The Eye

Last night... or this morning, probably around 5am I had 2 astral projections.

The first one, I just sort of popped out of my body and immediately was floating outside of my bedroom window. I could see the familiar surroundings around myself and all the colors seemed more vivid than in waking life. However, I notice to have been peering through an eye shape like the picture, without the symbols. Then I would connect with it and see fully again and disconnect and reconnect. This seemed to shed some light on my previous astral blindness. Maybe I need to be connected somehow? As, I seemed to be going in and out of full vision (not the first time either) At some point of just lingering around in the same area I felt as thought I was losing my lucidity or awareness or whatever you call it. Like my mind was sleepy but I really wanted to remain aware and active so I returned to my body to regroup.

Then, I left my body again. Once again I left in the same way and popped out and stood outside my bedroom window, outside. I knew it was cold outside but I couldn't feel the cold. That felt liberating. I sat there not really knowing where to go. I thought of a couple options and decided I wanted to go to Australia. Then I flew straight up! The world whizzed by me like light and suddenly I was in another place. I do not know if I was in Australia or not. I found it confusing because it seemed like I was seeing deciduous trees and shrubs that I did not recognize but based on the colors of the plants I would have guessed it to be fall and I knew that it should be Spring in Australia right now. So, where ever I was, besides it being beautiful and colorful, I was in the middle of nowhere (no civilization). I guess I should specify what city I want to go to next time or perhaps I should make a list of specific places I intend to visit so that I can be more direct and decisive next time I find myself out of my body with nothing to do! :) I wandered around. Its always fun and curious to look at all the details while in the astral. It almost side-tracks me from discovering more things. Every little thing is a discovery.

Astral from Lucid Dream... finally

I have more lucid dreams than I do astral projections. So, I have been working on a way to astral project from the lucid dream state, taking advantage of the awareness of the dream to leave the body. Well, I finally did it. Ever since I started astral projection again as an adult I have made many observations about the "in between dream" state of lucid dreams compared with the "paralysis" state of astral projections. In every way it became more and more obvious that they were the same thing. The only catch is that until now I have not been successful in projection from the in between state that occurred as a result of a lucid dream. So, enough... you get it. Here's the dream!

In the dream I was a passenger in a vehicle and traveling on a highway in Turnersville, NJ (a place I have not been in for 5 or 6 years but I used to work there so I know the roads) Due to some mechanical problem in the car we could not make sharp turns, or the car would catch fire. So, the driver and one other passenger and I were trying to carefully plan out how to turn in circles and rounabouts and ramps so as not to turn sharply. While driving, I looked over and saw an amusement park called the "Mona Lisa" with a gaudy light up of a more contemporary version of the Mona Lisa. There were roller coasters and ferris wheels and all. This triggered me into awareness. I thought to myself, I better look this up because I don't remember this place being here, unless I am dreaming. Then I started to consider the rest of the crazy circumstance and said "if I am dreaming, then I want to astral project." Just then the dream faded out and I was aware in my mind but knew I was back in my bed, body asleep. This was the in between dream state. So, I started to try to move around, rolling around. Only, this is also paralysis, so while this is happening, only the energy body can move. I rolled right out of bed and down onto the floor. I was out of my body. The only problem was that I was blind. It startled me so I returned to my body and then had a double wake up dreaming experience. I thought I woke up but then really woke up.

In the future, if I project and experience blindness, I am going to give it more time or say something like "I want to see" It just caught me off guard. I don't know why I was blind. But the feeling of astral projection is unmistakable. The energy body is a real body that we all have.

Lucid Something - Sleeping with Awareness

There are different categories of experiences that happen with the astral and lucid dream state. In the radio program I talked a little bit about the "double wake up" and that is when you think you have woken up but instead you are astral projecting around your home. You only realize it was a projection or 'dream' when you are snapped back into your body. You start to realize it is not just a dream when you come back with certain knowledge. For example, while projecting you may glance at the clock, then snap back into your body, awaken and the time matches. You may also notice your cat or dog has made a mess somewhere, then you return to your body, get up and find that same mess. This is hard evidence that you left your body and it was not just a dream. So, please be observant. These things happen.

