Hi everyone.
This is my 1st post, although I did use this forum many years ago.
I could write a book here but I'll try and keep things as simple as possible.
My journey started in 1998 which completely changed my life.
I'd just got on the net and as a test to see how good it was, my friend told me to type 'Out of Body Experiences'.
I thought he was mad because he wasn't even into it, but I was surprised at how much it found.
I stumbled on a free online book by Robert Peterson and strangely enough I became interested.
Before this I was SO bored and needed some excitement in my life. WOW! I'd just found it!
It was several years later when I read the whole book but I could see the potential in the exercises etc.
I soon discovered Lucid Dreaming, and this became my main focus.
I tried everything in my powers to have LD's and pretty much failed miserably.
I've probably had more than 100 over the years but most of them have barely lasted 30 seconds.
I've got to say that reality checks never worked for me. I think most of my experiences came from the methods an OBE-er would use.
It got to the stage where I was into both LD's and OBE's at the same time. In fact, I still see them as pretty much the same.
I would LOVE to be proved completely wrong.
I was never into these all the time. For years I'd go through stages of trying every night followed by a break for a few months.
In fact, that's where I am now.
I always wondered whether some of my LD's were actually OBE's??? I say this because my LD's sometimes took place in my bedroom.
One night around the early 2000's I was drifting in and out of consciousness and suddenly started floating upwards.
My mind was all over the place and I awoke about the time I hit the ceiling.
This was the 1st time I really believed that OBE's were different from LD's.
Several years ago after another OBE/LD attempt I had a feeling that something magical was going to happen.
I did what I'd tried countless times before which had failed, but I never learn so tried again.
I slowly imagined moving my body in a position where I could get out of bed.
It was like I was lying down in a diagonal position with my legs sticking out of the bed.
I then stepped out of bed and I couldn't believe it. I'd done it!!!
The first thing I did was see if I could see myself lying in bed.
I wasn't there. This didn't make any sense but I carried on.
I never record my experiences so can't remember what I did. I did pass through my bedroom door though. Then it was pretty much all over.
What happened was an absolute godsend! Motivation is SO important and I was definitely running out of it!
Haha, I got a bit cocky after this and was thinking that I'd soon have more experiences.
I think it was about a few years later when I had another one???
I used the same technique but what I was experienced was more like a LD because things were much different such as the layout of my bedroom etc.
To cut a long story short, I've probably had about 4-5 of these encounters all starting the same way.
I personally don't like to say that I left my body etc. BUT whatever the real scientific explanation is, it did feel like it.
The reason I decided to join this site again is because I feel like I'm close to starting another phase and am looking for motivation.
I have much more to say about why I know the reason behind my lack of success etc.
Thanks for reading. Phew!
This is my 1st post, although I did use this forum many years ago.
I could write a book here but I'll try and keep things as simple as possible.
My journey started in 1998 which completely changed my life.
I'd just got on the net and as a test to see how good it was, my friend told me to type 'Out of Body Experiences'.
I thought he was mad because he wasn't even into it, but I was surprised at how much it found.
I stumbled on a free online book by Robert Peterson and strangely enough I became interested.
Before this I was SO bored and needed some excitement in my life. WOW! I'd just found it!
It was several years later when I read the whole book but I could see the potential in the exercises etc.
I soon discovered Lucid Dreaming, and this became my main focus.
I tried everything in my powers to have LD's and pretty much failed miserably.
I've probably had more than 100 over the years but most of them have barely lasted 30 seconds.
I've got to say that reality checks never worked for me. I think most of my experiences came from the methods an OBE-er would use.
It got to the stage where I was into both LD's and OBE's at the same time. In fact, I still see them as pretty much the same.
I would LOVE to be proved completely wrong.
I was never into these all the time. For years I'd go through stages of trying every night followed by a break for a few months.
In fact, that's where I am now.
I always wondered whether some of my LD's were actually OBE's??? I say this because my LD's sometimes took place in my bedroom.
One night around the early 2000's I was drifting in and out of consciousness and suddenly started floating upwards.
My mind was all over the place and I awoke about the time I hit the ceiling.
This was the 1st time I really believed that OBE's were different from LD's.
Several years ago after another OBE/LD attempt I had a feeling that something magical was going to happen.
I did what I'd tried countless times before which had failed, but I never learn so tried again.
I slowly imagined moving my body in a position where I could get out of bed.
It was like I was lying down in a diagonal position with my legs sticking out of the bed.
I then stepped out of bed and I couldn't believe it. I'd done it!!!
The first thing I did was see if I could see myself lying in bed.
I wasn't there. This didn't make any sense but I carried on.
I never record my experiences so can't remember what I did. I did pass through my bedroom door though. Then it was pretty much all over.
What happened was an absolute godsend! Motivation is SO important and I was definitely running out of it!
Haha, I got a bit cocky after this and was thinking that I'd soon have more experiences.
I think it was about a few years later when I had another one???
I used the same technique but what I was experienced was more like a LD because things were much different such as the layout of my bedroom etc.
To cut a long story short, I've probably had about 4-5 of these encounters all starting the same way.
I personally don't like to say that I left my body etc. BUT whatever the real scientific explanation is, it did feel like it.
The reason I decided to join this site again is because I feel like I'm close to starting another phase and am looking for motivation.
I have much more to say about why I know the reason behind my lack of success etc.
Thanks for reading. Phew!