Intro

The goal of this thread is to compile all the parts of the astralpedia into one place. This is to make finding all this info easier as it will all be available in one spot. There may be come parts which you missed in the clutter, as well as additional new info being included in this master thread.

This thread is based on teaching passed onto me as well as a multitude of experience i have acquired over the years.

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The Astral is a broad term which encompasses sates of existence/awareness both higher and lower than that which we normally experience daily on our physical realm. The Astral contains within it a number of separate and unique levels/states of awareness. Some realms appear very similar to our realm (the physical), however certain laws of physics may not apply or things may be different. The astral contains realms which have no resemblance to our physical universe at all, and can be sometimes hard to describe. It would be comparable to a massive endless layer cake. This section will cover the different known levels of the astral layer cake. From this point on I will refer to each separate dimension as a layer. The names used below are the ones commonly associated with each layer, I did not create them. I will however do my best to describe each based upon personal experience or outside info.

The Astral Layer

This layer of the astral is for all intents and purposes a mirror image of our physical world. Everything in this plane shares energy with the physical world. Although it may appear to the astral traveler as a mirror image everything on this plane is changeable. Things on the astral layer may appear normal at first glance, but after further examination one can realize that things are indeed different. The differences may be subtle but they are there. While one is on the astral plane the differences may not be noticed because the mind conforms to the differences, only after leaving the trance state does one recall and recognize the differences. While on the astral layer Time may seem to drag on forever, or stop all together, one hour one the astral layer may actually be a few seconds in real physical time. This is where the reports of people living out entire lifetimes over night in the astral realm, this is caused by the time dilation associated with this plane. Also travelers on this plane often experience strange emotional vibes,, coupled with the ability to fly around and basically do what they want and be what they want ( shape shift ). This is the level most people reach by accident.

The Mental Layer

Personally I have never experienced this realm, although I have been to higher one I somehow managed to skip this one. Since I have never experienced it, I personally believe it does not exist or is misinterpreted for a buffer zone between realms. Here is what Robert Bruce’s Astral Dynamics Website has to say about it.

This is a spectacular dimension! Iridescent rivers of sound bounded by rainbow shores of pulsating light. Thoughts appear as kaleidoscopic patterns of light and sound. You walk across fields of ideas under a sparkling crystal sky of inspiration. If you enter this world don't try to rationalise or understand it, or you may go mad, for it is beyond human understanding. Just accept it all, go with the flow and enjoy it!
This dimension is what, I believe, the ancient Vikings called the famed "Rainbow Bridge" into Asgard. It truly looks and feels as if you are walking up a rainbow into some wonderful world where the Gods must surely dwell.
Exist here in wondrous amazement. Let loose the child within you to play in this fairy wonderland. Everything feels real and solid. Time is even further distorted here than in the Astral and reality is kaleidoscopic.

Buddhic Layer

Well in my personal opinion this is the best layer of them all. This layer is what I like to call an inner-layer, the reason I call it an inner layer is because you can only reach it by projecting inwards. Although many claim to have reached this layer through astral projection, they are not being entirely truthful for reasons unknown to me (greed? Dunno). This layer is a layer of the one, by this I mean that it is the closest layer to being in full contact with “GOD”. The entire layer is filled with love and warmth, and is very comfortable. Unlike in the astral layer time passes pretty much at the exact same speed as it does in the physical layer. One is only able to reach this level by removing all external influences from the mind and in essence becoming still (relationships, addictions, worries, passions, any thoughts). Using breathing (inhale/exhale) picture yourself becoming nothing or still during the inhale and on the exhale (in a sphere which encloses the image associated to the influence) feel and see the influence exiting your body from your mouth or your chest. During this exercise please keep the tongue on the roof of the mouth. The next step is to visualize and connect with whatever represents your source to you. I personally like to visualize a big glowing orb which I fly through space to reach (but that’s just me). Next and probably the most important step is to connect with it (whatever you picture it as), it’s comparable to plugging a power chord into the wall, which is the same principle (I visualize it as that exactly as a matter of fact).

