Journeys Out of the Body

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Last update: 02-23-2025


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With more than 300,000 copies sold to date, this is the definitive work on the extraordinary phenomenon of out-of-body experiences, by the founder of the internationally known Monroe Institute.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Justin Rodgers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
    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.
  • TrauntsiePants
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not even half way through but it’s wonderful
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2024
    I got this book after a few other books on the subject. I have successfully astral projected 64 times since my first experience a couple years ago.

    I was so tempted to tell loved ones and friends about this amazing experience but after a couple attempts, I knew I better just keep it to myself. Thankfully there are things like Reddit etc to find other wackos with superpowers (haha) to talk to but this book was written back in the 70’s/80’s. And it’s just great.

    I relate to so many of the things Monroe talks about. I can’t wait to finish it. If you are interested in astral projection, this is a fun book to read. However, so far, I don’t know that this book is a good teaching tool on how to achieve success doing it. But the concept is amazing enough that even someone who isn’t trying to leave their body and fly around could still be entertained.
  • Emily Stephens
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read / listen
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
    Excellent audiobook.
  • K.V.Veloo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and an Easy Reaad
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014
    “Journeys out of the Body” by Robert Monroe"

    Robert Monroe's book is an easy, informative and interesting read compared to William Buhlman’s “Adventures beyond the Body” which is rather technical. It is a must read for those interested in or who wish to explore out of body experience.

    Monroe’ discovery, experiments and records of his second body engaged in astral projections and viewing out of the body experience are, indeed, a phenomenon. Some may be consider them as dreams or hallucinations that appear real but are actually created by the mind.

    Robert Monroe hopes that someday “our life sciences will unravel this knowledge and a new era will be born for mankind"

    Astral travelling is not new. In theosophy we learn of the astral body or double permeates the physical body. At the great Vesak Festival held once a year in Lord Maitreya's residence in the Himalayas, the brotherhood travels to the meeting via astral projection.

    Experiments in out of body journeys are not for the weak-hearted. The greatest fear is whether one will be able to return to the physical body. The interesting part is one can see what happens to people in various time frames and situations. Surprisingly sexual desires are heightened during the second body state. It varies in intensity with the opposite sex but the act itself is "not an act at all but an immobile, rigid state of shock where the two truly intermingle”

    With so much power in the out of body experience one wonders if one can meet up with dead parents and relatives. It is not considered in the book although the author states that he finds no "evidence to substantiate the biblical notions of God and afterlife in a place called heaven".

    In conclusion one may ask what is the personal benefit of all these out of the body experience? It seems it is more of a personal experience.
  • Chance
    5.0 out of 5 stars Astral Projection!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
    Not gonna say much. Its a straightforward book about a normal mans experience in out of body experiences. Was a fun read and connects to other subjects i study in spirituality, physics, and other things. Was able to read it in less than a week.
  • the_gelatinous_cube
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic introduction
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
    Great introduction for you if you have an inkling/curiosity of what else is possible
  • Sunil
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not a book on Spirituality
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
    I was hoping that writer could connect his astral projections to spirituality, but I did not feel that way. Most of the claims sounded like stories to me, with hardly any spiritual lessons to learn.
  • Aimee Swanson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2024
    Mind expanding read.

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