Food For Thought: Is Astral Projection Easier Than We Make It Seem?
Astral projection is often viewed as a very complicated process, particularly because of how much difficulty the average person has with completely clearing their minds in order to relax. And, to a beginner, it probably is a lengthy, complex progression. But, to those readers who feel projection is particularly strenuous, I ask…how difficult can it actually be if you can do it in your sleep without even trying?
Humans tend to fall into two categories…those who look for an easy way out, and those who make things significantly harder to accomplish. Usually the former are not believers in projection, or at least not believing enough to try projection. The latter, however, are the ones who seem to be the most inclined to try their hand at astral travel. It’s wonderful if you wish so much to achieve success that you want to be extra careful and not make mistakes, but over-thinking the process will simply stress you out and cause you to be unable to project.
When really truly broken down into the essential steps, you may see just how easy astral projection can be. The hardest part, as mentioned previously, is probably clearing your mind and not allowing outside distractions to sidetrack your attention. Once you are able to focus on one of the usual methods of projection (such as visualizing the ball of light in front of you, or imagining yourself being somewhere), it becomes a matter of allowing yourself to exit consciousness and enter what is known as the hypnagogic state.
This particular state of mind is one that is between being awake and being asleep; you need to be just conscious enough to deliberately perform projection, but just asleep enough to not pay attention to outside stimuli, such as noises or visual disturbances. The hypnagogic state is not quite as elusive or delicate as you might think; it’s the first stage of a typical sleep cycle and you enter it every time you fall asleep. Many of the phases of projection are also phases of sleeping, but it can seem daunting to attempt to purposefully harness what comes naturally and use it for something other than regular slumber.
By keeping your eyes closed, you not only will block out visual distractions, but you’ll also be able to test the depths of your own mind. Search through the dark void you see before you with closed eyes; this may help you to get further to the proper trance-like state that allows projection to commence. And, as always, do not be startled by any sensations of vibration that occur…the pulsation is a sign that you’re almost out of your body. Try your best to not get distracted or frightened by this feeling.
Another method of questionable success that is said to allow easy astral projection to occur is something known as binatural beats. These are sounds that mimic the frequencies heard during projection and, if heard through headphones while relaxing, can induce lessened forms of perception and make it less complicated for the physical body to loosen its grasp on the astral body. The authenticity of these sounds is dubious, which is why I cannot neither support nor discourage the use of these echoes.
