Taking over another body? Phasing?

[Steel Hawk]

Hi, I'm stumped on this.

This only just started happening. It happens when I'm in a very relaxed state, but still very awake.

I close my eyes and after a minute or two I get a hazy impression of being in someone else's body. I see and experience things as if I was actually there.

So, last night while laying in bed cuddling it happened again, I was in a bar in what seemed to be in the distant past. I felt the wooden table, smelt the air, and saw and heard what was around me. It was hazy almost dream like at first, then instantly I clicked into it (there was no clicking noise but it almost felt like a change in pressure, like going up in a airplane). When this happened it was no longer hazy, but as real as this is now.

When that happened I got startled and I lost the "connection". So the "real" part of the experience lasted two seconds, and the "hazy" part lasted maybe 10 seconds.

These have been happening more and more lately, and it seems I'm slowly able to hold the experience longer and longer.

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Okay, so this isn't a normal OBE or Astral Projection -- that I can tell.

1) No vibrations
2) No trance
3) Not Sleeping
4) Not dreaming
5) Just very relaxed but very much here in the physical
6) Instantaneous
7) Not a normal OBE
Not a normal Astral incursion that I'm used to

I don't know much about phasing but I'm thinking it could be something like that. My hunch is it some type of advanced projection hinted at in books. But maybe it's just phasing? I have very limited knowledge on it.

If anyone has any idea what I'm talking about and can give me more information or point me in the right direction it would be helpful.

Thanks

[Xanth]

Could be phasing... I'm not sure how fast someone can do it.
However, to me, it almost sounds more like a memory coming to the surface... maybe a memory from a previous life?

Whatever it is, I'd suggest working with it instead of fight against it. 
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[Stookie]

Yeah, it could be phasing or clairvoyance. Going into trance and doing the whole steps 1,2,3 is to help beginners get going, but after years of practice it's more than possible to stretch awareness to other levels of consciousness at will. You can stay seated in the physical and still view into the astral at the same time. Granted it's advance, but more than possible.

If you want to hone your clairvoyance skills, I suggest this book. The meditations and exercises are not easy or fun and take time to develop, but from experience I can say it's worth the time and effort. It's not just about developing clairvoyance, but properly developing it.

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[omcasey]

I would say your Soul is merging with you, causing an integration of the Higher self with the ground level self (you).  This is the atmospheric change in pressure you're feeling, I am very familiar with it.  I talk about this on my youtube page if you want to give a listen, I think it's linked to in my profile.  Recently, like you, I am not so much going OB as my awareness is in a sense bi-locating, creating a simultaneous awareness (and experience) in both the astral AND physical.  Pretty whoa whoa..

[Ignazio]

Om, you got messenger? Cause I need to ask some things to you, I think It's happening to me.

[omcasey]

Ignazio,

No I don't have messenger.  But ask away . .
(I'll do my best w/ the reply)

[newmethod]

@ Steel Hawk:

Do you ever find that the people you are "seeing through" (whatever is happening).. are the same people.. or is it seemingly any random story of events??? ... It does seem a bit along the shared/current/future/past lives stuff...

Sounds like some aspect of your consciousness is merging or interacting with another consciousness (possibly another aspect of your own) for whatever reason.. Let us know how it goes/what you discover

[Steel Hawk]

@Xanth - not sure on the past memory maybe -- it's more interactive though. I've gotten them in the past but they're normally non-interactive and more like a dream than this.

@Stookie - reading the links now ty. I *may* be at an advanced level (not sure) but I've been doing it for years so it's possible like you said.

@omcasey - Bi-locating does seem to be the right word for it, "simultaneous awareness (and experience) in both the astral AND physical" is 100% spot on. I'll check you out.

@newmethod - It's not really a story... it's like I physically teleport to another place, I'm not sure what I look like (beyond my hands), never ran into a mirror yet. I just sort of find myself somewhere else in some random place. No interesting story though like you might associate with a past life or dream

Thanks all for the replies it gives me something to go on.

[Achak]

Looks like you could be connecting with a past life. From what your saying, your experiencing a different life separate from yours, Key phrase "In the Past". This is only a suggestion for what you are experiencing, but also seems a likely candidate. When you get a chance, try to explore your past lives and see if anything seems similar to what you have been seeing and feeling. Hope this helps.