jamboh
5th August 2011, 11:23 PM
well my practices have come along some way, and I have a bit more experience under my belt, but I feel it's time again to ask for some more of everyone's generously given advice!
So here's where I am so far.
I'm trying to practice everyday and usually manage at least one AP/meditation session in the evening, invariably lasting around one hour. I now feel confident with getting into a decent trance state (heavy/falling, fuzzy, disconnected, bloated/expanded feeling sometimes) and it usually takes between 5-15mins to achieve, and I can hold that state comfortably for more than an hour. This was my first main goal and I wanted to get confortable in inducing and holding a trance before I moved on to projection attempts. So I figure now is maybe the time to move on to the next stage.
Quite often during my trance meditations I have experienced the vibrations, usually some 30mins - 60mins into the session, but once or twice after just 10mins or so. I haven't knowingly induced them, they just spontaneously start sometimes.. I guess it's my astral double naturally trying to project after my body has fallen asleep? When they occur I've been trying to relax and just observe the process and let it happen in the hopes that I'll project.. but usually they peter out before they really get going, or a few times they will be at full blast for a time and then peter out. I can honestly say that i can hold my cool when they happen although they do give me a bit of an adrenaline-type feeling, but perhaps i am uncosciously tensing and that is preventing the projection? What are the possible reasons why they should stop?
I want to move on to inducing the vibrations rather than just waiting for them to happen spontaneously to increase the frequency.. but I'm having a few problems.
My main doubt is that my body is insufficiently relaxed. Exactly how paralysed should the body be in order to project? I've never really felt paralysed during my trances and can always move my body if I need to.. although it feels numb and unresponsive at first. I know it says in AD that the body must be 100% relaxed for AP... is that an over-exaggeration?? How much of a disconnect between mind and body should there be before projection will be allowed? Should I be completely unaware of my body?
Also I have a problem with my legs tensing up all the time.. it takes a considerable part of my focus for me to stop them tensing just when I'm sitting in trance, so when it comes to applying any kind of projection technique (eg. Rope) that requires mental tensing, my legs will automatically tense up as well. Does anyone have any advice as to how to separate the mental tensing from my body.. or is it just a matter of practice?
Also, should I do energy work before I attempt any projection techniques?
Sorry for the long questions but they've been building in my mind for some time. I know that the vibrational state is just on the cusp of projection so it seems like I should be nearly there.. it's a shame to get so close without a result every time! How close do you think I am to projecting? If I can learn to induce the vibrations at will that should be another step closer, but I am still wondering if my relaxation is sufficient...
So here's where I am so far.
I'm trying to practice everyday and usually manage at least one AP/meditation session in the evening, invariably lasting around one hour. I now feel confident with getting into a decent trance state (heavy/falling, fuzzy, disconnected, bloated/expanded feeling sometimes) and it usually takes between 5-15mins to achieve, and I can hold that state comfortably for more than an hour. This was my first main goal and I wanted to get confortable in inducing and holding a trance before I moved on to projection attempts. So I figure now is maybe the time to move on to the next stage.
Quite often during my trance meditations I have experienced the vibrations, usually some 30mins - 60mins into the session, but once or twice after just 10mins or so. I haven't knowingly induced them, they just spontaneously start sometimes.. I guess it's my astral double naturally trying to project after my body has fallen asleep? When they occur I've been trying to relax and just observe the process and let it happen in the hopes that I'll project.. but usually they peter out before they really get going, or a few times they will be at full blast for a time and then peter out. I can honestly say that i can hold my cool when they happen although they do give me a bit of an adrenaline-type feeling, but perhaps i am uncosciously tensing and that is preventing the projection? What are the possible reasons why they should stop?
I want to move on to inducing the vibrations rather than just waiting for them to happen spontaneously to increase the frequency.. but I'm having a few problems.
My main doubt is that my body is insufficiently relaxed. Exactly how paralysed should the body be in order to project? I've never really felt paralysed during my trances and can always move my body if I need to.. although it feels numb and unresponsive at first. I know it says in AD that the body must be 100% relaxed for AP... is that an over-exaggeration?? How much of a disconnect between mind and body should there be before projection will be allowed? Should I be completely unaware of my body?
Also I have a problem with my legs tensing up all the time.. it takes a considerable part of my focus for me to stop them tensing just when I'm sitting in trance, so when it comes to applying any kind of projection technique (eg. Rope) that requires mental tensing, my legs will automatically tense up as well. Does anyone have any advice as to how to separate the mental tensing from my body.. or is it just a matter of practice?
Also, should I do energy work before I attempt any projection techniques?
Sorry for the long questions but they've been building in my mind for some time. I know that the vibrational state is just on the cusp of projection so it seems like I should be nearly there.. it's a shame to get so close without a result every time! How close do you think I am to projecting? If I can learn to induce the vibrations at will that should be another step closer, but I am still wondering if my relaxation is sufficient...