Journeys Out of the Body: The Classic Work on Out-of-Body Experience (Journeys Trilogy)

This book documents Robert Monroe’s early explorations of out-of-body experiences, presented in a straightforward and personal way. I found it most valuable as a first-person account of altered states of consciousness rather than a technical manual or proof-based study. Some sections feel exploratory and tentative, which reflects the author’s process of discovery, and adds to its authenticity. The narration suits the reflective style well. Best for listeners interested in consciousness research, experiential accounts, and open-minded inquiry rather than definitive explanations.

Very interesting

Great book

I like the clear way Robert documented his OOB experiences. It's a subject which interests me greatly - If it's something that interests you too, this book is a great way to deepen and clarify your interest. Robert says it how it is and doesn't clutter it with either spiritual or occultist jargon, or exaggerated sensationalism, common to writings about this subject. He speaks warmly of other people too, A pleasant and easy read really & a real mind opener, if you are new to OOB experiences!

This book will keep you interested throughout, the type of book you simply can't put down. Robert Monroe's personal account of his out of body experiences are incredibly clear and objective, a very methodical reporter too!. His out of body experiences started spontaneously in the 50's, scared and confused at first, he thought he was possibly loosing the plot. After several physical examinations and in view that everything was fine, he asked a psychiatrist friend to honestly give him an opinion, luckily for Monroe, his friend encouraged him to 'explore' more. This lead to several encounters with other scientists who were interested in making experiments as part of his personal research. All of this provided sufficient proof of a second body and its ability to move independently from his physical body. Although I don't need confirmation, after having had some experiences myself, his reports are fascinating. There are 2 other books that he wrote after this, not to be missed!. Enjoy :-)

Very happy with book

I’m quite interested in OOBE’s, since I have had the beginning stages happen to me many times, but I’ve blocked them out of fear of the unknown. I can’t say this book was comforting in any way or even instill in me the desire to actually have an OOBE now. Just very strange “journal” type writing that didn’t seem to add up to much to be honest. Quite disappointed and am 3/4 through and am not really keen on picking it up and finishing it even. Quite disappointing, but buy it if you’re into the subject and see how you feel about it. I personally wasn’t a fan.

A fascinating honest account of a man finding his way through reoccurring out of body experiences in the 1960s & 70s, a time when the subject was seen as taboo. Robert Monroe didn’t have the knowledge we are able tap into today and had to make his journey alone for fear of being labelled for talking about his discoveries. Robert later went on to found the Monroe Institute, one of the the leading authorities of out of body experiences in the world today. Definitely a great read for anyone interested in this subject

Good read, interesting insights and practical tipps.

This book is an eye-opener. I'm learning so much about my astral experiences and it's given me the courage to explore further.. with some trepedation. I take console in the fact that others have experienced something similar.

Robert Monroe's first book offers a critical and insightful introduction to working with OBEs. I highly recommend reading the whole trilogy.

Very good insight into one of the few people who speaks from a different time and angle. it is worth reading and thinking about. it does touch on the akasha and space time. You will gain more out of it if you have read more scientific studies from various other authors to collaborate the works of this man, and develop an understanding based on fact and intuition of how you deem it to be valuable. it is not for everyone, but I'm rating it a second time now, for clarity. it is a lot of information to grasp at once, but read this for an insight into something very few have written about so well.

If you are deep into the subject matter and have familiarity with Bob Monroe’s audio materials you may find this book a great read. He is very careful to assure the reader he doesn’t intend to impose a belief system on the reader as an absolute truth or directly claim to have answers. If you are a curious passerby, you may find some of the information a bit wordy and dry, subject matters not embellished for entertainment. It is the closest thing (I’ve read so far) to a 1950’s-70’s era scientist applying scientific method to something ultimately denied by the scientific community. A good portion will be his research notes organized by subject matter in an order designed to make some concepts easy to grasp (since the order of the experiences don’t always yield a great “teaching” order). You will see a lot of his thought process during these tests. It feels very honest without much push to believe him. Different than many other books that claim to teach the neophyte, there is no preditorial hooks attempting to manipulate any emotionally vulnerable readers looking for the secrets or short cuts. Right about the time I felt like this would be another book where the author is just beating around the bush and blowing smoke, he hits with a section all about his step-by-step processes and their importance. Having taken one of the entry level courses from the Monroe Institute already, I felt like this section was a great way to follow that class with “meat and potatos” and I realized so many things I was doing wrong (distractions that inhibit results) and he did such a thorough job to lay out expectations of what success looks like. As he gets into some theories later in the book, stating that it’s a very loose idea that is for consideration, I felt an eery correlation with a few other unrelated bodies of work. It seems like a good fragment of one’s seeking journey as long as it isn’t taken as a singular source of truth. If you combine it with a passionate seeking into many different “underground” subjects you may see this book as a Must Read. My personal addition to this book is that it did take place in a different era. He illustrates a small number of observations correlating the Second Body with electricity and magnetic fields (I think ghost buster traps). In a much more dense day and age with intensely charged magnetic fields, radio frequencies, wifi, Bluetooth etc. I started to get the impression that if you feel suppressed in your spiritual experiences, consider there may be a correlation to the density of computer equipment in your meditation space. A sylvan environment with as little wireless data as possible is my next test.