Astral Projection - Been trying for a year

[Sandstone]

Has anyone had success with astral projection? I have been trying for about a year. I've read books on the subject, poured over websites, downloaded guided meditations. The whole nine yards.

Over the months, going on years, I have improved my ability to enter a meditative state. I am much more able to quickly relax and change my level of awareness.

Have you ever astral projected? What was it like? What did you experience?

I will certainly continue practicing as this is a skill I want to master! I would love any comments, tips, or advice that you can share.

[Summerbreeze]

What was your best approach and technique and what happened then?

~sb

[Sandstone]

I'm not sure I have had a best approach. I have tried....

Guided Out of Body Experience meditation recording by Dr. Bruce Goldberg

I have tried astral projection early in the morning, upon waking.

I have tried laying in bed and getting myself into a very relaxed state after setting the intent to astral project.

I have tried sitting in a chair and getting myself into a very relaxed state after setting the intent to astral project.

I have tried to astral project right before going to sleep at night.

I have done everything listed above at least twenty times each. I generally try 1-2 times a week. Some weeks more, some weeks less.

My body gets into a very relaxed state, sometimes I fall asleep - although not so much any more. But that's it. No vibrations. I just lay there in a relaxed state.

I don't think I have any fears regarding astral projection. It just seems cool to me.

[Summerbreeze]

How confident are you with trance states, can you induce effortlessly a deep trance?

~sb

[Sandstone]

I'm not sure what qualifies as a deep trance.

In recent months I feel that I have gotten much better with my meditating. I am able to more quickly and more easily get into a very relaxed state. A couple of times I have felt as though I have fallen asleep yet I "wake up" at the precise moment that the guided meditations directs me to.

[Mud]

Do something else for a while. I have a feeling you are stressing yourself out too much about it. That being said I had a hypnosis tape by erick brown that got me very close but I was too scared. It is on I tunes. I really don't like his stuff but this worked somewhat for me.

[supertom]

Did you read the story about the woman that succeed after 15months of trying So there is still hope.

[kenny r]

Same here. I was unable to achieve a conscious OBE after probably a year also, and eventually took a break. I also tried the "log" method by Robert Monroe, and "rope pull" from Robert Bruce, and used binary beats as an aide, but still no luck.

What I have experienced is spontaneous exit symptoms. I've had mild vibrations, whooshing sounds, voices, I felt something tugging on my shoulder, falling backwards through my bed, legs feeling floaty, body feeling floaty, while simultaneously sensing/knowing I'm laying in the bed. Whenever the experience was semi-uncomfortable I remembered what Monroe and Bruce had said, told them to "go away" and they did.

I had a few possible spontaneous obe's after falling asleep, but I'm not certain they weren't just lucid dreams.

After taking a break I have not experienced anything when practicing now. Not sure what is different, but I did enjoy the sensations I had, the wooshing and vibes, and the floaty were all good.

I guess we just keep working at it, eh?