That sounds more like you were picking up on other thoughts . Astral projection is some thing quite different . These links may help .
http://www.aznewage.info/astral%20travel.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection
p.s. astral pulse and obe 4 you have free books you can down load that have a lot more answers .
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/
http://obe4u.com