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When I say "dark", I'm moreso referring to the scenery... bats, demons, foreboding figures.  The rolling, black clouds I always see... well, that's dark in color.  But, I think I've had an experience where my entire surrounding was bright and there was a darkness in the distance.  As I began slowly floating toward it... I could hear my alarm clock going off and began to SHOOT @ blinding speed back to my body.  This was long after my initial phasing... I went through alot of different scenes before I ended up there.  Felt like it was the furthest I'd ever been.  This was several months ago.  I wrote it down in my journal, of course... here's the excerpt:

5th OBE:
Sleep paralysis --- vibrating --- gave in.  RAO position again... difficulty exiting my body.  Noticed a shadowy figure standing next to me, but I wasn't afraid... for some reason I thought it resembled me.  Seemed to be helping me out of my body.  I floated upward to my ceiling.  And then I'm cruising through different tunnels, each with a different appearance (some dark, and some bright).  Began moving slowly through a space that was dark with some unfamiliar objects in background (reminiscent of a laboratory).  Passed by a body floating in mid-air, facedown.  A naked, white male with black hair... and seemed to be lifeless.  I then passed another body floating in the same fashion... a naked white female this time.  She was bald, and had a creepy "doll-face" with a lot of makeup.  Went through another tunnel and began to slow down again.  In front of me I saw a black center with a bright surrounding (like an eclipse) and began moving slowly toward it... mind you, I haven't been controlling any of these movements.  I could hear my alarm going off, and "whooshed" back into my body.  Woke up right after that.

Wow, Jilt!  That sounds just like what I was saying.  Flying bats, I've seen... Demons, I've seen.  So, it isn't just me --- but, then again it is.  Reckon' I got some "cleaning up" to do.  Thanks for your post.  I think it will really help me out!

that would be ideal.  I remember reading something akin to that in Frank Kepple's posts --- going in with no expectations.  I need to get to it, cuz' FEAR has been a huge deterrent for me lately.  I feel like I've got some work to do over there and I've been "freezing up".  Perhaps, tonight I can break this cycle I've been in.

thanks for responding.  And I'm aware of the "like attracts like".  I've used it successfully before, but it's always been long after I'm out and about or when I'm lucid dreaming... never initially.  So, I'll definitely keep that in mind for the next time.

I've been projecting for about a year now... roughly once a month.  Could probably be more, but I'm hesitant most of the time.
Reason being:  Why is it so DARK?
I've had some really positive experiences... WEIRD, but positive nonetheless.  Yet, I always seem to go through a particular sequence every time.  And it always/usually begins as so:  Close my eyes (consciously) and if I'm at that suitable state, I see a dim light in the background with rolling, swirling BLACK smoke/clouds moving left to right.  As one wave ends another follows --- rhythmically like a clock.  Eventually that dim light in the background gets brighter as the rolling BLACK smoke continues to flow left to right.  Usually, I see dark, foreboding figures within the smoke and after a bit of time they pass and from there things begin to "brighten up" a bit;  sometimes end up floating in space, sometimes begin seeing a "cartoonish" scene (everything is animated), and occasionally I see an electric-blue background with geometric patterns floating in the foreground.  From there I've seen a variety of different things but they're not "spooky".
Does anyone else experience this?  Do you know why?  I always seem to go through this at the beginning of my experiences and it has made me a bit hesitant to continue at times.

I believe I've heard noises akin to that (the very beginning of that song).
Long live METAL!
At least I don't hear the intro to Slayer's "Raining Blood"

yeah

I'm reading "The Nature of Personal Reality" by Jane Roberts/"Seth".  I've posted on here before regarding this topic and I believe it's possible based on some of my excursions in the astral plane, but have yet to "see" it for myself in the physical.  Anyone have any personal accounts on this topic?  How do you "make it happen"?

I showed it to my 7yr. old daughter and it's definitely sparked her interest.

very, very cool vid' explaining astral projection... geez', I wish I'd have known this stuff when I was younger (better late than never, though).

http://youtu.be/QqVV2u_1ADA

Thanks for posting the first one... I'm watching it right now 

"A New Earth"... I will check it out.

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This is the link to a documentary on youtube regarding a "different" take on consciousness --- different than say, the governments or your local parish.  I've seen many documentaries on this subject, but this one really hit a home-run for me.  It's an hour and a half, but well worth a watch/listen.

http://youtu.be/alcav1Ox9bg

This is the link to a documentary on youtube regarding a "different" take on consciousness --- different than say, the governments or your local parish.  I've seen many documentaries on this subject, but this one really hit a home-run for me.  It's an hour and a half, but well worth a watch/listen.

http://youtu.be/alcav1Ox9bg

Experiment with that then. 

When in Focus 12, start placing your Intent and visualizing.  Try for a few weeks and see what happens. 

