Hello, I've herd about AP for a long time now from my closest friend who I consider to be a brother. About 5 months ago he told me about his first AP. Now I don't quite remember exactly how he described it the first time, but it intrigued me enough to ask many questions about it and he soon enough provided links to many videos and sites telling the basics. See I like to think of myself as a Christian, I was raised that way and I see nothing but good coming from other Christians, mainly their morals. Thing is I've done many drugs, not that I'm proud of it, mainly pot. But there was a time in my life where hallucinogens played a big role. (probably wont ever do them again, several bad trips will change the perception of yourself very quickly..)
But recently my life has been much better, I've had to completely eliminate drugs from my life because of a job I should soon have that tests. Sure you can bring fake pee and get away with it, but I wanted to challenge myself enough to know I wasn't a hopeless drug addict. And I am proud to say I'm not. Quitting wasn't hard at all, and I feel much better after a few weeks of not hitting the bong, mentally and physically.
Now here's my story. After a full month of being clean I noticed my dreams increased 10 fold, not only this, but I remembered them almost every night opposed to when I was smoking weed every night. And last night I woke up at approx. 2:55, from what I'm not sure, possibly just a dream. I found that to be the perfect time to AP, already with a clear mindset and no annoyances (T.V. Music) I closed my eyes and began to meditate. Almost immediately I began to think of the 7 chakras. Mainly 2 that my friend has spoke of, the heart, and the forehead. My heart began to feel as if it were glowing, I thought of my forehead and the (Third eye) and it was as if they connected and began a frequency of vibrations throughout my entire body. I knew I was at the vibrational state. I didn't panic, I stayed as calm as a monk 8-) My head began to feel as if my thoughts were no longer there, I felt completely at ease, (The vibrations were much stronger then I thought) I then began to imagine a silver cord, and the vibrations got more powerful then ever, I then was overcome by the most profound experience I've ever come across sober. My physical eyes were closed and my ethical eyes began to see. Not only this, but there was a buzzing sound in my ears, (I compared it to a long yawn, how audio seems to get quieter and sometimes I'll hear a slight ringing) I then seen upwards at my ceiling, knowing I had reached a full AP, I thought about my physical body to make sure I could go back whenever I pleased. So there I was, back in my physical body, eyes opened about 5 seconds. Still VERY calm. I wanted to see if I could pull this off again, and what do you know, faster then the first projection I felt the vibrations and almost immediately jumped back into the astral plane. This time I looked to my left, I couldn't see my arms, but it was as if I could feel them. I took my (invisible arm) and stretched it as far as I could, and it felt as if it went right through the point where the wall began. I kept it there for about 4 seconds, amazed. And once again thought of my physical body and slowly transitioned back into my real eyes. I was getting a little more anxiety at this point, but still very relaxed and accepting what was happening calmly. I tried it for the final time. Again almost immediately entered the astral plane which came as a shock to me at how easy this was. But the third time something happened. I was looking at my T.V. and dresser and instead of looking at the wall, I decided to look in the opposite direction, seeing what seemed to be my posters on the walls, bad mistake, I turned very slowly but this time I went to far and seen my own arm, (I dont remember seeing my face) although it scared me enough to shock me right back into my physical body, this time my heart was racing. There was no calming down from what had just happened.
So I grabbed my phone and began a 7 page long text to my friend, surprisingly he called me back almost 4 minutes later, (he's an insomniac) And we began sharing our experiences. He tells me that it might be a long time before it happens again, which saddens me. I've just discovered such an amazing thing and didn't even get to go more then 2 feet above my physical self. Next time I will attempt to leave the room and go towards the sky. My biggest wish all my life was to fly, and I feel as if I can achieve this.
Thank you for reading,
Matt
Simply having the thought you can do it will enable you to fly. Its thought controlled and isn't hard to accomplish. You do need to get away from your physical though, Id recommend at least 40 feet line of sight. Things are so much easier to learn and control.
Remember thoughts manifest so stay in control of yourself especially if you think somethings out there. There probably is... Its most likely a guide watching you in an invisible form. Ask for help, you may get some.
Fear nothing and go for it again doing everything you did before.
Happy landings...
Quote from: LightHorizons on December 03, 2012, 03:54:59
He tells me that it might be a long time before it happens again, which saddens me.
Possibly true but possibly not. You could OBE again tonight or tomorrow night.
don't program yourself in a negative way.
The experience sounds like a good start
Believe it will happen again soon. We are most certainly creating large aspects of our reality with our thoughts/beliefs/feelings.
By keeping your mind clear and your energy in a positive flow you will increase the likelihood of projecting.
I had been attempting to project for years on and off but this one time i was putting in extra effort.
I remember identifying a thought that suggested Astral Projection was difficult.
Every time i thought/felt such a belief i suggested to myself that i don't even know and that it is quite possible that OBE/AP may be really easy. I'd heard many times we were doing it naturally anyway. Within two weeks of telling myself it is easy i had my first conscious OBE and i had quite a few in the few weeks after.
Travel Well,
Dean
I'm glad you discovered weed is a dream killer... or to put it more accurately 'suppressor'. I've spent a long time trying to help people project only to find out way down the line that they do weed... I just advise them to give it up if they want to explore their nonphysical seriously.
Don't beat yourself up about drugs though... they aren't you... they are just an additive you dabbled in. Remember that the human race has used them since time immemorial and it's only in the last 100 years that they have been systematically abolished. Forget it all. Regret nothing... live in the NOW with the foresight of positivity. You are anyway and you don't need my advice. :)
Newmethod is correct.
You friend is mistaken quite profoundly. You can have as many as you want if you have the right intent. I personally got to a point where I was having them 4 to 5 nights a week.. for years.
Did you notice that the vibrational sensations (body and auditory) come in waves... they build to a peak then drop off... build to a stronger peak... drop off?
I spent about 5 years when I was 20 trying to maintain the waves... or see how many I could tolerate. This produces some interesting results.
I would posit that you actually woke up from slow wave sleep because you aren't sedated as you would have been with the weed. When we sleep we go through a period of non-REM sleep.. toward the end, just before we enter REM sleep our body temperature drops and our brain waves actually flip to what looks like an awake state if measured by EEG. We fractionally wake up... a micro-wake.
Quote from: Bedeekin on December 03, 2012, 23:36:00
Did you notice that the vibrational sensations (body and auditory) come in waves... they build to a peak then drop off... build to a stronger peak... drop off?
I spent about 5 years when I was 20 trying to maintain the waves... or see how many I could tolerate. This produces some interesting results.
Using the waves as a Focus medium is very beneficial and does indeed create some very unique sensations. First you observe the waves, then you can try to pulse them through your body. Possibly localizing them in one area or another, this in turn usually leads to the "Phantom Limb Syndrome". From there you lose all physical body sensations and are floating high in the clouds.
I'm sure at this time a "roll out" method would be beneficial, but I just like floating and seeing where it naturally leads. I very rarely try to leave my physical body per say. I just get to the point where I have no focus whatsoever on my Physical body or this reality and ALLOW the shift to occur naturally.
Thank you all for your responses :-D, I have one question though, my friend told me last night that he's used Bineural beats and "Meditation music" (Such as a monk slowly saying Ohhhhhhmmmmm) Helps you achieve relaxation and peace of mind quite easier. Is this true? And if it is, does anyone have a recommendation for one? I'd love to try that a few times while meditating. But I have no idea what this type of beats are called. I'm guessing googleing Bineural beats would do the trick, but I'm asking for one that you guys might have used in the past and had success with.