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Greetings!

When I was around eight years of age, my parents and brother who is three years younger than me moved to a large old house. We lived there for a few years and during that time my brother and I together and independently of each other kept seeing an old lady in the house, she always had the same fur coat on. Every time that we met her she appeared to be in a hurry, not only that she always looked angry. When we told our parents that we had seen her, we were told that we must have imagined it, but we knew better!

One night shortly after I went to bed, something caught my eye; illuminated from the light outside I could see a face looking around the room from the open door that was near my bed. That ugly face which was now staring at me, I will never forget – ever!
I felt a scream welling up in my throat but no sound would come because I had never seen anything so scary before.  I remember blinking my eyes hoping that when I opened them whatever or whoever it was would be gone. I couldn't shout for my mum because she was in a room further away than the thing that was looking at me, and if I shouted it was nearer to me than her, so I kept blinking my eyes then squinting to see if it was still there, I remember my heart was pounding so loudly, so I slowly turned around away from the open door hoping that it would go away. The next thing I felt pressure on my shoulder, it was as though I was being prodded, but I was far too scared to turn around!  – And then nothing till I awoke next morning. When mum came into the bedroom, she gave a shout because all the religious ornaments that had been on the mantelpiece were lying on the hearth broken.

Around this time both my brother and I both started sleepwalking. (In those days people didn't lock their outside doors) On one occasion I was caught dressed in my school uniform just as I was going out of the door to go to school during the night, on another my brother was found in the neighbourhood in his pyjamas. Once I went into the bathroom and it had completely changed in appearance, yet when I asked my mum to come and look it had all changed back.  I was always told the same thing; you are imagining things, or you have just had a bad dream.

After we left that house, we never saw the old lady again. Many years later, I found out that an old lady had once lived and died in that house. We never did find out who or what broke the ornaments. I stopped sleepwalking, but my brother still did this until his teens. My parents especially my dad was very religious, so that anything that couldn't be explained rationally was considered to be dreams or just an overactive imagination.

All good wishes,
Barbara        

       




Edited by - Barbara on 11 April 2002  16:09:26

Greetings!

Not so long ago I awoke during the night to find myself not lying on top of the bed, but the bottom half of me was within the mattress, not only that I felt a very strong vibration of tingling at the base of my spine, along with this I could hear malevolent whispering voices. Together with this I felt nauseous, but the worst of it was the feelings of fear, (in the waking state, I have never felt fear to this degree) it seemed like ages until I eventually managed to get myself out of bed. The feelings of nausea and fear persisted for some time. Like everyone else I have had my share of nightmares, but this was something else! The clarity of the experience was so vivid, that I will never forget it.

I have come to the conclusion that upon opening oneself to these experiences, anything and everything is possible! Having said that, nothing will put me off continuing with these explorations!

With all good wishes,
Barbara              

Greetings!

Since I have become involved in learning how to project into the Astral, I have noticed some spin-offs from this. Recently while I have been listening to some tranquil music, and in a relaxed state, without trying I entered an altered state. The first time I became aware of this was while I was sitting and had my arms folded. I could no longer feel them. Not only that, my body felt so light that it seemed all of me had been placed at the top of my head. As I became aware of this, in the next instant I was beside and outwith my body, positioned where my head was situated. Unfortunately I cannot accurately describe the feeling, only that it felt so LIGHT. I don't know how long the experience lasted only that it felt elongated. The next time this happened, the difference was that instead of being positioned beside my body, I actually found myself in front of ME looking at myself. This was a fleeting sensation, and felt so weird.

Another experience that I had was, one night I had been reading in bed and my mind must have drifted. Then in my peripheral vision I could see the curtains in my bedroom which are crimson in colour had an almost lime green illumination surrounding them.  As I casually looked round the rest of the room, I observed that everything else was also surrounded by this colour. As soon as I tried to focus properly the colour immediately vanished. Since then I am able to do this at will, if I am relaxed enough.

All good wishes,
Barbara

 

Greetings!

At some point in most peoples lives the question "Where did I come from?" Why am I here and "Where do I go when I leave here?" is thought provoking. When each and every one of us is growing up, we usually follow whatever religious (or persuasion) our families adhere to. When I initially got the first book that explained that there is no death. This certainly caught my interest, which led me to find out more about it. On finishing each book over the years, there was always the thought, "what next?" and there was always another book that expanded my knowledge.

