The Astral Traveler's Handbook & Other Tales by David Michie

The Astral Traveler's Handbook & Other Tales by David Michie

Whatever dreams he was having, Jason knew they had nothing to do with his physical body. His eyes were firmly shut and his consciousness withdrawn from his senses when all this was going on. Yet in his dreams he experienced sights, sounds and even visceral sensations much more intensely than when he was awake.

From this he understood that you didn't need a physical body to see, or smell, or endure any kind of experience with an acuteness that was more real than reality. From an early age he deduced that heaven or hell need not be material places so much as states of mind--and no less glorious or horrifying because of that. There were no limits to a mind untethered from form.

What if you could re-live the enchantment of childhood bedtime--but with magic that is real? What if you felt the wonder you once sensed when you believed that anything is possible? Or were inspired to see the world through fresh eyes?

In this compendium of delightful short stories, David Michie draws us into the extraordinary experiences of everyday people as they encounter those tell-tale cracks exposing reality as not quite what it seems. Four female book club members are unexpectedly propelled, by the same black and white photograph, to discover a shared purpose beyond their wildest imaginings. An earnest young seeker finds that drawing aside the veil to an immeasurably more wonderful reality, doesn't depend so much on the arcane books he reads as on a source much closer to home. A cat-doting woman, who wishes her beloved felines would talk to her, is shaken when she realises what they have been trying to communicate all along.

David Michie is the author of the bestselling 'The Dalai Lama's Cat' series, as well as a variety of mindfulness, meditation, and Buddhism publications. 'Why Mindfulness is Better than Chocolate,' 'Hurry Up and Meditate,' and 'Buddhism for Busy People,' for example, are nonfiction titles. His books are available in over 30 countries and 25 languages. David is a mindfulness and meditation keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and coach. He has vast experience presenting to a wide range of people in a variety of settings in a number of countries.

In 2015, he founded Mindful Safaris, a company that takes groups to Africa, where he was born and raised, to encourage people to travel uncharted territory, both outer and inner, through a combination of daily game viewing tours and mindfulness training. David was raised in Zimbabwe, a country rich in African animals, but he always returned home to his corgi, Tudor, who had an ear that flopped instead of upright. David Michie's website can be found at http://www.davidmichie.com.