Lesson 10: <music> Who are the people in your neighborhood? </music>

First off, I want to say, good going to everyone. I have been reading your assignments and I am beginning to see some patterns. Good job, all of you.

Tamia, I understand about how difficult it is to note everything down when you wake up. Might I suggest a few things?

1) Note down the highlights. Just something like "Walking in park. Wrong turn. Met old boyfriend. Spoke about him and me together again. Slapped his face. He turned into demon and attacked. Shocked awake." Then go back later in the day and note down more detail. Such as: "Approximately 2:30 AM. Having a dream of walking in the park near my house. Went to the tree I always see and decided to sit under it for a while. I was looking at the ants (they were really fascinating creatures) and noticed someone nearby, standing over me so his shadow was obscuring my vision. Looked up and I saw Bob, my boyfriend from High School. He asked to sit down next to me, and I scooched aside so that he could. He sat where I had been sitting for a while..." and so on until the entire dream is recorded. It's not critical to get every detail immediately (probably impossible as well) so get enough of the dream down in notes so that the impact is still there when you go back to look at it later, so that you remember the details as you write. Make a little ritual of it. Note down the highlights, then later, probably before bed or some other time when you have the inclination (probably about the same time each day), go back and re-read the notes and flesh out the details. But keep the notes with the filled-in entry. That way, something that you didn't remember when you were fleshing it out later may stick out as a sore thumb later.

2) Get a miniature cassette recorder. Grab it the first thing when you wake and start talking into it, that should take about 10-15 minutes to get the entire dream into it's electronic memory, and you can transcribe it at your leisure later. You don't even have to get an expensive one, or you can use a normal cassette recorder that your grandparents probably have. Either of those will allow you to get all the details into it while they are still fresh on your mind, even when doing something else like bathing or fixing breakfast or whatever you do to get ready for the day.

As to your preparation concerns: Yes, getting the source material is difficult sometimes, that is why if I assign a particular text, I will give you all plenty of notice that it is coming up. That way you aren't pressured to read 250 pages in one week and write a coherent assignment on what you read. Mostly I want you to understand that there are multiple ways of AP, and mine is not gospel, nor even particularly right. ;-)

Being long winded is not a problem here. Look at these lessons. LOL 10-20 printed pages for ONE lesson? That's my way of teaching. As much detail as I can get as long as we are on the subject, so I don't forget anything. ;-)

I'll agree that the feedback portion of this class has been falling down. Now that we are on this mailing list, however, perhaps that will change. Sorry about that. That's my fault and it's my time constraints that prevent me from giving more feedback to you guys.

As to the last assignment, the correspondences, you did a good job. Your comments reminded me that I need to go over the Chakras and their uses because they could become somewhat important in some cases. I'll have to leave that for later, however when we discuss energy and OOBE. If I don't have a lesson planned for that, then I will wedge it in someplace. Looks like it will be Lesson 14.

Blackdove: Well, long windedness is not one of your failings, that's for sure. :-P However, I am seeing some things that somewhat concern me.

In your last assignment, the correspondences, I noticed you setting up negative patterns that you need to break. The "I can't project unless these conditions are met, ________________." Some of them are unavoidable, and I understand that, but some of what you wrote could become a major hindrance to you, such as your boyfriend being present. What happens if you two break up?

Remember, in this realm of study, the rules are yours to choose. If you start with the attitude of "I can't" then you won't be able to. Start with "I can" and work from there. It takes some effort to think positively all the time, but it can be done. Trust in yourself. You already AP, it's now just a matter of remembering them and controlling them.

I'm glad that you see the pattern of waking up and going back to sleep as being an asset. I was wondering if anyone would see that. Congratulations. Yes, waking and going back to sleep DO seem to have an effect on AP and OOBEs. The reason is simple. If you know you will be getting up soon anyhow, the sleep cycle seems to be lighter in nature, so it's easier to remember the dreams and the trances. From what I have read about sleep study, sleeping at night sends you from the Alpha state, through the 4 stages of sleep into Delta sleep (the deepest) and then back to Alpha where you dream and AP.

