Recent OBEs - "Over and Under the Ocean"

[Greytraveller]

This is my most recent OBE. It happened just over a month ago. So far this is the only OBE that I have had this year.

Out of Body Experience # 75 a and b
"Over And Under The Ocean"
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

   This OBE was preceeded by a dream when I might have been out of body but only in dream consciousness.
   I awoke in (another) dream and immediately realized that I was out of body. The separation must have taken place either before or during the dream. I was flying over a vast grey ocean.  Having just flown out over the shoreline I was headed straight out to sea. It is uncertain where this unfamiliar place was.There were no people, buildings or vehicles to be seen. After only 2 or 3 minutes of flight I was pulled back and reentered my physical body. 
   It seemed very possible to have another OBE so I tried to separate (my astral/ethereal body from the physical body) again. It was difficult as there were noise distractions and some problems staying focused. Yet I overcame these distractions and managed a short full projection. Once again I travelled (teleported) back to the ocean yet found myself completely submerged. It was confusing because I was at least 10 feet underwater and found it hard to breath (?!) It took a determined effort to struggle up to the surface. This second OBE lasted only about a minute. During this time I had dual consciousness and was only vaguely aware of being in the bedroom while being OOB.
   The effort to stay afloat sapped my strength and was a complete distraction to remaining out of body. Suddenly the OBE ended as I was again reintegrated with my physical body.
   Notes. The time was 10:50 AM. Duration for OBE 75a was less than 5 minutes, for 75b was about 60 to 90 seconds. I lay on my left side.
OBE # 75 a.  Locale I, No Familiar Location(s), or Familiar or Unfamiliar Person(s)/Being(s). Dream>>(into)>> OBE, Flight, Travel-teleport
OBE # 75 b.  Locale I, Familar Location but No Familiar or Unfamiliar Person(s)/Being(s). Deliberate (separation), Confused, Dual Consciousness, Emotional, Flight, Short, Travel-teleport.




Thanx for reading. Responses are welcome.

Grey   

[SnakeDoctor]

could your astral body temporarily "Die"?


like go thru the process of dieing. like you said, you felt it hard to breath....maybe you were drowning?

[Greytraveller]

SnakeDoctor
Instead of "Die" the term became temporarily "unconscious" would seem to be correct. In fact the effect of being underwater while being out of body had the effect of quickly ending the OBE. The feeling of being underwater was very discomforting. It soon became a Major distraction and it may have caused my astral/ethereal body to become Unconscious and that would have been what ended the projection.

Grey

[Greytraveller]

SnakeDoctor

An add on from the my previous post. Yes it did feel hard to breath. It could be that something else was happening with me, either physically or emotionally. In other words it might be that being underwater during an OBE did Not cause the problem. Rather maybe I had a physical breathing problem (I consumed alcohol the night before). Or maybe it was an emotional state that caused the problem. Strange thing is that I had never been underwater during an OBE before (and am Very rarely in water or am underwater during a dream.)

Grey

[SnakeDoctor]

hmm...alright!

[evan5]

perhaps the explanation for your "lack of breathing" is how your body is so used to our physical world today, because you were concious your so used to the fact that when your under water you cant breathe. This is perhaps why you had these feelings, this very thing has helped me induce lucid dreams before as ive gone underwater and held my breath and then just had to inhale in only to find i could breathe therefore i knew i was dreaming.

[jub jub]

I often have APs where I'm taking off from a shore line and fly over the ocean. The shore line is usually steep and rock strewn, like you would see along the west coast.

It's strange that I see so many similarities in experiences between projectors. I wonder what, if any, the correlation is. 

[Greytraveller]

evan5
I generally agree with your comments. This highlights the importance of staying lucid and focused during an OBE. Because I began to lose focus I then temporarily 'forget' that I should have been able to breathe underwater during an OBE. This resulted in the projection ending within a minute or so. I should note that in general I try to avoid such stressful situations while out of body. When they do happen I usually react pretty well but not this time.

jub jub
Do you live near an ocean or a large lake?
I do occasionally fly over an ocean but it is usually in a dream.

Thanx
Grey

[jub jub]

Grey,

The closest ocean is three hours away and on the east coast. I don't know why I always see rocky shoals when starting off, maybe a past life regression.

I seem to have recurring "scapes" that I start off from. Not too unusual, but most of them I have never seen in real life. 

[Greytraveller]

jub jub
Apparently it doesn't Really matter if you fly over a familiar, local landscape or an unfamiliar area. What does matter is that you Can Fly while Out of Body. So whatever works for you is what is important.
Personally I usually end up flying about my local neighborhood. Then, sometimes if I am lucky, I will suddenly find myself in a more exotic location.


Grey

[lily moonsong]

jub jub
Apparently it doesn't Really matter if you fly over a familiar, local landscape or an unfamiliar area. What does matter is that you Can Fly while Out of Body. So whatever works for you is what is important.
Personally I usually end up flying about my local neighborhood. Then, sometimes if I am lucky, I will suddenly find myself in a more exotic location.

Have you ever tried to orb yourself to a far away place... to cut down the time of flying there?  Or does your astral body more or less control where you are able to go...

[jub jub]

jub jub
Apparently it doesn't Really matter if you fly over a familiar, local landscape or an unfamiliar area. What does matter is that you Can Fly while Out of Body. So whatever works for you is what is important.
Personally I usually end up flying about my local neighborhood. Then, sometimes if I am lucky, I will suddenly find myself in a more exotic location.


Grey

Isn't that weird. It happens to me as well, I'll pass through a wall or ceiling and be somewhere else, and in a different plane or frequency.