Sleep Paralysis—A Gateway to the Astral Plane
Sleep paralysis can be frightening, or it can be a portal to out-of-body experiences. That’s the suggestion made by British researcher Catherine Coubrough-Smith, who is confident that sleep paralysis is…
Where Has the Science of Out-of-Body Travel Led?
Scientists from Spain and France, led by Jenny Moix Queraltó, compiled 87 scientific articles on out-of-body experiences published over 38 years. Their work is not merely a literature review but…
Out-of-Body Experiences in Sleep and Wakefulness
American researchers conducted an out-of-body experiment in which 35 participants who had experience with lucid dreaming or meditation spent a night in a lab. The method involved meditation and light…
Out-of-Body Experiences: Quantum Leap or Brain Glitch?
Scientists have been studying out-of-body experiences since at least the mid-1980s. Spanish researchers led by Jenny Moix conducted a large-scale literature review in which they selected 87 scientific papers and…
Near-Death Experiences—A Solution to the Ecological Crisis?
Near-death experiences may be the key to solving global challenges, including the ecological crisis. This unexpected perspective is proposed by Danish researcher Tobias Anker Stripp, who analyzed thousands of testimonies…
Out-of-Body Experiences: Mysticism or a Trick of the Mind?
Spanish researchers led by Jenny Moix set out to discover what people who have had out-of-body experiences think about them. They conducted a series of in-depth interviews with ten volunteers.…
From a Tibetan Monastery—to the Astral Plane
Young Lobsang Rampa, the son of an aristocrat, goes to a Tibetan monastery to comprehend spiritual mysteries. Rigorous trials and training within the monastery walls become his path to opening…
Is Astral Projection Dangerous for Children?
Childhood “astral journeys” may not be as harmless as they seem—or so claims Marina Weiler, a researcher from the United States. Out-of-body experiences, especially at a young age, can be…
Interview with a Practitioner: Yair Lavi
Yair Lavi has been experiencing sleep paralysis for 30 years and is the author of Shadows of the Night: The Complete Guide to Sleep Paralysis – History, Coping and Research.…
April 14 – Robert Peterson’s Birthday
Robert “Bob” Peterson has been studying out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and other unusual practices since graduating from high school in 1979. While studying at the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology,…
The Astral Plane of Doctor Strange
The astral plane plays an essential role in the plot of the well-known film Doctor Strange, which is about a successful neurosurgeon whose career is destroyed after a terrible accident.…
February 18 – Sylvan Muldoon’s Birthday
Sylvan Muldoon was an American esotericist in the first half of the twentieth century. He promoted the idea of astral projection and out-of-body experiences, linking them with dreams (though he…
February 16 – Charles Webster Leadbeater’s Birthday
Charles Webster Leadbeater was a mystic and one of the leaders of the Theosophical Society of the late nineteenth–early twentieth century. He was born in the UK and ordained as…
An Overview of Lucid Dream Studies in 2024
Interest in phase states (lucid dreaming and out-of-body experiences) is steadily growing. In 2024 alone, 60 scientific papers on the topic were published—25% more than in 2023. The main area…
How to Achieve Out-of-Body Experiences Using Virtual Reality
Canadian researcher Gratiana Chen conducted an experiment in which she stimulated out-of-body experiences in 70 university students using virtual reality. The participants were shown virtual reality videos that created the…
Out-of-Body Experiences via Hypnosis
Italian researchers Patrizio Tressoldi and Luciano Pederzoli conducted an experiment on out-of-body experiences using hypnosis. They recruited five volunteers with varying levels of prior knowledge about this phenomenon and prepared…
November 26 – Celia Green’s Birthday
Celia Green is a researcher of lucid dreams and out-of-body experiences from the UK and one of the pioneers in the field. Interestingly, on her official website, she is listed…
October 30, 2024 – Robert Monroe’s Birthday
Robert (Bob) Monroe was born in 1915 in Indiana (USA). He received a bachelor’s degree in English and worked at radio stations, but he is mostly known as a prominent…
How Can You Enter Lucid Dreaming and Experience Astral Projection by Meditating?
From Dreaming to Astral Travel is a new book, published in Italian, by phase state practitioner Michele Bizzarri. The author shares his lucid dreaming practices and out-of-body experiences. The author…
October 17 – Hereward Carrington’s birthday
Hereward Carrington was an American writer of British origin in the first half of the twentieth century and researcher of psychic phenomena. He left a legacy of more than a…
