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Travel Far by Darryl E. Berry, Jr.

 


After a long dry spell, I decided to read a few books on OBE again. 'Travel Far' is one of those books that caught my eye because of the high ratings online.

The book is written in two parts. Part 1 immediately starts off with his early experiences. Stories like fighting against entities, meeting friends, encountering the deceased, meeting ETs, staying in a desert world for a week, and even an experience some call the mind-split effect (or multiple bodies) are included.

Very soon, I notice that the book is heavily focused on the ET subject and energy work (such as chakras and mudras). If you are not spiritually open-minded, this might not be the book for you because the spiritual belief system is very apparent from start to end.

"After years of looking into the concept, I have concluded that in any scenario where we are uncertain or have regrets, there is an alternate universe where the other scenario is also played out."

This is one of those quotes that makes me ponder about how alternate universes are created. Mind you, this is not really a book about that, but it's interesting to keep in mind for your future OBE travels. Visiting possible future outcomes or traveling back to the past with a 'what if' can really help with making choices or finding closure with things that happened in the past. This is just one of the unlimited possibilities of things you can do during an OBE.

Part 2 gets down to business on how to OBE. First, he explains what he calls the 'developmental basics': concentration, relaxation, visualization, energy work, awareness, and for those who are interested, psychic development. From his perspective, we can't OBE without practicing the basics, and he suggests always practicing the basics more than the OBE techniques. For example, if you were to practice daily, you would need to do a combination of several of these basics with each session every day and then have one OBE day at the end of the week.

Honestly, I'm not sure if I would really agree with that. But maybe I've been spoiled with spontaneous OBEs a bit too much, in which a regular discipline was not needed. It could be different for others.

After the basics, the book delves into OBE initiation. This is the part of the book that is a bit repetitive because topics like concentration, relaxation, and visualization are discussed again. At first, it may not seem clear why you would need to repeat everything until he shows the sequence samples and progression flow charts. The sequence samples show that you don't need to do the basics first and simply add an OBE technique. The basics are there to practice at other times to truly master the skills before attempting to go out of the body.

Either way, there are many techniques in both the basics and OBE initiation. You don't need to master them all; it's more like a buffet from which you can choose.

Although I may not agree with all the perspectives and beliefs shared in this book, I quite enjoyed reading it. It was light, easy to read, and very friendly. And because of the long list of techniques, it's a must-have for anyone new to OBE.

★★★★☆

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