A Defenite Maybe!

Grigori · May 17, 2006, 06:41:14

It's not much compared to other peoples but I'm really excited because I may have finally had an OBE of my own :rolling:

I just suddenly found myself sitting on the edge of my bed but it just didn't feel right it was dark but I could see everything and that just struck me as odd. I have a ceramic candle thing by my bed that I picked up to look at and when I picked it up I saw it in my hand but it was also still on my table (so there appeared to be two of them). Then it hit me that this was an OBE :yikes2: so I turned as quick as I could to see if my body was behind me and that's when I woke up :angry3:

I admit this "may" have been a lucid dream and I do have 1 or 2 a month but this just seemed different to me almost too real for a lucid dream. However, I don't know what to make of the two ceramic things.

I also immediately got up and checked and as far as I can tell the ceramic candle holder wasn't moved. I was really hoping to find it dropped on the floor

Regardless it was a cool experience and if it was an OBE I bypassed any sounds, vibrations, etc. or atleast I have no memory of anything before sitting on the edge of my bed.

Selski · May 18, 2006, 13:45:34

Hi Grigori

Sounds like an OBE to me. I usually by-pass the vibrations too. Occasionally get sounds, but not all the time.

It's a VERY typical OBE in my opinion.

Next time, try to "forget" that you even have a physical body. I have found that even just thinking about the physical can snap me back before I can change my mind!

Great stuff - let's hope it's the start of many more for you...

Sarah

Grigori · May 19, 2006, 06:03:01

Cool! Typical was what I was hoping for ... I would have just called it an OBE if it wasnt for the twinned ceramic thing that got me questioning it.

I guess I'm a little obsessed with wanting to look at my physical body from an OBE ... when I was very young kindergarten-ish I remember seeing myself face-to-face and still vividly recall wondering if I was the real one. Then when I learned about OBE's I wanted to see if I was my own doppleganger and thought the frst thing that I'd do if/when I OBEd would be to look at my body ... but I guess that kind of blows the whole OBE experience

Thancks for the reply! it was much appreciated!!!

jub jub · May 19, 2006, 12:36:46

Sounds pretty much like an OBE to me as well!

I found if I try to get as far from my body as possible, I can stay out longer.

greatoutdoors · May 19, 2006, 14:29:56

Grigori,

Yes, it sounds like an OBE to me as well.

My theory is that we should be able to transition from a lucid dream to an OBE without difficulty once we gain sufficient control. I am testing it now, but it is a long process.

It sounds to me like you were in a perfect transition -- with a foot in both astral and physical worlds. That's why you saw two candleholders. There "really" were two of them!

Man, if you can do that again and hold it, no telling what it will bring!!

Selski is right, at least in my experience. As soon as I become aware of or think about the physical, everything is over and it's back to square one!

Grigori · May 20, 2006, 05:03:06

Hopefully next time will be longer ... but I've really only worked on getting out of body and never really thought much about how to stay there

but I guess that's the next step

... or atleast it is if it wasn't just a fluke and I can figure it out. I seriously have no prior dream (or whatever) recall before sitting on the bed wondering why I everything looked funny.

Now that bit about getting to an OBE state from a lucid dream is really intriguing but I've just never had any luck with it

Usually I'll have one or two lucid dreams a month and I have tried to make a transition to an OBE but for me anyways it's never gone beyond a somewhat altered environment. I'm not sure how to describe it other than ya just know it's still a dream even if you are in control

Thanxz people it really is nice being able to discuss this without being thought completely insane

jub jub · May 20, 2006, 08:54:53

Heck, if I stay out for a minute I'm lucky. My longest OBE was my first where I was out apprx 2 minutes.

It seems any more by the time I figure out what the heck is going on "poof" back in the body.

Grigori · May 21, 2006, 04:51:35

Well that sucks ... it sounds like the key to a prolonged OBE is not realizing it until you're done

RJA · May 23, 2006, 15:23:22

Not necessarily. Typically, once I'm out I realize "I'm out again - Great!" and then I go about doing whatever I do, and it never leaves my mind that I'm out-of-body.

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