I nearly did it! I think.. (LD to AP)

[sheriff_rango]

I took a nap this afternoon and I think I came very close to projecting from a lucid dream.

In the first LD I woke up in my bed. I pulled myself out I started thinking 'How do I convert this?' but didn't get out of my room.It faded out and in the next couple I couldn't even get out of bed.

I also had bouts of defective vision: my bedding was imprinted on my eyes. So I started focusing on the 'awakening' process the 'shift' into LD. usually its a slightly nauseous feeling like a lift going downwards and stopping and I then pull myself out of bed. This time I thought that maybe its actually a longer process and the pulling or rolling out of bed was my being impatient. So I decided to let it run its course (to see if it had one really) and just wait things out. Instead of getting up straight away I waited and it was pretty cool! My body felt like it was being contorted into all sorts of crazy positions, all twisted in on itself  like someone was moving my limbs. From 'waking'  on my back, I ended up on my belly. This then subsided and I got up. I found my movements were swifter and smoother.I felt more in sync with the dream environment and the flash of bad vision disappeared with nothing more than a disgruntled thought!

I reminded myself to engage in my environment. So I left the room, tried to observe and absorb all I could and said 'Hi' to anyone in the area. Usually in LD I'm a little rushed, there's an urgency there. I slowed myself up a bit and took everything in. Nearly got distracted a couple of times, even. Each time the dream faded out I ended up in my dream-bed and would have to go through the same routine again. But I persisted and after a couple of these in-and-out scenarios I think I had my brush with AP...

I recall walking down a flight of stairs and the dream began blacking out. Each time this happened I tried to apply myself. This time it felt different I started getting 'dream paralysis' (I made a thread about this already) where I felt a great weight on my chest and the sensation of being throttled. After reading around I've come to the conclusion that this is the dream version of sleep paralysis and a gateway to or a signifier of AP so I was ready to face it. I could feel hands on my throat and my own (non-physical?) hands on top of those .Its a unpleasant experience but this time it was surprisingly short. I felt this intense throbbing or vibration and I could hear funny noises - popping and snapping, sort of.This then changed and I started to see an bright image or images flashing in the distance heading towards me and there was music like a speeded up pop song I couldn't make out the words except finally 'go to bed ' or 'back to bed' and... I woke up in my bed.

The reason I feel this ended abruptly is because (I'm ashamed to say) i freaked out a bit . My mind started babbling and maybe I lost a little focus in the process. Its understandable because its a new experience but the reason I think I finally reached this stage was through being relatively cool-headed and pragmatic y'know? The first part of this post sounds fairly linear but it was really a mishmash of successes interspersed with a lot of lesser episodes, a lot of trial and error. Also, I didn't really have a destination in mind and maybe it would be a better approach to have?

As well this being the closest to projecting I've gotten, its also the most drawn out (it lasted I think around an hour) and well, lucid of the dreams I've had.It just felt different to the preceding lucid dream which felt more like a dark corner of my mind. This felt like I'd stumbled onto something Outside of my imagination, like I was strapped in and things weren't totally in my control or something I dunno!  So.. I just wanted to share it

[EscapeVelocity]

Great job!

In my opinion, you will look back on this as a breakthrough experience. You were learning many things on several different levels and I think you did great! You should save your post and refer back to it for a couple years to contemplate what was being learned; practically every sentence you wrote has a lesson in it! What a great read!

By the way, I think you were projected and actually in more ways than one, as you will come to learn. You learned a lot about the energy bodies, strengthening them and the Non-Physical mechanics of how they operate...very different from the Physical. You did a great job maintaining your awareness/focus; it sounds like suggestions you affirm with yourself in PR are starting to show up in your thinking in the NPR. Short, simple affirmations can really be helpful starting now, so you might give that a try.

That was a blast, thanks for sharing!

[Szaxx]

Definately good work that's paying off. Your description is familiar to the later stages in phasing. I've posted this in 'the astral blueprint'.
Rather than thinking you're still in bed, try to convince yourself you are in a comfy chair instead. If this is difficult, go to the comfy chair and do your thing from this location. When this experience plays out again, you'll be in your bed. It's crazy but it's how it works. Your subconcious will aid this as its programmed to the fact you sleep in your bed. It also does this in dreams, how many times have you read.." I was in my old house..."
Same thing.
Keep going, you'll be out and about in no time.

[Lionheart]

In my opinion, you will look back on this as a breakthrough experience. You were learning many things on several different levels and I think you did great! You should save your post and refer back to it for a couple years to contemplate what was being learned; practically every sentence you wrote has a lesson in it! What a great read!

Yes, great job indeed!  Thanks for sharing, Sheriff!

EscapeVelocity is correct here, but you don't need to save this post. It is automatically saved here so you can go back and review any or all of your posts here one day. This is a very helpful "tool". It's always good to take a walk down memory lane! 

Just as Earth is a school for these physical experience teachings, the NPR has it's own version of a school as well.

[sheriff_rango]

Great job!

In my opinion, you will look back on this as a breakthrough experience. You were learning many things on several different levels and I think you did great! You should save your post and refer back to it for a couple years to contemplate what was being learned; practically every sentence you wrote has a lesson in it! What a great read!

By the way, I think you were projected and actually in more ways than one, as you will come to learn. You learned a lot about the energy bodies, strengthening them and the Non-Physical mechanics of how they operate...very different from the Physical. You did a great job maintaining your awareness/focus; it sounds like suggestions you affirm with yourself in PR are starting to show up in your thinking in the NPR. Short, simple affirmations can really be helpful starting now, so you might give that a try.

That was a blast, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for reading! 

Could you explain the bolded or is this another situation where patience is a virtue?

But, yeah its funny but it never occurred to me to let my body acclimate to the dream environment. As soon as I had any awareness I would grab on to it for dear life and rush about flustered. I guess as beginner, the energy body needs to be fortified before it can navigate the dream world and then graduate to higher plane or something.

[sheriff_rango]

Definately good work that's paying off. Your description is familiar to the later stages in phasing. I've posted this in 'the astral blueprint'.
Rather than thinking you're still in bed, try to convince yourself you are in a comfy chair instead. If this is difficult, go to the comfy chair and do your thing from this location. When this experience plays out again, you'll be in your bed. It's crazy but it's how it works. Your subconscious will aid this as its programmed to the fact you sleep in your bed. It also does this in dreams, how many times have you read.." I was in my old house..."
Same thing.
Keep going, you'll be out and about in no time.

On a related note I've found that even when I'm sleeping in the middle of the day, all my lucid dreams take place at night. The one in this post started out sunny when I was indoors but as soon as I was outside it was like nighttime. The subconscious mind can be kind of rigid, I guess...

[Szaxx]

Ask yourself of the expectations when you are oob. If you automatically assume its dark then the programming is playing out. Something is tieing you to the dark.
It may simply be the fear of it manifesting.

[Fwewyu Tìomumä]

Very cool! Funnily enough, as I read your post I realized that's pretty much how my first experience felt like.

Congratulations!