Sleep Paralysis/Astral Projection?
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i expierenced both, i love astral travel when i am sleeping, i have gotten to the point now that when i dream i know i am dreaming then i start flying around, now i have expierenced bad returns to the body that kinda scary, loud noises and felt like i was punched in my sleep and woke immediatly up, dont try to over come it, except it. astral travel is a wonderful thing, i see loved ones that have passed to the other side because of it
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this is called sleep paralysis.  it happens when your mind wakes up faster than your body, and it is still stuck in sleep mode.. paralyzed so that you don't act out your dreams.  you will find this almsot always happens near the morning rather than earlier in the night, and you will usually be sleeping in a position with your back flat on the bed.    it is indeed scary, whenever this happens to me, i try screaming and am unable to, i also feel like i am suffocating sometimes because i try to breathe and it doesn't come regular
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I have sleep paralysis, but that isn't what a night terror is.  I am a registered sleep technologist, and know what these two are.  One is completely different from the other.  Sleep paralysis does make me awfully scared, though, even though I know that it won't hurt me!  If you are having either of these two disorders, you need to speak to your doctor ASAP and have a sleep study done.  The sleep study doesn't hurt, or anything- worst it does is makes ya look silly!  :)           Sleep paralysis is when you go to bed and just fall asleep when all of a sudden you didn't even realize you were asleep and now you can't move.. ANYTHING... your heart races, you sweat, you breathe like you were just in a marathon- you can't speak or blink at will- it stinks. It can also happen when you are woken up in the middle of the night.       Night terrors are when you wake up screamin in the middle of the night and don't remember doing it. Usually only kids have it.  Adults usually get it when they've been abused ( but not always true- it can happen to anyone).
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Astral projection is not necessarily a form of lucid dreaming, but you can awake consciously while your physical body is asleep into a lucid state while having an astral projection.  I know because it's happened to me on more than a couple of occasions.  Astral projection (O.B.E./Out-of-Body Experience) is where a person's immortal spirt or consciousness exits the physical body - usually while the physical body is sleeping but sometimes due to consciously-induced effort while physically awake on the part of a person who is spiritually advanced.  Spontaneous O.B.E.s also can occur if a person is meditating or deeply relaxed and not thinking too much.  Furthermore,  accidental and spontaneous astral projection can occur during serious physical illness or trauma.  Astral projection often begins with partial or full "sleep paralysis."  This results when the spirit is slightly out of synchronicity with the physical body and the mind becomes conscious to some degree.  Astral projectors also may hear or feel beautiful, weird, or very loud and disconcerting sounds - perhaps a rushing sound or bells, feel vibrations or even think their beds are moving or the earth is quaking.  This results when the spirit begins to disconnect from the body because it's beginning to vibrate at a higher frequency.  Don't worry, you always can bring your spirit back into synch with your body by thinking and focusing on the body or some body part; and your astral cable (silver cord, etc.), a two-way communications link and umbilical cord made of unique energy that can stretch perhaps to eternity and never breaks until your physical body is ready to die always will keep you connected to your physical body at all times.  You may or may not see or be aware of this cable/cord while astrally projecting.  Fear, however, will bring you back to your body quicker than anything else.  When you begin to fear, you will start to move back into synchronization with your physical body.  Sometimes this can occur very quickly and you may feel like you've slammed or dropped hard back into your body.  During an astral projection or O.B.E., a person can be unconscious (not aware at all), partially conscious (partially aware for short periods), or fully conscious (able to think lucidly and move about at will).  Lucid dreaming is simply where you seem to wake into consciousness and simultaneously know you're dreaming or simply find yourself conscious during sleep and can think and act according to your free will and not simply be a puppet of the dream, etc.  Lucid dreams sometimes are connected to clairvoyance (seeing the future) - I have experienced this on various occasions, precognition (knowing the future), and other psychic (spiritual) experiences, etc.  For more info on O.B.Es and lucid dreaming, read: "Astral Dynamics," by Robert Bruce; "Soul Traveler," by Albert Taylor; "The Projection of the Astral Body," by Sylvan Muldoon and Hereward Carrington; and "The Lucid Dreamer," by Malcolm Godwin.  I hope this has helped.  P.S.  I also would like to say hello and give a loving hug to photogeek who also answered this question.
