I’m reading Journeys Out Of The Body by Robert A. Monroe.
A few years back I stumbled upon the Astral Projection subreddit. I thought it was absurd, especially the really crunchy view a lot of people took on the matter. But something about the subject struck me, I read up on methods and gave it a shot—now, I never understood how to do controlled dreaming or lucid dreaming, but I always wanted to. Love layered states of consciousness, I’d love to be able to explore some naturally.
Well, that night, I used some of the techniques I learned and actually started experiencing some of the preliminary signs! I hit the vibrational stage, I was “moving” without moving my physical body. It was all so surreal, but it felt so intuitive.
Well, after a few weeks of trying it, I hit a wall after finally escaping my body on a few occasions. Now, I’m still not sure about some of the claims, and I do believe there is a scientific explanation…but there are some things that almost do kind of escape explanation. It’s such an interesting thing, and I’d love to master it to test my own beliefs about consciousness and reality.
But it’s been years since I’ve even gotten close. Maybe it’s some form of the yips, I dunno. If the rest of my life serves as any basis, his is definitely the case. I find natural abilities and then when I am surprised by my own success and seemingly untapped potential, my mind breaks. I lose all ability.
But anyway, I was hoping reading this book would put me back in the right mind space to see some success again. I have a few more obstacles standing in my way now, as I have chronic pain that often wakes me up/leaves me unable to sleep still. But I am still determined.
Anyone have any AP experience or tips to share?