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Survey data suggests that many people experience their first OBE
during childhood, but all too often the adult world greets the
child’s revelations with disbelief and instruction about “the
way things really are”—the physical world that is seen with the
physical eyes only. Buhlman offers helpful advice to parents
who are faced with a child who encounters visitation from unseen
friends and loved ones, night terrors, or the paralysis and
sounds that can accompany the “vibrational state” which often
precedes an OBE.
Throughout The Secret of the Soul, Buhlman scatters
anecdotal reports by survey respondents that lend credibility
and life to contentions made about topics as varied as: contact
with spiritual beings and departed loved ones, non-physical
sexual encounters, trauma-induced OBEs, physical sensations and
perceptual shifts which frequently accompany the OBE state,
past-life revelations, the concept of a multi-dimensional self,
spiritual healing, and extraterrestrial contact.
 Based upon his own self-initiated OBE experiences and those
reported by respondents to the survey, Buhlman postulates that
the OBE is “the direct path to the soul” and constitutes a true
spiritual journey. He writes, “When we transcend the body, we
become the ultimate explorers of consciousness and open the door
to the answers to our existence. It is our destiny to evolve
beyond the dense forms we see around us and experience our
spiritual self. This will occur. The only real question is
when.”
The Secret of the Soul, with its many testimonies,
engrossing stories and suggested techniques, makes the
mysterious and miraculous seem attainable. It is a guidebook
for the serious student of expanded awareness and spiritual
growth. Read it. Experiment with the described methods for
achieving safe, self-initiated, out-of-body experiences and you
will agree: This book can change your life!
William Buhlman is the author of Adventures Beyond the Body and
The Secret of the Soul. He is one of America’s leading experts
on the subject of out-of-body experiences. William is a
certified hypnotherapist and conducts workshops and lectures
exploring the profound nature of out-of-body experiences and the
benefits of accelerated personal development. The following articles contain
excerpts from his new book, "The Secret of the Soul.
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Life-changing
spiritual adventures are often part of an out-of-body
experience. This is especially true of self- initiated
out-of-body journeys because the explorers are prepared for
their adventures. They often report an instant and dramatic
change in their awareness, and their perception of the universe
and themselves.
Those
who have had a profound out-of-body experience speak of an incredible acceleration of their personal evolution. This can be
due to their expanded ability to obtain insights and knowledge,
understand past life issues or overcome their fears.
At
the very core of all transcendental and God consciousness
experiences is a shift of awareness away from the physical body
and its senses to the formless spiritual essence within us. Many
refer to this profound spiritual experience as self-realization
and or God realization. Out-of-body adventures provide a
powerful opportunity to experience our spiritual essence.
TRANSFORMATIONAL OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES
By
William Buhlman
Author of Adventures Beyond the Body and The Secret of the Soul
Life-changing spiritual adventures are often part of an
out-of-body experience. This is especially true of self-
initiated out-of-body journeys because the explorers are more
prepared for their adventures. They often report an instant and
dramatic change in their awareness, their perception of the
universe and themselves.
Those who have had a profound
out-of-body experience speak of an incredible acceleration of
their personal evolution. This can be due to their expanded
ability to obtain insights and knowledge, understand past life
issues or overcome their fears.
At the very core of all
transcendental and God consciousness experiences is a shift of
awareness away from the physical body and its senses to the
formless spiritual essence within us. Many refer to this
profound spiritual experience as self-realization and or God
realization. Today many are awakening to the fact that
out-of-body adventures provide a powerful opportunity to have a
life changing transformational experience.
When we examine the pivotal spiritual events that molded many of
today’s great religions we discover an
amazing similarity.
 Examples
of profound Spiritual Experiences
“In
1996, I experienced an emotional and spiritual explosion that
led to two episodes of what you describe as out-of-body
experiences. Both
occurred while lying in bed, doing deep breathing meditation and
moving downward in consciousness toward my subconscious self.
My body started to vibrate and energy emanated from every
pore of my body. At
first I was filled with fear but I let myself continue.