Thanks Ryan, I'll do that.  I think I already started (stating my intent) the last time I was out (a few days ago), but I didn't visualize --- well I did see these 3 girls standing off in the distance of some mall-like building --- that seems to be where I ended up when I stated my intent;  I ended up walking over to them and tried striking up a conversation.  So, I got a bit distracted from my true intent... will definitely remember that next time.
What's a "rundown" BTW?  Someone mentioned that in the post right after yours.

thanks for the replies folks... they're always helpful.
the reason I'd posted this question was after reading an excerpt from an article on phasing that states;  "creating your own reality, is something that can be done while in Focus 12."
I definitely wanted to know where that's at, so I could get to makin' some changes in my life

"directing their journey":  I would assume picking a destination of your desire while "traveling"... but, that's not my post so I can't say for sure

I'm pretty clueless in the astral plane and in particular, the different focus levels.  I've noticed a few places that I seem to have frequented before.  I've been trying to figure out if I've ever been in Focus 12 (Monroe terminology).  My trips seem to follow a pattern most of the time.  Begins with the swirly effect, and I usually see alot of dark and foreboding images at this point.  From there things usually brighten up a bit with alot of animated/cartoonish imagery --- all the while, I'm flying --- but never doing the driving... I seem to be cradled in someones arms (that I can't see), flying about and my stomach jumping all over the place.  Then I know of several instances where I'm always in "outer space" and a galaxy off in the distance.  From there I've gone whizzing through various tunnels and ending up in a variety of different places.  But everything up until the latter, seems to follow that pattern on more than one occasion.
Does any of this sound familiar to anyone else... any of these places or events?

Blaktatt said: "Then we'd whoosh off and I'm in some "other world"?  It had blue skies, green grass, and white clouds like Earth... but I saw this huge structure that was definitley not something you would see here, it was really grand and the view was serene.  These places (there were more) were just from this most recent OBE I had... about 2hrs. ago."

Hello Blaktatt. Would you mind sharing this OOBE with us in detail as I have been to similar places also while astral exploring. Peace. Yuri

the huge structure was white(ish) and shaped similar to the Arch in St. Louis... there were windows along its length and this thing was HUGE!

my last OBE, I was hovering above my body and decided to look at my hands, which I had never attempted before.  I looked, and my arm was a dark shadow, and my hand was a giant black spider.  I thought to myself... dude, you are trippin' and then I wriggled my fingers, and the spiders legs moved as my fingers would've.  My only experience w/ spiders and I totally attribute it to my imagination at work... kinda' been in a "bad place" lately and I probably shouldn't have been projecting.

http://templeofthewayoflight.org/retreats/the-cost-of-our-healing-workshops

[(which I was actually considering doing in my real life, as of yesterday).]

Had a really bad/weird dream this morning... it's etched in my memory, which doesn't happen to me often, I usually don't remember much of my dreams if anything at all.
First off, let me say, in reality;  I have a money-hungry, crazy ex-wife.  And I was just recently fired from my healthcare job of 8yrs.

So, in my dream I went back to the hospital to collect my employee file (which I was actually considering doing in my real life, as of yesterday).  I kept having to go to different places in the hospital, constantly walking back and forth up this steep hill, I had to take breaks because it was giving me quite the workout with my legs.  I would run into people from time to time that I knew and speak to them briefly.  I saw a patient that I'd scanned before (I'm an MRI Tech. in real life).  She was relaying to me how her life had been going.  I noticed that my keys were being pulled toward her.  I told her, "Hey!  Are you magnetic, or what?"  So, I start showing everyone else in the waiting room how she can attract metallic objects.  And she was cool with that, we were putting on a show (in real life, I was known throughout the hospital for my unorthodox way of dealing with patients --- I treated everyone like long-lost friends).  Later, I go out to my car, and there's a cop car blocking me in.  I ask the officer what's the problem.  She (who is actually a nurse that I knew in real life from the hospital) that I had sent my ex-wife a check for $50 and it bounced.  I told the officer that's impossible because my bank covers anything if my account is insufficient and they would charge me after the fact.  She was still berating me, but agreed to give me access back to my car.  For some reason one of her associates is in my car and about to pull out in reverse, but instead floors it forward, wrecking my rent-a-car (probably a rent-a-car because in real life, I almost landed a travel assignment in which the company provides you with a rent-a-car... that's my guess anyway).  So I'm ticked but not displaying that... I remained calm.  While this is happening, me and everyone else out there (there was alot of people milling about) notice an old man attacking an old lady, and her husband is trying to help her.  The old man who had been trying to sexually assault her then pulls out a knife, and everyone scatters.  He begins going after people (mind you, he's in a wheelchair too), he then sets his sights on me and charges me.  My legs are still like rubber after walking up and down that hill all day, so I can't run.  I stand my ground and begin struggling with him to get the knife away and I'm yelling for someone to help me out --- no one does (In real life, not too long ago, a large and scary lookin' patient became threatening to one of my colleagues and I came over and diffused the situation without it getting physical, my colleague was scared to death and everyone else scattered, no one offered to help --- obviously, she was very grateful for my actions).  Anyway, I disarm him and that was that.  I'm talking to the officer about how they're going to replace my car, and she tells me they aren't going to do anything at all,  and very nonchalantly at that.  That was pretty much it.
The dream really freaked me out, it's been about an hour since I woke up and it still lingers, I even feel like crap now because of it. 
Recently, I've been entertaining the notion of "creative visualization"... basically, that we humans are capable of creating our own realities --- I do consciously astral project about once a month, by the way.
My life has been pretty rough since I lost my job --- alot of negativity in my life.  I try to stay positive, but I'm not very good at it.  I guess I'm hoping these dreams aren't going to carry over into my real-life;  the negativity that has been so prevalent in my dreams.  Now that I think about it, most all of my dreams that I remember are always negative, ever since I can remember it's always been that way.
Any thoughts anyone?

I noticed the similarities too (Kepple and Monroe).  Glad you liked it.  And there are a variety of "trip" packages available, and not as expensive as you may think;  I believe I saw one that was around $1500 for a 5 day excursion.

This is an Ayahuasca experience from Chris Marcus on a recent "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast... very interesting.

http://ustre.am/:16Sde