Hi guys, thanks for everyone who read my previous post detailing about how narcolepsy has unlocked AP and lucidity as something I can now do effortlessly daily. I have decided to share my first ever experience I had back in 2022 which was the start of this journey for me. This was back when I had no knowledge of anything regarding this and reflecting back on it, it really does hold a big significance. It's strange to think this started happening for me right after 18 (seeing as I have had narcolepsy since I was 15). Before I knew what ap was I thought this was a lucid dream but thinking back it really did heavily lean more towards AP. I would appreciate any of your thoughts etc (:

03/03/22 - The Start of My AP and Dream Journey

I don’t remember the beginning clearly, but I found myself in a room with other girls and asked if lucid dreaming gave them headaches—they said no. Suddenly, I "woke up" in my bed, feeling like someone might kidnap me. That fear triggered another awakening, but this time I felt myself floating out of my body and into my room. It was intense and felt entirely different from a regular dream, as though I had left my body and was experiencing the world on a higher frequency.

Deciding to explore, I floated downstairs and out to the green space near my house. The world looked normal but more vibrant, with stronger colors. A tree outside, which doesn’t bear fruit in waking life, was now full of it. A girl approached me and told me not to eat the fruit, explaining that I had entered a realm where lucid dreamers meet. Time felt infinite, and I didn’t want it to stop as I flew for the first time, marveling at how I was still conscious and aware.

I saw mystical animals like snakes and a group of dogs with glowing red eyes outside my house. At first, I avoided the dogs but then thought, If I’m lucid dreaming, I can control this. Telling myself I was a dog trainer, I commanded them to sit. Some obeyed, and the red in their eyes faded, but others stayed fixed on me, their glowing eyes unchanging. When one tried to bite the girl, I pulled it off her, and she explained these dogs were demonic beings, saying, This is how they keep watch over us.

I wandered to the back car park near my house, where kids were playing. I looked for people my age but couldn’t find any. A child asked how I was transporting myself to "the smoldering room," which I think referred to the hazy room at the start.

Eventually, I found a guy my age sitting in a chair. I joined him and explained it was my first time there. We talked in the car park while he did smoke tricks with a joint. When he offered it to me, I glanced at the younger kids nearby and said, Don’t you think they’re a little young to see that? He shrugged and replied, Not if they’re already capable of lucid dreaming. I was about to ask more, but I woke up, returning to my body.

Reflection:

Looking back, this experience felt like a hybrid between lucid dreaming and astral projection (AP). It stands out as my first encounter before knowing much about AP. Floating out of my body and into my room, followed by entering what felt like a "shared plane of existence," aligns with AP experiences I’ve had since. At the time, I only knew the basics of lucid dreaming (becoming aware and controlling the dream through reality checks) and hadn’t read about AP, so this dream wasn’t influenced by prior knowledge.

This happened in 2022, just after I turned 18. Before this, my dreams were random and tied to emotions or life events, and I had never experienced lucidity. What fascinates me is how effortless and spontaneous this was—nothing I experienced felt pre-planned or influenced.

The part with the dogs and their glowing red eyes sticks with me. When the girl said, This is how they watch over us, it felt deeply significant. I believe there are energies or beings in the AP realm that don’t want people unlocking its full potential. Reflecting on this, I’m unsure whether this was a lucid dream or an AP experience, but it felt more like AP, especially compared to lucid dreams I’ve had since. This dream marked the beginning of my journey, and I look back on it fondly.