I didn't have a chance to post this until today, but I decided to post something that happened yesterday afternoon.  I was very overtired and decided to lay down and rest for a bit.  I thought that it would be a good chance to practice and maybe make an attempt to project.  I started to take notice of the shifts in consciousness between awake and asleep.  It became really easy to notice, and soon, unexpectedly I became
very aware of vibrations.  I had not expected this to happen but since it had, I thought to just go with it and see what happened.  Strangely enough, I fell asleep, and when I woke up again, someone was playing load rock music in the house and I could not remember anything.  I think I must have just gone into dream state and forgot the dream.  I wonder though, what would have happened if my inconsiderate housemate had not cranked her music up full blast and woke me up.

I'm with Stookie.  I just don't talk about it all that much with many people.  I feel quite alright talking with you folks on the message boards about and I have a few like minded friends who I can talk about it with.  Other than that, I don't even try.  I made the mistake once of mentioning it once while having coffee with my mother, who has always been into "new age" interests.  I was telling her about how I am trying to learn phasing, and trying to project from a mind awake, body asleep state.  She looked at me with the strangest look on her face and said simply... "Why?" in the oddest tone, as though she thouhgt that that was an insane thing to be trying to do on perpose.

Hi.  This may seem like an odd question, but I have always slept alone, (except while I was dating my last boy friend, but I never tried to project then)  I was just wondering this recently.  If a person is in bed with an other person, and projects, or makes an attempt, does the other person seem to be bothered be it, or notice it at all

This is just so typical of Murphy's law I suppose.  It seems that now that I know that I could theoretically use this sleep awareness to learn to project, I now have almost no more instances where I become aware of those shifts.  I suppose I can mabye try to tell myself to notice them, any opinions on this?

Thanks for the advice.  I think that for me to be able to do something like what you suggest will take a good bit of practice, but I will give it a try.

Lately I have began to become very aware of shifts in levels of awareness as I fall asleep.  it is actually really incredible I think.  Often now at night, I will lay in bed, and as I try to go to sleep, I will think about my level of consciousness, and a good number of times now, as I pay attention to it, I can honestly feel the, 'shift' as I become more asleep, and less awake.  Sometimes, it seems as though there are a couple of these shifts, each time taking me lower and lower in my level of conscious awareness.  I wondered though in the last little while if there is a way I could take this new skill I am learning, and use the awareness of the shifts to try to project.  Does anyone have any advice on this?

Believing has nothing to do with it. Closing your eyes doesn't stop the genocide going on in Darfur.

It is true that we human beings tend to close our eyes to the unpleasentness of life, and the world in general.  I think thart is some of what people hope for in regards to the 2012 prophacy.  It is certainly my hope that not only will humanities eyes be opened in ways they have never been before, but also that there will no longer be anything we need to close out eyes to at all.

Perhaps in 2012 they'll be able to scientifically prove OBE's, ghosts, the astral, and stuff like that exist, and then people will have to accept it. So, the world will become more spiritually enlightened that way.

I have thought about the same thing myself.  It would be a much better world I think, if those things could be proven and become more mainstream.  When I think of the thiongs that are happening around us already, in the year 2007, some of todays events give me great hope that this will will happen in 2012.

Its not the end
Its a beginning

I completely agree with you on that one.   I think that 2012 is a beginning of something new, not an end at all.  I first learned of the whole 2012 idea while listening to coast to coast a.m.  I realize that alot of people don't put much credit into that talkshow, but I thought that some good points were brought up on there that one night.  After reading a little more about it, I have come to realized that this could be a good thing.  Who says the world will cease to exist at all.  I think it is quite likely that we will go on living almost exactly as we are now, except that we will be tolerant, enlightened and openminded.
I for one, am actually looking forward to 2012.

I've ben trying for maybe two years, if you add up the times in my life that I have devoted time to practicing.  I tried a lot years ago, and didn't get very far.  I quit for a buch of personal reasons, and have just recently got back to practicing.

It is so cool to be one of the people posting something like this on here.  Last night I came VERY close to OBE.  It was amazing.  I had settled down in my bed to meditate a bit before sleeping.  I have for a good while been developing my abilities in spirit communication, and have been working with a spirit guide for some time as well.  Last night, I had begun to communicate with my guide after feeling her presence in the room.  It would seem that she wants for me to be able to AP as much as I wish to do it.  She began to tell me to clam my mind and body, I did that of course.  Soon her presence drifted away but was still a little noticeable.  Well from the state I had gotten myself into, I just let things go from there.  I focused on energy that was building in my hands.  It began to spread to my arms and upper body.  Then the energy changed forms and became a sort of vibration.  The vibration now spread to the rest of my body quite quickly.  I knew that this was good, and I just layed without making a move for a little bit, hoping to get closer to being able to 'step out.'
Soon my mind began to lose quite a lot of awareness of my body.  This part is hard to explain.  I felt like I was going to sleep sort of, except that I was still also very awake.  My mind went almost blank, aware now only of the vibrations, and the energy in the room, and of trying to move in a few minutes.  I believe that my consciousness was shifting to my astral body.  I was now of course very light headed, and yet still felt in control, although that control that I had was slipping more and more.  Strangely this did not scare me or bother me.  I know somehow that I could take control again if I wanted to, but I decided to let what happen happen at that point.
I was almost at a point where I knew without much doubt that I could move my astral body, and achieve separation.  I more fully than I ever have before that I could do it, and strangely enough, knew that if I didn't do it then, I would on another attempt.
Sadly, I did not fully manage to project last night.  The vibrations slowed, and my mind went fully back to my physical body.  I lay in my bed for a couple of minutes, trying to understand what had happened.  I let everything come back to normal, then got out of bed to get a bottle of water from the kitchen.  I stood up, thinking to myself, "Oh my god.  I actually almost did it!  I can't believe how close I came."
I always thought that if I ever did come as close as I came, that I would be scared, and start to panic, bit I wasn't afraid at all.
I am so motivated now to keep working on trying to go father.
   

Welcome to the community. .  I am a writer also. 

Thank you much for the link.  I will give those a read when I have a chance.

Congradulations on your first success.  I have often heard that it is easier after the first time.

I have thought about it and would like to try it, if I can find some in my town.  I don't know how common it is.