I'm a newb, but I have always been spiritually inclined. I've been saturating my mind with astral projection information for the past 4 days, and its the first thing I think about when I wake up. (The usual thoughts are "I fell asleep again, this is crap!")
I try to be patient, but I'm a 20 year old with a full plate of college and a baby due in a couple weeks.
What I'm wondering is why people say not to do it while you're tired. Isn't it easier to relax and trick your body into sleeping while you're tired? Wouldn't it be harder to relax and empty your mind while you're awake and you have a full day ahead of you?
The closest I ever got to projecting was right before bed, I put on my binaural beats as I usually do to get me to a Theta state where it was easy to relax and thoughts that feel like dreams come usually within less than an hour. I feel my hands and feet go numb first and it was like they weren't even mine, they were just there. I tried to move my astral hand and I could definatley feel some wierd sensations going on, like my hand was actually projecting!
This made me nervous and excited and I woke up :x
I suppose I could try to wake up a couple hours earlier and give that technique a go, but is it really more helpful?
In my case if I am too too tired I always fall asleep. The times I have projected the most have been between 9 am and 11 am and maybe a couple of times before going to bed but I was not very tired then.
In my opinion, too tired equals falling asleep easily.
Because you could fall asleep, and if you were successful you might end up forgetting. I try whenever I lay down anyway though, it helps to maximize success (at least for me). Some people might get burned out doing that though.
Simply because it works better when you're not tired.
Personally, I only managed to project after sleeping for ~6 hours.
Good luck!
If you're tired, you're tired.
Chances are a lot higher that you'll simply fall asleep rather than project.
If you're mentally and physically exhausted, then your brain/mind is just gonna go out for lunch. :)