r/AstralProjection • u/MichaelAtticus • 13h ago

General Question Hit a wall

I posted around two months ago that I finally did it, after many years, finally astral projected. I then managed to have another out of body experience, and a lucid dream. All seemed well and I thought my many years of struggle would compound to everything becoming fairly smooth and I’d just be able to do it pretty easily.

Now, nothing has happened in well over a month despite all my best attempts. At first I didn’t mind too much I figured I was just learning what not to do. For example, sex preceding sleep before an attempt causes lack of successful attempt. Being too tired too. But then there are repeated failures even on nights where I seemingly do everything right. I’ve tried night after night, I’ve also tried a three week break. Nothing is working. I’m barely even getting phantom limb movements any more.

Does anyone have any advice?

I’m worried because there is one variable that I don’t want there to be. When I had my success, I had drastically increased my caffeine intake, down from two large coffees a day to two small coffees a day. But then I realized I needed like two extra hours of sleep a night and I hated that so I went back up to two large coffees a day. Does that affect anything? I figured Robert Monroe talks about smoking cigarettes quite a bit so just having a single bad habit shouldn’t cause so much issue should it?

Any guidance is greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Also curious whether repeat practice is better or spaces in between? What’s the ideal quantity of practice? Daily, every other day, weekly?

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u/Yesmar00 Moderator 13h ago

Have you changed up how you approach projection? As far as your strategy is concerned?

Also sometimes you have dry spells. Its very normal. It sounds like you're holding onto the desire a bit too tightly.

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u/MichaelAtticus 12h ago

I have not changed how I approach projection I’ve just been doing guided audio either before bed or waking at 3 AM then the audio and back to sleep. I have changed up which Audio I use a bit but there’s one I have more success with than others.

Sigh, wanting it too bad is why it took so long in the first place 😭