CHAPTER 1
Enjoy This New Occult Frontier
'In the agonizing moment that seemed to last for ever, that moment before thetrain hit me, I finally realized this was a serious experiment. Question uponquestion raced through my astral consciousness. Were Gavin and Yvonne reallyreliable? Did the Canterbury Institute and the Church and School of Wicca knowwhat they were doing? Was the train going to kill me? Or would I come offunscathed, as they had promised? Was I crazy to place my trust in people I hadnever met, and in some rather glib statements in some lectures I had receivedthrough the mail?
'A few moments later I knew that everything was all right. Yes, the train hit meand my astral body went on a curving upward course through the engine, thetender, and the first freight car. The impact was slight. Just as had beenpromised, I was light as a feather. Now I was floating above the train withconfused memories of moving mechanical parts, gauges, a tank of diesel fuel,interspersed with lots of free space. This experience gave me the confidence togo further into the realms of astral travel, and now I believe I have exploredall except the outermost realms of time and the uppermost spiritual domains.
'I cannot thank you, the people at the Canterbury Institute, or the otherworkers enough for having added these new dimensions to my life. I am aChristian still firmly committed to my faith. Many things I have seen and donehave led me to a new understanding of the meaning of the Bible and of Jesus. Ican never express my gratitude for all you have done for me; and I wish youwell. May the bonds between all religions grow in love.'
The foregoing is an extract from a letter written by a paraplegic veteran. Oncehe was on the verge of suicide because he was, he thought, condemned for therest of his natural life to sit in a wheelchair and be tended by others. Astraltravel added a new dimension to his life, a dimension where he spends as muchtime as he can while his body remains in its wheelchair. In addition to theextensive experimental work this man has done for us, many times he has addedcomments such as, 'If only people knew the truth! If only people wouldexperiment as I have done! Not only would they lose their fear of the astralrealms, but they would also have a far more serene life and lose their fear ofdeath and dying.'
You can follow our friend into the astral realms. At the time of writing, evenmore subjects are conducting experiments for us and in that way are contributingto this work. We believe the instructions we give here are the mostcomprehensive, the easiest to understand and follow, that have ever been offeredto the public. They are not the results of one or two people's by-chance astraltrips; they are the result of a large body of trained subjects working withconscious intent for a common end. The participants come from all walks of life,and from all nations of the free world. You can astral travel too. You can do itwithout fear, for no one in all the thousands of letters and reports that wehave on file has ever reported any difficulty.
This book is intended as a practical guide, a book you can use to follow otherson to the astral. We recommend that you first read it through to get the generalgist and meaning. Then, and most importantly, you should read it a second timeand try out the instructions contained in each chapter before proceeding to thenext.
Re-evaluating Ancient Knowledge
The Pyramids and the Sphinx of ancient Egypt bear witness to the greatness ofthe civilization that existed in those far-off days. In Egypt was found theRhind Papyrus; on that papyrus are inscribed from ancient days all the degreesof latitude from the Equator to the North Pole. With today's modern satelliteequipment we find that the Egyptians' knowledge of the planet far surpassedanything they could have been expected to know from the apparent state of theirscience.
The ancient Mayans produced a calendar more accurate than the one we use today.The Mayans were able to chart the progress of the planets to an accuracy ofbetter than one day in six thousand years. Only since the invention of theatomic crystal clock have modern scientists been able to improve very slightlyon the accuracy of the Mayan calendar.
Other cultures in South America also had astounding knowledge and skills. Themonumental structures and city buildings made from cut stone by the Incas on thetops of mountains are a well-known enigma that remains to be explained. Modernconstruction equipment would have difficulty in duplicating the work of theIncas. When viewing those mountain sites, modern contractors shake their headsin wonder and amazement; and despite a millionaire's offer of funding, nocontractor has yet been found who would attempt to duplicate the work.
To the north, the Incas' Aztec brothers were pyramid builders. The basemeasurements of the Pyramid of the Sun near Mexico City are identical to thebase measurements of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt.
In England ancient peoples built great stone or 'megalithic' monuments to a veryexact measure which astroarchaeologists call the 'megalithic yard'. That measureis based on the foot, which is not, as many suppose, derived from the anatomy ofsome long-dead king but is, instead, an astronomically perfect measure.
There are many other common beliefs shared by peoples who were separated fromone another by thousands of miles. Various theorists have propounded differenthypotheses for the very sophisticated scientific knowledge displayed by ancientpeoples. In recent years the ancient-astronaut theory has received a lot ofattention. In our opinion, there may indeed have been ancient astronauts;however, astral travel seems to us to be a far easier way for knowledge to havebeen transmitted from one ancient civilization to another.
It is our premise that this knowledge came from astral guidance and that thepeoples involved knew the realms where they could contact higher beings and getinformation from them. In support of this theory, ancient Egyptian writingsclearly show that they had knowledge of astral travel and that in healing theyregularly separated the patient's consciousness from his mundane body so thepatient would feel no pain while healing was being accomplished. Thus astralprojection seems to have been an ancient universal experience important enoughto be recorded in early...
