Spiritual people? Does taking prescripition sleeping aides reduce your chance of astral travel at night?
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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
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The easiest and most natural way to astral travel is in the semi-dream state. Because in this state you have already 'tripped-out' in a manner of speaking. I find this is best done through practiced meditation, once you are practiced in this, you will need to learn very little to change from passively remembering your trips to going out on purpose.\n\nSome people try to reach these states, by the use of recreational drugs, I cannot recommend strongly enough the dangers of this avenue. Don't do it!!!!! You can never maintain the correct amount of control required by your mind to do this safely.\n\nIn the beginning of learning this skill you should simply try to aim your trips to the here and now world. This is because it is familar to you and will allow you to gather experience in little steps gradually, also the experience you have should be less confrontational to your mind (this will give you a comfortable feel to your experiences).\n\nWhen you have more experience behind you, it will be a simple task to pre-program you out-of body/astral travel experiences.\n\nYou may wish to use this skill to:\n1. Solve a pressing problem, from a different perspective.\n2. Actually choose a place and time that you whish to experience.\n3. To allow you to re-live things that have happened in your life.\n\nBefore you try this don't forget to think of protection.  Because of my prior training and experience in this field, I always start off with a 'White Light' meditation. It all depends on your beliefs and level of experience. If you happen to be Christian or Catholic, may may choose to say a pray for protection.\n\nJust remember, very few people are naturally gifted with skills like this, it may take some considerable amount of time or it may come quite quickly. But like anything worthwhile practice, practice, practice (and keep a journal, take notes on when and where you tryed, what worked for you and what didn't).\n\nOnce you have mastered these particular skills you should find someone to teach you how to lucid dream. Now that is a buzz, and what a strong tool for sloving problems.\n\nI hope this was helpful, and what you were after.\n\nBlessed Be\nYour Friendly Priest of Pan
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Of course there is!  I've already answered a few questions like yours.  I have come across an alien-- actually a few.  The ones I met were extremely bright and intelligent.  They have a different way of revealing themselves, than what we might imagine.  We always think of movies and expect to see this "thing" in front of us, but the friends I met were very kind and very subtle in their approach.  I wasn't afraid of them at all.  We tend to heavily rely on what science calls the "five senses".  They, however, use different energy patterns to travel and communicate.  Sometimes, however, they show us their brilliance by revealing their beautiful lights at night--kinda like fireflies showing off in the night.  Other times they are invisible and you just kind of "sense" them around.  There is so much hype about them even after they've been here for eons.  Seems the ancient folks were drawing their crafts in the caves millions of years ago.  What I learned from them was that we have many good helpers watching us and protecting us.  I felt enormous compassion from them.  I really missed them when I no longer felt connected closely to them.  I've been answering questions like yours just because I like folks to know that we have a lot of help here.  There is so much fear about the planet's doom.  The message I received from my "alien" friends was one of hope and joy.  There's still work that needs to be done here, but we really and truly are being joined by a lot of planetary helpers.  I have no doubt about what I experienced as being true.  I was under no influence of drugs or hallucinogens.  I was just asking God for a better way to live.  I was also asking for some hope for my own life and purpose.  I was given an incredible answer by some incredible beings.  I always like to share my experience whether people believe me or not.  So, thanks for your question.  Perhaps some day you too will meet an "alien." \n\nAlso, I am told that at one point there were some very destructive forces that came here to cause chaos.  Those influences are currently exiting this plane.  Yeah!
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Thats what is called trance in meditation. But that doesnt happen when people sleep. It is a stage between sleep and awake where the body and mind are both working but independently.
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You're right!\nMy personal motives prevents me from doing astral projection.\n\nOne time, im out of the body then i think of a person that am going to visit then i feel heavy and being pull back to my body.\nAlso, my other experience that im going to visit my friend while in the astral or etheric world i suddenly get stuck and being back to my body.\n\nFor this i think its my hidden personal motives why i do not go further.\n\nBut now i pray and ask for my guidance to guide me and all i have to do is to be prepare and my DESIRE to do astral projection.. and i do it at will and by practice\n\nDo character building.. so you can go further in the inner world so you will not attract lower entities.\n\nGood Luck
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I pray and mediatate with ONe White Candle and a NIce Decent sized Wine Glass of Water! Meditate and ask your guides for help. They help you tih your psychic abilities. This is how I do it! Email me if you have any other questions or things I ca help you with.
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Being I've had them, I assume they are common. As far as "astral projections" are concerned, I can't imagine they could be verified in any rigorous or scientifically adept way...at least at this time. Have you read much about "remote viewing?" There has been some notable experiments carried out in this area for which I see some correlations.  Your last comment about the third moon of Saturn seems a bit "tongue 'n cheek" which makes me wonder if you're not a major skeptic. That's okay, 'cause I am too... I just try to keep an "open mind."  Entertaining any GUTS theory tends to have that effect on you.
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It should be...but if you lose sleep you might hallucinate. But anyway, education is worth it. Just to tell you, I did not sleep for one whole day before...
