vibrations and an astral hand

[RandomName]

Congrats man. I tried meditation for a while LONG before I had ever heard of OBE. I eventually started reading and combined that into my meditations when I found time for them. A good method for energetic movement is to assume ANYTHING and EVERYTHING will work. I raised energy one time from a random vision of a humanoid figure with kreuger-like nails scratching upward on my arm. Energy moved quite freely and it works well, but is weird. Anyway. congrats on your success and kudos in the future

[AstralTym]

Ok so I've been trying to get OBE since December, and all the experiences I've had were pretty much null.  They were advanced lucid states or whatnot, but I never actually got out.  But tonight that changed, no matter how little the accomplishment actually was.  I'm here to tell you that I think I've figured it out, and I see myself actually getting out within the next few attempts.
Yea so I got home at midnight, put on some trance (I changed the song, I think that helped too - Paul Oakenfold is nice to meditate to).  I was meditating for about an hour I think, trying to let go, and I finally did.  I abandoned some traditional visualizaing techniques as well.  For example, when I flow really fast, I usually visualize myself on a raft in an ocean.  I decided to get rid of the raft and just flow above the water instead, and even walk on it!
So things were going good, I was letting go, and then I got vibrations.  They faded, and then came back again, and I tried to encourage them.  I felt energy flowing in my hands and feet, and let that spread with the vibrations.  I was moving all around in my body, which I envisioned as a shell.
So then I tried a small experiment.  I pushed my finger against the bed and I didn't feel anything.  Seemed like a good time to try and get out, so I moved my hand up into the air.  This wasn't as easy as it sounds, because I felt a lot of pressure against it.  It was thought the air had mass, and i was rubbing on it.  I did feel as though I went through my physical hand, so I decided to try and move my other hand.  I didn't get the same feeling though, and I broke my concentration at this point.
But I decided to keep a journal, and hey, I finally got vibrations and I felt my astral hand!  At points I felt like I could see outlines of stuff in the room - it was like a curtain rising inside my eyelids, weird stuff.  So yea, I think I'm getting really close, and this was a positive experience for me.  and i was still physical shaking a bit after the attempt, but I guess vibrations will do that to ya
Thanks to all of you for your helpful advice!