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You shouldn't be putting so much pressure on yourself. A majority of people don't know why they're here or what they're goals are....and that goes for some people belonging to this group as well. Discovering your spirituality is supposed to be a road you take to knowing yourself- not an immediate answer to those questions.
Also, I wouldn't consider astral travel or any sort of meditation for that matter....an escape. If anything hanging out with friends mindlessly playing video games or sitting on the couch staring at a Tv is an escape. Working on the soul and learning to see beyond what's in front of you is essential, I think, like exersize and socializing. Just because you're here to 'live' this life and experience life doesn't constitute ignoring your spirit.
In response to "Why do we seek to learn everything about how to live in the astral planes and prepare for death when we are going to learn it anyway??" I think you might be confused about the point of astral travel. It's not to prepare yourself for death...it's a road taken to help achieve enlightenment. In the astral plane not only can you go to some amazing places and see some amazing things, but you can also speak to your 'higher self' or spirit guide (whatever you'd like to call it) and get insight about your life and probably the answers to why you're hear and what goals you've set out for yourself.
So, I strongy strongy urge you to just keep an open mind and heart and continue meditating. Let yourself be curious about things like astral travel without holding yourself back. It's worth it Good luck! Hope this helped a little.

I've had a couple projections that seemed like a dream but as long as you feel vibrations then I'd say you're actually doing it. Also, about that voice, that would be your spirit guide. Sometimes mine will guide me through a projection....on my first one I saw him next to me...we were driving a car up an extremely steep hill...and he held my hand and said "Are you ready?" I replied with yes and that second I said that I was out of my body. So, don't be weirded out about it.

Last night I had a lucid dream and decided to astral travel through that, like I usually do. The strangest thing happened....the absolute second I left my body I suddenly felt full of energy and took off running. From that, I think I was going so fast that I can't remember what happened...which is also unusual. I tried meditating again this afternoon and just as I got close to another projection I felt that energy again, got a little frightened and stopped. Does anyone have a clue what this could be?