Over the years, although I didn't realize it at the time, acquiring more information that made sense completely changed my perspective on life. I was brought up in a strictly religious family, where one never questioned one's faith. Because of what I found myself reading, my views on religion were also changing. I had come to realize that what is truly important is to look within for truth not outwith oneself and in so doing would find true spirituality. I believe that we are Spiritual Beings living the Human Experience. That place called the Astral is where we come from and return to. On occasion when in the company of others and where the subjects of beliefs were being discussed, I very rapidly found out to my cost at how vitriolic people get when your views differ from theirs. So I learned very quickly to keep my opinions to myself. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. I found that it was and is enough for me to listen to that Inner Voice which has spurred me on.

In retrospect, I realize that when I started to think and question. My 'Inner Voice' was always there, I have listened and this has guided me step by step. Sometimes I have acted not fully understanding why, but at some point it was always made clear. When I have not listened, it has usually been to my cost.

Projecting into the Astral is not something one can do by going into a travel agent to buy a ticket to...? (If it were, wouldn't it be full of the rich and famous?) The Astral Realms are to do with the spiritual, and to get there consciously is not by any stretch of the imagination easy (of course there are exceptions) I think that certain parameters have to be adhered to here and in the Astral, and even if successful you will only get to any level if you have the required criteria. For example, I don't think that a person who is disreputable would be allowed to enter where there is peace and harmony.

These are just a few of my thoughts regarding the spiritual aspect. I do hope that I have not offended anyone!

All good wishes,
Barbara

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum. For some time now I have been interested in Astral Projection. I have tried many different techniques, read quite a few books, Monroe, Bruce, Buhlman, Moen and Taylor to name but a few, swamped myself with information on this subject. I suffered from the usual problems of getting to the vibrational state. After overcoming all the irritants, and eventually achieving the vibrational state, then for whatever reason fear took over, until one morning after a good night's sleep I found myself up at the ceiling at the furthest corner from my bed looking down at the bed with me in it. I couldn't believe it. Although everything looked the same, it was slightly different; it was like looking through binoculars the wrong way because everything looked somewhat smaller. I remember trying to work this out, and instantly I was back in bed. This was so completely different from any dream or lucid dream.

On another occasion, I awoke to complete blackness; now my bedroom is never in complete darkness because I keep the curtains open at night, as I have always done, also there are lights outside the house. I got such a shock at being surrounded by this blackness that I shot in to a sitting position, blinked my eyes open and closed a few times hoping the pitch black would disappear because it was scary, (if only I had read Robert Buhlman's book at this point because he explained that if this happened it is called astral blindness, and one should say "clarity now") so I lay back down, kept my eyes closed for what seemed like ages, then slowly opened them to find the room as it should be, where I could see everything because of the curtains being open. I have had a few more experiences but up to this point never seem to get out of my room. From my own very limited experiences, it seems to me that conquering fear is the most important aspect of astral projection. Here in this reality it is easy to say, "I am not going to be scared," this is on a surface level, but in the astral, as you think it - and so it is - instantly! It's impossible to pretend you are not scared. From my perspective, I think that it is important to say an affirmation for protection, (Monroe's works for me) also to imagine being cocooned in white or golden light. Because thoughts in the astral are instantaneous, Whatever we encounter that is negative, feeds on our fears, so if we are prepared prior to entering the astral state, to being in a positive frame of mind, knowing that we can conjure up anything from our imagination to help whatever scares us. Although I have been reading and practicing for some time now, I realize that I am just a beginner to all of this and have a lot to learn, but I hope that with practice and determination I will be able to project out of my bedroom.

Best wishes,
Barbara

Hello distant bell,

I think the person who approached you in an obnoxious manner was ready for confrontation for whatever reason; he was also mentally prepared for an argument. In replying in a like manner you would have given your energy away to this idiot which would have made him even stronger in his vindictiveness. I agree with what some of the others have said. Don't respond with 'like for like retorts' to this type of harassment. The last thing that this person expects is civility, cheerfulness or being NICE in return. By acting in a cordial manner you are basically returning his negative energy back to him, and this in itself is deflating, because he is aware that he hasn't got to you, this being his original intention, after all how many people have an argument with themselves!

