Can you meet someone else while astral projecting, who is also projecting/traveling?

Personally I wouldn't see why not. Take the post before your's for example. She was able to see and hear spirits. I would imagine that if one came across someone else who was projecting they should be able to interact with one another.
Again referring to the same post, apparently being able to "feel" physical matter is normal. But is pain normal when attempting to project?

A few times now when I have attempted or been successful there has been a sharp pain all throughout my body--both the physical and I do believe the astral as well. The epicenter of the pain is my head. Has this happened to anyone else? Or is this nothing to worry about as it doesn't happen all the time?

well, doing more research ive asked a friend about meeting other people and apparently yes, he says its like the physical world, theres people who are there that wanna help you an you will also run into people who look upon you as a rookie an shun you, an may even be mean to you, but just as in the physical plane you just blow them off an go about your business an dont give in to them. although its easier said then done, tomarrow im going to go for it an try getting off the couch, and if i see that ghost it will hopfully be nice to me because ill be easily scared an intimidated. (hopefully it wont take it personally when i saged the house the other day LOL!)

as far as pain goes, i havent felt any pain. i felt that vibration feeling before, an like today when i snapped out of it, i felt like i was in a fog for a bit afterwards (mental fog not physical fog Lol) like my head was a little light headed an daydreamy feeling. actually now that i think of it, while i was sitting afterwards my hands were still on the table an its like they were a bit numb.

though my first experience was kinda tramatizing with the ghost and all so if i felt some pain it was all in the confusion at the time an i cant recall it well , when i astral projected this morning it was effortless, it was like one minute i was dosing off an the next i was in the experience

let me mention this has only been going on since april 1st for me, so im no professional, just working out the bugs too, and it also happend randomly to me, its not something i was practicing for. as i mentioned i think it was provoked by my new sleep pattern as i mentioned in previous post

You saged the house? I don't mean to sound like a jackass, but from what you have told us, there is a good chance that the spirit may not be too happy with you now. Normally a sage blessing drives out of the home whatever spirits are weak enough to be driven out. Those that it cannot drive out, well you could look at it like smacking a grumpy bear with a ruler...you're just gonna piss it off. Now please don't let that possibility hold you back, please continue on your path, never stop your personal advancement.

On the subject of sensations, I have only had the vibratory sensations the first time I projected--which was the longest I have ever been out. That is what changed me from a complete disbeliever to a hopeful practitioner.

As for your technique, in my research I have come across time after time suggestions to attempt after waking. I wish there were an easier way. I've been trying to master this for the past four years now, with little success.

However I must state that it was so wondrous to learn that there is more to reality than the "official" laws of physics dictate.

well i saged the house last friday, my friend who has been in the house an is sensitive to spirits told me the ghost is partial to the spare bedroom an the garage. well i wasnt sure whether or not the ghost is good or evil, i just know it scared me pretty bad, so what i did was i took some sage an burnt some in the rooms of the house walking through saying if there were any 'evil' spirits to be gone, however i didnt sage the spare bedroom an garage to show that i didnt mind it being in there, since i dont go in there anyway,i basically just wanted to show i wouldnt allow any 'evil' spirits and didnt mind if it stayed in the rooms that i wasnt in if it was 'good' that i would take action further if it were to do that again to me. i was just trying to show i was reasonible, but was desperate for a resolution. and today was the first astral projection since last friday and it didnt bother me, actually the ambiance of the room was very pleasant an peaceful, hopfully that isnt the calm before the storm kinda thing, like the ghost giving me a false sense of security.... but lets stay possitive! lol

to be honest, this whole experience has boggled my mind, i kept telling myself , man this cant be happening, its just too unreal... but you cant deny what you feel when you feel such sensations like the energys an vibrations, i mean, its not like i was even trying to do it or researching it, so how could i just have "worked it all in my head" , i didnt choose this however im very happy about whats happening, its like discovering a whole new world where im just breaking the surface, i mean feeling the couch with your hand thats not even really there??? how incredible! it cant hardly be described to someone until they do it for themselves, it sounds like a dream, but its so much diffrent, your awake, you have your commmon sense going on an trying to rationalize it at the same time but you cant, you just experince it more an more seeing what happens. but like my situation, i do have reason to be afraid, but ill just have to brave it an find out sink or swim, i dont see any other way, but i think im ready

