First OBE! And MINDS EYE Opened! ?

[zuzee]

Fun or ... scary!!! don't you think it might be scary?

Well, congratulaitons on your first OB!!! It's amazing. What technique did you use? I've been trying it for years (ok, no too hard but every now and then) and still nothing really. I'm always overcome by fear.

How did you do it? How did you manage to not be afraid?

[Jeff_Mash]

Psygnus,

First off, CONGRATULATIONS!  There is nothing like having your first OBE.  I still get excited thinking about mine.

I also admire your determination.  You kept trying everyday, and even made sure you had the proper accomodations (like buying an airbed to increase your comfort level, etc).

Now to address your post!  You seem to be doing all the right things.  You will find that sometimes, not necessarilly all the time, the vibrations can be rough when you are separating.  From my own experience, this is due to a couple factors:

1) When I am more focused on the vibes instead of focusing away from my body

2) When I am not completely and utterly relaxed.  Imagine a piece of silk gliding over some objects on your desk.  It gracefully and easily moves over them.  Now imagine a sheet of plastic doing the same thing.  While it still is being pushed in a forward direction, it is not flexible (relaxed) like the silk, and it has a more bumpy ride.

You may also find that once you do get OUT of your body and the vibes calm down, there may be a strong pull to harness you back in.  Often times, when I get out, I literally have to CRAWL away, as if I am pushing against a current of liquid air.  Only when I get a good 10 feet away from the physical body am I able to stand up and not fight this current.

This doesn't happen all the time, mind you.  There have been times when I have stood next to myself laying in bed.  However, I think when a lot of energy has yet to transfer into your astral body, the pull by the physical is that much greater.

Now, regarding your minds eye....it certainly sounds like you were seeing through your closed eyelids, often called "astral sight."  You will find that this is a common side-effect when bordering on the edge of the physical and the astral.

When this happens again, and you're positive that it's astral site, then will the vibrations to flow over your body and have an OBE.

If, on the other hand, it's just your physical eyes barely open (which is really common when people are trying to relax), then this could be a distraction.  There are two things you can do to minimize your physical eyes opening.

1) Open them, and just stare at an object on the other side of the room.  The longer you are aware of that object, the heavier your eyes start to get.  It's OK to blink, but don't lose awareness of that object.  Your eyes will soon feel relieved to close, and you can proceed with your relaxation.

2) Imagine that whatever you see through the sliver of your vision as being an astral imagine.  Remain detached and don't analyze what you see.....just continue getting your mind in that right place and not worrying about the physical.

And by the way, since you're starting out, might I suggest you download a program I wrote to log and anaylyze your OBE experiences?  You can check it out here: http://www.obejournal.com

[Psygnus]

Ok Ill give you a little bit of background first.
I was turned on to AP and OBE by my wife while she was reading some passages from "Conversations with GOD". I was rasied a Catholic and have been one ever since. Im very open minded and never once though that my faith is 100% correct and everyone else is wrong. My wife is of the same mentality. So in CWG God tell the author that he gave us the chakras as a gift and tool to aid us in our spiritual growth and that everyone can do it not just the so called "GIFTED". This really struck my interest and I searched the NET for Chakras which lead me to OBE and AP. After a few days of reading about it I became incredibly interested. I attempted my first AP 11/5/2003. I wont get into details but the first time I got very close! I felt vibrations around my head and shoulder areas, My arm felt like they were floating and I felt a cool wind blowing over my body. I was amazed because I read about all these sensations and feelings. I was very eager to do it again the next day. Day 2 I was disturbed by my wife and daughter coming to bed. My daugher is sick so she like to sleep with us. I did get some minor vibs before my wife and daughter got to bed. Day 3 I decided to sleep in my daughters room on the floor. My Air Bed had a hole so I just laid several blacket on the floor and became my relaxation/meditation. I was disturbed by pain in my back from the hard floor, lol. So day 4 I bought a Air Bed and started again. I did my usually relaxation/meditation. I always lay on my back with straight relazed posture. There came a point where I want to be more comfortable  so I turned on my stomach/side with legs bent. This is my usual sleeping position. I still keep my meditation/relaxation and tried to keep consciousness.  
At soem point I failed keep conscious. I then was awakened by a feeling of dizziness and vibrations. I then started feeling like my body was swaying left and right. Like on a boat. I was feeling very light. I was contemplating whether I should do the roll over technique. I didnt want to ruin a possible OBE. I then decided to just do it! So I rolled! Durring the roll the Vibration be came very intense! More like a Shaking on my body! During the roll I was like "This is really happening!". After the roll was ina fetal positon on my knees. The Vibrations has stopped and I was OUT!!!
I was very very excited after I came back. I pulled my journal and started writing. I dont want to go into details about what I did right now. I have been trying everyday since and havent been able to OBE again. I have had the different sensations and all. Now one thing that has been happening everyday is that while im in my trace my eyes seems to have opened by itself. Totally involuntary. And it feels a little weird. When this happens I like at the edge of losing consciousness or already have and i awake from the opening. After I usually lift my head to look around and do a check to see if im AP but I find myself still in the physical world. So I lay back down and shut my eyes. Now today( 11/13/2003 ) same thing happened. But this time I for some reason I felt like my eye were closed but I was seeing my daughter toys. I facing that direction. It was kind of hazy. Then I decided the put my finger on my eyes to see if my eyes were really open. They were closed!!! My finger were tough my closed eye lids! Then after some excitement I saw blackness for a second and then my real eye lids open. Was I seeing through my minds eye? Have other people experienced this? Tonight im going to do a test. Im going to put a mirror by my side and see if my eyes are opened. This should be fun. Thanks!