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That sounds like 'dweller on the threshold' phenonmenon. The theory as Robert Bruce explained it in Astral Dynamics, is as follows: When you first separate, but are close to your own body, you are receiving feedback from both your astral body and your physical body. So you are actually seeing an energetic copy of yourself. It momentarily scares you, then your fear creates a feedback loop, adding to the 'shadow' figure more scary characteristics. If I remember correctly, Robert recommends to get away from your body quickly, so the effect stops and you can only then receive information from your projected double. I have to find it in the tutorials- but Matt from saltcube wrote a page on getting rid of those things http://www.saltcube.com/out-of-body/cha ... ?t=sp-fear