Improving Dream Memory Astral Travel
Astral projection, in a nutshell, is the separation of the astral self or spirit from the physical body. The process of separating these two distinct components is called dissociation.
The dissociation or separation is always temporary during astral travel – so do not be afraid. There is no reason to be afraid of astral travel at all, because each one of us has been doing it since childhood.
One of the main problems that people encounter with astral travel itself is that they have immense difficulty in remembering the spontaneous projections.
This difficulty is usually reduced as a person practices astral travel more frequently (conscious, guided astral travels can be developed over time).
To improve your recall of your astral travels, it is imperative that you improve your dream memory. Here’s how you can do that:
I. If you want to remember your astral travels, even the spontaneous, non-guided projections, you need to get sufficient, quality rest.
That means you have to sleep at least ten hours every night. If you usually sleep at 3 AM in the morning, your mind will become so exhausted that you will not be able to recall dreams and astral travels.
II. Your emotions also have a large bearing on the sharpness of your dream memory. Negative emotions like anger and frustration can sharply reduce your ability to recall astral travels.
If you have to deal with stress and negative emotions, do it long before bedtime. Make sure that when you finally go to bed, your mind is clear and you are relaxed physical and mentally.
Think of negative emotions and stress as collective fog that reduces the visibility of your astral environment. You need to make this fog dissipate before you can remember most of your astral travels.
III. Another thing that you have to develop is your ability to recall other stimuli (scents, sounds and taste) in your dreams.
The majority of people have ‘silent movie’ dreams. This can be countered through conscious visualization.
Train your mind to receive and record different types of stimuli from dreams. This way, you will also be able to recall many more details from your astral travels.
Here’s a quick visualization exercise to get things started:
1. Pick a time in the day where you will be least likely to be disturbed. Lie in bed, close your eyes and visualize that you are standing on a serene stretch of empty beach, with the gentle waves hitting the soft sand.
2. Try to create as much visual detail as possible. What does the water look like? The surroundings? Yourself? Compose these details in your mind and try to make the visible elements of the visualization clearer.
3. Once a much higher visual clarity has been achieved in the visualization, move on to fine-tuning your reception to other elements such as odors, taste and smell. Compose these elements in the visualization and try to linger in the visualization as if it were a real event.
4. Once the visualization ends, try to write down what you have seen, heard, tasted or smelled in this particular visualization. You can experiment with other visualizations as well – just make sure that you compose the various elements to help improve your recall of dreams later on. Improving Dream Memory Astral Travel!
