Questions from a beginner

[Ybom]

Most people take everything they feel on their path and not worry about it. I mean it can be something bad, but if you just feel "through" the sensation and not try to overanalyze, it usually will go away. I think you are just worried about a little pain, and most people on here that are successful say that doing this is easy as pie, but they fail to point out a lot of the minute details in the forums.

Slow your progress down and take a few days to research your problems better. If you are patient, you will succeed.

[Jrd]

Hi,,
I actually enjoy SP! Weird i know.. but i found it a good way to check in with my body and make sure of my position. It can be sort of relaxing for me anyway. But I see the frustration in it as well [!]...Goodluck keep trying
from beginer to beginer

[nthjbam]

Well as a noob myself I might not be the best person to give advice, but I can help you on what not to do.

Don't get frightened, tensing up or emotions of that nature are detrimental from what i understand.  I myself have gotten bad neck pain from trying to AP, but it goes away very quickly.  Also I've heard from a bunch of people about pain in their lower backs, someone said it has to do with a seperation point from the body to astral body.  So it might be perfectly normal, one person even said he thought his back was going to break... scary, but it didn't.  It's all mental.  I figure once you're out it will make sense, and as well it supposed to get easier every time.  Less pain etc etc.  Hope this helps reassure you a bit.

Be well,
J

[Tolvor]

I've been working on RB Astral Dynamics workbook for 9 days.  I need some advice on a problematic experience recently.

My exercises have been going well, and I entered a light trance quite easily, and felt the familiar tingling.  I was for the first time able to deepen it significantly (at least that was what it felt like), and the light tingle became a very strong rush, with pressure on the small of the back (yes I know that isn't the right place), and more worrisome, a odd feeling above the left eye.  I remained relatively calm, tried to analyze the sensation, take mental inventory.  The sensation was most unpleasant, and I broke the concentration.  

I don't believe this was close to an OOB, merely deep trance.  Has anyone else here experienced bad feelings, feelings of poor health during the exercises?  (btw, I'm reasonably healthy)

As a side note, I have started to wake up in the morning several times with sleep paralysis (not wholly unexpected).  Every time it occurs with a feeling of deep dread, impending death.  How did other people avoid this sensation?