Hey there. I'm new. I've been interested in astral projection for years, tried to do it on and off over the years with no success. I'm generally neutral to the notion of it, neither believe it nor doubt it. It's just something I would like to commit myself to so that I might get personal confirmation.
Some background. When I was very young, I had a few lucid dreams. Just a handful. There was also this weird dream experience I used to get when I was still in pre-school, in which I saw a white background with, shall we say, multiple memories overlayed over it. Like a video slideshow of my memories playing over this white background. I was always aware I was dreaming in this state. Sometimes the memories would stop, and I would be stuck seeing pure white. I would try to wake up to no avail.
When I reached young teens, though, I more or less stopped dreaming altogether. Now I never dream. Haven't dreamed in years.
To the point, the main questions I want to ask to get me started are: Why don't I dream (or remember dreaming) and is this necessarily a hindrance to astral projection?
The other one, the main reason I registered because I haven't seen an answer that satisfies me, is how exactly can one have the body go to sleep while maintaining mental alertness? The problem I have is that mind and body seem to be inseparable in my experience. If I put my mind on the alert, my body gets excited. If I relax my body, my mind drifts off. I don't see how one can be mentally wired without exciting the body, or how one can relax the body without the mind going into sleep mode. How can one seperate mind and body?
Some background. When I was very young, I had a few lucid dreams. Just a handful. There was also this weird dream experience I used to get when I was still in pre-school, in which I saw a white background with, shall we say, multiple memories overlayed over it. Like a video slideshow of my memories playing over this white background. I was always aware I was dreaming in this state. Sometimes the memories would stop, and I would be stuck seeing pure white. I would try to wake up to no avail.
When I reached young teens, though, I more or less stopped dreaming altogether. Now I never dream. Haven't dreamed in years.
To the point, the main questions I want to ask to get me started are: Why don't I dream (or remember dreaming) and is this necessarily a hindrance to astral projection?
The other one, the main reason I registered because I haven't seen an answer that satisfies me, is how exactly can one have the body go to sleep while maintaining mental alertness? The problem I have is that mind and body seem to be inseparable in my experience. If I put my mind on the alert, my body gets excited. If I relax my body, my mind drifts off. I don't see how one can be mentally wired without exciting the body, or how one can relax the body without the mind going into sleep mode. How can one seperate mind and body?