seems i messed up a previous post i didnt mean to even edit lol.. i guess im still too tired to be on this thing or else my computers weirding out one or anouther lol. what i basically said is that it works for me very early in the morning, when my boyfriend wakes up i say goodbye and take my blanket an go to the couch. i then doze off to sleep and enter the astral sleep, but dont close your eyes tight an just fall asleep, but rather doze off naturally as if your trying to sleep with your eyes open, that is what works for me your trying to catch that half sleep stage an stay there as long as possible, youll eventually either fall asleep or astral project

tonight as an experiment, i was a bit tired from not getting any sleep this morning so i laid on the couch an tried to force an astral projection, i eventually just fell asleep, it did not work. so obviously i have to be very tired like i am at 6 am for it to work where dozeing off is harder to fight, so i guess make sure its a time where you are most tired. if im only a little tired it seems i cant get it, and only will fall asleep, though it was only a first attempt like that, but thats my observation

tonight as an experiment, i was a bit tired from not getting any sleep this morning so i laid on the couch an tried to force an astral projection, i eventually just fell asleep, it did not work. so obviously i have to be very tired like i am at 6 am for it to work where dozeing off is harder to fight, so i guess make sure its a time where you are most tired. if im only a little tired it seems i cant get it, and only will fall asleep, though it was only a first attempt like that, but thats my observation
(though i did jolt awake , which they say is a sign of astral projection, but thats all the happend) i ended up napping like 2 hours

sorry about the multiple an blank posts i messed up and cant figure out how to delete them sorry

well this morning i did a couple experiments, first of all, seems noise is a distraction, so maybe music or the T.V in my case shouldnt be on , or at least not very loud.
first experiment: the couch i was lying on has a window next to it with blinds, my goal was to hit the blinds in the astral stage and wake up to see if they were moving at all. well since it was my first time actually hitting anything in astral stage any way i gave it a shot, and alas the blinds moved. i then tried waking up to glance at the blinds to see what happend, but when i woke up they werent moving, i dont know if they just stopped moving by the time i snapped out of it , or if the blinds while in astral stage will move without disturbing the physical stage, this will need more experiments, so ill try tomarrow.
second experiment: i tried to stand up for the first time, i expected to just be able to stand up without an issue but that wasnt the case, i moved my legs first an they seemed to go without a problem, then came my head, it seemed my head was giving me a struggle. i will try to explain the best i can, it felt like i had a nylon over my head and i was pulling it and streching it to break free, it also had more of a magnetic feeling to it, so try to imagine magnetic nylons Lol! so anyway i pulled at it and its not like it wasnt budging, it just was budging very slowly, i got about 2 feet away from my head while struggling an i woke up. i must have struggled myself awake.
i asked my friend about this in an email after it happend because it was quite puzzling, and he told me thats suppose to happen, he said eventually ill stuggle and the "magnetic nylon" thing will stretch so much that it will eventually "POP" and then supposibly ill be free.
this is kinda scary sounding to me, i mean maybe its such a struggle for a reason? maybe i shouldnt "break free"? i dont know, im pretty confused anymore. ill do the same experiments tomarrow an see what happends , but wish me luck. i hope im not doing something wrong

I am but a child, but I've had a few experiences [the same thing happened each time] that may be astral travel.

This is a short experience, but sometimes I will be laying in bed, kind of half asleep and half awake, almost falling asleep, and I will get a sinking feeling. Like I am going through the bed. And then through my floors. I also get a sort of shake. I'll get scared so I'll jolt and end the 'astral travel'.

So, is this really astral travel?

Please reply!

