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It's been awhile since my last post and that's mainly because I don't have conscious OBE's as much as I would like. I had one a few days ago and while it was pretty "routine" for the most part, it did end rather strangely and I was hoping someone might be able to provide some level of insight.

Towards the end of my OBE, I found myself in a rather unpleasant place. The people or creatures seemed of lower-level consciousness, some even resembled monsters to a degree. I remember wanting to get out of there as they were smirking at me menacingly. I was able to keep from panicking and my fear level was somewhat in check which I'm sure kept the situation from taking on a much darker, evil effect, but I was having trouble flying away. I was hovering/floating a few feet off the ground and trying to take off and get away, which kept the smirking entities rather pleased with my futility.

Anyhow, I was finally successful and as I was ascending, one of them said to me that they were from, or that place was called:

"Pasture of Sheritt".

Now I know that's not something my subconscious could have made up. It's such an obscure word. I'm not at all positive that that was exactly what was said but I am fairly confident it at least was it phonetically. Perhaps a different spelling? I was wondering if anyone had ever heard of that place before or if anyone had any ideas or comments.

From what I recall, it did seem like a pasture I guess...It was in an open field surrounded by a few trees I guess. Not a good feeling, but not what you would think Hell would be either. Definitely a lower level Astral realm I'm almost certain.

Thanks for any information or comments!

One thing I can't seem to put together is what is real and what isn't real. Now, I know that opens up a whole other topic of what "real" even means, but for the sake of simplicity, I am speaking from a purely conscious/non-conscious perspective. Conscious in this context means Alpha/Beta...Waking consciousness. What we deal with every day in our waking conscious state here on planet Earth.

Non-conscious meaning that layer of existence we pass into upon the sleep state. Where Time/Space is distorted. Where virtually anything is possible. But even in this state, it's hard to interpret symbolism from "real experience".

So my question then is, how do we know when we've entered a certain state, if it's "real" or symbolism? What triggers are there that gives us clues that we are actually in another dimension, dealing with real beings on other layers of reality, and not just some random subconscious symbolism to decipher for another day?

The same question can be applies to OBE's. Some seem so convincing on some "real" level, and others seem too "dream-like" to be taken seriously. Yet, what if I have it backwards? How would I know?

Sorry for all the questions but these are the ones that keep me up at night the most.

Greetings...It's been too long since my last post...I have continued to have fairly lucid/conscious projections, about 1-per-month over the past year. I tend to gravitate towards space...Always see clusters of stars, amazing sense of speed, etc...Here's my latest OBE entry from this past morning...Any comments, thoughts, ideas on anything described I would be grateful.

This morning, I was on my right side and I felt the familiar vibrations. Trying to achieve the OBE state this way I found was more difficult. Still, I finally made it out. The usual dark astral vision but I sustained conscious awareness, feeling for objects, etc. I walked through my window and wall to the outside. Vision was a little better since it was light outside.

Before long, this attractive girl was next to me. She seemed familiar in a weird way. She smiled and said something to me like, "It's nice having a friend from Planet Earth." I immediately sensed she wasn't from Earth, or at least not our particular dimension/space/time continuum.

I asked her where was she from but for some reason, I was jolted back to my body. Drat!

I quickly returned to the vibratory state and easily popped out again. This time I was outside but alone. I looked up and there were the familiar cluster of stars...I flew up and was in space, surrounded by stars. This is my usual place when consciously Out-of-Body.

Somehow, I was able to clear my astral vision and I was instantly in the middle of this solar system collage of sorts...Huge planets, moons, star clusters, nebula...The vividness and detail was extraordinary! I was so pleased with this sudden burst of visual clarity, coupled with my conscious awareness, I felt inherently powerful and excited. My next though/intent was to glimpse an advanced ET race, but a friendly one. I wasn't in any mood to be astrally-projected into a scene of ominous ETs who didn't care much for humans.

I was suddenly in what appeared to be a home...There were people eating or sitting...They looked precisely human. The lady smiled at me just as I thought that, knowing full well she was reading my thoughts. I tried to engage them in conversation and wanted to apologize for the intrusion but at this point I lost conscious-awareness and must have drifted into sleep.

I am trying really hard to control my OBE state...It's very hard to achieve crystal-clear vision without it being dark and fuzzy, as dreams tend to be. The difference is that I know I am fully awake and conscious. I have merely shifted into another dimension (Astral Plane) where thought governs everything and is instantaneous. I can't seem to stay in this earth plane for very long.

Often I realize the room looks different, or the outside of my house isn't quite right. Having done some research, it seems when we leave our physical bodies into the etheric we are projected into the Astral Plane and hence, all of our usual surroundings even though admirably replicated, it's not quite the same. Although I have been able to stay in this dimension for short periods of time, often walking around my bedroom, glancing at myself appearing asleep.

