When you are dreaming but you feel like you are awake it is called an out of body experience. It is also referred to as astral projection. People report floating out of their bodies. They can even look down and watch themselves sleeping. According to some theories the astral body is a field of energy that has a consciousness of its own. Mystics often use dreams and dream states for spiritual revelations. Some mystics claim that they can control astral projection and do it on command.
Astral projection starts when you are about to fall asleep. It is in the short period of time when you are between sleep and being awake. Many people describe a vibration sensation almost as if electricity is coursing through the body. Then you are floating above your body. The feeling is that of being awake. It does not last long and before you know it you are back in your bed awake. While it is happening it feels very real – not like a dream at all.
In some cultures dreaming is a spiritual experience. Dreams play a role in the both the old and new testaments of the Bible. Some primitive culture try to be awake during dreams as a spiritual exercise. There is a lot to be learned from primitive cultures when it comes to learning to be awake during a dream.
With astral project you enter a dream state in which you are seemingly awake. In many instances people report floating. While it is happening you are convinced you are awake. It is only when you awaken that you realize that it was some sort of dream. Some people claim to talk to the dead in their dreams. There are eerie stories about dead relatives knocking on your door and wanting to come into your house while you are in an awake dream state.
You can use autosuggestion techniques to trigger astral projection. This technique is very simple and can be quite effective. As you are drifting off to sleep keep telling yourself over and over again that you will be conscious while you are dreaming. Give yourself an order to do something. For instance, you can keep telling yourself that when you are dreaming that you will look out your living room window.
Keeping a dream diary may be able to help you trigger an astral projection session. At the very least a dream diary will help you to remember your dreams. Have a notebook and a pen near your bed. As soon as you wake up from a dream write down the details of the dream right away. You must write down the dream very quickly because most of our dreams are forgotten.
It is very difficult for scientists and medical doctors to research or document astral projection or out of body experiences. This is because it is a completely subjective experience. Science has made progress understanding human sleep cycles and they know when in the sleep cycle people are dreaming. This sleep research tells us nothing about what the sleeper is experiencing. The author Tracy D. Draper is a well-known expert on out the body experiences, astral project and other similar topics. He has written many books on these subjects. His books can educate you more about this fascinating subject.
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