Astral Projection - Any Scientific Proof?

[thorandsurfer]

The answer seems to be "no" but the testimonials seem to say "yes!" This according to some general internet searching.

What do you guys and gals think, do you think astral projection is real and more importantly, has it been proven by science?

 

[Hobgoblin]

No and no.

 

[Bim]

Well, considering that at one point in time the scientific minds said the earth was the center of the universe and that it was flat, i`m inclined to keep an open mind about this type of stuff. Personally i havent experienced with this, but i know people that have... so, i dunno. Like i said, i`d rather keep an open mind about some things. There`s a lot more about the world and the universe that we dont know when compared to what we do know for sure.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

The answer seems to be "no" but the testimonials seem to say "yes!" This according to some general internet searching.

What do you guys and gals think, do you think astral projection is real and more importantly, has it been proven by science?

'Astral' the latin, derived from the English 'Ass-trail', a term derived from the ancient art of 'soul-farting'. A very dangerous practice, basically if you concentrate hard enough you can fart yourself across the street, or even further if you become an adept.
Basically, just concentrate on your soul when you are about to pass wind, and when you do, throw a bag of flour into the air to see if you have been successful, if so, you will see a ghostly image of yourself emerging and running across the street.

 

[Spider-Who?]

I remember watching a paranormal show a few years ago where for a reason I don’t recall, they filmed a psychic trying to read someone’s mind with an infrared camera. As the psychic got going, a large heat signature showed up around him that seemed to arch toward the other person’s head. When the psychic stopped, the heat signature went away. Not sure what to make of it, but it was pretty cool nonetheless.

 

[Erzengel]

If it was I'd be trying to take over whomever is banging Anne Hathaway now.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Ha ha ha.

In all seriousness(that last gag i typed up was rubbish, sorry), a friend of mine did have a book called 'Tracks in the Psychic Wilderness', about remote viewing and the military experiments with it. I think it was written by one of the soldiers who was apparently adept at the practice. You might find some interesting testimonials in there that could amount to 'scientific proof' of such things, if you believe them of course.
You can train yourself to remote view, so if it's a real thing, I guess you could find the proof yourself.

 

[Danalys]

Well, considering that at one point in time the scientific minds said the earth was the center of the universe and that it was flat, i`m inclined to keep an open mind about this type of stuff. Personally i havent experienced with this, but i know people that have... so, i dunno. Like i said, i`d rather keep an open mind about some things. There`s a lot more about the world and the universe that we dont know when compared to what we do know for sure.

how about having an open mind about science rather than claiming it's responsible for ideas it wasn't.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

Yeah...lemme see here....*picks up science book*....NO!

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Call me crazy, but I just got the feeling that there are a couple of thousand astral projectionists standing in my living room right now, laughing at everything from my clothes to the shape of my belly-button(I am waiting on my shirt drying). Why they want to strain their mental compassities and travel thousands of miles to look at my belly buton I have no idea, but that is the feeling I am getting right now.

 

[Ultra Lantern]

If Astral Projection was possible,I'd like to leave my body and go on a vacation.I'd enter someone who was dating Jennifer Love Hewitt or Summer Glau.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I do think it is possible. Everyone experiences a sense of deja vu, and I think this is where astral projection comes into play.

 

[bored]

I astral projected this morning.

Oh wait, that was texting.

Eh, I bet it's possible.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

I do think it is possible. Everyone experiences a sense of deja vu, and I think this is where astral projection comes into play.

Yeah, so what It's not magic.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I'm not necessarily talking about, you know, Dr. Strange esque stuff here. But, there are many cases of out of body experiences people feel they had. Some can chalk that up to stuff happening in the brain, but if some kind of equivalent to the "soul" exists, then astral projection might be possible.

 

[Calvin]

I'd like for it to be possible, but anytime somebody has tried to test it quantitatively, the person doing the astral projection always turned out to be a fraud.