Since the Alpha state is important to dreaming, and you have multiple Alpha sleep stages at night, avoiding going back into Delta sleep where you forget those dreams is important to remembering them upon awakening. Since Alpha state sleep is the first state you fall into when you go to sleep, it's the first state you are in when you go back to sleep from being awake. If your subconscious knows it will be expected to wake shortly, it prevents you from falling into a deep Delta sleep. Thus, you remember your dreams and near-OOB experiences better. However, you need the Delta state, since that is where your body and mind get rest for the next day.

From your previous lesson's assignment, you stated that you need to read more AP material rather than Witchcraft in general and the Harry Potter books. I would disagree on this one. Reading those kinds of things could set up more patterns in your head to actually allow more of a chance of you projecting rather than read some of the monstrosities that I have had to endure in my quest for OOBE. Some of them are dryer than dirt.

We seem to have more a breakthrough when we concentrate on things that mean something to us, rather than when we are focusing on something that means little. I can think of one good thing that could come out of reading the Witchcraft texts rather than the OOBE books out there, and that is associations.

Each of us makes mental associations with other information that we pick up. If you think about it, and try to remember a piece of information you read, you will usually find that there are a plethora of other associations that have been made to that particular piece of info, usually when we first learned that new fact, or what was going on in our life at the time.

If you were reading a book on Witchcraft and then you learned something new from me, well, now every time you read that book of Witchcraft or some fact related to that book, you will also remember the facts you learned from these lessons.

As to the Harry Potter, I loved them. All 4 books, and I can't wait for the fifth to come out sometime soon. But also, if you like it and want to see that world, it becomes likely that you will start dreaming about that place, and then that's a small step to getting to that fiction in an OOBE experience. So, read away, you never know when a fact learned from an engineering text will suddenly create an epiphany in your mind in relation to OOBE. But, do study other OOBE works, they can do as much if not more also. However, remember that all of this information in Witchcraft, religion, philosophy, OOBE, dreams, and many other areas are all interconnected in ways I can't even begin to explain.

As for the one time you were able to project: Congratulations! Well done. Better than me by a long shot.

However, one skill that you MUST master is the art of relaxing without loosing your focus.

Trying too hard is like turning on a hose of water and then intentionally kinking the hose. The more relaxed you are, the more likely an OOBE will happen. The more you are trying for it, the more kinks in your line. It's easy to say, but really hard to do. However, it's more a state of mind where you are aware of something is going to happen, and waiting patiently for it to happen, then when it does, jumping ruthlessly on that event and not letting go.

There was a line in "First Knight", the movie about 4 years ago with Sean Connery and Richard Geer in which Lancelot says "...waiting patiently for that one moment in which a fight is won or lost, and seizing it and not letting go." It's kind of the same mind-set. You have to wait for that time when you CAN project, and then when that time comes, projecting as fast and as completely as possible, without hesitation or "but can I?" thoughts to distract you. I think that Valentine Michael Smith (from Stranger in a Strange Land) called it "Waiting for fullness."

Did I just confuse the living daylights out of you, or did you understand that ramble? LOL

For both of you, start trying to schedule your projections for times that your charts showed you that they are more likely. Try to do everything in your power to cooperate with the rhythms of the universe that are affecting you in these projections. Tamia, this would mean that you get up a little early, meditate without the phone, sometime in the two weeks before and after the Full Moon with your head pointed south. Don't reinforce this as absolutely necessary to a successful projection, simply see it as a "cheat sheet" that will make an OOBE MORE LIKELY.

Okay, this lesson we will discuss some of the things you will meet while out of body and on the Astral Plane. There's a long list, so be ready to suspend disbelief.

The very first and most basic rule to keep in mind when you start interacting with others is that if it has a mind, if it communicates, if it thinks, treat it with respect and courtesy. Some of the most powerful beings I have encountered decided to take the forms of something innocuous and harmless.

