From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	Simsense and Astral Perception
Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:51:02 EST

In a message dated 2/16/1999 2:51:02 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
dbuehrer@******.carl.org writes:

> I don't think so K :)

Well I don't really care ;-P (drops chocolate Tim Tam crumbs while he's
typing)

> IMHO when a person is perceiving astrally they are almost, but not
> quite, projecting astrally. Their preception of the astral plane is
> being made by their astral form, not their physical form. Because they
> haven't projected astrally, they are able to retain their physical
> perceptions. This is also explains why a person who is astrally
> perceiving is dual natured.

And, as such, their physical "mundane" body is translating information that
their mind (which isn't physiologically any different than a mundane's) can
comprehend.

> The simsense rig can't record the astral perception because it isn't
> being experienced on the physical plane, it's being experienced on the
> astral plane where the simsense rig doesn't exist.

I agree, but that is why I call it the difference being recording the "event
itself" and recording the perceptual sensations of the user.

> I don't think it's a cut and dried rulling. I think it's an attempt to
> maintain consistency with SR magic theory.

Oh, so do I ultimately, but IMO, it's simply a cop-out at this time.

-K