I had an astral projection experience at a roadside park where I meditated and occasionally took a nap each weekday on way to work. As I was in waking up mode from nap I saw myself from front of car, look back at me. Then I experienced the “knitting” sensation as that ostensibly “part” of me reentered my body via my right side between hips and chest.
In dreams I reenter rooms and other enclosures, sometimes squeezing through narrow windows or other openings just before waking up. Occasionally it is experienced as a character sneaking up on me as though to penetrate. Other dream content suggests a reluctance to return. Flying content with or without smooth landings happens occasionally. Other dreams have me energetically levitating and even occasionally able to levitate whole groups in my dream. The other night I smoothly transitioned on a gentle waterfall to a lower area right as I was waking. Variations of rising, descending, and entering are frequent. These experiences coupled with my semi-waking astral projection experience lead me to believe that our spirits leave our body to take a little vacation to a more connective dimension while we are sleeping/dreaming and then return before waking. Several times my “spirit “ is looking for a key or lock combination to enter through the door or gate. Sometimes with help from a mentor. Other apparently spiritually instructive themes happen in-between the going up/out and coming back/down. I call my dreams “night school.”
I had my second solidly lucid dream several nights ago in which I was able toe reach through dream objects. Very interesting sensation similar to the knitting sensation of my astral projection experience. Seems lucid dreaming and semi-awareness of spirit movement may be closely related, but I have only had two clearly lucid dreams and MANY suggestive of astral projection while sleeping/dreaming.