The Atmic Layer

I have never personally reached what is commonly described as the Atmic Layer, although I have made contact with spirits it has never been on this plane. Here is what Astral Dynamics has to say about it :

This dimension appears be the spirit world. Here, spirits wait for those they loved during their time on earth. This is the happy place of the gathering. It is the place where the reunion of souls takes place.
The light in this world is purest, brightest silver, brighter than the flash of an arc welder. It is so bright it seems impossible to look at, but it is, for all that, a supremely gentle light, soft and soothing. It is the light of divine love. The people here appear as they did in the physical world, but at their most magnificent. They glow ecstatically, ablaze with the brightest love, happiness and joy imaginable. The atmosphere is electric and vital, but at the same time deeply spiritual. In this world you can FEEL the presence of God as a tangible all pervading force.

The Akasha Layer (commonly referred to as the Askshic Records)

Personally I do not consider this to be an astral layer, I know that it is connected to the Buddhic layer. It is my understanding that the Akasha layer is actually the background noise of the Buddhic layer. It can only be accessed through the Buddhic layer, so if you have been the Akashic records in your travels you passed through the buddhic layer either knowingly or unknowingly. The akasha is also a layer of light, which stores experience and emotions. I have personally only been here once, and although the akasha appears to everyone in a different way, most always know when they are there. The Akasha can be difficult to reach, in order to pass into the akasha one must first be able to reach the Buddhic layer. The part that makes it hard is that you must reach the Buddhic layer while still holding onto some of your earthly desires. This is difficult to accomplish knowingly, and is almost always done unknowingly. The akasha can also be reached in the dream state, unlike the rest.

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Welcome to the exploration of the Majestic Energies within your body, the purpose of this thread is to shed more light on the subjects of Energy work, the awakening of and individuals Kundalini life force, and the relationship between the realms and psychic phenomena. This thread will cover the different chakras and go into techniques once can use to open each energy center. Also this thread will cover in some detail the nature of the Kundalini life force and how to awaken and use it. Finally this thread will also cover briefly the relationship between the astral and psychic phenomena. The following information is a mixture between personal research and experience as well as my interpretations of information given to me from various spiritual men.

The thread will be broken down into Three chapters, The Chakras, The Kundalini, and The Psychic Phenomena. Each may or may not contain sub groups. Enjoy.



The Chakras are energy centers within the body. They act somewhat like psychic organs that produce and distribute energies throughout your being. Most people’s Chakras are un-awakened and not active hence the lack of people who are aware of their intuitive and psychic sides.



The above image shows your Physical Bodies chakra energy centers, the names of these chakra centers are irrelevant; however their location is very relevant; please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the above image.

The word Chakra is actually an old Sanskrit word meaning “wheel of light”, the chakras are called this because to the clairvoyant observer the chakras literally appear to spin, The chakras are actually 2 sided ( yes 2 sided ) energy centers within the body. Similar to organs Chakras server the purpose of allowing energy flow throughout the body, a blockage of these energy centers can affect your emotional health ( depression, sadness, anger, confusion ) and can equally effect your Physical health. This is why having an understanding of the chakras and how to work with them is important; it will help keep you in good health and most importantly help keep you looking healthy and young.

Duality of Chakras

The chakras are often displayed as laying on the body on a 2D picture of a person ( similar to the one above ) however a 3D model would do this diagram more justice. The chakras are actually 3 dimensional representations of your energy pathways and your individual sense of self. Like and 3 dimensional object a chakra has a front and a back, both of these sides are essential to understanding how to use the chakras to benefit you in your everyday life and your spiritual development, I’m going to really simplify this here for the requirements of this guide.

The Nature of the Chakra front and back

The front of the chakra is the sending point of the chakra. Basically if your sending energy from chakra to chakra of from yourself to another object of person you are using the front of the chakra. The front of chakras also project a person’s emotions or behavior onto other people. For this reason it is important to learn to use to fronts of chakras so you can do effective energy work and also be mindful of the vibes and emotions you are exposing others to. The fronts of chakras are centers of teaching.
The backsides of chakras are just as important as the fronts, although normally overlooked.

