An introduction

[Spood]

Hello fellow humans!

If anyone is interested I thought I'd give a brief introduction as to why I'm here.

I had my first obe when I was twelve. It was somewhat unconsious.
I had night terrors and would stay up all night reading donald duck comics just to stay awake. On a number of ocassions I read a comic with a complete story only to realise I was really "passed out" in my bed. It was really strange as it was as real as life itself.

When I turned 19 I discovered projection via a friend and was immidiately hooked. I studied the subject for a year as well as meditated every night.

Vibrations became custom each night when I went to bed, however, no obe.

Eventually my stressfull life forced me to prioritize differently and I almost forgot about obe, until now.

I'm now determined to succeed and I feel I'm close. The trouble last time was too much expectations.

The one thing I have experienced that's worth mentioning is that during meditation I lost awarness of my body. I was completely alone in the void and it felt great.

I'm sorry for any spelling misstakes, english is not my first language.

Looking forward to writing with you all!

-spood

[Lionheart]

 Hello and Welcome to the Astral Pulse! 

This should help you familiarize yourself with some of the basics here. http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_the_astral_faq-b46.0/

Good Luck and Safe Travels! 

[Greytraveller]

Greetings Spood and welcome.
It appears that you do have some talent for getting out of body. I suggest reading through various OBE induction methods, picking one and then experimenting with that method for several weeks. Meditation is good as far as it goes But meditation is not a specific OBE induction method per se. Hopefully the first induction technique will work but if not, then there are plenty of methods to choose from.

Regards 
Grey

[Szaxx]

Hi and welcome to the Pulse.
You may find things a little easier than some. If you can still reach the void your almost there.

[Spood]

Hello everyone and thank you for responding! It means more to me than you might think =)

I wouldn't say I have a talent for obe as the ones I had as a twelve year old is the only ones I've had and I wasn't that aware but it was a nice point of view on the RTZ.

I'd say I have a difficulty for them as I've practiced(albeit the "wrong/hard" way i.e through meditation) for over a year.

I think I needed my three year break from the subject to loose my expectations and preconceived ideas. I'm back now with a new mindset and this time there is no room for failure or giving up!

The time I found myself in the void is the only time I've been there. I don't know how I got there and didn't know what it was until I heard Tom Campbell talk about point conciousness and "nirvana" 

In one months time I'll be back home from my travels and I will be able to dedicate all my time towards succeeding.

I forgot to tell you in my first post that my motivation stems from a deep rooted fear of death, fear is a hinderence I've heard but I do not fear the obe.

I hope to hear from you all again and I'm very thankfull for your tips wether you're a novice or a pro

-spood

[Spood]

Oh! I have a question!

Last night I meditated before going to sleep(even though this does not produce obe I really like the process with all the strange things that happens) and I got vibrations. I was still very much aware of my physical body but decided to try "phantom wiggling" even though I was certain I'd move my physical body.

That said I tryed and the vibrations tripled in strength!! It's strange because I must have wiggled my physical body, I just must have! Maybe I did both? But surely that should break the vibrations. I feel so uncertain haha.

My question being: have any of you experienced the same? Am I imagining? What happened?

Sorry for my wot

Kind regards

[Bedeekin]

Yes...

I experienced the same when I was 11. I constantly had Sleep Paralysis. My experiences predated the internet and I had a pretty understocked library where I lived so I had no prior influence or information overload when I started.

I didn't think about how to move or how to separate. I didn't even have a name for it. I just got out.. .floated out.. sat up.. I did whatever I did when I got SP - the vibrations.

If you can somehow take this simple information on board then it might help.

[Spood]

Bedeekin, thank you for your reply and I think you're absolutely right!

I'm way too body aware. Each time I drift I immidiately try to feel sensations in my body. I guess I'm worried I might fall asleep otherwise. It will be extremely hard for me to stop "checking in" on my body. As difficult as stopping rational thinking(I'm very right brained).

Maybe that's why you should atempt phasing after sleep and not prior.

Thanks again!

[Spood]

Another question...

When I feel the vibrations it's usually weak ones on about 4 hz. They come really quickly when I start relaxing. Just this day it took less than 30 seconds.

At this stage I'm still very much aware o& my body.

Question: should I try to exit? Should I exercise mentally to increase the "force" of the vibrations or simply go with it and keep looking at the darkness with a blank mind?

This might all be heavily subjective but I'd love some pointers!

[ChopstickFox]

It's not so much that you try to exit. Any effort trying to force anything might be more of a hinder than a help. It's more just letting it happen. Whenever I have had success, by that point, I am very detached from my normal thinking. I am a passive observer of what is going on and I passively observe myself exiting. I have a terrible habit of thinking too much and I really think I'm my worse enemy with this, haha. My mind is my biggest road block, anyways. Forcing really can hurt more than help when it comes to this.

[Spood]

Thank you for your reply chopstickfox!

I think you're absolutely right! My expectations are a hindrence.

I've been trying something different when meditating which seems to have pushed me to the next step. I create a place in my mind where I wander, smell, touch etc.

Eventually my trance becomes deep enough that the barrier between dream and body seem to blend and shift from one to the other. Even though the body remains dominant I'm pushing limits with each session!

I'm so excited!!

It seems that letting go and just running with it is my cup of tea.

Thanks again