Everyone you will meet on the Astral Plane has a soul. They would not be there if they did not. So, as such, you can safely assume that they are thinking beings who are worthy of respect and courtesy.

Okay, disclaimer time: I will be using the word "people" throughout the rest of this document, but actual human beings will probably be a minority. When I say people, I mean anything that thinks and communicates with you on the Astral Plane. Keep this in mind.

Group 1: Projectors

Guess which class you will fall in.... That's right. This one. You will be a projector and so will some of the others you run into. However, many of them will not be "awake" meaning that they do not remember their waking life in this place. They, for all intents and purposes will be asleep. DeGarcia went into some detail on this group, and I will refer you to his document on this matter to save my fingers typing. His experiences closely mirror my own, so I won't repeat it for you.

Group 2: Pieces of you

Suspend disbelief, what I am going to tell you is completely real and factual. It will sound like something out of an insane asylum, but I promise you that this has happened to me multiple times.

I know a very nice lady. She has many parts of her running around inside her head, existing on the Astral Plane, who are independent of her control. They have developed a will of their own, a personality, a destiny and a karma of their own. The only difference between them and you is that you have a physical body.

These pieces run around on the Astral Plane too. Usually they are mindless automatons, and usually they will only be near your sanctuary or your physical body, but at times they can "wake up" and develop into their own people.

Let me give you an example:

This lady that I know has had some trauma in her life. I worked with her for many months to help her with that trauma, and in the process met these pieces of her. I thought, at first, that she was an MPD (multiple personality disorder) but it turned out that while that was technically correct, they had little to no interest in the body and the world here. They were not dangerous in any way shape or form, and they only, for the most part, wanted to be left alone. A good example of this is the "inner child". That's what these pieces were. Literally. Mostly they were young, prepubescent, and they had their own memories and thoughts that didn't intrude on their hosts thoughts or actions. She knew they were there, she could hear them, but mostly she ignored them.

Working with these pieces over the months, I came to understand something. We all have these pieces. It's a situation of an "almost Might Have Been" where these souls didn't get all the way out of the personality in question. Generally they were asleep or in suspension (meaning animation) until circumstances were correct to create these souls out of the parent person. In this lady's case, it was Role-Playing Games that provided the correct circumstances for their "birth".

Now, when these pieces woke up, they either became resigned to their fate, explored the Astral Plane, or they left to have their own lives. Yes, that is a possibility too. They have the option of leaving the parent body and having their own lifetimes and cycle of reincarnation and rebirth. Remember when I was talking about TJ a long time ago? Well, this is one example of this piece in action.

Is there a loss when these pieces go? Sometimes, depending on how aware the person who "birthed" them is of them. Do they take something irrevocable? Only if you want them to. Typically they take the part that is them, but since they are made up of your experiences and thoughts, they only "copy" that information to them, and then they leave. They can take the irreplaceable parts, but that is only rarely, and usually with the full cooperation of the "birthing" person. Can they harm you? No. They are benign. They are on the AP already, just connected to you by another Silver Cord, and they tend to only stay in the landscape of your mind and imagination. All those environments where you go to look at the clouds, the sky the stars, the daydreams you have. That's where they can be. Do you have these pieces? Yes. Are they awake? Not necessarily. Usually something has to "trigger" their awakening, usually something traumatic or earth shaking for the person in question. RPGs are a good example, but so too is molestation, abuse, marriage, betrayal, birth of a child, and so on. Both good and bad events can cause one of these pieces to become active. In some cases, this is even where new children get their soul from. Will too many of these "births" take too much of your soul? No. Remember, infinity divided a thousand times makes a thousand infinities. They can't ever diminish YOU. Keep that in mind. Can they take your body? Yes, but only if you let them do so. Mostly, they don't want a body until it's their time to have one, usually after you are dead and they get to start on the cycle of life we are on.

