i think im getting closer..or arent i?

[divinespirits]

Hi all I've been practicing astral projection and OBEs for quite a while on and off. Lately I've been experiencing more and more stuff. I was wondering if im doing something wrong, could you guys give me some input? Thanks

Like last night I was meditating like I usually do at night. I decided to go for astral projection. I went through the usual stuff, relaxing the mind body and what not. After about 40 or 50 minutes I stryed feeling vibrations around my chest and arms. I let them settle down and then heard a click in my left ear. I read that this is a sign of separation. I kept on relaxing and I started hearing wind and sounds outside that I don't usually hear. After a whileof deep relaxing I again felt more vibrations in my body. And like earlier that session I heard more clicks in my mind. It seems like a endless cycle. But also I saw a bright light orb to the left of my body but it dissapeared quickly. I also saw a bright ring ascending towards me but half way t my body it dissapeared.

Am I doing something wrong? Should I take action and try a exit method? Im really interested if im almost at astral projecting or if I need to practice more. Thanks

[Xanth]

Am I doing something wrong? Should I take action and try a exit method? Im really interested if im almost at astral projecting or if I need to practice more. Thanks

It sounds like what you're doing is aiming to hear these "clicks"... while they are a hypnogogic sound, you shouldn't focus on them.

Things like the Vibrations are what I call "sign post" experiences.  This sign post reads, "keep doing what you're doing cause you're doing great!"
Give them (and the clicks) no more attention than that.

What's happening is that it sounds like you're so focused upon them now that you're experiencing them and you're going "OH HEY!!  There we go!" ... and that's grounding you.
Ignore them and just keep pressing on doing what you're doing.

[divinespirits]

Yeah that's what I thought. How long does it take you to achieve an OBE? Because last night I meditated and got into a trance for an hour and a half without results. Is like 3 hours the normal time?

[Xanth]

Yeah that's what I thought. How long does it take you to achieve an OBE? Because last night I meditated and got into a trance for an hour and a half without results. Is like 3 hours the normal time?

You need to remove the concept of "normal time" from your thinking. 
It's vastly counter productive.
Don't compare yourself to others.  That is also counterproductive...

Those are counterproductive because you start to believe that if you don't become successful within a certain "time frame" then you'll start to get frustrated and that will ground you.  Practice without any expectations... and "allow" yourself to project.  You can't force this.

The more you practice, the faster you'll be able to get into a state conductive to projection. 

[divinespirits]

Ok. Thanks a bunch