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[jadrian70]

Hello All.  I am new to the board and hoping for some feedback from the experienced travelers.   

A little background so far.  I've been attempting AP for about 2 weeks now and have made some interesting progress, though most of the time I end up falling asleep.  During this time I've also awoken in the middle of the night to mild vibrations and noises,  recognized them for what they were after reading a lot on this site, and thought "hey..cool"...then Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.   

About a week ago I did manage to become aware during a dream.   When I became lucid I immediately remembered that I had been attempting to AP and my first thought was YES!! This is what I've been trying to do!  I was so excited.   I  then looked down at my arms and hands, marveling at the fact that indeed this was real and I said out loud, in my dream at least, "this is so cool."

But then I lost focus, dang it, and began to just go with the dream.   It ended fairly quickly with a woman biting my finger.  I won't go into the details, but my attempts to get loose seem to have ended my dream.   The extra awesome part was when I woke up.  It sort of felt like I had been slammed back into my body.  It felt like what I can only imagine teleporting would feel like when you re-materialize somewhere.  Now I've watched enough Tom Campbell to accept it was my focus re-adjusting to the physical not me re-entering my body, but it felt incredible and it was wonderful and affirming to experience that sensation.

So I would like to ask a question about protection.  I have no fear of more women biting my fingers, I can handle that, but last night I was listening to some newly downloaded AP hypnosis tracks.  After about 40 minutes the narrator warned of "creatures" in the astral whose intent would be to do me harm.   From what I'm reading on this site, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.  Our own demons and imaginings will present themselves, but with practice and calm they can be overcome.  Am I missing something?   Should I be making these attempts at AP only after invoking some form of protection or white light?

Thanks,
Jen

[Astralzombie]

Welcome.

It sounds like you're doing great.

As far as the creatures go, I think there are just some people that want to make it seem as if they are doing some brave and noble explorations on mankind's behalf.

I've never seen these big scary demons. I expected them in the beginning and never saw them. I don't know what they could do to convince me.

For now, do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Invoke all the help from God and angels, and bathe in whatever color light you prefer.

[soarin12]

From my experience it is true that the only thing to fear is fear itself.  If you can AP with out fear and with a loving heart you will have great experiences.  You might occasionally experience something that causes you to fear and you'll probably just snap back to the physical, but the next time you AP you'll realize your mistake (allowing yourself to fear) and be able to overcome it.  Knowledge is power.

[Szaxx]

In your initial entries into the non physical you will most lkely be alone. This is something  I have researched from experiences and others' questions.
There's a certain amount of time required for you to learn the ropes. Once this is in action it appears no one has had anything negative to comment on.
Outside of SP and getting 'there' not one negative comment has been found.
This suggests that you are already being looked after and inside a protective bubble.
It fits well into my first 4 years of RTZ excursions. A 4 year old wandering around would be an easy target. I'm sure you'd agree with this.
The only scarey things that happened were self generated and these mostly stemmed from doubt.
Have no fear. You can scare yourself, you can also have a fantastic experience.
Have faith in yourself and it's your bubble you're in. Think about what you want to experience not what you don't. Then you have the correct mindset for many decades of fun.