definitely not in Heaven. As you can see on the schematic model of the Creation, you are nowhere near yourfinal goal.
The Astral plane mimics human life on the Physical plane. Astral bodies look like human bodies, except thateveryone will appear about twenty years old and in perfect health. The characteristic "sky" of the Astralworld is red and the characteristic sounds are the bell and conch. Churches on Earth ring bells to call peopleto "heaven" which they believe to be the Astral plane. Actually, most do not remember why they ring thebells.
The Astral plane accommodates its residents by creating appropriate environments. It is compartmentalizedboth vertically and horizontally. The quote from Jesus that "my house has many mansions" is a reference tothis. The Astral plane functions as a desire fulfillment matrix. It is whatever you want it to be or believe itshould be. Consequently, anyone or group who has formed a "belief system" about heaven is easily trappedon the Astral plane as they truly believe that all their hopes and dreams have now come true. They have nodesire to leave or advance further because they believe they are "home". Eventually, their "happy dream"comes to an end and they find themselves reincarnated somewhere on the Physical plane. These regions ofthe Astral plane are commonly referred to as the "belief system territories". Most "garden variety churches"have their home here. Since they never see each other due to the compartmentalization, each church groupbelieves that "they made it to heaven" and all the other religions "must have burned up in hell". This justfurther reinforces the deception and holds the deluded Soul in a constant cycle or reincarnation
When you look across the civilizations of the Earth and the various states of human existence, obviouslysome are quite miserable, degenerate and decadent. So, as you might expect, you will find these Souls on thelower Astral planes. This is a region you clearly want to skip because it is pretty disgusting and is even saidto smell awful. So, unless you are just sightseeing for informational purposes, you do not want to be here.
By contrast, the higher Astral planes are indescribably beautiful with huge cities larger than our entireplanet. These are the administrative, educational and living centers for the active residents, i.e., the residentswho are not trapped in the belief system region or lower regions and who are able to make Spiritual progressand benefit from their stay here. If you find yourself in this region, you goal should be to try to advance tothe Causal plane as opposed to planning for a new life on the Physical plane.
Anyone can visit the Astral plane by the mechanism of Astral projection. As a citizen of the universe, youhave the absolute right to go anywhere within the Creation for the purpose of personal enlightenment. Thepoint here is "look, don't touch". In order to successfully visit the Astral plane in an alert state you must haveno desires and total emotional control. Any desires would be immediately fulfilled and so trap you. And,since you navigate with emotion, you will need to be able to precisely direct it. If you can successfullymaster these basic requirements, you can run all over the Astral planes and take in all the various sights.Such experiences are important because they will teach you that this plane of illusion is not reality and thatyou may as well skip it altogether on your "way up" when you actually die.
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