tell me everything you've read that will help me better wrap my head around this anything related (i've said in another post my best tools as a child were some show at disney land and an episope of batman the animated series,waking life too) Anything
You can start with this free ebook by Robert Peterson...
http://www.robertpeterson.org/obebook.html
Any book by Robert Monroe as well. Just google his name.
You might also want to read the Permanent Astral Topics and the Astral FAQ sections of the forum. They are loaded with techniques, experiences, and so on. Books by Robert Peterson, Robert Monroe and Robert Bruce are all popular places to start as well.