# Astral Travel & Levitation > Astral travel is the excursion of consciousness into astral and ethereal states real experiences that operate on a higher time frequency so that entire experiences can occur while only minutes pass physically. Returning from astral travel can produce sleep paralysis framed as precise vibrational realignment. Sensations of levitation are the first stage of the body shifting to a higher frequency and becoming less materialized. - Canonical: https://sassani.app/topic/astral-travel # Astral Travel & Levitation *A dim sleeping alcove stays grounded beneath a separate arc of distant light* Astral travel, in Bashar's teaching, is the excursion of consciousness into the astral and ethereal states — real experiences, not "just dreams." These states operate on a higher time frequency, so that entire experiences, even lifetimes or agreed-upon "operations" with ethereal beings, can occur while only minutes pass physically. > — The Cleansing Flame (qa-1), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/the-cleansing-flame) Bashar treats the astral and the physical as equal expressions of the same dream: physical reality is itself no more real than the astral, simply a different focus of the same consciousness. > — Opening Night (qa-28), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/opening-night) ## The astral state runs on a faster time frequency The distinctive feature Bashar attributes to the astral state is that it operates on a higher time frequency. Many things can happen much more quickly there: you can experience entire lifetimes in certain astral or ethereal states and come back to find only a few minutes have passed. Vivid, dream-like excursions — including encounters with ethereal beings and what are experienced as "operations" — are described as real astral-state events, with the operations understood as energy adjustments made with your agreement that can sometimes leave physiological marks when you reconnect. > — The Cleansing Flame (qa-1), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/the-cleansing-flame) ## Imagination is as real as physical presence Bashar treats imagination not as a lesser substitute for being there but as a genuine mode of entry. Your imagination is just as real as physiologically being there. That said, he acknowledges that for some people the idea of physiological existence in a locale may, because of their belief system, carry greater impact than the picture or the imagination will at first allow. In those cases, if you wish to truly enter the dream, visit the physical locale as well — use the symbol and the place together until imagination alone is trusted. > — Perfection 10 (qa-2), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/perfection-10) ## Returning: sleep paralysis as frequency realignment Coming back from astral travel can produce sleep paralysis — the inability to move upon waking. Bashar frames this as a technique of precise realignment. Shifting dimensions sometimes requires, as a side effect, what you experience as paralysis, because you have to make sure that the vibrational frequency of the dimension you are returning to is precise so that you wind up where you intend. Reinserting yourself sometimes means you need to align there and not move before you are ready, or you could find yourself shifting to a reality you did not prefer. It may change over time, and it is nothing to worry about. > — Astral Travel Shifting Dimensions Vortex Gateways (qa-1), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/astral-travel-shifting-dimensions-vortex-gateways) ## Levitation sensations and the body's frequency Sensations of levitation — feeling lifted off the bed, disks of light moving through the body — are described as the first stage of the body shifting to a higher frequency and becoming somewhat less materialized. In that state you may literally no longer be in contact with the physiological bed. The sensation is the recognition that you have shifted away from physical reality, and that shifting of energy can be used and directed toward literal levitation over time. > — The Creative Tap (qa-4), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/the-creative-tap) When only part of the body lifts, Bashar reads it as a reflection of self-definition. The part that did not lift may correspond to a point of view of yourself as a physiological being that translated into a need to remain firmly seated in a reality you consider important. By changing how you view yourself as a physiological being you can smooth this out; as long as you feel you are "flying by the seat of your pants," you may allow yourself to remain anchored until you know you can always choose where and when you are. > — The Creative Tap (qa-4), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/the-creative-tap) ## The phenomenology of projection Astral projection has recognizable signatures. Bashar describes the spinning sensation or sound, the buzzing or popping sound, the clicking, the "ringing" of the body, and vibrational recognition as the typical phenomena — the consciousness having projected astrally into the fourth-dimensional plane. In that state, craft