hey everyone I dont know a lot about Astral Projection or if this is anything like it but i was wondering if maybe some one could help me with these questions I have.
I had a really weird dream last night with some old friends in it who i havnt seen in a long time now. I dont remember who just that i knew them at one point and i dont anymore. there was one of them I remember a lot more than the others and towards the end of it she/he was there but at the same time not really...its a little confusing I know. anyway towards the end of the dream again he/she would turn into this long thin ghostly like figure and suck me into itself and it either kept telling me or made me think that I should just let it. the person would change into the ghostly figure a bunch of times in this dream trying to suck me in but I would fight it almost i dont know. each time it tried to suck me in i could litterally feel my body go numb almost and i couldnt move at all. now maybe i just wanted him to suck me in and wasnt just being to to let him because I've had other dreams like this and never new what happened after cause i always seemed to get away.
I had the same TYPE of dream 9 months ago where someone i knew was trying to suck me into themselves.....
I dont dream much but ussually people are changing all the time. either into other people or other creatures.
its that feeling like when you wake up to early from a dream and you know you cant move or see or hear or even talk like your awake but your frozen for a little while I dont understand it. Anyway i hope this isnt to confusing for everyone and maybe i could get some kind of answer. Let me know if you have any questions.
Although it doesn't sound like an astral projection to me, I began projecting due to similar experinces. I used to wake up paralyzed I would immediatly become fearful and an experince that many consider an Alien Abduction would occur. Not fun, obviously. Then, I decided one day not to be afraid, and the most glorious and beautiful thing happened. I had an OBE. I remember floating near my ceiling just basking in the glory of the universe... I can't begin to describe it.
Your fear atracts things that are bad. When one overcomes their fear and realizes that nothing can harm oneself unless one lets it harm oneslef, and then one becomes free. If you feel that paralyzed thing, don't fight, just let things take their course and learn from the experience. I've projected twice since then, and its been amazing.
i may be afraid of it only because every time i get that feeling something like some one is sucking me into them like i said before or im dying in my dreams...i remember getting chased by this demon in one dream i had....i was running away from the demon and it chased me up to my house and inside of me going inside where i knew it was safe i was pushed to the left and i headed up this hill but i kind of sank into it and all i could do was turn around and this demon stabbed me with a knife in the head and i got that numbing paralyzed feeling and everything got foggy and i couldnt speak or scream even...i woke up that was the first time it happened over 3 years ago, the next one i can really remember i was in a car with some friends and me and this dude were joking around he got ticked at me and smashed my head repeatidly into the car window and i faded into that paralyzed feeling again...ive never made it past this because i never know what is going to happen...i dont like that fact every time i fall into this state that im dying in my dream or i see myself getting sucked into some one its kinda weird....watching my head getting sucked into some one else recently being some black floating ghost and just trying to pull myself out of them...i dunno anyone wanna tell me a little more than just let it happen(Thanks though Jela for the post)....i mean i know its just a dream but you know....dying in a dream is just as freaky i think...thanks
Dying in the dream will get you in trance, and from that point you can start an astral projection.
After all I think there might be some truth in what folks say that if you die in a dream you might die for real, but it's not any kind of death, it's a situation that represents death. I have strong reasons to believe that dreams involving being covered in sand could be dangerous. Sinking completely in quicksand, or seeing sand falling over you while you're unable to escape... but I would need some people to investigate this with me more accurately. Also I'd be very interested in hearing of people who found themselves in this kind of dream situation.
Quote from: AndrewTheSinger on March 07, 2007, 02:42:04
Dying in the dream will get you in trance, and from that point you can start an astral projection.
So you can, while lucid dreaming, commite suicide and start astral projection?
Quote from: AndrewTheSinger on March 07, 2007, 02:42:04
Sinking completely in quicksand, or seeing sand falling over you while you're unable to escape... but I would need some people to investigate this with me more accurately. Also I'd be very interested in hearing of people who found themselves in this kind of dream situation.
i know you said completely but i was half sunk in sand in the dream i stated before
Quote....and i headed up this hill but i kind of sank into it and all i could do was turn around....
