Dream or Astral Travel?

How can I tell the difference between a Dream or Astral Travel?

Dreams are often part of a complex psychological detoxification process we go through as the subconscious purges itself.  But there is an additional type of “dream” state in addition to this.  Better known as Astral Travel, this state of awareness is a regular experience for each of us, occurring at least once a day as we drift into twilight awareness before or during sleep.

Telling the difference is not quite as difficult as it might seem!

Dreams are often disjointed, and can be controlled with lucid dreaming techniques.  They are centered predominantly on psychological issues and emotional wounding and can often jump from subject to subject as the detoxification process occurs.

Astral Travels are tangible.  They may bring us to a different dimensional awareness or place, and may seem strange at first, but are rarely disorganized in nature.

The strangeness of the place and the beings there is very often quickly replaced with a familiarity and comfort, as we have most likely journeyed there before and are only just remembering the connection!

There are those who walk between two worlds with conscious awareness of both.  Often referred to as psychic, these people are not unlike anyone else except for their awareness and acceptance of things not normally “seen” by the naked eye.  This may apply to energy, spirits or dimensions themselves.

Everyone has the ability to awaken this psychic awareness!  It is one of our keys to understanding the spiritual nature of our existence.  There is no inherent malevolent energy present in this awakening.  It is, rather, an expansion of our physical self.  A deeper connection to Spirit and Life!

Very often, smells are associated with other-dimensional beings.  This sense of smell is part of what we refer to as clairsentience, a “psychic” awareness that comes through physical sensation rather than aural or visual influence.  Just as we have a scent, all beings have a scent with which they can be recognized.

Clairaudience refers to the sounds or tones we recognize as they are transmitted from an other-dimensional being.  From words to bells, hums, clicks and more, these sounds are heard using a “psychic” awareness.

Clairvoyance is the most familiar and coveted “psychic” gift most commonly discussed and often misused.  This visual connection to other dimensions is often influenced by imagination and the desire to see what cannot normally be seen with the naked eye.

First glimpses of this gift awakening usually come through the peripheral vision.  We recognize movement or shapes on the edges of our visual scope and very often dismiss them as dust or our eyes going out of focus.

For some of us there is little introduction to the awakening of this gift, and the shapes, colors and beings once “invisible” to the naked eye are simply present and alive in our awareness.

The wise psychic never relies solely on a single gift, but seeks validation from all three.

In an Astral Travel experience, all of the individual’s gifts are open and functioning.  There is deep and tangible awareness and connection to the environment and the beings present.

It is our post-assessment that can cause confusion and fear around these encounters, and when first exploring the world of Astral Travel it is important to be guided by a person who knows the keys of protection and the laws that govern the world of other-dimensional travel!