The absolute beauty of astral voyages, or astral projection, is one of freeing ourselves from the limitations of the earth plane and the laws of space and time. Astral voyages (to the astral plane and beyond) give tremendous credence to the concept of reincarnation and our immortality.

My position concerning the efficacy of reincarnation is well known as has been amply presented in my previous books, Soul Healing, The Search for Grace, Peaceful Transition and others. Throughout civilization's history many prominent men and women have voiced their acceptance of both the concept of reincarnation and of soul travel.

Without astral voyages as a mechanism, there could not be reincarnation or karma. In this book I will present documentation of these concepts, along with many easy-to-use techniques so that you can experience this form of astral bliss yourself.

Astral voyages may occur in one of four types. These are out-of-body experiences, during which the soul or subconscious mind leaves the physical body and travels for a time and finally returns; a near-death experience, characterized by the actual death of the physical body for a brief time and its subsequent return to life; a conscious-out-of-body experience, which represents a merging of the soul with its higher self in preparation for ascension; and finally reincarnation, where the soul leaves its previous dead physical body permanently and occupies a new body in a future life.

If you are doubtful whether you can successfully apply these time-tested and simple techniques, remember that the only pre-requisites for success are motivation for an experience and practice.

We will discuss the well publicized "silver cord" that attaches the astral body to the physical body. In I Corinthians Saint Paul acknowledged the existence of such an astral umbilical cord, and some refer to this as Saint Paul's Cord. As long as this pulsating silver cord remains intact, the astral voyager is safe. Upon death this cord is severed and the astral body permanently loses contact with its physical counterpart.

Some have described this out-of-body state as one of "disembodied consciousness." We will discuss the various degrees of altered states of consciousness exhibited by these voyagers, and case histories will further elucidate just what it is like to leave one's body and travel to distant locations.

These excursions beyond the physical body are perfectly safe. As with all of the techniques I use in my Los Angeles hypnotherapy practice and depicted in my books and cassette tapes, I have successfully and safely experienced these effects myself. In addition, I can state with absolute confidence and certainty that there is no danger whatsoever in becoming an astral voyager. Considering the number of soul travels that I have participated in, if this was in any way dangerous you would have to channel my spirit to receive this communication.

You will read how astral voyagers travel back and forward in time, in addition to great distances. My instructions will guide you do this yourself, as well as facilitate your own spiritual growth. You will also be shown how to investigate parallel universes and how to contact spirit guides.

We will present the ideal conditions that facilitate successful and informative astral voyages, and how you can simulate these yourself. Other avenues to be explored are"

1. Why do some people leave their physical body while talking, walking, etc.?
2. Why do others leave their body with other souls and travel back or forward through time together?
3. How to meet kindred souls on the astral plane.
4. What type of entities do you keep away from when voyaging?
5. How to be completely spiritually protected during these astral and other trips.
6. What happens to the physical body while the soul is voyaging?
7. Why do some people see their astral or etheric body while still in the physical body?
8. What is it like to be with your Masters and Guides and overview your karmic cycle on the soul plane?
9. How to find out one's karmic purpose.
10. How to expand your consciousness.
11. What is the difference between an out-of-body experience, a near-death experience and a conscious out-of-body experience?
12. What is lucid dreaming, and how can you experience this state?
13. What other dimensions are out there, and how can we experience them?

In the classic book on astral voyaging, The Phenomena of Astral Projection, Hereward Carrington and Sylvan Muldoon quote a Tahitian missionary on the mechanism of death:

"At death the soul was believed to be drawn out of the body, whence it was borne away, to be slowly and gradually united to the god from whom it had emanated . . . The Tahitians have concluded that a substance, taking human form, issued from the head of the corpse, became among the privileged few who have the blessed gift of clairvoyance, some affirm that, shortly after a human body ceases to breathe, a vapour arises from the head, hovering a little way above it, but attached by a vapoury cord. The substance, it is said, gradually increases in bulk and assumes the form of the inert body. When this has become quite cold, the connecting cord disappears and the disentangled soul-form floats away as if borne by invisible carriers."

This book may very well change your life. Read on and practice these simple exercises so that you too may learn to leave your physical body and travel to other dimensions. Be prepared for the most dynamic voyage you will ever take in this incarnation. If this book eases the fears of only one reader concerning death, or gives solitude to someone who has lost a loved one, then the energy and time expended in preparing this work will have been amply spent.