Long overdue

[AstralHopeful]

I've been a member (albeit an inactive one) for almost a year now. I'd like to reintroduce myself.

Call me Hope, for the sake of this long name I have. I've been trying to open my eyes to the superworld for awhile. I've had very few and far between practice sessions for projection. I used to get vibrations during the sessions and now I get squat. I really want this but I realized I have no idea what I'm doing. I know about the rope technique, the rolling technique, and I even kinda developed one of my own. I don't get these vibrations anymore. I fall asleep very fast. For those who believe, I'm electro and pyrokinetic. I figure if I can do those things then I must be able to project. I just don't know how. I want this more than anything. And I'm aware it's hard to give advice without knowing my situation, but I ask for it anyway. Please help me. I've always wanted to do this. And I did, actually, as a child. I just didn't know it at the time.
Anyway, thanks. Hope I didn't go overboard here. Haha! Thanks a bunch in advance!

[no_leaf_clover]

(Re)Welcome to the board, AH.

Don't worry... I think people don't go overboard here often enough.  

[FuzzyQuills]

I've been a member (albeit an inactive one) for almost a year now. I'd like to reintroduce myself.

Call me Hope, for the sake of this long name I have. I've been trying to open my eyes to the superworld for awhile. I've had very few and far between practice sessions for projection. I used to get vibrations during the sessions and now I get squat. I really want this but I realized I have no idea what I'm doing. I know about the rope technique, the rolling technique, and I even kinda developed one of my own. I don't get these vibrations anymore. I fall asleep very fast. For those who believe, I'm electro and pyrokinetic. I figure if I can do those things then I must be able to project. I just don't know how. I want this more than anything. And I'm aware it's hard to give advice without knowing my situation, but I ask for it anyway. Please help me. I've always wanted to do this. And I did, actually, as a child. I just didn't know it at the time.
Anyway, thanks. Hope I didn't go overboard here. Haha! Thanks a bunch in advance!

Welcome to the Pulse! I didn't think I would see the day an electrokinetic would come here.

Have you tried sleeping for something like 4 hours, waking up for 30 minutes, then attempting? Other than that, I'm a little stumped in my progress as well.

[AstralHopeful]

Well, thanks! Warm reception, as usual. Yeah, I'm good with fire and electricity but I'm branching out to wind and water. Some stuff has happened since I registered a year ago. And because of that stuff, I really wanna get back in touch with my spiritual side. The exit techniques I find the most useful for me are swimming, falling, and listening. But it takes awhile to fine-tune those. Projection is an art and I understand the risks that come with it. But i hope that with enough practice and patience, I'll get out and be able to eventually explore the astral plain. There's so much I want to do. The hardest part for me is knowing when to exit and what it feels like when I'm in my astral body. Do I still feel myself laying on my back in bed while I'm exploring? How can I know for sure when/if I've left? I saw something about hearing suction sounds? I haven't. It's all really confusing to me.

[Szaxx]

By staying just aware of yourself, conciousness as a point of existence is what to aim for. Go to sleep and ignore all methods etc. Just simply be an awareness ignoring everything you sense that's physical. Don't analyse anything, all you need to be is awake in mind and allow the rest to occur.
You've done this before when young and you can do it again.
Think about what you did previously in your travels.
No emotions or analysis and it'll click.