Astral Projection, Premonitions and Dreams? Recently. I came to realise that there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding this subject. Just like our inspirational image you can see clearly that all the train carriages look the same, but whilst every one might seem to be going in the same direction and journey, is that strictly true? I hope that my article will help everybody to understand more about this complex matter and clear one or two things up. These three topics can integrate very well and even overlap. Astral Projection Reality is created by thought projection (consciousness) into the physical. In astral projection the conscious mind leaves the physical body and moves into the astral body for the ‘experience’. In astral projection you remain attached to your physical body by a 'silver umbilical type cord'. Some people are able to see their cord when they astral project. As with all out-of-body experiences, it is important to feel totally relaxed, have comfortable fitting clothing and if possible be in a reclined position. Sometimes it can get cold when you travel out of your physical body so make sure that you have a blanket or suitable warm covering to hand to keep the body temperature right. When you astral project you are consciously aware of things you encounter whilst out of your physical body. For some, astral projection comes naturally, whereas for others, they are afraid to remove their consciousness from the physical body and will never learn to astral project. Astral projection (or astral travel) is an out-of-body experience achieved either when awake or via lucid dreaming or deep meditation. People who say they experience astral projection often say that their spirit or astral body has left their physical body and moves in another dimension known as the spirit world or astral plane. The concept of astral projection has been around and practiced for thousands of years, dating back to ancient China, whilst in more recent times it has gained popularity through the resurgence of the ‘New Age’ movement. Although, it is interesting to see that more and more this movement is becoming for many part of their everyday life and less ‘New’. Psychics often say that the subconscious (or dreaming) mind contains the spirit or astral body, resulting in falling dreams or waking up with a falling sensation or sudden jerk. Most dreams are not remembered by the conscious mind, making the experience of astral projection a subject of subjectivity. Believers in astral projection point out, though, that most ghost sightings often define the ghost as a lucid or transparent apparition walking the earth. It is unclear whether every physical object has an 'astral' counterpart, or if a spirit literally uses incarnation into a physical body and this is what results in astral projections, or if the phenomena is something else entirely. Astral projection also touches on life itself and what happens after physical death. Premonitions Premonition is a type of prophecy consisting of an impressionable warning of a future event. The phenomenon is characterized by such sensations as anxiety, uneasiness, a vague feeling of disquiet suggesting impending disaster to actual visual or auditory hallucinations. Premonition is sometimes referred to as a "gut-level" feeling. The sensation tends to occur prior to disasters, accidents, deaths and other traumatic and emotionally charged events. The sensation of premonition may be considered precognition at times because there is no clear-cut line between them. However, generally premonitions are sense-oriented, dominated by a syndrome of physical uneasiness, depression, or distress that is without discernible source or reason. It is an unexplainable feeling that "something is going to happen." Precognition, on the other hand, is more precise, involving visions or dream of the event that is to occur in the future. For some investigators, premonitions can include actions of patients and individuals in magnetic and mediumistic trances who prophesy that their malady or some terrible event, to them, will occur within a certain period of time, and may subconsciously wish to fulfil that prophecy. It might be question whether the similar phenomena might occur in a veridical dream or hallucination. This is theorised on the conclusion that a post-hypnotic person generally weaves his action into the surrounding circumstances, even though the very moment of its performance may have been fixed months before. Therefore this raises the possibilities that fulfilment of dreams and hallucinations might be suggested through telepathic communication to a person from another agent, which may not be far-fetched or impossible. Another consideration is coincidence. The dream or hallucination of an event could possible coincide with the incident. Also, it is possible that impressions, whether they remain vague forebodings or are embedded in dreams, must at times be subconscious inferences drawn from an actual, if obscured, perception of existing facts. Such premonitions are by no means to be disregarded. However, frequently premonitions, no matter how impressive, prove to be absolutely groundless, where a ghostly visitant issues the warning. In 1948, the prominent Soviet psychic Wolf Messing travelled to Ashkhabad to give some demonstrations of his abilities. Prior to his performances as he walked the streets of that city he was seized with a terrible dread and an intense desire to leave as soon as possible. He cancelled his performances, the only time he did so in his life, and left. Three days later a massive earthquake levelled Ashkhabad, killing 50,000 people. Messing's premonition saved his life; however, he had no specific forewarning of the earthquake. On October 21, 1966, twenty-eight adults and 116 children were killed when a landslide of coal waste tumbled down a mountain in Aberfan, Wales, and buried a school. According to three surveys taken afterwards up to two weeks before the disaster about two hundred people experienced both premonitions and precognitions. The premonitions included depression, a feeling that "something bad" was going to happen (some people accurately pinpointed the day), sensations of choking and gasping for breath, uneasiness, and impressions of coal dust, billowing black clouds, and children running and screaming. Premonitions occurring in a waking state are more predominant that those that occur in dreams because in the latter they are frequently disguised as symbols, and tend to go unnoticed. However, when theses symbols frequently reappear in