| The simple process of shifting your consciousness | | | | to get into them. At the point, the doors of the astral |
| from the physical plane to the astral plane is called | | | | world will be thrown open to you. |
| astral projection. This process could be conscious or | | | | So, without focus and the relaxation that usually |
| unconscious. Everybody projects in their sleep, but | | | | accompanies it, you will not be able to have a |
| unconsciously. Only a select few can project when | | | | projection. |
| they are fully conscious of it. | | | | Relaxation Versus Falling Asleep |
| Nature Of The Astral Planes | | | | First, you must learn to control your body. By controlling |
| The density of the higher planes is much lesser than | | | | your body, you will be able to relax it completely. |
| that of the lower planes. Since the astral planes are | | | | Now, there is a great difference between falling asleep |
| much more subtle than the earthly, you can easily | | | | and relaxing your body. When you fall asleep normally, |
| create and manifest your thoughts there. Thoughts are | | | | you conscious mind falls asleep along with your body. |
| manifested on earth too, but they take ages to do so. | | | | When you consciously relax your body, only your body |
| In the astral plane, gratification of desires is instant. You | | | | goes to sleep while your mind remains awake and |
| just have to form a desire in your mind, and you have | | | | alert. Your mind then learns not to fall asleep, but stays |
| got it. | | | | alert and awake to watch the astral body projecting |
| For example, if you want to visit a loved one, you can | | | | when the body falls asleep. |
| do so on the earthly plane too. But on earth, you have | | | | Why It Seems Difficult |
| to call up the person and see if he/she is available and | | | | Today's fast and busy world does not provide any |
| fix an appointment at a time convenient to both of you. | | | | opportunity for spiritual pursuits. Our minds are so busy |
| Then you have to either walk or travel by car or bus | | | | and occupied with past events or future possibilities |
| to reach your loved one. In the astral plane, you can | | | | that we cannot stay focused in the present. When this |
| meet your loved one instantaneously, as soon as you | | | | happens, shifting your consciousness to the astral |
| desire to meet him/her. | | | | planes becomes immensely difficult. |
| Importance Of Focus | | | | We project every night after we fall asleep. But we |
| To achieve any success in the astral planes, you must | | | | don't remember this because our conscious mind falls |
| attain complete mastery over your thoughts and | | | | asleep, giving up all control to the unconscious mind. |
| emotions. The reason for this is simple. Emotions and | | | | When we lose conscious control, we will no longer be |
| thoughts have form and density, and these forms are | | | | able to choose and direct. Our dreams, which in reality |
| great obstacles to your entry into the subtle realms. | | | | are subtle realm experiences, appear haphazard, |
| You will never gain access into the astral by employing | | | | weird, senseless, and crazy. Our experiences would |
| force. In fact, the more impatient you get, the more the | | | | be totally different if only we stayed conscious, awake, |
| subtle realms will elude you. The secret to enter the | | | | and alert. That's why focus is of great importance for |
| astral realms is to stop desiring to enter them. When | | | | successful astral projection. |
| you give up all desires, you get rid of your impatience | | | | |