I am aware that it is difficult not to retaliate, sometimes it is better to grit ones teeth and respond in this unexpected manner because rising to this type of challenge leads to all sorts of danger.

I was brought up to believe 'treat others how you yourself want to be treated'. Yes in theory this should work, but we live in a world that is full of people who are anti everything that is decent and moral. When we come face to face with these types it is by far easier initially to react by measuring your anger against theirs. It shows strength of character to do the unexpected, also your self esteem will remain intact.  

All good wishes,
Barbara

Hello!

Sometimes when I am sitting meditating, I feel as though my head is being pulled to one side, or there has been a strong pulling sensation at the back of my neck, other times I have become aware that I couldn't feel the rest of my body, and that 'I' was situated somewhere in the region of my forehead.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Hello Zuzug,

To lose someone that was close is always painful. Some people live to ripe old ages, while others do not. I have come to the conclusion that we come here for specific experiences. In order to live and survive here we require a body, and when we have
completed our assignment so to speak, which could take one hundred years or just one breath, we return to where we initially came from, discarding the body that was used just like you would stepping out of a car, bus or aeroplane etc.,

From our experiences and lessons learned or not! We return and move to a vibration that we resonate with.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Greetings Adrian!

I believe that there is a matrix/grid through the time/space continuum, which allows us to tap into the past, present or future. Remote viewing and bio location are one and the same discipline whereby the remote viewer remains in his/her body, whilst being fully awake and aware of it, while the consciousness that is part of the 'universal mind' or 'collective consciousness' bio-locates to a set of co-ordinates within this. In this state the remote viewer can observe, which also includes remote sensing,  plus the remote viewer is able to scan an individual's thoughts.

In astral projection. The body is also left behind, but there is an awareness of a duplicate more subtle body. While the consciousness travels and explores, the conscious mind remains totally unaware of what is happening.  

I think astral sight is when a person is fully conscious and can see anything from auras, ghosts, or any other phenomena that is not normally experienced by the five senses. When I was a child my brother and myself on many occasions saw the ghost of an old lady who had previously died, this I have talked about in another post.

I think our essence or consciousness originates from the 'ether' and because of this it just depends what particular aspect of this phenomena each of us are specifically in tune with, through our energy, vibration, focus and interpretation.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Helllo!

I agree with Bhikku. Because you were concentrating on your visualization you had become unaware of your breathing, and with your success with creative visualization, your breathing slowed down the more you had relaxed. When you became aware of this you started to panic, this is probably because you have never felt this slowed down rate of breathing before, as you had never gotten to this point prior to this and it scared you. This is something that has probably happened to a lot of us and is quite common.

When something scares us, the first time is the worst. Now that you are aware, the more times that you practice with the knowledge about your breathing and all that this entails, it will become less of a problem.

Kifyre, Regarding breathing and how to position oneself, some people lie down, others like to sit on a comfortable chair, but if you choose to sit on a chair, make sure that your head is supported or you will end up with your chin on your chest once you are completely relaxed. I relax my body (everyone has their own technique) and through that my breathing slows down until I am at the level to proceed to the next step.

If you go to Robert Bruce's excellent website you will find the answers to your questions.

Good Luck,
Barbara








Edited by - Barbara on 13 April 2002  01:24:40

Hello!

I don't think that your question is dumb in the least. It's through practicing different methods that we find out what specifically works for us. Personally, keeping my eyes open would never work for me because no matter how relaxed I became, I would still be aware that I was directly looking at what was in front of me. Plus the fact if you want the body/asleep mind/awake state then your eyes would need to be closed, as that is the natural position for them to be in.

Good Luck,
Barbara

Greetings!

I can understand how sad it must be to be in your situation, especially since your girlfriend is scared of dying; at some point in most of our lives we have had this fear. Once you become involved in this subject you realize that there is no such thing as death, only change. I also believe that there is no such thing as going before your time, if you were meant to go this way then you would do it, but because you are questioning this, the "you within you - your inner voice" is challenging your thoughts on ending this incarnation. You CANNOT take responsibility for another's life, only they can do this for themselves. What you can do is to get your girlfriend information on OOBE experiences or books on 'near death experiences' stories about people who have died and been brought back to life. The reason that I mention "being brought back to life" is that this is absolute proof by people what have died and come back telling us what they encountered when they got to the other side. One of the books that comes to mind at the moment is by Danion Brinkley – Saved By The Light

There is another book written by a paediatrician called Dr Melvin Morse who is an acknowledged leader in this field of research, he presents astonishing scientific proof that near death experiences are a fact. The book is called is called – Closer to the Light.  In this book he gathered the testimony of children too young to have absorbed cultural attitudes to death. The investigations of people like him prove scientifically that there is life after death.

