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The distinction between astral visioning by
means of the astral senses in clairvoyance,
and the visioning of the astral senses during
the travels of the astral body away from the
physical body can be very confusing to the student
of occultism. There is such a close connection
between the two several phases of occult phenomena
that it is easy to mistake one for the other;
in fact, there is often such a blending of the
two that it is quite difficult to distinguish
between them.
The
main points of distinction are these:
When
visioning clairvoyantly by means of the astral
senses, the clairvoyant usually perceives the
scene, person or event as a picture on a flat
surface. It is true that there is generally
a perfect perspective, similar to that of a
good stereoscopic view, or that of a high-grade
moving picture photograph - the figures "stand
out," and do not appear "flat"
as in the case of an ordinary photograph; but
still at the best it is like looking at a moving
picture, inasmuch as the whole scene is all
in front of you. Visioning in the astral body,
on the contrary, gives you an "all around"
view of the scene. That is to say, in such case
you see the thing just as you would were you
there in your physical body - you see in front
of you; on the sides of you, out of the corner
of your eye; if you turn your head, you may
see in any direction; and you may turn around
and see what is happening behind you. In the
first case you are merely gazing at an astral
picture in front of you; while in the second
place you are ACTUALLY THERE IN PERSON.
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