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I will keep this as concise as possible. One of my best friends died in November. I only saw him once, or twice a year, because we live in different parts of the country.

Anyway, a few weeks ago in a dream, I found myself in a room sitting comfortably with him. I was surprised,  and told him so. We were both giddy to be sitting there chatting, since it's been so long. I believe I asked him something about, like, where he "resided" since he was no longer "living", and he proceeded to tell me that he was just in another dimension, or "plane". He said there were many dimensions, named/talked about a few. I distinctly remember commenting on one of them he was describing & he said something along the lines of "you go there all the time! You just dont remember, or when you do, you dont "know" that THAT'S where you are." Everything he said made total sense, even after I woke up. I felt great, very at peace. Not peaceful about his death, but like he gave me a piece of knowledge I've been seeking for a while now, and I felt thankful to have been able to speak with him again, especially  about this. Thanks for reading, maybe someone has had similar experiences.

Anyone have experience with The Wim Hoff Method, or Yogic(I think?) style breathing exercises? I practice the cold immersion part of WHM, but the breathing portion gave me panic attack symptoms, and I'm not sure it is the healthiest thing for a person, after much research.

Anyone incorporate this into AP or meditation? It seems like there could be something there(intuition), and I would love some feedback from someone who has used it successfully.

I'm in bed, thinking thoughts of AP I've been mulling for a day or 2. For the first time, I believe I truly dropped expectations for my experiences. As in: what I would learn, what they should mean, questions I wanted answered. I just said "if what I want or think isn't in the cards, so be it, I'm ok w/that." So these thoughts surfaced again as I'm in bed working on some "black" visualizations.**I have to say, I dreamed vividly last night, but i can't remember if it was after or before the NP. Dreams were very good. Got very positive interaction/reinforcement from some loose ends of my past and it felt GREAT.**

So I'm laying in bed, and I decide to try a trick a heard/read about a long time ago. My A/C sounds like the first part of waves at the beach. And by that I mean, like when you hear waves, either in person, or like a white noise/recording, there is clear audible of the wave "coming in" then crashing, then going back out.

My ac sounded like waves "coming in", and I focused on that noise and imagined, or "tried/focused" on hearing the crash, then the sound of retreating water. Idk how long it took, but it worked!! All of the sudden, I heard all the sounds of the ocean, and I knew I had "crossed over".

I started to feel energy(like I hadn't before), and I could feel that I could control it. Although, not well. Trying to move/circulated the energy felt a little like trying to ride a bike for the first time, very off-balance/inefficient. I could "see" images of a plain room with only a table, but I was also aware that my eyes were closed and I made sure to not jump the gun in opening "them". I then "heard" a voice say "So, you want to learn more about astral projection.". Not asking a question, but almost as a greeting/ice breaker statement. Letting me know they knew my intentions. It was a Male voice. I could feel different parts of my body lifting up. Idk how close I was to being free of that process, but I would imagine I had almost completed it.

The less control of the energy, and the more of my body I felt rising, the faster my heart beat, and I could feel I was losing it. I did, after a short while. Fully aware still. I tried moving once I felt the last of the energy and I could, no SP. I smiled, felt great about what had just happened, then went right to sleep.

I have had probably a handful of experiences in the last 6-7 months, but I have never had one like this. Also, I remember seeing 2 blocks in the room. Off-white/gray and pinkish/purple, maybe lavender colored. Made of a very porous material.

Anyway. It's been like 3 years since i first started learning about this, and this was by far the biggest milestone for me. I just wanted to share and maybe get some feedback or whatever. Thanks.

 Hello all,
        I have had what I want to call a breakthrough of sorts. Although, I feel as though I was left just on the cusp of what I "imagine" a full NP experience is.
       Night 1: I went to sleep in my guest bedroom. I had set "intent" before sleep (I think I just kept repeating "astral projection" to myself over and over). I woke up mid morning, and fell back asleep focusing on basically not feeling myself, and breathing. Then I "think" I fell asleep, though aware . I became aware in the position of sitting up "Indian style" on the very bed/room I fell asleep in. Next I thought to myself, I was going to try to "break through"(not literally), and all I did was allow myself to lean forward and fall through my bed head first. When I fell through I was floating in near darkness(density maybe half of water) and I could hear moans and "cries" all around, as well as shadows moving all about. I couldn't really move. I wasn't scared at all, but I realised if I couldn't move I didn't want to be hanging out there. So I "left" and became physically aware instantly, in bed. Next 2 continue in below post.
   

