As I have mentioned in many of my posts, I don’t have the space, money, or privacy to do the things that many of you do. That’s why I’ve had to work hard to find ways to do magick that require little or none of those things, one of which is astral projection. If I could achieve it, an incredible world of possibilities would open up to me and I would make a lot of progress, both in my practice and in my life, but I have several problems when trying to do so:
1: I suffer from scoliosis. I literally feel pain all day long, and I have to make certain movements every so often to realign my bones, which, as I said, will soon shift back into a painful position. This does not prevent me from sleeping and therefore should not prevent me from astral traveling. The thing is that when I sleep, my consciousness “shuts down,” which I must avoid at all costs when attempting astral projection. Therefore, I must endure the pain in my bones for a long time in an incorrect position, because if I move to fix it, I will wake up my body and have to try again from the beginning.
2: The position does not work for me. I’m sure you know that it is always recommended to lie on your back to achieve astral travel. Once you are in that position, you have to let your body fall asleep, but that is impossible for me. I’ve slept on my side my whole life, so my eyelids aren’t used to having to stay closed when I’m “sleeping” on my back, and they literally open. I have to make an effort to keep them closed, and that way I’ll never achieve astral travel, because making an effort to keep a part of your body from moving is the opposite of being relaxed.
3: The weather is messing with me. As I said before, you have to relax your whole body, including your jaw, which means you’ll be “sleeping” with your mouth open. That wouldn’t be a problem if it weren’t for the fact that it’s starting to get hot where I live, so I have to keep my fan on and pointed at me, which dries out the moisture in my mouth and throat, leaving me with a very uncomfortable feeling. It won’t be a problem once I’ve managed to detach my consciousness, as I won’t feel what’s happening to my body, but until I achieve that, I’ll have to put up with it. I’ve even considered sleeping with a face mask on.
And those would be my biggest problems in trying this, apart from the sudden itching, which I suppose I’ll just have to put up with. I consider yesterday to have been my greatest success in attempting astral travel, as I managed to numb my limbs (but not my torso and face) to the point where I began to slightly feel the tingling sensation that everyone talks about, but the problems mentioned above meant that I had to abort the attempt. Special mention to President Marbas, whom I asked to help me in my attempt, and well, as you saw, although it was not successful, I did manage to make progress. I look forward to your advice. Thank you for reading!