Foundations of Astral Projection for the Curious Traveller

Lucid dreaming is actually very similar to astral projecting… what many people don’t realize is that during astral projection you don’t actually leave your body, you are only discovering what your sub-conscious has created of the reality you see…

If anyone is getting into astral projection and the alike, and wants some history about it as well I would suggest reading the book called Soul Flight by Donald Tyson.

I’ve been trying to astral project for about a year now but i do not seem to get passed the first 3 steps you mentioned.
my steps look like this:
i lay down in bed on my back, practice my breathing exercises until my mind is totally relaxed and feel my body falling asleep.
my muscles give the little thumbs like they always do during falling asleep.
i keep my mind awake sometimes by listening to nothing/ not thinking at all and other times thinking or singing.
now i can feel my body getting heavy and feel a vibration all over my body.
sometimes it feels like i’m in a coat of energy.
this is where i seem to be unable to proceed.
i’ve tried multiple things and even tried not trying. but after (usually) 2 hours i either give up and wake up or fall asleep.
is there anything i’m doing wrong? any tips on how to go on?
i’ve been reading on the subject for a few years but i think i don’t have the same way of going astral as others…
help?

“According to Bob Bruce of the Queensland Skeptics Association, astral projection is “just imagining”, or “a dream state”. Although there is rigorous mathematical support for parallel universes[65], Bruce writes that the existence of an astral plane is contrary to the limits of science. “We know how many possibilities there are for dimensions and we know what the dimensions do. None of it correlates with things like astral projection.” Bruce attributes astral experiences such as “meetings” alleged by practitioners to confirmation bias and coincidences.”

Is anyone as skeptical of this as I am?

@hlalhabattu, I really don’t know. I naturally feel some initial skepticism, but I am still going to give it my best try. I don’t mean to knock it, just wanted to see how my fellow HEthens felt about the skeptic’s perspective.
But no worries, I will definitely try my best to achieve a projection :)

@xlogan, There are many documented accounts of people visiting people and in one case specifically I remember, a dude was put under hypnosis and then was told to leave his body, he did. He then visited his girlfriend whom which they were in a fight at the time. He saw her writing a note to him. The therapist told him to read it aloud and then he wrote down what he said. Sure enough the next day the dude got the letter and it was the same words besides for a few key phrases.

If this isn’t proof enough that you literally are entering the “real” world with your astral body, then I don’t know what is.

@vizznou, That’s the text that I read two years ago when I got started with this. To this date it has been the most helpful and educational book that I’ve read on the matter. It is simplified so that even people with english as their second or third language should have no problem understanding the main points. There are diagrams for visual learners and on the website there is even a video for the laziest of learners. Here’s a link to the pdf for those who missed or ignored it last time. IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH LUCID DREAMING OR ASTRAL PROJECTION, OR YOU JUST WISH TO TUNE IN YOUR SKILLS….. YOU MUST READ THIS DOCUMENT. SERIOUSLY, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. EVEN TEN MINUTES A DAY, DOOOO IT.

http://obe4u.com/files/SOBT.pdf

@hlalhabattu, I don’t understand what makes you believe that the astral plane is anything other than a conscious and subconscious interpretation of what a realistic astral plane would be. I guess what I’m looking for is any experience that you’ve had that connects you to either another person or an actual place, but in real time.

@hlalhabattu, I have tried and failed many a time at validating that my travel is actually out of my body; I was just curious as to your experiences. What do you usually do when you project? While I am under the strong impression that the astral plane is a subjectively experienced reality mostly subconsciously fabricated from memory and creativity; with my worldview that doesn’t make it any less of a viable medium for communication with “the source” “god” “oversoul” “universal unconscious” or whatever else you want to call it

@hlalhabattu, I will take that into consideration next time. Recently I’ve only been entering through lucid dreaming, I’m just too busy as lame as that sounds