Hello to all!
Tonight I had my first OBE ever! I'm still pretty amazed, and I have to write this down...and couldn't think of a better place than this.
Back in April, I had a life-changing experience which caused my mind and heart to re-open to the idea that there is something greater than our day-to-day humdrum physical existence. Since then, OBE has been one of the experiences I've been seeking; I've bought and read a few books on OBE, "Astral Dynamics" being one (and by far the best, IMO, as it's actually very practical and lacks a lot of the typical new-agey fluff I still detest).
Sadly, I think consciously-triggered OBE eluded me because I'm really not in a living situation which is all that peaceful (at the moment, anyway...but this will be changing soon).
However!
I do believe spontaneous OBE happened to me tonight. I "woke" into it from a nap. I recall simply getting out of bed; I felt just like myself! My senses seemed to function just the same...but my surroundings seemed darker, dimmer...kind of a twilight version of the apartment I live in. I wasn't scared at all. There seemed to be not as many details in my surroundings, but all the structure was there...walls, furniture...sans the usual clutter in the place.
I walked down the hall and into the living room and stopped in front of the area where my computer desk normally is, though oddly enough, a TV was in that place instead...and it was a different TV than the one we have. Of course I thought this was a little odd, but I didn't think about it much. I knew that my S.O. had to be in the living room, so I turned around to look at the couch to see if he was there.
In the process of turning, I found myself snapped back to my body, whereupon I woke up immediately and, happily, had full recall. I felt a deep, warm buzzing sensation in my body and realized what just happened. I tried to drop back into OBE by willing myself to be calm, but was only marginally successful...I could feel my consciousness shift out of my body by a couple inches, but I think I was too excited about it all and shifted back in after about five seconds! Still...I count the re-attempt as a small success, considering I hadn't succeeded in consciously inducing such an awareness-shift before!
It was all quite brief...perhaps no more than a couple minutes, but still so very neat!
I wanna do it again! :) I'm so glad to know that I can actually do this...that it IS possible, even for me, the latecomer to such things!
-- Nicky
I'm not in a peaceful one other, I understand.
Good job thats great!! Another enlightened soul!! well now you know its real so use that as your motivating force.
Interesting- were you the only individual to ever use the room? Perhaps that odd telly could be a leftover astral impression that someone else left a time ago...
Quite fascinating! Keep us posted.
Quote from: StillwaterPerhaps that odd telly could be a leftover astral impression that someone else left a time ago...
I believe this is the case, seeing as this place is a rental loft. There could have easily been someone living here before us...and this particular space is -very- suitable for a TV area. Interesting!
In light of my spontaneous OBE success, I attempted conscious-exit OBE tonight. No, I didn't get it to work, but as an exercise in getting into a nice trance, it was a success. I know I need a lot more basic practice before I can even realistically expect to get "out". I'm terribly impatient sometimes, so I'm not all that surprised that I'm running into snags.
Noise is still a no-no. It screws me up completely. I had to move from the living room into the bedroom and put in earplugs lightly. I hate the city.
The relaxation stage was really amazing; it started out typically, just relaxing on the bed, doing some visualization exercises. (I find I have very good luck with Bruce's "Awareness Hands" technique for pulling in energy and achieving deep relaxation.) After some minutes doing this, I suddenly felt a dramatic change in my body, a sort of "dropping" sensation, the feeling of relaxation suddenly getting deeper. I hadn't experienced this before. I immediately begin the "falling" visualization also described in the Astral Dynamics book, and with every deep breath, I feel myself sinking deeper into a dark, endless hole.
The feeling was profound. My heart began racing like crazy...I had heard about this, and knew it was just my heart chakra going nuts, and tried to not get excited about it. I managed to hold onto the depth for longer than I expected, but dammit, my Awareness Hands refused to work at that moment. I couldn't visualize them NOR the rope I wanted to grab onto, and so...the feeling subsided, my body simply returning to the "surface". I need to find a technique that works for me. ROPE clearly does not. At least not at my current level of skill.
Significantly, I didn't feel nor hear any of the buzzing I'd heard so much about...but wow...feeling my heart go crazy like that was amazing. I wonder if the lack of buzz meant I wasn't relaxed enough? But it sure did feel like I was under enough...that was no pansy sensation. It was incredibly heavy-feeling. Still...I'm worried about the lack of buzz.
I'll have to do a longer, even more patient approach to it next time. I'll make a point to not stress so much about the exit technique to the point where I get panicked about it.
I actually tried a second time right afterwards, and when I finally hit that nice, relaxed sinking feeling and started into the falling visualization, I was interrupted by someone coming home early.
Drat. Of all the nights.
Of course, I find myself hoping for another spontaneous exit, should I feel the need for a nap again later.
Remember, you don't have to visualize the rope, you only have to try and feel it. I think the technique may have been conceived to help a blind person. Try to feel the sensations of what it would be like to be climbing the rope, don't try to see the rope or where you are climbing to. Perhaps you knew all this already, but I wrote it just in case.
Potatis
Yeah I find that the rope does not work for me either very well. You have to find whats right for you. And try and stay calm when you get into that deepy,trance state :) Its hard but thats what stopped you. Once you get there you don't even really need to use your relaxation method anymore because you are relaxed enough. The trick is to stay calm. If you get exited the relaxation you achieved will go away. So stay focused on keeping calm. GOOD LUCK!
Congradulations Ellipsis! I havent attempted a projection in a long while (Im either busy or lazy everyday :wink: ).
Same for me with the rope, it doesnt work if I try it too often or if I visualize it. Its all about feeling the rope and the upward motion of your body.
Best of luck to you on your future travels!
Quote from: PotatisRemember, you don't have to visualize the rope, you only have to try and feel it. Potatis
Thank you for this...I'll try this approach next time. :D