Quote Originally Posted by Reclypso View Post
AP directly relates to lucid dreaming, and you can see that by looking at the similarities. These are experienced lucid dreamers and if they say they have experienced something outside of lucid dreaming I believe them. You don't have to accept that it's a paranormal or spiritual thing. Think of it this way AP could be THE most advanced form of lucid dreaming around, if you can't master it / comprehend it then that's your problem. Everyone has different views on it.

What jaydub said is interesting also, again it verifies a 'super awareness' or extreme control over the experience/dream.

And on what dreamcatcher said, maybe you are creating the full experience leaving nothing for your mind to alter or distort. Seems like there's less mystery to a AP than a lucid dream, doors opening for you automatically (no hesitation, no 'lag'), automatically floating/flying instead of forcing it or having to create that part of the dream first. I think it comes down to clarity, and possibly a different state of consciousness or being.
I understand that. However, Astral Projection is, at the very least, unproven. Lucid dreaming on the other hand, is proven and scientifically recognized. I'll bet the people on the NASA forums don't have to deal with UFO sightings.

And I quote:
Astral Projection is the act of leaving your body and projecting your mind onto the astral plane. This is not officially recognized by the Dreamviews staff, due to its questionable scientific nature
But all that is beside the point. This discussion belongs in the Beyond Dreaming section. Just the same as if you wrote a tutorial on attaining lucidity, I would tell you to go put it in the Attaining Lucidity section. Because that's what sections are for.