Quote Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
They are real. Fucking weird as hell. If I could control them that would be interesting. And if they aren't real, they are fucking amazingly intense hallucinations.
Yep. I am convinced that they exist. I've never had one, but I've been researching and messing with metaphysics for quite a long time.

By the way, an Astral Projection is an out of body experience. However, there are two types of OBE's: etheric and astral. The Etheric plane is the plane between the physical plane and the astral plane. The etheric plane is said to be at a higher vibrational frequency than the physical plane, and the astral plane is said to be at an even higher vibrational frequency than the etheric plane. Thus, the astral plane is pretty much separate from the physical and etheric. The etheric, however, has a visual and mental connection to the physical plane. So, in an etheric projection, you can see the physical plane; however, you cannot really interact with it (some people say you can, however it takes a lot of energy and discipline in OBE and energy work). The only connection between the astral and the physical is that thoughts from the physical can be manifested in the astral. That's what I remember, at least. There are higher levels of the astral plane, too. For instance, the Mental Plane. Only very few have been able to project into the mental plane, apparently.

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