Account 015 - Experiences with Insects using the Astral Body — YouTube from the CEC Library

I have recounted some experiences I had, which greatly improved my life, in the sense of learning more about spirituality without having to outsource it. I believe that astral projection is a tool, but it should not be the meaning of our life. It takes strength and determination to follow this path, using it as a means of personal growth. The idea is not to outsource spirituality or what we are unable to see.

One of the experiences happened when I was very young, around the age of 12 or 13. I wanted to know whether, while out of the physical body, it would be possible to provoke some kind of reaction in insects or animals. At that time, I was afraid that, on approaching a reptile such as a snake, something might happen. I did not have enough knowledge and thought there could be some risk. Later, I found out that nothing could happen unless I somatized it through my emotional structure. I remember having gone to a specific place to see whether, on making some movement in the astral dimension, an insect would react.

A funny experience happened when I lived in the Parelheiros area. There was a spider on the wall, a jumping spider you could pick up by hand. I wanted to see its reaction, because it seemed very agile and electric. I decided to leave my body and try, with my energy and intention, to touch the jumping spider to see whether it would move or notice my presence. When I carried out the experience, I floated to the living room and approached slowly to perform the test. I had already planned the entire structure of the experience. However, as I approached, it came down along its thread and went off walking across the floor. I did not know whether my approach had caused that. I followed it and, as I approached, it changed direction. I thought it had noticed my presence.

I made another movement, but it did not respond. Right afterward, when I made a movement in another direction, it turned that way. It was a funny situation. This experience cannot be considered scientific, because I did not have an adequate methodology. I was only trying to find out what happened. I made several movements; it responded to some and not to others. When it did respond, it was in the direction where I was. I laughed a lot afterward, because I could not tell anyone what I was doing. I recorded the experience in detail, from leaving the body to the interaction with the jumping spider, so that I could use it in the future.

That experience was important to me, because I was testing new things. It was a beginning of something. Normally, when we do astral projections, we look for other meanings for our life. Often we want to leave the body to talk with a deceased relative or to see some place. However, I think that, when we do not have control of the astral vehicle, we end up trying to benefit ourselves in other ways. I also wanted to have experiences that would benefit me, such as floating, feeling energies, and taking journeys at a distance, at great speed. Over time, I found out that there are other interesting things around us that we can explore with this tool.