Strange sensation in hypnogogic state

[eahudimac]

Hi. I am brand new to AP. I've only been trying it for about 2 weeks now. Last week I came close. I became lucid in a dream which was really cool. In my dream I could alter my surroundings as I pleased. I was on the roof of a building and it was like one of those big sliding boards for kids that are at amusement parks. I was sliding down it when I realized I was dreaming. So I made it more fun by imagining that the sliding board was longer and steeper so I could slide faster. And sure enough, it was. Then I wanted to see a palm tree up close, so the next thing I knew, I was circling around the top of a palm tree checking it out. There was a lot more to the dream, but this is the point I became lucid. At that point I decided to project. I focused on myself and the vibrations started and they were strong. I knew exactly what was happening. The only thing was I became excited at what was happening and blew it. So last night before I went to bed, I told myself I was going to wake up at 3:00 to project. I ended up waking up at 1:00, but I just went with it. So I pretty easily reached the hypnogogic state and begin to experience every muscle in my body tightening. I was different from the vibrations I experienced last week. I found this strange, but I continued. They continued to tighten to the point my breathing became labored, or at least I perceived it to be. My wife kept moving around which caused me to lose my concentration. It was the weirdest thing. Has this ever happened to anyone?

[dbmathis]

Hi eahudimac,

Welcome to the forum and to AP.

I am 5 months new to AP and have dealt with the exact same things that you are dealing with now. Several of my OBEs and been achieved by becoming lucid in a dream and then what is perceived as returning to the body to project out. I also have frequent interruptions which include my wife and my 3 year old daughter who likes to crawl into my bed and kick me at night.

I suspect the what is happening with dream to OBE is that your astral body is already projected and your physical body is sound asleep and in the subconscious. The physical body suddenly awakes after you become lucid and you find yourself in a higher vibrational state. I think the next step would have been to reel the astral body back in and then project back out or possibly just jump right into your astral body where ever it is. Either way it's confusing and you may not have memory of how the astral body got to where it is I am still trying to make sense of it all myself.

I am not sure what to tell you about the moving around that's breaking your concentration. I can certainly relate and just suggest that you continue trying no mater what and as time goes on (years possibly) things will change and you will find the quiet needed for projection.

Good luck and stick around here, I am interested to here your progress.