Having read recently on the subject of Astral Projection I noticed how many of the experiences come about in crisis situations, such as while in intense pain, when seriously ill, while under a medical operation, following an accident and so on.
Not all, of course, are experienced under such conditions but I thought today I’d give a reasonably well known case which was. In this instance the astral projection came about while being tortured.
The person concerned is Ed Morrell who was tortured in an Arizona State Penitentiary. He describes some of his experiences in the book The 25th Man
which shows him as the author. In fact it was his wife who actually wrote the book as he was illiterate. Jack London also made him the hero of his novel The Star Rover
.
While in the penitentiary Morrell was often subjected to various forms of torture. It was under this torture that he experienced astral projection for the first time.
It appears that refractory prisoners were tied into two strait jackets which were then soaked with water. As these dried they shrank in size, so much so that the prisoners felt they were being crushed to death.
The first time this happened to Morrell he felt as if he was smothering and lights danced in front of his eyes. Suddenly he felt himself to be walking around outside of the prison as if he was a free person. He had managed to leave his pain wracked body.
He was a difficult prisoner and was often tortured in this way. When this happened the guards were amazed as to Morrell’s reaction to the subsequent pain – he appeared to fall asleep. Though some say he had learned self hypnosis.
It was during this ‘sleep’ that he was able to ‘walk’ freely and explore the streets of San Francisco. In other words he became free of his physical body to travel wherever he wished.
Morrell was able to verify his astral projections by telling others of what he had seen including a shipwreck in San Francisco Bay.
His travels, while under torture, where even verified by the then Governor of Arizona, George W.P. Hunt. He was able to agree that happenings which Morrell had seen and described were absolutely true.
It’s strange though that once Morrell was no longer subjected to torture he lost the ability to leave his body. It’s as if astral projection in such cases is an escape mechanism when the body can’t take any more.
The circumstances are similar to Near Death Experiences (NDE) such as the case of Iris Lemov which I wrote about in my post Near Death Experience Changes A Woman’s Life. The difference being that with Astral projection there is free movement to travel wherever we wish. With NDEs it is usually where someone experiences what happens after, or just prior to, death.
I guess the importance of Astral Projection and NDEs is that it shows quite clearly that we are not simply physical beings. The body is just a temporary home.
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