Last night I had 3 amazing experiences by using new techniques I had read about. I imagined that on my in breath I was filling the room and on my out breath I was shrinking to a dot, and eventually I experienced a loosening effect. I could sense myself changing focus, and I began to see the hypnogogic image I always see. It is always the same thing and I can open my eyes and still see it, it is either actually being seen by my eyes or my third eye is open and I am essentially looking at it with 3 eyes, or I possibly at this point have already changed focus and dont realize it (which would make me very mad, as I can then change focus almost at will without realizing it). It is like a small square of metallic red material that has had symetric circular holes punched through it.
At this point I willed myself towards it while attempting to raise my legs. I felt the usual body rush of energy and my legs popped up at a 45 degree angle. I tried to put them back down but they where stuck. I had my eyes closed and I could see greyish shadows in my side vision. I rocked my body back and essentially backflipped out. I had a few strange experiences from this including my first visit to the akashic records and I forced myself awake. I looked about and thought "well, if those 2 techniques combined worked so well the first time, I have to keep trying and maybe this is finally the technique I will use!" I repeated my exit effortlessly 3 more times. I was amazed. It worked flawlessly every time!
Later that night I went to bed and tried it again, didnt work. Woke up this morning, didnt work. I can get to the hypnogogic images part and then I can get the energy rush, but its like my astral engine wont start. I keep trying to "turn it over", repeating the energy rush and willing towards the images, but it wont work. My physical legs will move but I cant get my astral legs to pop up again. Every time I find a technique that works it stops working. I realize that it may be partially because I think it may not work again, but every time I try something new, it works, not as well as this technique did, but does what its supposed to do, and can always atleast get me to the turning over stage. Then, after my initial success I am stuck. Any suggestions???
You may want to try entering the astral from a dream. It's a lot easier than projecting straight from a meditation, and by using this method, it will help you eventually project "the hard way:"
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19319
Also: exercise in your waking life helps you project.
It sounds like you're almost there, just need a little "boost" to help you have a "fully conscious projection."
Best of luck,
Jeni