Just a little reassurance...

[xXNarakuXx]

Hey. I know you guys are probably tired of threads like these and are probably gonna flame the bejezuz outta me ^^'', but just hear me out, okay? I've known about AP for months now, and I am very interested in it. I've tried APing sometimes, but of course, one thing always holds me back- fear. This morning, I've decided to try again. I started to get some vibes and then, the farthest I've ever gotten- I believe my astral legs started to lift out. Of course, fear held me back and I woke up. Believe me, I am very excited about entering the astral realm, yet at the same time, scared. Can anyone just post some reassurance that there's nothing to be scared of? When I leave my body, what kind of things will I see? O.o'' Will it look just like the physical realm? You can also feel free to PM me about this. Again, I am sorry if threads like these are starting to bug the heck out of you, and I apologize. I just want some reassurance is all. ^^''

~Chris  

[laiana]

Perhaps I can help you out here, as I too was a little afaid of things that I could encounter the first time I got out..

Reading stories about strange people at the foot of peoples beds, noises, all that.

I'm a  beginner (been looking at this stuff for about a year) and I have had about 4 OBE experiences.

Firstly, I always try first thing in the morning when its light.  Less scary that way

Second, the times when I actually have managed to get out of my body, I couldn't see anything so had to feel my way around.  But in any case, surprisingly I wasn't scared of anything.  It was a case of "wow, I'm out of body, lets see what I can do here" and found myself approaching it in a very exploratory, matter of fact way.  Wasn't terribly excited, and wasn't scared at all.  It was just "here I am, lets have a look around"

Hopefully you will find yourself like that too

I think what helped was that on every occassion, I drifted off to sleep and kind of "awoke" in my bed in a state where I was ready to roll out, rather than going from a concsious state.

Hope this helps you some

[xXNarakuXx]

It did, and thank you. ^_^ You see, I just see all kinds of different things on the internet. People will say that there is absolutely nothing to fear, while other sources say there are evil entities that can kill you and possess your empty shell, or that sometimes you can't get back to your body. Or there is the 'blackout,' where all senses fail. Aside from the fear, I do see it as being an adventure. I'd love to fly over the ocean, or, since I hear there are no limits to what you can do in the astral, transform into Dante from 'DMC' and kick some demon @$$ xD. Hmm, I guess I'll try again later, maybe after lunch. Thanks again. ^^