Astral traveling has been a part of my path since the first day I started and has only grown. I am able to meet and speak with the spirits and gods I work with, do spell work, do healing, and a large amount of other work in the astral. I worked almost every night before bed, unknowingly to me at first, to get where I am at now. I was going to make a long “how to” on astral travel, but simplicity is better. If you have any questions or need me to elaborate on anything, please don’t be hesitant to send me an ask. I could write ten pages to better explain how I work in the astral but no one will read that, so asking for me to elaborate is definitely fine with me!
Before you start:
- Astral traveling does not equal astral projection.
- In astral projection you fully leave your body but while astral traveling you do not.
- In astral projection you view everything with crystal clear imagery but while astral traveling you do not.
- Have you ever done a guided meditation? Did you know you were pretty much astrally traveling? In fact, if you have never astrally traveled before, try out a guided meditation so you can get an idea of what you should be “seeing” in your mind’s eye. The next step will be to drop the guided meditation and do it for yourself.
- First, learn how to visualize. If you can’t visualize, you can’t travel in the astral. There are no ways around it. This website is the most clear and concise way to learn how to visualize. The level three exercise there is what you will need to learn how to do in order to travel in the astral. If you have a hard time visualizing, start at the level one exercise. Once you have learned how to visualize, try the exercise below.
Easy starter method for dipping your toes into astral traveling:
- Make sure you are comfortable and in a room where you will not be distracted
- Set up the protection you need around you
- Ask any spirits you want to accompany you to do so
- Think of what you want to do in the astral. If you want to meet a spirit, specify that. If you just want to explore, you don’t have to think about what you want to do and you can just enjoy exploring.
- Get on YouTube and look up “forest sounds”. Find one you like and put it on with headphones.
- Close your eyes, ground, center, breathe – do whatever you do to get into a meditative state.
- Now start to imagine that you’re in a forest. The sounds you are hearing from the video are the sounds the forest is making.
- Walk around and explore. As you continue, stop forcing your imagination to see where you’re going and start letting your mind’s eye truly start viewing where you are at on it’s own. If you wanted to meet a spirit there, ask it to meet you there. Don’t worry if you don’t end up seeing the spirit you want to meet there. Sometimes they will be around just through a feeling and will want to let you explore the astral on your own without visually distracting you.
- When you feel you’re done, thank any spirits that were involved with the process (if they were) and wiggle your fingers and toes. Open your eyes and head off to eat or drink something to ground yourself.
Yes, that’s literally it. It is truly that simple. Get used to visualization and get used to wandering around a space in the astral you have created. For instance, the forest you were just in within that exercise is yours. These are the foundations you need to learn and get comfortable with. Soon you can visit places that truly exist in the astral, rather than creations of your own.
What can you do in the astral?
You can create a sanctuary, visit with spirits, heal your own energy – the amount of things you can do is unlimited. Do you want to do a spell in the astral? Craft the ingredients out of the energy around you. Yes, this seriously works! Spells done in the astral are just as potent (if not more potent, if you know what you’re doing) than spells we do on our physical plane. The most important thing is to not doubt what you are doing and have true intent. I have done some heavy spell work in the astral that worked extremely well to gain results on our physical realm. The exciting thing about doing spells in the astral is that you can actually have your spirit companions or gods visually next to you to aid you. You can also craft up offerings and altar spaces for your gods and spirit companions there.
You are not limited while you are in the astral. You can take on any form you want in the astral (this is called your vehicle). You can surround yourself with the elements and weather you want in the astral. Do you need it to be storming while you do a spell? You can make it storm. The stronger your visualization skills are, the more you can do. That’s why you have to work at it often. Within your own created space, you can allow spirits to visit. You can ward your sanctuary and allow your spiritual guides and friends to visit. There are no limits! Just be smart about it.
Useful links to further illustrate what I’m talking about:
Tips and extras:
- Don’t doubt what you see
- Work at it everyday
- Make use of herbs of crystals that will aid in visualization
- Always set up protection beforehand
- Also set up protection around your sanctuary if you build one
- Ask your gods or any spirits you trust to guide you as you travel
- Don’t limit yourself to what you can do there
When traveling outside of a space you created yourself (aka the whole wide world of the astral), tread carefully and be smart.
You remember cats, i talked about this spiritual bilocation thing?
Yeah. Here it is right there in the definitions of this post. Astral travel vs astral projection.
Fuck yes.
This post makes me so happy.
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