Trouble going astral

[kaninshadow]

Hey everyone! Tis my first post
I love how people here are more helpful than cynical compared to other boards.

Any tips on going astral?

Boring back-story:
Back when I was a child of about 5 to 9 years of age, I was very apt at Astral Projecting (AP) or having Out of Body Experiences (Obes). lol please don't flame me if my vocabulary is wrong </=^D
Well anyways, I used to just "pop out" because I always wanted to play. I loved just "ghosting" around, exploring, and having philosophical discussions with people whom I never perceived were dead at the time. (My language skills have always been well above my peers, so don't be surprised that a 5 yr. old had "philosophical discussions")

Now that I am in my mid-teens, my astral projections have become more or less infrequent. Although my empathy and clairaudience seem to be waxing rather than waning (but thats for a different post).

To rephrase my original question: Erin, or anyone here, have you any tips on "popping out" deliberately? Because I feel that I can't seem to do it naturally anymore =(

[Erin Pavlina]

Try inducing one by waking up at 4am, be awake for 15-30 minutes and then go back to sleep. That often works for me. Pick the time that works best for you. Maybe 5am.

[awakentransform]

I find that when I "try" my "trying" gets in the way. It's like I'm not relaxed enough. But when I meditate regularly, it sometimes just happens naturally.

Also, I find that when I am reading books on it and focused on it a lot in general, I tend to have more OBEs.

So maybe you can try meditation, read some books or visit OBE websites.