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Astral projection (or astral travel) is a controversial interpretation of out-of-body experiences (OOBEs) achieved either consciously or via lucid dreaming, deep meditation, or use of psychotropics. Proponents of astral projection maintain that their consciousness or soul has transferred into an astral body (or "double"), which moves in tandem with the physical body in a parallel world known as the astral plane.\n\nAstral projection is often associated with the occult and the New Age movement.\nContents\n[hide]\n\n    * 1 Schools of thought\n          o 1.1 Mystical model\n          o 1.2 Phasing model\n    * 2 Kinds of projection\n          o 2.1 Astral projection\n          o 2.2 Real time projection\n          o 2.3 Virtual reality projection\n    * 3 Research\n    * 4 Astral projection and the Bible\n    * 5 See also\n          o 5.1 Major proponents\n    * 6 Criticism\n    * 7 References and Further Reading\n          o 7.1 Forums on Astral Projection\n\n[edit]\n\nSchools of thought\n\nThere are two general schools of thought on the nature of astral projection; these can broadly be defined as the mystical model and the phasing model.\n[edit]\n\nMystical model\n\nThe mystical model includes a large variety of belief systems and astral maps, but they are tied together by their belief that astral projection takes place outside of the actual physical body. A more subtle energy body is believed to carry the consciousness outside of the physical body, and as one progresses to more advanced levels of the astral plane, more subtle bodies are realized and consciousness is transferred in turn to each of them. (Other mystical models assume only one subtle body.) The subtle body is attached to the physical body by means of an energetic connection which usually takes the appearance of a silver cord 'plugging' into the chakras like an umbilical cord.\n[edit]\n\nPhasing model\n\nThe phasing model, which was defined by Robert Monroe, contains the belief that it is impossible to actually leave the body in the truest sense of the word, and that the astral planes and the physical world are merely points on the long spectrum of consciousness. When a person projects, they actually "phase" into another area of consciousness and the locales it contains. This can be likened to tuning a radio to another station. This viewpoint can be seen as a logical progression of the philosophy that external reality is actually an internally created state (see Postmodernism).\n[edit]\n\nKinds of projection\n[edit]\n\nAstral projection\n\nThe traveller finds him- or herself in an apparently real domain, analagous to the "other worlds" experienced by traditional peoples, which have no parallel to any physical setting or to consensus reality, described by New Agers and occultists as the astral plane or the astral.\n\nEnvironments here may range from populated to un-populated, artificial to natural to completely abstract environments and from beautific to horrific. Here, normal physical laws often do not apply and humans can often, for example, float or fly. Quality of physical detail ranges from crude and un-detailed and depressing to bright, vivid and fascinating as detailed, among other writers, by Robert Bruce in his Astral Dynamics (1999) Travelers may travel from one realm to the other. Projectors may find access to visions of the past or future and to the Akashic records accessible from here. Many travelers have theorized that people having dreams actually travel to the astral realms, unaware, and, again as reported in Astral Dynamics, travelers have reported seeing dreamers enact dream scenarios on the astral plane, unaware of the more extensive and varied non-physical environment surrounding them.\n[edit]\n\nReal time projection\n\nIn contrast to "astral" projection, the traditional understanding of out-of-body experiences involves the projector (or traveller) moving about in (usually invisible) ghost-like f
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Yes, I have experienced sleep paralysis.  It is so terrifying because for some reason, you do feel that someone is in the room with you and that you are in danger but you cannot make a single noise or move a single muscle.  Actually, the feeling that somebody is in the room with you is called hypnogogic hallucination.  It certainly is very terrifying.  However, although I used to experience this fairly often a few years ago, I have not had an episode like that for a long time.  \n\nHere is a site with lots more information about this condition.
