alpha state and day dreaming, astral projecting?

[shivatar]

I've experienced astral projection with eyes opened before, similar to an out of body experience or near death experience. It was just one time though.

I've experienced astral projection while under the influence of drugs but probably less than 5 times and never by conscious choice.

The closest thing I've experienced to astral projection (unless the above are considered astral projection) is the alpha state of mind or day dreaming. I can easily access this state but it's never under my control like I imagined astral projection would be.

Basically I close my eyes, relax, and let my awareness go to wherever it wants to go. Sometimes I give an intention but that usually pulls me out of the state and into some kind of beta state where my mind interrupts me too much.


so what is considered astral projection? Do I have to numb my body and consciousness so much that I can't feel it at all, and that my mind is totally concentrated on the experience of my third eye and energy body?

Because right now I greatly prefer to be in my body and in my astral body at the same time. However I'm starting to think that my preference for being aware of my body might me blocking my ability to fully astral project. I think I might be just daydreaming or imaging things, and not really astral projecting.