Journeys Out of the Body

«In the spring of 1958 I was living a reasonably normal life with a reasonably normal family. Because we appreciated nature and quiet, ours was a country environment. The only unorthodox activity was my experimentation with techniques of data learning during sleep—with myself as the chief subj» — fecha el comienzo y lo enmarca en un experimento previo de aprendizaje durante el sueño

«a beam or ray seemed to come out of the sky to the north at about a 30° angle from the horizon. It was like being struck by a warm light» — el primer episodio, en su propio relato

«I still don’t know what the word “astral” means. Thus I prefer to stick to the terms “Second Body” and “Second State.”» — rechaza el término «astral» y elige su propia nomenclatura

«This type of literature, which still flourishes, depicts an astral world composed of many levels or planes, which is where people go when they “die.”» — cómo describe la literatura astral que declina usar

«there evolved what seemed to be three Second State environments. The first of these was identified as Locale I, for lack of a better nomenclature» — la tripartición de los entornos, presentada como provisional

«Locale I is the most believable. It consists of people and places that actually do exist in the material, well-known world at the very moment of the experiment» — la definición de Locale I

«The best introduction to Locale II is to suggest a room with a sign over the door saying, “Please Check All Physical Concepts Here» — cómo introduce Locale II

«It is certain to produce emotional effects as it steps solidly upon what we have accepted as reality. Furthermore, many of our religious doctrines» — y la advertencia que le pone delante

«The Second Body is basically not of this physical world. To apply it to visits to George’s house or other physical destinations is like asking a diver to swim down to the ocean bed without scuba gear or pressure suit» — la analogía del buzo para explicar los límites del Segundo Cuerpo

«the scientist today can conceive far more easily of the possibility of the area here labeled Locale III than that of Locale II. Why? Because it fits his latest discoveries in physics, small bits of evidence he has uncovered in his experiments with matter bombardment, accelerators, cyclotrons, etc» — por qué considera Locale III más aceptable para un físico que Locale II

«The best way to get acquainted with Locale III is to take the significant experiments leading up to it directly from the notes» — y cómo elige presentarlo: por las notas, no por la teoría

«the OOBE is generally extremely joyful to those who have it. I would make a rough estimate that between 90 and 95 per cent of the people who have this experience are very glad it occurred and find it joyful» — Charles Tart, en el prólogo, sobre la reacción de quienes lo experimentan

«Considering the importance of the idea of the soul to most of our religions, and the importance of religion in people’s lives, it seems incredible that science could have swept this problem under the rug so easily» — y su objeción a la ciencia, en el mismo prólogo

«Dr. Tart states that the EEG shows definite unusual and unique tracings during time of activity» — el dato instrumental que Monroe atribuye a Tart

«Mr. Monroe was able to produce two brief OOBEs. He awoke almost immediately after the first OOBE had ended, and estimated that it had lasted eight to ten seconds» — del registro de laboratorio de Tart

«His blood pressure showed a sudden drop, a steady low lasting eight seconds, and a sudden resurgence to normal» — y la medición fisiológica que lo acompaña