So, there is the double wake up, there is astral projection, there is lucid dreaming. I had another thing happen to me. I don't know what category it best fits into. But let me begin by explaining the affirmations that I am practicing. Before I go to bed and during the day, I contemplate the reality and experience that I am in. I compare it to my dream state and astral state. I do this frequently. Also, I have trained my body to wake up at certain times without the aid of an alarm clock. (if I tell my self to wake up at 7am, I usually wake up at 6:59) If I do set the alarm, I usually wake up before it goes off and turn it off. These are all examples of how it is possible to program the body and give it instruction according to what you want to accomplish. In the same way you can tell yourself to be aware in your dreams or to project out of the body at will. It takes practice but all these things increase your ability to control your dream state.

Ok, so what happened? I did my affirmations to remain aware when my body was sleeping. This is my favorite because it seems to work well for me. I also imagine what it will be like to be aware and thinking all night long, even as my body sleeps. But it is usually accompanied by an astral projection or a lucid dream. I had interestingly enough, remained aware all night long, with neither happening. I lay there sleeping, I know I am sleeping but all the while my mind is active. I went in and out of being able to see my surroundings, which would indicate a partial projection. I also came in and out of sleep, each time returning to a sleeping with awareness. It was very interesting. I spent most of the night contemplating what was happening and what do I call this? I spent the other part of the night developing a new soap recipe. Working in my sleep, I know! (I am a soap maker) But, come on! How productive! :)

Sleeping With Awareness.
So, that is my new category. Thats what I will call it when this occurs with no dream or projection. I have had similar things happen. The first thing that comes to mind is my college days trying to solve a mathematical problem. I went to sleep thinking about it and solved it in my sleep, only I did not know I was sleeping. But yet, proof that the mind is capable of continuing to work while asleep. We don't have to spend every night in darkness. We can remember our dreams. We can work mentally in the sleeping or dream state. We can manifest our own surroundings in a lucid dream. We can project from the body and explore the world and beyond in the astral planes. There is so much more that we are capable of. There are only 24 hours in the day and for most people 1/3 is spent in bed sleeping.

Indigo Children Radio Guest Appearance

I was a guest on an internet radio station speaking about Astral Projection and Lucid Dreams. If you would like to listen to the 30 minute program please click the link below. I have been asked to return to continue on this topic. The next show has not yet been scheduled but when it is, I will post that here.

Indigo Children Radio

Better Late than Never! :)

Ok, so my last projection happened on Sept 17th but I did not blog it right away because I was traveling and exhausted.

I was in Portland, visiting a friend and relative and I spent the night sleeping on the couch. I got up early the day before and did a lot of driving and ended the night late. My body felt exhausted. This seems to be good for projections. Just a simple observation.

So, this was the type of projection that confuses the crap out of me when I come back, because I believe I am awake during the projection! So, I did not realize I was out of my body. Next to the couch was the front large window looking out at the street in this NE Portland neighborhood. I thought I had woken up, sat up (never bothered to look for my body) and started to look out the window. I saw the clock and it was a little past 7am and I figured I would just look out the window for awhile. I saw a girl walking down the street in a puffy jacket and shorts with boots. I thought about how interesting the people were in Portland and how they dress. Then a loud water truck came down the street. I saw it in my astral body but the loudness of it triggered me to SNAP back into my body and I sat up, somewhat confused for a minute then I realized what happened. I looked out the window and could see the truck was just starting again after coming to a stop at the intersection. I looked the other way and saw the girl in the poofy jacket, shorts and boots! WOW! I left my body and thought I was awake. The memory stayed with me too. Sometimes the memories are fleeting, like dreams. Sometimes the hardest part is remembering what happened.

This is not the first time I had this type of projection. Have you ever felt like you woke up twice? But the first time was 'just a dream'? Then you suddenly wake up again? Pay close attention when you dream that you wake up! This also reminds me to look back at my bed every morning when I get up, to be sure that I am in my physical body and not projecting. (if you get in the habit of looking back at where you sleep you will do it automatically when you project. When you see your body there sleeping, you'll know you are projecting.)