| Readers usually get confused between various astral | | | | in both cases, you are fully conscious and in full control |
| terms such as OOBE, NDE, Lucid dreaming, and astral | | | | of what is going on, depending on your expertise. In |
| projection. Many students of astral projection still | | | | spite of these basic similarities, the gap of difference |
| haven't come to a conclusion with regard to the | | | | between the two is large. |
| differences between astral projection and lucid | | | | 1. In case of astral projection, you project from your |
| dreaming. Let us have a look at various astral terms. | | | | body into the astral realms. In case of lucid dreaming, |
| The terms OOBE and NDE, though coming under the | | | | you are not aware of the projection. |
| same umbrella as astral projection, mean something | | | | 2. Since astral projectors consciously leave their |
| quite different. | | | | bodies, they tend to carry their restrictive beliefs into |
| What is an OOBE? | | | | the astral realms. This might hinder their progress |
| An OOBE is an out-of-the-body experience. In an | | | | because such beliefs do not work in the astral world. |
| OOBE, your consciousness or awareness is out of the | | | | Lucid dreamers, on the contrary, are so used to the |
| physical body. You can experience an OOBE | | | | freedom and flexibility of the state of lucid dreaming |
| consciously or accidentally. An OOBE need not | | | | that they can easily lose consciousness and become |
| necessarily lead to an exploration of the astral realms. | | | | lost in the dream. You can overcome these challenges |
| Most people who have an OOBE are so startled with | | | | only with grit, determination, and practice. |
| the experience that they jump right back into their | | | | 3. Lucid dreamers tend to "create" their own |
| bodies. | | | | experiences and craft their own dreams. Astral |
| What is an NDE? | | | | projectors prefer to explore the unknown realms into |
| Near death experience (NDE) is experienced when a | | | | which they have projected. While a lucid dreamer can |
| person is close to death. NDEs have been reported in | | | | easily satisfy the suppressed desires of restrictive |
| case of people who meet with accidents or suffer | | | | earthly living, an astral projector is more focused on |
| from critical illnesses. During an NDE, etheric matter | | | | exploring hidden realities, undisturbed by unfulfilled |
| moves into the person's astral body, and this | | | | desires. |
| movement comprises the initial phases of death. | | | | 4. An astral projector retains full memory of his or her |
| People often describe this as, "I saw my entire life | | | | identity. A lucid dreamer, on the contrary, need not |
| flash before me." Those who have experienced an | | | | remember his/her identity and hardly remembers what |
| NDE also report seeing a dark tunnel leading to a circle | | | | happened before the lucid dream commenced or the |
| of light or they experience floating a few meters | | | | circumstances of the waking state. |
| above their physical form in full awareness of what is | | | | These, then are the main points of differences |
| going on. | | | | between astral projection and lucid dreaming, highly |
| Major Differences Between Astral Projection And | | | | self-fulfilling practices that can be experienced by |
| Lucid Dreaming | | | | anybody, provided they put in the right amount of |
| Both are ways to gain entry into the astral planes, and | | | | effort in that direction. |