- samz ish magical x

You were experiencing sensations typically felt upon exiting the body. Are you really 'but a child?' If so, be extra careful when delving into the astral realm. I would say you are too young to actually attempt to project.

Hehe, yes, I am a kid. And thanks. I figured it had something to do astral travel. Okay, I will be careful. Should I try again when I am older? Thanks again!

- samz ish magical x

I THINK I accidentaly had an O.B.E (or maybe a lucid dream?) when I was 10, I felt myself tingle and drift off and sink away,I was in this dark creepy place filled with fear and negative energy,I was constantly pushing at pitch-black walls trying to escape,it was suffocating me and it felt like I was staring at my own fears and other nasty things I was running so fast and pushing at black walls I tried to escape it felt like a solid 9 hours and I finally saw this silver thing i pulled to it and I jolted up with my mom looking at me totally freaked thinking I was dead....I also skipped school that day because it was 2:00pm when I got up.

I'm not surprised that you had that kind of experience at 10. I'm 10 and the last time I entered my phase of OBE [or what I had] I was 7 or 8. Surprised? I wouldn't be. It's not impossible for a kid to do that kind of thing. Or maybe not ME. Let's say I'm just amazing. (:

- samz ish magical x

I've recently had a second experience that came through a dream. I was having typical dreams than all of a sudden it was like someone changed the channel in my head. (Think of the older tv's where you would get a lot of static & white noise). When this happened I became aware that I was no longer dreaming. So it finally got to where everything was fuzzy but I could see something going on, like through static. Than it changed one more time & everything was clear.

I knew I was no longer dreaming but wasn't awake. I was lying on a couch or bed & was watching TV but it was all in Spanish, which I don't speak a word of. I couldn't move & eventually realized that the body I had was not mine. I'm pretty thin & I was lying in a heavy body. Still trying to move I finally got 1 arm to move. But the physical arm didn't, I saw a shadowy arm raise from the arm that was the same build as mine. I tried to remember the name of the program to verify, but I couldn't remember it. The whole ordeal lasted maybe 5 minutes but really had no concept of time.

So my question is, do you think I might have been in someone else's body briefly?

I'm gonna try tonight at like one or whenever i get tired i already have a good feeling about what my guide is going to be ill report back in the morning i just wanna say I'm a kid to but believe me my i can handle myself against anything paranormal

it half way worked it was like my consensus was half in and half out of my body i could control and feel both sooooooooooooo yea I'm gonna try again tonight

These are all really interesting stories! Good luck to everyone who is currently trying.

I still haven't gotten to the next phase and haven't had a lot of time to do the techniques. I have to get to it.

Any more tips for me? I really want to have an OBE.

Anyway... thanks for reading this VERY short post & I hope get I responses! (:

- samz ish magical x

dont just limit yourself to this forum look for more techniques please reply

i fell asleep last night LOL

you seem to know a great deal about Astral Projection, and so I registered just so I could get in touch with you.

I've been interested in this for some time now, but it's always led to a failed attempt. I think it's because I'm too fidgety and that allowing my body to be perfectly still is near impossible for me for extended periods of time as I get a tingling feeling from being so motionless, and asmuch as I try to fight the urge to move and get more comfortable, I always fail.

Could that be my problem and is there any way around this?

Also, what would you recommend for other ways to attempt to achieve projection?

I have a sleeping disorder, so I go to sleep around the time the sun comes up, and because of that, I can't exactly set an alarm clock to wake me up after approximetly entering the REM state, because it's much too hot here for me to possibly be able to get back to sleep at that point in time.

Any suggestions?

Greatly appreciated, thank you.

-Ryan

You're right. I shouldn't limit myself.

Any recommended sites or books?

no just offering advice

I tried this last night, and I pictured myself climbing a rope to the sky. From my bed, then I hear this loud bass like bang. Like I activated something. It was soon followed by a rush feel and bright light. Then my eyes started fluttering, while my body vibrated. But in exitment I opened my eyes. I felt no jolt, just the vibration wearing off. Is that good?

