Julia Brenner provided a very detailed answer to this fellow astral projection practitioner's question about astral projection sensations such as sleep paralysis, sounds and vibrations and sexual arousal that I thought everyone might benefit from.
Answered: What's Behind These Astral Projection Sensations?
Dear Julia:
I've had experiences related to astral projection for many years. The first one I remember happened when I was in high school. I was sleeping in bed when all of a sudden, I felt like I couldn't move. I was sleeping but wide awake at the same time. I tried everything I could to move, but nothing worked. Then I felt this INTENSE buzzing. It felt like I had electricity flowing through my body. I could feel it around me, and I could also hear it! Since then I've had similar experiences, but not as intense. In fact, it happened just last week, and it still freaks me out. According to what I've been reading, these are the initial stages of an out of body experience. If I just let the paralysis and the buzzing take their course, will I be able to leave my physical body? What is causing these sensations, anyway?
- Malia
Dear Malia
You are indeed describing the classic initial signs of an out of body experience. To purposefully project, you must relax and remain conscious when these sensations come over you. There are lots of exercises available in books and on the web to help you get out of your body as well. They may tell you to mentally "roll over" out of your body, feel yourself getting lighter, try to mentally "sway" back and forth, etc. So you don't have to passively wait to be released; you can mentally manipulate yourself free.
In terms of authors, some of my favorites are Bob Peterson, Robert Monroe, and Robert Bruce. (Yes, they're all named Robert. How weird is that?) There is also a great website I discovered a while ago called Astral Voyage. In addition to working with astral projection exercises, I highly recommend that you devote yourself to general spiritual development and meditate regularly.
Some of the most common signs of impending astral projection include physical paralysis, tingling or vibrating sensations, buzzing or roaring sounds and sexual arousal. As projection becomes imminent, one may also feel one's limbs or entire being beginning to grow very light or "lift" up. Let's explore some of these sensations and what is happening when they occur.
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I experienced an OBE very similar to that of Malia's. I think I was around 16 or 17 at the time. I remember feeling very tired and I went to bed to take a nap. I could feel myself drifting into a deep sleep. It felt great. Then, all of a sudden, like Malia, I felt an intense buzzing sensation. If scared the hell out of me. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I experienced "sleep paralysis." I tried desperately to move. Finally, I was able to open my eyes. For a moment I thought I saw a black, very dark entity, next to my bed. Then, out of sheer panic, I started to recite the "Lord's prayer" and came out of it.
Throughout the years, I've experienced sleep paralysis and feeling like I was floating out of my body. It always scared me. I would try to move and when I was finally able to open my eyes, I would wake up and everything would be OK. My last memorable experience was the most interesting. I was quite exhausted (didn't get enough sleep the night before) and I was running late for my class. I was already dressed and ready to go, when I realized, I would'nt make it on time. So I laid on the living room couch and started to drift off to sleep. My first sensation was the feeling that I was being gently nudged toward the front of the couch. Then, I opened my eyes, & to my surprise, I was still "under." Then I heard a series of cracklng sounds, and I saw what appeared to be like a grid. I slowly drifted out of my body, directly over the coffee table, and started to ever so slightly drift downward, right thru the table. I very, very lightly touched the carpet (I was in the prone position)and immediately came back up and into my body. Since my eyes were open, I realized that physically I was OK, so instead of resisting, I just tried to relax as much as possible, and had the above experience. I've had very few OBEs since then, and now (many years later) I don't have them at all. Interesting, huh?