Hi Shane,
mad stuff eh? One piece of advice: When I first tried to OBE I went straight into it like you did, and my heart started pounding at some insane rate too. Now, whenever I try and project, I get exactly the same thing, even though I am not even worried about it. It is because the sub-conscious mind remembers, and become traumatised in some way. Even if you were not consciously worried your unconscious can still freak due to the crazy sensations, and this makes it a hell of a lot harder to get out on later occasions. I still have not managed it, for this reason (um, and a lack of time put in, but I have decided I AM going to manage it soon!). So my advice is to do practice exercises first, or you run the risk of hindering yourself in the future if you decide to spend some real time and effort getting out. At the very least, get used to being in the trance state and completely relaxing your body. This is almost certainly the reason you did not get out the first time, cos your body was tense and heart pounding. As for the second experience, you could have been/probably were projecting at the time which is why you experienced bodily paralysis - it sounds like you have some natural ability if you can get that far so easily. Don't give up!....but go steady. Yeah, can be pretty damn scary I know. But just try and relax, it won't hurt you.
Oh, and buy Astral Dynamics if you do decide to really GO for it. Otherwise, read Robert Bruces "Treastise on Astral Projection" which can be found in the tutorials section on his site, will answer most your questions.
hope this helps!
yeah, it all sounds so fantastic when you first get into it....but what if you could project...how amazing would that be?
Edited by - Inguma on 23 February 2002 03:30:37
mad stuff eh? One piece of advice: When I first tried to OBE I went straight into it like you did, and my heart started pounding at some insane rate too. Now, whenever I try and project, I get exactly the same thing, even though I am not even worried about it. It is because the sub-conscious mind remembers, and become traumatised in some way. Even if you were not consciously worried your unconscious can still freak due to the crazy sensations, and this makes it a hell of a lot harder to get out on later occasions. I still have not managed it, for this reason (um, and a lack of time put in, but I have decided I AM going to manage it soon!). So my advice is to do practice exercises first, or you run the risk of hindering yourself in the future if you decide to spend some real time and effort getting out. At the very least, get used to being in the trance state and completely relaxing your body. This is almost certainly the reason you did not get out the first time, cos your body was tense and heart pounding. As for the second experience, you could have been/probably were projecting at the time which is why you experienced bodily paralysis - it sounds like you have some natural ability if you can get that far so easily. Don't give up!....but go steady. Yeah, can be pretty damn scary I know. But just try and relax, it won't hurt you.
Oh, and buy Astral Dynamics if you do decide to really GO for it. Otherwise, read Robert Bruces "Treastise on Astral Projection" which can be found in the tutorials section on his site, will answer most your questions.
hope this helps!
yeah, it all sounds so fantastic when you first get into it....but what if you could project...how amazing would that be?
Edited by - Inguma on 23 February 2002 03:30:37