So I've read quite a bit about astral projection. How it can be done, what you find in the astral realm, etc. I thought I'd try it out for myself. I do understand it is a complex thing to learn or master. I will be persistent but I require some advice as to what I should do for it to work.
I've been reading about astral projections for about four days. I feel I've read enough to actually try it out practically for myself.
My first trial on the day before yesterday: Not very fruitful. I did experience some tingling sensations, felt numb by my leg. I was exhausted, so I thought I'd try the next day. I drifted off into sleep.
Second Trial: I was determined to improve. I lay back, calmly respired. I felt like I was about to drift off into sleep again, but I was determined, and at one point of time, I literally felt like my body couldn't move. I sensed the same tingling sensation but at a slightly higher magnitude(Not vibrations, just some tingling and the best way to describe tingling is when blood gushes into your hand after it has been numb for a while).This happened, I am not sure if this was sleep paralysis or not. I felt a few twitches here and there(involuntary). At this point of time I felt like I've never in my entire life. I felt as though there was a force over my body, felt like someone/ something was lightly pushing me downwards. I tried to maintain composure and imagined rolling out of my body, tried it for a brief period. When that didn't work, I tried visualizing a rope and tried pulling an astral body out of my physical one. I lost focus, it took me little time to re-gain the focus. Once I did, I didn't feel the numbness/ tingling at the previous magnitude. This time it was faint. At this point of time, in a few more minutes, I lost complete focus and opened my eyes.
I am sorry for the very long message, but it is the closest explanation to my experience. Was it just some sort of feeling or have I improved? Is this normal? Was this supposed to happen? What can I do to actually improve further/ actually astral project?