Over the last month or so I've progressively gotten more and more interested in spirituality and some of the more esoteric and new age material. In early July I bought the audio version of Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" before leaving for vacation and loaded it onto the iPod. As I whizzed down I-95 I found myself glued to every word. It explained, it seemed to me, the very cause of the problems I had been facing for my entire adult life: ego.
I was an ego-maniac. Blaming everything around me for my internal state. Not taking responsibility for my own feelings, thoughts. Projecting my feelings onto external people, things, and events to assess blame for my own unhappiness. One quote from The Power of Now that stood out to me so brightly on my 3rd or 4th listen: The mind harbors resentment and unhappiness in the unconscious belief that those feelings will change the situation.
My name is Dave and I am a recovering ego-maniac.
So with a new bag of reality, all of spirituality is interesting again. Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation, Buddhism, Jesus Christ, Astral Projection, Kundalini... you name it. After reading part of Robert Bruce's book Energy Work, I decided to get back into Astral Projection. I purchased Mastering Astral Projection (MAP) and off I go...
I had attempted it years ago but got frustrated and quit before I could have much success. Looking back, I don't think I laid a healthy groundwork for acheiving OBE success. Things such as keeping a dream journal, doing energy work, deep breathing, progressive relaxation, and a positive attitude weren't part of my vocabulary.
So I'm one week into MAP and I've successfully recovered dreams into my journal almost every day. The energy work I've done has created some interesting and sometimes powerful sensations. I think I'm off to a good start.
My hopes for this blog are primarily selfish. I hope to spur myself on higher and faster through journaling. Something about seeing your thoughts on paper ingrains concepts and ideas at a deeper level. But I would also hope that this can serve as a motivator and a support vehicle for those just getting into Astral Projection.
Look for me as MinstruelZ on the Astral Pulse, Astral Dynamics, and SaltCube forums!
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Namaste
Thanks for mentioning your blog on the other blog site about astral traveling; I've added you to my Google Reader as well. I look forward to many posts...
Keep the mind tuned to a positive frequency!
Ekam Sat
Universal Light Being
Thanks for sharing your experiences. In my own experience the mastery of the ego, thoughts and emotional states has been an extremely important factor in learning how to access "higher" states of the Astral. Ekhart Tolle is very good at teaching people to let go of the ego as is Byron Katie. I have also been helped profoundly by teachers at www.lifemasteryonline.com and also through the articles at www.thepathofpower.net
I've also written some of my own experiences at my own blog site:
http://getenlightenment.blogspot.com/
Keep up the good work!
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