Explorations in Consciousness: A New Approach to Out-of-Body Experiences

306 Pages·2012·3.063 MB·English

by  Frederick Aardema

EXPLORATIONS
IN
CONSCIOUSNESS
EXPLORATIONS
IN
CONSCIOUSNESS
A NEW APPROACH TO OUT-OF-BODY
EXPERIENCES
FREDERICK AARDEMA
Explorations in Consciousness
A New Approach to Out-of-Body Experiences
Frederick Aardema
Copyright © 2012 by Frederick Aardema
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Cover design by Brion Sausser
Image Courtesy NASA, NOAO, ESA, C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University),
M. Meixner, P. McCullough, and G. Bacon (STSI)
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Aardema, Frederick
Explorations in consciousness : a new approach to out-of-body experiences /
Frederick Aardema.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-9879119-0-2
1. Astral projection. 2. Consciousness.
3. Aardema, Frederick. I. Title.
BF1389.A7A27 2012 133.9'5 C2012-902251-9
ISBN 978-0-9879119-0-2
6 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12
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Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Setting the Stage
PART 1 – BASIC ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES
2 Theoretical Approaches
Defining the Experience
Mystical and Occult Traditions
Popular Contemporary Approaches
Materialistic Theories
Psychological Accounts
Nonlocal Perspectives
3 The Transition Process
Making Sense of No Senses
The Origin of Energy Sensations
The Induction of Energy Sensations
The Intensification of Energy Sensations
Sensory Reduction and Body Awareness
Separation
Variations in Sensory Reduction
Asomatic Pathways to the Out-of-Body State
Exotic Modes of Transition
Sensory “Bleedthrough”
A Final Model of the Transition Process
PART 2 – EXPLORATIONS IN THE PHYSICAL
4 The Physical Field of Consciousness
Projections into the Physical Field
Failures in the Reconstruction of Physical Reality
Maintaining the Proper Mental Construction
Cognitive and Perceptual Abilities
Body Awareness and Appearance
Movement and Transportation
Social Interaction and Communication
Parallel Fields of Consciousness
Concluding Remarks
5 Veridical Perception
The Evidence
The Card Test
Reach Out and Touch
Simple Colors
Feeling the Way Again
Influencing the Physical World
The Bottom Line
PART 3 – THE HUMAN SPECTRUM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
6 The Personal Field of Consciousness
The Personal Field
Entry into the Personal Field
Utilizing the Personal Field
Disinhibition
Aspects, Probable Selves, and Higher Selves
Fear and Negative Experiences
Landmarks and Horizons
7 Collective Fields of Consciousness
Collective Fields of Consciousness
Probing Beyond the Personal Field
Differentiating the Personal from the Collective
Exploring Afterlife Environments
Repository Fields of Consciousness
PART 4 – THEORY AND PRACTICE
8 A Preliminary Hypothesis
The Ghost in the Machine
Inner and Outer
The Contextual Nature of Perception
A Model of Possibilities
Fields of Consciousness
Beyond Human Consciousness
A Final Word
9 Inducing the OBE
The Importance of Wakefulness
Preliminary Considerations
The Vigil Method: A Six-Step Guide
Supplementary Methods and Techniques
10 Navigating Consciousness
Three-Dimensional Modes of Travel
Travel in the Fourth Dimension: Beyond Time and Space
Reaching the Void Following Transition
The Quick-Switch Method
Intermediary Methods of Nonlocal Travel
Lightening the Load
Avoid Stargazing
Emission Control
Pragmatic Modes of Travel
Panoramic Views of Consciousness
Appendix: Mental and Environmental Stability Scale
Glossary
References
About the Author