Raphael,

Remote viewing and OBEs involve different skills.  For those of us who find OBEs a difficult skill to master, one wonders whether remote viewing is more easily learned.  Also unknown is what is really at stake for each gift.

For example, I read about a channeled discarnate who claimed that he needed to project an image of himself to lower planes rather than go there directly.  Is remote viewing a means of eliminating problems arising from radical shifts in vibration in the astral planes?  If so, does remote viewing have certain advantages for retrieval attempts?  I often wonder whether a key reason why many of our deceased loved ones don't contact us is that they have not yet mastered the requisite skill set.  Perhaps, certain skills are well taught or better performed on one astral plane as opposed to others.  Further exploration might shed light on the hidden potential and limitations of each mode of astral travel both in this life and the next.

Don