The pineal gland is an incredibly important part of your brain.

For those, like myself, fascinated with the more obscure aspects of the brain, it is the “Third Eye”, “Seat of the Soul”, and the intuitive part of the brain.

It produces DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), a natural hallucinogen also called the “spirit molecule”, which allows vivid dreams, imagination, and the “spiritual” stuff.

But, while it has been debated whether decalcifying the pineal gland will help with astral projection and lucid dreaming, or whether it’s more a matter of practice and discipline, the fact is that the pineal gland does a lot more for you beyond your intuitive, spiritual powers.

So, whether or not you are pursuing the wonderful goal of learning to astral project, at will – or not…

…you should be concerned whether your pineal gland is in good working order.

Here’s why:

It controls production of melatonin and seratonin, two very important hormones responsible for much of your health and well-being!

Melatonin is responsible for your sleep-patterns, while seratonin levels out your moods.

Simply put, without a healthy pineal gland, you can’t sleep as well as you are supposed to, and you get depressed.

That should be enough reason for anyone to take the health of their pineal gland seriously.

Fluoride – and why it’s your enemy…

One of the main causes of your pineal gland probably being next-to-useless is the widespread use of fluoride in the water supplies, as well as being present in many processed foods.

And it’s arguable that much of the rise in depression is due to how clogged-up our pineal glands have become!

It’s a fact, and a strange one, that although in most Westernized countries the standard of living has improved, that there are more opportunities, less poverty and starvation, and better education, depression has been on a steady rise since the ’40s, which was the time that fluoride started to be added to water.

And in 26 out of 27 tests, water fluoridation was linked to a drop in IQ by 7 points.

Because the pineal gland is largely water-filled, it’s a magnet for everything bad you consume, but especially (obviously!) water with unnaturally high levels of fluoride.

So fluoride isn’t good for your brain! Just avoid it. Bottled water is unfortunately more expensive, but worth it, if you don’t have access to a natural spring. (I don’t.)

DO check whether your bottled water has actually got added fluoride or not. It often can!

And by the way, unfortunately, Brita water filters and the like are NOT able to filter out fluoride. And distilled water is not a good idea to drink as it not only tastes awful, but leeches the minerals from your body.

Processed Foods – avoid as much as possible

Besides all of the other risks you already know about processed foods and the dubious practices in the food and agricultural industry? Do you really need to know more?

For the record, I’m including refined sugars, fats, and flours. And lay-off fizzy drinks for the same reason.

Discover more of what I’ve observed about diet & the Out-of-Body Experience…

Detoxing Your Pineal Gland

So, you’re successfully avoiding the bad stuff.

Now you need to get the crap out of your system.

There’s a bunch of stuff about this on the internet, and most of it’s nonsense. You probably noticed this yourself.

Forget all the enemas, colonic irrigations and nasty stuff like that.

Just drink plenty of good water, eat organic foods.

Concentrated beetroot juice is quite amazing for detoxing yourself. But if you find it really unpleasant, maybe a nice Borscht might be a more palatable way to consume beetroot?

Exercise will sweat a lot of the bad stuff from you.

The body is quite good at cleaning itself up, it’s what your liver is for. As long as you’re not topping up the bad stuff faster than it can get rid of it…

Finally, the Activation…

Spiritual practice is essential to the activation of the pineal gland.

Meditation, regular meditation. The meditation exercise here is designed to work through all of your chakras, and awaken the pineal gland, without you even knowing it!

Are Self-Induced Out of Body Experiences and Near Death Experiences the same?

What is the difference between an induced out of body experience, and one triggered by a Near Death Experience or NDE?

The question of whether these experiences are one and the same has had scientists, philosophers, occultists, New Agers, along with practitioners of all major religions pondering for many years.

There are certainly similarities.

But let’s look at the typical elements of an OBE triggered by a Near Death Experience.

