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EXPLORATIONS IN CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLORATIONS IN CONSCIOUSNESS A NEW APPROACH TO OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES FREDERICK AARDEMA Explorations in Consciousness A New Approach to Out-of-Body Experiences Frederick Aardema Copyright © 2012 by Frederick Aardema All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this work in any form whatsoever, without permission in writing from the publisher, except for brief passages in connection with a review. Cover design by Brion Sausser Image Courtesy NASA, NOAO, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), M. Meixner, P. McCullough, and G. Bacon (STSI) Mount Royal Publishing 2348 Lucerne #138 Town of Mount Royal, Quebec, H3R 2J8 email: [email protected] www.mount-royal-publishing.com Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Aardema, Frederick Explorations in consciousness : a new approach to out-of-body experiences / Frederick Aardema. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-9879119-0-2 1. Astral projection. 2. Consciousness. 3. Aardema, Frederick. I. Title. BF1389.A7A27 2012 133.9'5 C2012-902251-9 ISBN 978-0-9879119-0-2 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 For Moni Contents Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1 Setting the Stage PART 1 – BASIC ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES 2 Theoretical Approaches Defining the Experience Mystical and Occult Traditions Popular Contemporary Approaches Materialistic Theories Psychological Accounts Nonlocal Perspectives 3 The Transition Process Making Sense of No Senses The Origin of Energy Sensations The Induction of Energy Sensations The Intensification of Energy Sensations Sensory Reduction and Body Awareness Separation Variations in Sensory Reduction Asomatic Pathways to the Out-of-Body State Exotic Modes of Transition Sensory “Bleedthrough” A Final Model of the Transition Process PART 2 – EXPLORATIONS IN THE PHYSICAL 4 The Physical Field of Consciousness Projections into the Physical Field Failures in the Reconstruction of Physical Reality Maintaining the Proper Mental Construction Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities Body Awareness and Appearance Movement and Transportation Social Interaction and Communication Parallel Fields of Consciousness Concluding Remarks 5 Veridical Perception The Evidence The Card Test Reach Out and Touch Simple Colors Feeling the Way Again Influencing the Physical World The Bottom Line PART 3 – THE HUMAN SPECTRUM OF CONSCIOUSNESS 6 The Personal Field of Consciousness The Personal Field Entry into the Personal Field Utilizing the Personal Field Disinhibition Aspects, Probable Selves, and Higher Selves Fear and Negative Experiences Landmarks and Horizons 7 Collective Fields of Consciousness Collective Fields of Consciousness Probing Beyond the Personal Field Differentiating the Personal from the Collective Exploring Afterlife Environments Repository Fields of Consciousness PART 4 – THEORY AND PRACTICE 8 A Preliminary Hypothesis The Ghost in the Machine Inner and Outer The Contextual Nature of Perception A Model of Possibilities Fields of Consciousness Beyond Human Consciousness A Final Word 9 Inducing the OBE The Importance of Wakefulness Preliminary Considerations The Vigil Method: A Six-Step Guide Supplementary Methods and Techniques 10 Navigating Consciousness Three-Dimensional Modes of Travel Travel in the Fourth Dimension: Beyond Time and Space Reaching the Void Following Transition The Quick-Switch Method Intermediary Methods of Nonlocal Travel Lightening the Load Avoid Stargazing Emission Control Pragmatic Modes of Travel Panoramic Views of Consciousness Appendix: Mental and Environmental Stability Scale Glossary References About the Author
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