Sleep and Out of Body Experiences

[yumite]

I would just like to know whether your body is getting the required sleep it needs at night if the person sleeping is having an out of body experience. For example, would someone who slept 8 hours without having an OBE get the same amount of sleep as someone who also was asleep for 8 hours who say had an OBE for the first 2 hours of their sleep and then slept normally for the next 6 hours.

I have yet to have an OBE, but have been practicing for months and am getting closer each time I practice. My friend and I just thought how amazing it would be to be able to have these experiences while still getting all the sleep our body needs during the resting period of the experience. I would assume we do get the required sleep needed while experiencing an OBE, but an answer from someone who is experienced would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[Contenteo]

At first...No, you are going to lose a lot of sleep and be tired. Not going to sugercoat it.

Unless....!
you practice drowsy attempts. Waking up early in the morning and attempting. This will get you faster results early on and help you retain some serious Zzzzz's. Yeah, it's not as glamorous, but do you really expect to become a proficient powerhouse without practice?

If you want the sexy image of projection each night before you go to bed, you are going to have to discipline yourself, and practice in the mornings. This will make the evening attempts easier in the long run.

Best of luck on your travels.

Cheers,
Contenteo

[yumite]

Oh hey Contenteo I saw your thread "The Steps to Success in your First Projections" and really have to agree with many of your points there with my experience so far. Great thread!

What I am really asking with this thread is when I become proficient with OBEing will my body benefit from the sleep I get while having an OBE just like as if I were asleep normally.

Also, yea I have lost alot of sleep practicing to have an OBE lol

[Mr.PumperNickle]

Your body will get all the sleep it needs. Hence the "mind" awake body "asleep" theory. Do you get a good nights sleep while dreaming? Well the same thing is applied when having an OOBE. You'll be perfectly fine.

[Contenteo]

Thanks for the respect. I am glad you found it useful.

In short, it seems so, yes. Frank talked about getting restful nights. In addition, a number of hypnotists I have met in my life had talked about the benefits of being in a "trance-like state" They say it is more like super-sleep, One hour in a trance state = 4 hours normal sleep or something to that effect. Although that is just what they said, and I don't know how close a OBE is to a trance state.

What I can give you assured insight on is once you seriously start down this path, every non-waking moment is filled with vivid dreams, some lucid, but always being given message in some way, shape, or form. You are always being given advice when you are asleep. For me, it is rather direct. I care to not elaborate on how much of many of my small successes are directly due to sound advice given to me at night. Doing so only makes you sound crazy. 

What you'll find is projection becomes not an aspiration in the middle stages of the process but a lifestyle. You project when you want, you simply enjoy being pleasantly bothered the other times when you close your eyes. You will get a slew of projections in the beginning of your practice, but then you will slow down and start enjoying that the road to success and nightly deep projections is a very long one.

I hate to sound cliche, but this is one of those things where you are going to want to stop and smell the flowers alongside the road.


Cheers,
Contenteo