Also, how is like in astral state? Is every thing as vivid and real as in the physical world? Or is it all dreamy? Do you know your in astral state?

You're getting far on this. How long have you been trying to get in your astral state?

Anyway, I'm pretty sure it will be vivid. It's basically just supposed to be the real world that you see from a different view.

Just remember that I have only entered the 1st stage! Best of luck with astral travel!

That was my first time trying it, but I've tried it twice more after that. But the first experience was the strongest I'd say. It's probably because the past other two I tried a different technique. I did the magnetized ceiling one, I'll try the rope thing again and see tonight. I'll see if the same thing happens.

Hey - cool! I really wanted to do this for a long time. Thanks for the advice, though, I'll try it tonight. Are there any side-effects that could harm your body?

What will it feel on the first time?

i keep chickening out so ill make a guardian construct before i do this

I think you won't project on your first time, you'll just feel weird. You'll just feel tingly and you'll shake, your eyes might wanna roll back and they'll flutter. No, this is completely harmless.

Good luck everyone! It'll probably be pretty hard at first.

Everyone, keep trying! =]

This is a very interesting concept and I'm going to attempt this tonight using these techniques.

I was wondering if it is possible to accidentally astral project? I have some memories as a child having strange experiences out of my body in which I later woke up in my bed so I assumed they were just dreams. Also, one time a few years ago I was "dreaming"(possible astral projection?) that I was outside of my house and everything was how it would've been while I was awake and I remember soaring into the air and having actually experienced the feeling of flight! I honest to god woke up that morning and had lingering memories and I wasn't sure if I was awake or not but I had an intense feeling of happiness for the entire day, like I had accomplished something, but I'm not sure why.

Anyways, I will definitely try this tonight, wish me luck!

Has anyone had the sensation of rolling out of their body and landing on the floor, only to find themselves still lying in their bed an instant later before??? That's happened to me about four times!!

Come to think of it, I have had a sensation like that but I shake myself out of it before I feel the POW of hitting the floor.

Good luck everyone and lots of love! :]

Yup, especially if you got hurt somehow. Car accident, etc. But you can also do it at anytime without even trying to intentionally do it. Were you able to control what you did?

Okay here goes! I have been practising astral projection again. So far it has been going alright except I don't use any techniques etc. I just relax my body and block out my thoughts until I feel ready.

Problem is that I have not had any out of body experiences until last night. Again I projected away from my body and was lucid but the scenery was quite weird and I was unable to move in any direction.

Does anyone have ideas or help on this.

(A strange feeling is occuring while I am trying to project. I have a feeling ( almost painful ) of pressure in the third Eye region which I never previously experienced so strong before.)

Practice makes perfect
It is just simple repetition; over and over and over again.

You can also practice clearing your third eye - better yet, clear all your chakras at one time. Imagine white light entering at your feet and slowly moving upwards through your body. As the light enters each chakra allow the light to fill completely, until that chakra fills light and weightless. But keep in mind that any time you focus on a part of your physical (or eatherical) body when you are not used to it - the movement may feel "painful" simply from disuse. Again, repetition will help make that area stronger.

Okay, it sounds like you really have to tell yourself ' I am in control. This is my dream and I can do whatever I want.' I really also think the more experienced you get, the more control you'll get!

Keep trying and best of luck !

Hello everybody. New member here!

Over the past fortnight or so, I've managed to read this entire thread (so glad I did, many of my questions got answered along the way).

I'm quite sure I astral-projected as a child, I remember 'dreaming' that I was flying through walls and stuff, and there was a silver cord attached to me...also, I used to hear people (usually voices I knew) calling me that would not go away which was really annoying at the time!

Nothing has really happened since, apart from quite a few lucid dreams. Also last Christmas I had to sleep sitting up as I had a really bad cold (not as silly as it sounds!), and it sounded like my Grandad was telling me to go to sleep. But, as he's alive, my brain convinced me it was the devil...I doubt it was though!

