Having trouble reaching the hynagogia state?

**EarthToKepler** · 02-27-2015 11:03 PM

My goal is to see hynagogia imagery... I've been trying for a couple of weeks and nothing. This is what I do: relax and just stare into the blackness, as well as focusing on my breath and saying a mantra like 'I am deeply relaxed'

I have had floating blobs (black and light blue blobs swirling in my vision) but they'll stop aftee a minute.

But that only happens when I close my eyes.. When I haven't even started to relax yet.

Any help/Ideas?

Thankyou

**proctree** · 02-27-2015 11:13 PM

Don't stare into the blackness. You're trying to fall asleep, which means directing your attention away from your real life body. Staring into the back of your eyelids keeps you awake. Furthermore, don't try to look at the hypnagogia, or you'll wake yourself up. Just lay down in your bed, and try to fall asleep normally, but while conscious rather than passed out. The light you see when you close your eyes is normal, and with enough training you can learn how to control it(although this won't be your goal for quite an amount of time).
To summarise: don't stare at the blackness; don't stare at the hypnagogia, just fall asleep and passively keep track of your breath so you don't fall unconscious.

Good luck!

**ThreeCat** · 02-28-2015 02:17 AM

Not everyone experiences strong HI. Why are you interested in this state in particular? Just curious--it is not necessary to see HI in order to LD.

**AstralFlare** · 02-28-2015 03:37 AM

I've had this a few times in recent months, I was seeing street scenes with houses and roads with cars and buses driving by, each scene lasting between 5-10 seconds. Quite an odd experience, I wasn't quite sure what was going on to be honest, I thought I was hallucinating (I guess that part is true), only just learned of hynagogia thanks to you so now I know what it was!