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Ok I will try and keep it quick. If anyone can answer some questions I have that would be great.

I am really unsure about the difference between a Lucid Dream and the Astral because of my experiences. Usually when I wake up early morning I settle back down and focus on writing a number on a chalkboard then rubbing it out and then writing the next one. I do this because if I don't think of something and blank my mind I lose awareness completely. Eventually the visualisation becomes real. I can then think of nothing and find myself half floating on my bed. I have no vibrations at all. I have even felt myself morph from my physicle body into this body and then float. No vibrations or anything. I then gently rock my body awareness which seems effortless and then peel myself away from my bed.

When I am out it's always black. I have to exit my room first before I can see anything. I usually head straight outside because it is just incredible. Most of the time it doesn't even look like my backyard and it's always different. Sunny and green most of the time. I have poor eyesight in the physicle but here it's crystal clear and it blows my mind. This is where I am lost. When I go outside my dogs don't look like my dogs, my backyard is different, people don't make sense when I talk to them, things change appearance but keep the same structure if I look away and then look back. My whole neighborhood is an alice in wonderland experience. It feels created by me and very subconcious. After about 2 minutes everything stops and fades away BUT I am back to where I was before floating above my body. I always thought I woke up when this happened but found out I can leave my body over and over, I did this 7 times this morning and was out for about 15 mins total! my record! If I don't leave my body a dream tends to phase around me and drop me in there.

I also looked at pictures on the wall and thought of a fantasy picture I have on my computer desktop. It appeared on the wall and I walked into it. I then phased into the picture! It wasn't excactly like the picture but pretty darn close! A world created by me to explore!

So my questions:

Am I dreaming or is this a lower level projection? It feels very real but dream-like at the same time. I have to leave my body first and it's not quick and easy. I have to start with my legs and carefully peel myself away otherwise I may tense up and wake myself.

I have felt myself morph into another body but had no vibrations. I also have gotten nowhere with the NEW methods because I can't feel anything. Could it be related?
I wanted to be able to raise and store energy for more vivid dreams and prolonged experiences but have hit a brick wall as far as energy work goes. I can really feel my awareness well but don't get any feelings when moving my awarness around part of my body.

I have asked to talk to my inner voice. A voice of someone I know, like a friend, will start talking to me in my mind but won't make any sense. How do I talk to MY subconcious or higher self. I am hoping for a more real conversation with someone who can help me with my experiences. Someone like a guide or a part of me who can help.

If this is a lucid dream how can I make it an Astral Experience? Falling back and saying take me to the astral results in me floating above my body again.
If it's an Astral Experience how can I make it more real. Real enough to have a conversation with someone and perhaps learn a thing or two.

Thanks!

Hello everyone. I have been reading this forum for the last few weeks and it is good to be in a place with other likeminded people. This is my first post  I am writing this in the hope of getting some feedback or ways to help with my problem. I do have some results, But they are completely random. The first half of the post is what I want some help with, and the rest are my results and lucid dreams if you wish to read them.

When I first started practicing OBE techniques a few months ago I couldn't even relax or clear my mind from random thoughts. I would last about 10 seconds of no thoughts before something will pop up. Something usually related to my awaking life. Eventually some nonsensical stuff that would make my mind lose awareness would come up and I would notice this and jerk out of it uncontrollably. Two or three of these and I was out, fast asleep.

Over time I have been practicing by clearing my mind and relaxing. Over time I have been able to get really good at this and can do it without even trying. It is sort of becoming a problem because I can maintain this quiet mind for a long time for about an hour but get not images or
thoughts like I used to. I don't know if this is good or bad. I don't "try" at all to not think of anything. The only imagery I get is when I consciously try and see something but it seems very dim. One night I sat upwards and did this and it lasted over 4 hours and just last night I laid down and had the same experience. Eventually I will lose awareness but that is before I feel or see any sensations. I enjoy this quietness and it doesn't bother me at all. I don't get impatient, it's strange. Has anyone has similar issues? What did you do to help or get something going?