If they are benign, why even mention them? Because it's possible that you will wind up meeting them. Remember, going in search of your Inner Child is a good thing, but it can wake that child so they begin demanding things and actions from you. It may not be something you want to do. It's best that I tell you what those nebulous things are, as well as those people that seem to know all about you and who you are. So they don't frighten you. They tend to have the predominating personality of you. Your morals, your beliefs, your thoughts, your foibles and so on. They should, they copied all of it from you. So don't be afraid of them.

Group 3: Fantasy Creatures

These are loosely considered to be any creature or person that does not exist in our waking reality here, but that are read about in fantasy literature or mythology. Examples of these are Dragons, Unicorns, Centaurs, Elves, the Sidhe, Fairies, Gnomes, Naga, Mermaids (and Mermen), Pegasai, Sphinxes, and many more. Think of the Monster Manual from D&D and you are probably close.

What the heck do these creatures have to do with OOBE? They are the things you will meet while on the AP. All of these exist there. Most of them have existed in our world at one point, and voluntarily withdrawn due to the arrogance of Mankind, or they only existed in the Astral Plane.

Some never existed at all, and when Mankind decided to start dreaming, they were created.

Let me tell you about Dragons and Unicorns.

Dragons started in this world. Some references I have found, as well as my own explorations have pointed to the Dragons being the FIRST beings on this planet, before Dinosaurs, people, anything. It is theorized that there is a Universal Dragon who flies the skies of creation, chasing only they know what. For that reason, anytime a planet forms, Dragons are created at the same time who are inexorably connected to that planet.

The Dragons of Earth, being the oldest things existing, see everything else as interlopers. It doesn't matter what Mankind has made, what triumphs we have accomplished, or what we know because Dragons are the superior species. Humans are lice. Humans are, in fact, very interesting to watch, in an ant colony sort of way. Looked at from the perspective of how Humans view ants, we can see just what may be going on in the mind of a Dragon.

Humans are ants. They move around very quickly, build things, center their existence around one or two things, and die much too quickly to form any kind of emotional attachment to them. The ants own nothing since I am powerful enough to take it from them, usually for my own amusement. I can destroy everything they have worked for and built, simply by raising my foot and bringing it crashing down on them. It doesn't matter if I slaughter them by the thousands since they have no meaning or existence. There are always millions more. They are not Dragons.

Looked at from that perspective, what the Dragons have been reputed to do to us innocent Humans is nothing more than what a child will do to an ant hill. Scientists can admire the leaf-cutter ant and what it has built with it's work, but the scientist can't become emotionally attached to one particular ant. They may feel for the colony, but not for the individual.

This is the Draconic attitude toward us. The only thing that the Dragons have done is leave this plane and move permanently to another reality (no, I don't know which one. It could be a might-have-been, a created universe or even a pocket of the Astral Plane). I am under the impression that they did this because we became too much of a nuisance to them, and there were too few of the Dragons to make the fight against the Humans seem exciting. Like what we would do if an ant colony decided to invade our homes. We would move to another home. They figure we will die out in a few dozen generations, a blink of an eye in Draconic life span, and be gone without much left behind.

Now, Dragons can and do form emotional attachments to some humans, but it is always the attitude of owner/pet. The human is the pet. This dubious honor is kind of like being one of YHVH's chosen one, it may be a great honor, but they will screw with you just as much as they protect you from.

There is one thing that is unique to the Dragon, and that is that they always strive to increase their knowledge. With a life span measured in millennia, you have nothing to do but to learn and practice. One thing they also do is to learn about magick and Human magick. Draconic magick is centered around the four elements, and for a Water Dragon to learn Fire Magick is almost impossible. But they can learn Human Magick, and sometimes the choose a human who is gifted enough in this skill to train their young or them. I know of one pair of Dragons who decided to learn Human Magick from Elphias Levi.

