My astral sight and hearing are good. But id like to get better at the tast and smelling part. Id also like to know how to get better at feeling astral things but in a way where it doesnt make it so I would be in more pain if i get hurt when astral projecting. Any tips?
Despite what others say, I believe that astral projection is a very personal experience. We are only limited by ourselves. If you are good at visualizing, then smell and taste shouldn't be too difficult. Some smells and tastes are triggered by memory. We salivate sometimes just by remembering our favorite food. What you need to do is be more conciously aware of smells around you and taste of the things you eat. Once you feel like you can tell how it smells or tastes just by remembering, then hopefully you will develop the same habit while astral projecting and be able to smell or taste anything.
It isn't always possible for some people to experience all their senses. Some are even blind during it. Some are lucky enough to have it all. It depends on how much they can let go of their physical existence and immerse themselves into being spiritual temporarily.
What we actually sense within the astral is more a translation of what we experience than an actual sense. There is nothing physical there to actually feel or taste. There is nothing there causing actual sound waves for us to hear, or rays of light for us to see. As was suggested, this becomes a very personal experience, as our minds work to translate what we experience spiritually into something we can make sense of as very physical beings.
While it was also suggested that opening your third eye to "100%" would aid with this, I would suggest here that the opening of your third eye is more the result of your experiences and studies than an actual practice. This is often misunderstood about the third eye, or any of the chakras. They are merely conduits for the energy, reacting to our actions as well as the actions of those around us.
They may change as you work with them, much as you might build muscle when you work out--muscle is the product of working out, and not the actual process.
So also I'd like to add a followup question/add on to the question. I have sinus problems and can't smell very well physically, does that explain my problem with smell astrally?
Not necessairly. But the sinus may contribute to it because you would be functionally fixed into believing that if you can't smell while you are awake, you won't be able to smell while astral projecting. However, if you can get past this mindset and learn to think of your astral body as "seperate" or "different" from your physical body, then you will learn to break these boundaries and be able to do seemingly limitless things. Remember-one of the main goals of astral projection is learning to extend the consciousness out of the body.
With practice you can learn how to lower the vibrations of your etheric body once out of your body. It will heighten your astral sight, hearing, visdion, touch and you can denser and even be able to be seen by people and pick up light aobjects. The lower your vibrations the denser you willl become and you may be able to become very solid. This takes A LOT of energy and you would need someone feeding you energy to stay in that state. This takes years to perfect. But as a novice you shouldn't be worried about anything of that nature.
