Hi everyone, this is my first post here. For a long time i have been interested in N.L.P and hypnosis, i have trouble sleeping so recently i decided to look into self hypnosis to help me put myself in a sleep/trance state, upon looking this up i found about astral travel/lucid dreams and became very intrested in the subject. I can very easily get myslelf in a deep relaxed state but when i get so far it gets strange i feel like theres a sphere extending about 10 to 15 feet around my head and i can see in this sphere through my eyelids but only in black colours, some seem like greyish but it is what is actually around me, i can see my wife, my pillow (as i do this in bed) the posters on my wall and my hand, i feel deep in trance and would like to move on to trying the astral world but at this point i start to see faces of people like there walking through the room, when i look directly at them they turn and look at me like they know i can see them and there faces become so clear i could draw them on paper. I was wondering why this is happening and am i doing something wrong that is causing this to distract me or is my approach through hypnosis the wrong way to achieve asrtal travel.
Congratulations you are developing your new skill at a perfect pace. Just learn to deepen the experience. There is a ton of info to be found here. But, in the end it all has to deal with releasing your focus on the physical and embracing the Astral.
Good Luck and Safe Travels! :-)
In other words, it's normal and it happens.
Cheers.
Thanks for the replies, i have found lots of info from here that has helped, i have found im deepening to much, when i get to the point of seeing through my eyelids i need to become lighter and float or move upwards then i can "move" around my house, still in darkness but i can see, be it spiritual or in the mind its amazing, i still see the old women but strangley she feels old like 70 odd but appears to be 30's to 40's. Also i dont meen to be a drag but the other night i decided to meditate in the day and enter this state and when i did i was in my bedroon (where i was meditating) and i was aware that a child was in the room running around laughing and playing, and the room was bright like outside at the time, one thing i havent found info about or havent come across is why there are other people or why im imagining other beings with me? if anyone could direct me to this i would be very thankfull as this whole journey is amazing and i dont think i could ever stop learning and enjoying this real or not.
Why are there other beings with you? That's a question that only you can find that answer for. Ask them, they will tell you why.
You are turning into a true astral explorer sounds like your having some fun while doing it too. The people that you are seeing can be any number of things like Lionheart said just ask them and see what happens. Ask them with your mind if you can as not to disturb your wife.
Hi again, I have tried speeking to people i see while projecting but instead of hearing a response i get images and what seems like mini movies, for example a few nights ago i saw a male and i ast there name and it was like i was suddenly riding a red bike but the thought kept flicking to a car but in a third person view. Also Last night i decided to go to the house i grew up in, strange things happened when i lived there, and while projecting there i was aware of a lady dressed in old clothes probably from the 1940's or 50's who just stood at the bottom of the stairs stairing up, she didnt speak or even move just stare, i moved around the house fine until i came to the coat cupboard as soon as i entered something big shot towards me i can only desribe it as a black tenntacle with the texture of shark skin, it didnt scare me but caused me to jump and lose trance. I havent found anything yet on projecting into places that are said to be haunted and wonderd if that was in any way not a good idea.
Once again, being out of body-your vehicle is energy and energy picks up information that way- what you are describing sounds like a ROTE, and it's commonly experienced and documented.
More than likely the 'ghosts' were energy signatures of people that lived there before.
You can google ROTE, or even search for the term here. Don't use the search button on the right (it's useless) use the search button on the top bar in between help and profile.