Along with the Dragons, are the Unicorns. Don't mistake the Unicorn for the Alicorn, the brain damaged insane brother of the Unicorns. The Unicorns can be very kind, and they are much longer seeing than the Dragons. Rather than being tied to the Earth, they are Celestial Creations. Once the Earth was formed, the Unicorns populated it, and met the Dragons. Their magicks are of the Heavens and the stars, where the Dragon's magick is of the Earth and Sky.

Unicorns and Dragons get along well, neither being superior to another, and have a kind of trade agreement. The Unicorns are also great knowers of things, and they tolerate Humans mostly, as one tolerates a vegetative cousin. We are crippled to the Unicorns, and we can't help it, so we should be pitied instead of disdained.

Unicorns also voluntarily left this world, sooner than the Dragons did, and when we have grown enough as a race of creatures, then the Unicorns will come back to us and interact with us. Until then, they will stay in isolation in their own universe. However, the rare human who can get to where the Unicorns live are welcomed and made to feel comfortable. They are obviously superior to most of their species, and should therefore be encouraged to spread their knowledge among the rest of their crippled race.

Group 4: Gods

Ever wonder where the Gods live, it's on the Astral Plane. Mostly it's in areas that we can't access because of a lack of spiritual development, but on the Astral Plane, They can come to us.

I have had multiple discussions with Herne, Rhiannon, Hecate, Mars, Thor, Odin, and many other "named" gods and goddesses, including YHVH and the Christian God as well as Jesus. They are, one in all, people. The only difference between Them and us is that They aren't afraid of Themselves, and They have seen it all before and lived through most of it.

They can be hell on wheels if They choose to be, but most times They are kind and helpful. Your parents are a good example of how the Gods act. No matter how much you don't listen to Them, however, They will never write you out of the will. They know what it is to be lost and lonely and know what you are going through. After all, They have several hundred lifetimes to remember, with all those experiences, as well as having seen the life cycles of literally millions of us. So They do know, and you cannot bring anything to Them that They have not already seen and done before, in one way or another.

Talking to the Gods is like talking to anyone else. What may tip you off that you are seeing a God is that They are usually so "in their skin" that it makes any advancement you have done seem puny by comparison. They will not deliberately try to overawe you, but They will make no bones about the fact that They know exactly what you are going through. They will also be sympathetic and try to help you, so long as you are trying to improve yourself.

Ultimately, this is the level of existence that we all strive for. It has been said that "as we are now, They once were. As They are now, we may become."

Group 5: Constructs and Thought-Forms

How can I describe these to you? A Construct is something that someone has created and abandoned. It is animate, and has an intelligence, but no will of it's own. It is a golem in many senses of the word, and an automaton in many other senses. A thought-form is like a construct, although it usually has an intelligence and a will, it has no soul. It goes about it's business, doing what it wants to, and if something happens to it, it is no big deal to the thought-form itself.

Both of these will be intelligent, coherent and will look like many other denizens of the Astral Plane, but they will have no soul. You will find that you can tell the difference between these and other inhabiters of the Astral Plane by this lack. If you have not already discovered it, you will be able to sense when something you meet has a soul and when it does not. Call it feeling, seeing, knowing, ESP or what have you, but you will know.

The good news is that usually these creatures are ineffective in harming anything. They are like a computer program. Take the power away that is keeping them functioning, and they cease to exist. Don't be scared and don't be distracted by them either.

Group 6: Personas that are symbols of things you need to overcome

A good example of this group is the Watcher at the Door you will meet when you first start projecting. That Watcher is a symbol of your fear and your anxiety and only you can get past it by defeating it.

These symbols abound at times. Being on the Astral Plane gives them impetus and gives them life. So things that you see around you will start taking on a different dimension when some of what you are seeing is made of parts of your personality and problems.

The key to this creature on the Astral Plane is knowing that it came from you, and that you can get rid of it at any time by taking back the power you have put into it by your hang-ups. For those of you who watched the first Nightmare on Elm Street, the end of the movie is a good example of what you have to do to overcome these manifestations.

