Originally posted by dreamtraveller
Hi,

Yesterday and today I experienced some lucid dreams with the associated sleep paralysis. One lucid dream was directly from the waking state, and the other was from the regular dream state.

The one from the waking state startled me because of this void I heard when it began. The sleep paralysis occured and I did my best to prolong it to enter a lucid dream. For a fraction of a second I saw a flash of imagery, but then it all went away and I saw only blackness. A second later I heard a man's voice, perfectly clear as if heard with my real ears, speak into my left ear,

\"Hi marc, how is it?\"

The voice really really startled me and so I broke the sleep paralysis and lucid dream state, which took a few seconds to accomplish.

Now, the voice didn't sound threatening, it was said rather matter of factly but as if the person knew me, but I didn't recognize the voice at all. It also seemed very personal too. I suppose I was just scared because I didn't expect it and no friendly voice has ever spoken to me with these experiences, they've always been on the dark side when heard. I'm hoping that I'll begin to hear kind voices now, but it was just so shocking.

Again, it was perfectly audible as if spoken into my real left ear, although I know that I was deep in the sleep paralysis and lucid dream state.

The experiences I have directly from the waking state are always the more real, compared to when recognizing I am dreaming in a dream.

I'd like to know if anyone has had similar experiences, and if so, just what you have done, has happened with them after?

Thanks!
Yes, when one is on that borderline between Waking and Sleeping, one is open to the Astral Plane. That is why the Out of Body People always use this time to do their Astral Projecting, because they can hop directly out into the Astral Plane that corresponds to this Physical World. But, regarding your experience, during this hypnogogic phase between waking and sleeping, we are exposed to Astral Spiritual Entities. If you are going to get messages from Guardian Angels or Spiritual Guides, then this is usually the when and the where that you will receive such communications.

Now, the one concern is that this is a relatively low Astral Plane that is accessable to both good and evil entities. So some care should be taken that your house, room or apartments are Spiritually Protected. I've met some people who insist upon the Protection by the Evocation of the White Light. If you can summon the White Light I have no doubt that it would be efficacious. But that is a big 'if'. So, do indeed evoke the White Light, but while you are doing that, I would hang Crucifixes on every entrance to the house, on the bedroom wall, and keep statues and pictures and images of the Blessed Virgin, Michael the Archangel, or Saints and Gurus that you trust to be on the High Side of Spirituality. Scatter Holy Water and Holy Salt throughout the house. Cross yourself before going to sleep or meditating or whatever. Place yourself under the protection of the Higher Powers and Principalities of Heaven.

If you can be sure you are protected, then it is likely that Evil Spirits will not be screwing with you while you are laying vulnerable between worlds, as you are in this hypnogic state.