Open and Clear, Academy | Rev. Devan Jesse Byrne

An out of body experience is not just “floating above your body.” It has many distinct aspects that can each be understood spiritually. Here are some key layers to them.

1. The shift of identification
The first aspect is the shift of “I am here”. In an out of body experience, your sense of “me” moves out of its usual anchor in the physical body and relocates into a subtler energy-form. Spiritually, this is your awareness loosening its grip on the dense layer of reality and resting in a finer frequency body.
You still feel like yourself, but lighter, more fluid, often without weight or pain. This is the moment you realize “I am not the body. I am the one using the body.” That realization is the doorway.

2. The energy body or astral vehicle
Another aspect is the form you travel in. Many call it the astral body, light body, residual image or energy body. It mirrors your physical shape enough that you feel familiar, yet it is made of vibration rather than flesh.
In this vehicle

• You move by intention more than by muscles

• You can pass through physical objects because you are tuned to a different frequency band

• Your senses are expanded – you may “see” in all directions, “hear” thoughts, or feel energy fields directly

Spiritually, this body is like your learning suit between dense matter and pure formless Spirit.

3. The exit and re-entry phases
Out of body experiences also have recognizable transition phases.
Common spiritual markers of the exit

• Vibrations or buzzing through the body

• A sense of being pulled upward or rolling out of the body

• Sudden loud inner sounds, like rushing wind, humming, or crackling energy

Re-entry often happens when you become emotional, fearful, or excited, or when something in the physical environment claims your attention. You may feel a “drop,” a jolt, or simply snap back to ordinary awareness. These phases are your frequency tuning up and then dialed back down.

4. The astral environments
Another aspect is where you find yourself. The astral plane is not one single place but a spectrum of realms, each tuned to certain emotional and mental frequencies. You might experience

• Near-physical layers that look like your bedroom or house

• Dreamlike landscapes that respond to your thoughts

• Symbolic or teaching environments that feel designed for learning

Spiritual language often describes the astral as a mirror that shows you your inner state in outer scenery. Change your thought and the scenery shifts. This is how you see, directly, that mind creates experience.

5. Encounters with beings and guides
A further aspect is who you meet. In OBEs people often report

• Meeting loved ones who have passed

• Guides or teachers made of light

• Other travelers who feel “real” and autonomous

• Symbolic beings that represent emotions, fears, or lessons

From a spiritual perspective, some of these are independent consciousnesses and some are thought-forms. Discrimination grows with practice. A simple measure is this: anything that leads you toward peace, clarity, responsibility, and love reflects the Wholly Spiritual Universe more clearly than anything that amplifies fear or ego-inflation.

6. Time, movement, and creation
In the astral aspect of an OBE, normal rules of time and space loosen. You can

• Move instantly by focusing on a person, place, or idea

• Slip into past scenes or probable futures

• Create objects or environments with sustained intention

Spiritually, this reveals that time and space are more like habits of attention than fixed walls. You begin to see that your true Self is not confined by linear time, and the astral becomes a classroom to practice conscious creation without the slow resistance of physical matter.

7. Emotional and karmic reflection
Another aspect is how your inner state is reflected back to you. On the astral

• Fear magnetizes heavy or chaotic environments

• Love and trust open luminous, harmonious realms

• Unhealed patterns may appear as repetitive scenes, entities, or situations

This is why many teachings emphasize inner purification before deep exploration. The astral plane amplifies you. It shows you what you carry so that it can be faced, forgiven, and released.

8. Purpose and lessons of OBEs
Finally, there is the why of an out of body experience. Beyond the curiosity and spectacle, spiritually it can serve to

• Loosen fear of death by showing you you are more than the body

• Strengthen trust in the unseen layers of the Wholly Spiritual Universe

• Teach you how thought, emotion, and intention shape reality

• Help you receive guidance, healing, and insight from subtler realms

When integrated wisely, an OBE is not an escape from life but an expansion of perspective that lets you return to your human story with more compassion, less fear, and a deeper sense that you are an eternal awareness visiting a temporary form.

This service gently trains you to slip your awareness out of “auto-pilot body mode” and into your lighter, astral energy body through a series of guided meditations. We start by teaching you how to deeply relax, quiet the mind, and recognize the subtle sensations that come just before an out of body experience – the vibrations, the floating feeling, the sense of loosening from your physical form. Each meditation walks you step by step through these stages, so you learn how to stay calm, focused, and curious instead of startled or overwhelmed when the shift begins.

From there, you receive personalized meditations designed around your energy, your symbolism, and your goals. If your natural doorway is sound, we build journeys that use tones and inner hearing. If you are visual, we guide you through vivid astral landscapes that train your mind how to “step out” with clarity and intention. You are not just aiming to have a random experience – you learn how to use out of body states for insight, healing, guidance, and connection with the Wholly Spiritual Universe. The result is a growing skill set: you understand the mechanics, you have recordings tuned specifically for you, and you develop a confident, loving relationship with your own ability to travel beyond the body and return with wisdom you can actually use in daily life.