Dream <=> AP

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The real difference between an OBE and a lucid dream is whether you're fully aware of how you got there and if your dream personality matches your physical world personality. If your awareness of yourself is identical to what it is in the physical world, then it's an OBE.

For instance if you separate from your body with complete awareness of your own identity, yet have no astral sight then it's still an OBE. The only thing that matters is your self-awareness. It really has very little to do with how vivid the colors are or if you are able to feel textures and so forth with complete realism.

If you're only aware that you're in a dream/projection, but you aren't fully aware of the process of how you got there or what your name is, then it's a lucid dream.

[astralspinner]

Just curious about people's thoughts on the dividing line between a dream and astral projection.

Is the only difference that you wake up OOB in a dream but consciously exit your body in AP? Or are they two different things?

Is there a specific Dream Plane, or do dreams take place throughout the Astral?

If I become lucid in a dream, does it become a full AP? If I loose focus in an AP and forget I'm OOB, does it become just a dream?

And so on and so forth. Your opinions, please.