I will keep this as short and to-the-point as possible, as not to muddle it w/unneeded extras.
-- I laid down to sleep at around 0120, with the intent of waking up after an hour or so of sleep to try for an AP.
- I woke up very tired and in a daze. I forced myself to stay awake for at least a few minutes before trying. I got settled, and was having a hard time focusing (or "not" focusing as it would be). I drift off to sleep unaware.
- My dream starts off in the house I grew up in, very detailed, very vivid. I am lying in my bed trying to AP, when I start feeling the intense vibrations. I let them build and reach the deepest parts of my body (only took a few moments) them I just reached up quickly(like punching ones hand through a paper bag), kind of "jumped", and very quickly climbed out. I could see my body but it was translucent, or almost how ones skin might look in an unfamiliar lighing/atmosphere.
- I realized gravity did not have it's normal effects, so I fell right through the floor (on purpose). Then started gliding, which was much harder. I was gliding all through my house fairly quickly, but I was unable to stabilize myself; keep from spinning, stay in a straight direction. So i left my house and went soaring/spinning down my street, when I then closed my eyes and almost subconsciously desired to be taken somewhere (hope that makes sense).
- I float slowly out of a huge black opening, kind of shaped like a curtain (?) only a couple hundred feet high/wide. I am now in a very different place. The sky was much larger, things like, boulders or ravines/valleys were much larger, and much more vast. I felt a little like an ant. *The next part is fuzzy and I'm not positive how it plays out, so I'm omitting what I "think" I remember*. So we are on a plane/plateau "in the sky" and there is a parade going on. I start talking with someone while walking(don't know if I "knew" them or not) when all of the sudden a man came up to us/him and was questioning him being hostile. I interjected with what I can remember as a "come on man just leave us alone like everyone else", and he turned to me wild-eyed and said "Funny, your friend doesn't LOOK like a vampire." W/a tiny sliver of bright red blood running down his fang. I wasn't scared, I just knew I didn't belong there, and would prefer if no one else found out. So I jumped in the parade and started marching/playing my fingers like a flute (and yes making beautiful music, go figure.) After marching I am now in the front of a crowd of people sitting with a select group, when all of the sudden, I realize I don't see my "friend" from earlier.
- Somehow I knew what happened. Behind the crowd under this little over hang (think, outdoor amphitheater, there was a closet sized black hole that I had assumed to a bad place, and I "knew my friend went down there, willingly or forced. So I hastily got up and was making my way to the hole and the speakers/crowd were getting anxious, yelling, trying to get me to not go down there. But I had to try to help the other person so I dove in. It was like a bottomless pit, pitch black and I just kept falling. It was almost like sky-diving, which I enjoy, so I was not responding to the situation negatively at all. After what seemed like.. a long enough time to fall, I closed my eyes and raised my thoughts, and ended up floating down to my body on my dream bed in the old house. The transition was very shaky, and after several long seconds I decided I didn't want to go back after all,  so I stood up on my bed and tried to JUMP out of my body. No dice... I slammed my head hard and fell to the bed stunned.
- I got up, looked out my window to a church parking lot, where there was a festival going on. Which was pretty common in real life, and the recall of that scene seems vivid/accurate. Then, I noticed someone had broken into my house. I was pretty scared and didn't know what to do. My door was locked. I laid down to try to project away to keep safe (great idea, huh?.. ) Then I noticed my shotguns were beside the door so I started to load one, as the perp was headed to my door. All very dramatic. *The end. Thanks for reading.

Hello everyone. Long-time reader, first time posting. I have only been practicing AP for about 10 days, albeit consistently, aside from a week or so about 2 years ago. When I practiced before, I had(what I now know) pretty solid progress. Meaning, unbelievable vibrations within a week, and an experience that I think(only recently) was a possible projection (of sorts). The problem is/was, that experience made me want nothing to do with the art, because of how terrifying it/the implications were. I will describe what happened here if someone thinks they can help (or probably at a later post regardless), but this is not typical of the "fears" most experience (from extensive research on my part).
   Next-- I started practicing again (have no idea what drew me back..), and I got the vibs' again after a few days, also had a dream (?) that I partially separated. I say dream because I was def not in waking conscious, but I was trying as I fell asleep. Although I will say that when I "woke up" from said dream early in the am, I thought I had done it, but maybe was just very tired and couldn't quite remember. Not unlike someone waking you early to tell you something, and only remembering parts, or none of the conversation. Finally -- I have recently (pretty much today)found a mindset to set the fear aside. However, it seems that my usual progress I make from technique has all but vanished. I am practicing 1-2 times a day, everyday. Usually one afternoon "nap" and the wbtb method in the morning. I am on vacation for the next 2 weeks, so plenty of time to adjust and what-nots. More than happy to discuss techniques and/or any other details to paint a clearer picture. I am just very relieved to be able to talk to someone about all this. I make the mistake of telling a family member about the incident 2 years ago, and they basically called me a devil worshipper. Which bothered me because I do have faith (a discussion for another post). Anyway, after reading loads of content here, I appreciate how you all "seem" to converse, and share yourselves/ideas bbetween each other. And I am truly grateful for that, so thank you.