hemisync with eyes open

[ldeeeep]

So, I started dabbling a little in hemi-sync maybe four years ago.  The whole practice seemed a bit unsettling to me, and I was quite distracted, so I never went in 100%.  One time, I was listening to the "transcendence" hemi-sync CD just to hear what the verbal cues were....I kind of leaned up against the wall, and started at a spot for a few minutes.  my left toes started to vibrate and it quickly shocked me out of the state.

since then, i've done a few half-hearted attempts with no success.

today, I decided to give Transcendence another shot with my eyes open again...i took my glasses off for comfort, and started at a spot on my clothing hanging up.  within a couple minutes my vision started getting hazy and i was seeing something like clouds of smoke, like dry-ice going across my field of vision.  i thought it might have been because my vision is somewhat bad, and things are blurry anyway without my glasses, but I put on my glasses, tried it again, and got the same exact result!  it was quite exciting for me, and my pulse quickened and I ended it, because it was a little overwhelming.

I'm curious about what I should expect next....I've never read about people doing this with their eyes open.  I don't know, it just seems easier for me to concentrate if I can pick a spot and stare at it....

[ldeeeep]

after some more reading, it seems like i was experiencing hypnagogic hallucinations.

i'm kind of curious how long it will last.....i had the feeling of "something is over me" but then I looked and thought "it's just rolling fog"

my intention was just to go for it and see how deep i can get into the state and see where it takes me.  i suppose obeing would be the next step before astral, so i'll go for that first.

i think i'll do repeated sessions of easing into the state just to feel more comfortable with the sensation, and coming back out if/when i feel uncomfortable.....until i can control the fear.

[citizensnipps]

Wow that sounds pretty cool- I, too have problems concentrating with eyes closed and have also almost felt the vibes and such but got too scared. I'm very new to all this but I've read a lot here and they seem to agree - get rid of the fear! much easier said than done... 

[proyect_outzone]

I'm curious about what I should expect next....I've never read about people doing this with their eyes open.  I don't know, it just seems easier for me to concentrate if I can pick a spot and stare at it....

Many energy viewing methods works like this. One relaxes till nearly falling asleep while watching visible phenomenons. There is a huge amount of visible things possible. These things are not hypnagogic. I do this very often under different conditions, because these visble things are really interesting.

Here you can read, what you can expect to see and which conditions are required for seeing the specific experiences:
http://www.out-of-real.com/obenew/ht/maintext.htm#(1.2.2)

[Xanth]

Well, half the problem is that you're asking what you should expect next... when you shouldn't be "expecting" anything to happen and just "allow" whatever does happen, to just happen. 

Allow the experience to occur.