I think I do this inadvertently. I think I have been doing this most of my life-maybe we all do and just dont remember. Anyway-I sometimes know I am doing it because I will see something I know is not possible or see or tt someone I know is dead, it is like it makes me conscious or aware that I am asleep. It is generally very cool-I get some premonition stuff and some really cool experiances like being able to fly at will-but I also get sleep paralysis upon waking up frequently and often feel like I havent slept at all-drained! I suggest before going to bed-lay very still and concentrate on your body-breath-sounds-sometimes I will feel a vibration that begins at my feet and goes up and than I will feel like I am floating-sometimes you will hear a buzzing sound-try to stay conscious-the rest is up to you. Maybe you can decide on a signal for yourself-so you will know when you are asleep-I heard this works for alot of people-I never really did that-but as I said earlier-like sometimes I will see someone I know is dead and they are talking to me and it will snap me conscious that I must be dreaming! Also-I am curious to know if other people get sleep paralysis-is this a part of astral projection-lucid dreaming? What do you do about it?[?]