Staying levitated in the astral

[NickisDank]

So ever since I first joined this site I've only had experiences through lucid dreaming, I've had about 20 or so now and I haven't had a weird experience yet, regarding meeting entities and what not. Mainly they consist of me just flying around where I become lucid and I try and visit friends but I usually lose lucidness by that time.

My past 3 or 4 lucid dreams I've noticed when I fly I just can't stay levitated, idk what it is but my next goal all i want to do is stay lifted in the air and just meditate on things going on with my life and see if I can find something cool out I don't know yet. I just want that state of peacefulness and control over my mind. Once I experience this I plan to do other thing like ask to see my past lives or see old family members, and all sorts of other things


But like I said idk I just can't fly very long, my first few lucid dreams I would be flying and flipping all over the place, now I just either slowly float back down, or crash lol what can I do to fix this

[Astral316]

The cure all... meditation and energy work. 

[djed]

Yes I agree, you have to meditate morning and evening about 20-30 minutes,and it would be helpful doing some energy raising techniques, but meditation is enough, it will raise energy for projecting and 'flying' lol
djed 

[Under_the_Midnight_Sun]

nickisdank,
you need to break the usual thoughts you're accustomed to in the physical. All is needed is a firm intent to levitate. If the intent wavers, even for a second, the false reality you create for yourself will become the reality. The subconscious rules the OBE unfortunately, and it can be difficult to change. The only thing to do is practice

[personalreality]

a quick grounding meditation while OOB seems to help.  i would think that you have to "ground/anchor" yourself in the astral.  perhaps something like acclimating to the new sensory input.

[NickisDank]

nickisdank,
you need to break the usual thoughts you're accustomed to in the physical. All is needed is a firm intent to levitate. If the intent wavers, even for a second, the false reality you create for yourself will become the reality. The subconscious rules the OBE unfortunately, and it can be difficult to change. The only thing to do is practice

I see, but the thing is my last OB i just descended from the air without thinking anything. I just want to be floating in the air and not thinking a thing.

But your probably right with the practice, although i didnt think i would need anymore after like 20 experiences. Guess i was wrong 

[catmeow]

You only "sink" because you don't truly believe you can fly. Once you accept, at a subconscious level, that you can fly/float, it will be easy.  Suspend disbelief.  Free your mind as they say in that film!

[Under_the_Midnight_Sun]

I see, but the thing is my last OB i just descended from the air without thinking anything. I just want to be floating in the air and not thinking a thing.

But your probably right with the practice, although i didnt think i would need anymore after like 20 experiences. Guess i was wrong 

It seems in the astral the subconscious mind plays a large role in how we behave and perceive our environment. For example, manifestations of family members seem to appear out of nowhere. The thoughtforms aren't consciously created, and aren't very "dimensional". They tend to lack qualities that make us "human".
Same thing with how we move about the astral. The more experience you have, the more the barriers probably begin to break down, and one can truly be in more control.

[Lexy]

Maybe try leaving your body behind? Like zip out of your body? Just be pure consciousness. Many times I am not aware of a body at all...