Hi Joe, Here are a few excercises that I do for astral projection:  1. This excersice is to familarize yourself with flying in the dream state, but is practiced while you are awake. Allow yourself to enter into a meditative / hypnotic state - perhaps just before you fall asleep. Imagine yourself running down the middle of an empty highway ...

The first time I created a conscious OBE it was after a ton of reading and a lot of 'trying'.  I had a fear barrier that held me back - constantly hoping and wondering and thinking about it, but not doing it.  One day I just screwed up all my will power and said, "I am GOING to have an OBE tonight - forget the fear.  ...