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You should read into astral projection. A lot of people do it during thier sleeping hours and do not know it. The symptoms youre stating sound like what I've read about astral projection gone wrong. :) Study up on it to see if it is something you are doing and then learn to control it.
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I've had some limited out of body experiences. (Well, they certainly felt like it.)\n\nThey happened periodically when I was in college, and took night classes. I'd be up very late into the night studying, and I'd sleep in the morning. Something about the time between 6:00 am and 11:00 am lends itself to this phenomena. (It helps if you leave the blinds open, particularly if you sleep in a room with a window on the east side of the house, so the sunlight can enter.)\n\nI also found that they periodically happened when I would fall asleep with a radio or something on the other end of the room. Talk radio works very well. I would be drawn to the voices from my sleep, and that prompted a few out of body experiences.\n\nA third trick that sometimes works - sleep throughout the night, and then in the very early morning [4:30-5:00], get up for about a half-hour or so. You want to be active at this time, but not too active. Then, go back to bed. This seems to trigger the phenomena, for some reason.
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You have what is refered to as the postdormtal form of sleep paralysis. I hope you have been tested to determine if there may be some potential problems, although in some cases, no known cause is apparent, other than it is a malfunction of REM sleep where paralysis is a normal occurring factor to protect us. \n\nFor a great deal of information on the subject go to the following sites: \nhttp://www.csicop.org/doubtandabout/sleep/\nhttp://www.stanford.edu/~dement/paralysis.html\nhttp://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/S_P.html
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With astral projection it's a case of if at first you don't succeed  trytrytrytry again. It's also a case of practice makes perfect. I tried for twenty years before i could do it easily. Now it's a piece of cake.\nSee you in your dreams.
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astral projection - i started reading about it a couple of years ago, and i was open minded but didnt truly believe in it. a couple of months ago i thought to myself that i would like to try again to see if it is real or not. anyway i jabber on, to cut a long story short - i had my first projection a couple of weeks ago. the first time only lasted a few minutes and i had a bit of trouble with my vision. the second time was excellent, it lasted much longer and i was able to 'teleport' \n to wherever i wanted and it was very clear. when i first read that people feel vibrations before they leave their body - i didnt really believe it but whenever i project now i always feel the vibrations first, sometimes i see a shade of gold over everything just after i've left. once youve actually learned to project, youre next mission \nwill be to learn how to make the projections last longer. i must say that i doubted the existence of astral projection until i had experienced it for myself. this is my technique and i really hope that it works for you: \ni make sure that im not hungry, thirsty, in a rush, or need to click my knuckles or anything like that.\ni lay down in a quiet place (my sofa with tv turned down very quiet) and keep my mind blank, i mean completely blank of any sort of critical thinking or rational thinking - if i do have to think something then i just rest my consciousness on my breathing, dont be afraid if you think you might fall asleep - actually welcome the slowed down feeling that it brings. if you find that your mind starts to wander into thinking then just blank your mind again without acknowledging it.\nif you can keep this going long enough then you'll start falling into a trance, although if you think to yourself 'oh im in a trance' then this will wake you up again so just let it happen and try not to acknowledge anything that goes on in your mind.\nat this point i just keep the trance going and dont think anything, my mind knows that my intention is to project so it will happen. then i get these mad vibrations through my body and i know that its happening - but dont think anything - just let the vibrations happen, in a way you have to ignore everything. then at this point my projection starts, and can happen in different ways. sometimes i just find myself out of my body, sometimes i feel myself sort of come out. \nanyway this method works for me and i wish you success, also feel free to change it a bit, do what comes naturally.\ngood luck!