That doesn't mean, however, that they won't be frightening when you first meet them. They can be. They can also be subtle in nature, like DeGarcia's branches in some of his projections. The key to overcoming these challenges is to understand that they come from you, and to take care of the problem in yourself. The rest follows.

Group 7: Residents of the plane you are on

This is usually only operable when you are on another plane, rather than the Astral Plane. These are the creatures and people that naturally live on that plane, like intelligent birds, nixies and so forth. Remember, if it thinks, it needs to be treated with respect.

Some of these beings will be able to see you, so if they can, don't try to run or hide. Treat them the way you would wish to be treated if the positions were reversed and remember that you are a guest in their world. Things that seem abominable to you, may not be that bad to them. You don't have to participate in whatever makes you uncomfortable, however, but you at least need to respect their culture enough to not impose your values on their society.

Group 8: Guides/Teachers/Guardians/Angels/Spirit (Totem) Animals/Elementals

This is the catch-all category for those beings that are the helpers/messengers/servants of the Gods. They are the Staff of Heaven, if you will. Most times, they will treat you like the Gods do, and they expect the same courtesies in return, but unless they have business with you, normally they leave you alone.

In Monroe's book, he mentions a couple times meeting a Guide of his. The Guides are there to assist you in learning and thinking, and to protect you to a point. If you insist on screwing up, they will let you suffer the consequences, but if you are truly out of your depth, they will help you out.

Remember that this plane, the Astral Plane, is their realm. They live here and they have much more experience in working with the environment than you do. If they say something, believe it. But they also sometimes test you to see what is going on in your mind. If they do, accept it and go on.

If you meet one, treat it like you would a friend or brother. You don't have to worship it, but kindness and respect is always nice.

Group 9: Discarnate souls

This is the group of people who just died, and probably don't know it yet. The point is that they were living beings, but now they are not and they are waiting for something.

Usually this class is made up of those who JUST died, and ghosts. Most times, they will find their way out of the holding pattern they are in, and move on to where they are supposed to be. You can usually tell them by their looks. Do they have gaping holes, massive injuries or are they old? They are probably the newly dead.

Sometimes you will meet a person who was living, but who is considering their lifetimes before deciding to move on, or go back. In this case, just leave them alone. If they won't talk to you, go on with your business and leave them to theirs.

Group 10: Splinters

Okay, suspend your disbelief again. Remember when I was talking about the Pieces of You category above? These are incomplete portions of you, similar to those pieces.

For example: The lady I was telling you about above, who had the parts of her who were complete and whole beings in and of themselves also had a number of these splinters in her. The are defined (by me) as personalities who are parts of a whole, but not complete in and of themselves.

Three that I got to know very well are Peeper, Scardy Cat and Sucker. Each of these parts were part of one being, when combined, but incomplete in themselves. Peeper was the looker. She watched everything for danger, and viewed the world through the mind set of everything can hurt us, so I must be constantly on the watch for something that will hurt us. Scardy Cat was just that, scared of everything. She took it upon herself to be afraid of everything so that Peeper and Sucker would not be burdened with that distracting emotion. Sucker was the baby of the group. She, literally, put everything in her mouth to explore it, just as a small baby does.

Sucker had the capacity to laugh, enjoy, play and encourage play, explore and discover. Scardy Cat was frightened of everything, because everything can hurt (even stuffed animals with thread mouths [they can bite, it's only a trick, they are dangerous]). Peeper saw everything and tried to protect her sisters. Approximate ages were Peeper was about 3, Scardy Cat about 2 1/2 and Sucker about 6 months.

I was able to win their trust, but don't ask me how. I was simply myself and I treated them with respect and kindness. Eventually, somehow, they adopted me as their Da (Daddy). When I became their Father, I was subjected to the same protection that Peeper showered on her sisters, and they felt compelled to take care of me then (since grown-ups aren't capable of taking care of themselves). Their capacity to Love is incredible, and their nurturing instinct is almost as high, but I would never have known this if I did not treat them with that respect.

