Journeys Out of the Body

If you are deep into the subject matter and have familiarity with Bob Monroe’s audio materials you may find this book a great read. He is very careful to assure the reader he doesn’t intend to impose a belief system on the reader as an absolute truth or directly claim to have answers. If you are a curious passerby, you may find some of the information a bit wordy and dry, subject matters not embellished for entertainment. It is the closest thing (I’ve read so far) to a 1950’s-70’s era scientist applying scientific method to something ultimately denied by the scientific community.A good portion will be his research notes organized by subject matter in an order designed to make some concepts easy to grasp (since the order of the experiences don’t always yield a great “teaching” order). You will see a lot of his thought process during these tests. It feels very honest without much push to believe him. Different than many other books that claim to teach the neophyte, there is no preditorial hooks attempting to manipulate any emotionally vulnerable readers looking for the secrets or short cuts.Right about the time I felt like this would be another book where the author is just beating around the bush and blowing smoke, he hits with a section all about his step-by-step processes and their importance. Having taken one of the entry level courses from the Monroe Institute already, I felt like this section was a great way to follow that class with “meat and potatos” and I realized so many things I was doing wrong (distractions that inhibit results) and he did such a thorough job to lay out expectations of what success looks like.As he gets into some theories later in the book, stating that it’s a very loose idea that is for consideration, I felt an eery correlation with a few other unrelated bodies of work. It seems like a good fragment of one’s seeking journey as long as it isn’t taken as a singular source of truth. If you combine it with a passionate seeking into many different “underground” subjects you may see this book as aMust Read.My personal addition to this book is that it did take place in a different era. He illustrates a small number of observations correlating the Second Body with electricity and magnetic fields (I think ghost buster traps). In a much more dense day and age with intensely charged magnetic fields, radio frequencies, wifi, Bluetooth etc. I started to get the impression that if you feel suppressed in your spiritual experiences, consider there may be a correlation to the density of computer equipment in your meditation space. A sylvan environment with as little wireless data as possible is my next test.

I got this book after a few other books on the subject. I have successfully astral projected 64 times since my first experience a couple years ago.I was so tempted to tell loved ones and friends about this amazing experience but after a couple attempts, I knew I better just keep it to myself. Thankfully there are things like Reddit etc to find other wackos with superpowers (haha) to talk to but this book was written back in the 70’s/80’s. And it’s just great.I relate to so many of the things Monroe talks about. I can’t wait to finish it. If you are interested in astral projection, this is a fun book to read. However, so far, I don’t know that this book is a good teaching tool on how to achieve success doing it. But the concept is amazing enough that even someone who isn’t trying to leave their body and fly around could still be entertained.

Great introduction for you if you have an inkling/curiosity of what else is possible

“Journeys out of the Body” by Robert Monroe"Robert Monroe's book is an easy, informative and interesting read compared to William Buhlman’s “Adventures beyond the Body” which is rather technical. It is a must read for those interested in or who wish to explore out of body experience.Monroe’ discovery, experiments and records of his second body engaged in astral projections and viewing out of the body experience are, indeed, a phenomenon. Some may be consider them as dreams or hallucinations that appear real but are actually created by the mind.Robert Monroe hopes that someday “our life sciences will unravel this knowledge and a new era will be born for mankind"Astral travelling is not new. In theosophy we learn of the astral body or double permeates the physical body. At the great Vesak Festival held once a year in Lord Maitreya's residence in the Himalayas, the brotherhood travels to the meeting via astral projection.Experiments in out of body journeys are not for the weak-hearted. The greatest fear is whether one will be able to return to the physical body. The interesting part is one can see what happens to people in various time frames and situations. Surprisingly sexual desires are heightened during the second body state. It varies in intensity with the opposite sex but the act itself is "not an act at all but an immobile, rigid state of shock where the two truly intermingle”With so much power in the out of body experience one wonders if one can meet up with dead parents and relatives. It is not considered in the book although the author states that he finds no "evidence to substantiate the biblical notions of God and afterlife in a place called heaven".In conclusion one may ask what is the personal benefit of all these out of the body experience? It seems it is more of a personal experience.

Will change your perspective on life, if the places Mr. Monroe writes about are true and not a creation of imagination.

Nice find, great it is still in print and available in paperback. Gave it to my psychic daughter who is interested in this topic of study. c

The Gateway process that Robert Monroe discovered has promise to change many minds. Read with an open mind and be open to new experiences.

I was hoping that writer could connect his astral projections to spirituality, but I did not feel that way. Most of the claims sounded like stories to me, with hardly any spiritual lessons to learn.

Extremely captivating and intriguing. Highly recommend.Thank you.

L'anglais est assez facile à lire. Ce livre décrit par le menu l'expérience depuis ses début de Monroe en matière de sortie de corps. Un livre à lire car Monroe est tout sauf un ésotériste, c'est quelqu'un de fortement pragmatique, voir très terrien dans son caractère, il enquête sur sa propre expérience pour essayer de comprendre le pourquoi du comment.

This is a geat book for beginners at astral projection! It's a bit old but great for first reads on the Subject.

Das Bich ist top, nur sollte man die Schutzfolie des Klebestreifen der Verpackung erst abziehen nachdem das Buch in der Verpackung ist.So bleibt er wo er soll und nicht auf dem Buch!Das Buch hat dadurch einen Schaden, aber ich warte nicht nochmals zwei Wochen, deswegen behalte ich es.

Recomendo para quem ainda não buscou materiais vindos do oriente. Esse é o ponta pé inicial ideal. Embora alguns pontos possam parecer um tanto confusos, a obra oferece o necessário para explorar os mistérios fora de nossa vida "normal"