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I also practice Chi Kung. Ive been in my style of martial arts for three years now, and have just recently been making the internal classes more regularly. I really enjoy this stuff. It DOES help with APing, since you need energy to project, and internal excersizes teach you how to gain, and control that energy.

I'm happy someone made this topic.

It really makes you think "Why?" once someone asks, doesnt it? Most people I come across just want to for fun, not really having any major reasons. Its a "cool thing to do." It makes some people feel they are special/have special "powers". I admit, the reason I looked into astral project is because I thought it was the coolest, most interesting thing in the world. ! Yet, that was also when I was much younger. Now that the interest has grown with me, I have some more "powerful" reasons to try and project.

First off, I want to know if it is REALLY possible. I dont have any proof untill I try it myself, and it works. The thought of me being able to LEAVE my body (not just imagine, but actually leave) is something that would change a lot in my belief system. It would give me something more concrete to search off of/back ideas on.
That brings me to the second reason: knowledge. I believe astral projecting is a great way to access a wealth of information (akashic records, anyone?)Since we are here with no real handbook, I would like to live my life with a better idea of what else there is beyond my five senses.

I have heard stories of people traveling out of body, and some of the things they have gone through just amaze me. If we can really do something like this, then before we were able to, we were basically blind to a LARGE part of our existance. I dont want to be blind.

It also seems a bit of fun.

Ill just drop my two cents.

To me, that sounds more like a High Level Lucid Dream. It COULD be an OBE, but ive always, personally, been a bit skeptic of projecting from a dream state. You said it felt like a dream, so thats one reason that makes me feel it might have been a dream.

I havnt fully projected yet, so I dont know if the sensations you felt are tied in with AP, but I have LDed a few times, and thats how I felt: very aware and full of energy.

Hope this helps