I am committed to continuing my Astral journeys, exploring new worlds, meeting Beings, ETs, and even potentially my friends, lovers and families in other dimensions/parallel universes. These connections and the limitless possibilities is what drives me to continue to improve my Astral experiences while fully conscious.

First of all, thanks in advance for any feedback any of you kindly offer.

My wife and I recently had a baby so as you can imagine, a lot of sleepless nights. Of course, this bodes well for OBE as I can find myself in that perfect state early in the morning from being so tired.

So this morning, after being up pretty much all night, having slept a couple hours at most...I felt the oh-so-wondrous vibrations. I guess my body was so relaxed because I didn't even need to employ my usual tried and true method of the roll-out technique. Instead, I simply began lifting up slowly until I hit the ceiling just like a helium balloon.

I'll spare you the rather insignificant details of floating around my room, etc and get to the point.

At some point I all of a sudden found myself standing in a room with a girl. She was talking to me and I could totally/instantly sense we had known each other for years, perhaps even as girlfriend/boyfriend. Still in my "Awake" mind, not my dreaming mind, I said to her;

"Now I know this sounds strange but I have some questions I would like you to answer honestly." She said okay. I then said, "What year is it?"

Now I'm not 100 percent sure but I'm almost sure she said 2005.

The second question was to ask her the names of the people we were discussing (like I should of known but my "Awake" mind did not).

She told me the first name, and the second...I know, get ready to laugh...

"Booby." (I thought she meant Bobby of course but I heard her say Booby loud and clear)

I said, "Booby?" and laughed. She just looked at me like I had suddenly lost my mind.

Okay, the question is, how do I know when I have left the OBE/Astral state (as far as the conscious act of leaving the physical to explore) and entered a dream state lucidly or even a parallel universe?

I have a hunch that often times (like the scene with the girl above) I feel like what I may be doing is entering the lives or moments of one of my multidimensional selves in a parallel universe or dimension. I have instant recognition of the person/situation I am in internally, but my Awake mind (the conscious mind aware of typing this message to you right now) has no idea who they are or what their names are, etc.

Does anyone have experience with this type of thing that could help me shed more light on the true nature of these experiences? I would be extremely grateful. I'm also interested in hearing some new questions to try in these situations that may spark a more interesting end result as far as exploration goes.

Thanks again!

Lately I have been wrapping myself around the general theories of the various planes of existence including the astral plane. One that has me absolutely transfixed is the notion that for every thought humanity has, it's created somehow- somewhere - on the astral plane.

You've heard of the Akashic Records. The "Library of the Universe" that literally holds every record of every thought and deed of every living being in existence. The idea is that you can access this magnificent library and see every past experience as if you were living it in 3D, full color.

Further, the notion that time and space is a mere concept of the 3rd dimension/Earth Plane experience and not reflective of the True Nature Of Reality spell bounds me. I'm envious of those astral travelers that can (quite lucidly and vividly) share communion with dead relatives, various astral beings, guides and Masters. For some reason, my OBE/Astral excursions seem to remain foggy and dream-like, even when I think I am being In The Moment and conscious of my experiences, driving them with ever-increasing commands and consciousness.

Sometimes, I wake early morning without even thinking about OBE/Astral Projection for days or weeks and BAM, the perfect vibrations hit, I roll out of my body as easy as taking a drink of my bottled water, and there I am. ME. Outside. Of. Myself. Conscious. ALIVE!

Other times, I am reading every Astral/OBE book I can get my hands on, doing the exercises and meditations and....

...Nothing.

Of course, inevitably I begin to question my spiritual evolution. Maybe I'm not ready for the fully conscious astral journeys. Somehow, I've missed a step or lesson or meditation that will get my chakras spinning at optimum level, or getting my vibrational frequency to be in sync with the very act of separation from physical that I crave so much.

Perhaps this is all part of my journey. I'm far from pure. Lord knows. I drink more than I probably should. I smoke Cubans when I have the chance. I crave flavor in the foods I consume. Perhaps I just love the pleasures of this dense reality a bit too much. I wouldn't argue that point.

Still, deep down, I feel extremely psychic and intuitive and "tuned in" to the deeper, more profound layers of consciousness. It seems so obvious to me that I almost catch myself laughing at those who are still sleeping.

So why am I struggling so much?

This past weekend I was at a wine tasting event with my wife and friends. We had a lot of fun, but I didn't get much sleep both nights. When we came home (Sunday evening), I was exhausted from the lack of sleep, wine (my liver probably could have been wrung out like a sponge) and sun.

We went to bed and slept very soundly. My wife got up around 7am and I woke up immediately feeling the vibrations, so without much effort I thought, "off I go!" and I was instantly floating on my ceiling. Something caught my eye off to my right, and whatever it was (I sensed a female) flew up to me. This is where everything gets a bit surreal.

I sensed my consciousness was most definitely awake and alert by my "clarity now!" and other commands I was trying in an attempt to take advantage of being consciously out of my body, but the landscape was dream-like. Was this LD instead of AP? The sense of being out of my body was as strong as any other time I've been OBE.