The backs of chakras directly affect the environment and emotions you receive from your chakras and from other people. The main reason people have trouble lifting blockages in their energy flow is because they overlook the rears of their chakras. When sending energy from one chakra to the other it is important to fully open the rears of the chakras, this will cut the time needed for energy work and at the same time increase the effectiveness. The rears of chakras also effect the environment you are exposed to, it effects the energies you want to receive from others. Development of the backs of chakras is essential to spiritual development.

Tips and Steps to Successfully Awaken the Chakras

Meditation is a vital tool in awakening the chakras, however there is a method I have found very effective when I used to practice manual chakra opening. The following methods are ones that have worked for me in the past and hopefully will aid the reader in their chakra and spiritual awakening.

Meditation Tips

Follow these steps to open your chakras from start to finish. The purpose of these steps is to open the chakras successfully and close them successfully. The reason we close chakras as opposed to keeping them open after the session is to allow the energy to flow, remember the front and backs of chakras. It is all part of taking what you need and releasing it, its just the way things work, trust me you will be glad you closed your chakras in the end as it helps keep them powerful and healthy ( no blockages ).

1.) Find a nice quiet place to sit down, make sure this place is also safe ( you will feel safe ) and comfortable to you. A nice armchair would be a good place, please find a place so that your feet touch the ground.

2.) Sit quietly for 5 minutes and clear all thoughts from your mind, practice visualization by imagining a clock with the hand ticking, keep this animated image in your head for another 5 minutes, really see the hands of the clock moving. Use this clock to keep time and know when 5 minutes are up.

3.) Picture your external chakra ( no covered in this guide, but for the sake of the exercise please do as I say ) in the ground just below where your feet are touching the ground. Picture this chakra as a glowing white ball or flower spinning and creating an effect similar to that of a whirlpool or galaxy spinning.

4.) Now while keeping this in mind focus on your breathing, with each breath feel the energy flowing through you and moving down through your body down into this external chakra whirlpool. On each inhale picture energy going into you, and on each exhale picture energy flowing into this whirlpool.

5.) Picture the Floor beneath you to be an extension of yourself, allow it to expand and contract with each inhale and exhale you take. Every few breaths the whirlpool glows brighter and grows slightly.

6.) Now after you feel the external chakra is large and brilliant enough stop focusing on your breath and focus only on the spin of the chakra, allow yourself to be taken back by it brilliance. ( this part of the exercise will allow you to work on your clairvoyant abilities ) Feel the energy near you and know it as you.

7.) Now it time to focus on your breath again, on each inhale picture energy being drawn out of the vortex/whirlpool and on each inhale picture and feel the energy flowing into you and to the chakra of your choice ( start with the Root and move your way up until you reach the solar plexus )

8.) Picture each energy center as a murky pool of light that is suddenly cleared and made more clear with each inhale of energy you direct to it, do this for each of the chakras. Once you feel that each chakra is clear enough picture it turning into a spinning blossoming flower or a spinning vortex.

9.) Now repeat the same process for the top chakras, except picture your crown chakra as the source of the energy, like with the first feel the top of your head contract and detract with each inhale. Again picture it as a brilliant vortex within your body and slightly above it.

10.) Following these steps will most certainly open your chakras and help you attain spiritual bliss.

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This is done through the creation of SOI’s or Spheres of influence, under which you can feel the energy within other levels. Within this SOI you are free to manipulate not only the location of the energy but also its composition.





Visualization is exactly what it sound lie, you visualize within your head and within your imagination. It took me a long time to do visualization properly and its honestly harder than it sounds. Most people do what I call eyelid visualization, which they try to visualize images being projected onto their eyelids or in front of them. If you do this and wonder why it doesn’t work, it’s because you’re doing it wrong. The proper way to visualize is to imagine it within a screen INSIDE your head. It’s kind of a hard concept to grasp and really takes time, but you really want to be visualizing from within your third eye itself. If you have any more questions on this please ask and I will do my best to answer.



