Astral Projection - Voluntary and Involuntary Return — YouTube from the CEC Library

An astral projection can end in two ways: voluntarily or involuntarily, depending on the level of consciousness reached. Voluntary return occurs when the projector decides of their own volition to return to the physical body. This can be done by trying to move a part of the body or after completing a daily assistential task. This kind of return is one of the privileges of lucid and experienced projectors, who are aware that they are in a projected state, unlike projective daydreams, which are more dreamlike.

Involuntary return occurs when the projector returns to the physical body for reasons outside their control. The most common causes include noise, movements of the body in bed, physical touch, the action of helpers, and physiological needs. When we identify the causes that produce an unintentional projection of the astral body, we realize that there is no reason it cannot be produced voluntarily. For most people, the first projections are involuntary and unconscious. However, through attentive study and careful observation, it is possible to identify fundamental causes of projection.

Consciousness moves to the next vehicle of manifestation when the current one is incapacitated. For example, if the physical body is completely relaxed and incapacitated, the manifestation of consciousness will occur in the psychosoma. If the psychosoma is also incapacitated, consciousness will manifest in the mental body, and so on.