Your life!

[Thaki]

hmm so what i wanted to ask here...

You've all studied a portion of your life to end up with a nice job,nice house etc..They you found out about astral projection(some even while schooling) and of course,it doesnt matter much because youre still gonna have to get a job to survive..

So what did you end up with?what is your job i mean...
Are you satisfied with it?How does it fit in with AP and other OOBE exp.i mean does you job tire you so much you are unable to do anything else,or is your job fine(like Xanth's,couse he can try ap during his breaks  im so jelly )

i guess what i wanted to ask is are you satisfied with your job(if you have one)concerning OOBE,spiritual life quality..not salary and stuff like that.

I do realise its a pain in the butt to read my posts becouse of my crappy way of writing..sorry guys

[Xanth]

No job anymore.  Was laid off a couple months ago.
I'm stressing to find work just like everyone else.

So yeah... my job right now, finding a new job, sucks.  lol

[Ident]

Not quite everyone else. I quit work last August so that I wasn't distracted by it as I sought to pursue my spiritual avenues. I suppose that from time to time I permit myself a little stress related to dwindling resources but I continue to feel that I need time all to myself and my dog.

When I did work, I was usually fortunate enough to work in near-isolation, such that I could inhabit my own mind to an extent more than is typically available. So long as deadlines and quality expectations were reached, my time was my own.

[Stookie_]

I started my meditative life at 18, before a career, and took some risks (job wise) against the advice of everyone I knew based on my intuition, and don't regret it a single bit. I don't see my spiritual life separated from daily life or anything else, it's all one unit all the time. I don't need breaks for spirituality, it's always happening, plus a morning and an evening meditation. Anyone can do it. As cheesy as it sounds, follow your heart.

[Beero]

I'm out of work as well just now, unfortunately.  I had a couple of really stressful jobs last year and although I suffered badly from tiredness and stress some of the ways I got relief was by eft, meditation, energy work and trying to ap.  I don't find myself much better off in terms of pursuing esoteric stuff while out of work because of the pressure to find a new job and some income.

[BlueHalcyon]

You know times are tough when James Bond is struggling to find a job. 

[Szaxx]

Hi,
Was self employed and doin fine but the law prevents me from doing it anymore. So the place I worked took me on full time. Losing loads of cash but security is there.
50+ hours a week with 5 or so hours sleep most nights isnt helping with the AP thing.
Hope James bond gets hired the stuff I do would be up his street.
No questions please or it will self destruct.lol

[urshebear]

When I was 4 years old I remember attempting to fly, walk through walls etc. I also remember always asking "god" to reveal himself to me so I knew he was real
When I was 9 years old I would say things like "I want to practise waking up inside my dream" theres alot of other "weird" crap I used to think about actually....to do with death, afterlife, god, existance etc.

Anyway I was led to all of this by sleep paralysis which went crazy during my pregnancy and after my baby was born. (I had my baby at 20years old by the way)
before then I was an administrator.

Now my son is 18months old and I am desperate to find a job. I am not having much luck but I have been trying positive affirmations lately (I never would have tried that before all of this)
I have also signed up in a metaphysics class but aside from all that my physical life comes first.
Prioritys for me are
1) my son
2) relationships
3) maintaining my household and job hunting
4) self discovery through AP and doing my own private study etc

[Thaki]

Thank all of you for your time and the fact you shared a portion of your life with the public! 

@Xanth so sorry dude,hope you find a new job soon (and to be able to ap during breaks too!)

@Ident Its a nice that you trust your feelings so much that you'd quit your job,even in this hard-to-find-job times..  spiritual development is important! Did you ever thing about how you made someone really happy by opening that working position?

@Stookie_ Living proof how its sometimes okay to go againts the advices of everyone to pursue what you believe!

@007 Too many earthy distractions to try and develop spiritually dont you agree?all the bills to pay,stuff to do,and to work your arse off all day just so you could do that all again...
        Hope you find a yob that isnt to stressfull!

