Astral Voyage

**crypticcello** · 02-13-2014 11:32 PM

Last night was the first night in which I was able to intentionally astral project. I have had many spontaneous encounters with astral projection, but never through sheer force of will. It was a profound experience, one that is difficult to put into words, so I will try to paint as clear a picture as I can. Before I attempted to project I listened to a very effective audio entrainment track - R.E.M. & Lucid Dream Enhancement - which served as the basis for my separation process. After around twenty minutes I could feel my consciousness drifting and I knew it would be malleable enough for astral projection. I began the process by lying on my back, relaxing my muscles, and clearing my mind. There was a certain point where my mind and body were unified and I felt my consciousness slipping. It was difficult, but I held this point for as long as I could, and that's what caused the process to begin.

I remember seeing in my mind's eye this white object - almost like the tendrils of a nebula - reaching out of my body towards the ceiling. Then came a humming noise that rose gradually in both frequency and volume. I became aware of my astral body though I had not yet lost connection to my physical body, which resulted in an intense feeling of being at two places at once. My astral body proceeded to be lifted from my physical body until it was hovering just above it. Upon that moment, the humming sound reached the end of its crescendo, and my consciousness seemed to be jolted with a bright flash of light into my astral body. At first I was blinded and I could only sense and feel the dream environment, but as I learned from my experience with lucid dreaming, I needed only to feel the texture of the wall before my vision came to me. I was excited, of course, when I realized what I had achieved, but I kept my focus. As with most of my projections, I was in a room that very closely resembled my own, but several things were off. I noticed a jacket which I had never seen before hanging over a chair, so I walked over to it and observed it closely, realizing that I could see its texture clearly, down to the finite debris that had settled on it.

My first experience did not last long, as the dream scene faded quickly to black. However, when I awoke I was still vividly aware of my astral body, a lingering sensation that made me feel like I was composed of two parts. This meant that I was capable of making further attempts at projection, and I did. The second time I tried, I sat up in bed, and though it was exceedingly difficult to do, my astral body was still flexible enough to project. After that experience ended, I woke up and rolled onto my side. For some reason I had an urge to grab the side of my bed and pull my astral body free. To my surprise, this method was extremely fluid, and I had next to no trouble separating. I found myself on the floor, and after running my hands along the carpet, my vision came to me. These first few projections were brief and lacked some clarity, but I was extremely fortunate and found that I could project at will upon awakening.

I saw many things during my experience - I left my house to find that the mountains had caught fire, spoke to apparitions of people and to strange creatures resembling humans, changed into a number of forms, and reached new depths in meditation. I actually found myself wanting to stop it towards the end, and I had to fight my way out of the state just to wake up. I am very content with my experience, which for once came in abundance. I had to push my limits, but now I know that I am capable of projecting at will, which I find to be very exciting.

**Baron Samedi** · 02-20-2014 02:12 AM

I'd like to hear more details about what happened in the last paragraph! Amazing.

**Dthoughts** · 02-20-2014 03:23 AM

I can see why finding out that you can project at will can be pretty exciting.

Have you made any more attempts? I was wondering about breathing, and how it behaves in these experiences. Did you at some point pay any attention to that or was it just arbitary sensation?

**crypticcello** · 02-22-2014 03:02 AM

Originally Posted by Dthoughts

I can see why finding out that you can project at will can be pretty exciting.

Have you made any more attempts? I was wondering about breathing, and how it behaves in these experiences. Did you at some point pay any attention to that or was it just arbitary sensation?

I was actually able to pull off another projection this morning, making that my second direct experience. I used a similar method as before, beginning with audio entrainment and some meditation. However, the only time that I paid attention to my breathing was in the beginning to help me relax. I found that it is better to focus on one of my senses as in an SSILD, particularly my vision. There is a point where if my mind is clear and my body is fully relaxed that astral projection happens spontaneously.

**Dthoughts** · 02-22-2014 08:08 PM

Wow, congratulations. nice to hear you are actually progressing.

Ahh, you mentioned white trendils from a nebula coming from the ceiling in ur first experience. Was there something similar in this one'?

I have also seen tendrils, but for me they where black and scary and out to get me. Or a spider that eats on my face etc. I don't think i hear a humming noise at that point. And it feels rather like my body is being invaded rather than something is pulling me out. But perhaps, this will change now i have decided to make some healthy lifestyle changes.

**crypticcello** · 02-22-2014 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by Dthoughts

Ahh, you mentioned white trendils from a nebula coming from the ceiling in ur first experience. Was there something similar in this one'?

My second projection happened very quickly, I simply rolled onto my side after visualizing my room, then the visuals became clear. The separation happened without any effort on my part, but I had trouble stabilizing myself in the astral plane. I lost focus halfway through and fell asleep in the astral plane, and thats when it became strange. It's hard to explain but I ended up projecting out of a lucid dream inside another dream within my astral projection, so I was very quickly lost and couldn't even remember where I started.

**Validus** · 02-22-2014 11:43 PM

Great description of your experience.

I remember seeing in my mind's eye this white object - almost like the tendrils of a nebula - reaching out of my body towards the ceiling. Then came a humming noise that rose gradually in both frequency and volume. I became aware of my astral body though I had not yet lost connection to my physical body, which resulted in an intense feeling of being at two places at once.

- Flawless. Great job, towards both the experience, and to have seemingly acquired the ability to induce such a wonderful state at will.

**Validus** · 02-22-2014 11:48 PM

@Dthoughts

I have also seen tendrils, but for me they where black and scary and out to get me. Or a spider that eats on my face etc. I don't think i hear a humming noise at that point. And it feels rather like my body is being invaded rather than something is pulling me out.

Do you think there was a mental factor contributing an onset of these sensations/visions? Or rather they were present upon entry? If you don't mind me asking, that is.

**elucidator** · 02-28-2014 04:44 AM

I have while meditating achieved very similar effects. Traveling through other places like tunnels of light. I have felt my body in my bed while dreaming too.. SO I feel that with some individuals they might have an ability naturally to do so. I am no good at it, but I could totally see other people mastering it. Just try meditating, do a little research on practices you like and see if that works. I know changing my lifestyle worked for me, at least I'm having more frequent experiences.