A question from a beginner.

[Mukti]

  Hello all! So I've been trying astral projection on and off for a few years now. I haven't achieved success, and I know it's because of the lack of dedication. But I've been trying again recently. Anyway, early this morning I got home from my twenty four shift and went to bed. I remember I was dreaming. Then I realized it was a dream and told myself to astral project. Everything went black. But I felt the lower half of my body floating up, and I was kicking my legs (not my physical legs). Yet at the same time I knew I was laying motionless in bed. Has anyone ever experience something like this? And was this possibly astral projection?

[Jarrod]

It certainly was.  But if you become lucid in a dream there's no need to astral project.  You're already in the non-physical.  You just need to ground yourself there and learn how to maintain and control the experience.

[Landshark]

YES! You had great progress. Almost all of my projections go from me being in a dream, to darkness and consciousness in my bed, to my lower half being out. Next time, if on your stomach, literally do a push up with your non physical arms if you can. My butt and legs always detach from my body first. Your mind was conscious of your astral existence. With knowledge of how, you could have projected at that moment, half of you did! Keep going

[Xanth]

Hello all! So I've been trying astral projection on and off for a few years now. I haven't achieved success, and I know it's because of the lack of dedication. But I've been trying again recently. Anyway, early this morning I got home from my twenty four shift and went to bed. I remember I was dreaming. Then I realized it was a dream and told myself to astral project. Everything went black. But I felt the lower half of my body floating up, and I was kicking my legs (not my physical legs). Yet at the same time I knew I was laying motionless in bed. Has anyone ever experience something like this? And was this possibly astral projection?

It definitely was. 

Congrats.

As the others mentioned, you were "already out" when you realized you were dreaming. 
A lot of people get confused at this point and try to "return" to their body to have a classic separation OBE... this isn't necessary.  Just place your Intent towards where ever you wanna go, and you'll go. 

[NoY]

Congratz on your first Projection 


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