Astral Projection, I would like to do it again.

[Joeschmoe]

Several months ago I had a spontaneous Astral travel experience. I had been looking into it and I think I put out an intention to do it. I've wanted to do it again since then. I believe it could be a gateway to change, and I'm sure I'm supposed to do it again.

Last night I gave it a shot and had an interesting and frustrating experience. I let myself get to that point in sleep where my thoughts start getting random and spontaneous (I don't know how else to describe it), then i intervened and pictured my hands pulling me up a rope out of my body. I was starting to get there but something was holding me back. I felt the buzzing that i felt before but my heart started racing to an almost unbearable point. Also I was far to conscious and aware of the physical world, far too much it seems.

On another note it seems that I can manifest things that I intend only a few times and then I somehow ruin it. I manifested my first astral journey. I also manifested being able to wake up immediately with my alarm, but I think i got too involved in both and was only able to keep that up for 3 days. I somehow sabotaged both of them.

Can anyone give suggestions? Are there any good resources i could explore to be able to do this again?

I find that this is a recurring theme in my life. Things come ot me very easily at first, but then they are difficult to continue or replicate.

How do I get out of my own way?