I decided after working out for a while and surfing the net that I was rather tired and wanted to take a nap. I also decided that I was tired enough to project and would attempt to do so. I downed 2 shots of vodka to help me relax and headed for bed. I ended up getting up every 30 minutes to tinkle and it began to get really annoying. I felt another urge to get up and go. I opened my eyes and saw something moving in the bed next to me. It was small and fluffy. I started debating with myself over whether or not I was in the RTZ or not and as the form got closer I realized it was a bird. Not just any bird, but a sparrow, exactly like the one I saw in the RTZ about 6 months ago. http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21242&highlight=
I went to swat at it because it was getting really close to me and it seemed to be heading right for my head. My hand brushed up against it and it was all wet and I noticed it was shaking its head about trying to dry off. For some insanely stupid reason I was convinced this was really happening and tried to stand up and I woke up. I went over it in my mind and I obviously had been in the RTZ and after thinking about it for a while realized that I had been laying in my old bed that used to be in the same room.
I lay back down now knowing I could probably squeeze another experience out as I was still really relaxed and feeling a bit tingly. I began to drift off again and I heard a small child repeat 2 words I couldnt make out 3 times. I thought "well... thats just annoying!" and realized it was an auditory hallucination. I then heard very loud "Carol Anne? Carole Anne? What are we? Carole Anne? What are we?" Followed by a reply that seemed to come from right next to my ear, "Too cool! Tell them! Too cool!"
"Yeah! Too Cool!" The first voice blurted out in a confused manor. I thought "well... thats good for you Carole... when the hell am I going to exit???" and I focused on spinning around. I began to twist about and I felt a snap. I sat up without opening my eyes and felt rather solid. I was tempted to roll out of my bed but was glad I hadnt as I realized I was in the physical. I tried to lay back down and get out again but only succeeded in falling asleep for an hour and waking up completely soaked in sweat. Off to the shower! :gasp:
Quote from: knightlight"well... thats good for you Carole... when the hell am I going to exit???"
lol.. i thought that was hilarious for some reason haha.
thanks for posting. Interesting about the sparrow..esp since you've seen it before
lol yeh i laughed at the carol bit too, i think the sparrow may have appeared because somewhere in the back of your mind you were thinking about the sparrow you saw in your last experiance, most probably subconsciously.
interesting experiance man, i dunno bout the 2 shots of vodka tho, do you take the shots normally before you sleep, cos that sounds like a good idea, as long as i dont end up going overboard (bottle of tequila and a beer bong before a nap :D )
well I dont normally take shots before I sleep but I have come to the conclusion lately that I havent been relaxed enough when I have been attempting to AP. I havent been this successful in projecting in quite a while and I bet it had alot to do with the vodka and the fact that I did progressive relaxation as well. I felt like a puddle of ooze after that and it reminded me of back in the day when I used to do the same thing before every attempt (not always with the vodka! :lol: ) I admit it, I have a slight drinking problem and tend to use it as a crutch for sleep on occasion.
Some of my best and longest experiences came after a heavy day of drinking. It seems being hung over is a good state to attempt to project from.
I agree that the bird most likely came from thinking of it as I had debated why i had seen it the first time a few days prior to this attempt. The RTZ is one seriously messed up place!!!! :grin:
hey -E-, I would say give the shots a try and read up on relaxation, specifically progressive relaxation if you dont know what it is already and combine them before an attempt! It works wonders. Yes, dont go over board though! :) That will kill any attempt and just make you sleep.
yeh i might try it some time, i used to use cannabis pretty much every nite, i had some pretty crazy experiances attempting to AP whilst stoned out of my head. but i quit for 2 months now, my 'cannabis free period' ends on 9th June, i cant wait lol.
by the way is progressive relaxation where you tense then relax all the muscles in your body in some kind of order? To relax i just use deep breathing coupled with 'clearing my mind' the hypnogogic images set in pretty soon after.
yeah thats what progressive relaxation is. I think if you couple it with what you do now it will help alot, being physically relaxed, especially in your muscles is SO important.
I used to smoke alot of pot and it never helped me project. I had some really messed up experiences but I never had any control and I would forget alot of stuff that happened to me the night before. Smoke it if you got it, but dont expect it to help you have well controlled long lasting experiences.
HAHA, carol anne. Thats from a movie. I watched that like 2 times!
WHAT??? what movie?????
Quote from: knightlightWHAT??? what movie?????
I'd guess the Poltergeist series.
Yeah. Carol Anne is a character from the Poltergeist series. I checked up on it ;-) :-P
Congrats, you're getting visits from a movie poltergeist! :lol:
Haha that's pretty funny. projected into the bloody TV :grin: I think what happened was you were sort of slipping off into sleep and you were starting to dream instead of projecting. Sometimes when I'm going to sleep I get this kind of thing, can't really think of any off the top of my head.