Can dark entities mess with you back here in the 3rd dimension?

[HaloWithStyle]

I only found out about all this a few days ago and I felt so positive knowing we are more than our bodies and there are other dimensions that we can access. I've gotten to the vibration stage a few times but my heart starts racing so hard it pulls me back. I then saw a video about a man who said he started sensing demons in his room at night after he had done AP, this has made me depressed to think this could happen so I don't know where I stand right now. Even if he was talking crap and was just trying to scare people into Christianity I can still imagine myself having a bad experience out of fear. I so wish I hadn't read too much about all the dark entities etc because I was so positive about this a few days ago

[EscapeVelocity]

The heart racing is normal, it's your heart chakra firing up...nothing to worry about, it won't hurt you. This is what is powering your OBE. Just follow along with the sensations and remain calm. This may take a few tries because the sensations are, in fact, difficult to stay relaxed enough through, to get to the point of separation...just stick with it...you are in the early part of the FUN part! Forget the dark entity crap.

[Szaxx]

This is worth a read, it'll remove all the false hype you've read, put your mind at rest then you can continue onwards to success.

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_out_of_body_experiences/everything_you_could_ever_want_to_know_about_sleep_paralysis-t38734.0.html

[Xanth]

Essentially... you're your own worst enemy. 

[Bluefirephoenix]

The above transliterates to ... not unless you want them to mess with you

[Rai]

I'm so glad I found this forum, everyone has been trying to scare me away from astral projecting.

[Xanth]

I'm so glad I found this forum, everyone has been trying to scare me away from astral projecting.

Yeah, you'll find that with people who are fearful of everything to begin with.
We try to teach you here that Projection is a natural part of who and what you are.

And personally, I try to teach that you are consciousness.  Everything is consciousness.  I teach that you're projecting yourself to this physical reality in the same way you project yourself anywhere else.

[Szaxx]

I bet they don't scare you from crossing the road which is thousands of times more likely to cause any injuries.
Find out the truth for yourself, it's far safer than you think.  Most of it happens each night you go to sleep anyway.

[Xanth]

I wanted to make a quick comment too about this "3rd Dimension" stuff:  Bad labels are bad. 

That is all. 

[Hans]

In my experience, my heart starts racing in the presence of intense negative energies. When you attempt to leave your body, you
intend to leave the relatively safe confines of your physical body, and should be ready to deal with that. Leaving your body in any
situation other than dying or near-dying, means your spirit will end up either simply on Earth or inside the astral itself.

Negative beings are home to the astral, but they also roam on Earth, so all intentional attempts to leave your body will inevitably
result in being open to these negative beings. If you are lucky they don't have much of an interest in you, and you'll be left alone
for the most part, but if you have any kind of past-life history with any entity that's on Earth or in the realm you project to, you'll
be a target. They are still connected to you from that past, and they will know immediately when you open yourself. I never met
a single individual who did not have these connections. The difference is in how the entities approach you, some will attack you
outright in anger, while others will deceive you, posing as spirit guides or whatnot.

In the past, astral projection was something sorcerers and priests of the old gods did, it required many years of training to learn
how to protect yourself, how to get to the right astral realm, how to fight negative entities, how to navigate the planet as a spirit.
It is not really something you can just learn on your own unless you've already mastered this in a past life. Anyone can force their
spirit to separate from their body, that is incredibly easy, but what you do after is what is difficult and often very dangerous.

If there's no entities currently gunning for you, or if they have other business at the time, astral projection won't cause problems
apart from accidentally meeting some rogue entity in a bad mood, but otherwise it can be dangerous and open up very old wounds
and conflicts. That is why some people say it is dangerous, while others say it is perfectly safe. In reality whether it is dangerous
or safe depends entirely on each person's situation. It is different for everyone, some people can project with little problems, while
others will open up a can of worms, a door, they'll wish never to have opened.

If you want to find out what is true for you, beware though that once you first force the separation, you're doing something that
can't be undone in this lifetime, since you permanently weaken your link to your body and to the Earth. So before you leave your
body, you need to be ready for either situation, and accept that while it can turn out good and you'll have a lot of fun, it can also
turn out bad. When you kick in a door, you cannot close it anymore.

Trust your instincts, your intuition, when you feel something is wrong, then trust that it is wrong, don't just tell yourself it's part
of the process. Your intuition plays a major role in all spirituality, and astral projection is no reason for this truth to suddenly not
apply anymore.