 

[thorandsurfer]

Although I've never read this so I'm not sure if this has ever been mentioned in the "astral projection" world, but I think that it's "possible" astral projection isn't in some other dimension but rather in our real world (universe). Simply, you would be in the "spirit" part of our world (which is neither seen nor science confirmed). In other words, you're invisible to the naked eye and aren't anything physical but still exist in this universe. That may explain why people who astral project themselves are still here (or travel withing this universe).

However, I know some may claim they travel to heaven or elsewhere and perhaps one in this spirit form has the ability to travel to another dimension, but in large (to completely), they are part of our universe.

Of course, that's if astral projection is real!

 

[SuperFerret]

how about having an open mind about science rather than claiming it's responsible for ideas it wasn't.

What?

 

[Danalys]

What?

i don't like people dismissing the most open minded and diligent investigation of reality then saying they're open minded.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

i don't like people dismissing the most open minded and diligent investigation of reality then saying they're open minded.

Em, she wasn't dismissing the possibility of astral projection at all, quite the opposite. I don't see how you could possibly think that from her statement, which was pretty straightforward, unlike your own, which I too did not understand one bit.

 

[JAK®]

No, because if such a thing was true then there would be a lot more evidence for it than we currently have.

 

[Danalys]

Em, she wasn't dismissing the possibility of astral projection at all, quite the opposite. I don't see how you could possibly think that from her statement, which was pretty straightforward, unlike your own, which I too did not understand one bit.

you don't understand what i'm saying and presume i'm misunderstanding someone else.

i'll make this simple for you. it has never been scientific theory that the world is flat or the center of the universe. there's no evidence for astral projection but scientists will investigate any new evidence, precisely because they are open minded.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

you don't understand what i'm saying and presume i'm misunderstanding someone else.

i'll make this simple for you. it has never been scientific theory that the world is flat or the center of the universe. there's no evidence for astral projection but scientists will investigate any new evidence, precisely because they are open minded.

Ok, fair enough, sorry, last night that's what I did think you meant ironically, and started to type up a response, but didn't bother posting it as I couldn't recall the scientist's name i wanted to quote as i was having brain breakdowns all over the place last night.
It was your second statement to superferrett that made me think I was wrong about your initial meaning, as i wasn't sure what you meant there.
so i will type up what i started to last night...

But, I don't know that's entirely true, sure, it was based on religion that they *wanted* to believe the Earth was the centre of the universe, but there must have been scientists who came up with data to back this idea up. Because as I understand it, wasn't it old Archimedies who wouldn't back down from the councils on that, and got into a lot of trouble. At least, I guess they had scientists on that commitee who would use bad data to back up the religious beliefs.
Anyway, you know what she meant, and she might not have been using an untrue example there.

 

[Optimus_Prime_]

I'm not necessarily talking about, you know, Dr. Strange esque stuff here. But, there are many cases of out of body experiences people feel they had. Some can chalk that up to stuff happening in the brain, but if some kind of equivalent to the "soul" exists, then astral projection might be possible.

Your body doesn't have a soul, your "I" is not intangible, it's just your brain constructing that personality, so the only way I could project your "self" would be to throw your brain across the room...honestly, I bet that's an overrated experience.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Your body doesn't have a soul, your "I" is not intangible, it's just your brain constructing that personality, so the only way I could project your "self" would be to throw your brain across the room...honestly, I bet that's an overrated experience.

There have been documented cases of people having out of body experiences while they were under anesthetic during operations, and have given detailed descriptions of what they witnessed. So, there is some proof out there , that we are more than the sum of our physical parts.
I actually have an old episode of Kilroy on that subject on tape, lol.

edit: non-Uk members will probably wonder why i am laughing at that, but Kilroy was probably the most ridiculous talk show host ever to walk the Earth, a friend of mine and i used to watch and tape his show occasionally for laughs(great when you are drunk or high). But, i would keep the paranormal type ones on tape, or any ones that were generally funny.