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I haven't been active on this forum in a while but i have still been practicing daily however im hitting a few road blocks and things that i would like peoples opinions on. Here they are:

1> When i have been actively meditating and trying to achieve mind awake body asleep, i lose all sense of my body, like my body forgets to feel my external surroundings and i can feel the wait of my body (if that makes sense, sort of like a semi stiffness) - then i fall asleep - i have tried keeping my forearm raised but i seem to still fall asleep despite it hitting the bed when i doze off, i fall asleep every single time.

2> Sometimes just before i fall asleep my mind goes from a sort of black focus, to a gleaming clarity in a snap change, like everything behind my eyes gets brighter and my mind feels refreshed like ive just woken up, its like this for about 10 seconds then i go back to the black heavy focus or fall asleep.

3> Sometimes i feel a mild tingling all over my body, its like a faint energy actively moving underneith my skin, but not as fierce as any vibrations i have heard described on the internet.


I just want peoples opinions on these experiances and any advice on how to get past this stage/not fall asleep during practice.

Thanks In Advance

Firstly - Hi Everyone - I'm Arkwind, im 18 and from the UK and studying at uni in Birmingham.

I have recently developed an interest in astral projection, i used to read a lot of spiritual books pertaining to spirit guides and other planes along time ago but in recent months i have been practicing meditation on and off. I stumbled upon the whole AP scene when i started to hear noises and voices whilst deep in meditation and the whole AP topic came in to view, so i've read alot about the topic from what i can gather on the internet and it seems there are 101 ways to Astral Project or experience an OOBE. Most of the methods i have read contain a stage in meditation where there are vibrations and other symptoms such as the odd sounds i had been hearing.

Recently i have started meditating with the intention of APing and separating from my physical body, about 15 minutes ago i had my first strange experience which is why i join this forum instead of just lurking.

I had downloaded a brain wave generator and was using it to meditate and get into a relaxed state lying on my bed, after about 20 mins my left hand because what i can only described a paralyzed, it was laying flat on the bed yet i couldn't feel the covers at all, shortly after my left hand became like this also for a few seconds, my right hand stayed like this for about 3 minutes before i focused to much on it and then regained feeling. Does anybody have a clue what this means or is it just nothing, because this has never happened to me before ?

Thanks for your time,
Arkwind