. For beginners, the best way to do this would be to visualize floating or even climbing out of your own body with a rope and then direct all your attention and channelize all your energies into this vision charging it up so as to counter the pull from your body.

Remember that astral projection for beginners can be as short as few seconds but the main hindrances lie in the distress and frustration that people feel with failed attempts at first as well as the apprehensions regarding whether one can return back to their bodies after astral travel. In the first case, your body will not let you go while in the second case, your astral self would be sucked back into the body immediately. Hence, clear your mind from all negative thoughts and meditate in order to achieve those esoteric heights. Remember that practice and more practice is the only way towards experiencing something great like astral travel.

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