Physical Dangers Of Prolonged Ap? Options

I read an account in a book about a boy who astrally projected, in an outdoor scene. He stayed in for about 6 real hours, and when he had regained conciousness he had found out that his physical body had done things while he was gone! But even after that he was in a lot of pain, and heard a voice in his head warning him that AP can lead to physical breakdown.

Anyone heard an account similar to this?

I didnt even know i was doing it the first time...why werent those draining?

Probably because you didn't strain yourself to use any extra energy. While it takes energy to astral project the body should [edit] NOT [/edit] extert a lot of over all effort. In my experience learning to AP was all about patients and persistance. Yet neither really require a lot of energy.

Are there different states of astroprojection? Cuz ive been fully out of my body...but ive also been only slightly out of my body.

I tend to think so. But there is no clear and cut way to just draw a line and say if one is on this side there are in thus and so state. I think of it in simlar regards as lucid dreaming. A lucid dream is when one is aware they are dreaming - thats it. It doesn't mean that one can exert control over themself or their dream. High lucidity is when one is not only aware of the fact they are dreaming but they can extert control over their dreams. I think astral project is similar. Most everybody has an OBE at some point in their life, just as they have lucid dreams, but few will ever work up to the level of being able to control what they experience.

Anyway the last fully conscious time i did it i forced myself back into my body...i was rather rough cuz it caused bruising on my wrist...is it bad that until recently ive been easily detaching from my body?

In psychological terms AP is a for of dissociation where one fragments a portion of their concsiousness for the greater whole. The body can generally heal itself from astral bleeding over a period of time so there is little danger about the physical damage. The real consern is that you have a dissociative disorder that causes you to AP at really bad times. Odds are you're fine and there is nothing to worry about but if you experience unintentional AP regularly and at times where its not desirable, like say while driving or have simple converstation, and it happens *frequently* that could be a sign of a dissociative dis-order. Other signs would include feelings of listlessness and agitation after each AP, feeling drained and unusually tired. The only proven way to cure a dissociative disorder is through counciling. The reason why is because the source of such a condition is the result of sub-conscious repression of memory - often times related to some underlying fear or anxiety. But don't freak out because really only a professional can tell you if you have a dissociative dis-order or not. You might just not be getting enough sleep or are lacking something in your diet.

Im an earth element in more than just name...
i might add that i cant astroproject for more than a couple minutes because rather than time limit...i seem to be confined to a short distance just passed my door and im always trying to leave my room. What does it mean?

Earthly people tend to be naturally grounded and stable. If you're not then it could be sign that another element is having an influence over you, which it might be natural people can have personalities from multiple elements. But what it could mean is that there are aspects in your life that are causing you any problems and really they might not be problems to you just things you're curious about.

Being able to only AP for short periods and short distances at a time most often means you either need to practice more or use a different technique. We can speculate all we want about theories on the affects and possible dangers of AP over great distances but really don't know. I tend to think the further one goes from their body the more likely they are to run into some kind astral predator. When people AP they flar their aura and thus become as becons of lights to other entities on the astral. So like wise the probability of running in something bad increase the further one gets from their body. Also it would make sense that people can only go so far in accordance to their ability. But beyond that I don't really see any danger.

This post has been edited by Acid09: Mar 14 2007, 05:13 PM

thanks acid! did it last night...but I'm starting to recognize the feeling a couple hours before i go to sleep...perhaps its the flaring you described. Anyhow...i think i can tell when im going to do it. I think im getting better, now that I know a little more and im not so afraid. anyhow, i can see where different elements might be influencing me...but i dont think i have any dissociative disorders...it only happens at night the first hour into sleep. Since I started doing it without a deliberate reason...i think i should approach it cautiously...and i'll make sure i dont go too far. Thanks for the advice acid. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I just have one other question...astral predators? That doesnt sound to good! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fie.gif)