my astral experiences... at least I think they're astral.

[Verdant]

these are over a period of years, as I had done more lurking instead of posts. I'll be using this thread as more or less an astral diary.

1. The Basement

My first projection I wasn't exactly sure how I managed to do this, but I was trying to go to bed, next thing I know I was floating on the right side of my bed, then sunk through the floor.

I ended up in an old basement with magenta carpet, three old bookshelves, the books were brown encyclopedias. the walls of the basement were cream colored, and the basement  had a small window that led to the daylit outside.

I didn't do much at that scene, just rubbed the books to see how they felt, then I lost focus and drifted to sleep.

2. old teal hallway.

I think this is my closest attempt at a concious projection. that night the power had gone out, and I figured "eh why not, might work this time" so I just focused on whatever happens, and I felt myself being dragged backwards, so I just let it happen. I can't remember what I felt, so I think it must've been not much.

I had ended up what I thought was still my room, so I disappointedly got out of bed- wait. Where'd the door go? why am I in this dark hallway with teal old walls? anyways, nothing felt dangerous so I started wandering around, the walls were ornate, teal, looked chataeu-ish. but the fashion it felt like it was friggin old.

(Old fashion seems to be a theme among my most successful projections)

after I travelled the hallways for a bit, I lost focus and drifted to sleep.

3. "Khalda"

this was one that just "happened", it was another accident, the first thing I recall about that session was just being SHOT out of my room and body, like I was on the end of a jet ski. I was sucked into a dark space with various rapidly flashing "screens" with scenes being played briefly on them. It felt like a "hub point."

I said "ok, Bring me to Khalda"

the reason "Khalda" is quoted and capitalized, because it was a halfhearted attempt at creating a mental familiar, she was a small dragon in form as I had visualized her, but I didn't put much effort into maintaining her.

why I decided to go to her? I have no clue, it was the first thing on my mind.

I was brought to an attic-like room with an old ornate carpet, brown wooden walls, a silver mirror, a rather blank bed of some kind, and Khalda herself.

she was blond haired, went down to the shoulders, splits down the center of her head. she had a cream colored wool sweater and jeans.

she seemed quite visibly pleased to meet me, I said hello, she said hi back, then I looked at my surroundings for a bit and turned my attention back to her. Her age had spontaneously changed it seemed like, when I first saw her her age looked about similar to mine; 20s-ish, when I looked back, she seemed about forty-ish.

I was wierded out by that, and then lost focus again.

4. Kid dimension

this happened as an accidental projection during a dream. It was a minecraft dream where I had lost my life to a zombie, but it didn't play out as normal, there was a thought that said to me "now we do things the old fashioned way" or something like that.

then a bunch of pixellated reapers pop out next to me, I cannot move, am terrified, and just let them take converge on me.

Next thing I know I'm being thrown through what looks like a ringed tunnel, then into a dimension which looks like it is a child's play-area.

lots of tetris-like shapes, triangles, room was fairly small height-wise, but was pretty spacey laterally. the colors of the shapes were stereotypical for kids- dark blue, yellow, red and white.

I lost focus shortly after that.

5. House of Couches

my most recent projection (a few months ago actually!) I had managed to project from an accidental lucid dream.

The dream started out like this- I was looking at my pool at the yard, I turned to head to the house when I noticed that the front deck was gone, it was grass like it was years ago.

I asked my mom this, then I realized holy crap this is a dream! I can project form here!

so I looked around from some place I could more or less exit from, I wandered around the yard, and looked up at the sun. my instincts said go for it! so I tried to float up there but nothing happened. The sun was quite warm, so I turned my back to it, then I felt like I was being lifted up towards it in the warmth, so I mentally closed my eyes and let it take me up.

when I stopped I had reached a wooden wall corner with a blue-flamed ghost lamp attached to it, I felt I couldn't go any farther so I looked around and tried to find somewhere else to go. that point the scenery started to become clear to me. it was a place that was similar to the one where i had met Khalda, but where there was once part of a wall was more of the room, with a door leading to somewhere.

I opened the door and went down the stairway, it lead into what seemed like a very large furniture store, there were tons of different couches and such. The floor of the room was old, like 70's grandmother cream & designs. The inhabitants consisted of a few little old ladies and thier dogs.

the ladies were talking to the dogs, and they didn't pay much attention to me, I figured I might as well give attention to the dogs.

the dogs were of varying breeds, most of them, sniffed me for a couple of seconds before moving on. I pat one black & white dog on the head for a bit when another in the back started growling. I yelled "hey!" to the growling dog, and he backed off, fearful.

after that my focus wandered off and I went back to sleep.

[Greytraveller]

Hello Verdant
Very interesting in that you went out of body several different ways - deliberately, spontaneously, through a dream and through a lucid dream. While most people focus on the straight forward Deliberate method of going OOB it is very possible to get OOB many different ways. In fact any time that an opportunity presents itself and a person is aware of that chance then its possible to have an OBE.

Cheers 
Grey

[Verdant]

update! Had an almost astral experience last night.

had an alarm on my cell phone for projection assistance- 5:30 to be precise since I go to bed around 2am.

I got up, clicked off on the alarm, had still been frustrated with a lack of results from last night, but tonight was different. I was getting into bed, and I just was getting this "I am ready for this" feeling, I laid down, I felt the sinking happen and just let it take me.

next thing I know I am in what seems to be a fairly run down & abandoned house, I started looking for something- either an astral body I had planned, or an exit. However my problem then was that I lost focus, eventually the dream lost its lucidity and I woke up soon after.

when I was walking my aunt's dog, I got to thinking about that sequence, I may not have actually projected, but hey! progress!

[Lookedynamixhales]

Well done Verdant you must have an impressive amount of intent to achieve this sadly for me i have only had conscious exits...But after i get phasing down I will be attempting Lucid dreams a lot thank you for sharing

[Verdant]

Well done Verdant you must have an impressive amount of intent to achieve this sadly for me i have only had conscious exits...But after i get phasing down I will be attempting Lucid dreams a lot thank you for sharing

you're welcome!

my interests in certain... realms... have kindled forth an obsessive streak that has made me more motivated than when I first discovered astral projection.

I'm glad if I can get anything at all!