Review: The best guide to understanding astral project on the market today!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2012
Wow. After reading Dr. Jill's book Pineal Gland and the Third Eye I just had to see what other books she had offered. This one immediately caught my eye and I didn't hesitate to purchase it. The concept of astral project was not a new one to me being a big fan of science fiction but to actually take that principles and translate it into reality sent my curiosity spinning.  I couldn't wait to dive head first into this book.As always, Dr. Jill personalizes the experience with an introduction and doesn't try to hit you over the head with everything at once. My initial understanding of an out of body experience (or OBE) was something akin to lucid dreaming, the concept and practice of controlling one's dreams but I found this book to go one step beyond that and actually explain what is going on during the process instead of expecting you to understand. Like the previous book of hers I purchased, it begins with a history of the concept of astral projection. This serves to give the reader insight as to how it was used in days long before ours yet surprisingly able to serve a similar purpose.There are some detailed steps in the book that serves to guide you through the experience. As a first timer, I really enjoyed reading this part. It soothed my uneasiness and answered a lot of questions that came to mind before I purchased the book. The fourth step details 11 different exercises to use in order to begin the OBE. These exercises are designed to put your mind and body in a state of total relaxation and again, like her previous book, there is a method suited for everyone's tastes. One of my favorites is the "conscious counting" exercise in which you are supposed to focus solely on counting upwards from one and the moment any other thought that the next number comes into your mind you have to start all over again. In my infinite ignorance, I thought this would be easy. I could barely get to 3 without something stealing my focus and forcing back to the beginning.In the fifth and final step, we begin the final preparations for the OBE. This is where things can get very intense but reading through this section makes the overall experience feel serene. The author does a fantastic job of easing you into the experience which I found very endearing. Finally, once you're through how to begin your astral project experience, the author ends the book with rationalizing the journey through scientific means. Having that foundation really seals the experience as a whole and covers all of the bases. I enjoyed reading the science part of the experience because it truly cements the fact that OBEs are real and with the proper training and exercise, we can attain them.This book is a phenomenal read into a world I thought only existed in fiction. It explains everything perfectly, making sure that the reader completely understands the experience they are about to embark upon. Coupled with a Q&A; section at the end, this book is hard to beat. It definitely deserves all of the praise it has currently received and much more in the foreseeable future.