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#1
Here I'll be posting various dreams I've had over the past year, mostly taken from my dream journals and mainly including the ones that were particularly vivid or interesting.  This includes both ordinary-consciousness dreams and lucids/AP.  At some point I may also start posting highlights of pre-2013 experiences, once I get a chance to go through all those old journals.
#2
Well, before I start posting a bunch, I'll give a bit of a synopsis of my own nonphysical experiences.

I had my first OOBEs as a small child.  The earliest I can remember them is from about the age of two.  I recall floating above my bed and being somehow pulled out of my room, and drawn down the halls of my house until I was led outside.  All throughout, I could feel a kind of powerful 'force' around me, as if some nonphysical entity were watching and leading me.  During this time I would also have vivid dreams, particularly marvelous experiences of flying, and some sleep paralysis experiences where I would see shadowy entities at the foot of my bed.  A few times I would 'wake up' hovering above my bed.  

As a child I had little clue as to what my experiences were, having no formal knowledge of AP or other such things.  Based on my parents' words, I figured all of these things were 'just dreams', and not terribly important.  However, my nonphysical experiences always remained vital to me, and I can honestly say that some of my most beautiful and profound life moments have been while out of body.  

As I grew older, I continued to have such experiences, and learned to Lucid Dream before I knew the term for it.  By my early teenage years, I had enough encounters with negative astral entities that they were no longer terrifying to me.  What had previous been nightmares became invigorating and strengthening experiences that often led to lucidity. During high school I began reading some older books on AP, though I think it was around my college years when I finally fully 'connected the dots' and realized that it had been what I had been doing all along.  

Some time after college I began reading more books on the subject, and started learning how to AP intentionally.  Since that time I've had plenty of experiences; many of them fairly routine, but some truly remarkable as well.  

Currently, the technique that works best for me is to focus intently on a detailed visualization while I lie down to go to bed.  Usually a simple one works the best, such as visualizing the look, touch and contour of an apple, or mentally moving out of my bed and going down the halls of my house.  (to me, the best visualizations include TOUCH as much or more than sight)  With my mind focused like that, I can often induce a lucid dream, then consciously exit the dream and enter various 'astral' areas.  At times I have done 'sit up' or 'roll out' methods as well, or other techniques.  

I keep a detailed journal of my experience, both in dream-state and in full consciousness, and look forward to sharing some of them on here.
#3
Welcome to Members Introductions! / Greetings to all
September 23, 2013, 12:49:11
Hello everyone,

After being an occasional lurker on these forums for a while, I finally decided to sign up and start talking about my experiences with everyone here. 

Though new to these forums, I'm certainly not new to AP or lucid dreaming.  I've been having conscious OOBEs since I've been a small child, and since my adult years I've been developing my skills further and learning new techniques, from both books and personal experiences.  For many years now I've been keeping a daily journal of my dream and astral experiences.  At this point the journals fill up an entire book shelf, and they're still growing. 

Basically, what I hope to achieve here is to share my experiences with others, gain some mutual insight into the non-physical world and hone my own exit methods.  Hopefully I can provide a bit of assistance to others as well. 

I look forward to discussing things with all of you.   :-)