Probably the hardest thing to learn when practicing astral projection. It basically is localized feeling on the body, some people are able to do it by imagining their hands doing the feeling. Once you’ve got the hang of it you wont need your hands anymore, you can just feel wherever you want. The best way to practice this is by running your fingers up you arms and legs and feeling and memorizing what it feels like. After enough practice you wont need to do it anymore.

The tactile imaging portion of this guide will strive to better explain steps one can take to full master and understand, as well as use tactile imaging. I personally believe the steps taken by other authors in this field fail to explain and teach this technique properly. Although I refer to this technique as tactile imaging, it is far more amazing than just localized feeling and opens to door to far greater possibilities; it in essence is a form of clairvoyance once mastered.

This guide will also delve deeply into the Seven Gates Of dreaming which was brought to my attention by googolplex on the original Astralpedia Part 1 thread. I will outline each gate and go into an explanation as well as steps one can take to reach each level and eventually end at ascension. Since I have not reached the final levels described, the later levels will be based around theory and educated speculation on how to reach each goal. An important thing to keep in mind is that everyone works at different speeds, and it may take some longer than others to achieve these goals.



There are many different techniques used to teach tactile imaging, however I will outline some methods I have found fruitful which I have not seen mentioned anywhere else. Mastery of some or all of these techniques can lead to easier/effortless projection as well as Kundalini Raising and in some cases the development of Clairvoyant traits.

Getting out

You could use a number of techniques while in a trance state ( this can also be done without a trance but require a lot of will power and I feel it is harder and less vivid, although faster)

ROPE: Imagine yourself pulling on a rope to get up, use tactile imaging and visualization. This is the simplest method I know.

Magic Carpet : similar to lift, however with this method you visualize and feel the surface you a sitting/laying on rising. This is also a simple exit method.

Lift: You are pulled up or lifted by something ( its up to you, I like to picture birds lifting me when I use this technique ). Also a simple exit method.

Sink: The opposite of Lift, imagine something pressing one you or you are falling.(whatever you want, I imagine falling) Note: this technique gives the most vivid projections, however it plunges you into a deep trance which could make the inexperienced fall asleep.
(please feel free to add to this thread with your own experiences and techniques, thanks )

Basic Realization Technique

This is a technique I use to this very day, it is stunningly simple and bears many fruits. The steps below will attempt to outline steps one can take to learn this technique, as it is very basic.

1.) Place your hand on a any flat surface nearest to you.

2.) Lift your hand a couple inches up off the surface, and repeat lifting it until you
have a good general idea of the sensation of lifting your hand.

3.) Close your eyes and lift your hand up like in step 2 a couple more times until you feel comfortable and have memorized the feelings.

4.) Now lift your hand up to a lower and lower high point until you find that your hand is no longer lifting, and is now resting on the surface.

5.) Focus on the feeling of lifting your hand, really try to feel your hand lifting ( sort of like when you need to get up out of bed but don’t want to, but you know you have to and dwell on the thought running the motions you must perform in your head before rising)

6.) Now lightly tense the muscles of your hand, perform these tensing exercises to simulate you lifting your hand, do this until you are satisfied.

7.) Now try to lift your hand without lifting, simulate all the sensations you have been doing in the above steps. If you are successful you should feel like your hand is lifting above, yet you are not moving. This lift may feel as if your hand is not your own, as if you are lifting some alien object which you cannot see.

This Technique is great to learn tactile imaging and can be applied to any portion of the body, the end goal being body wide tactile imaging. In essence being able to feel your entire body somewhere else….or within something or someone else.

Feeling Memorization Technique

The goal of this technique is to assist you if you are unable to realize the concepts within the first technique. This technique is highly dependant upon external stimulation in order to memorize localized feeling, this is where its limitations lye and why it is a good precursor to the above technique, yet inferior in every way.

1.) Rest your hand on a flat surface.

