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Last night, I fell asleep late in the night and had a very vivid nightmare. The nightmare felt very real, but at one point I looked in the mirror and became aware of the fact that it was a dream. I then became aware of my body, and started to panic. I managed to control my breathing, and then attempted to sink into my bed. It seemed like it worked, I heard a loud hum, and suddenly I was sinking into blackness, with millions of white little lights everywhere, flying by as I gained speed.. (Like stars)

However, the next thing I know I'm back in a dream, and after a few seconds I forced myself to wake up.

I'm wondering if this was simply a lucid dream, or did I finally make progress in my goal to project, after giving up on it?

Hello, just thought i'd introduce myself.

My name is Jacob, I'm 17 (nearly 18) and currently a senior in High School. I'm a relative newbie to this sort of stuff so I was looking for a place to turn for information and guidance, and I came across this website. I consider myself to be a very....well... I guess you could say I'm a bit of a skeptic. I find it extremely hard to believe in things without having any sort of proof or personal experience in the matter. However, when I first read about Astral Projection it just made too much sense to me, and seemed far to believable for me to dismiss it without first trying to learn more about it.

It also really "lined up" with the way I view the world (I guess I should explain how that is?). I do not have any sort of religious faith in a "higher power", yet I do believe in Ghosts and things of that nature (based on personal experience) and I had a hard time trying to explain how one could exist without the other. I came to the conclusion that there must be energies in the world that we do not yet understand, and are unaware of. (If that makes any sense? I feel like I sound like an idiot when i try to explain this.) I also am a strong "believer" in all things scientific. I suppose I look at the laws of physics as a Christian would The Bible.

The whole idea of an "Astral Plane" REALLY works as an explanation for the paranormal things I believe, while still not going against the truths in the world I hold dear. I suppose you could say that it is a fantastic loop hole for me.

So anyways, enough rambling. I'm really excited to start my adventure of learning about, and hopefully someday experiencing an Astral Projection/Out of Body Experience.

I just REALLY need some help, I'm starting from scratch here. So I hope very much that I can find the information, and help I need from the members, and the information they can supply, here.

I look forward to getting to know you all. Thanks for reading (If you read it all!)


I suppose I'll just use this thread to also ask my first questions, if thats okay?

Right. My first major question is a simple one: Where do I begin?

I've never even meditated before. So where do I start from? What should my first step be?