New here/ spontaneous OBEs

[helen]

Hi Anne,my name is Helen and I want to tell you this----the fear you have is the same fear that has prevented me from enjoying the very real and very special thing that is Astral flight----------for years on end I suffered from uncontrolled flight,after years of fighting it all ,I thought I had won when in reality all I have managed to succeed in doing is depriving myself of  a very special  and enjoyable experience-----------try not to let this happen to you as I am now trying every method I can to regain the natural Astral flight I now understand but did not before.
       Helen in manchester,England-----------Good Luck Anne

[link]

I have also been having spontaneous projections for most of my life. For the past 7 years I have been studying astral projection and realize that most people are not as blessed as we are. Fear is definantly a major barrier we need to break through because we are not inducing this upon ourselves, it just happens, which at first can be quite frightening because you don't know what's going on. Now that you are becoming educated on this it's time to embrace these sacred moments without fear and begin to explore the astral realm!

[helen]

sooooooooooo true ,thanks for your thoughts on it all,,just want to get rid of the terror within,excited and feeling better allready........Helen,England

[Synapse]

ur all really lucky i have been finding it really hard to have an OBE and i wish i could have one without even trying. u should take full advntage of ur gifts.

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[Meg]

Synapse, not always lucky! I've often thought that the ability to have spontaneous projections just opens up a whole different set of problems. After all, there's not much point in being able to project if you have no control over it, or if you've been so terrified by lack of understanding that the whole experience becomes so frightening that you fight even the smallest sign of exit symptoms. Even though I  know about projection now, I still have moments where that programmed fear response takes over. At least if you've had to train yourself into doing it, you can take it step by step and not do anything that is too overwhelming for you. (But that's just a guess, so I may be wrong.)

Meg

"...listening like the orange tree..."  - John Shaw Neilson

[Tisha]

Hi - - I'm a spontaneous projector too!  I'm just checking in to say that new moms need SLEEP, so please SLEEP!  It's possible to OBE from sleep deprivation, but it is no fun.  

Motherhood is so important, and  it's all over in a split second, you will wonder someday where all that time went.  My recommendation is to wait until your child is self-maintaining  (i.e., feed/dress without help) to work on deliberate OBEs (that is, unless you have a full time nanny!).  In the meantime, do NEW, relaxation techniques, meditation, and enjoy your life as it is.  If you OBE, fine, but if you don't, that's fine too.

(words from a working mom)


Tisha

"As Above, So Below"

[helen]

Hi Tisha
brilliant Advice,Helen.

[kmd242]

spontanious OBE/sleep paralysis here too...
yeah the fear part was a hard thing to overcome. Honestly, thank the creator for Astral Dynamics and Robert. Without the book, id still be afraid to go to bed, and sleep deprived.

[PJJ]

In my spontaneous experiences I found that  after the first four or five times I slowly lost the fear and began to be able to momentarily control the experience.  Now the feeling I have is complete exhilaration.

Anne I can remember being out of body one night and 'in the backyard', suddenly the thought occurred to me that I couldn'tleave the house with my youngest son unattended ( forgot I had a husband for a minute) so naturally I was straight back in my body.  
Cheers Paula

[fURIX]

Hey Anne, I've also been having spontanous OBE's the last months. The first was about a year ago. But since I did'nt realy know what it was, It totaly scared the living astral-crap out of me. Then a few months ago I had my first OBE were I did know what was going on, and It was realy awesome. I had had many short OBE's in a row, and got to experience different OBE's of different quality. Since then I have it once a week or so. It truly is something to appreciate.

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[Anne]

Hi everyone,
                    My name is Anne and I'm from Canada. For the past five years I've been having spontaneous OBEs. When they first started I was completely terrified since I didn't know what was happening to me. I went to my doctor and was put on antidepressants because I thought I was going crazy. After having bad side effects I stopped using the antidepressants. I then did a search on the internet about what was happening to me (vibrations, roaring sounds, feelings of floating) and I discovered I was having OBEs. I don't know why they started but everyone I talk to tells me it's a gift and I should develope it. The problem I had before was that it just terrified me and I wanted it to go away, but after reading Robert Monroe's books and Robert Bruce's book I decided to pursue it. Finally after trying to get over my fear I was able to get out of my body for a few minutes at a time without having a panic attack. I was actually progressing very well. I even bought The Gateway Experience and made it to Wave 2 but then I became pregnant and didn't feel comfortable leaving my body then. My baby is 3 months old and he sleeps in bed with me so I still don't feel comfortable leaving my body, but I will be putting him in his crib soon and then I'll definately get back into it. Even though I didn't want to leave my body while pregnant and after I had the baby, it still happened anyway but only about once a week. It actually happened to me last night but I made sure that I returned to my body quickly. I woke up still in the vibrational state and the vibrations wouldn't go away. I got up to get a drink of water and I STILL had the vibrations slightly!
One day I'm hoping I'll get a chance to go to the Monroe Institute. I'm looking foreward to using The Gateway Experience but I still have to try to overcome my fear of the unknown.
I can't wait to get to know everyone!
Anne