This essay, chapter 15 of Psychic Exploration, studies out-of-the-body experiences , formerly called "astral projection" and "traveling clairvoyance," are a universal human phenomenon in the sense of having been experienced in every time and culture, although only a very small fraction of people ever experience it. The full volume of Psychic Exploration can be purchased as an ebook or paperback version from all major online retailers and at cosimobooks.com. CHARLES T. TART, Ph.D., is psychologist and parapsychologist who studies and is known for his work on the nature of consciousness. He is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology. He worked as a professor emeritus of psychology at University of California at Davis for 28 years. He is the author of many books and articles, including Altered States of Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology. In 1981, Tart received the James Randi Educational Foundation Media Pigasus Award.
This essay, chapter 15 of Psychic Exploration, studies out-of-the-body experiences , formerly called "astral projection" and "traveling clairvoyance," are a universal human phenomenon in the sense of having been experienced in every time and culture, although only a very small fraction of people ever experience it. The full volume of Psychic Exploration can be purchased as an ebook or paperback version from all major online retailers and at cosimobooks.com. CHARLES T. TART, Ph.D., is psychologist and parapsychologist who studies and is known for his work on the nature of consciousness. He is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology. He worked as a professor emeritus of psychology at University of California at Davis for 28 years. He is the author of many books and articles, including Altered States of Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychology. In 1981, Tart received the James Randi Educational Foundation Media Pigasus Award.