Ahhh, this sounds all too familiar. It took me almost a year of projecting before I got sight. Here is what I can suggest to you.
When you find consciousness projected outside the body like before, and you only see darkness, it's easier to use your *imagination* to HELP you get your astral sight.
For example, the other night, I was floating in this black void. Not only could I not see, but I was flailing my arms all over the place, trying to grab onto SOMETHING....anything.....just to get a point of reference.
So what did I do? I *imagined* that I grabbed a handful of grass or weeds. As I reached out, suddenly, I felt some weeds and I grabbed them for real. Now keep in mind that I still can't see, but now I have something in my hand.
Then what I did was I held these weeds up in front of my eyes, and *imagined* that I could SEE them. It seems that in the astral realm, you can use your imagination as a useful tool to help develop your astral ablilities. Once I started to imagine I COULD see, my vision slowly faded into place, where I found myself outside under an expressway.
The technique I used above works for me when I have no point of reference while floating in this black void. However, sometimes I roll out of my body, and although I can't see right away, I still have no vision. BUT....I DO have a point of reference, since I know that I'm in my room, so I just *imagine* that I grab my door in front of me, and then it happens. Once I am holding something in my hand, my vision slowly kicks in. Weird how that happens.
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One thing you need to do is get at least 20 feet away from your body, seems like there is still a connection that happens that keeps energy in your body and wants to suck you back in(probably why you feel like being on a leash). Yea, I know this doesn't help cause you cannot move but if you seardch the site this has been talked about a lot. Some I remember is to ask for sight, ask for a guide, think yourself into another room, feel yourself moving up.
I have experienced darkness and it took a while to get out of it and I still find myself there sometimes.
Hello Everybody,
About a year ago after much practice i did succeed in having two very short real time OBE' but since then have not really practiced much due to various comitments.
However, i have on many occassions, maybe once or twice a week found myself semi consciously leaving my body, just a few feet, going either lest, right, forwards, 180 degrees etc.. This is quite a pleasant experience and the seperation symptoms are very gentle and always the same, no vibrations, no sounds, no feeling of travelling at a million miles an hour, just a slow seperation.. I know i am not dreaming as i am conscious but once i am out, have no sight and cannot go anywhere else, even if i tell myself to. I just feel myself hovering in my energy body and most of the time, feel myself being tugged back and force, a bit like being a dog on a lead!
My question is, why does this happen and why when i am seperated from my body can i go no further.. It took me two years to even have a short OBE and now i am seperating from my body on a regular basis without even trying!! Does anyone else experience this??
Cheers,
Richard