Also, I also have never had sleep paralysis yet but my body does feel numb because I don't move it for ages. It also itches after about 30 mins. The itches are intense, like when your nostrils tickle and make your eyes water. I have to scratch, sometimes I do this without even thinking it and my arm feels like jelly, but it's not paralysed. I guess I have mastered the no thought state but I have hit a dead end. I have tried some rope or stair climbing/falling but I don't feel anything. Nothing like the lucid dreams I had by mistake (read below if you want to hear about it). I try to "see" images and it seems to work but nothing vivid like a lucid dream. I always seem to have awareness on my physical body and it doesn't want to let go unless I lose awareness. Sometimes I get to a point where I don't see images by my mind starts "thinking" about "stuff" in my brain but my awarenes is behind my closed eyelids. It makes no sense when I try and take notice of it.

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Now for the interesting and completely random occurrence stuff, if you wish to read. They have happened over about 1 month by mistake and out of nowhere. I wish to have more of these. I have read about these WILDS and phasing, these states are absolutely REAL. I believe I was in
focus 2 according to Frank Kepple.

One night I sat up in bed and just cleared my mind. It must have been for about 2 hours and then I felt I had tried enough so I laid down again and this no-thought thing seemed to stick. I eventually lost awareness and came back. I had no thoughts for what seemed about 20 or so minutes then I realized something strange. My arm was hanging off the edge of a gap in the middle of my bed, the bed was split in half but it was too dark to see. I could feel the coldness coming from the concrete floor which doesn't exist (I have a carpet). It realized I was feeling the coldness for ages but I never "clicked". I tried to gently move and felt some tiny vibrations. Without any effort at all I knew I was lucid dreaming or OBE. I stood up and walked around my house and was very aware, I checked the time, (9:35am which was way off) and then walked to my parent's room. They were talking on a bed that was different. It had pure white cloth and pillows and they were talking to each other. I walked in the room and they where chuckling and noticed me so they tried to engage in a conversation with me. I walked out of the room thinking "geez they aren't meant to see me" and my dad said in a laughing voice "where are you going?, don't run off, come talk to me". I decided to teleport to the roof of the house opposite side of the street, I went there instantly. I saw the rooftops and then everything faded out and I was back on my bed. It lasted about 1 minute.

Later that night I became aware out of nowhere after losing awareness. I saw the image appear then I tried to feel my awareness and was blown away that I was "there". I was there and in the back of my mind I knew I was on my bed still. It felt so real. I was blown away by the detail and vividness right from the start. I was at my school. I walked down a hallway to the outdoor basketball court. Along the way I walked past someone from my class and he said hi and I said hi back. I was walking one way and he was walking the other. It was just like the old days of high school. What a top bloke. I walked to the high school area and notice that the undercover area leading to it no longer had a roof and was made of stone-henge-like pillars. One wasn't complete. Like it was cut in half and floating in the air, I floated up to it and felt it's concrete texture which felt so real. I asked to talk to my subconscious or a guide to let them know that I want to experince these states more. A young boy in a ninja outfit appeared near me. He just stared at me through his ninja mask. I kind of sensed this was a lucid dream and I created him, but don't know why it was a boy in a ninja costume. I had a look to see what was happening on the school oval and then the dream faded out. It lasted about 1 minute like the last one. It was over so quick, what a bummer.

The other two aren't much to explain but they felt so real it was unbelievable. Out of nowhere I became aware again and started climbing the stairs of my friends house and I could feel my calves tensing as I climbed the stairs (sounds a lot like Robert Bruce's techniques). It was completely black so I found his leather couch and sat down to try and see. I felt the texture of the carpet, the leather couch and its heat. The detail was so accurate. The leather has small creases in its texture which I could feel and sense. It was like I was really there. I still couldn't see anything. After about 30 seconds I was back in my bed.

Thanks for reading. I can't explain this type of stuff without writing heaps. I have had a few other things happen but that will do
for now. I might write more later