Dear Rawn, >>Yes, but such a perception would require a greater degree of separation from the astra-physical body than is achieved in Lesson Three of the Archaeous.<<< So actual direct perception of a spirit requires the actual seperation of the mental body from the astra-physical body? How would the direct perception of a spirit with just the mental body alone differ from the direct perception as found within step three of the Archeaous? Are not both direct perception? Live well, Peter