Hi MasterMind, and thanks for being my first respondent.

You may be interested to know that I'm a proud owner of the two leading/classic books that introduced the subject of AP to the general public in a straightforward and scientific manner. Most of the early literature was rather uninformed, sensational, and speculative.

1. "The Projection of the Astral Body" (1929)
2. "The Phenomena of Astral Projection" (1951)
both by Sylvan Muldoon and Hereward Carrington

Mr. Carrington documents his intellectual and research relationship with Mr. Muldoon, who unconsciously stumbled upon AP without initially understanding the process, then proceeds to attempt to analyze the phenomenon within the limits of contemporary knowledge and understanding. You'll appreciate that didn't give them much room to move back then, and we are indebted to them for the work they accomplished, and the doors of knowledge that they opened to the light of understanding.

Now that you've spiked my interest, I just may re-read them, as my own understanding of consciousness (and now Quantum Physics, which I feel will have much to say on metaphysical matters) has increased immensely since I last visited them quite some years ago. As with dreams, revisiting them later can shed a new light when seen in a new context, and that is what I feel this site can accomplish, along with the "Lightened Dream" software. Unfortunately we are half a planet apart, otherwise you would be welcome to use the books for your own research. The information they contain is very concise and precisely detailed, and of immense value to any sincerely inquiring mind.

I have my own perspectives on the subject as well, and look forward to sharing them with yourself and anyone else who may be interested

Cheers and many happy smiles, cheech.