What to do?

In all of my projection experiences thus far, I've always felt like I had a body while still knowing I was out of body. Though I can defy some physics, I can't command the world like I hear of people doing in lucid dreams. Once I get out of my house, what should I do?

What's all this about a spirit guide? Is that somewhere I should start? I don't think I would like a person approaching me outside my condo at night, so could I summon an animal instead?

I swear, sometimes I feel so strange asking these kinds of questions. Who would have thought? Its almost as if magic really does exist..at least in the mind.