Is the Astral plane common to all...Newbie

[Jeff_Mash]

quote:Originally posted by sreenathc
is the Astral plane one and the same for every being? ie, when (and if) I project into the AP, will I be able to meet others who are projecting into the AP at the same time?

Yes, it is one in the same.  Although if you and I were both projecting at the same time, and in the same place, while we may see each other, we may percieve things differently.

For example, being a newbie, you may see "a big red blob" next to a sidewalk, and I may see a new, red corvette parked along the street.

Another example would be you seeing something which you identify as being a bicycle, and I identify it as a motorcycle.

In both cases, it's simply a matter of PERCEPTION.  We may be in the same astral location, but since a lot of the astral is influenced by thoughts and emotions, we could potentially be looking at the same thing but interpret it differently.

quote: If, not is AP just a individual's lucid dream that is invented, controlled and experienced by just that person please?

No, it is possible to experience it alongside someone else.

[sreenathc]

Jeff,
  Thanks very much for your clear reply....makes a lot of sense now.

  Yesterday, I downloaded a program called BWGen that allows a binaural beat to be played and the right sequence can induce Astral projection (supposedly)....it was called Astral Projection in 8 minutes or something like that.

  I tried that yesterday, but what happened is that I think I felt asleep after about 12 minutes, but the dreams were sort of weird...but that was not the strange part, after I woke up, I felt tired and drained out for the next few hours. Is this a normal response? I have never tried this audio induced technique before, and am not sure if this is legit, and actually works.

Thanks,
Sree

[OverDriven]

quote:Originally posted by sreenathc

Jeff,
  Thanks very much for your clear reply....makes a lot of sense now.

  Yesterday, I downloaded a program called BWGen that allows a binaural beat to be played and the right sequence can induce Astral projection (supposedly)....it was called Astral Projection in 8 minutes or something like that.

  I tried that yesterday, but what happened is that I think I felt asleep after about 12 minutes, but the dreams were sort of weird...but that was not the strange part, after I woke up, I felt tired and drained out for the next few hours. Is this a normal response? I have never tried this audio induced technique before, and am not sure if this is legit, and actually works.

Thanks,
Sree

Binaural sounds do work for some. I have the same problem you do...I feel like a zombie for hours afterward. It almost feels like I am sick because I feel so terrible after listening to them. My guess is that it drags our brains down into the Theta state and we have a hard time getting it back up the the waking state. The other wierd thing that happens to me is for about 10 minutes after taking off the headphones, I can hear what sounds like a giant supercomputer. Remember the sounds of the bridge in Star Trek? Just a million little chirps and beeps? It sounds like that...really wierd.

[sreenathc]

Hi,
 I am new to AP, but have been experimenting with for some time now, and once I saw behind my eyes, a 3D view of blackness...it just appeared 3D, don't know how and am finding it difficult to explain....and then I felt myself perpendicular to my physical body before I "popped" back in...more difficult to explain, but that was the closest I ever got to projecting. I have since seen a 3D view while dreaming many times, and I realised that I was dreaming and immediately woke up!

 The qestion I have is this....is the Astral plane one and the same for every being? ie, when (and if) I project into the AP, will I be able to meet others who are projecting into the AP at the same time? If, not is AP just a individual's lucid dream that is invented, controlled and experienced by just that person please?

Thanks,
Sree