| The Out of Body phenomenon has been increasingly | | | | cause for anxiety, regarding the possibility of not |
| reported and written about in recent times. Scientific | | | | returning to my physical body. Anyone who has had |
| investigators have carried out experiments and have | | | | these experiences will be conscious of the safeguards |
| managed to reproduce certain aspects of out-of-body | | | | that are in play. One quickly discovers that fear is |
| experiences (OOBE's) in the laboratory. This has led to | | | | indeed the only thing to fear. |
| a belief amongst certain scientists who seem | | | | I am constantly examining the truth behind my beliefs |
| convinced that this is simply a neurological occurrence. | | | | and I am only too aware of how ones senses can be |
| One cannot help but feel however, that there is | | | | fooled to a high degree by 'scientific' illusions. The |
| something vital missing in the results that have, so far, | | | | reason that I choose to believe in the first place, |
| been achieved. | | | | however, is down to the quality of the experiences |
| My OOBE's began during a serious childhood illness at | | | | and the advance information that I have received |
| the age of six. This may have been a contributing | | | | during them. At the very least I would have to accept |
| factor to their onset as so many OOBE'S take place | | | | some form of precognition in order to explain the |
| in near-death-instances. Nevertheless, the two major | | | | events that I have witnessed prior to encountering |
| incidents that arose were in themselves both spiritually | | | | them in the physical world. |
| enlightening and profound. I still retain the details of | | | | I can only say that my personal OOBE's have given |
| what transpired during that time and largely owe my | | | | me an insight into and an awareness of concepts that |
| continued existence to the knowledge that I gained at | | | | have left me both stunned and amazed by their |
| that crucial point in my life. I overcame the worst of my | | | | complexity and immense beauty. The evidence that I |
| illness shortly after my seventh birthday and became | | | | have been presented with leaves me convinced of an |
| progressively stronger but the OOBE's continued to | | | | existence that is by far greater than anything that we |
| take place. | | | | are capable of imagining. |
| The ongoing situation developed into an increased level | | | | For those of you that are interested in achieving this |
| of out-of-body states where I began to initiate | | | | state or all ready on the verge of it there are a |
| leave-takings from my body at will. This led me to | | | | number of good books that you can read on the |
| research astral projection and diverse branches of the | | | | subject i.e. The Projection of the Astral Body by |
| occult. For the next few years a collection of unusual | | | | Sylvan Muldoon & Hereward Carrington (Rider |
| encounters happened that included meetings with key | | | | publishing) and the Practical Techniques of Astral |
| people who were to enter my life after first being | | | | Projection by Dr.Douglas M.Baker. The Aquarian press. |
| introduced during an OOBE (I will describe these | | | | Whatever else the out-of-body phenomenon may be, |
| instances in other articles). It is important to point out | | | | it is most of all a glorious possibility. |
| that these 'states' I speak of have never given me | | | | |