Hi
I'd like to ask those who have successfully learned to astral project what tips they have for me, in my situation, for rediscovering and honing the skill ... because it's been 10 years without an OOBE! :(( This is my story...
10 years ago I read a small book on AP by Rick Stack. I don't recall which exercises I did, but don't think I tried very hard. Then one night a dream about two guys in the street with a barbeque and something about a white van(?!) was interrupted by a voice in my head saying, very quickly, "Now's the time. Now's the time."
In the next instant I exited my body, without any active intent on my part.
I didn't go far. I recall being able to see my darkened room, and hearing a two-note oscillating metallic tone. I thought it was really cool, but quickly got scared and came straight back to my body.
An odd element of the experience was the voice. In 40+ years of existence, with all kinds of normal self-chatter in my active mind, I have never 'heard' a voice before. The weirdest thing was that I knew the voice was definitely not mine, and that it definitely was mine.
Rationally, this makes zero sense. It's not possible for a voice to be both mine and not mine. However, this was a clear, definitive, and entirely acceptable truth in that state.
Since that experience...almost nothing :((. I haven't been able to do it again, with one minor exception two years ago: Face planted in a pillow and asleep, I felt the same separation sensation - drawing out of my body - but it wouldn't complete. Maybe I got too excited.
I really, really want to experience this again, and then get good at it - learn to induce it at will. Knowing what you know about my early experiences, any specific tips please?
Thank you :))