Start saying affirmations before you go to bed such as, "Tonight I will
astral project". Say this until you fall asleep (this could be 100
times!)
Start reading books on it. This will saturate your
subconscious, which is very powerful. Your subconscious mind will then
start coming up with ways to bring this experience into your conscious
reality.
Start a dream/astral projection journal. The written
word is as powerful as the spoken affirmation. Seeing yourself write
down your experiences will also help trigger the subconscious into
action.
Review your personal habits and environment. Are you
getting up early on Saturday and Sunday to go hang out with friends, work
around the house, or are you setting aside 2-4 hours of "extra sleep"
so you can induce the groggy state? Is your phone and beeper turned
off? If you have kids then this may not even work for you, which means
that you should be going to bed with the kids (yes, that could be as
early as 7:00 p.m.!) so you wake up earlier than normal, and then can
"sleep in" till the kids get up. Are you drinking or doing drugs which
may be impairing your ability? Anything that disrupts your focus, is
probably not good, whether that be television, disruptive
relationships, caffeine, or drugs.
If you are young and full
of energy, are you letting your impatience play too much of a factor
and giving up? Or refusing to sleep in because you're just a bundle of
energy and want to get your day started? Remember that astral
projection takes discipline and a ton of patience. This is difficult
for young people because they want results NOW and that is not how to
learn this difficult skill. You can't learn French NOW so have the same
expectations with astral projection. Speaking of French, if you were to
take a French class, how much homework would you have to do? How many
language tapes would you have to listen to in order to pick up the
nuance and vocabulary? If you wish to be fluent in astral projection,
then plan on spending as much "study" time as you would an advanced
calculus class. Perhaps maybe you are too young to take this up? This
is an individual decision that I cannot make for you. You will get as
much results out of astral projection in direct proportion to what you
put in. If you only practice for half an hour a week, then your grade
will be about an F+. I spend, as I would any difficult class, 4-10
hours a week on this. I constantly say affirmations, reduce
distractions, keep a journal, go to bed early, sleep in late on the
weekends... whatever it takes to make the grade.
Review your
goals. Why is it you want to do this? Just curious? Well, that may not
be enough. Maybe you need to adjust your goals and "heighten" them to
something that will motivate you. The reasons to motivate you don't
necessarily have to be "lofty spiritual goals" either; there is no
judge here telling you why you should be pursuing this. It could be to
visit a lover who is on an extended leave, resolve issues with a
deceased soul, healing a person you love, etc. As I put in the
"Beginner's Guide" if you don't have the "Desire" you won't have the
motivation to go the distance with astral projection.
Just do
it! Start today! There is enough here on this webpage to get you
started. There are no road signs in life, you'll just have to learn
some of the nuances along the way. That's what "experience" is all
about.