Astral Projection Forum

Newbie to the forum after reading some of the AP posts for the last few days and hoping to develop my projection abilities. Although I have experienced two or three incidences of projection several years ago, these were entirely unintentional. I've been experimenting with various mp3 sounds intended to induce a projection over several months now but without much success, the closest being the sleep paralysis stage which then I struggle with and wake up from as I'm convinced I won't be able to breathe if I let it continue! :-\ - For those of you more experienced with intentionally inducing a projection, I'm hoping you may be able to offer some guidance... - Do you find meditation or hypnosis induction sounds help or hinder you? I'm finding them relaxing and giving me something to focus on, but sometimes induce sleep rather than a hypnagogic state. - How do you overcome the fear of sleep paralysis during the paralysis itself? Although when I'm fully awake and alert the subje