Unfortunately the English language is not very useful in describing spiritual concepts, people often get hung up on terms. Spirituality is generally more non-verbal and difficult to express verbally regardless of the language being used. That said, I will try my best to put it into words.
 Originally Posted by Dthoughts
First of all, you say "Be aware of your astral body" what do you mean by this? What is an astral body? From the wikipedia, is it really attached to a silver chord?
And, what do i do once i become aware of my astral body.
What I mean by become aware of your astral body is become aware of your spirit or energy body. If you practice circulating Qi then you should be very good at this, Qi is also know as Chi which is also known as Prana, they are essentially all words to describe the same thing: life-force, spiritual essence or divine power. The astral body is more like a mental projection of the spiritual self consisting of energy.
 Originally Posted by Dthoughts
It seems self-evident, i breathe. Circulate Qi around my body and propell from the Crown Chakra.
But is this really the case? Does this happen for you?
There is no need to propel through the crown chakra or have a tangling cord, if you see a cord it's more likely there because you expected it to be there, and this is the psycho-spiritual aspect of the astral realm where your mind projects through your spirit. Just become aware of your astral body or Qi/Chi/Prana body (life-energy body) and move into that body, switch the mode of operation and take control of that body putting your physical one in parking mode.
 Originally Posted by Dthoughts
How does it feel to see into the astral whilst wide awake? Does it come with any side-effects? And what is the benefit of projecting at will, just like that?
I have yet to experience that but have heard stories, I often perceive it as a feeling sense though. The main downfall is that it requires enormous amounts of energy which is difficult to achieve (but not impossible), and makes your physical body weak. Some of the stories date back to the times of Merlin who did it regularly. The main advantage would be personal power and knowledge, a working understanding based on practical first-hand experience. The long term goal is more along the lines of ascension, transformation of ones self into higher or greater levels of existence.
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