Thread: What is the difference between OBE's and Astral projection?

OBE is a scientific label of a phenomena and takes no bias for or against concepts such as the soul. Astral Projection assumes we are traveling out of body using our Astral Body.

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

OBE is a scientific label of a phenomena and takes no bias for or against concepts such as the soul. Astral Projection assumes we are traveling out of body using our Astral Body.

So then what do you call it if you project a portion of your astral body, while keeping your subjective vantagepoint seated in your physical body? Its not OBE because you're not out of body. And you're not traveling out of body, so it doesn't fit your astral projection definition for that either. And if you were to do that and then move your subjective vantagepoint out of body, you still wouldn't have to interpret it as 'traveling out of body' (I don't). I call it astral projection, because its the same phenomena. I agree with everyone else that's its all basically the same kind of thing, with OBE usually having less emphasis on the subjective experience of being 'in' the nerves in your body, and paying more attention to the subjective visual or cognitive location.