[Arrecteve]

i've noticed that whenever i leave my body spontaneously, i always "fall" backwards. as i'm always lying on my back, this feels like a downward motion.
as i've never induced an OBE from a fully awake state intentionally, i've never really tried to do rope, or roll out, or any other methods of getting out...
and when i get back to my body from a lucid dream, with the intention of going OBE, i always just allow myself to fall backwards and out.
i really enjoy the feeling of falling down but feeling completely safe!

i've never exited upwards.
i have gone "up" plenty of times when i'm out, but i'm wondering if anyone reckons there's a difference in where i'm likely to end up, depending on which "direction" i go..?

[Sertvfdnhgjk]

I have had both up and down. Two months after I did chakra work, I started to have floating up events, where I would become aware myself to be in my bed, and then felt being raised up in the air. At that time, I thought to myself what was going on here, who was doing this to me. But I seemed to know that I was about to float up too, sometimes there was energy gathering in the body, other times, it seemed to be less apparent.

I have also rolled out and didn't fall.

When I felt falling backwards, I seemed to go to another realm.

I am only new to this, so this is just me.

[Dyerryjex]

I don't think up or down mean anything from a spatial point of view, but from a subjective point of view it can be an indication of the type of projection you're having- for example, I've had 'down' projections into the earth (making them 'earth' based RTZ projections, yet in the astral I've gone 'backwards' and ended up in a hellplane. At the same time in the RTZ I've gone 'up' and shifted into a higher area of the astral, or to 'inner space'.
I've had 'forward' or 'backward' projections that ended up somewhere in the astral- tunnellike projections.
So my opinion on direction has to be indicative of what the direction means to you, and what you desired to manifest for yourself at the time.

[Overlord]

Hi THERE,
The last sections of Mastering Astral Projection describes a bouncing or shifting technique. IE the steam engine, big wheel type of motions.

I also try a sideways type of motion; siding past myself. As I shift positions, I transfer my consciousness to the other self. Sometimes there is 2 others of me. As I slide past, I either change consciousness, or remain in myself, but see myself from the others view.

This transfer of consciousness can get you out; but not always. At least you will be able to see astrally with a quasi seperation. You'll be able to fly. It will most likely be a combo of an ATZ and RTZ.

Got to split.

Grant