Having found them, I went looking for more splinters. I found many inside my own head, and inside the head of other people. I remember one lady, Sister Mary, who's job it was to be the religious fanatic, ready to be martyred for her faith, and extremist and completely judgmental person.

What makes these splinters interesting is that they serve a purpose. Each of these splinters are a quality that everyone has within themselves, good and bad. There is the Glutton, the Destroyer, the Anarchist, the Looker, the Tramp and so on. These splinters may call themselves different names, but their function is the same across the board.

I mention these splinters because the Realm of the Mind is REALLY close to the Astral Plane, and if you didn't know that it was the Mind's realm, you could be fooled into thinking that this was the Astral Plane. So you need to know that this place exists. Don't worry, no one else can get into your mind, and you can't get into anyone else's mind either. But you may wind up meeting these splinters and pieces of you.

Group 11: Astral Entities

This is the last category. This is all the other creatures that don't fit into one of the above groups. These creatures can live entirely on the Astral Plane, or they can be from another level of reality. Some of them can be friendly, like talking rhino's or they can be malevolent, like thought-eaters. Usually they have one function, to live off the life energy of others.

What do I mean when I mention Thought-Eaters? These are the beings with a lower vibrational level who wait for a person to be injured or killed on the physical plane, then they pounce to devour the spirit or the negative energies they have been giving off their whole life. Usually they are only attracted to those who have been evil or negative or dwelling on everything that is bad and negative in life. This is one reason why it is important to control your thoughts and not to bring these creatures to you by thinking things like "I can't" or "I want to kill a fly today". They have been called demons, devils, fallen angels, imps, monkeys on the back, and many other names. They exist on the dark side of life.

If you meet them, avoid them. Usually unless you are going out of your way to mess with these creatures, they will ignore you. They are too busy scanning the æthers for those people who are doing mean things, or those who are getting their comeuppance. Think of these creatures as Karma's Stick. It's the club that hits you over the head and gives you what you have coming.

Other creatures that fall into this category are ones that generated spontaneously due to something happening (don't ask me what, I have never gotten a straight answer from one of these). For them, the Astral plane is their home, and they have no desire to leave it or to be bothered by someone locked into a cycle of reincarnation and karma. Usually they will leave you alone.

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So, that's the creatures and entities that you are likely to meet while you are projecting. Most times, courtesy will keep you out of trouble with these creatures. And if being nice isn't enough, you can always wake up.

There are some books and people out there who say that a certain class of creatures are dangerous to you, and that you must attack and kill them before you get taken. There are also fears that some of the realities in the Astral Plane are traps set for the unwary, and that it will trap your soul and your body will become a vegetable.

To these fears, I say hogwash. Unless you allow it, there is nothing on the Astral Plane that can harm you. You are a piece of the IS, and by that inheritance, you can overcome any obstacle in your path. You can disbelieve anything you need to, and there is ALWAYS an escape for you. You can recreate anything you need to, you can out-reason, out think, out believe anything on this plane because you are a divine creature. But it's up to you to decide what you believe as real and what you believe as false.

Daven

Assignment:

To turn in: Pick a creature from myth or story. Write about it as I have done with the Dragons and Unicorns. Write it from the perspective of them, and their attitudes and reactions to Humans. Don't hold back. This is to get you thinking as another creature would be thinking when confronted by us. You can't use the Dragons or Unicorns as your topic, but anything else goes.

Also: If you could meet anything or anyone who has ever existed or could exist, who would it be, and what top 5 questions would you ask?

To keep: Make a list to yourself of those creatures that you would like to meet and talk to. This is so once you become accustomed to AP, you can set a goal of seeing something or someone you would like to. This list can extend to any of the above groups of creatures.

To read: (by no means a requirement) Some general mythologies on different creatures that could be encountered on the Astral Plane. Just to get you familiar with things you could encounter.

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