(00:00:00) Mind Beyond Matter Part 5: Eyes Closed, Body Gone

(00:27:43) Personal Reflection

(00:30:10) Outro

Episode 5: Eyes Closed, Body Gone
Projected Consciousness and Out-of-Body Mysteries

Have you ever wondered what happens when the mind slips free from the body?
When you’re not dreaming, but watching yourself from somewhere above?

Across cultures and centuries, mystics, monks, and even scientists have all described moments where consciousness seems to detach from the physical form, journeys into realms of light, visions of other worlds, and encounters that feel more real than reality itself.

In this episode of LilWeird, we unravel the spiritual and religious roots of astral projection, out-of-body experiences (OBEs), and remote viewing, tracing how these ideas evolved from sacred practices to modern New Age movements, and even Cold War psychic experiments.

From the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey, to the Tibetan Book of the Dead, to the Theosophical concept of the Silver Cord, we explore how every tradition has its own version of soul travel and what it means for our understanding of life, death, and consciousness.

✨ Highlights:

• The ancient roots of “soul travel” in Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Indigenous spirituality
• The mystical image of the Silver Cord and its biblical echoes in Ecclesiastes 12:6
• How Theosophy and the New Age revived astral travel as a spiritual technology
• Remote Viewing and the CIA’s Stargate Project: the search for psychic spies
• Reflections on what these experiences reveal about the nature of consciousness

🪞 In the reflection part, I share my own teenage fascination and failed attempts at astral projection. I once wanted to leave my body… until I realized some mysteries are better admired than mastered.

👁️ Next Episode Teaser:
Episode 6 — “The Mind That Made Itself”
Tulpa, Thoughtforms, and Belief-Made Beings.

This is where it all began, the strange case of minds creating minds.

If you haven’t listened to other episodes of our Mind Beyond Matter Mini Series, here’s a quick catch-up:
🧠 Episode 1: Minds Without Brains
Intelligence in Mushrooms, Slime Molds, and Plants
Can you solve a maze with no brain? These strange lifeforms do. From problem-solving slime molds to the secret memory of trees, we explore the uncanny minds hidden in nature.
🧱 Episode 2: Palaces of Memory, Cities of the Mind
How ancient thinkers stored libraries in their minds—and how modern neuroscience explains why it works. We explore memory palaces, internal landscapes, and the architecture of imagination.
🎵 Episode 3: Tuned In: Bio-Resonance and the Vibrational Body
Are our bodies made of frequencies? This episode dives into the controversial realm of bio-resonance, sound healing, and the idea that your body is more waveform than flesh.
🌙 Episode 4: The Dreaming Brain: Nightly Visits to Parallel Realms?
Where do we go when we sleep? From lucid dreams to ancestral visitations, we enter the realm of sleep not just as rest—but as a gateway.

🜂 Stay curious, stay grounded — and remember, the mind can travel far, but it’s the heart that keeps us tethered home.



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