Dreaming or OBE

[Brad25]

Hi everyone I am new to the fourm but not to astral projection.
I started trying about a year ago but never with any sucess.
So I took a break and started meditating and lucid dreaming.
But lately I had 2 experiences the first I woke up what I'm thinking I was in SP.
I tried turning over very hard feeling a very strong falling sensation and I kept going then just like that I was floating above my bed it was very dark though and I never saw my body but I was aware it was there.
I remeber thinking to myself if I think about my body I will return to it and try to get some distance from it then I was back in my body.

Now last nite was a little different I woke up like the same as last time and was turning over trying to come out I felt a falling sensation but this time I herd a loud nois like loud static and may have seen HIpnotoic images. I again came out and was above my bed it wasn't quite as dark this time but didn't look for my body again. I then though to my self I wanna go to a game I play it the got dark like I was traveling to the plain about 10 seconds later it was very colorfull like I was in my game I stayed there very breiflly and wanted to return to my body so I did.

So my question is could this all be dreams or am I really astral projecting?

[NoY]

obe, where to start

your mind is a giant sphere that covers all of life so everything happens within your mind,
the only thing that is "in" your body to start with are you 5 senses

obe, lucid dreaming, regular dreams all happen in the same type of areas the only difference is how
conscious you are during the experience

astral projection just means a projection to a place called the astral as apposed to a projection to the local shop

you are the best judge of what you are experiencing

and welcome to the Pulse 
:NoY:

[Brad25]

I can say both times have been very vivid in fact I can't think about anything but my experience  from last nite it was that real. I was t scared at as I knew what to expect from all my reading. Both time it's like I'm sleeping but my mind wakes up I don't move and just automatilly try to pull out my body and I do. Just wish I knew if I were dreaming or it was real. The sensations felt very real when coming out.

[Greytraveller]

Greetings Brad
From the description that you provided it Does Certainly appear that both Were OBEs. In both instances you were in a body asleep, mind awake state (which is the best conscious state in which to go out of body). And then in both experiences you had a spontaneous OBE where your consciousness (spirit, astral body, soul, insert whatever terms desired) fully separated from your physical body.
These are two examples of what commonly happens   -- when a person tries to deliberately induce an OBE and then stops trying for a period of time an OBE will occur spontaneously. Perhaps the next time you will be able to exercise more control and get outside.

Sincerely 
Grey

[Brad25]

That's what I was thinking also I beleive I traveled to the plain and created my inviorment. Now I want to do this every nite, I'm praticing awarness while almost falling asleep so I can roll out again