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Hello and welcome to the Pulse!

It sounds like you are getting a first-hand demonstration of how your thoughts and emotions can shape some of the things you will see and experience in this dimension. Most of what you saw was likely generated by your subconscious. Then, if you react emotionally (fear mostly) the visual can change and get worse creating a fear loop, all fueled by your emotion.

This effect is especially prevalent when you are still 'in' your physical body but focused in the Non-Physical, or within proximity of your physical up to about 15-20 feet away.

With time, understanding and a few more exits, this stuff will diminish.

Everything you have described is normal for early projections. It involves YOU and what is generally referred to as the RTZ (a rough copy of the physical environment) and your imagination AND your subconscious.

It is very easy for your imagination, but more importantly, your subconscious to affect and modify this environment; especially while you are still 'within' or near your physical body. Almost all those noises and distracting visuals (the eyeball) are generated by your subconscious and are called Hypnagogia/Hypnopompia. They are also generated especially in Sleep Paralysis. They can distract you, startle you and really frighten you until you learn to control your emotional response when they happen. Just stay calm and observe.

Also, while still in or near your physical body, you can involuntarily switch back and forth your perspective, open your eyes or turn on your hearing...moving away about 10 to 15 feet can help to reduce this effect.

With several more exits you will find these effects diminishing and you will gain more control.

Your observations are good and you are doing fine. Having fun yet?

Interesting short lecture. I'm not sure I'd totally dump the spatial dimensions, but admit that may become necessary in a larger view. My limited physics understanding tells me something like every next dimension travels at something like a 90 degree angle to the previous, until you get to time, and until you try to go further, which apparently requires in-folding or turning within itself. The mind has trouble conceptualizing it, but apparently the math can carry it on for several more dimensions indicated.

I think he's right about the aliens making use of trans-dimensional travel. That could possibly obviate FTL travel and the great physical distances involved; as well as the incredible, in-atmosphere maneuvering abilities and the visual distortions witnesses report.

Thanks for this Lion!

Like mother, like daughter

Great experience!

As she progresses in her childhood, be sure to ask about her dreams every now and then to make sure she's having positive experiences and knows to come to you if things get confusing or scary. I'm pretty sure I was having a repeating confusing OBE that terrified me for years and my parents, not knowing anything about this stuff, had no help to offer me.

That's really cool! Thanks for sharing!

Your analysis clarifies the experience overall and introduces fresh perspectives for me on some of the details. I can now see evidence of my NP mindset developing in several ways: I have stronger awareness, confidence, cognitive ability, and am less prone to distraction...

Before, I would have missed the pull/tug or dismissed it. This time, I responded the second time I felt it, a pretty subtle thing.

The 'reduced awareness' as you call it, is a better description of what happened. I initially thought it was some force affecting or emanating from my friend but maybe you are closer to the truth. It wasn't so much a negative or depressing effect as it was 'subdued' or 'reduced', as you say. This effect, followed by my feeling disturbed in the boxed-in room made me initially think the room somehow was a reflection of his inner disturbance and it felt like the longer I stayed, it might overtake me.  The 'get me out of here' thought is exactly what I thought (Lol), but I did not panic; I kept my emotional control and just walked out of there continuing our limited conversation. I guess that I passed this test; I'm not sure what else was to be done.

Part of my NP mindset that I still think needs work is my attitude of non-interference when in the NPR and just being an observer. That seems like good advice early on, but at some point I need to consciously make decisions to take action in some circumstances. This, apparently for me, is not an automatic 'instinct' and needs to be learned still. But I'm okay with that, I can now see progress being made and I know it will come.

Thanks for the excellent advice, Szaxx!

Yes...any position so long as you are sufficiently relaxed. On the back does seem to be percentage-wise, better.

2 weeks ago, I was face down, arms out, nuzzling my pillow...and the vibes hit. I thought, 'Wonderful! Let's do it!' and succeeded in lifting up five inches and sliding forward several times, banging my head against the wall, finally trying harder and grabbing the nightstand and crashing against the wall, destroying everything!

Woke up, looked around...nothing disturbed. It's all good...just the astral...

I look forward to and would enjoy the challenge of retrievals. I think I could be very good at it. But either something is holding me back, some necessary realization or it's just simply these 'baby steps' that need to occur. Maybe it's just a more natural thing for others, but it is quite frustrating for me!

As far as Guide interaction, I would love that, but I don't get hardly any. No direct appearances, just once noticing another figure in the area, a few times sensing their invisible presence nearby, and the once, really good telepathic contact in my Fieldtrip experience. It's basically 'figure it out on your own, dude!'...wonderfully frustrating, to coin an oxymoron (which I feel like)...lol

Damn, I'd like a few clear statements besides the hints and comical metaphors like ' the grass is greener'...but I gotta admit, that was a good one!

Thanks so much for your insights LightBeam!

Perfect!

[It just never ends!]

Thanks LightBeam! Yes, it could have just been his astral or dream self, without more complete awareness. I'm still in the early stages of figuring these things out. It's not just understanding my state but that of others, as well. It's exciting how complex and wide-ranging the experiences are! It just never ends!