@BlueHalcyon hahah true xD

@Szaxx Yeah 5h of sleep is terrybad for ap,the moment you stop working you just drop asleep xD
           Hope it works out for you too,2012 is the year of change,where we will supposably get a third DNA strand,boost our psychick powers and stuff,so im sure it'll work out!

@urshebear Its so awesome you remember what you did when you were 4 xD I think you were a very spiritually aware kid  My cousin has the same problem,so i can sort of feel for you.
                I wish best luck to you and your son,for him to grow healthy and spiritually strong! 


As i read this (which was pretty late couse i cant reach my pc) i was pretty sad to hear its not going that well..
Well guys,to all of you and sincerely,i wish you all luck and strength to survive these hard times.Im sure to be sending love energy(torsion wave energy is the fancy name right?) to you all    Happy everything guys!! Thank you for posting in this thread,it helped me! ^^

P.S (fat chance of that happening lol) If i get super rich somehow,im making a big-butt house for all the Astral pulse people to live in,with their families(thus no worry about surviving or paying bills and stuff),living a spiritual life,and ill cover all expenses and stuff...all i have to do is become filthy rich now

[Ident]

Bless you, Vedyl, and, no, I hadn't.  

[Thaki]

Thanks Ident 

Wish you many APs! 

[Stookie_]

If i get super rich somehow,im making a big-butt house for all the Astral pulse people to live in,with their families(thus no worry about surviving or paying bills and stuff),living a spiritual life,and ill cover all expenses and stuff...

I call the bedroom closest to the indoor pool.

[Thaki]

Stookie_ haha callings dibs xD sure man

[CFTraveler]

hmm so what i wanted to ask here...

You've all studied a portion of your life to end up with a nice job,nice house etc..They you found out about astral projection(some even while schooling) and of course,it doesnt matter much because youre still gonna have to get a job to survive..

So what did you end up with?what is your job i mean...

I don't think I did things as others did.  I had lots of spiritual experiences when young so everything tended to 'fall into place', school and to a certain point, work.  After many years in school (I studied lots of different things because I couldn't make up my mind what I wanted to do) I ended up in the electronics field and worked in it for around twenty years, and then got pregnant, and quit working.  After my son was born, I decided not to go back to the same job I had, so I decided to do volunteering and the occasional weekend job (at my old work while it still existed).  Then it went away, sold to another company, you know the usual 'job went overseas' type of thing.  But it was fine, because I already was out anyway.

Then I started to change my circle of friends, and started to get more involved in metaphysical circles, and once again things started to land on my lap, manifesting-style.  I got a small part time job at a metaphysical bookstore and two years into it got offered a position as a minister's assistant.  I did that for around three years.  Meanwhile I have also worked part time at a home job, doing computer and bookkeeping stuff.
Around three years ago the church job went away and I have since worked from home, which so far has been ok.  Most of the time.

So I have lots of time to dedicate to my inner pursuits, although I have to watch myself, because I tend to withdraw from people if left alone too long.  

[phase423]

I work about fourteen hours a week stocking and cleaning a small grocery store.  My "other" job is to be a stay-at-home dad with my 18-month son.  He certainly doesn't help much with projecting, as he is quite fussy and still wakes up multiple times during the night.

I'm thinking about finding full-time work so that my wife can stay home.  We have another baby on the way, and her job is starting to stress her out (paraprofessional at an elementary school). 

Maybe I'll go to college one day...

[CFTraveler]

  My "other" job is to be a stay-at-home dad with my 18-month son.  He certainly doesn't help much with projecting, as he is quite fussy and still wakes up multiple times during the night.

This surprises me.
When my son was a baby he didn't sleep at all for the first two years- woke up every two hours for about a year and then every four for the second.  I can honestly say that I was out of my body for the most part of that first year, and had all kinds of spontaneous events at the weirdest moments.  I remember watching tv with him and all of a sudden finding myself floating next to him, freaking out that he might see me floating in the air.  Of course I was tranced and projected, but at the time I didn't realize it, it was freaky.

