Am I Missing Something?

[apollo_kitty]

I was wondering if anybody could advise if I am doing something wrong or not. I'm quite new to the effort of AP, but very familiar with the literature on it.

Last night I gave it a go and got to a point where I no longer had "feeling" in my arms, legs, neck and lower part of my face (mouth area). I could feel myself trying to get out of my body, but I think my awareness of the fact that not 100% of my body was absent of physical feeling is what kept me from leaving my body. I didn't feel any vibrations, but knew that my astral self was ready to try to wiggle out.

I understand it will take some practice before I can just come out, but I was wondering if my paying too much attention to if my body was relaxed or not was keeping me from being able to get out?

Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

[vivalasteve]

Try not doing it when you go to bed.  I can only usually get to that point too, but never past it. The first time I successfully got out was when i woke up in the morning and tried then.  The great majority of people (from what I've heard) cannot do it right when they go to bed, so try that and see what happens.

[personalreality]

I've discovered that the key word in all of this is dissociation.  If you are still aware of your body at all then you've not gone far enough.

It sounds like you're having the same problem I had in the beginning.  I was keeping my mind too active because I didn't wanna miss that moment of shifting awareness.  When I learned to become actively passive, it was all downhill.

[apollo_kitty]

Thanks for the replies. I tried it this afternoon and was able to do it for a brief moment, but by the time I realized what was going on I was back in myself again.

Is it a bad thing to have music playing very quietly in the background? I usually always have music on in the back as I find it nearly impossible to do anything without it on... but I have read quite a bit that says silence free of distraction is paramount to starting it all off... Any thoughts on this?

[solarity]

Thanks for the replies. I tried it this afternoon and was able to do it for a brief moment, but by the time I realized what was going on I was back in myself again.

Is it a bad thing to have music playing very quietly in the background? I usually always have music on in the back as I find it nearly impossible to do anything without it on... but I have read quite a bit that says silence free of distraction is paramount to starting it all off... Any thoughts on this?

It is hard to say, the music as a physical based thought will keep you focused more so on the physical, so I would at least try to turn it into a more astral nonphysical oriented thought. Keep in mind that all sound emanates from within, so, if it makes sense while its playing try focusing on the sound "within" and not the vibrations that are being translated into a sound thought for you to enjoy. This will turn it into a positive aspect to me, as you will start looking within yourself, as the sound is not truly coming from the physical. That is the best advice I can give you if you want to listen to music. As pr said, disassociation from the physical is important as the more you dissociate with the physical the more you naturally associate with the nonphysical.

[Xanth]

I was wondering if anybody could advise if I am doing something wrong or not. I'm quite new to the effort of AP, but very familiar with the literature on it.

Last night I gave it a go and got to a point where I no longer had "feeling" in my arms, legs, neck and lower part of my face (mouth area). I could feel myself trying to get out of my body, but I think my awareness of the fact that not 100% of my body was absent of physical feeling is what kept me from leaving my body. I didn't feel any vibrations, but knew that my astral self was ready to try to wiggle out.

I understand it will take some practice before I can just come out, but I was wondering if my paying too much attention to if my body was relaxed or not was keeping me from being able to get out?

Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

Hi Apollo,

For some quick tips and good suggestions, I'd suggest reading this post:  http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_projection_experiences/how_i_got_out_for_the_first_time-t30942.0.html;msg252504#msg252504



~Ryan

[apollo_kitty]

Thank you Xanth for that link! It was very useful in helping me more fully understand the experience!

And Thank you Solarity for the explanation of the music playing or not. I just woke up so I'll definitely be trying that!

[solarity]

And Thank you Solarity for the explanation of the music playing or not. I just woke up so I'll definitely be trying that!

an easy way to turn it into a nonphysical related thought is picture the music playing from a scene in your imagination. I don't know the actual type of music you're playing so I can't give a specific example, however you could potentially make just that song/music into a rundown of its own. Really simple example.. instead of the music playing from whatever, picture its being played in a concert by the actual artist.