Flying

Sorry its been a while since my last post. I have decided to write about something today that has been peaking my interest as of late: Astral Projection. I’m sure most of you have heard someone or other say “If man was meant to fly we would have been born with wings” I don’t necessarily believe that is true.

For those of you who do not know, Astral Projection is the state of your astral, or spirit body leaving your physical body and traveling around in our world and in the astral world. So far, I have not been able to achieve this “state” so I cannot tell you If it is %100 true. I have done lots of reading lately regarding the subject and I do believe that it is true. I suppose it is the idea of “flying” that most intrigues me to project. Not only can you fly when you project, but there are supposedly also “helpers” there that you can meet as well as other projectors and people that have passed on. All in all it sounds like a very fascinating idea to be able to temporarily leave your body and travel to other places and other dimensions and visit with people you have lost. It is not an easy thing to do, at least for me, but hopefully I will be able to do it someday. I have read that some people are born with a natural ability to do this whenever they want. I would like to know if anyone who reads this has been able to successfully astral project, on purpose. Any advice or comments on the subject are appreciated. Like I said before, this is an ongoing process for me, but I hope to do it someday. I have been trying to for some time now. When I do I will be sure to post my experience here.

-Danny

Last night I finished reading C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". By the time I finished the book I was absolutely blown away. I have to say that that book was probably one of if not the best book I've ever read. Lewis has an amazing way of making you feel like you are in the book. As I was reading I actually had the sense of wonder, excitement, fear, everything the characters were feeling. For a brief time, I actually felt like I was taken away into Narnia and on board Dawn Treader. Some people may disregard the series as being "children's books" but I think that everyone no matter how old or young should read them.

I think that is one of the marks of a really good writer. The ability to draw the reader into what they are reading and make them feel like they are there. That can not only apply to fictional writings, but other kinds as well. A good writer has the ability to get across whatever point that he is trying to make in his writings and essentially make the reader feel the same way. Fictional writers' goal is to take you on a journey such as to Narnia to sail on Dawn treader to the end of the world, or Middle Earth to visit the Hobbits. I can only hope to be a fraction as good of a writer as the brilliant minds of C.S. Lewis or J.R.R. Tolkien. For now I will settle with this little blog that only a few people read, but someday maybe I will come up with my own Narnia and Narnians. I know that it will by no means happen overnight, it may never happen at all, but all I can do is strive to be a better writer all the time. Seek advice wherever I can get it, and always be reading new books to inspire creativity. Most importantly of all though I just have to keep writing. And if anyone who is reading this is in the same position that I am in, wanting to write but too afraid of what people will think, or you think you are no good, I encourage you to follow the same advice. The worst thing you can do is not write. Even if you decide not to let anyone read it, start a blog like this. As you become more confidant in your writing then let a few close friends read it and tell you what they think. Do not be discouraged in your writing in the beginning, only strive to be better.

-Danny

"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it."
-C.S. Lewis