Astral characters I previously met became hostile....

[gingeralbino]

First of all, hello everyone!  I'm a newbie... 

Secondly, just a brief background on myself...  I'm 35, and as a child I experienced vivid lucid and non-lucid dreams alike (I remember quite a few), as well as episodes of sleep paralysis (terrifying for a child) and false awakenings.  However, as I aged into my teen years and my twenties...most of these went dormant (with the exception of vivid non-lucid dreams).  Currently, I have FREQUENT recurring non-lucid dreams (which I realize have to do with issues I'm avoiding in my waking life).

Over the past few years (I think mostly due to stress and anxiety in my waking life), I suffered from isolated episodes of sleep paralysis (with vivid recall...intermingled with possible clairaudience....or simply semi-conscious auditory hallucinations if we stick to the scientific interpretation).  These experiences triggered a memory of a friend describing her SP to me during our college years (though we had no clue what she was experiencing or the terminology), and I remember thinking it was ultra-bizarre, but did indeed have a few flashbacks to childhood experiences.  After I went through these more recent terrifying experiences with SP, I went on a research mission and identified what was happening, and delved into the subject.  As a result, because I've identified the sleep disorder and researched the topic extensively, I'm also able to recognize what causes it for me, as well as prevent it from happening when I subconsciously sense the onset during sleep (which is almost always due to sleep deprivation and/or a weekend of over-indulgence with alcohol).

More recently, I visited a psychic who sensed that I have dormant/latent psychic ability, and that I was a frequent astral projector.  I do admit that I'm EXTREMELY intuitive, and almost always correct with 'gut instincts' (which I just chalk up to being a typical Pisces), but other than infrequent unusual coincidences, I wouldn't necessarily say I have psychic abilities (though, I will admit that I think my father possesses some psychic talent with his with pre-cognitive dreams...it's scary how accurate he can be).  When he explained a very general definition of astral projection, it piqued my interest to do more research.

Now, here's where it gets interesting.........

Of all my vivid non-lucid dreams, sleep paralysis incidents, and false awakenings, the elusive (and coveted) experience of the true lucid dream (er, potential astral travel) is rare for me, but sooo welcomed when it does occur.  After reading about astral travel fairly extensively over the past few months (and with little knowledge of its true dimensions outside of what my mind constructs for me during the lucid dream), I had my first one a few weeks ago where I intentionally steered myself away from the looming SP experience when I semi-consciously awoke to find myself hovering a slightly above my physical body, I immediately recognized what was happening.  I willed myself into the living/dining area and delighted in the odd detailed mental reconstruction.  I had some fun passing through walls, looking at clocks, and manipulating my face in front of a bathroom mirror by stretching it as if it were silly putty (a bathroom that doesn't exist in my real apartment).  I then thought of doing something I can never control in a non-lucid dream, but I love doing when dreaming non-lucidly...FLYING.  I went out on my 12th story patio, and lifted my 'wings' and took flight....gliding mostly down to the base of the other high-rises directly in my vicinity.  There, I met a few characters to whom I was describing my experience to, but they generally had no interest, but were VERY nice...they were vendors of some sort.  I eventually made it back to the apartment, and a conversation with a friend of mine, and tried to explain that my mind made her look differently in the dream, and she looked at me like she thought I was nuts, but giggled and carried-on.  At this point, I started to have doubt about the lucidity, so I intentionally woke up.  This lucid dream came after I hung out with this friend until 4:30am the previous night with copious amounts of wine involved.

Fast-forward to last night.  Two weeks have passed with my normal sleep cycles and no lucidity....except for my normal vivid recurring non-lucid dreams.  The night before last, I hung out with my roommate's brother until 3am (a big mistake since I had to wake-up at 6am), and alcohol was involved again.  Last night, I went to bed at 12ish...and what do you know...my second string of lucid dreams.  I had multiple states of altered consciousness and an extensive lucid dream.  This time, my abilities were more limited, with which I found myself EXTREMELY frustrated (objects more solid...unable to do things at will, though FULL lucidity was occurring).  Finally, I was able to fly again, so I went back off the 12th story patio and back to the characters of two weeks ago...they appearance was different (of course, but I KNEW they were the same people).  Here's where I think I made a CRITICAL error....

With my LIMITED knowledge of the astral plane, its dimensions, its spirits (versus trapped ghosts who haven't passed on), etc...  I made the mistake of trying to explain to them that they had 'passed,' and were living out a dream-sequence over-and-over again in the spirit world...like a purgatory of sorts.  They were confrontational at first, which simmered into more directed anger towards me.  I thought it best to take to my flight ability and leave....  They tried to follow...  At this point, I could hear the uncomfortable male shouts that I typically experience during a hypnogogic/hypnapompic state.  I ignored them.  I descended (while still flying) into the Altanta rail system (I live in Atlanta), and continued to fly over a series of platforms in multiple levels while fleeing.  When I finally ascended, I was recognizably in the downtown area (I'm at the northern tip of the city), but with the high-rises in my area intermingled with the downtown skyline...  I then 'walked' around with a friend before slipping in and out of lucidity and forcing a wake-up.

My question is....  Did I indeed make a mistake by trying to assume something about the characters I'd already met (though their appearance was different)?  Was I wrong to flee the situation (even though I knew they couldn't truly harm me)?  Why did they become hostile?

Thanks in advance for your help!  Again, I'm not experienced, nor do I fully understand the astral plane and its 'rules.'

Cordially,

Chuck Jones

[gingeralbino]

By the way...  As I realized at certain points of the night through altered states of consciousness that it was going to be a perfect recipe for a lucid dream, I intentionally placed myself in a supine position (which is usually unfavorable position for me in which to sleep) to induce the lucidity.  It worked.