As the experience continued I was in a place I can only
describe as the Mind of God.
I say place, but there was no place or no time.
I was in the mind of Jesus on the cross and Buddha and
all the prophets and holy persons throughout time.
I was able to feel all of the births, lives and deaths of
humanity as if I were in an endless sea of souls.
It was a place of endless, unconditional love pouring
forth. No
beginning, no end, just pure being and the now dimensions
involved. I was able to put my arms (not the physical arms, but I
don’t know how else to express this) around my parents and
love and forgive. I
was able to forgive all and project nothing but love.”
Grace
A. St. Paul, Minnesota
Out-of-body
experiences by their very nature can provide dramatic shifts in
consciousness and perception. This can create dramatic
opportunities for personal growth.
“My
out-of-body experience was in my search for God. I fell asleep
but awakened again and felt a light and buzzing sensation. I
then looked at my hand and felt it. My hand was real and solid
yet without warmth. I moved away from my body and went to a
bright, white room. I stood at the doorway and said “Higher
self now”. At first nothing much happened, so I screamed out
in my mind “Higher self now!’ Suddenly I was like a rocket
flying through lights and stars. My awareness was stretched
across the universe. Words cannot describe any of this, for I
was far beyond any form and substance. I was suddenly in an
incredible ocean of pure, living light. Everything was there –
all knowledge, all awareness and all answers. I was part of it
all. I didn’t want to ever leave.”
Robert J.
York Beach, Maine
One
of the tremendous benefits of out-of-body exploration is the
direct approach to spiritual development that it provides.
Profound spiritual experiences are reported during both
spontaneous and a self-initiated out-of-body experiences.
“During
my fourth self induced out-of-body experience I screamed out
that I had to see God. Words can’t begin to describe it, but I
felt like I suddenly shot up through layers of color. I
completely surrendered to the intense motion I experienced
absolute oneness with all intelligence, all life. My awareness
merged with the universe, with God and for a few moments all
knowledge flowed through me. It was the most incredible moment
of my life.”
Keith
G. Hanover, Pennsylvania
Knowledge
Expansion
Many
transformational experiences involve the acquisition of
knowledge. During these experiences our ability to receive
insights and knowledge is expanded far beyond our normal
capacity. When we are out-of-body, our minds will often manifest
an image of knowledge that is comfortable and understandable to
us. This can be represented as a book, a library or a wise
being.
“. . .I
feel a vibrational energy and float from my body. I walk through
the door and find myself in a new environment. Before me I see a
pillar of light that is about four feet high. I feel the
intensity of the light and am drawn to it. As I move closer, I
can see a large book at the top of the column. I move even
closer and can feel a powerful energy radiating from the book. I
instinctively know that it is the Book of Knowledge. I open the
book and feel a surge of knowledge flowing into me. This is
difficult to put into words, for I feel overwhelmed by a flood
of pure knowledge entering me. Although I can’t absorb it all,
it is comforting to know it is available to me.”
Bert M.,
Sharpesburg, Virginia
Layers of
Energy and Color
Out-of-body
explorers often describe the perception of moving through layers
of energy and color. Since the universe is a
multi-dimensional continuum, all movement of consciousness is
interdimensional in nature. I believe that the reported layers
of color are our mind’s interpretation of the various energy
levels or frequencies of the universe.
“Several
months ago I did an out-of-body technique as I fell asleep. I
was very focused on finding answers and having a spiritual
experience. One night I fell asleep normally and was shaken
awake by what I thought was a train running through my bedroom.
I tried to move but I couldn’t. I then thought about knowing
God. I instantly shot through an incredible series or layers of
colors and was suddenly floating in an endless ocean of white
light. I was connected to everything and everyone.”
Eric L.
Detroit, Michigan
Major
Shifts in Consciousness
The profound
act of projecting your consciousness beyond the body can have an
immediate life changing impact. You dramatically confirm your
immortality and experience yourself in a shocking new light.
