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Original post: Calintz

I've been trying to find out desperatly ways to astral project. From state of mind, mental health...to diet, excercise etc. Thus i wanted to find out the comparisons between people who do achieve projection and those of us who try desperatly but don't get it.

Some questions, i'd like to ask if you'd be so kind as to answer them, for both people who can or cant project.

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
Do you do it regularly?
Do you find it easy?
Did you have a lot of light meals?
Did you have a lot of heavy meals?
Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?
Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?
What was your emotional state?
Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?
Did you meditate, if so for how long?
Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?
Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Are you relaxed, or ready?
Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
When was your last snack/Meal?
Did you meditate prior to going to bed?
Shower or bath?
Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.
When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?
Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?
Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?
Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?



The purpose of this is to find out if there are key things that hold some of us back from projection. By no means this list of questions is no exhausted so feel free to shove in any extra input!

Original post: Ceriel Nosforit

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
Yes

Do you do it regularly?

Semi-regularly.

Do you find it easy?
When all I have to do is roll over, it is beyond ease. If you were to tell me to project right now, I'd find it next to impossible.

Did you have a lot of light meals?
Did you have a lot of heavy meals?

Never paid attention tot his...

Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?

Never.

Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?

I project during the morning, if I project at all.

What was your emotional state?

None. They're destractive.

Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?

Constantly, but I don't complain.

Did you meditate, if so for how long?

Not during the morning, but I use the control I've learned through meditation to aide the projection.


Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?

Easy-going in a stressful world.

Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?

Energy work, opening the chakras and getting it all running. I get close to the projective state with this, but usually do not consciously cross the treshold.

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Are you relaxed, or ready?
Relaxed and ready. Mind awake, body asleep.

Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
I roll over. I used to project from a push-up, but these days I mostly project from lying on my back.

When was your last snack/Meal?

Often over 10h, as I've been asleep.

Did you meditate prior to going to bed?

Sometimes.

Shower or bath?

Irrelevant.

Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.

Blank. I'm only guided by a shadow of my intellect, incapable of the complex thought I'm used to. This greatly hinders my use of the projective state.

When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?

I roll over. These days I've learned to stay calm, or adrenaline will wake my body and end the projection.

Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?

No. If one projection of mine has ended and I find myself back in my body, I focus on calming down and sinking back to the dreamy state where I can project.

Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?

None.

Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?
No.

Original post: babyalien

Interesting, makes me think is AP a subconscious action by slight chance?

Personally I projected 1 foot so it felt, why, because I was doing alot of energy moving at that time, if I was going to project I would literally try to move my energy body so to help get in gear, then I'd experience slight AP without my consent.

Original post: Jakaris

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
Yes
Do you do it regularly?
Yes
Do you find it easy?
Yes
Did you have a lot of light meals?
Yes
Did you have a lot of heavy meals?
Yes
Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?
No
Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?
No
What was your emotional state?
Depends on my mood, mostly calm
Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?
No
Did you meditate, if so for how long?
No
Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?
Easy-going
Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?
No

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Calm
Are you relaxed, or ready?
Yes
Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
Bit of both
When was your last snack/Meal?
Whenever
Did you meditate prior to going to bed?
No, and I didn't go to bed
Shower or bath?
No
Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.
Depends
When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?
Actively trying
Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?
No
Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?
Depends
Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?
No

Original post: BlackRavenSpike

Have you projected before?no
Do you do it regularly?no
Do you find it easy?no
Did you have a lot of light meals?yes
Did you have a lot of heavy meals?no
Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?yes
Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous? on most days I am nervious
What was your emotional state?unstable
Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?chest pains
Did you meditate, if so for how long?nightly before I sleep and for atleast 10 minutes a night
Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?I tend to be laid back and easy going but I do get stressed out at times
Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?I'm trying to break through into psionics and am having a hard time moving the psiwheel (for a different disscussion)