dreams, the individual may learn to recognize distinguishing symbols or emotional tones. Premonitions can give early intuitive warnings that occur frequently but are too subtle to register on the conscious mind. Some of these intuitive warnings apparently register on the subconscious and cause the person to unknowingly alter his plans, which some evidence indicates. In the 1960’s W. F. Cox examined passenger loads on trains involved in accidents between 1950 and 1955. By comparing the number of passenger on the train the day of the accident to the number of passenger on the same train for the preceding seven days, the preceding fourteenth day, and the twenty-eighth day, he found that on some accident days, but not all, there was a dramatic decrease in passengers. One example was the Chicago & East Illinois Georgian, it just had nine passengers on the accident day of June 15, 1952; whereas five days before it carried a more typical sixty-two passengers. Cox concluded that many of those intending to travel the disaster-bound trains had unconsciously altered their plans or missed the trains by being late. The similar or same factor may relate to doomed ships. The Titanic carried only fifty-eight percent of its passenger load on its disastrous maiden voyage when colliding with an iceberg in April 1912. A group of twenty-two stokers were late and the captain declared the ship would sail without them, a fact which may have saved their lives. The psychiatrist Ian Stevenson recorded more than nineteen incidents of premonitions and precognitions concerning the Titanic in England, America, Canada, and Brazil, which occurred within the two weeks prior to the ship's sailing date of April 10. Some cancelled their reservations after dreaming of the ship's doom; others said it was bad luck to sail on the ship's maiden voyage. Some of the survivors said they had felt uneasy but sailed anyway; the latter is questionable because some sensation might have been prompted by after the fact thought. Following the Aberfan disaster, a British Premonition Bureau was established in January 1967 to collect and screen early warnings in an effort to prevent disasters. A year later the Central Premonition Bureau was established in New York for the same purpose. Both bureaus did not progress too far because of low budgets, poor public relations, and much inaccurate information. The functioning of premonitions is not exactly known, that is, why some people possess them while others do not. One theory is that some people are more open or prone to psychic suggestion. A cause for the diminishing of this psychic ability in people is that a larger portion of the population has become less intuitive. With the advancement of the scientific age people have began to rely less on their sensations; it is just in recent years that science is investigating the importance of human intuition and sensation Dreams Here are the different types of dreams that we can have. § Daydream Studies show that we all have the tendency to daydream an average of 70-120 minutes a day. Day dreaming is classified as a level of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness. It occurs during our waking hours when we let our imagination carry us away. As our minds begin to wander and our level of awareness decreases, we lose ourselves in our imagined scenario and fantasy. § Lucid Dream Lucid dreams occur when you realize you are dreaming in the middle of your dream. "Wait a second. This is only a dream!" Most dreamers wake themselves up once they realize that they are only dreaming. Other dreamers have cultivated the skill to remain in the lucid state of dreaming. They become an active participant in their dream, make decisions in their dreams and influence the dream's outcome without awakening. § Nightmare A nightmare is a disturbing dream that causes the dreamer to wake up feeling anxious and frightened.Nightmares may be a response to real life trauma and situations. This type of nightmare falls into a special category called Post-Traumatic Stress Nightmare (PSN). Nightmares may also occur because we have ignored or refused to accept a particular life situation. Research shows that most people who have regular nightmares have had a family history of psychiatric problems, bad drug experiences, people who have contemplated suicide, and / or rocky relationships. Nightmares are an indication of a fear that needs to be acknowledged and confronted. It is a way for our subconscious to make up take notice. "Pay attention!" § Recurring Dreams Recurring dreams repeat themselves with little variation in story or theme. These dreams may be positive, but most often they are nightmares. Dreams may recur because a conflict depicted in the dream remains unresolved and ignored. Once you have found a resolution to the problem, your recurring dreams may cease. § Healing Dreams Healing dreams serve as messages for the dreamer in regards to their health. Dreams of this nature may be telling the dreamer that he / she needs to go to the dentist or doctor. § Prophetic Dreams Prophetic dreams, also referred to as precognitive dreams, are dreams that seemingly foretell the future. One rational theory to explain this phenomenon is that our dreaming mind is able to piece together bits of information and observation that we normally overlook or that we do not seriously consider. In other words, our unconscious mind knows what is coming before we consciously piece together the same information. Down to Basics Returning to our inspirational image, it is now time to stop the confusion and get some answers out of this note. We do have a lot of data on all the topics now. I would like to summarise it to the following. Astral Projection § The ability to leave your body and visit the astral plane and unlike dreams they are not vague and have a lot of detail. Premonitions § The ability to know things in advance by sensing, seeing or feeling it. Dreams § Apart from prophetic dreams, I feel there is not much more that I can add apart from the fact that dreams tend to be vague and not my speciality. For me, dreams are not central to the work that I do. So where does this leave us? If we assume that on ‘our train’ there is a restaurant carriage, one for general transportation of goods and another for people. They are all carrying stuff, but it is taking a closer look at what they are carrying – a second look to understand their own unique journey that they are taking. This second look helps us to lift the confusion and appreciate the differences.
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