The next chat session is scheduled for this coming Saturday, February 18th, at 3:00pm Central Standard Time (CST) or GMT-6.
The topic is ...
The Out-of-Body Experience
This is a fascinating topic. To be able to project ones consciousness out of the confines of the physical body to explore other realities, other dimensions, to spy on your neighbor's wife. If only it were true. Or is it?
The relevance to the theory of everything is that, if this phenomenon is true, it is currently not understood by modern science, so any Theory of Everything must be able to describe in detail this phenomenon. The OBE, or Astral Projection, is the ability to project one's astral body beyond the physical body. Many have claimed to have done this feat. It can be done through meditation techniques, is often accomplished while sleeping, although not remembered, and has been reported in near death experiences.
Robert Monroe, founder of the Monroe Institute, was one of the first to report this phenomena in his classic book, Journeys Out of the Body. A fascinating read.
Also reporting on this is a British man named Cyril Hoskins who claims his body was taken over by the spirit of a Tibetan lama named Lobsang Rampa. He wrote a series of books with an emphasis on Astral Projection and other paranormal phenomenon. Although possibly a fraud, it made for some fascinating reading while in my teen years.
Another leader in the field is Ingo Swann, a remote viewer at the Stanford Research Institute, and has written books on the subject. He is also reported to have worked with the CIA in intelligence gathering operations.
Many other references can be found at Wikipedia, or just google "Astral Projection" or "OBE", and you're sure to get many hits.
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On with the chatter!