This book follows the genre of books written by Bruce Moen, Rosalind McKnight, Robert Monroe, Robert Newton, and others in the OBE and past life regression trade. While very well written and entertaining, I was disappointed that there really was nothing new in the book for anyone who has read the previously mentioned authors. Of course, if the sky is blue, the sky is going to appear blue for anyone who looks at it clearly. If this is your first introduction to the subjects of out of body (astral) travel, multiple dimensions, spirit guides, soul mates, and astral level sex (!), then it will be a "Wow!" experience for you. Yet if you've (like me) read a great deal already on such topics, it can be a little bit of a "HoHum" experience.

And while not the author's fault, I have a few complaints! Why are the spirit guides in such books always given names like Meldor (Paul's spirit guide). Why not Bill or Fred or Bubba? Why are so many spirits running around in other dimensions in robes? I live in Phoenix in shorts and a teeshirt, so I do not look forward to living in another dimension in some curtain (like Carol Burnett in her GONE WITH THE WIND SKIT) or celestial bath robe! If we are intrinsically energy, and in our natural state would appear as an orb of light, why all the melo-drama? If I ever evolve to be a spirit guide for someone, I will tell that person that my name is Peaches and I will appear in a flowered Muu Muu dress instead of all the stuffy stuff that seems to show up in such metaphysical tomes.

Frankly, one thing that troubles me a bit is the way the word "Spiritual" is thrown around. Is it spiritual simply to realize that we are more than our physical body? Is it spiritual to run around at night in your astral body checking out other people on planet earth or hanging out with the dead? To me, none of these out of body theatrics are related to the spiritual path. The spiritual path involves a growing conscious evolution of our ONENESS with God and all that is. You can achieve this while always remaining in your body and working the checkout counter at Walmart! So let's not confuse metaphysical meanderings and the true spiritual path, which leads us to kindness, caring, love, empathy, compassion, giving, and surrender to a higher force, e.g., channeling the loving force of the universe, using an advanced ascended master such as Jesus Christ as the guide.

Paul seems to come to an understanding of this himself by the end of the book.

I am only raising such issues as food for thought. Nonetheless, this is a good book. And although I was bored by Paul's graphic depictions of his astral sexual experiences and his past life rationalization for a huge crush he had for a woman he met at the Monroe Center, the book was fun to read. A "Wow" experience for me? No. But a nice way to spend an afternoon waiting in an airport for my flight to leave (me INSIDE my physical body INSIDE a metal air plane).

A beautifully written and richly detailed feast for the soul, this account of the author's experiences in the spirit world is destined to become a classic. If you have considered beginning your own spiritual journey, this book is an eye-opening glimpse into the the many possibilities awaiting you!