The Astral Body by A.E. Powell - Book Study in English

This course is a book study session on the book “The Astral Body” by Colonel Arthur E Powell, first published in 1926. It is the second book in the 5-part series, namely The Etheric Body, Astral Body, The Mental Body, The Causal Body and The Solar System by Powell. Course on the Etheric Double is already available for purchase on the website. This is the second book study course in the series of study by Arthur Powell.

Here are the 6 reasons you should be doing this course

Your money is important, and so is your time. Hence, it is important for you to understand what you will gain by doing this course.

While this content is rich in principles and insights, we will cull out 6 most important takeaways from this online spiritual education course!

1. Principle of Elementals: Spread across various chapters of the book, the study course begins with a section on the “Elemental Essence”. It has a very large bearing on how we think, act & behave. The substance that acts as persuader of temptation is the astral elemental essence. It is a combination of the Divine Outpouring. The study of elemental essence is fundamental for understanding all other concepts related to the Astral body.

2. Concept of Thought Forms: You will be introduced to the various kinds of thought-forms and their appearance in this course, with colourful illustrations from the book on Thought Forms by Annie Beasant and C W Leadbeater. You are sure to love the images of several thought-forms created by various emotions and even some musical notes!

3. Dream life: Drawn from the study of CW Leadbeater, in this course you will learn the function of Astral Body in dream life. Know how dreams are produced, what are its types, and how one can maintain continuous consciousness in the astral plane while sleeping!

4. Principle of After-Death Life: We know that we are the architects of our own heaven and hell. Our emotions, thought-forms and habits determine the nature of our astral body. In this course you will come across factors affecting after-death life, experience upon awakening on the astral plane, and how we can live a blissful astral life.

5. Astral Entities: It talks about all kinds of entities present on the astral plane! From ordinary humans and animals, to Devas, Nature Spirits, & artificials, all have existence on the astral plane. Learn about vampires, black magicians and the role of pupils in serving on the astral plane in detail!

6. Mastery of Emotions: This course greatly emphasizes on the importance of controlling and training the astral body. “The Science of Emotions”, “The Crowd in Peace and War” & “Law of Psychic Phenomena” are the 3 books recommended by Arthur Powell for training and developing the astral body. A summary of each of these books have been covered in the course.