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The Spiritual
Out-of-Body Experience
The Practice of OBEs and Lucid Dreaming in the Ancient Religion of the Sun
This is a thoroughly comprehensive look at out-of-body experiences (OBEs). It considers OBEs from historical, religious, scientific, and practical perspectives, making this book suitable both for those who want to learn about OBEs, and those who want to learn how to have them.
It starts by looking at OBEs in history, traversing traditions from Egypt, India, China, Tibet, Persia, Europe, the life of Jesus, and more, revealing their importance in ancient religion and how some of the greatest ancient sites were used for having them.
It then delves into what OBEs are, based on some of the latest scientific theories and evidence, and Mark Atwood’s more than thirty years of out-of-body experience.
Dreams, lucid dreaming, and near-death experiences (NDEs) are also covered in detail, and all manner of OBE phenomena are explored, such as psychedelics, sleep paralysis, nightmares, ghosts, alien abduction, encounters with demonic and angelic beings, and the existence of other dimensions.
Drawing on evidence from ancient texts and sites, the authors present an authentic and effective series of exercises for having OBEs based on ancient techniques, and describe how to use them as ancient peoples did for a spiritual purpose.
There are also chapters on how to lucid dream, interpret dreams and dream symbols, remember dreams better, incubate dreams with an ancient ritual, protect oneself from negative influences using ancient methods, and more.
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About the Book
This book is divided into five parts, as it attempts to cover the breadth and depth of OBE phenomena—in ancient history and religion, in science, our everyday lives, and the practice of how to have them.
This book contains, what we feel, are numerous groundbreaking discoveries that have the potential to change the way we understand OBEs, as well as ancient history, religion, sacred sites, and psychedelic experiences. We propose several new theories, these being our Giza OBE Theory, Pyramid Portal Theory, Ancient Europe OBE Theory, Jesus Twice Born Theory, Ancient Portal Site Theory, Brain Limiter Theory, and Psychedelic Brain Barrier Theory. Specifically, this book deals with OBEs from the perspective of the ancient Religion of the Sun, and in this book we present some of its major practices— those of dream incubation and having OBEs. This is the religion we belong to, which is why we have written this book; we wish to bring the knowledge of this religion back so that it can once more contribute to the collective knowledge of humanity—whether that be common, academic, or religious.
Ancient people in the Religion of the Sun used OBEs for a spiritual purpose, and as a practitioner of this religion, that’s how we use them too, and why we give the methods for OBEs in this context—and why this book is called The Spiritual Out-of-Body Experience. We use the word spiritual in the sense of relating to divinity, rather than as referring to just any nonphysical phenomenon.
The teachings of the past can inspire and direct us today to do greater things. Just like ancient people, we too can meditate under the stars, receive messages in our dreams, meet the same spiritual beings out of the body as they did, perceive the divinity in creation, feel the presence of the spiritual in the sun and the life around us, and do spiritual practices in sacred places. In rediscovering the lost knowledge of the ancients, we re-awaken our sense of the mystical in life, and learn from a wisdom that had become lost.
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Book Reviews From Amazon & Goodreads
This surely looks like the most comprehensive book on the OOBEs out-there, a real “OOBE Bible”! I was surprised how engaging it was, even when dealing with history or cultural practices, and then the size of the actual practices section blew my mind… some really original ones there, like harnessing the energy of the stars, or a “bird mantra”. It will take me quite some time to try them all out! Some other cool topics mentioned too, like the mechanism of how the psychedelics work, the shared NDEs, or the brain-barrier theory. Haven’t finished it all yet, but I can already see this is going to work as an OOBE guide for me, whenever I need some guidance or inspiration to experience these other dimensions.
Only received the book today, but have to say love it so far on a quick review, have read the previous books from the authors and loved them too so very much looking forward to doing a in-depth read of this too.
Amazing work by Mark and Lara.
Leading experts in metaphysical spirituality, astral projection and OBEs.
A must read for any serious practitioners.
Gratitude for such a gift to humanity.
I am still reading the book, but after just the first two pages, I knew it was a great find. I have read several books on out-of-body experiences, and this one stands out—not only because of its thickness but also due to the wealth of information it offers. It is written in a simple, factual style, which is impressive given the complexity of the topic. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in out-of-body experiences, whether you’re looking to have your first one or have already had many and wish to deepen your journey.
Update: I have finished reading the book. Right up until the last page, it was a truly inspiring read, often making me reflect on how I can improve myself to be a kinder and more understanding human being, as this seems vital in advancing in knowledge and progressing upwards. It also made me realise that the practice of astral projection and lucid dreaming is very ancient, and that people have been utilising these opportunities to advance spiritually for countless millennia.
I bought this book in order to refresh my astral projection practice. I was amazed to see how many subjects are covered, from the practices the ancient people used to do to how to actually use them in this day and age to have out of body experiences.
The subject of astral projection and OBEs can be quite daunting but the authors of this book made it so simple and easy to read – I can feel this amazing clarity just from reading it.
About the Authors
Mark Atwood is an author who writes from over thirty years of dedicated spiritual practice and experience. His wife Lara Atwood is a prolific researcher who contributes her knowledge of history, ancient sites, and sacred texts.
Why We Don’t Receive Royalties
We believe spirituality is not something you can price tag, and that it should be passed onto others just as freely as it’s received. We work in the ancient and time-honored way of running on what people give voluntarily in donations alone and receive no money from the sale of this book. Its price is set to cover costs, and any excess made goes toward covering publishing costs.
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