You fully recognize, often for the first time that you are a
spiritual being and that you are completely responsible for all
of your actions. This is a powerful, transformational shift of
consciousness that initiates immediate and lasting benefits. An
inmate currently in a Maryland prison shares his experience.
A
relative gave me your book, Adventures Beyond the Body, and I
studied it for about a month. I did the techniques every night
as I fell asleep. I experienced the sounds and vibrations that
you described several times for weeks. Then one night I heard a
tremendous rush of sounds and I experienced paralysis. I was
scared but I did what you said and ‘let go’. I felt a sense
of rapid movement and found myself in a field surrounded by dead
and wounded soldiers. In total shock, a new environment seemed
to unfold before me. It was a green valley between three
mountains and the air was very cool. The fighting men I assumed
to be Scottish because they wore plaid, but not any kind of
military uniform I was familiar with. I was drawn to one man who
had a sword raised over his head, about to attack a wounded man
on the ground. He hesitated and I could read his thought: “I
can’t do this anymore, People have got to stop killing.” At
that moment, an opposing soldier ran up behind him and took his
life. I felt helpless and vulnerable – not a feeling that I am
familiar with. It occurred to me that this man was caught up in
a situation where he did not want to fight, but he had no choice
because of the lifestyle he had chosen. And then the whole
picture became clear: this man was me. As I came out of the
experience, I felt numb, unable to move. My waking thoughts took
me back to the field of dead men, and I realized that I would
continue to find myself in some kind of battlefield where it
kill or be killed until I made a major change in my life. That
was several months ago, and I have been focused on change ever
since that experience. I now know that there is a cycle I must
consciously break before I can move ahead.”
Jerome
J., Maryland Correctional Facility
Jerome’s
daily out-of-body techniques opened the door for an important
shift in consciousness. This created the opportunity for his
soul to orchestrate the experience necessary for his personal
development. Often personal change requires a
 dramatic
wake-up call for us to truly “get it”.
Crimes are
committed because people have lost contact with the truth of
themselves and their spiritual existence. They are disconnected
from the greatest single truth of the universe – that they are
powerful spiritual beings that create their reality and their
life, both the positive and the negative. An out-of-body
adventure is a powerful experience capable of awakening even the
sleeping soul.
Unlimited
Spiritual Potential
Transformational
experiences are our destiny. We possess the God-given ability
to obtain answers, explore past lives, resolve inner
conflicts, direct healing energies and most important to
experience our true spiritual essence. However, we must have the
courage to go beyond our physical limits and embrace the
unlimited spiritual potential that dwells within us.
Meetings and
Messages Beyond the Body
By: William Buhlman
Author of Adventures Beyond
the Body and The Secret of the Soul
One of the most amazing and life
altering out-of-body experiences is a fully conscious meeting
with a loved one who has passed on. This personal contact can
provide startling insight into our spiritual nature, the unseen
dimensions around us and a powerful verification of our
immortality. It also provides an excellent opportunity for us to
reunite and communicate with a friend or loved one we feared was
lost to us forever.
According to the online
out-of-body experience survey that I have conducted for the past
five years 24% of OBEs involve contact with a departed loved
one. In addition 22% of the 16,000 respondents have seen or felt
the presence of a nonphysical being. Increasing evidence
suggests that most contact is with individuals that we have
known at some point in our past. Often spirits are attracted to
us because there is a connection to a past life, our soul group
or an emotional or spiritual relationship that we are unaware of
at the present.
Consciously Meeting Departed
Loved Ones
One of the great benefits of
out-of-body exploration is the self-empowerment that it offers.
It provides us with expansive new abilities and perceptions
extending far beyond the limits of matter. For many it opens up
a new world of possibilities that our society is only beginning
to examine and understand. For example, our current concepts of
death and dying are a based on some very old assumptions. Many
still look at death as the end of life. Our vocabulary is filled
with statements of the finality of death: the last breath, the
final moments, on so on. But in reality, when someone dies they
have actually changed their vibratory rate and the density of
their body. So they are still very much alive and well.