2.) Spread your fingers and allow your hand to be still for a couple minutes.

3.) Take an object or your finger and gently rub to upper part of your hand, do this in a clockwise or counterclockwise motion.

4.) Focus on the feeling, and follow the motion of the rub with your mind.

5.) Work on memorizing the feelings and duplicating them without the external stimulation.

6.) Once this is done see the first exercise and use that from that point on.
If done properly you should feel a compressing/tingling/itching/heat sensation in your general thumb area, this is a result of minor chakra stimulation. The hand hold many minor chakras which are essential to both astral travel and energy work.

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Swinging Seat Technique

This technique is very useful not only for tactile body location, but also good to use as a quick and easy exit technique during Astral Projection. I discovered this technique when I spontaneously Projected while lying on a swinging chair

1.) Find a comfortable place to sit of lay.

2.) Center your focus on your body, move slowly up from your toes to your torso and to your neck and head tensing and un tensing each muscle within your body as you go. This will relax you and prepare you for projection (EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE!)

3.) Feel yourself swinging from side to side as if you where laying on a swing, feel yourself swinging from left to right and back again. Swing slowly at first and over time swing harder exaggerating your arch further.

4.) Continue to swing until you reach a climax where you are facing yourself, exactly parallel to your current position.

5.) Do this several times, you may find it relaxing. Within a trance state this is a sure fire way to project

You may use variation on this technique to suite you, whatever you are accustomed to that mimics predictable motion. This is an excellent exit technique and I use it far more than others, it is far superior to any other exit technique in my opinion as it facilitates and “exit with nature”.

Snake Crawl Technique

This technique is pretty much spelled out in the name, it will mimic the motion of a snake crawling on it belly. This feeling should be localized to the spine and can be used to exit the body, and in some cases cause a Kundalini Rising ( Also effective in clearing energy blockages and moving energy up the spine ). This coupled with another technique is a great way to gently unlock the Kundalini.

1.) Find a comfortable place to lay down or sit down.

2.) Focus your mind on your spine and it current alignment and position.

3.) No much like a snake waving through the grass or sand feel your spine contort, doing a wave like motion.

4.) Fell the wave being larger and occurring at much wider intervals at the base of the spine, and much smaller intervals as you move up the spine.

5.) Feel the wide part of the wave move up your spine, leaving in its path smaller waves (in essence pushing the larger wave up your spine).

6.) Do these until you reach the point where your neck joins your spinal cord.

7.) Repeat this process.




Circle Flow Energy Technique

When used in conjunction with the the snake technique, this technique can raise Kundalini much faster as well as assist greatly in energy work. This technique is the fundamental basis of energy flow between the subtle body and the subtle carrier.

1.) Find a comfortable place to sit or lay.

2.) Focus on your Spinal Cord and your general back area around your spinal cord.

3.) Fell a circle over energy originating in the base of your spine making clockwise circular motions around your spine, moving from point A to point B ( see chart ).

4.) Feel as potions of this energy trickle off into your chakras and energize your spine.

5.) Use the snake technique at this point, see and feel energy moving into the wave, making it pulse stronger and more rapidly as it moves all the energy up or down your spine ( depending on the motion you in ) each time gathering more energy and bringing it down to point A ( see chart ).



Advanced Body Location

I will not go into steps to achieving this as you will be able to do it once you master the above techniques ( if not sooner ), I will however explain it so you can identify when you are doing it or are ready to do it. The basis of this is being able to consciously occupy the another person body or object while fully aware. You do not control or manipulate the other persons or objects form or anything, you simply are able to feel what they feel and do as they do. SO lets say you are shifting your conscious feelings into a book, you would be able to feel all the grooves and surfaces on it as if it where your body. This opens the door to clairvoyant abilities such as clairaudience. It is an amazing ability once mastered and has actual application outside the astral and spiritual realms.

