| If astral projection is natural, we should all be able to | | | | myriad forces such as religion, politics, the struggle to |
| project as easily as we breathe; but why can't we? | | | | survive, and so on. We are brought up to be inefficient |
| This is the common question of people who have | | | | astral projectors. We are ignorant about life after |
| heard of astral projection, but find it difficult to project | | | | death, the astral realms, the power of thoughts, and so |
| or, worse still, are afraid to project. Astral projection IS | | | | on. No wonder, we are not able to project...something |
| natural; in fact, we project unconsciously in our sleep. | | | | as natural as breathing. We have forgotten the art, just |
| What is difficult or, rather, what seems difficult is to | | | | as many of us have forgotten the art of deep |
| project at will. Astral projection seems difficult or is | | | | breathing and survive with the oxygen we take in with |
| rendered difficult for a large number of reasons that | | | | shallow breathing. |
| will be discussed at length here. | | | | Owing to the stress and strain of modern living, |
| We find it difficult to project owing to our belief | | | | underscored with ignorance and fear, astral projection |
| systems and stressful lifestyles. What we have been | | | | has become a "gift" enjoyed only by a few. Those |
| taught at a societal level, we have accepted as | | | | who wish to master it have to undergo long and hard |
| personal truths. We grew up learning the "proper" | | | | training. Or, perhaps, science has to take an interest in |
| methods of social behavior, left-brained subjects such | | | | astral projection and develop a device or a tool that |
| as science and math, a religion based on fear, and | | | | enables everyone to project. |
| ways to survive in the physical world. | | | | Right now, we have aids such as meditation tapes, |
| Everything related to the metaphysical is dismissed as | | | | herbs, hemi-sync, and so on. It might help us project |
| impractical and unscientific. Our way of life takes us | | | | temporarily in a training institute such as Monroe |
| farther and farther away from our inner life. We are | | | | Institute. But once we are back home and left to our |
| hardly connected to our inner self. Instead, we are | | | | own devices, we will not be able to project again. |
| more in touch with our cell phones, televisions, | | | | The special tool that will allow everybody to project at |
| computers, jobs, traffic, relationships, and so on and so | | | | will is not yet discovered. Our physical bodies cling to |
| forth. All these keep away from truth-seeking, which is | | | | the astral...the two refuse to separate. You need a |
| our basic nature. Under these circumstances, how can | | | | great power of will, along with diligent practice of |
| we project? | | | | meditation and other techniques that will enable you to |
| Society is held in chains of ignorance, fear, and | | | | project. Until then, astral projection, though natural, will |
| external control. Our spiritual growth is stunted by | | | | be something very difficult indeed. |