Original post: Acid09

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
Yes
Do you do it regularly?
Like once a day? I try to.
Do you find it easy?
Depeding on my state of mind. Usually share will does the trick. But if I worked hard that day or had a lot of stress is gets more difficult.
Did you have a lot of light meals?
I usually only attempt to AP at least 30 minutes after a meal, one big enough to keep me full for several hours.
Did you have a lot of heavy meals?
Same answer
Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?
Just to play the process through my head and establish a desire or reason to AP.
Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?
Thats circumstancial. The more stress I have during the day the longer it takes for mre to relax and AP.
What was your emotional state?
I aim for calm and collected. If there is a particular emotion I wish to address I carry it from a detached point of view. One that I can examine from a calm and collected state.
Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?
As a beginner if I didn't properly regain consciousness I'd suffer "astral bleeding". Where I was disconnected from reality or depressed. As I got more practice this happens rarely and even when it does I know how to handle it.
Did you meditate, if so for how long?
I do basic mediation to enter the calm, collected state of mind. Depending on the amount of stress and the circumstances in which I AP I usually meditate for 10-60 minutes or not at all.
Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?
I'm a very mellow kind of guy.
Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?
Depends on why I'm projecting. Usually energy work, similar to kundalini.

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Calm, collected.
Are you relaxed, or ready?
Both
Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
Let it happen through gentle persuation
When was your last snack/Meal?
Usually 30-60 minutes ago.
Did you meditate prior to going to bed?
Probably while going to bed. Sometimes I AP earlier during the day.
Shower or bath?
Usually afterwards as means of grounding myself.
Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.
Very much at peace.
When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?
Both
Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?
Depends on my intentions.
Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?
I usually walk the perimeter of the area I'm in lightly touching the walls and various objects to establish a connection with my pyschic body to the area around me. If I'm going to be dealing with any entities I will cast a protective circle and perhaps evoke a guide or watcher.
Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?
No I think thats cheating!;-)

Some additional information that is applicable; I equate Astral projection to a plain in an airport. If the weather is bad I don't fly. If I don't have enough gas or need maintainance I wait until thats done. If I'm heave and carrying too much bagage I reduce that before take off. If there are pedestrians on the run way I RUN THEM OVER...no really I don't fly. What does this mean? IF the weather is bad I'm having too much stress in life to be affective and safe. If I don't have enough gas my desire isn't strong enough. If I need maintainance I'm not balanced or grounded. If I'm carrying too much bagage I'm either bloated, or dwelling on too much to achieve the clam and collected state. If there are pedestrians on the run way the environment I'm in includes people that may hinder the AP process.

Original post: MagiAwen

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
Yes

Do you do it regularly?
Often, probably not regularly.

Do you find it easy?
Now I do, yes.

Did you have a lot of light meals?
No

Did you have a lot of heavy meals?
No

Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?
If I have a particular goal, yes.

Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?
Well.. probably... I get all those quite a bit... it's in my nature.

What was your emotional state?
Whenever I purposefully enter the astral plane, my emotional state is one of peace and calm

Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?
I could complain all day long lol but as far as biological conserns go, I have controllable cancer and a circulatory disorder.

Did you meditate, if so for how long?
As long as my body and mind need to. Varies...could be five minutes could be several hours. I don't exactly watch the clock.

Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?
Stressfully easy going.

Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?
I'm into all sorts of magical workings...but in referrence to this no.

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Calm and peaceful... I refuse to practice magic if I am not both of these.

Are you relaxed, or ready?
yes

Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
Neither... it just happens.

When was your last snack/Meal?
Uh... well usually I do all this after dinner so I would imagine anywhere from 1 hour to 5 of that.

Did you meditate prior to going to bed?
Usually

Shower or bath?
If you mean take one prior...sometimes sure. ..I take a shower every day.

Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.
I am nothing...I enter calm and peace and empty my mind of everything.

When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?
Neither. It just does it. I never put any pressure on it...if I have a goal and I do not AP and instead I have a vision, I trust my higher consciousness that that was what I needed and it usually is.

Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?
Nope.

Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?
Not usually... I limit myself to one exhaustive practice per day if I am doing it every day.

Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?
Absolutely not. I do not believe in anything altering my mind other than my mind.

**I have done astral plane work and meditation for up to 7 hours... I have found that one cannot make this happen by forcing... and if you are not ready it will not happen. Being ready and thinking you are ready are two different animals.

Good luck in your research and journey

Original post: Calamity

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
Yes

Do you do it regularly?
No, Only when I feel a need to.

Do you find it easy?
Sometimes my other body feels like it's trying to leave, other times it feels as though I couldn't project for the life of me.

