Got home from school and decided to rest, and try AP.
I put in my binaural beats I got online, those help me relax pretty quick.
After maybe 45 minutes, I felt like my body was really dozing off and I was starting to have lucid thoughts, but I didn't let myself start dreaming.
Most of my body was numb, and I had this really wierd feeling like all my body parts were sprawled in a different position than my physical body, but when I tried to move this "astral" body my real body started twitching, so I decided to rest some more and let my body fall asleep more.
I was really really relaxed at this point and knew sooner or later I wouldn't be able to feel any body part at all, but then I felt my entire left arm vibrating, I was like "what the hell is that!" but come to find out it was my dad shaking me awake.
Man that was the deepest trance I've ever been in, an hour's work for nothing :/
Does it sound like I'm doing everything right? Am I having normal feelings?
My biggest problem was trying to stop feeling my heart.
Learning to go deeper into trance is a tough thing to do. Often times I will feel the exact feelings you described for 60 - 90 minutes.
Monks in China will meditate for 6 - 8 hours a day for years...The more you practice the easier it will become but don't think to yourself that you failed just because you didn't AP.
I felt so refreshed after my dad snapped me out of it though, like my whole body re-energized in a different way then when I sleep.
Eh, I would have probably fell asleep if my dad hadn't woke me up anyway, my thoughts were getting more and more "dreamy" and I was sooo relaxed.
Quote from: camci on January 26, 2010, 18:01:14
I felt so refreshed after my dad snapped me out of it though, like my whole body re-energized in a different way then when I sleep.
Eh, I would have probably fell asleep if my dad hadn't woke me up anyway, my thoughts were getting more and more "dreamy" and I was sooo relaxed.
I know exactly what you mean by this. I love to do some physical exercise then lay down in the midafternoon for a session of binaural beats, drifting in an out of consciousness...it is the most relaxing and energized rest I get. I've never projected in afternoon though - yet.
If your goal is to Project, just know that you don't need to be in a 'deep' trance to do this.
A light to medium trance will do just fine.
So once I'm in a light to medium trance I can try to start projecting?
If my body starts twitching or I start waking up should I just stop and wait a little longer?
Quote from: camci on January 27, 2010, 11:36:37
So once I'm in a light to medium trance I can try to start projecting?
If my body starts twitching or I start waking up should I just stop and wait a little longer?
You can start an exit technique, yes.
I'd suggest practicing to hit the trance state a bit before attempting actual projection.
You'll need to (or should, at least) feel comfortable in that particular state of mind.