It has been 8 weeks and I still can't project and I have no idea why. I have no fear of projecting i have had the dizziness I think I've had vibrations and a white light but still haven't projected or felt out of my body. I've read a lot on the subject and used different methods, but still nothing
Re: 8 weeks and still can't By: sesa / Knowledgeable
Post # 2 Feb 13, 2011
I can only tell you to be patient, some people are able to do it azzap, while others are not able to do it as fast. Maybe you are not concentrating hard enough, try beginning your meditations in another place. You will be getting there as long as there is persverence.
Keep practicing, and let it come naturally, stop trying to force it to happen. It took me 6 months to figure out how to do it, and another 6 to learn to do it on command. it takes time and practice, you aren't going to get it over night.
An OBE happened to me for the first time when I was in school, I must have been 14yrs old. It was a Friday night and my sister and I were just through with watching Schindler's List on video. We were allowed to watch a video till late on Friday nights, since we didn’t have school the next day.
Anyway, we went to bed. And usually the two of us would talk endlessly. That night, mid conversation I zoned out. Next thing I knew, I felt light and floaty, I opened my eyes and I was near the ceiling of my bedroom. I looked to my right below and could see mom and dad fast asleep in their room. I looked to my left and I could see myself lying on my back. I even saw my sister looking at me curiously, and whispering my name. That's when I freaked. I thought I was dead. I saw my sister reach out to touch my hand. Next thing...I felt a violent tug and began falling rapidly until I crashed into myself, waking up in cold sweat.
When I opened my eyes, my sister looked as startled as I felt. When i asked her what happened, she said that I zoned out within seconds of a conversation. She tried to get my attention, and then reached out to touch me because I wasn't responding. She said that the minute she touched my hand, I shook from head to toe as though I was hit by lightening. When I looked at the watch, only 10minutes had passed since we hit the sack.
My little sister is a factory of paranoia so I brushed it off as a bad dream. But I couldn’t sleep for nights, scared that I would die. I then, shared this ‘dream’ with one of my dad’s brothers who explained what astral projection is and how lucky I was to have experienced it, because people try and try and never manage. I began to read up on Astral Projection and tried all sorts of mental exercises to push myself into the astral plane. Nothing ever happened consciously.
After that it has happened twice in the past two or three years (both when I was trying to sleep). Don’t remember the recent astral projections as well as I remember the first, even though it happened eons ago. But yeah, it has never happened when I’ve tried to do it consciously. Still grapling with whether these are just dreams or something more...
My journey has been just as long......I have tried for years, I had a few projections about 10 years ago and have been trying ever since. Im looking into teas mildly sedative and balancing like lemon balm and motherwort, I have found that very hot weather helps immensly and to keep a pen and paper beside your meditation space and write everything you can remember when you dose off!
Astral travel, despite what most of the people here might tell you, is very, very hard, and in truth few people ever will be able to do it. Yes I Know the exact methods as far as how to, and no, I would not divulge such here to be honest. In truth some knowledge is not best disseminated, and in truth astral travel is not such a wise idea. My advice, stay earthbound, because in truth being able to actually "astral travel" and not just have a vivid dream, which is all most of the people out there have, is not easy to accomplish. Despite what you've been told, it isn't something that just happens, and you won't be doing it accidentally.
Take my advice, don't pursue it, though in truth you are likely "not" to have any results. There are not many people in the world today who can, despite what many here will say. That means you likely may never be able to do it, certainly not without knowing exactly how. I would wish you luck in your endeavor, you certainly need it, but trust me, it's not something you should be doing.
Sorry but I must say that it is not really appropriate to say "Don't listen to him". You can say you don't agree, but to come out and say "Bah don't listen to him" is really a personal comment and should not be allowed. Some people speak of arrogance in others, when really they should look to themselves while making such specious comments.
As for why it can be dangerous, I should not have to explain, because there are so many others here who for some reason have done nothing but offer faints praise and acted as yes men for one another, so I will tell you why in the stead.
Firstly, there is the small matter of possession. Astral projection is also a full projection, meaning you do indeed leave your body. This leaves behind an empty vessel, which could easily be possessed by a demonic force, or some other entity. That is danger one.
Danger two is attack while in astral form. You do not honestly think that you could be the only person, or think roaming in Astral form, do you? There are many such entities out there, not all of them human, that might not wish you well. Those that are human may also not be so kind. Being able to perform such feats does not mean a person will be kind, or mentally stable, as can be seen from some of the contrary nonsense that can be viewed on this site. When traveling the astral plane, or any other in astral form, you can indeed be killed, by being cut free from your physical form, via having your tether cut.
As I said, this site is lacking in a lot of good old fashion common sense advice. Notice I have not named names, or called anyone this, or that, I speak generally, as anyone should if they seek not to provocate. Some however feel that, because they have yes men, and others to support them, that their own arrogance can know no bounds. I think the total lack of credible, helpful advice for people like this person shows a high level of irresponsiblity.
You could die in Astral form, you could have your body possessed, and then you would have to fight to regain possession, all these things are real possibilities. Your body and astral form are connected by the mere semblance of a think silver cord, have it cut and you are adrift, and dead in your physical form, there is no returning after that.
It is a very risky undertaking, and while it can be very interesting, it can also be very, very dangerous. These dangers should have been presented, not yes manning and go for it mumbo jumbo. Proceed at your own risk. I thought the dangers would have been self evident, but clearly those are things that are not discussed here, maybe because many do not know about them. That's real ignorance.
