Two Questions

[markulous]

Well I had my 4th OBE and now I really don't have much fear at all of projecting.  Going outside in the side in the sun really helped!

First question is, are my hand's supposed to be ethereal looking?  When I went outside I saw my dog and petted her but it felt like I was petting her.  Where as what I have heard is that your hand goes through them.  I can't remember what my hand looked like but it FELT solid.  Can that happen?  

And second question I asked for my spirit guide and a "sprinkler" like stream of water came on then stopped and then nothing happened.  I looked around for a minute and then just went back to my body.  Maybe I was just expecting something and that happened?  I don't know.  Sorry to ask so many questions.  Thanks.

[Jeff_Mash]

First question is, are my hand's supposed to be ethereal looking?  When I went outside I saw my dog and petted her but it felt like I was petting her.  Where as what I have heard is that your hand goes through them.  I can't remember what my hand looked like but it FELT solid.  Can that happen?  

One of the hardest things to remove during a projection is your preconceived notions about what things should and should not be like.

See, you're already assuming one thing, and when you get a totally different reaction, you become confused.  If I were you, I would try not to assume anything about the astral environment unless you experience it first hand.  In this case, you experienced that your hand appeared to be pretty much solid.  That is good.  This is something that I also can attest to.  I don't think I ever touched anything in this environment that didn't feel solid to the touch.  There is no better teacher than first hand experience.

And second question I asked for my spirit guide and a "sprinkler" like stream of water came on then stopped and then nothing happened.  I looked around for a minute and then just went back to my body.  Maybe I was just expecting something and that happened?  I don't know.  Sorry to ask so many questions.  Thanks.

Again, you need to remove a lot of your expectations.  I too suffer from this.  I have asked, demanded, and searched for my guide.....and I have never consciously seen him/her.  Why?  Because I will find myself projecting in my house or somewhere, and tell myself, "Ok, when I turn this corner, my guide will be there."  Then I do it, and I see no one.  

Your guide will appear when the time is right.  In the meantime, I'm sure they are laughing at all of us who try to see something that is there the entire time.

Best of luck.