The Out Of Body Experience. Your soul or consciousness separating from your physical and experiencing this and other dimensions from outside your anatomic bodily form. It can be intentional. And it can be Unintentional.

The first time I experienced it was when I had my seizure as a young teen. Viewing myself and scenes happening from an outward body perspective. As if I was watching myself on one of those hospital E.R. drama shows. Just two “scenes” essentially, once in the emergency room where I was battling the nurses trying to restrain me so they could stick me with a sedative and once being gurnied to the Lifeflight helicopter to transfer hospitals. The last thing I consciously remember in my physical 3d consciousness is telling my Dad that night I had a headache. And then everything from that point on is blank. Until viewing myself in the emergency room fighting the nurses. Then blank again. Then seeing them put me on the helicopter, out of body perspective. Then, coming too, off the helicopter in my 3d consciousness in body, sitting up, vomiting all over myself, then blank. Finally, aware & groggy in the hospital bed late that next morning wondering what the hell happened. Unintentional Astral travel.

People experience unintentional or involuntary astral travel for a handle of reasons. One, as a ”safety mechanism” for yourself, per say, to disassociate from pain. People going through severe trauma, PTSD & anxiety for example. Second would of course be the Near Death Experience. People who have died and come back. They view themselves as dead, seeing themselves as dead (and most are clinically pronounced dead) but return into their body and remain living. People who have gone through it describe it as if they were floating around the room, looking down at themselves for the most part. The third would be what I’ve also experienced, and I would describe it as Spiritually Unintentional. Being drawn out of body, without intent, in a meditation, dream or self-hypnosis. Or not doing any of those things and just parked in a random parking lot staring at the moon…..yes. Don’t Judge!….. Ever wake up out of a dream because you had the feeling of falling? Unintentional Astral Travel.

And then we have With Intent and Voluntary. Going into meditation, lucid dreaming, self hypnosis ect on purpose with intent to travel the universe and other dimensions, time and space, past and future, leaving your physical body behind. Other planets and Earth, sacred sites, check in on loved ones, favorite childhood memory spots…the possibility is endless.

Now I MUST add the DISCLAIMER here because its not to be fucked around with.
1.) It should be used as a spiritual tool, NOT as an escape from reality. Remember, you were incarnated on this planet, in this lifetime, right now to EXPERIENCE your life, not escape it.
2.) Astral travel, like Everything Else, has Ethics involved. Don’t stalk people. Its bad Karma, not allowed. Again, to be used as a spiritual tool, raise your awareness, soul consciousness and vibration. Venture out for Spiritual Growth.
3.) Before you try it, You Should be VERY good at being able to Center and Ground your energy so you’re Able to leave & come BACK into your body.
4.) Do you Research! It can be a very unsettling, scary feeling. Your essentially exposing yourself to an environment your not used to. No time and No distance exist. It can be shocking to your system to say the least if its something you’ve never experienced. Approach it in baby steps. Know what your getting yourself into.
5.) You may get the feeling of being very disoriented and start to panic trying to “get back” to your physical self. Breathe. Remind yourself you are protected and ask you guides for help.

TIPS ON GETTING STARTED!
Going into meditation, set an intention on what your willing to experience and what your NOT willing to experience and ask your guide system to return you the minute you feel uncomfortable. You can also set intention on specifically when and where you want to go, but I enjoy the universe taking me where IT feels like I NEED to go. If that makes sense. Then ground your energy. Visualize a red energy cord keeping your soul body connected to your physical body to lead you back after your travels are done. Imagine its like trailing a piece of string behind you hiking in the woods to find your way back to camp, essentially. If your hesitant or nervous starting out, at this point to can ask or call in one of your spirit guides or animal totem guides to be with you, stay with you and lead you through the venture. The easiest way to start and try it is to then simply visualize your soul body stepping away from your physical and just…. look at yourself. Look at yourself in the physical with compassion, forgiveness & love! You can also look at the aura around your physical body, your chakras and even your emotional state from your soul bodys perspective now!
There will be a distinct realization that you are leaving and returning to your body, unlike anything you’ve experienced thus far in your meditation, self hypnosis or lucid dreaming practices. You will have a physical knowing of the exit and re-enter. Remember it can be a bit shocking so start slow and ease into it guys! The universe is vast and never ending. So are the possibilities.

Love & Light
Kelsey