Before I read my first lesson in the student material, before I tuned into an online zoom course, I read about Soul Travel from an Eckankar perspective. I followed the directions prescribed and chanted HU for some time. I put my attention on the third eye and there felt the space of eternal love. I held a request for the Mahatna: “Please help me with soul travel.” After I made the request I retired to bed and fell asleep.

Dream within a Dream

In my dream, I found myself in a dream. I woke from the dream inside the dream to see myself in bed, trying to sleep. This was still the dream, but I wasn’t aware it was a dream. I felt it was real and something in the room was waking me up at night. In the dark, in the stillness of the night I had a sensation of an unseen force waking me up. I became frightened. I was terrified and I fought back.

My perceptions of the event was that I was under “attack” and I reacted accordingly. I was lifted up and moved, floating off the bed. I was moved swiftly towards a window across the room, several feet off the floor. It was too much for me and in this dream I tried to scream, “ENOUGH,” and I woke up to the sound of my murmuring.

I pondered “why was I under such an attack,” and the next morning, in the light of day, I realized I wasn’t under attack at all. Everything that occurred is what I wanted. I wanted a taste of Soul Travel and I was given it. In the dream within a dream, I was out of tune with the situation and perceived the assistance as something hostile.

Requesting more Help

Now that the dream is over, I request more assistance from my guide. I want to acclimate to the experience in such a way that I am not terrified but knowing that it is all under control.

After all, no one is “leaving their body,” they are simply becoming aware of another location the soul already exists. Whether it is someplace else in this plane, or the astral, mental, or higher planes of experience, soul is already there. No threat or harm will happen. No fear or aggression should manifest on my part. Learn from the mistake. Be thankful for the experience and hope for a better opportunity in the future.