[Rezzy7]

Second, create a shield of light around your body, so that if it does attack you, its energy bounces off your shield. You create a shield using your will, just like you created your sword.

Robert Monroe advised always creating a resonant energy balloon prior to projecting. Would that not make confrontation unnecessary? He and Robert Bruce also say baddies go away if you command them to. Apparently your experiences have been different.

Monroe was talking about out of body experiences, you're talking about astral projection, and it seems there is some discussion about them being two distinctly different things, so maybe that's why. I haven't yet experienced either consciously, but I make a balloon no matter what. And I do sleep with a light on, to allay fear.