Also, along the idea that our Guides/higher selves actually assist in and provide these experiences, the initial phasing visual of fresh, bright, green grass strikes me with this humorous metaphor...

Can anyone guess what it is?

Sunday July 13, 2014

6am I woke and propped myself up in bed and spent about fifteen minutes with eyes shut just 'noticing' the colors behind my eyelids, looking for a portal to appear. My intent was already decided as I wanted to visit a friend I had met online last year. A few times it looked as if some rudimentary portal was forming but each time I lost it. Then, in an instant, a round mirror-like shape formed and I realized that I was looking at green grass on the other side of the portal and that this would do just as well as any scene. In an instant, I realized I had already phased and was now standing in a new environment, a different dimension looking at a stretch of grass in front of me, closely mowed like that of a golf course fairway; looking around, it was a peaceful country scene with otherwise nothing of interest to keep me focused there. I chuckled to myself knowing that this would serve just fine as a second portal and I just stood and fell face-first into the ground as I declared my intent mentally.

I passed through the ground and was instantly in darkness and rushing forward at tremendous speed for what seemed like a minute. My speed began slowing and I sensed I was nearing my destination but for some reason I had the thought to stop right at that moment and have a look around.

I materialized about 500 feet up in the sky, a beautiful day, blue sky, dotted with some clouds and I was over some lovely rolling hills with green fields and small copses of trees. In the distance, about a half mile away, I saw a most remarkable sight: it was the standing skeleton of a mastodon, 300 feet tall and beautifully silouhetted against the sky in a macabre sort of way. As I flew around it, I spotted another mastodon about a mile away but this one was still whole as if alive. I flew towards it and taking a closer look, I realized that it wasn't moving, it was like a statue. Looking farther around, I spotted two more super-sized prehistoric creatures: a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Triceratops. Everything was incredibly life-like yet there was also a sense of stylization to the place, like a sense of a little Salvador Dali to both the countryside and the statues.

As I flew circles admiring these behemoths, I kept getting an increasing tug, pulling me in a specific direction. I finally relented and angled off to wherever I was supposed to go and in about a mile I flew in low over a very simple house, like a cottage. As I touched down, a man came out to greet me. I recognized him as JS, one of my best friends from high school, whom I hadn't seen in 25 years. JS had been studying art back then, mostly painting and sculpture. I realized this was all his work, a giant 3D canvas, his astral art studio. I congratulated him on the impressive sculptures and he offered to show me around.

At this point, something a bit confusing happened. Up to this point my lucidity had been very good, nearly, if not 100%. Our reunion should have been all laughter and smiles but it instead became very subdued and my lucidity fell pretty dramatically. It was as if he was clouded and depressed in a way and this cloud quickly overcame me, as well. Our conversation was polite but well short of the many things I wanted to tell him. He showed me around his house, a very simple set-up with few rooms. He showed me down one narrow corridor which led to a small room that was empty, with what seemed like brown cardboard lining the floor, walls and ceiling. I took this to be some kind of studio but it quickly gave me a disturbing feeling of being literally 'boxed in'. I don't remember much of our conversation, but I did ask him if he was alright and if there was anything I could do for him. But he indicated he was satisfied with his present surroundings and so I said goodbye.

As I walked away from him, my lucidity began returning slightly, enough to notice I was walking on a gravel drive. I thought that should serve just as well as the grass had, for a portal. Unfortunately, I hadn't regained enough lucidity to remember that I also needed an intent for a destination (I had forgotten my original intent to visit my friend)...I stopped walking and with blind confidence, fell face first into the gravel...indenting it to a depth of maybe two inches with a noisy crunch. With my face still scrunched into the drive, I laughed at myself and woke up.

Upon reflection, I wondered if my friend had passed, but I have been unable to confirm this. I guess it's also possible I was visiting him in his personal, astral dreamspace and maybe that explains his listlessness and apparent apathy. Or maybe all I contacted was an aspect of his greater Self. If it was a retrieval, then I'm going to have to have a talk with my Guide and ask that he/she tell me that fact sometime prior.

Reading someone's energy signature in the NPR is easier and more of an automatic thing than you might think. You "feel" the energy unique to them; it's subtle by physical standards but not so much in the NP. Thinking of their energy ID is also how you instantly fly to them or materialize before them. Astral GPS...

Remember that older relative who wears the overpowering perfume or aftershave? You could close your eyes and if they walked into the room with a group of people, you would recognize it was her/him. On a more subtle level, could you do the same if your mother or father walked in, sensing them just by their energy?

Having a sense/feel of their energy signature is how you locate and identify people in the NPR.

Locating another projector sounds simple enough from a Physical point of view but there are complicating factors. Timing, intent, lucidity, vibrational level...from the perspective of BOTH projectors. Matching all those factors up at the same time...like Szaxx said, slim...

It sounds like you are taking a reasonable, balanced approach to your AP attempts. A steady application of several techniques, some energy work (if that seems to help), and taking a break from the whole endeavor every few weeks. Good...it takes time to let some of this stuff sink in, become assimilated on several levels.

