How I Got Out For The First Time

[zareste]

I was watching this rat movie on animal planet.  I turned it off and lied down to sleep.  I lying on my stomache.  Feeling really relaxed.  like i was floating on a cloud. I switch and lay on my back.  felt tottaly drowys but i open my eyes and i thought i could see somthing in darkness.  suddenly a face came right to my face.  I was extremly frighten.  It looked like a big ET.  It was waring robe to though.
I was so scared I tried to hit him.  he had an extremely angry look on his face.  then  suddenly it was like i woke up from a dream.  their are  times i can just wake up at night and can tell that their close. I turned the tv back and only 7 minutes went by.

Ahaha, it sounds like they're just passing through, stupidly oblivious to our rules of property and personal space. You might be able to talk to one of them.

[Anemani]

  I was trying to AP today and I was having lucid thoughts. You know when your asleep, but not fully asleep and then the thought goes through my head roll over. Then my body started to tingle and feel like it was floating a little and it also felt like it was trying to move, but then it all stopped and I tried get back to where I was, but my nose got itchy and I could not stand it 

[missym]

lol everytime I'm in a trance, and starting to separate, one of my feet or my nose becomes itchy. I think it's a test of some kind.. I've learned to ignore it and just concentrate on deepening my state until eventually I become unaware of it and can continue into separation.

[Anemani]

XD it is like torture. I can not stand it and it is very distracting 

[Chubysnow]

Thank you for all that help!

[raprd]

Hi Personalreality,

Thanks for your post. I have been reading about AP only recently and I am glad to have read your post so soon after it piqued my interest.

I was so eager to test out your methods that I went to have a nap. I let myself drift to sleep normally (and thankfully this only takes about 2 minutes). Then after a bit of time, I slowly awoke and tried to sink myself into a trance, without really trying. I had to make myself aware of certain sensations in order to not fall asleep again though. While in the trance, I noticed my heart was beating VERY quickly and I heard the ringing in my ears. It was not a consistent sound, but it sounded like many different tones. I was unable to have an OBE, but I did try the wiggle-technique of raising and lowering the essence of my lower arm (no physical movement). I am not sure if it worked though. I did notice whenever I lowered it back into its physical self that I would experience a buzz in that extremity. It was not uncomfortable by any means, but it was a very interesting sensation. Is this normal, or was this just something my mind manifested of itself?

I'd love to hear some more stories of people's first experiences with this. I am going to try again tonight, wish me luck!

Rachel

[personalreality]

Wow, it's been a long time since this was posted.  17 pages, really?  Damn.

I hope it works for you.

[Xanth]

Wow, it's been a long time since this was posted.  17 pages, really?  Damn.

I hope it works for you.

17 pages... yeah, damn.
The funny part is... I think this is my first post on this particular thread.

I should read this from start to finish one day.  LoL


~Ryan

[personalreality]

don't, just read my post and then quit. 

[mindbenda1]

Forget your technique.

Forget that you're trying to project.

Intend to go to sleep.

Listen for ringing/whining sound in your ears.

Feel trance sensations.

Stare into the blackness behind your eyes.

Hold this state as long as possible.  This is the Quiescent Mind State, I call it Q-Mind.

To get an idea of what this Q-Mind is like, imagine seeing lightning in the sky.  After it flashes, you stop to listen for the subsequent clap of thunder.  In that brief moment between lightning and thunder is Q-Mind.  You are completely still and your mind is completely silent and focused, all your attention directed to listening.

Look into the blackness and imagine you just saw lightning and then you listen to the ringing in your ears, waiting for the thunder.

Don't fret if you doze off.

When you get close to projection the exit sensations will rouse you.

Wait for vibrations.  When they come you will instinctively know how to raise them. 

Leave the body.

Hey I just wanted to say thank you. I have been trying to have an OBE for the last week or so, I did this last night. It worked

As validation, I came back to my physical body, woke up , and did it again at least 4-5 times.

I just wanted to express my gratitude

[rangestormer]

Man, people are trying for a week and are already successful. I get really jealous, I am a four-month-no-AP loser

[mindbenda1]

hey
im no pro or anything. Im only just getting into this stuff. I think what really helped me, my mum gave me a whole bunch of books which her mum gave to her, alot of the stories were what I interpret to be OBEs. It spun me out that my mum handed me those books, it really made me feel like i was ready.

as long as you have the intent. you will get there. its just a matter of time. dont give up man

[personalreality]

glad it works for somebody.

it doesn't work for me anymore.   

[Stookie]

That means you need to move onto bigger and better things. I find you have to constantly change what you're doing or it gets stale and diminishes in it's effectiveness. Your glass gets bigger and you need to fill it with more water.

[personalreality]

that's what i'm doing now.  i'm investing time in other, more traditional avenues.