Normally, I would never join a forum, then proceed to ask a question that has probably been answered countless times, but looking at the previous threads, I didn't see anything like this, so I thought I'd go ahead and ask.
I've been fascinated by the whole idea of AP since I was ~13, but as far as I know, I have never consciously projected. After making more of an effort to try recently (sometimes using BrainWave Generator, other times just lying in my bed and seeing what happens), I still have had no luck, but I'm starting to realize what may be holding me back. It doesn't happen as often as I'd like it to, but sometimes I get to a point where I can feel vibrations (assuming I'm not mistaken as to what they feel like: energy pulsing along the length of my body, and me being able to feel them running from my toes to the top of my head), and when that happens, I usually stay that way for a good 5 minutes at least. Then, though, one of two things happens. One is that I make a conscious effort to get out of my body- usually using the rope technique to try and pull myself out. Only problem with that is that I seem to have some sort of mental block that is stopping me from being able to separate my astral body from my physical one. I seem to be physically (and probably mentally, as well) unable to come to terms with the fact that in order to project, I have to move something that is not part of my "real body". Sometimes, at the point where I feel the most "ready", I go so far as trying to move my astral hand, then opening my eyes to see what had really moved. I think the block is understandable, as things like this are the only time in our waking life that we have to figure out how to move one separately from the other. So, that's one thing.
The other thing is that the rest of the time, I just let the vibrations play out, but I then get to a point where it just feels like I'm lying in bed (which I am), and like whatever just happened had completely run its course. And, as you might imagine, my efforts for that night stop after it "doesn't work". So, as a community who seems to have a lot of knowledge and experience on AP, I thought I'd ask you if you had any ideas, comments, or suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
I've been fascinated by the whole idea of AP since I was ~13, but as far as I know, I have never consciously projected. After making more of an effort to try recently (sometimes using BrainWave Generator, other times just lying in my bed and seeing what happens), I still have had no luck, but I'm starting to realize what may be holding me back. It doesn't happen as often as I'd like it to, but sometimes I get to a point where I can feel vibrations (assuming I'm not mistaken as to what they feel like: energy pulsing along the length of my body, and me being able to feel them running from my toes to the top of my head), and when that happens, I usually stay that way for a good 5 minutes at least. Then, though, one of two things happens. One is that I make a conscious effort to get out of my body- usually using the rope technique to try and pull myself out. Only problem with that is that I seem to have some sort of mental block that is stopping me from being able to separate my astral body from my physical one. I seem to be physically (and probably mentally, as well) unable to come to terms with the fact that in order to project, I have to move something that is not part of my "real body". Sometimes, at the point where I feel the most "ready", I go so far as trying to move my astral hand, then opening my eyes to see what had really moved. I think the block is understandable, as things like this are the only time in our waking life that we have to figure out how to move one separately from the other. So, that's one thing.
The other thing is that the rest of the time, I just let the vibrations play out, but I then get to a point where it just feels like I'm lying in bed (which I am), and like whatever just happened had completely run its course. And, as you might imagine, my efforts for that night stop after it "doesn't work". So, as a community who seems to have a lot of knowledge and experience on AP, I thought I'd ask you if you had any ideas, comments, or suggestions.
Thanks in advance.