The rapid heartbeat symptom is a normal thing to encounter at this time. I also felt it early on. There is no strict consensus on what it exactly is. Is it simply rapid heartbeat from excitement of the subtle body or energy sensations? Is it a side-effect of losing awareness of breathing? Is it the heart chakra firing up? Is it also a fear test or part of a protective survival mechanism?

Whatever it specifically is, it does certainly serve as a necessary stepping-stone and minor fear test to overcome.

You may notice it four, five or six times, but each time you should notice its effect diminishing until finally, it's not a noticeable concern anymore. That's how it occurs for most people, it seems.

When you notice it, just reassure yourself to stay calm and push through. Your heart's not going to explode.

Well done and carry on! The fun is about to begin!

Still a significant experience nonetheless. Many of us get ejected from experiences what feels like prematurely for various reasons; this is part of the learning process and it can be frustrating.

It pushes us to work harder, pay closer attention.

The lessons are everywhere and in everything.

EV

This is Sleep Paralysis. It's a normal function of sleep, but most people don't normally gain awareness during SP.

On this Board, there is a blue sticky entitled "Everything you could ever want to know about Sleep Paralysis".

Start with that, it should explain much for you.

It may help...or it may hinder...what's your choice? You don't know except to try...

Francis, this is all totally dependent on your mindset, but still weighted to the safe side. If you are even slightly on the side that you are perfectly safe, then you will be safe.

Nothing can harm you. These are tests.

If you open yourself to being scared, then things will find ways to scare you. Fine...but then realize that's all they can do...is scare you, disrupt you. Then ignore it. Move beyond it. Move to the teaching; it never ends..   Find the freedom...and the freedom is beyond description!! The Universe becomes open to you!

What opens to you is beyond description!!

It's just a black mask. Does it aid in LDs? That's up to you. It's the next thing I am going to blame my progress on...lol.

Ooohhh...you're asking for it....

Welcome to The Astral FAQ...

Pounds on head...can't wait until you start getting NPR lessons!!...

Recommend kneepads, shinpads, elbowpads...

Prepare for bumpy ride...lol

Hmmmm...sounds like a bunch of sunscreen recommendations...

couldn't resist; try one Board up...

EV

Like Xanth said, this is superstition and folklore.

The "Fatal Nightmare" goes by many names and variations in many cultures and dates back to the beginning of recorded history. It probably mostly stems from the various hypnagogic hallucinations that are experienced during Sleep Paralysis. Old Hag, Night Hag, Ghost Pressing on Body, Witch Riding your Back...

Look up SP on Wikipedia and you will find a great amount to read about it, including your concern, SUNDS-Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome which was believed to be linked with a genetic cardiac disorder amongst a certain group of people.

Many of our members have experienced these hallucinations, including myself. They are absolutely terrifying until you begin to understand them and how to deal with them. Now, for me, they are an occasional annoyance.

A great addition to the group and well-deserved for all her good advice and keen insights!

Congratulations soarin!

Secret Astral decoder ring is in the mail!

Welcome to the Pulse, Altaira!

The first 3 Boards have great information in the bold, blue Sticky sections. The 2 Boards, Permanent Astral Topics, and the Astral FAQs are good resources, as well. Then there is extensive member and mod input, too.

Feel free to ask questions and enjoy!

It sounds a bit like remote-viewing, maybe dimensionally.

All I know is you better hurry up and come up with a better name for it; otherwise it might become forever known as Lionheart's Remote-Viewing Toilet Paper Roll Technique!

Many early explorers find themselves in what used to be called an Etheric projection or RTZ environment, and then wonder if they have reached the Astral. Over time, their experiences evolve into more Phasing-like environments which may be the Astral but the environments are not as stable as they would expect and they don't interact with any conscious beings, only dull, lifeless, less than interesting characters. As their experiences evolve further, they begin to encounter clearly conscious, independent beings, with telepathic forms of communication, within even more stable, apparently consensus environments and are shown and take part in obvious lessons and learning simulations. Along this line of development, other forms of learning are slowly becoming apparent to the experiencer: Downloads, telepathic learning/communication, point conscious experiences...

As you review your experiences over time, it becomes apparent that even early on, you are being shown what you are ready to assimilate, that the lessons are literally everywhere and in everything. Step by step, you are learning to understand and handle various energies; your mindset has to evolve and expand. It's really quite incredible!

How I look at it now, is that no matter what environment I find myself in, if it is teaching me something, if I have the opportunity to learn, then it is Reality.

Some people see pinpoints of light that may be or resemble a star field. I just get an infinite blackness, sometimes flat black, sometimes an inky depth.

It's a wonderful, quiet, peaceful place to hang out in; or you can express your intent and move into the blackness. Other times you can look into the darkness and find a texture or depth to it, which indicates a portal to somewhere and an experience.

I arrive there between experiences mostly, but I have started there once or twice.

It's a jumping off point to many dimensions. Also a great little vacation hotspot.

I'm not sure that Frank ever changed his opinion that the Void was Monroe's Focus 21, the entrance to the Astral levels.