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Originally Posted by Lynn
What are your thoughts on Sleep Paralysis being connected to Astral Travel?
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Strictly speaking, I see no connection between SP and AT.
However,
There are basically two parts to Astral Travel:
1) detaching/creating an aspect of consciousness/awareness separate from the physical body
2) projecting that consciousness/awareness away from the body so it doesn't get reintegrated with the body
Dreaming is a mode of consciousness already detached from the physical body, paralysis during sleep is part of that detachment. The downside of dreaming from an AP point of view is that you are unconscious.
If you could only be conscious while dreaming, you would essentially be half way to AP (only need to project).
There are two obvious times when this it true:
1) Lucid dreaming (there are also techniques for AP from a Lucid Dream)
2) during a Sleep Paralysis episode
Spontaneous Astral Projecting happens most commonly while asleep.
Its my opinion that Astral Projecting is easier from a sleep state because the conscious state is already close to that needed. Sleep Paralysis simply offers an opportunity to Astral Project utilizing this advantage.