Consistent success with a method and latest experiences.

[Astral316]

Hey all. It's been a while since I had the habit of posting my experiences so I figured I'd share one from this morning in addition to the method that is currently bringing me consistent success. Up until about Monday I was having difficulty sparking frequent projections, and the few I got were pretty lackluster in substance. My method was basically meditate a few times a day (mindless meditation is my specialty) and hope to fall into projection later that night. Last week I figured I'd try a more pro-active approach... keep the daily meditations as the corner stone of my practice but utilize the "early morning wake-up" method in addition.

Usually I fall asleep around 10 pm and wake up naturally around 2-3 pm. From there I force myself up and smoke a little pot while watching Three's Company (for some reason late night and classic sitcoms go together like pb and j to me)... not enough to get ripped, just enough to relax the body while the brain fog leftover from sleep lifts. After about an hour I do some more mindless meditation, maybe about 10-15 minutes, before falling asleep. While falling asleep I keep my body limp and my mind quiet as if I'm attempting to project, but the intent is to fall asleep into projection thereby skipping the trance state.

This morning, I found myself in the pre-projection state as planned. With consistency I'm noticing exit sensations subside over time from internal vibes to ascension/descension sensations to simple phasing. So with ease I integrate into a scene where I'm just staring at a black computer screen in front of a wall.

Now I've been experimenting with astral meditation lately, especially in etheric projections where the scene is boring but I have control over my movement enough to be still. I did this a few nights ago while becoming lucid/fully aware in a dream where I was sitting in my living room staring out the window. It was evening and Rocko's Modern Life was on the tube! I was amazed at the detail and antics of the cartoon characters but my primary focus was to maintain the experience through mindless meditation. Eventually I could feel my focus forcibly tear itself apart like smoke dissipating into the atmosphere, a neat experience in itself.

But anyway, I took that theme and carried it over into my experience this morning with the computer screen. Astral meditation allowed me to integrate from the drab colors of this etheric environment to a vast scene where the colors were simply alive... no stops in the pre-projection state in between. I found myself flying from near ground level up over a city in the middle of nowhere. Beatiful mountains decorated the horizon in the distance on a bright, sunny day. When the experience ended I integrated into a false awakening where I was using my computer to look up the city I believe I floated over. This was Salt Lake City, Utah. When I woke up for real, I looked up Salt Lake City and was amazed at how accurate my perception was. I mean I'm from New England so exposure to this city is limited. Honestly, the city could've been any city in the mid-west near a mountain range, but since Salt Lake City was brought up via my dream intuition I'll stick with that.

Oh and the pic below of SLC really resonates with my perception of that experience.



So yea I guess the moral of the story is A) the early morning wake up method really is excellent and should be used if other methods aren't working and B) astral meditation is a great way to find yourself in more interesting environments. Nothing new, just wish to endorse these ideas. Thanks for reading and feel free to respond.  

[blis]

Havent tried astral meditation before. Done it in the void but thats all. Will give it a go.

Getting up early is the only way I can reliably project aswell. I rarely try in the evening or during the day anymore.

[djed]

Hi Astral, that sounds interesting, using meditation while you are in etheric to change your environment, (is this what you are doing?) If I am in etheric I just dive up into the astral, and when there or I am going down the tunnel, I whirl round to change environment.
Thanks for sharing, I love to read other people's experiences.
Keep them coming.
Cheers djed 

[Greytraveller]

Hallo Astral
The term 'mindless meditation' rings true with me. I too attempt to meditate at least once, and as often as 3 or 4 times, a day. I try to focus on closed eye visuals (either random or guided) but, unfortunately, many times (especially late at night) my meditations simply devolve into mindless meditations. Meaning that I actually do nothing else other than drift into trance. And many times end up falling asleep (ooh what a surprise  lol).
Anyways I like your determination. Find a method that works and stick with it. I'm trying to do that with projection to OBE from a dream method but so far the results are only so so. Keep up the good work.

Regards   
Grey

[Astral316]

Thanks for the warm responses guys. I'm starting to believe astral meditation is a clear route to Focus 4.

Hallo Astral
The term 'mindless meditation' rings true with me. I too attempt to meditate at least once, and as often as 3 or 4 times, a day. I try to focus on closed eye visuals (either random or guided) but, unfortunately, many times (especially late at night) my meditations simply devolve into mindless meditations. Meaning that I actually do nothing else other than drift into trance. And many times end up falling asleep (ooh what a surprise  lol).

Same here. It seems easier to go "mindless" and get the trance quicker than indulge in visualization despite it being less stimulating to the imagination.