“I was living in Michigan when
my mother called from Maryland at about 1:00AM to tell me that after a long illness, my father had passed away. After
packing a bag and making airline reservations, I decided to lie
down on my living room sofa to rest for about an hour or so
before my flight. Suddenly there was a sense of motion or
vibration and I found myself sitting in my parent’s basement on
a Danish style couch that they had for years. There was a voice
from around a corner (it sounded very much like my deceased
mother-in-law’s voice) that said “Susie, your daddy’s here.” In
an instant I saw my father standing in front of me, a pipe in his mouth,
dressed in a flannel shirt and brown Levis. I said, “What are
you doing here? You are supposed to be dead. But you look
great.” He opened his arms to me and said, ”Everything is good
here. I feel great. I just wanted you to know.” I stood and
embraced him, he seemed solid and in an instant I came back to
my sofa in Michigan. It was that experience that convinced me
beyond anything that I had been told during my Catholic
upbringing that there is existence beyond this life. I am
certain that we will meet again.”
Susan W.,
Bel Air, California
It is common for the person who
has died to remain relatively close to the physical world for a
period of time. During this time they often visit their loved
ones and express their good byes.
Many people wish to meet or
communicate with their departed loved ones, either to send a
message or to be assured that they are in a good place. This has
contributed to the popularity of psychics and mediums throughout
history. Today a large number of people pursue out-of-body
exploration as an alternate means to consciously meet their
loved ones.
“For a
month I did an OBE technique as I fell to sleep. I woke up at 6
a.m., lying on my left side. I felt strange - tingling and
light. There was a light humming sound. I realized I was
floating about one to two inches above my body base. I was
really excited - not scared at all. When I thought about my
living room I vibrated more and drifted up. Finally, I just
decided to sit up, and did. Just like that I was out of my body.
Thinking
that I didn't have long, I walked out of my room, down my hall,
and I called out for my departed brother: “Andy?” I missed him
badly and wanted to see him. Alive with excitement, I saw a dark
image standing at the entrance to the kitchen. I yelled out,
"Who is it?" The image jumped back like someone was playing with
me. I was startled but not scared. The image stood up and walked
in front of me. It was Andy. I ran down the stairs and put my
arms around him. (He was solid.) I said, "Andy, where are you?”
Are you
O.K.?" and he said, "Would you believe it, I'm on the other side
of the mountains." When he said this a picture of the mountains,
with a cabin and stream, appeared in my head. I also felt his
feelings of peace and happiness and a feeling of fun, like he
was living it up. He said to me, "You should do what you want to
do now. I wish I would have when I was alive." Then he sent me
another picture of a duplex in the slums, with a beat-up truck,
and a wife that he felt no love for. At the same time I felt his
emotions of sadness and despair. At the same time he also said,
"This is what my life was. I always wanted to live on the other
side of the mountain, but I had to wait till I died before I
went." And I said, "Well you should have done that when you were
alive." Then Andy said, "I know, but I didn't. When you are
alive you worry about people too much. Sometimes, it's hard to
be dead because you want to come back and tell people that they
can have the other side of the mountain while still alive." He
also told me, "Stop listening to other people and have your
other side of the mountain, now!” Instantly, I snapped back into
my body.
My brother
Andy had died several years before. He was 28 years old.”
Laurie K.,
Warren, Michigan
Communication with nonphysical
loved ones is often described as a form of direct knowingness or
thought transference. Emotions, images and thoughts are often
communicated simultaneously. In this situation,
Andy is giving Laurie a personal
message about self- empowerment. He is reminding her to follow
her own intuition and pursue her dreams in this life. It’s
important to be open to receive messages from loved ones; often
their personal knowledge of us can provide a valuable source of
guidance or information.
Contact with
Spiritual Beings
Contact with radiant beings can
manifest in many different forms. In fact a spiritual being can
assume any form that is necessary to achieve its mission or
convey a message. Often a non-threatening outer form is
perceived in order to reduce our fears of the encounter.