I dont know if im all to interested in dying in my dreams....Recently everytime I die in a dream I think i know the person then they turn into some one else and yeah kill me...
Thanks though everyone for the advise I really aprieciate it.
Kosmos, absolutely, actually that is one of the techniques people use to Obe. Some might think it's harsh, furthermore, the same effect can be achieved by simply falling asleep inside the dream.
Treye, oh yes, it must be annoying to have that happen so often, you might want to make a plan in order to counteract these events.
There is something that I do whenever I'm having a very intense or long experience, I get closer to my body to check my vital signs. I don't think about waking up, but just making contact with my physical part to know if everything is alright. Whenever I do that I get in a mid-level trance, I can be my body again, tell my position, how my heart is beating and how I'm breathing. My mind can also 'hear' what's going on, but it remains there waiting and thinking about what I'm going to do next - continue with the experiences or wake up.
Last time I dreamed about sinking in the sand it was some kind of party, it was pretty cool, I was not the only one sinking, and we didn't care. If this dream is about sinking then let's sink! I was sinking and dancing, and when I was completely swallowed by the sand it all became dark. I thought I was some place underneath, and expected the dream to go on, but it didn't. I found myself floating in a world of darkness and 'shadows?' (since that world was darkness the shadows were kinda white), so I waited and waited for something to happen, but nothing happened and that started to bother me. 'Why can't my dream continue? This dream sucks, I sink and that's it?'.
Didn't want to wake up yet, but it was weird being stuck there, so I decided to check my vitals. I entered the trance and payed close attention to my body. There was nothing, no breathing, no heartbeat, no sign of life that I could tell. This is not right, I had never received a negative feedback from my body before. So I immediately jumped right into the body, which forced it to start functioning again.
Upon awaking I found out that I had only slept for 3 hours, too little time for me to start having experiences like that. I wouldn't be able to sleep anymore, so that day I stayed awake for as long as I could. Also, changed some habits and started exercising on a regular basis.
The sinking in the sand could be a way that the body sends word to the dweller saying "Hey, there's something wrong.". I can think of a different scenario presenting the same message: In the dream you see a lot of people, family members, old friends, they all come bringing you flowers then go away crying. You might think it's just a silly dream, but you'll only know if you wake up in the next morning.
so basically if some one is trying to kill me let them kill me....but like you said youll only know its a dream after you wake up, besides my first reaction in whatever state im in is when some one chases you with a knife you get the bonk away from them or find a way to get them to go the bonk away....
Id love to OBE but if i didnt have to get killed in every dream to start falling into one that would be great!
Who else here has had a OBE right after getting killed in a dream. Or if anyone else has been sucked into some one else and started to OBE.
And what does it mean when you see yourself getting sucked into some one/some thing?
No no, sorry, I was referring to a different situation. You don't have to accept anything that displeases you. Besides dying and sleeping, you can also start an Obe by spinning around vigorously, and holding on to the last dream scene.
right on...interesting to know...
i got home from the city last night at like 3:30 and went to bed around 4 but wasnt really tired because my body still thought it was working i guess so i did that relaxing thing like meditation. im pretty good at getting myself out there i guess i dont know how to explain it, i have not done it in a while
Although when i could feel my body almost floating like i started shaking almost and i could feel my heart beating real fast you know. It was a little weird i didnt get into any projection that i know of but i mean i was in to some deep meditation there i tried so hard to pull myself out but i just couldnt....was it because i was shaking? and why was my heart beating real hard if I was in such a trance?
Hey Treye,
You were probably in the vibrational state. This occurs right before you have an obe. Next time try to focus the vibrations to move throughout your whole body. Start at your head and force them to your feet in a wave like motion. When they are really intense imagine yourself getting lighter, and lighter. And you should find yourself floating up in an astral projection!
hope that helps
FreeSpirit