Visualization

This tutorial will describe the use and methodology of visualization as it pertains to astral projection.   

Visualization

Once you have familiarized yourself with the daily meditation practice found in our Astral Travel 101 Tutorial, it becomes relatively easy to utilize these astral “buffer zones” with a specific intent, and with increased precision. 

The astral plane is, in actuality, very malleable, and is directly influenced by thought. In the astral, thoughts create and paint your surroundings. A thought that is given enough focus and energy can even become like a living being unto itself. As such, it is important when doing astral work to be very aware of your thoughts and emotions, so that you can understand how they are affecting your experience. The more inner control you have over your own mind, the more effective and insightful your astral adventures can be.

In addition to dreaming, we are incessantly interacting with the astral via the thoughts and images which run through our minds. When we form an image in our minds, we are visualizing. These images that we see with our "inner eye" are the essence of visualization – when you are reading, listening to a story, or thinking about another person, you can observe yourself doing this. It is easy to harness this ability for conscious astral travel. 

Visualization is a tool which can 1) create something new in the astral, 2) change and modify what already exists, and 3) potentially give us access to any location or entity in the physical and non-physical worlds. 

To begin, enter the aforementioned Astral Projection 101 meditation. Once you have reached inner silence, form your intended image in your mind’s eye with as much detail as you can. It does not have to be perfect – just do your best, your visualization abilities will improve over time. See the forms, the colors, the details, the light and shadow. Now, engage all of your other psychic senses to the best of your ability : Do you hear anything? Reach out and touch something within your visualization. What does it feel like? What is its texture, its temperature? Can you smell anything? In certain contexts, can you taste anything? The more detailed these sense-perceptions become, the more fully and completely you are interacting with your astral environment or creation.

When you wish to create something new, simply visualize it coming into existence, wherever you wish it to be. (Whatever you create can, and often will, manifest in the material plane over time, so be sure to create with care, awareness, and right intent). To modify an existing place or condition, visualize it as it presently is, and then see it shift and change in accordance with your will. You can combine this with a specific thought or declared intent. For example, to psychically cleanse a room, visualize the room filled with negative energy at first (this could be in the form of a dark cloud or mist, sludge on the floor, or anything else that looks and feels “accurate” to you), then visualize a bright white light, full of positivity and power, flooding the room, filling every space and corner, while pushing out or transforming all the negative energy. To complete the cleansing, see the room in a pure state, filled with this light, and mentally or verbally declare the room and everything in it to be fully cleansed and protected by the light.   

To transport yourself to a certain location, or to visit a particular person or entity, visualize it and engage your psychic senses with as much detail as possible. You can then explore this location, or speak and interact with this entity on a telepathic basis. Some of you may be asking yourselves, “But isn’t this just imagination?” Imagination is the key to the astral, the key to the otherworld. As you practice and interact with your astral environment, you will begin to see (and hear) it taking on a life of its own. Events will take place, and words will be heard, that seem to emerge all on their own, outside of your original intent or “script”. As these anomalies unfold, you will know that you are tapping into something beyond simple imagination. This practice will help you to accomplish what many cultures have known as “shamanic journeying”.   

All of these astral activities can also be practiced with another person, or even a group of people. You will find that your experiences contain significant overlaps and will facilitate a telepathic exchange to some degree. Many energy and healing techniques can also be practiced and shared in this manner.