My Experiences, are they common ?

[ukscotth]

Hi,

Im new to the site and I just wanted to tell people my experiences as it happened again last night. Heres my story.

About ten years ago I had a dream, I was laying in my bed and it felt like I had woken up so I got up and went to switch the light on, It wudnt come on and it was pitch black. I opened the door and walked into the hall way to try and turn that light on and that didnt come on either, I then tried to walk down the stairs but fell and it felt like i was falling for quite along time, It scared me and made me wake up for real. I considered it to be a bit of a nightmare.  A few weeks later the same thing happened, I was asleep and It felt like I had woken up and again I went to turn the light on and nothing happened, I thought to myself hangon i know whats happening here i must be asleep, I once again fell down the stairs but i wasnt scared this time as i knew I was dreaming, not quite sure what happened ater that.

Anyway, to cut a long story short I had lots of similar dreams and I sometimes now know when im dreaming and I can fully control it and can even fly.

Its got to the stage where every now and again I feel like i have woken up and i test myself just to make sure im really dreaming, and once ive confirmed it I head straight to my window and jump out and start flying up the road lol. I love it when it happens and its not scary at all. It makes me feel like ive got super powers or something lol. In some of my dreams my friends and family are in them and I show off by showing them how i can fly lol.  I always know that im dreaming and no harm can come to me but I feel so in control of it all its as if im awake.

Is this astral projection ? Im new to all this.

Thanks,

Scott.

[Stookie]

It's lucid dreaming, which is very close to astral projection (to me it's basically the same thing). If your becoming conscious and aware, that's a good thing. You sound like a natural.

[ukscotth]

cool. It used to happen alot when id sleep at strange times, like in the afternoon when i got back from work.  Hopefully it will happen again soon 

[Guenhwyvar]

About ten years ago I had a dream, I was laying in my bed and it felt like I had woken up so I got up and went to switch the light on, It wudnt come on and it was pitch black. I opened the door and walked into the hall way to try and turn that light on and that didnt come on either

I wish I had read about this before posting a new topic last week:

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_obe_discussions/problem_in_rtz_how_to_fix-t30193.0.html

My experiences are a bit different but rather similar - I'm convinced I'm not just dreaming however, (the link illustrates this in more detail, rather than repeating myself) but I haven't tried to fly either.  And I wake myself up as soon as 2 or 3 lights don't turn on, lol 

What you're experiencing may be a lucid dream, but it may be an OBE as well.  Next time it happens try locating a clock and see if the time corresponds with the time when you actually wake up.  Another thing I've noticed is that the lighting will be the same upon waking.  This tends to happen to me early in the morning when the sun is starting to come up.  It never has happened in the middle of the night for me.

Hope this helps!

~Guenhwyvar