Flying Out of Body: Ancient and Modern Teachings on Soul Travel, Spirit Realms, and the Light Body

Flying Out of Body is not just a manual on astral projection. It is a complete transformation of how we understand spiritual flight, soul anatomy, and luminous presence in the world.Written by Laing Z. Matthews—author of The Spirit Heals, The Breath of Time, and Healer of Heaven and Earth—this groundbreaking book pierces through the noise of pop-spirituality and fantasy-driven projection, offering instead a clear, precise, and ethically grounded path to real spirit departure. Rooted in the Daoist distinction between Yin Shen (dissociative, shadow-driven projection) and Yang Shen (luminous, cultivated soul flight), this is the first comprehensive guide to explore out-of-body experience as a sacred discipline—not a thrill, escape, or ego game.Across six sweeping Parts and 30+ chapters, Matthews integrates ancient teachings, clinical cases, historical records, and meditative practices from Daoist, Yogic, Hermetic, Kabbalistic, and shamanic sources. This is not a book of superstition—it is a map of awakening.You will discover:The anatomy of the soul in Daoist and cross-cultural traditionsWhy trauma, fragmentation, and spiritual bypass produce chaotic or dangerous projectionHow to distinguish between Yin Shen exits (depletion, illusion, possession) and Yang Shen travel (clarity, light, sovereignty)Sealing and anchoring methods for safe departureBreathwork, visualization, dream exit, and internal stillness techniquesThe dangers of premature flight—and how to recognize false lightHow to return whole, integrate the experience, and walk in the world as a vessel of the DaoWith sections on spirit possession, karmic traps, false ascension, and how to rebuild the soul after disordered exit, this book is not only for practitioners of out-of-body travel—but for anyone seeking to understand the nature of consciousness, the risks of spiritual power, and the sacred task of embodiment after transcendence.Matthews doesn’t just teach you how to leave. He shows you how to come back luminous—and live from what you touched.From the opening line—“Leaving the body isn’t enough. Leaving it clearly, with light intact, changes everything.”—to the final reflection—“One exit was enough. Because now you are a portal, not a passenger,”this book invites you to something deeper than flight: the transmission of light through your life.Whether you are a seasoned practitioner of astral projection, a seeker drawn to mystical states, or someone recovering from spiritual fragmentation, Flying Out of Body offers a sacred mirror: not to escape this world, but to walk through it as the spirit you truly are. Read more