Hi, I have been trying to astral project for over 2 years. When I get there I'm planning on wondering round a bit and then I want to view some people and what they're doing for a test.
Basically about 5 months ago I almost successfully did it, I as half dreaming i was holding onto this bar on a zip wire and then I jumped of the edge so that I was putting all my weight onto it.. I then realised I was half dreaming and I could feel my astral arms outstretched infront of me as if they were pulling on something and I felt my astral body rising unfortunately the experience stopped as I had an overwhelming wind sensation in my ears and I couldn't get out so it lay back down into my physical body.
I hadn't tried for a while but I've been trying since a few days ago and I'm not getting any luck AT ALL! I always can hear the faint high pitch noise in my ear, I don't get sleep paralysis but then again I never did ( just numbness and stiffness). I get tingly but I don't get the vibrations. What's going on? How come I can't do it. It's been over 2 years, I am 15 and I lie there for like an hour with nothing.
Do you ever wake up in the morning, and fall back asleep, dreaming that you've already gotten up and have been getting ready for school/work? If so, that's a form of astral projection.
This is how I started when I decided to take on AP. I had one of those dreams, and instead of falling in a deep sleep, just controlled what I was doing, staying fully mentally in tact. I thought to myself, "okay, now I'm going to brush my teeth?" but of course, the tooth brush wasn't where it normally was, so then I told myself, "Find a tooth brush." I opened one of the drawers, and there was a tooth brush. It was blue, I told myself I wanted a pink one. So I opened another drawer, and there was a pink one... but you literally have to put all of your thought and focus into it. If you stop thinking, you will slip, and then you're in a full-fledged dream state, no long in AP.
I can still do this early in the morning, but if I try to do it while I'm going to bed in the evening, it hardly ever works (without illegal cerebral chemicals in my system)... it usually won't work during a nap for me either.
Just find what time works for you, and keep practicing. You'll get there.
I understand completely. What makes it really hard for me is the relaxation part. It feels impossible to get in a peaceful state of mind when all I can think about is exploring some other place and feeling excited/wondering if anything is just going to jump out at me.
It would be nice because I want to see what exactly that Astral plane looks like and who or what is there. Also there is so much more I want to do! Is it possible to get into the right mental state without having to relax as much? Any simple techniques that involve visualizing something or anything like that?
