Breathing techniques for facilitating Out of Body Experiences
February 9th, 2012Not everyone wants to have an out of body experience. There are many people who are happy to stay on the physical plane, drifting only in dreams to the more subtle realms of existence. They may not realize that those dreams are astral experiences, too, taking place in the subtle realms between conscious and unconscious awareness in a world where the laws of time and space do not apply. People who are curious about the nature of dreams and the possibility of exploring other realms of existence can totally develop these capabilities and have out of body experiences on their own using these breathing techniques to get them started.
The process of astral projection begins with the breath. Every minute of every day our lungs work tirelessly to fill us up with the breath that gives life to our animated physical bodies and brings life force energy into our subtle energy centers, which form the physical basis for very aspect of our lives. We rarely pay attention to our breathing, unless it is hindered in some way. Meditation and relaxation practices throughout the ages have asked us to focus on the breath as a way to attain stillness of mind and body. Astral projection also requires such stillness and relaxation, and focusing on the breath is the fastest and surest way to calm the mind chatter and relax the body for journeying into the subtle astral planes.
One of the best ways to facilitate astral projection is to merge your own breath with the cosmic breath. That is, visualize your breath flowing out into the Universe, out into the subtle realms where you already exist as an energy being, and drawing upon that energy, bringing it back into your body through your breath. You can also visualize your chakras filling up with colored light and energy with each breath that you draw into your body. Any visualization that connects the physical body with the energy that is flowing into your chakras will help facilitate the out of body experience, as it merges the two realities and creates a bridge between the physical and etheric.
It is important to maintain this cosmic breath for as long as possible when you begin the process of astral projection. Not only will you be paying attention to the physical aspects of the breathing; how it is affecting your body, but you will also be inviting your energy body to come out to play, so to speak, strengthening your awareness of the many levels of you. Affirmations done while breathing can also benefit the astral projection process. For instance, as you visualize and fully feel the cosmic breath coming into your chakras and filling up your whole being, you can mentally affirm to yourself, verbally or with intention, that you are a being of light that exists on many realms and in many worlds simultaneously.
Such affirmations take the edge off of the physical sensations that separating from your body may cause, and they tend to alleviate that sense of surprise and awe each time the transition from the physical to the etheric is made, thus minimizing sudden jolts back into your body before you are ready to do so.
Breathing techniques such as these are fundamental in establishing a routine if you are wanting to become adept at astral projection, and they will also assist the new traveler in reaching an out of body state for the first time, making it much easier to experience the astral planes if you have never been able to do it before. The importance of breathing as a focal point and a tool for projection can not be understated, no matter how often you have set out upon the journey into the astral planes.