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hello everyone!  I've been learning a lot about this reality of ours and looking at things from an entirely new perspective for some time now.  Most of the questions i've had have been answered in some sort of a way through my own experiences but there remains a couple questions i'm still a little skeptical about.  The main focus i have for asking these questions it seems is because i would like my dreams to start becoming more and more vivid and then hopefully reaching the point of lucidity within them before long.

The first question i have is what type of an effect smoking bud has on ones ability to experience the higher dimensions of reality?  I'm sure it's possible to leave the body when you're at a state like this (which i assume to have impure qualities to it) but that it's not necessarily the right path to take when aiming to achieve higher states of consciousness....   What kind of an effect does it have on your sleep and dreaming as well?

Also, this next question i have is a little funny i know, but i'm sure there's an answer out there which will help me make more sense of it.  The effects masturbation has in a spiritual sense much like my first question.

I assume both of these have an overall effect on our spiritual progression, but i'm willing to bet they have an even bigger effect if they are a habit at times... lol

Your guys help is appreciated!!!  My thanks to you in advance!

-kenny

I'm extremely excited with my new found beliefs in life!
Though I've known about lucid dreaming for a short while, astral traveling and OBE's are a new and extremely intriguing subject to me which i have no doubt in my mind are the answers which i've been looking for.

I've no experience in any of the fields so i'm surely just coming into practice with everything.
My starting focus has been on:
1-becoming a more consistent spiritual practitioner and thus, meditating more frequently and efficiently.
2-becoming able to lucid dream as i feel there's so much to be learned from this practice alone!
3-through knowledge of chakras and things like that (though my knowledge is limited to anything more than the basics of everything i feel at this point) i eventually aim to becoming proficient in the use of Reiki as well...
4-after much of this is said and done and i've become a little more familiar with each practice as time moves on, my ultimate goal is to be able to visit the astral plane(s) but i assume having an OBE would be first in line...

So there lies my current position within everything.  You may see me around the forums a little later when i've found some questions i may need answering or something similar to that.  Mostly, your help and support is all i ask of any of you...  That and maybe a little kinship would be nice as well

with peace, love, and light!  Your new acquaintance and determined student,
-ktv

ps.  My only question at this very moment is how long/short it has taken some of you to finally make it into the astral planes.  I've been learning about what seems to be all the basics and everything...  I'm just not sure it's smart for me to be skipping ahead and trying to enter right away.  -thx   (k)