The Projection of the Astral Body Sylvan J. Muldoon and Hereward Carrington

The Projection of the Astral Body by Sylvan J. Muldoon and Hereward Carrington THE FOUNDATIONAL & DEFINITIVE OCCULT CLASSIC ON ASTRAL PROJECTION. It has been reprinted numerous times for almost a hundred years. This is the RARE first edition, first printing. No other first printings are currently available for sale as of this posting. Overall condition: G+ Published in 1929 by Rider & Co. in London. First edition, first printing as indicated by 1929 on the title page with no other impressions listed and no impressions listed on the copyright page (the second impression is stated as such on the copyright page and later impressions are either stated on the copyright page or listed on the title page). In its original blue cloth with blind-stamped cover paneling and gilt spine lettering. Octavo, 9 3/8" x 6 3/8". Collated and complete including half-title, publisher ads and all 11 plates (including frontispiece): xli, [1], 242 pp. Book Synopsis: The remarkable account of Sylvan Muldoon's out-of-body-experiences, scientifically edited by one of the world's foremost psychic researchers of the period, Dr. Hereward Carrington. Includes both the detailed account of Muldoon's experiences and instructions on the technique of projecting the astral body. It is a highly prized occult classic on the topic. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Sylvan Muldoon (February 18, 1903 --October 15, 1969) was an American esotericist who promoted the concept of astral projection. According to Muldoon, astral projection is an out-of-body experience (OBE) that assumes the existence of an astral body separate from the physical body and is capable of travelling outside it. Muldoon was an earlier pioneer in the OBE field and collaborated with the well-known British-born American investigator of psychic phenomena and author Hereward Carrington. A 2012 Princeton University Press publication by Hugh Urban asserted that one of Muldoon's most popular books formed the basis for theories of the Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard which he claimed were his own. Hereward Carrington (October 1880--December 1958) was an American investigator of psychic phenomena and author. His subjects included several of the most high-profile cases of apparent psychic ability of his time, and he wrote over 100 books on subjects including astral projection, paranormal and psychical research, conjuring and stage magic, and alternative medicine. Carrington was an amateur conjuror and was critical towards some paranormal phenomena. Carrington in his book The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism (1907) exposed the tricks of fraudulent mediums such as those used in slate-writing, table-turning, trumpet mediumship, materializations, sealed-letter reading and spirit photography. Houdini wrote that Carrington's book The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism "is certainly the best ever written on the subject". According to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Carrington was certainly not popular with spiritualists. Carrington kept extensive records of his research and investigations and corresponded with notable figures of the day including Israel Regardie, Nandor Fodor, Aleister Crowley and one of the earliest pioneers in the field of astral projection, Sylvan Muldoon, with whom he co-authored three books, including The Projection of the Astral Body (1929) and The Phenomena of Astral Projection (1951). CONDITION REPORT: GOOD+ Square spine, firm hinges and joints. Bumped corners. Heavily dust covered boards. Sun-browned spine. Foxing to preliminaries and some spotting to fore-edge. Text from the introduction on is mostly clean and bright with scattered patches of foxing. No writing or ex libris marks. Several bent page corners. Some light thumb creasing. Only a few light smudges. Plate images are bright white and clean. One plate has a few spots of foxing on its margins. One plate has some glue binding residue along its gutter margin.