Hello Cynthia,

I also deal with fear when I try to project. I experienced two kinds of fears. The first one is to be in (or to try to go to) the astral plane and the second one is to meet some negative entities out there.

The process of going into the astral plane takes place every night when we dream. In dreams we are not conscious. To astral project is to go to the astral plane with our conscience. We go at the same place as we go when we dream but with more control or faculties. Thus, we know that place, it is just the way we use to go there that differs. Understanding this helped me to decrease my fear during the practice. I hope this could help you as well.

To protect from the negative entities, you need to use conjurations. You can use the "Jupiter" or the "Bellilin". They are detailed in Belzebuub’s books “A Course in Astral Travel and Dreams” and “Secret Knowledge, Hidden Wisdom”. They are given in the online course called "Gnostic Wisdom". You can find them in the forum as well, for instance look at thread: http://www.gnosticweb.com/node/12753

All the best,
Gwenael

Hi, yes I know, it can be really scary. When I started like you I was afraid to fall asleep for months. It started after a horrible experience but I was also afraid of the unknown. Still I didn't want to give up.

I took the courses here, it really helps if you haven't taken one yet, and I started a war on fear. Whatever it is that scares me and tries to keep me from experiencing this, be it my own fear or negative entities, they are not going to stop me because they can't, and I try to have faith in that because the fear is just in my mind.

A break-through was when one night I tried to project, almost trembling with fear, I started to ramble a kind of mantra, "I'm going to project, I'm going to project" etc. It made my will stronger than the fear which disappeared. After that I knew I could "win". Now I've learned better techniques from the courses but it was important to me to know that I can control it. I didn't project, but was awoken later that night in the astral and had a great experience, almost like a reward.

As for negative entities, well, there seem to be some things that don't want you to go into the astral, but they just try to scare you off, they don't do anything, tell them to go away. You can also learn to protect yourself, again in the courses, for example you visualize a circle of light around you or around the room that keeps all bad stuff out.

Don't give up, it's life-changing. Good luck!