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I've encountered it two or three times. Mostly it feels like a large noodle. No kidding. Very rubbery. Ive also inspected it closely and have seen it attached directly to my head and between my shoulder blades in my back. Most of the times it was directly connected to my head. It "felt" thick. When i've looked at it closely I once saw some type of hieroglyphic symbols on it. I would say it has been more "grey". I've traced it back to my physical body laying in bed also connected at the head.

I read through this entire post and you said that you would not be able to project without the medications. I have been on several medications before that increased my potential at astral projecting--But I learned to part from them to a degree to continue my exploring. If your ever in the situation again. Shout for your guide or just SHOUT out loud. Sometimes that is even enough to ground you in your experience/and or change the experience itself. atleast for me. i have also read about the dweller but have mixed feelings on it since I have never encountered it myself. I would be concerned and take precautions regarding your particular situation .

Depends on the experience. Sometimes i have something blocking my view or things are hazy. Other times things are perfectly clear. Most of the time things on the edge of my vision are expanded further on the left and right but it is blurry with my vision focused on what is close.

I've looked at my body quite a few times. Usually it is blue and somewhat clear. When concentrating on the hands I notice it can be either transparent or a very thin/moderate skin color but still mostly transparent. Usually the first thing I see is my legs exiting from my physical body and drifting upwards. the head separates last so I usually get a good view of the color of my legs. try focusing on parts of your astral body and you will have some interesting results.

Mind over matter..Literally. The wall may feel "dense" as you pass through it but if you dont think of it as being as a wall, you will pass right through it.

Some people do not have any vibrations at all -- including me and i've had several hundred OBE's. Dont let vibrations be your necessary guidepost. I've also felt some type of connection to my physical heartbeat while out of body as well. The best thing I can say is to let the feeling wash over you..It's very easy to get excited and lose the possibility of exiting the body but in time with patience you can learn to control your excitement.

I had one today and verified it this morning at 1:05pm. Let me grab my recorder...

"December 18th 1:00pm-

Induced OBE. First OBE I had issues seeing so I induced a second OBE. I went into my mothers room and noticed a few things. She was talking about how sick she was and there was also something written on the walls in which I did not get a chance to read. I heard her praying/talking aloud. I put my hand through her head and felt immediate pain. I backed up into the doorway. She got up shortly thereafter and left the doorway and passed right through me. Once again I felt immediate pain as she passed through me. This startled me a bit and I returned to my body. I got up at 1:05pm and went over to my mothers bed room. She was laying in the exact spot she was at in the OBE and she told me she was praying and talking aloud. She had told me that she had only gone in the bedroom within the last 45 minutes.

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Theres my latest validation. The first OBE of the day had an extreme heightened awareness but my vision was super cloudy and I could not clear it during the first attempt. I think the actual exit of my body wasn't flawless and I think that is why I had issues.

You already hit most of what i'd recommend. Try focusing on small objects such as letters or paper that contains text. Shouting "Clarity now" has helped me but sometimes it takes a few really loud shouts. You can also try staying in the same area for a while and trying to improve your level of focus with the items around your immediate area. Hope this helps somewhat.

This question is asked quite often around here. I've never had vibrations and have been told i'm just a high frequency/natural projector. From everything I know though, it is because projections are becoming more common for you and the experience you have gained has caused less distortions in the actual separation process.

I've never really had vibrations and ive had couple hundred OBE's. I've had weird re-entry noises like buzzing noises and hypnagogic/hypnapompic hallucinations but not much else. I usually have these problems upon returning to my body if I try to do so abruptly.

Make a goal/purposes for each project. Try expanding your awareness and flying

My view is a bit different. I always compare the exit to your mind sinking deeper and deeper into a dark pond or lake..Once it sinks to a certain level you send a trigger to leave the body in the dark while rising to the surface with your mind...I always feel like its waves of water hitting me when I get closer and closer to sleep. I think the experiences in the pool could help. Wouldnt it be interesting to get into that trance state in the water and then see what happens?

Try practicing in the morning instead of before you go to sleep.

Kail i absolutely agree with everything you said and probably couldn't have said it better. Who cares if someone else dismisses my claims. It is my own truth that makes up what I find to be important--not that of statistical science. They are often more vivid then states in this physical realm. Some can outright just be beautiful, others spiritually enlightening. I try to take from them what I can to help others here in the physical. I am not sure why ive been spontaneously having them since the age of 16 but all I try to do is learn from them and see if there is any purpose by God for me having them--as well.

I've had hundreds of OBE's and I honestly dont think the article was that bad. I am rather open minded and will believe what i believe--but i thought it was an interesting read.

