The Life
Changing Benefits Reported from Out of Body Experiences
(...Continued
From The Life Changing Benefits Reported from Out of Body
Experiences Pt 1)
1. Developed a greater awareness of reality - According to
an in-depth survey conducted by Stuart Twemlow, M.D., Glen
Cabbard, M.D., and Fowler Jones, Ed.D., eighty-six percent
of their three hundred thirty-nine out-of-body participants
reported a greater awareness of reality. In the same survey,
seventy-eight percent believed they received a lasting benefit.
2. Personal verification of our immortality
- A powerful, life-changing event experienced by millions
every year. Without a doubt, out-of-body experiences provide
firsthand, verifiable evidence of our ability to exist independent
of our physical body.
3. Accelerated personal development - The
recognition and experience that we are more than physical
beings opens entire new levels of personal development.
I strongly believe that self-initiated and controlled out-of-body
experiences are the cutting edge of accelerated personal
development. Once we consciously access and control our
nonphysical self, we can unlock the unlimited knowledge
of our subconscious mind and harness our ability to explore
the universe. The entire subject of human potential is dramatically
expanded beyond all current concepts and comprehension.
4. A decreased fear of death - When we experience
ourselves consciously separated and independent of our physical
body, our fear of death is noticeably reduced. Fear of death
is fear of the unknown. Once you separate from your body,
you absolutely know that you continue. I have found that
the more out-of-body experiences we have, the less fear
and anxiety of death is present.
5. Increased psychic abilities - Precognition,
telepathy, premonitions, prophecy, the ability to see auras
and many other psychic abilities are often reported to be
enhanced by out-of-body experiences. The reason for this
is currently unknown but many believe it's simply a natural
result of us becoming more open and in tune with our internal
energy systems.
6. An increased desire for answers - Once
we recognize that answers are available; many people begin
a personal spiritual quest to solve the mysteries they have
held since childhood.
7. Realizations concerning death - Out-of-body
experiences provide evidence that the process of dying may
not be a painful or scary experience but rather a wondrous,
spiritual adventure.
8. Accelerated human evolution - True evolution
of our species is not the biological change around us but
the evolution of consciousness. As our world becomes progressively
more complex, there is an inner need to discover the unseen
reason behind the rapid physical changes we perceive around
us. This need to know the answers to the many mysteries
that surround us will take our species into the next level
of human evolution. When we look back at human evolution,
we see a noticeable transition from physical labor-based
societies agricultural) to increasingly intellectual-based
(technology) societies. Eventually our species will be ready
for the next major step of evolution - the recognition and
experience of our spiritual self and the exploration of
the nonphysical dimensions.
9. Spontaneous healing - There are numerous
reports of individuals healing themselves and others when
out-of-body. Often this healing is initiated by a focused
thought directed to a specific area of the body.
10. More expansive self-concept - Instead
of viewing ourselves as a physical being possessing a soul,
many recognize themselves as soul (consciousness) temporarily
possessing a biological body.
11. Increased spirituality - Many report
profound insights into their spiritual nature with a stronger
connection to their spiritual essence. According to the
phenomenology study conducted by Dr. Stuart Twemlow, fifty-five
percent of the participants referred to their out-of-body
experience as a spiritual experience. In addition, many
report a deeper connection to their essence and profound
insights into their spiritual nature. A definite sense of
being connected to something far greater than themselves.
Whether we call it spirit or the universal mind of God,
there are consistent reports of a powerful inner connection.
12. Recognizing and experiencing past-life
influences - The work of Dr. Weiss and other respected physicians
and hypnotherapist have provided convincing evidence that
past-life influences are an important element of our current
psychological makeup. These subconscious memories can be
effectively accessed and explored through personal out-of-body
experiences.
13. Accelerated psychological change - Out-of-body
experiences help us to break free from old mental ruts and
habits. On many occasions, individuals have told me that
the shock of experiencing themselves independent of their
physical body has given them a more enlightened perspective
of their current existence. This expansive vision of themselves
has been instrumental in awakening new levels of personal
growth and understanding.
14. Obtaining personal answers - Each of
us has questions relating to our existence - What are we?
