Thread: New Jeep

Hi all,
New member here. I have been studying about astral projection for a while now and some lucid dreaming, but just found this site and I like it so far. As far as my experience with lucid dreaming I can remember having some sort of control in my dreams when I was younger but recently no. What got me to join this site was he stages of sleep page, this part the most:

During REM sleep, your body causes the atonia, or paralysis, of the skeletal muscles. This is a very good thing, because you would not want to be acting out your dreams in real life! It is still unknown exactly how the body triggers this and has been the subject of much study. Sometimes, you may become conscious while your muscles are still paralyzed. This is known as an episode of sleep paralysis.

Sleep paralysis is an episode in which a person is usually transitioning from wake to sleep or sleep to wake and they find that they cannot move. Sleep paralysis is commonly characterized by hallucinations, vibrations, loud ringing or roaring noises in the ears, pressure on the chest or choking sensations, and often fear of impending doom or terror if the person is has no prior knowledge or experience of sleep paralysis.

I can induce this almost every night!-through 10-30mins of meditation/relaxation techniques. However my focus has always been on astral projection. It never occurred to me that it may be possible to have a lucid dream from this point. So tonight that will be my focus!