ForumforAstral
Hello everyone.
First time post, in need of a little advice
A little background about me first I guess.
I have always been a vivid and regular dreamer. I remember at least one of my dreams a night and I am able to recall the dream in great detail. I have always been fascinated by my dreams and treat them as an adventure. Sometimes I will even just go and have a nap when I am bored because I know full well that my dreams will be a damn site more interesting that whatever I am doing at the moment.
My dreams have always provided my me and my friends with great amusement.
I have started keeping a dream journal and thought about setting up a blog to share my experiences.
I never really looked into what they could mean or what I was experiencing at times but recently a friend of mine mentioned lucid dreaming and astral projection. This really Piqed my interest and I started a little research.
Last night I had an 'experience' that I would like to share and see what your thoughts are and if it is anything near what I should be experience and what I should be doing next.
I was lying in bed, fully relaxed and listening to a binaural beats app on my phone. Lying on my back as still as i possibly could and just staring into the dark of my eyelids. I was looking out for any shapes and patterns. Eventually I started following some shapes and pattern in my eyes. Quit some time had passed by now, must have been an hour or so not moving and inch. my mind started running wild. But then all of a sudden I felt a tingling in my feel, slowly creeping up my legs almost a millimetre at a time, a tingling sensation. First one foot then the other.... It almost felt like I was being dipped in cold water or the bed was falling away from me.
I have never experienced anything like this previously so got a little freaked out. But just focused on my breathing and counting my heartbeat that was pounding at the time. eventually the feeling got ever more intense. it got to about my waist and it felt like I was vibrating the whole bed. like my muscles were rapidly contracting. It wasn't uncomfortable just very strange.
I tried to embrace the feeling and go with it... But nothing else seemed to happen. No matter what I tried the feeling wouldn't progress further. just my legs vibrating like crazy. I had read a few articles about this being the stage before and OBE and that I was supposed to run the vibrations over my body... But I didnt know how... I had also read that at this point I should be able to move my 'astral body' away from my physical... I just didnt know how....
I think I was trying too hard at this point... It felt like my body was tensed up and I ended up opening my eyes.
What was it that I experienced? This was my first attempt so don't know if I am just imagining things?
What should I do next if I reach that point again? just keep relaxing?
I used binural beats. should I attempt without? People talk about noises etc.. But all I could hear was the beats.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards.
