My first OBE!

[Nikk]

As it happens, on sunday morning i woke up to my dad sanding down the door frames down in the landing and had nothing better to do than read. I picked up Astral Dynamics by Robert Bruce and started reading it (I had started once before but never got round to carrying on). After reading for about half an hour i felt sleepy again so i put the book down.

The next thing i remember is just lying still with my eyes closed, but i could hear my family downstairs talking etc in the kitchen, but i had no idea that i was in somekind of trance, because all of a sudden I could sense these amazingly strong vibrations - quite violent and so it through me a bit at first. It so happened that i had been reading about the vibrations in the book half an hour previous! even i know that this is such a coincidence. anyway, after the initial confusion i remembered to just rise out of your body whilst hearing the vibrations, which i did at will! it was so weird. All this time my physical eyes were obviously closed, then i opened my real time doubles's eyes. it gave me the fright of my life cos i saw these translucent hands in front of me, i could only see the outline. once more, the image was so real and clear. i could feel a warmish sensation around my lower torso and at that moment i tried to shout "DAD, DAD! but no sound came out.

this was strange because i was completely aware when this was all happening, polar opposites from dreams. i could think and use my memory and common sense etc. i calmed down soon after and just remember, wake up at will. sure enough i did, i bolted up straight in my bed eyes wide open.

I was completely aware of what just happened and was really excited. by the way, my hands were under the quilt to the Right of me as i was lying on my side, but the appeared up in front of me when i looked for them in real time.

this was the most bizarre experience i have ever had in my life. I'm kicking my self for not exploring, but I'm sure it was quite hard for me to move in real time.

How can i induce this kind of thing again, getting into a trance state (i have tried by simply relaxing before but it hasn't worked - why is it now when nothing was intentional for me - it was accidental!) and can anyone explain why i found it hard to move my real time double?

thanks a lot, Nikk

ps i was also only half out of body lol, about 3 inches or so!

[Skippy]

Congratulations, Nikk!  Hopefully it will get easier each time, and you'll be able to have a proper look around, and go places, see people, that kind of stuff.

[Kodemaster]

Congrats on your first OBE! Many more!

Jen

[iNNERvOYAGER]

How can i induce this kind of thing again, getting into a trance state (i have tried by simply relaxing before but it hasn't worked - why is it now when nothing was intentional for me - it was accidental!) and can anyone explain why i found it hard to move my real time double?

Hi,

My post from a previous incarnation,  ( my account malfunctioned so I gave up and started iN vO. )

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/index.php?topic=24387.msg204825#msg204825

In this instance, I was only sitting up and and observing what I suppose are etheric arms.
When I tried to move the arms with mussel power, the arms would feel heavy and fall down, then it seemed instinctive to use the mind to move the arms, and they effortlessly floated up.

The next time was an improvement where I started in the sitting position, then simply said "stand up" and I was standing. I'm not sure how I knew to do that, but again, it was instinctive. The learning process seems different when in that state of mind.

Thanks for posting, your description of the arms sounds similar to my account and gives me a bit of validation for the experience and assurance that I'm not going insane or just making up stories.

[Nikk]

now that i have had an OBE even though small, is there any advice you could give me to help me do it again, now that i know what the signs are etc. The only hard thing i guess is the getting into a relaxed trance state - the vibrations were very strong and sudden and there had not been anything unusual about that morning that could have triggered it.

Please help!

[CFTraveler]

Well, different things work for different people, but I would recommend energy work (like Yoga, Tai Chi, or NEW) to get more control of your energy body for separation purposes.
You can do standard trance practice (which is meditation with the intention of going into trance).  One which I practice is the following:  Practice tensing and relaxing muscles, from your feet to your head, using breathing as a marker (inbreath-tense, outbreath-relax).  Once you've done it, if still not relaxed enough, do counting breathing, like in in 4 secs. out in 4, and increase time until you're breathing as slow as you can, and then back up to normal.  Then do trance practice (imagine you're going up in a balloon, imagine you're stepping downstairs one by one, imagine you're going up (or down) in an elevator, etc.)  When you're relaxed enough, concentrate on the nothingness in front of your eyes, and then start noticing and waiting.

[Skippy]

I'd suggest practicing regularly - but that may be something you already do anyway. But I suppose the more you practice, the better you'll get, and (hopefully) the easier it will be to project.

Good luck, Nikk!