Am I even close to anything?

[Tisha]

yup you are close!  your task now, should you choose to accept it, is to keep on going and STAY aware, rather than fall asleep or submit to your munchies!

(I also get hungry when I practice)

[travelinbob]

I can get to the place where you are at which, according to the literature, its the threshold of leaving your body. When I begin to make a conscious effort to leave the body, it starts tensing up and becoming awake. I've decided to stop that for a while and concentrate on Lucid Dream to OBE transitions via selfhypnosis prior to going to sleep. I've had some succes that way.

[quetzalcoatl]

Thanks for the suggestions and encouragement.  It's hard to describe states of conscoiusness to each other and know if we're talking about the same thing or not.

[kozzi]

hehehehhe!!!!   You're definately close!  Stick with it!  It's funny that you bring up the epileptic thing.  I kind of thought of something like that too my first time, but then I guess everyone kind of does.  I worried that I was going to mess my brain up somehow, but don't worry.  You're completely safe.  Have fun!

Kozzi

[quetzalcoatl]

I'm fairly new to intentional projection and I was wondering if I am getting close to a trance state or a projection state.  I have occasional success at lucid dreaming and oobe after waking but that's not what I want to focus on.  I am writing about attempting to go from a fully awake state to a trance to projection.  Hopefully someone can tell me if I'm getting close or possibly explain what I am doing when attempting this.  

Generally I become relaxed through some method but instead of feeling a heavy feeling I develop an indistinct feeling.  I can't tell if my arms are at my side or crossed or spread out.  The same goes with my legs. It's as if I was sinking into my bed. If I focus on my toes the indistinct feeling becomes very strong and starts moving up my legs.  Sort of like I was being inflated like a balloon.

Occasionally I will get a surging feeling and see white light and hear a loud ringing.  I assume this is getting close to the projection state or maybe a seizure(wouldn't that be cool!  Turning myself into an epileptic, no not really).  I don't project at that time but I have a floating feeling.  At that point, if I focus between my eyes I will get a strong pleasurable, tingling sensation that moves through my physical being.  This is where I fall asleep or I hang out in this state for a while and then get up and eat.    

Any insight will be helpful.