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Whats the difference between astral projection and a lucid dream?
the answer to this would vary depending on whom you ask...

some believe that astral projection (AP) is one's consciousness "leaving" the body to travel in alternate dimensions (astral planes) or to places within this universe's physical dimensions. the key is that they believe in a separation of consciousness from the physical body. they would hold a difference between that and lucid dreaming (LD) with LD being an event happening all within one's own mind and simply being a dream that one has control over.

others believe that AP is not really traveling anywhere but is actually the person crossing over into the dream state without realizing it. it would be consciously entering a dream which would mean that the consciousness is not actually leaving the body but is simply on a voyage in one's own mind.

there is still yet another group that believes that all dreaming is actually AP. they believe that every night the human consciousness travels to the astral plane yet most are only aware of the "area" that the "dream sequence" is taking place in. some describe seeing people in the astral plane carrying out there dreams without realization that there is more surrounding them. these people support their position through events like shared dreaming where two separate individuals actually meet in a dream and can confirm details of the dream later while in a wakened state.

i have yet to be successful with my attempts at AP so i have not been able to make a judgment of my own on the issue.
hazetwostep Reviewed by hazetwostep on . Astral Projection I have a question for those familiar with astral projection. Recently i had an projection where i came out in a different environment to where i was sleeping(and seemed to be flying around uncontrollably). The reason why this concerns me is because where I astral projected was in my old house and was where i recovering from psychosis. Because this was such a traumatic experiene i was wondering if this would be a permanent thing for me to be astral projecting in the same environment because (and Rating: 5