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explore the moon, the solar system, and the galaxy if these interest you. Or—you can enter other reality systems only dimly perceived and theorized by our time/space consciousness. It is not a new phenomenon. Recent surveys indicate some 25 percent of our population remembers having at least one such experience. Man’s history is full of reports of such events. In earlier literature, it was commonly labeled “astral projection.” I began by refusing to use this term, as it had an occult connotation and was certainly nonscientific by our standards. Charles Tart, a psychologist friend, popularized the term “out-of-body experience” when we were working together in the sixties. In the past twenty years, it has become the accepted Western generic term for this particular state of being. Without any obvious reason, I began to “go” out of my body in the fall of 1958. In the light of later historical events, it is important to state that no drugs or alcohol were involved. I was a nonuser of the former and an infrequent imbiber of the latter. Several years ago, I attended a conference not too far from our former home in Westchester County, New York—the site of my first out-of-body experiences. As we drove by the house, I commented that the reason why they began was still obscure. A psychologist friend riding with me took one look at the house, turned, and smiled. “The answer is easy. It’s the house. Take a good look at it.” I stopped the car. The house looked the same. Green roof and stone. The new owner had maintained it nicely. I turned to my friend. “I don’t see anything different.” “The roof.” He pointed a finger upward. “It’s a perfect pyramid. Moreover, it’s covered with copper just like the tops of the big ones in Egypt before the looters took over.” I stared, dumbfounded. “Pyramid power, Robert,” he went on. “You’ve read about it. You were living in a pyramid. That did it!” Pyramid power? Well, maybe. There are reports and books that make claims about strange energies therein.