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Following these basic techniques you can unlock more vivid projections, rapid energy work, heightened sense of awareness, and much much more.
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Environment:

When projecting it is very important to find a good place to do it, typically a place where you can sit harmoniously. When looking tor a location to meditate or trance its very important that a person finds a place where they feel nice an safe. A good place to meditate is your home ( if you think its safe  ). Its also important that the area is relatively quiet, as this will make projection easier. Find a place that you feel safe at that is also quiet and you will be well on your way to astral projecting. You can also play whatever type of music relaxes you in the background; I normally like to turn on some low classical music in the background like Back or Chopin.

Position:

Many people often ask how one should sit or lay during meditation or trance. Well the answer is that there isn’t a set way to sit or lay (even stand if you want). It’s common for most beginners and even experts to prefer the laying down method normally in the corpse pose. I personally use the corpse pose, I find it very comfortable and relaxing. I also use the side Pose, in which you lay on your side. However 80% of the time I use my own technique which I have found works very well, I call it Egyptian mummy pose, basically you lay in the same manner as mummies do, hands folded in a cross across the check flat on your back. I’ve had the most vivid projections in the mummy pose



Notice, in corpse pose your hands and feet are at an angle with your palmed turned up ( ive found that turned down is also cumfy )



Before the exit:

Before the exit people normally experience a few tell tale signs of a projection about to happen. At first many people may begin to hear a low frequency hum in their ears, I believe this is cause by the body because its falling to a sleep like state. Next people will experience vibrations, this is caused by the astral energies trying to shake free of the physical ethereal barrier holding them within the body. Normally immediately following the exit people may experience a sudden lifting or sinking feeling, kind of like being pulled out of a very thick gum. This is simply the energy body/dream body forming and getting ready to release from the physical shell. Normally after this is done you feel weightless and are fully out of your body.

After Exit:

Well this is harder to explain as everyone will experience different sensations while on the astral plane. However I would like to clarify one thing, you cannot be hurt while in the astral. This does not mean you cannot feel pain and sensations however. I have found that on the astral you can easily free yourself from all pain, it is simply done by forgetting it. The pain is cause by fear, fear of the sensations of pain which manifest the pain onto you, by forgetting pain and letting go of the fear it also becomes possible to let go of the pain. Remember the astral is largely what you make of it.

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Finally got the courage up to compile all the parts together, and it took way longer than i expected lol this is not the end of the series.

I compiled this thread together so people can have one source for all the info instead of jumping around threads. There where some alot of people missed which i included in here.

enjoy your read, dont fear the walls of text

As with all past parts of the Astralpedia, if there are any questions please feel free to ask and i will do my best to answer. It can be about the thread or anything you feel i could answer.

thanks. and enjoy

Comments and suggestions for future thread endeavors are also very appreciated and wanted

Thank you for doing such an amazing job here, I have sort of done the same thing you have done in here but coming from the origintaor himself is a lot better and organized than mine

I will be looking forward to any updates you may have on this series. Keep up the good work!

S&F!

This is the most dumbest stuff ever....... Will thats what i thought at first in till i tried it. This actually works, out of all of these years . i always feelt these weird sensations in my body but i did'nt know what is was. and i swear on everything, i feel a weird pressure in my forhead when i try to kick into my third eye. i need to go deeper. im just a novice. thanks for sharing these amazing gifts God gave us.

Originally posted by TheEnlightenedOne
Thank you for doing such an amazing job here, I have sort of done the same thing you have done in here but coming from the origintaor himself is a lot better and organized than mine

I will be looking forward to any updates you may have on this series. Keep up the good work!

S&F!

Thanks for the support i will keep more info and techniques coming in the months to come

Originally posted by heavens
This is the most dumbest stuff ever....... Will thats what i thought at first in till i tried it. This actually works, out of all of these years . i always feelt these weird sensations in my body but i did'nt know what is was. and i swear on everything, i feel a weird pressure in my forhead when i try to kick into my third eye. i need to go deeper. im just a novice. thanks for sharing these amazing gifts God gave us.

Many people actually tell me that, they all say that this is BS and not true, then i tell them to try it and they do....


the next week they are singing a different song

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