Thread: Astral Projecting?

Well, I attempted it last night and I must say, I had some very interesting results. As I did, my mind began to enter the transition from waking world to the astral plane, and as it did, I felt jolted, like a violent shock to my whole body and I went numb. From there, everything felt, I dunno, like it was actually there. You know how when you're sitting there, whatever you're focusing on feels there, but nothing else? Well, I dunno, it's like I could feel the real presence of everything.

also, on a side note. I closed my eyes and began to concentrate, and I saw a huge wall of moving colors, with faces embedded in them.

Anyone have any idea what might have happened or what is was?

This sounds to me very much like the WILD technique of entering a lucid dream. Have you had a chance to read the Five Phases of WILD tutorial yet? If not, please take a quick look at is and compare it to your experiences.

WILD is quite an interesting thing =)

yeah I totally did, and it seems both are very similar. I'm attempting it again tonight to see if anything different or similar happens.

i heard of astral projection before i even knew what lucid dreaming was.

for a couple years (off and on) i would try to astral project. sometimes i would feel strange vibrations, numbness, shuddering, heard auditory sounds (some extremely frightening) and my name being called, etc etc.

finally one night i felt my body begin vibrating...eventually i rose up out of my body. as i floated up i could see my body lying in bed. i got excited and my awareness flickered between my floating 'astral' body and my body in bed (i couldn't see anything when my awareness swung back to my sleeping body, but could feel my physical body lying there with my eyes closed).

it flickered back and forth a number of times, and then i felt myself snap/slam back into my body. of course, at the time i thought i was being reeled in by my 'silver cord'.
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a few months ago i discovered lucid dreaming. it is much clearer, scientifically verified, and the techniques are straightforward (for the most part) and have yielded great results.

now i view my 'astral projection' as nothing more than my first WILD (and recently i have had another much longer one to compare it to, that was definitely a dream.)

in light of this, i would say you experienced aspects of a WILD. i'm not saying astral projection isn't possible (i plan to experiment with its validity after i master lucid dreaming), but i'm saying most astral projections are probably lucid dreams.

*shrugs* who knows. but IMHO i wouldn't be in a rush to view lucid dreams as astral projection. although, if doing so helps you have successful experiences, more power to you..

Originally posted by Asher
i heard of astral projection before i even knew what lucid dreaming was.

for a couple years (off and on) i would try to astral project. sometimes i would feel strange vibrations, numbness, shuddering, heard auditory sounds (some extremely frightening) and my name being called, etc etc.

finally one night i felt my body begin vibrating...eventually i rose up out of my body. as i floated up i could see my body lying in bed. i got excited and my awareness flickered between my floating 'astral' body and my body in bed (i couldn't see anything when my awareness swung back to my sleeping body, but could feel my physical body lying there with my eyes closed).

it flickered back and forth a number of times, and then i felt myself snap/slam back into my body. of course, at the time i thought i was being reeled in by my 'silver cord'.
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a few months ago i discovered lucid dreaming. it is much clearer, scientifically verified, and the techniques are straightforward (for the most part) and have yielded great results.

now i view my 'astral projection' as nothing more than my first WILD (and recently i have had another much longer one to compare it to, that was definitely a dream.)

in light of this, i would say you experienced aspects of a WILD. i'm not saying astral projection isn't possible (i plan to experiment with its validity after i master lucid dreaming), but i'm saying most astral projections are probably lucid dreams.

*shrugs* who knows. but IMHO i wouldn't be in a rush to view lucid dreams as astral projection. although, if doing so helps you have successful experiences, more power to you..

Very nice and informational post!

just relax and let it flow. when you feel the vibration, don't be afraid. just lie still, on your side is better and let it separate naturally. sometimes when i don't want to travel, i fight it like trying to get up, but if the paralysis has set in too deep then you've probably already separated.

Originally posted by Seeker
This sounds to me very much like the WILD technique of entering a lucid dream. Have you had a chance to read the Five Phases of WILD tutorial yet? If not, please take a quick look at is and compare it to your experiences.

WILD is quite an interesting thing =)

where do i read about wild?