Astral Projection - Defined

tral projection is something many people have been interested about. Astral projection is commonly known as an "out-of-body experience." During an astral projection, one feels as if they have left their physical body and are able to travel throughout the astral plane. Some people have claimed that it is possible for them to travel to non-physical planes. While the person feels as if they are moving, their physical body remains still.Astral projection is something that everybody can achieve. It might be harder for some people to experience astral projection than others. Many people try to do astral projection through meditation or lucid dreaming. Both of these methods are equally efficient. Binaural beats are another way that many people achieve astral projection. They listen to specific tracks to help their mind and soul wander into the astral plane.In astral projection the traveller finds him- or herself in an apparently real domain, which has no parallel to any physical setting. This is termed by New Agers and occultists among others as the astral plane or "the astral". Environments here may range from populated to unpopulated, artificial to natural to completely abstract environments and from beautific to horrific. Here, normal physical laws often do not apply. The quality of detail ranges from crude to vivid and fascinating. Projectors may gain access to visions of the past or future of Earth, and to the Akashic records. It has been said that space and time do not exist on the astral plane in the same way they do on earth, or that they can be transcended. Many travelers have theorized that people having dreams travel to the astral realms. Travelers have reported seeing dreamers enact dream scenarios on the astral plane, unaware of the more extensive and varied non-physical environment surrounding them. Some also claim common movements in dreams, such as falling or feeling like you are walking through quicksand, is the astral body in action.[13]The astral environment is often divided into levels or planes. There are many different views concerning the overall structure of the astral planes, and many different numbering schemes applied to them. These planes may include heavens and hells, places where people go immediately after death, transcendent environments for those who are "more enlightened," and other less-easily characterized states.In latter articles, I will explain the different ways of achieving astral projection, and share with you my stories of astral projection.Sean Koss like stuff. Sean_KossMap

AOL is Splitting, But There is a Big Second Cut to Take

L's announcement to split in two is a great decision on focus, but seems very late. When AOL started, they created the best online experience by controlling the access, content, "browser", content development platforms, and commerce tools. It was an all-in-one play that allowed them to do things that others couldn't do in a simple way for the customer. Today, all of those elements have splintered and become industries of their own and have all become easier. There is less need for a single integrated platform. AOL's best attributes have always been about great experiences for the end-user customer, so how can they leverage that today?One challenge in focus is that AOL still has two big segments of customers. Older email users who started on AOL because it was easy to use and never switched to other web email services like gmail or hotmail. Then there is a second segment of young customers who got to know AOL through Instant Messenger. These two segments are going to want completely different things from AOL and somehow they will need to figure out what their "hooks" will be going forward. Google has played it well with broad applications like search, maps, and posting videos capturing the bulk of Internet users.AOL will need to look closely at the needs of it's customers and find the gaps, find the things that are still difficult on the web, and create a great customer experience out of those. That job will be tough if they try to both hold onto their old email user customers and take forward the AIM (instant messenger) customers they built up as well. Two very different segments.Media management in the home and the fight for the digital living room is still a place where competing standards, tricky technology integration issues and no single platform may provide an opportunity. Although that space brings in new players even still such as Apple. In fact, Apple may be one of AOL's toughest competitors. The iPod/iTunes move to simplify and mainstream online music downloads is exactly what AOL did for web surfing in the 1990s.To succeed in a big ideas to big results transformation, AOL needs to focus...especially since the competition this time around if fierce with Google, a potential Microsoft/Yahoo! combination, and Apple all vying for the hearts and minds...and clicks...of the same customers.Michael Kanazawa is chief executive of Dissero Partners and co-author of BIG Ideas to BIG Results. He serves as a business advisor, speaker and author on the topics of corporate transformation, strategy execution and leadership. He can be reached at mike@bigideastobigresults.com or booked to speak through www.brightsightgroup.com Michael_KanazawaMap