Out-of-Body Experiences

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Contact the author at: peterson@sparc.isl.net

I'd like to thank the following people for their support:

• Kathy Peterson, my wife. Without her support this book would not have been possible.
• Robert Monroe, whose books changed my life forever. Even though you've left your body for the last time, your love and dedication are still spreading spirituality throughout this plane.
• My brother Joe, for his invaluable love and support.
• My friends in Phoenix: John, Peggy, Dawn, Patricia, Sabrina, Bob, Cheri, Brad, Bob, Georgann, Jon, Herb, Mary, Judy, Perry, Carol, Jean and everyone else.
• Those who have inspired me with their music: Jon Anderson, Kerry Livgren, Tom Scholz, and Dan Fogelberg.

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  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  Introduction

  Part 1 - From Skeptic to Believer

  1. Background

  2. My Childhood

  3. First Contact

  4. Beliefs Blown to Bits

  5. Pokes and Prods

  6. My First Out-of-Body Experience

  7. The Party

  8. Overcoming Fear

  9. Scared to Death

  10. The Small Still Voice Within

  11. The Clairvoyant

  12. Flight School

  13. "Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed"

  14. A Helping Hand

  15. What Astral Programmers do in their Sleep

  16. To Believe

  Part 2 - What the Books Didn't Tell Me

  17. What the Books Didn't Tell Me

  18. Fight for Sight

  19. The Mind During OBEs

  20. The Fantasy Trap

  21. People and Animals

  22. Out-of-Body Reality

  23. Environmental Factors

  24. How to Have an OBE

  25. Psychic Experiences

  26. Questions and Answers

  27. Space is Not the Final Frontier!