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Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan  What was most effective for you when you started out? |
Getting a psychic girlfriend.
Seriously, starting with lucid dreaming was the first step for me. Erin taught me a lot, and I also learned from reading Stephen LaBerge's two books,
Lucid Dreaming and
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming. Learning to lucid dream was a very consciousness-expanding experience. It really changed how I viewed reality.
From there I went on to learn about astral projection, which seems to be a close cousin of lucid dreaming, but I never really got competent at doing it consciously. However, as I read more about it, I began to experience it involuntarily. A fascinating book on the subject is
Far Journeys by Robert Monroe.
I still lucid dream and astral project every once in a while, but not as frequently as I did when I was really trying. AP still scares the hell out of me whenever it happens, usually because I'm constantly pursued by demons and such things. Due to the nature of my work, I don't think I'm too popular in the demon world, so whenever I go astral, they all seem to come after me.
The scariest stuff I've ever experienced has been on the astral plane, like beings that can reach inside you, paralyze you, and do nasty stuff to your energy. On the bright side, it makes everything on earth seem pretty tame and non-threatening by comparison.
Erin, on the other hand, is a kick-ass astral warrior. The demons are scared of her. When she was learning AP in high school, she had a great mentor who taught her how to defend herself, such as by making light swords.
When I try to make a light sword, the demons just laugh at me.