What is our purpose? Do we continue? What is the earning
of life? These questions and many more can only be answered
through personal experience. Out-of-body exploration provides
a powerful method for all of us to obtain the answers we
seek. Why settle for beliefs when the answers are available?
15. Encountering a being of light, an angel,
or nonphysical resident of some kind - Many people report
face-to-face meetings with some form of nonphysical inhabitant.
Dr. Stuart Twemlow reports that thirty-seven percent of
his study groups were aware of the presence of a nonphysical
being while thirty percent reported the presence of guides
or helpers.
16. An increased respect for life - A pronounced
aversion to violence and killing seems to appear. For example,
the idea of hunting and killing an animal becomes repugnant.
I believe this is due to the personal knowledge obtained
concerning our spiritual interconnectiveness.
17. Increased self-respect, self-responsibility
and inner dependence - Many recognize, often for the first
time, that they are the creative center of their physical
existence. They often experience the vast potential and
power of their inner, nonphysical self and tap into their
creative essence. Many people have told me that they realize
more than ever that they are completely responsible for
all their actions, both thoughts and deeds.
18. A reduction in hostility, violence and
crime - Those that experience themselves as more than just
their bodies often realize the self-destructiveness of stealing
or harming another person. This is due to their personal
recognition that they truly do continue independent of the
physical body. Since they now absolutely know they continue
after death, they now realize and comprehend that their
personal responsibility also continues.
19. Increased knowledge and wisdom - Only
experience creates wisdom and out-of-body experiences have
the unique ability to provide knowledge and wisdom far beyond
the limits of our physical perceptions.
20. A profound sense of knowing instead
of believing - Personal knowledge is powerful and life-changing
especially when compared to beliefs. Out-of-body experiences
provide firsthand, verifiable knowledge of our immortality
and our spiritual identity. This profound knowledge cannot
be adequately explained - it must be experienced.
21. An inner calmness - A feeling of peace
that comes from knowing instead of hoping or believing that
we truly are immortal.
22. An increased zest for living - There
is a certain excitement inherent in out-of-body exploration
that is difficult to describe - an exhilaration that reaches
deep into the very core of our being. The realization hits
us that we are much greater than our current physical body,
personality or ego. When we separate from our physical body
and actively explore our surroundings, we know deep down
that we have become the ultimate explorers. Every day becomes
an adventure, an exciting journey of discovery. The excitement
we feel is unmistakable, the inner knowing that we are blazing
a path far ahead of our time.
23. Increased intelligence, memory recall
and enhanced imagination - Many people report that their
out-of-body experiences have somehow enhanced their awareness
and intelligence. Some believe that out-of-body experiences
may stimulate areas of the brain previously untapped during
normal physical life. From a biological point of view, this
could be due to a stimulus of the right temporal lobe or
the pineal gland. The medical reason for this is unknown
but according to extensive research conducted by Dr. Penfield,
a Canadian neurosurgeon, when the right temporal lobe is
stimulated by a mild electrical charge, patients consistently
reported out-of-body experiences. In addition, there is
substantial evidence that the right temporal lobe is mysteriously
activated during death and near-death experiences. There
is research that supports the existence of a connection
between the biological brain and our nonphysical energy
system. If this is so, then maybe there are interactions
both electrical and chemical that we are still unaware of.
This entire subject requires additional research.
24. A sense of adventure - Every day and
night is an opportunity to experience a new adventure. The
author, Tom Robbins, may have said it best "Our great
human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. We are
in this life to enlarge the soul and light up the brain."
The many benefits of out-of-body experiences
are a reality that each of us can experience. All we need
is an open mind and the proper guidance to access our unlimited
personal potential. Our natural ability to experience our
spiritual nature and explore the unseen areas of the universe
is available, but it is up to us to take the step from being
a curious observer to being an active explorer of consciousness.
I believe this step is a critical turning point in our life
and our personal evolution. The decision to explore beyond
the limits of our physical body can provide an effective
method to obtain the answers and insights so many of us
seek.
This journey of consciousness from the physical
to the spiritual is a reality we cannot escape - our only
real decision is when we are going to begin.
