Encountering Monsters during Astral Projection || Ghosteas Tea Party #114

“I watched as it held me hostage, extended in the air. I tried to yell out, tried to hit it, but my hand passed through its cold body.” That line, from listener Leah’s story, captures the helplessness at the heart of this episode of Ghosteas. Hosts Acey and Natalie set out to explore astral projection—the phenomenon of leaving one’s body during sleep—but what they got from their listeners was not a collection of peaceful float-above-the-city tales. Instead, the episode became a catalog of encounters with hostile entities, dark realms, and the terrifying realization that the astral plane is not empty.

The Mechanics of Accidental Projection

A recurring pattern across the stories is that astral projection often happens unintentionally, triggered by exhaustion or stress rather than deliberate practice. Listener Max, who contributed the most detailed account, described how his first projection occurred while dozing off at his desk, overwhelmed by homework. “My consciousness stayed awake while my body rested,” he wrote, a phrase that neatly summarizes the state. Sophia’s experience happened during a lash appointment, where she tried to calm her anxiety by “stepping outside of” her mind—and literally did. She felt herself fold into a V shape as she re-entered her body, hitting an overhead LED light on the way down, a sensation so vivid she spent months wondering if her lash te