i think my higher self dont want me to make it

[SomeOne]

hello, i am realy interested OOBE´s and the astral. i have the book astral dynamics, i have read half of it, but now when it comes to the energy work, i always come up with outhere stuff to do. so now 3 month later i still havent read a singel page, i wold love to have an obe and i try almost every time that i go to bed, but i always falls asleap ( i know that i shold do this when i have more energy so that i wont fall asleap) its just that i always find some things to do. i have read some where that sometimes that higher self kan sometime can stand in the way with this kind of things, is this true, and if so what do i do next ?

//Krille

[Naykid]

If you check out the sticky subjects you will find quite a few answers to your questions.   Your questions are very common so don't feel like you are not doing well, it seems to be a normal process for most.  Good luck.

[Asi911]

Maybe it is true, maybe it's not. I don't think anyone can prove it anyway.

Just keep practicing.. 3 months may look like a long time but it is not.
For example, It took me 2 years from the day i first heard about this subject until i achieved a conscious projection.
This doesn't mean you'll have to wait 2 years either.

If you really want to do it, stay focused on your target and don't let ideas like "Higher self" or washing the dishes stop you. Let go. Good luck!

[Jarrod]

I think I have kind of the same problem.  I'm not sure if it's so much the higher self though, or just the fact that what I try to do isn't the best thing for me to be trying to do at that particular point in my personal development...so situations would always work out to prevent me from succeeding at something I wasn't ready for yet.  I don't know though.  It probably doesn't matter that much.  Just keep at and you'll get there.  If your higher self really wants to help that much though it seems like it would...you know...be more helpful.

[Stookie]

I agree with Naykid in that it's very common for beginners. During every new phase of discovery it's normal to experience something like this, because when you don't know what's in the unknown, your mind can fill it in with all kinds of irrational thoughts and feelings, like someone or something is holding you back.

If your higher self really wants to help that much though it seems like it would...you know...be more helpful.

Agreed

[CFTraveler]

hello, i am realy interested OOBE´s and the astral. i have the book astral dynamics, i have read half of it, but now when it comes to the energy work, i always come up with outhere stuff to do. so now 3 month later i still havent read a singel page, i wold love to have an obe and i try almost every time that i go to bed, but i always falls asleap ( i know that i shold do this when i have more energy so that i wont fall asleap) its just that i always find some things to do. i have read some where that sometimes that higher self kan sometime can stand in the way with this kind of things, is this true, and if so what do i do next ?

//Krille

I don't think that your higher self would stand in the way- I would say there's something in your subconscious that is causing you to fear success in this field and keeping you from practicing.
If you don't have time to look at the energy work book, there is the online 'quickie' simplified, which takes you through the things to learn about it- and you don't have to have a structured practice, any time you are sitting somewhere waiting for something you can do energy work.

[Pauli2]

Make a request to your Higher Self or your guides to help you. Something like: "Hello, guides! I want you to help me with having an OBE and aid me in doing my energy work. You may modify me as you like. See you!"

[horaciocs]

Your higher self is nothing but your real conscience, the very essence of your conscience. You may think you want to astral project but, in reality, you may not really care that much about it. You might find it interesting and all, but it may not be what you're really after. Fear usually masks your real ambitions, be it fear of accepting your real flaws, your frustrations or of confronting your problems.

When we say it's our higher self that doesn't want us to astral project, it is ourselves who don't want to. We have other desires, often much less "spiritual" (getting a girlfriend, getting a better job, making more money, having children, and many more) and they're sometimes quite hard to accept and even harder to be put as a priority in our lives.

I don't think there is a highly evolved being that knows what's best for us to do, I think what happens is that we can't face our own fears and admit our real desires. We need a definite purpose when we attempt anything in our lives and, in order to succeed, we need it to be our true desire in its essence.

I, myself, even feel embarrassed while mentally going through my fears and true desires, and none of them include astral projecting, believe me. Try and be totally honest with you, you'll see what I mean. And when you find out what it is you really want to achieve, go after it. Your life will move on and you will feel so accomplished you won't believe it. That's what I've been trying to do.


I find it a daily exercise to dissect my personality and see what I'm all about. Self-knowledge, knowing who you are and what you're after, are priceless skills.

[personalreality]

word to that horacios