Astral projecting with eyes open

[Astralsuzy]

Hi all, I thought of something new this afternoon.  It entered my mind without thinking about it.  The idea that came to me was, what do you think about trying to astral projection with your eyes open?  The advantage of that is you would not fall asleep.  I think you would get sore eyes.  Perhaps in time you would get used to it.  Has anyone tried it?  Do you think it is a silly idea or worth a try?  If you get an astral projection sensation then you could close your eyes.  You would know you are ready to astral project.  Thanks for your replies.

[Lionheart]

Hi all, I thought of something new this afternoon.  It entered my mind without thinking about it.  The idea that came to me was, what do you think about trying to astral projection with your eyes open?  The advantage of that is you would not fall asleep.  I think you would get sore eyes.  Perhaps in time you would get used to it.  Has anyone tried it?  Do you think it is a silly idea or worth a try?  If you get an astral projection sensation then you could close your eyes.  You would know you are ready to astral project.  Thanks for your replies.

This is already done Suzy. It's known as "Scrying"!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrying

[Astralsuzy]

Thank you Lionheart.  I did not realise it has already been done and that it is very old news.  Has anyone practiced on this forum to astral project with your eyes open? 

[Lionheart]

 I myself use to Scry quite a bit. For years actually, it was part of my Magick practice. My Laxman Light/Sound Machine has an open eye option as well. I have tried to Phase through this, but I find with open eye, you are better off with a Candle and a Scrying Mirror! 

[Bedeekin]

I've entered SP whilst watching tv. So I transgressed to the vibrational state with my eyes open.

This wasn't necessarily scrying... but it was more becoming nonphysical while my eyes were open.

[Boom]

I think people usually close their eyes because "seeing" can distract you from going non physical. Its all about focussing the mind away from your body. So closing out sight will help you forget about your physical eyes.

So yes if you can still forget about what you're seeing despite having your eyes open then I dont see why it wouldnt work.

You can daydream with your eyes open as many do every day!

[Astralsuzy]

I did try one night to have my eyes open but I did not like it.  Perhaps I should have persevered with it longer.  I prefer to keep my eyes closed.  It think it is a lot easier to ap with your eyes closed. 

[KarmicBeats]

I sometimes do open eyed meditation.  Mostly it is partially open eyed.  Open eyes is masculine and outward.  Closed eyed is feminine and inward.  Partially open eyes is a balance of the feminine and masculine.  You could also use the terms yin and yang.

I like partially closed eye meditations when there are candles

I didn't realize it as such until now but I have probably done some unintentional open eye meditations when I stare at the stuff my crystals.  I have a couple pieces of citrine that really catch the light and produce rainbow colors when looked at from certain angles. The other crystals are cool too when you look deep inside them or at the surface.