Certain elements are common within a Near Death Experience, and transcend cultures, religions and gender. These are:

A sensation of (the soul) leaving the body

Frequently, the victim of an accident is able to remember the sensation of leaving their body. This is often, but not always, accompanied by them being able to look down upon their motionless body.

A feeling of great calm

Those people who have been clinically dead always seem to speak of a over-riding feeling of peace, love and forgiveness.

Even though the experience of death and dying should be supremely stressful, this isn’t what those who experience it and live to tell the tale actually remember.

This is even more strange, since those who have a Near Death Experience seem to only ever have experienced a violent death. It is always triggered by extreme trauma, be it drowning, being shot, a heart attack or an automobile accident.

Safe to say, no-one ever died peacefully in their sleep. Any thoughts why this may be…?

A bright light

A tunnel of light, a “living sun”, or both always seem to feature in the experience. Science has explanations for these, and why they should be so common.

“Guardian” figures

These are often key figures from the individual’s own religion. At other times, they may be key figures from the individual’s life, for instance a departed relative or friend. This is one of the main reasons that when someone has a near death experience, they return to life with an increased feeling of spirituality.

Conclusion

The only conclusion I can draw from comparing the phenomenon of NDEs and OBEs is that they are related, but not the same. The only element that can reliably be expected to occur in both types of experience is the
sensation of leaving the body. The other elements of an NDE may or may not occur in a deliberately self-induced OBE. I have had OBEs certainly where guardian figures have appeared, but more frequently they do not.

Likewise, a feeling of calm is not a given, and certainly not with the sense of resignation to fate that is invariably reported to accompany the NDE.

My sense of wonder during an OBE drives me to explore, to learn, and is never anything that could be described as a passive indifference!

Perhaps they are similar in the way that an ocean liner and a helicopter are similar – they are both man-made vehicles, that work because they are designed following the same fundamental laws of physics, but their
purposes are different.

Whether or not Astral Projection is appropriate for the practicing Christian is a question that many people have asked themselves.

Why there should be a resistance to Astral Projection within parts of the Christian community, I can only speculate.

Out of Body Experiences certainly happened to quite a few of the main players in the Bible; and it is also true to say that, as a generalization, most people who have experimented with Astral Projection have found that it reinforced their religious convictions. Regardless of whether Christian, Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist, time and time again, I have heard descriptions of Out of Body Experiences full of religious imagery.

Dreams are mentioned countless times in the Bible, as a way of God communicating with his followers. The visions and prophesies that come to God’s chosen servants very often take the unmistakable form of the Lucid Dream.

My feeling is that the cause of some Christian’s antipathy towards Astral Projection is based more upon the fact that a lot of the information available on the subject is found in the more New Age or Occult websites and bookstores. This has lead to an unfortunate association with Ouija boards, Tarot cards and other subjects with nothing really in common with the Out of Body Experience.

There are many Christian Astral Projectors out there, who find such things as Ouija boards extremely distasteful, but think nothing of Lucid Dreaming and Astral Projection. For these people, Astral Travel is a way of strengthening and rejoicing in their spirituality.

While there are those who claim that they use Astral Projection for clairvoyant purposes, which understandably can make the subject contentious for the Christian, this is not really an aspect of OBEs that is of great interest to most Astral travelers.

The greatest part of the whole experience is that of travelling and exploring the spaces that become available for you when you master Astral Projection, and a great many Christians have found a new dimension that does in no way replace their faith, but rather complements it.

If you’re reading this, wondering whether practicing Astral Projection can be compatible with Christianity, please try to dispel any concerns that this anything to do with the Occult. Thousands of committed Christians have found in Astral Projection an extra dimension to their spirituality, that in no way contradicts any religious teachings.

Furthermore, it is often those who already have that spiritual aspect to their life who find the process of mastering Astral Projection that much easier.

I would certainly hate for you to miss out on the marvelous experiences, and self-realization that comes with them, for the sake of following too-closely a dogma preached by people who have clearly never actually experienced Astral Projection.