Doubts! am I or am I not?

[Janek]

Hello everyone! I´m new to this forum posting thing so if I do it wrong, feel free to correct me at any time!
I have some questions about astral projection that are obsessing me! The thing is, that I think it has happened to me 3 times, the last one being last night... I´m going to comment on the 3 episodes so that maybe you could guide me in the right direction and tell me if I´m dreaming or not....

The first time, I was asleep, on my tummy when a vibrating sensation kind of woke me up, not fully but I knew what could be going on because my father always talked about flying in his sleep so I had read a bit about it, so this vibrations kept getting stronger and I heard a loud noise, like an engine roaring right next to my ears, but not being able to locate it.... it's difficult to explain, any way, then my heart started pounding real fast and I felt as I started to levitate upwards, almost disappearing the vibrations and then my cat jumped on my back terminating everything......

The next time I was almost asleep, in that awake-asleep moment, lying on my back and the vibrations started again, just like the last time, I let myself go and suddenly I'm sitting in my bed, like I only lifted my upper part, but my bedroom had weird shadows, that moved around and that scared me so I thought that if this was an astral projection that I wanted it to end and wake up, so I woke up...
Last night was my third experience, the other two being a year and 4 years ago, this is what happened: I don't remember how the vibrations started, shortly after going to bed, and I don't remember falling asleep, but I think I did, just before it began, the same thing, vibrations that got stronger and stronger, like being in an earthquake, an inner earthquake, not a shaking bed or room, inner shaking, and then the noise in my ears, very loud, I let it happen, and then my legs started lifting, I was lying on my stomach, again, and my legs continued to rise, followed by my hips, stomach, chest, but my head remained like locked in and the rest of my body was upright, upside down, with my feet against the wall. Suddenly, I slipped down, like falling on the floor, and thought about putting my hands in front of my face, so I did, then I found myself on my knees and hands right next to my bed, I kind of saw the cat, sleeping by me feet, I couldn’t see very well, kind of dark, but I touched the cat and he didn't respond, then I thought about touching my own body, which I did, on my arm and I felt like a contraction on my "astral?" arm as I did, and then I got suddenly back into my body and woke up...

The thing is that I think that these really were astral projections, the thin is.... That even though I have tried to astral project on purpose I have never been able to do so, but only this three times and apparently spontaneously, and I would like to do it willingly, I've tried the rope technique and a few others but I just fall asleep, but some other times it happens out of nowhere like those three times...

Please tell me if I'm dreaming or if I'm projecting, and if so, what can I do to achieve it on purpose!

PD: Sorry about any spelling or grammatical mistakes, English is not my first language!

[Xanth]

Hi Janek!

Welcome to the Astral Pulse.

Your first two experiences were definitely the beginnings of an astral projection.  If the cat didn't interrupt you in the first one... or if you didn't become scared in the second one, they would have definitely ended in an astral projection.

The third experience you had just last night was definitely one. 

Always remember to just remain calm as you do this stuff.  Nothing will end a projection faster than you freaking out. 

Congratulations. 

[Janek]

Thank you for you response! I am so happy about it! I keep thinking about last night and remembering everything, and I even tried to do it again taking a nap this afternoon, but it didn't work out, I just want to live it again, and walk around my place a little to get the hang of it a little bit more!
Any tips on doing it on purpose?
Thank you very much again!

[Xanth]

Personally, I do a type of projection we call Phasing.
You can read about it and learn all the basics here: http://unlimitedboundaries.ca/xanths-phasing-primer/

The exercise I do is what we call "Noticing". 

Goodluck!

[Timandra]

Welcome to the Astral Pulse, Janek! 

[NoY]

Welcome to the Pulse 

:NoY:

[Janek]

Thank you for all the wellcomes!
By the way... I tried last night the phasing method that Xanth talks about in his web page, and that is a really hard trick! that sounds much more easier than it really is.... I could notice the things in my 2d blackness but I couldn't help commenting on them! it was really hard....

[Xanth]

Thank you for all the wellcomes!
By the way... I tried last night the phasing method that Xanth talks about in his web page, and that is a really hard trick! that sounds much more easier than it really is.... I could notice the things in my 2d blackness but I couldn't help commenting on them! it was really hard....

Practice practice! 

You did notice things though!  So that's a great start.

[Janek]

Yes, I did notice some things in my 2d blackness, there were like color swirls, like looking through a darkened kaleidoscope for a few seconds, then blackness again, I could feel my body in a different way, not going numb, but like heavier, as if it was made of stone, then, since I couldn't help commenting on my "visions" I focused on the famous rope.... on top of my chest, and then the stone feeling got more intense and a tingling all over began.... but i noticed i had to swallow, I needed to swallow because of an itch in my trhoat that kept me from breathing right, and when I did, everything ended.... so I'll try again tonight!  Hoping to achieve something! I'll try and stay more focused on the noticing without commenting!