Descripitions if ancient astral travels come from Egypt, India, China, and Tibet. In Tibet, people who traveled astrally were called "DELOGS". Which litterally means, those who return from beyond. Astral Projection is aslo considered an Out-Of-Body-Experience (OBE) or sould travel. This occurs when the nonphysical or "Astral" body takes a short trip from the physical bod and then returns again. The Ancients believed that, when traveling, the astral body is connected to the physical body with a silver cord, much like that of a spiders thread.



Now what many Witches and Wizards fail to understand the OBE's are alomst a natural part of our sleeping cycle. Our Astral bodies are regular little travelers that spend night upon night traveling throuht this unseen universe. Controlled OBE's are ofter called "Remote Viewing" (aka bilocation) and even the muggle governement itself has experimented with remote viewing with much success.



Although as a Witch and Wizard with practice, you can plan OBE's. Some of our most profound experiences however will most likely happen during the hours of sleep and are not planned. Now, these unplanned OBE's are usually full of bright colors, sounds and things to tantalize your very senses because, you are seeing this "experience" for a reason and your astral body is exspressing things in a way that your mind will remember. These spontanious episodes are oftern related to critical times in our lives when we are under a lot of stress and are seaking answers, or they often happen after we exsperience a great loss. In the last case I told you, "great loss" the OBE's often help create a positive event in which to help you, your soul/astral body and your mind, gain healing and the will to move on.



Now many are under the impression that astral projections is simply just making your astral body get up and move. Well in part it is, but there is so much more to it. Now your astral body will not only travel within familiar surroundings but also different lands and the other plains of existance. These other worlds as you may recall are called astral planes.



There are a few negative side-effects to controlling OBE's take for instance you wake, but your astral body isn't fully connected to your body yet. You'll feel as if your body is frozen and you will have lost the ability to move. Don't panic, wait a few moments for your soul to settle and you'll be fine. Also, should your astral body have to return suddenly (should you wake, or flee from astral nasties)You'll feel as if you got side swipped by a bus There are a few ways to reduce these sides effects which we'll cover later.



Now, the most common reasons for failure in conscious OBE work is simply your own fear that your astral body will not return or something may happen to you while you are away. Now, after years of study from the Ancient elders, Witches and Wizards have concluded that a portion of your counciousness does remain with your physical body so that your body will not be left unprotected while you are away.