Almost Astral Projecting

[dazed]

Ok so lastnight I'm pretty certain that I managed to come pretty close to astral projecting.

It was about 1am, I was meditating for a while and just tried to relax my entire body while telling my self over and over, i am oneness, i am light, l will astral project - until it was like a broken record in my head. Then I kind of gave up after about 15 minutes and turned onto my side and tried going to sleep.

I then felt like a sudden jolt hit my body and i suddenly was experiencing alot of closed eye visuals which looked like a million orange lights similar to a kaleidoscope, all pulsating. Within these lights a few sets of eyes and faces began to form that seemed as though they we're looking at me. I then felt as if i was soaring at lightening speeds through a star field and it was pretty intense. More eyes of all different shapes we're forming in the corners of my vision which was a little scary as I was still rocketing through the stars. I was unsure if I was transcending into the astral realm or not but tried to focus on what was happening. This went on for about a minute or two until I vividly heard someone calling my name, I suddenly awoke and opened my eyes to see if someone was in the room, but there was nobody there. I was a bit freaked out by this, I then tried to get back to where I left off but with no luck.

I didn't feel like I was out of my body but I'm assuming this was the starting point to astral travel. Hopefully I can try again tonight and maintain in this state until I'm able to fully project! 

[Lionheart]

 The lights are known as "Hypnogog Imagery". It sounds like you are achieving success. Good Job, now you just need to learn to passively observe all that occurs in front of you. The most important thing is to take notes on your successes and failures as you learn more. You don't necessarily go out of body, you just go inside of your conscious.
Good Luck and Safe Travels 

[dazed]

Awesome, thanks for the insight. I've been writing down all of my experiences so far so hopefully this helps me progress with each new attempt. Cheers