First intentional OBE!

[stone]

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It's a lengthy post, so let me first start by saying that Robert Bruce's "Treatise" on the astral, is invaluable reading.  I couldn't find it on Astral Dynamics... but did manage to find a copy of the whole thing over here..  he's bang-on about alot of stuff.

http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/rbastral.html
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Well,

Last night was it.  There's been alot of build-up.  Alot of exercises in the last eight months.  Also, a great deal of OBEs that were induced by characters while Lucid Dreaming.  And there was the occasional waking up and looking around my room, realizing that it wasn't my room and then being pushed (?) out of my body and exploring it...

But last night, after alot of laying still and focusing, breathing, and light wakeful dreaming....  I was well aware of the "sensation" that came with the astral body being loose and almost drifting about my body... as if waiting to project...

So I kept my eyes closed.  Sat up at the waist.  And then proceeded to kick my astral legs over the side of the bed and stand up...

Some people talk of buzzing, or vibrations... but the only way I can describe the sensations I was feeling while "un-docking" from the physical.. was as if I were pushing through a thick layer of cotton.  Long stretched vibrations, followed by a drifting freedom, when I was through.

While standing, I got a little overeager.  Rather than focusing, and pulling in the calm... I just popped open my astral eyes...  I had next to no control, and began spinning.  But frustration was nowhere to be seen.  I've managed prolonged, and controlled OBEs before... and this was the first time I had willed myself out.  It didn't last long.  I shot up through the ceiling and wandered through the apartment complex... past alot of dreamers... until eventually I was out of control again and found myself careening directly towards someone sleeping in their bed.

And the moment I made contact with their body.  I was snagged.  I couldn't move...  I panicked a bit.  Out of concern for messing with someone else's body... so I willed my physical to wiggle my toes..

And it was over.

Has anyone else had to deal with being "snagged" on other people with APing?  Particularly sleepers?  Is it because they're OBE when they dream?

Curious.

Anyhow, thanks for the patience.  I had to tell somebody about this.

cheers,
Stone

[clandestino]

Hi there Stone ! Interesting post !

I've never had the problem of being "snagged" on a sleeper....but then again, I really can't recall ever coming across a "sleeper" whilst projecting ! Though this might be just a consequence of my lack of "projection" experience.

How did you feel, when you "woke up" from the experience ? Looking back, how do the memories sit within your mind.....have they taken on a dream-like quality, or can you look back at the events as if they are as regular as e.g. going to the shops ?

Sorry, my last two questions aren't really addressing your points; I'm just curious !
Mark

[stone]

Looking back on the experience, the memories are as clear as goin to the shops.  I was fully aware and "conscious" during the experience.  

As for how I felt when I woke up... it seems every time I OBE, whether it be a short 10 second trip or an hour long adventure, I always wake up feeling completely rested, and utterly invigorated.

I ran across alot of sleepers.  It's happened before too, but I live in an apartment building, so I'm surrounded by them.

The most interesting sleepers I've come across, are cats.  The body of the cat is sleeping to the side, and their astral self is always nearby.  It's as if cats ALWAYS project when they sleep....

Food for thought.  

cheers,
Stone