and beings may appear as one celestial idea of light, and you are recognized as a thought form within a world of thought forms, traveling within the "ship" of your own consciousness. > — Contacts (text), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/contacts) ## Physical and astral are equal expressions The instruction for those who want to bring astral ability into waking physical life is counterintuitive: the more willing you are to be of service physically, the more capable you will be of expanding non-physically — because you chose to be born into this society. Act as if you are already expanded; act how you would act physically if you had that ability, and then you will be the being that has that ability. The physical is no less valid than the spiritual or the astral; this too is a dream. They are equal, different expressions, but equal. The practical path is to be a shining example of the vibration you prefer so that others can see in you the opportunity to choose that for themselves. > — Opening Night (qa-28), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/opening-night) ## Practical implications Treat astral experiences as real, not as "just dreams." Vivid excursions, encounters, and even "operations" are described as genuine astral-state events operating at a faster time frequency; dismissing them as unreality is a belief, not a fact. > — The Cleansing Flame (qa-1), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/the-cleansing-flame) Do not panic at sleep paralysis on return. It can be the careful realignment of your frequency to the precise reality you are re-entering; moving too soon could shift you somewhere you did not prefer. Allow the realignment to complete. > — Astral Travel Shifting Dimensions Vortex Gateways (qa-1), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/astral-travel-shifting-dimensions-vortex-gateways) Use imagination as a real entry, and add the physical locale if your belief demands it. Imagination is as real as physiological presence; if your belief system gives more weight to physicality, visit the place to support the entry until imagination is trusted on its own. > — Perfection 10 (qa-2), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/perfection-10) Notice where the body anchors during levitation sensations. Any part that stays anchored can reflect a self-definition you can relax; changing how you view yourself as a physiological being smooths the experience. > — The Creative Tap (qa-4), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/the-creative-tap) Do not treat the physical as inferior to the astral. Bashar's framing is that both are equal expressions; being of physical service is part of what expands non-physical ability, not a contradiction of it. > — Opening Night (qa-28), [Source](https://sassani.app/source-transmissions/opening-night) Boundary note. Bashar's descriptions are metaphysical framing of subjective experience. They are not medical or clinical guidance; persistent sleep paralysis, levitation-like sensations, or unusual experiences should also be discussed with a qualified professional where health is a concern. ## Representative passages All you are describing are excursions into what you call the astral state, which operates on a higher time frequency, so many things can happen much more quickly; you can experience entire lifetimes in certain astral or ethereal states and come back to find only a few minutes have passed.— Bashar, That may just be your technique of making sure that you are realigning with the proper dimensional parallel reality that you wish to inject yourself into. … Reinserting yourself sometimes means you just need to align yourself there and make sure you do not move before you are ready to move, or you could actually find yourself shifting to a reality you did not prefer.— Bashar, In a sense you were transferring your physicality, shifting it to a higher frequency, becoming somewhat less materialized; it could literally be said you were no longer in contact with the physiological bed, giving yourself a sensation of levitation. … As to the part that did not lift, you may have a point of view of yourself as a physiological being that translated into a need to remain, shall we say, firmly seated in a reality you consider important.— Bashar, The more willing you are to be of service physically, the more capable you will be of expanding non-physically as well, because you chose to be born into this society. … The physical reality is no less valid than the spiritual, no less valid than the astral. This is also a dream, your physical reality; it is really no more real than the actual reality. They are equal, different expressions, but equal.— Bashar, ## Related - [Dreams](https://sassani.app/topic/dreams) - [Fourth Density Transition](https://sassani.app/topic/fourth-density) - [Parallel Realities](https://sassani.app/topic/parallel-realities) - [Dimensions](https://sassani.app/topic/dimensions) - [Out-of-Body Experience](https://sassani.app/topic/out-of-body) - [Altered States](https://sassani.app/topic/altered-states) Markdown twin of https://sassani.app/topic/astral-travel. The HTML page is the source of truth.