Anyway, I've been trying to astral project for a couple of weeks now with not much success, I've been hindered by a few problems which don't seem to have come up yet...?

1) When I start to breathe deeply, my throat gets really dry and sore because I don't swallow to counteract it. Anyone know how to avoid this?
2) I tend to sleep curled up in the foetal position, would this make it more difficult to project?
3) If I have a duvet/blanket over me, would my astral body just float through it?

Think that's it...I am very thankful to anyone who has any answers

Countess xx

You read 206 pages?

Yes indeed I did! Like I said, it took me two weeks...

I started at the 1st page during 2 days ago and red 20 pages , hope to finish it soon .....

it helped me to astral project 2 times for a few seconds ... hope when finishing I can project each night !


one of benefits of reading this thread is it helps us to projects easily .... specially reading it before astral projecting for example after getting up and preparing for astral projection in the morning ....

Sufist

a few times i astral projected i was laying on my side actually, an my knees bent up a little, not exactly fetal position but almost.
each time ive ever astral projected ive always had a blacket over me an it doesnt seem to effect it. ive read somewhere that it actually might help as you get a bit colder while astral projecting an it will help keep you warm .
but everyones diffrent, just try it diffrent ways to see what works best for you

i'll give it a try

I believe I've had accidental astral projection occur. I only remember the part when I was trying to come back to my body and seeing a dark figure at the foot of the couch I was sleeping on that night. It felt menacing.
After that happened my sister posted a question about what it could be here, and it was believed to be projection.

Upon hearing that I researched astral travel and read through a lot of this thread.

Then I tried to do it again - and came very close, but right as I was about to go I felt a presence next to me near the bed. It felt very frightening and evil. I was unbelievably terrified and could not bear to turn and see what it was so I just laid there and tried to go back to sleep. I did, but after that happened I decided that I would absolutely never try to astral travel again. It was horrifying.

But here I am - about a year later - and I'm getting interested in doing it again.

I told my friend about my experience and she didn't want me to do it again. I was asking her to go with me but she refused because she thought it was a bad idea for her or me to go. She insists I shouldn't do it again, along with my sister, but if I do she wants to be with me.

She mentioned something about HAGS.

I am apprehensive about trying again because it seems like every experience I can remember of astral travel involves this evil feeling or being around me. My sister has had nightmares about this dark figure always around me and my bed - and more than once.

Strange, but I don't think you should let it get in your way. Your your own person so I say do as you please, the next time you feel the presence before you. Instead of fearing it, I say you should stare it in the face, and tell it that it's not going to stop you. Remember, you have a silver chord attached to your soul and your body. So when the next time you enter the astral world, interact with it. Ask it what it wants. If he get a little pushy, kick his ***. It's your choice, that's what I'd do. Are you going to let this thing scare you? I'd punch the devil if he tried anything like that, tell it to **** off! You could also try doing astral projection with a friend . Or call for you astral guide, showing it that you won't get pushed around by it usually scares it off.

Thank-you

am i the only one that doesn't WANT to be in the astral?
and the only one that is FORCED to astral project?

I also a few days ago projected was lying on my side ,

but after some experience , I found that after reading more than one hour about astral projection specially about other peoples projection experiences , usually I astral project ,

Hello again everyone. I haven't been able to astral travel in awhile and it's really bugging me.

I have tried a lot of different things but I'm only 10. Doing the thing where you wake up at like 4 am would make me really tired. I will eventually have to resort to that but is there any other technique to try? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

I must admit that again, I haven't had time to read the whole 200+ pages of responses, but I read a good chunk and am very interested. Socrates, I've sent you a private e-mail since your PM box is full, but I have a question. I didn't think of until I read someone else's thoughts on the matter, but is that "I'm stuck on the ceiling looking down at the world" feeling that I get when I'm a little delirious (fever, etc) a step toward astral projection or just the fever? This is the only sensation close to what you describe that I have been able to achieve, but I'm still willing to try.