I tried to visit people I knew in my life, and while definite movement and landscape change was achieved, I never could quite achieve crystal-clear lucidity in my surroundings.

The "Clarity NOW!" is starting to work really well for me now. I'm still amazed how well at times.

This is a terrific community for the OBE/AP topic, and one I hope I can continue to be a small part of for a long time to come. I was just curious if anyone knew of a similar community dedicated to the UFO/ET/Abductee phenomenon?

I love the phpBB forum software, and I especially love intelligent, diverse debate. If anyone can point me in the direction of a similarly constructed UFO forum, I would just be all about the sh*ts and giggles.  

This morning, I woke up on my stomach. It was around 4am. I lied there for a few moments enjoying that warm, blissful state of being awake mentally but totally relaxed. It didn't take long before the familiar vibrations began. Suddenly, I felt myself "loosening" my astral body using a see-saw fashion (head up, legs down, head down, legs up)...This was odd sense I've only projected out of my physical before using the roll-out technique or straight up to the ceiling (both while on my back).

I quickly popped out, and said "I explore the Astral Plane!" The rushing of speed (man, I love this part!) upwards as celestial objects, star clusters and galaxies rush by me is bliss by itself, but as usual my astral vision is like Mr. Magoo on a good day, so I state "clarity NOW!" and it improves somewhat. After a while (Time? What's that?), I want to explore something new. I hear myself say "I go to the moon!"

Suddenly, I stop and feel myself being sucked into a different direction. After a bit, I see what I believe is earth, the moon, and um, this is where it gets weird...The Death Star. I heard or sensed someone saying something to the effect of "yep, it's the death star." I take this to be what is called Reality Fluctuation? Imposing subconscious/symbology and dream theaters within the Astral? This is what I'm trying to learn more about.

One thing that was remarkable was when I commanded "clarity NOW!!" again to help improve my vision and the stars instantly glowed brighter and became more pronounced. That was probably the clearest I've ever seen out of body to-date. It had the effect of wearing sunglasses the whole time and finally removing them.

The voice...I'm trying to figure out who/what this is? I've been hearing narrators/voices on some of my journeys. Each time, I sense they are around me, and that they are along for the ride as either a guide of some sort or just a casual observer who doesn't mind to help out. I need to remember to try to talk to them/it/him/her to see if I can engage some sort of dialog.

Finally, I said "D'lea!" or "Take me to D'lea!" (or something to that effect. D'lea is my sister who was killed in a car accident in 1990 at the age of 25). Absolutely nothing happened. I expected, I don't know...Something...Movement...A new environment, but nothing. I finally gave up. I was disappointed because now that I'm becoming more forthright and mindful while out of body, I was hoping to see my sister. I know she would love to see me knowing I wasn't in the dream state but actually aware. Perhaps she was on a higher level of the Astral Plane which wasn't compatible with my current level of vibration...

Anyhow, thought I would share. The good news is that I am finally doing more than bumping around my bedroom and looking at myself in bed while I'm out of body. Any thoughts, comments, suggestions are extremely welcomed.

I've been drawing the symbol below for years. I don't have any idea what it means (well, not consciously at least). I'm not really expecting anyone to recognize it, but hey, you never know, right? So here it is...Any comments, thoughts, theories and ideas are all gladly welcomed.

I posted my introduction message in the main "Welcome to OBE Discussions!" forum...Didn't see this forum until now...Oops. At any rate, I'm terribly grateful to have found this community as these are topics and interests closest to my heart.

I'm here to share experiences and learn alternative theories, ideas and techniques to conscious projection. I have a special interest in all matters of the UFO phenomenon. I've seen UFOs throughout my life, both night time and day time sightings, and can consciously recall one interface with a being I think was an Extraterrestrial.

I've touched upon all the usual suspects in my life such as psychic phenomenon, ESP, deja vu, premonition dreams that come true, sensing and interacting with spirits and guides and so forth. Growing up, I always assumed this was natural and everybody experienced these things all of the time. Boy was I in for a surprise as I grew to know better.

My current AP/OBE level: I use the "roll out" technique (usually early in the morning after hours of sleeping when my body is still asleep), can float around my room and so forth, but I have trouble with my astral vision and being more decisive and commanding with my thoughts. The best I have been able to do so far is command "Take me to the Astral Plane!" where I was immediately flying upward and through star fields and galaxies...It was amazing.

I want to incorporate the Brainwave Generator and other techniques to help in my progress. I have an insatiable desire for knowledge of reality and consciousness. Looking forward to communing!

Wow. I always wondered if a forum community like this existed. I am very grateful to have found it today.

I am a willing and thirsty student of consciousness. I have charted several conscious OBEs throughout my life (which I look forward to sharing and learning from others experiences here), seen a handful of UFOs and have had an insatiable interest in all matters of paranormal/metaphysics, et al.

I've definitely added this place to my favorites. I'm excited to share and learn!