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Last week, I confused reality with a dream (I was half-asleep) and I noticed this older lady standing in the corner. I know it's real because SHE was the same lady who introduced herself to me as my dream walker and spiritual mother Janiette. I have seen her fifteen times total. As well as my other spiritual guides, but let's not go there.
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I, too, have the ability to control my dreams. 'Lucid dreams,' as you intelligently called them, are an extremely creative side of your subconscious/conscious mind.  When your conscious and subconscious are working together, than you've actually obtained a slightly higher level of spiritual awakening.   For you, the challenge should be to allow the subconscious and conscious mind(s, if you will) to work together in your waking life, as well.  Also, focus on meditation or solutions to questions you may have while dreaming.  I cannot offer you anymore advise than to actually use your new abilities to help you - whether it be to help you while asleep or to help you while awake.  The only difficulty I have with Lucid dreaming, that I still have to this day?  Occasionally I wonder how much rest I am really getting if my mind is working so hard all of the time.  Then again, I physically feel well, so it can't all be bad... can it?
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I have recently been sleeping up to 16 hours with no problem. I decided to go back and talk to my therapist. I'm feeling better now. I'm taking omega 3 fish oils and a daily vitamin. I also bought a book called Battlefield of the mind. Great read. It's helping. Isn't it weird how those Jehovah's witnesses always come over when your life is in a puddle. I don't not like them but I don't agree with their religion.
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I'm not sure where you heard that. In some of the literature I've read on reincarnation, the state of being in the spirit world is one where communication is by thought, travel is instantaneous, you can see in all directions, consciousness is intact, but I don't think half the brain is still earthcentred.\nAdditional details: The entities, such as those you see on ghost shows, which visit the physical plain have great difficulty materializing in this dimension. They vibrate on a much higher frequency and require energy to materialize. Some can only do it partially. Some mediums offer their own energy to help the entities materialize. Seances use group energy. This is why the room gets cold, from the energy being used by the entity.\nBy the way, all you reincarnation believers: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I'VE BEEN LONELY IN THE RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY CATERGORY!
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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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Okay.  You are a living body which is nothing more than a tool for the spirit to work with and enjoy life while it is here.  The higher your bodu frequency and the closer you are to the Source of life, the easier it is to enter into Austral travle.  Dreams are really astral travle when you body is asleep.  Sleep is a way body resets itself and moves forwards with the ageing thng.  Sending the spirit out to explore and roam about helps body to reset itself.  Now by being able to increase your body frequency you are able to enter into a state of astral travle - or dream -  when you are not asleep.  Brain on a girl is posative while her fanny is negative. This polarity sets up a magnetic field about your body that comes from the polairty electical flow.  Brain uses this to funcion with life as a unit.  (You). Buy conecting to the higher levels of energy brain is able to release spirit from body and remain intouch with that speirit which is why you see the places and events that you do when away.  In sleep body isn't in the mood to work and most dreams are lost when body comes back on line and brainhas better things to do like moving you through another day.  Thefoundation of life is What you think - Is.\nThoughts are an energy which you release and they enter into the future which you move towards and catch up with them, they have grown threefold so be careful of what you thnk.  Good thoughts return good Karma while bad thoughts return bad Karma. You are here in life to live and lewrn, this is one of the many lessons before you.  If it too difficult, then maybe you are not ready, if you grasp it, then you are ready to learn more.  You are a spirit in a body just like everyone else,it is how you use that knwledge that moves you forards ahead of the others in life.  Oh and being a girl, you are a better form of human life, girls are a different species of life than the males.\nHope this has helped you understand
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Considering your catholic up bringing it's great that you are being logical and looking at this objectively, not running around screaming 'I have seen the light!' \nThe fact that you were dozing does make this experience less reliable- I myself have the weirdest  dream-sort-of-things in the realm between sleep and wake, and hear voices often. It is often just your brain processing the days events and getting bits muddled. Also, I would imagine God would have something a little more useful to say than; 'I AM GOD'.\nThen again, you never know. Don't ignore that this happened, but don't set about changing your life because of it.
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I haven't been disciplined enough to astral project, but I know people who have.  Some have been able to do it fine on their own, but for some people a guide helping the first time is useful.  \n\nMost people work at doing it, but I've known at least one person who did it spontaneously.  I think this is a rare gift, probably something learned from past lives, that should be greatly cherished if you're able to do it.
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Yes I do. Because their vibrations are closer to ours when we are asleep...or should I say ours is closer to theirs. My sons father visited me quite a few times in my dreams and you'll know the difference between any old dream and a visitation dream...TRUST me...you will wake up feeling different. Once we talked about his passing and how he felt about it, another time he should me what Heaven was like without even speaking....BEAUTIFUL THING...I woke up with a higher appreciation for nature...and God as if I just came back from a completley different place. It was REAL honey....they dont come often though and I dont think theres a way to make them come more often...I ask for him to and pray about it but I guess it's just on their time which is fine. Everything happens for a reason (at certain times for a reason lol) have a nice night :)