My mum died a few years ago, within a few weeks I met her in a Lucid Dream. She was seventy-six when she died, and she had suffered for a long time, her illness taking its toll on her appearance. But in the dream she was in her mid forty's and looking very healthy and she had an inner glow. Although she appeared to be pleased to see me, she told me to stop grieving, and to get on with my life as WE WOULD MEET AGAIN WHEN IT WAS MY TIME TO GO THERE! You know although I believed in the afterlife prior to mum going. After she left yes there was pain and loneliness, because not only were we mother and daughter, we were best friends, but after meeting her in the dream something changed from deep within me, I still miss her very much, but I KNOW that we WILL meet again when it's my time.

From your girlfriend's point of view. SHE NEEDS YOU HERE AND NOW!

When your girlfriend goes, from last breath that she takes here to the next instant that she is there, she will have others waiting to help her on the other side so she will never be alone. Remember also if you believe in reincarnation, this is not the first life that we have had nor will it be the last. We have all done this before – many times!

There is one more book that I would like to mention. This book is very uplifting!
Embraced by the Light – by Betty J. Eadie  

I apologize if I in any way have made you feel worse!

With all good wishes,
Barbara

Greetings Rayah!

Welcome to the Forum. I too recently joined and find it very stimulating and enjoyable.

I believe that it would depend on what type of medication you were talking about. If it is medication that in any way affects the brain, such as cold, flu remedies etc., or any type of medication the recommends that you do not operate machinery while taking it. It seems logical to me that drugs and Astral Projection don't mix.

If you got the vibrations when you were younger there is no reason why this will not happen again. Maybe you are trying just a little to hard.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Greetings.

I believe that it doesn't matter what shape or size you are or what ailments you may suffer from. I have read about people who are unable to walk, some who are blind or deaf, and others with various infirmities who were surprised to find themselves with no ailments whatsoever in the Astral.

Maybe you expected to feel something that's why you did. Here in the physical we suffer physical pain and afflictions. In the Astral I imagine that we would not have any of these because it is our consciousness that is there, not our solid earthly bodies.

All good wishes,
Barbara  

Hello Fallnangel 77

Yes you are right some people are lucky in that they didn't have to overcome a belief system in order to find their own way. Yet they like us still had to find their own particular path. I think that it doesn't matter how you start out, it's how you finish that counts!

We come into this life on our own and leave the same way. From the first breath to the last breath in life, what's in between "experiences" that's why we are here. No matter how rich or famous one is, the only thing that a person takes with them when they leave this place is the "experiences" So no matter what background we come from; when we become adults we all have choices, and are accountable only to ourselves.

With all good wishes,
Barbara

Greetings!

In the past many times I have thought,  "Is dream the reality or reality the dream!" I have come to the conclusion that all of us when we are asleep each night our consciousness roams at random, and what we have experienced in our daily lives is mixed up in a series of scenarios and images. Dream sequences are played out and we have absolutely no control over them. Unless the dream has been striking in some way such as something extremely pleasant or a nightmare. Upon wakening and coming from the dream like state the more awake we become the more the dream fades into the distance, and once completely awake it is mostly forgotten in a matter of moments.

Lucid Dreaming is where we have some control and I believe that this state is situated on the Base/Astral Collective Consciousness Level and I also feel that you can only move within this vibration. Upon wakening from this state I have found it is easier to remember because the dream is usually more prolific.

In Astral Projection, I believe that anything is possible, we can go anywhere within the realms that we each exclusively resonate at. The more advanced that one is, and becomes, the higher the vibration and the further away from the Collective Consciousness on to the next stage of our own particular journey.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Thank you for your replies, and welcome Fallnangel77 to this forum. As you can see I too am new here.