“About 5
years ago I had been living a pretty hard life, but surviving. I
had an experience one night where I had left my body. I have had
OBE'S in the past and this was similar, but not quite like what
I had experienced before. Two very large angels met me as I was
looking at my body passed out in bed. They escorted me to a
cemetery where my brother was buried. They took me to a service
in progress, and I noticed my whole family was there, my wife,
kids, and parents...they were all very upset, and I couldn't
understand why. The angels spoke to me, telling me that it was I
who was to be buried that day. I immediately felt all of
the pain that my family was experiencing. The angel showed me
how my parents felt when my brother died and asked me if I
wanted to do that to them again. It was real. I still remember
to this day every moment, and every emotion involved. From that
day on I have had complete sobriety, have become a vegetarian,
dropped all my ties with old acquaintances, and have been bathed
in a wonderful wall of loving light. God spoke to me that day,
and since then my life has been one good thing after another. I
have so much to be thankful for, and feel I am truly blessed.”
Kevin H., Cleveland, Ohio
Kevin’s experience of watching
his own funeral provided him with a powerful wake up call. This
kind of strong message was required in order for him to change
his lifestyle. One of the great benefits inherent in out-of-body
travel is that the participant is far more conscious during the
experience. If Kevin had experienced this as a dream it would
not have the same impact on him.
A Technique for Spiritual
Meeting
During my workshops I teach a
method for directly contacting our loved ones or any other
nonphysical intelligence. It is easy to do once you are
comfortable with out-of-body exploration techniques. The key is
to focus your complete, undivided attention on the person or
spirit you wish to meet.
After the initial separation
move away from the body and request, “Awareness Now!” Repeat
this statement until your state of consciousness and your vision
is as ideal as possible.
Focus your complete attention
upon the person you desire to meet and communicate with. Ideally
you can picture them in your mind as you announce their name or
relationship and your intention. “Now I meet my sister (name)!”
or "I will meet my mother now!" Be specific and repeat your
request as often as needed.
Be prepared for a sense of
motion or a change of environment. Also be aware that your
departed loved one will often appear younger and sometimes
different then they were in the physical.
If your vision or hearing is
unclear remember to demand an enhancement of your perceptions.
“Clarity Now! or Awareness Now!” Keep all requests in the
present tense and be extremely focused.
Be open and expect to receive
your request.
If you ever doubt the validity
of the contact simply demand personal verification. “Who do you
represent?”
It is important for us to be
open and receptive to spiritual contact and information.
Self-initiated out-of-body exploration provides a highly
effective method to break through the energy barrier or veil
between the physical and non-physical dimensions. This is
particularly true in the case of a loved one that has passed
over. Today many people learn and practice out-of-body
exploration methods in order to meet and communicate with their
loved ones. Be aware that spiritual contact can occur at any
time during an out-of-body experience and is often not requested
or expected.
During contact experiences
don’t be obsessed with the outer shape or form that you
encounter. Remember people may appear completely different from
how you may have known them in their past physical life. They
may manifest in any number of ways including a sphere or image
of light, a distinctive voice, or a younger version of the
person you once knew. There is often an immediate recognition
that will identify them to you. The voice or thoughts will often
feel the same, with the same quality that was unique to that
person. Pay attention to the message, however you receive it;.
Meetings beyond the body are a
normal occurrence providing a powerful verification of our
immortality and insight into our self and the unseen dimensions
around us. In general the best advice is to remain calm, focus
your attention and ask specific questions. These experiences can
manifest in a variety of different forms and the more open we
are for conscious contact the more they can and will occur. I
contend that these experiences provide evidence that we are
evolving into an expansive spiritual being. We are slowly
awakening to the fact that we possess the God given ability to
consciously explore the unseen multidimensional universe around
and within us. As we evolve conscious contact with the unseen
dimensions will become the accepted norm in our culture. Let us
have the courage to accept and embrace our unlimited spiritual
potential.
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