[urshebear]

I work about fourteen hours a week stocking and cleaning a small grocery store.  My "other" job is to be a stay-at-home dad with my 18-month son.  He certainly doesn't help much with projecting, as he is quite fussy and still wakes up multiple times during the night.

Hey our boys are the same age
use his sleeping habits to your advantage that is one thing I have learnt. when my son wakes in the night I get up and settle him then I go back to bed and AP.
I had heaps more OBEs when my boy was a newborn due to his sleeping patterns.

@vedyl cool topic. Its nice to read a little background from everyone. Its also pretty cool that AP is not limited to certain "types" of people. although we come from differant walks of life we can come together to share experiences and also learn from eachother

[Thaki]

@CFTraveler Thats cool 
@phase423 Good luck with your son  may he grow healthy and strong like urshebear's son!
@urshebear ty    i'm glad you and phase423 can help each other by sharing experiences with your sons 

[mcdwg]

I've been in the Marines for 15 years now.  I discovered astral projection, OBE's about three years ago and I have to say my perception has shifted dramatically to the point that I feel I don't fit in the military anymore.  I thought about getting out but having a wife and a kid made me think twice about it.  I have five years left and I retire, but in the meantime I continue my spiritual development, I think I can describe it as having valleys and peaks, up and down.

I wish I had a job where I could be desolate for most of the day so I could meditate so I'm looking for a degree that wont require much human contact, I thought about accounting, computer programmer so we'll see.

[Xanth]

Oh don't do Computer Programming... it's nothing but pressure pressure pressure. 

[ArmyOfOne1911]

No job right now... I help at my moms office when I can. My anxiety has been off the roof and sometimes I can't even leave my house. I used to be a volunteer fireman. I think my dream job would be a Police Officer but I am in no shape to be doing that kind of work right now. Plus... I am only 20. They don't even want to look at you until you are at least 24+years old... I'm trying to stay positive. I have the best family in the world and they give me a place to live and am always there for me. I have had a long road with doctors... councilors... meds... and all of that stuff. Astral projection is changing my life though. My ultimate goal one day is to at least have one OBE a day. If not more. 

[scout]

Oh don't do Computer Programming... it's nothing but pressure pressure pressure. 

This is what I do. Some days are stressful but mostly it's fun where I work-- we are hiring Xanth!  I'm at work now and reading this forum.  On Fridays we break out the nerf guns and rc helicopters. We sneak attack the accounting department who are always harassing us for reports.  I've only been APing since December. My 3 kids and snoring husband are more a challenge to my AP practice than my job.

[eyeofodin]

I am unemployed too, like 75% of the people who responded to this question.  Wow, what is wrong with the economy at the moment.  But anyway, I have no set career path at the moment, but I've been: gas-station attendant, government worker dealing with quantitative databases, recreation director at an RV camp in Mississippi, English Teacher in Prague and a Photographer here in NY.

[CFTraveler]

Xanth is back to work.... and I have a job, although very part time.

[Astir]

My job does make me too tired for many things I used to enjoy.  I sleep hard, and infrequently...mostly because I am a nocturnal human working a full time day job.  I don't want to sound ungrateful that I have a job and good friends at work, but it isn't working with me.  Money isn't enough.  Mentally and physically I feel shattered at the end of each day. 40+ hour a week gigs don't seem like they are supposed to enable spiritual growth.  They seem like they're intended to stifle it.  All of that is secondary...I beginning to worry about my body.

I work until my bones ache...just to have medical benefits for my aching bones.  I would not be able to afford all of my medicines without medical insurance, and unfortunately I literally cannot live without the most expensive one I need.

I would do anything if I could work part time and still receive medical benefits.  I feel like I'm demolecularizing...like years are coming off my life, from pushing myself to do what others in perfect health do.  I'm fulfilling my job requirements, sure, but there will be a price that I will have to pay.  I can't seem to find a different job...I think I have the last one!