astral projection dream or real ?

[gilly k]

I'm not 100% on astral projection, how it is achieved, what it is technically considered to be / mean, or why some people seek to achieve it.

Like most people, I have had dreams of flying. I have also had dreams of being in space. I have also had dreams whereby I have not flown, high as birds do or as the sky as such, but have been able to levitate. I have also had dreams of floating above myself - watching myself sleep. I have also dreamed of watching myself as a child, meeting face to face and then exploding into the stars. Are any of these things considered to be astral projection, or is it only considered astral projection if you make a conscious effort to achieve it? Just interested to know your opinions, and if there is an 'official' view

[Greytraveller]

Hallo gilly
There Is a similarity between astral projection (and OBEs) and dreams. Yet there is also an important difference. Astral projection occurs on the astral plane (or astral planes as there may be more than just one astral plane). OBEs takes place on the ethereal (etheric) Plane which is the four dimensional extension of three dimensional space. Dreams take place on the dream plane. The consciousness leaves and exists outside the physical body during APs and OBEs. I am really not sure if dreams occur outside the physical body or not. ((Sometimes I believe that this is so and other times I think that dreams only happen inside a person physical brain))
Regarding your personal experiences - they may have been APs, OBEs or dreams or, more likely, any combination of all of these. The important thing is to try become lucid and aware so to be able to recognize what each experience is as the experience is happening.

Regards 
Grey