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Hi everyone,

I'm new and never fully achieved an OBE so I'm gonna make this quick.

When I lie in bed, and focus, letting my body fall asleep but keeping my mind awake I reach a state of extreme relaxation.  This state is accompanied by very euphoric waves across my body, and a very odd state of consciousness in which I have bizzare visions which become vivid enough to feel real(is this hipnogogic hallucination?).  Once I pull out of that mental state and achieve full consciousness, I can focus on Projecting and without fail I feel an overpowering sensation of lifting.  Here's the problem, I can't move or see once "lifted"  and trying to do it usually moves my physical body.  No roaring in the ears or sleep paralysis. 

I did achieve sleep paralysis once, and heard weird alien whistling sounds.  It scared me but I projected anyways, It was very violent and when i opened my eyes it was extremely blurry, however, it seemed like i was closer to the ceiling.  any tips would be extremely appreciated. thanks

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I remember when I came here the first time about a year ago and I kept asking how to achieve sleep paralysis and I still remember the answer I got.

Sleep paralysis is not what you're going for.  I think that projection can occur from sleep paralysis (though I've never done it), but I know it's not the state you want to try to achieve. 

Sleep paralysis is a method of achieving what you really want, which is dissociation from your body.  Essentially you want to be so involved in whatever mental action you're doing that you "forget" your body exists.  The only way I've been able to do this is by completely clearing my mind and narrowing my focus.  I've never been good at becoming fully engrossed in a visualization.  Whatever way you do it, you want to get to a point where you don't feel your body.  But sleep paralysis is probably not the best way to do it.  Sleep paralysis can be very frightening and usually anytime I wake paralyzed, I'm so freaked out by it that I can't not focus on my body. 

The way I'm able to project is to basically make myself fall asleep during trance induction.  This get's me to the point of flickering consciousness (between awake and asleep). 

[personalreality]

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_projection_experiences/how_i_got_out_for_the_first_time-t30942.0.html;msg251045#msg251045

I explain my process in this post.