Joanna,
Namaste.
If I understand what the new age 'dimensional warriors' :-}}are talking about, mastery of the merkaba exercises will allow All access to the various 'dimensions'.
So I am not sure what to make of your experiences.
Frankly, astral travel is, for the most part, astral travel and not everyone is able to experience all the 'planes' right away.
As far as I can tell, the 'inhabitants' of the various dimensions or astral planes do not keep others out. One must be able to enter, that is all.
Hope this helps,
Reiki all around,
All Blessings,
Firekeeper