Bitsmart. I also believe that we have in each of us the answers to questions we are seeking. Yes the most controversial subjects on this planet are politics and religion.

Qui-Gon Jin. Regarding religion, once I became an adult and my eyes were opened to the wars, poverty and misery created in the name of this, also the hypocrisy, my initial question was "where is the spirituality in all of this?" Having said this, I also have respect for others regarding their political or religious viewpoint. The world is not full of clones, so it is only natural that each and every one of us is entitled to our own specific opinions.

Fallnangel177.  Like you I also felt that religion left a lot out. I understand your feelings of fear and the dilemma you faced in questioning your religion. There were two emotions that I felt ruled by in the religion that I was brought up in, and these were guilt and fear. The guilt because we were told that we were born with original sin, and fear because one never questioned, one obeyed. So I do understand what you are saying. It is never easy to go against a belief system that is ingrained in one, but in listening to that inner voice, you are being true to yourself, and this is not wrong.  I have often thought that life here is like a large schoolroom where by our lessons are learned through our experiences.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Hi Mobius!

Thank you for the information regarding 'The Elemental Tattva Symbols'. To be honest I have never heard about these, but I will make a point of finding more about them. I also look forward to hearing how you get on with this method.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Hello Violet!

Thank you for your words of welcome. They are appreciated.

I do agree with you in that as we are all different from each other then we will have somewhat different experiences. I have also felt so many times upon wakening that I have come back from somewhere.

Regarding meditation. I find that when I feel in a cheerful and happy frame of mind prior to meditating, which is like feeling 'AT ONE WITH ALL AND EVERYTHING' (sounds soppy-I know!) Then I find that I just sit or lie back with my eyes closed, and it is as though I am watching a video, but if I am in the slightest stressed out or anything along those lines then nothing works. So from my perspective, frame of mind is all-important.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Thank you Adrian!

It's funny that you should mention a doorway because a few weeks ago I was suddenly awakened one night, and being half awake/asleep remembered this. In my dream state I was standing at a doorway that was closed. Standing beside me were three people who were telling me what to do to open and go through the door. Now this did seem strange to me, being told how to do this. At the time, I thought  "it's just a dream" Now in retrospect after reading your advice, I can see that the door was symbolic and I missed the point of it.

I appreciate the advice, and will see how this works for me.

Once again, thanks to everyone who replied!

All good wishes,
Barbara

Thank you for the welcoming replies to my 1st message on this forum. The advice will go a long way to helping me in my pursuit of successful astral projection.

Frank regarding what you say about the training zone, this being the base area of the astral where by "whatever we fear causes us to encounter that which is negative"
Sounds completely logical to me, being aware of this and more importantly believing it, will on a subconscious level help me with whatever I encounter. I do realize that emotions and a positive frame of mind are all important. I will look for your other messages to find the thread that you mentioned.

I have found when meditating within the hypnagogic imagery,there always appears a small white dot that grows in size becoming an empty circle within a circle changing in colour with each circle becoming bigger. When the circle has become full screen size  (which is situated in the area where the third eye is) it is like watching a television screen, I have seen some strange and wonderful places, what appears to be like the Moon, another like Mars. A place that has three Moons, where everything was the colour of pink and lilac with a strage rock like terrain. Seen structures that I just couldn't give a name to because I have never seen anything like this before. I have viewed the earth from afar, been in the ocean and seen a large round submersible with a window, with what appeared to be faces looking at me watching them, this and so much more, but I found that if I tried to concentrate or think about what I was observing and not remain passive then it would all instantly be gone.

I don't know if others have experienced this, but since becoming involved with all of this it feels as though my intuition is stronger, and I have become more 'sensitive'.

All good wishes,
Barbara

Greetings Barbara!

Welcome to these humble forums, and thank you for your excellent intro.!

I hope you find much of value and enjoyment here

You might take a look at this thread from this same forum, and in particular the contributions by Frank, which I regard as extremely useful to say the least:

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=469

With best regards,

Adrian.



Hello Adrian,

Thank you for your warm welcome and your help with the selected posts to read. I must admit that it took some time for me to post my message as this subject is not something that I have talked about with anyone else, so even though this is not face to face, I still feel self conscious, silly isn't it! Anyway I do look forward to participating.

All good wishes
Barbara