Would I Get Hurt?

[psimanipulater]

say i were on the astral plane, if i manifested a demon, to fight just for the fun of it (i guess you could say), and also say it tore my arm off and beat me sensless with it, would i wake up in agonizing pain?

[Darin Rosewood]

Maybe in slight psychosomatic pain, but it's almost impossible to cause onesself physical injury while APing, so don't worry. Although I wouldn't suggest messing with demons, astral or no. ^_^

[JediKaren]

yeah don't even go looking for demons and don't fight them. You wouldn't feel pain most likely and what you would feel would be very mild indeed.

[shaolinwutang]

i think he didn't mean atually looking for a demon, but manifest with his own thoughts (because that what you think of manifest in the astral though it wouldnt be really there right?). But since the demon is only there because you think of it, my guess is that you have total control of it, so you would have to think it is ripping of your arm before it really does so. And no, indeed you wouldnt feel that in your physical body.

[xpwarrior3]

I don't think you can manifest a demon with your own thoughts... demons are different from standard psi-pets or complex thoughtforms. As for damage... most of what you will receive will be mainly on a psychic and psychological level. You may get physical pain, but it usually isn't enough to paralyze or harm you to the point where you never want to go back (at least that's my experience).

From my experience, the astral isn't something to play around with, but at the same time it doesn't mean that you shouldn't go out APing. My advice is to stay in your general area... not too far away from your body.

[JediKaren]

Or if you do go out, go to places you know, look, and feel safe.

[tkman]

so if you die in there do you die in real life to?

[Darin Rosewood]

See my above post for your answer.

[tkman]

so dain do you think you can answere my questions threw messages?you dont have to if you dont want to but i would really apreicaite it:)

[Darin Rosewood]

tkman said:

so dain do you think you can answere my questions threw messages?you dont have to if you dont want to but i would really apreicaite it:)

First, my name's Darin. Second, I did answer your question in the second post in the thread. It is almost impossible to cause yourself physical injury while APing. Your astral body's substance can reform itself no matter what happens. If you somehow sustain an injury that's more than your astral body can handle (say, one that would kill or incapacitate a normal person), you'll usually wake up back in your body, maybe with a bit of astral repercussion (pain caused by a sudden, unexpected reentry into your body), but no lasting effects except perhaps severe exhaustion. The only way to die while APing is if you willingly sever the connection to your own body. So don't do that, and you're fine. ^_^

[tkman]

so what if a demon locked us?

[nuukaprotector]

Your body will most likely react with defense mechanisms and pull you back to your body before any major damage is done.

[brandonslau]

i dont recomend you doing that even if you arent on the astral plane after fighting a demon things will start to go wrong or you wil be very un safe at night.

[tkman]

yeah i dont want to fight a demon.just be friends with it but if it tries anything then i dont want to

[Nightshare]

I actually have a question. Can you fight things such as people projecting or even just regular souls and would it harm them. Not going out just killing random people but if they attacked you and you don't want to go back to your body

Second, wouldn't being damaged in the astral or etheral planes cause damage to your soul becuase it is your soul your driving, not a car...