The question was posed "Is it possible to lay there, awake, not moving for hours and still not project?". Insomnia means i have problems sleeping. Specifically i have chronic insomnia. And yes I do think it does help my APing

Alot of people have similar ideas to me as to why they project but here are mine:

*to expand my awareness and have it reflect upon my awareness in this "reality"
*to gain a better understanding of those around me
*to explore another spiritual self / connections to God / To serve him
*to try to help others in this world and have my experiences help others

I'm alot like the rest of the poster's here. I cant sleep on my back and thus it is the best for me to astral project this way. Usually I feel the separation and notice my legs floating upwards first and then lastly my head before I separate. I can sometimes project on my side but its quite rare.

Unless you have insomnia ...Everyone is different and the time it takes to fall "asleep" varies as well.

I havnt read through the other posters but here is my recommendations:

-Set goals for each projection. My OBEs started spontaneously at the age of 16 then they stopped from age 18-20. Then they started back up again and i learned how to induce them. Read about OBE's. Even if its like 30 minutes a day or 10. Read as much as you can. If you mind is on OBE's, you will likely have more projections or your attempts will increase atleast.

The purpose of having a goal for each projection is reaching it. Willing your mind to reach a goal will help your experience Some of my earlier goals were: setting a glass of water out in the kitchen table and going to bed really thirsty then going out of body to get the glass of water. Later projection goals were trying to read documents on tables as well as sitting on my roof, to going to my mailbox and to flying. I have not gone to where some others have yet and i've been having them since 16. I've flown quite high but I still have some fears about going further into the sky. I believe i have seen different planes but my visits have been brief.

I notice when dream imagery floods my experience and i've learned to increase this range of the experience around my house.

I know exactly what your saying about remaining calm. I remember when I first started inducing my OBE's I would get super excited and the experience would be ruined. Or I would get scared and return to my body once I barely exit. I would just recommend just trying to go with the flow until you have control. Meaning--even if you have the heightened level of consciousness to not remain calm, try to not resist separation. Hopefully this may help even 1%  

My OBE's have never really had vibrations and i've had several hundred. I've only had hypnagogic's upon my return and sometimes buzzing noises when "waking". Mostly I am greeted with hypnagogic/hypnapompic hallucinations after i "awake".

Sounds like a lucid dream to me. Usually for me there is a big difference between the two.

Your experience itself is quite remarkable. It reminds me a bit of an experience I had. Earlier in 2009, I would have some issues exiting my body and actually landing in my room. One of these times, I flung myself out of my body so quickly that I passed through the house and through the garage about 600 feet from my bedroom. After I passed through the window of the garage I began to see different gates that I was allowed to pass through. They were all decorated so elaborately. I remember three different gates. One was purple, another was blue and the final one was like a chrome color. I was allowed to pass through each gate except for the last one. It's doors did not fly open like the other ones. I was being denied permission. Through each gate I saw colors like I had never seen before. It felt so fresh and much more realistic and fresh than anything I have experienced in the physical.

As mentioned by a previous poster, my only experiences ive been able to confirm in the RTZ happened around my house. The most profound (which may not seem profound to others) experience since the age of 18 was when I projected and saw a purple van in my neighbors parking spot that I had never seen before. When I got up for the day I went to get the mail and peered to my left at my neighbors parking spot and saw the same purple van. They live across the street about ~450 feet from my porch. I've had other minor confirmations around my house such as certain garbage being in my yard and confirming it.

I've tried to have more confirmations with reading things such as words and such on buildings and street signs and things within my house. Most of the time it appears in weird heiroglyphics or it sometimes looks like latin. I've also had these hieroglyphics appear on my astral cord (on one of the occurrences I actually felt for it and saw it). I'm often not able to touch the material where the words are written on that I see

Goodluck. I wish you the best and your scope is quite small at this moment. I hope it grows to something...more..

In terms of your question--I've met a few "beings".

The first has helped me sleep. I have had chronic insomnia since the age of 12. About 6 months ago I started encountering a female presence in my house who has always come over to my bed and put her hands on top of my head before I start my separation. Even with my planned intention of projecting, she often seems to help me fall back asleep instead of projecting more.

I called for my guides once before and I had two other people join me at my side. We started venturing off into the sky but at one point I felt such a strong gut feeling while out of body of my physical heart beating slower that I decided to return.

There have been numerous times I have shouted into the sky (my voice always sounds like its in some weird television or fishbowl)...And i've gotten some responses that came from the sky it seemed. They are a bit too personal to share. There have also been times where I had went outside my house while OOB and shouted for others to come join me. I would then return to my body--project again--and find darker unpleasant beings in a field across the street. They were darker figures with no faces.

CFTraveler,

I was reading your post on the "Field of Stars". Something quite similar has happened to me three or four times now. It is very interesting. Instead of feeling a normal separation from my body and moving around the house freely, I am just placed outside facing upwards looking at the straight up at the stars. I know that I am out of body because of the heightened awareness and clarity of each experience. I was moving so quickly around the world that the stars also seemed to be moving in their position. They would almost blur from how fast I was moving.