Did you have a lot of light meals?
Did you have a lot of heavy meals?

I undereat I have about 2 meals a day with small portions and have snacks during the day.

Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?

A few times, but everytime I had a definate goal I failed.

Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?

Usually my anxiety makes me want to project

What was your emotional state?

Dormant

Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?

A few mental problems and high stress.

Did you meditate, if so for how long?

In the morning not very long. Unless you consider 5am morning.

Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?

Extremely stressed.

Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?

No, but I have thought about it.

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Are you relaxed, or ready?

"relaxed readiness" -stanislavski

Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
If I try to push myself out I feel myself sink back in, it's like quicksand, don't do anything and it'll happen.

When was your last snack/Meal?

8 hours.

Did you meditate prior to going to bed?

Sometimes.

Shower or bath?

Shower, but I love baths...

Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.

Determined in my mind, but at peace with my body.

When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?

I will sometimes try to actively do it.

Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?

Only one... It's my mantra, the name of someone very important to me.

Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?

None.

Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?

I've meditated with some mp3s of Hemi Sync stuff from the monroe institute. But I've only achieved projection when I'm not listening to anything or using anything.


On a side note, when I do these execercizes I kind of tell my body to die a little bit, that's what it feels like I'm doing, I tell my body to stop feeling my limbs and such until I'm conpletely relaxed.

Original post: Waterecho

hi there i'm new to this forum so forgive me if i give totaly wrong answer to some parts but i guess i'll adapt on the way along

::Prior to projection, during the day::

Have you projected before?
yes.. it's that feeling of the glowing body isn't it?

Do you do it regularly?
whenever i want i guess

Do you find it easy?
confusing

Did you have a lot of light meals?
mostly

Did you have a lot of heavy meals?
when i have the money

Did you think about the projection attempt ahead?
sometimes

Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous?
have been a lot, yes

What was your emotional state?
depends

Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints?
yes

Did you meditate, if so for how long?
forever

Are you easy-going or a lil strssed?
easy going for me , stressed for tommorow

Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc?
i dance! .-


:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
in position

Are you relaxed, or ready?
ready.. most

Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen?
push for a long time.. now it's like a sock

When was your last snack/Meal?
not over yet.. doritos rule

Did you meditate prior to going to bed?
no

Shower or bath?
yes

Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc.
peace

When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'?
when i want to it does, sometimes it even gets uncontrolable

Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work?
none, some lyric of songs though com in to mind but that's more like day cleansing

Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc?
frequently

Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc?
very rarely

i only have this one thingy..
most of the times everything is oh so dark..

nice to be here..

Original post: cullain razorblimp

Have you projected before? No
Do you do it regularly?No
Do you find it easy?No
Did you have a lot of light meals? Depends
Did you have a lot of heavy meals? No
Did you think about the projection attempt ahead? Yes
Were you worried during the day? Anxious, nervous? Rarely
What was your emotional state? Excitable
Have you been suffering from any ailments or complaints? No
Did you meditate, if so for how long? No
Are you easy-going or a lil strssed? Easy going, with bouts of stress
Are you doing any extra magical workings? LBRP, Kundalini etc? Yes

:: During the evening/Day of projection, when your about to go astral::

How are you feeling?
Are you relaxed, or ready? Usually relaxed
Do you try to push yourself out of your body, or just let it happen? Try and let it happen. Can't get past the 'it's happening' stage without thinking about it and losing it completely.
When was your last snack/Meal? Usually about two hours beforehand
Did you meditate prior to going to bed? Occasionally
Shower or bath? N/A
Mental state during the excercise, are you happy/sad? at peace? etc. Blank
When trying to project are you actively trying to do it or just thinking 'if it happens it happens.'? Trying to let it happen
Did you say any prayers, or mantras as you work? No
Any form of magical work prior to this, LBRP etc? No
Do you use any 'synthetic' means to achieve astral projection, aka brainwave inducers etc? No, unless herbal tea counts as an attitude inducer

Been trying to AP on and off for a couple of years, but never really succeeded. There's a point when I can feel it's happening, kind of like I'm opening, but then I start thinking about it and I'm back at the beginning. Whenever I try however, I find I have better, more lucid dreams.