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In my case, i'm actually fully awake and can hear everything that's going on around me, i just can move, speak or open my eyes.  The first few times it happened, it scared the whey out of me.  I still find it frightening.\n\nI did some research on it and while the people on here that have said it is part of our defense mechanism to keep us from acting out dreams and thereby harming ourselves or others, are correct, the sleep paralysis is actually different in that we are not dreaming when it happens.\n\nYou can use any and/or all of the search engines available and find quite a bit of information on it.\n\nOne of the things i find most helpful is a tip i read on one of the sites.  It said to rapidly move your eyes back and forth or to try moving your feet.  While these don't always work, i have found that sometimes they do and when they do work, i can bring myself out of it.\n\nAnother thing i do is try not to sleep during the day if i'm home alone.  In my case, it happens if i nap; but, because of some other health issues, i nap a lot.  So, if i have to sleep during the day, i will either do it while my husband is home or i'll call my sister or a friend ~ in any case, i ask someone to either come in or call after an hour and wake me up.\n\nThere are some that associate sleep paralysis with narcolepsy, so you might want to use the available search engines and do some research.\n\nFOR THE PERSON WITH THE NECK PROBLEMS:  Could you please explain how it is related to your neck problems?  I, too, have neck problems and i'm always wanting to learn more about the sleep paralysis.
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I have this often. One time in particular is was the most amazing, and realisitc. Years ago, my boyfriend and I had moved from California to Utah. I left all family and friends behind and set out for a new adventure. One night, I was dreaming that I had got up out of bed, started flapping my arms to fly, and the proceeded to fly all the way back to Calif. to a place where my friends and I hung out. I landed right in front of my friend, Joanne, that I had known since Jr. High. We chatted and laughed for quite a time what had been going on since I left. Soon I was flying home, and back into my body. Didn't think much of it, except how funny it was to flap my arms and fly, but when I went  back to Calif. and saw my friend, Joanne, I told her about the dream and she couldn't speak for a couple of minutes. Shocked, she told me of how she had the dream of me standing in that very spot and talking to her about the same things I mentioned in the dream I had. This changed my whole outlook on "dreams" and I started reading up on it. I have found over the years that there is one source that is the best for learning about this unique experience and that is from Sylvia Browne. "Astral Projection Techniques" is the one you want to check out. Good luck and Happy & Safe Traveling. {:o)
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Yup. Right now, I just enjoy (like a little kid) the flying (sometimes like a bird, and sometimes playful like superman). I tried aiming for a certain country....not sure if I got there, but I arrived somewhere...lol. So, next time, I'll aim for a place I've actually been before. When I realize I'm in my astral body, I'm not afraid anymore. I was very afraid for many years, because I didn't know what was going on. I'm still a little bit afraid when I realize I'm in the astral dimension/world, but I try to have fun with it now. A few times I felt entering and exiting, both accompanied by a buzzing/ vibrating sound...one time it was so loud that I almost couldn't stand it. Even then I didn't panic, because I knew what was going on. Getting back down, ...back into my body sometimes seems way too fast,...but I just tell myself, "I'll be fine.".. and depending on how my body is positioned I imagine using my arm and hand  in such a manner that would allow for a smooth - I call it: home- coming. It's so liberating to know that I'm not the only one who experiences astral  projection....because I only found out recently that there are many!
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Yes. It is called"Lucid Dreaming"\n\nCheck out;\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLR,GGLR:2005-38,GGLR:en&q=Lucid+Dreaming
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You might be been in a sleep state where your mind is awake but your body is paralysed. This is a natural mechanism of the body to prevent you from acting out your dreams. You can get out this state easily by wishing to move a small part of your body eg: a finger or toe.\n\nIf you are strong believer of the paranormal, get a priest, medicne man or a vodoo master to give you some advise.
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i wouldnt take any aids if i could help it .. but if you must though , this usually heightens your REM dream sleep and i feel it would reduce astral somewhat\n\nhhmm spirit above says the opposite .. i have found this to be true though ... unless different aids do different things ...\nthe ones i have found to enhance it has been stress reducing aids