Astral Projection; the first one in a long time

[undeadrat]

Hey all,

 I was at a book store a few weeks ago, and I decided to ask the dude at the counter about astral travel. As it turned out, he actually teaches a class on the subject and he recommended I check out Robert Bruce's book. So, I took it home (after buying it javascript:emoticon('8)')
Cool) and started reading it that night. I then meditated trying to project, but nothing happened other than I felt energy waves running up my spine.

  When I woke in the morning I laid in bed and dozed for a bit. I was then able to project out of my body, although I don't remember what "method" I used. I didn't feel vibrations; I just went out. I knew I was standing relatively close to my body behind a wall, so I decided to move away from it so I wouldn't be pulled back in.

  I then found myself in a city; actually in a warehouse district of old converted warehouses (we have a couple of these districts here in Minneapolis / Saint Paul). I noticed that there were these two diagonal streets that converged into a "Y" shape, and that there were buildings in the area -- businesses and such. So, being rather silly (I get that way when I project... rather fey-like really) I decided to sit in the street and let the cars drive through me. It was cool and somewhat amusing... But then I noticed something happening on the sidewalk.

  The bank was being robbed, and a couple armed men were leaving, firing their weapons (one had an Uzi). There were people on the street, and a woman was killed by the gunfire. I watched her leave her body, and she was simply a globe of white energy. So, leaving the street behind, I walked over to her to try to comfort her. She was very confused, and couldn't form into a recognizable body; she wasn't comfortable with the sphere shape. She asked me if I were dead, and I told her I wasn't; I was just visiting. And the person she had been with, perhaps her Mother (or a close friend) was grieving for her. So, we moved over to her, and she felt our presence. She actually hugged me, thinking is was the person who had just died. I let her, as I thought it didn't really matter it was me and not her friend; the important thing was for her to feel her friend was safe (she was actually floating jest next to me so was hugged as well).

  Shortly after that, she was able to find her human shape and so became human. At that point she understood that she had died, and was calm and actually rather happy and peaceful. I told her that she could go into the light, and then I went back to my body and opened my physical eyes. It was really a good thing, and I was happy I was able to help someone who had just passed beyond the veil.

  I haven't had a conscience OBE since then, but I really hope to soon.

  Namaste

[Selski]

undeadrat

Wow!  That's an amazing and beautiful experience - thanks for sharing.

One of the first things I wanted to do when I was OBE was to stand on a motorway and let cars drive through me - I don't know why!!  I then started getting worried that even if just one of the drivers was able to see me, there could be carnage, so I never did it.     Guess I'm far too thoughtful for my own good!  

Anyway, hope to hear more of your experiences soon!

Sarah