Seeing Yourself

[bondgirl3007]

I was wondering if anyone has looked down at themselves while they've been out. Has anyone ever seen their silver cord? I would really like to see myself, but I'm wondering if it would freak me out. Any thoughts or experiences you have, please share!

-Lindsay

[Stookie]

The first few times are pretty freaky, yet cool too. My first thought is how different I look than when looking in a mirror. It's much more objective.

[David Warner]

Bondgirl,

I have seen myself many times, also have had the opportunity to sit next to myself and touch my face, shoulders, chest, knees. During this experiment, I had a dual feeling sensation of both at the same time happening. This is what I have noticed while OBE, you can split your perspective and waver between the two bodies - physical and spiritual. Robert Bruce talks about this as well.

Next time you are out, focus before hand seeing yourself in a mirror for the longest time permitted. Now, that is some real interesting experiment. Nothing weird, scarry, ulgy - but the consciousness, awareness level rises so high - the feeling is like your a hundred miles away from home but your present.

Tvos

[oilfieldpilot]

Good for you Bondgirl_


I remember seeing 'myself' for the first time... funny thing was that it took a little bit to recognize myself, but once I did, I laughed because I didn't recognize myself right off! then you look around to see if anyone else noticed this blunder...

You may also experience seeing yourself in the mirror as well, which isn't quite as strange. I think (for me) seeing myself during OBE is wayyyy different (I don't know why, just the feeling) than when doing a conscious phase (meaning you did not have to go to 'sleep' nor even lose feeling of your body (sleep paralysis) but riding that hypnogogic margin - if even that deep - and then meeting your 'selves'.  During those times, it feels no different than waking reality when you are just thinking to yourself, etc. but you can see your embodiment.
My current goal is to meet all seven of my conscious levels in OBE!

As for the silver cord thing...I've never seen mine and I was even told to mentally 'sever' it (only folklore to believe you won't come back, etc) if I felt it was keeping me from doing OBE's.  Well, as much as I have hacked and sawed thru anything that 'felt' like a restraining cord, I've never gotten lost nor in any trouble without it once I am 'out'. Just watch yourself for limiting beliefs and superstitions in that case


cheers,
ofp 

[ka0s]

Here is some of my journals depicting the astral/silver cord during my experiences:

5/28/08
   1) 10:40-10:45am – I was able to reach my first goal today. A few nights ago I set
down a cup of water out in the kitchen in order to project to the cup and pick it up. This morning I successfully projected while lying on my side facing my door. Separation was a bit different because I was fearful for some reason. Yesterday when I projected I was not able to see how I was tethered to my body. Today I went to the door and looked back before I went any further. I noticed a grayish cord tied to the bottom of my foot. I went and detached it from my physical body and took it with me as I went to get the glass out in the kitchen. The glass that I picked up was the same one that I placed the water in and had some color. Everything else in the experience was not as vivid. From now on I may just stay in my room and see how long I can stay out of body without fear for not being able to return. It seems the cord is rather short from my experience. Maybe this relates to my experience as a novice? Once I am able to stay outside of my body longer inside my room, I will plan attempts to visit my mothers bed and see if there is anything I notice unusual.


5/30/08

1)   9:20-9:23am – I was able to project two separate times this morning. Most likely encompassing only around 5-10 minutes total. The first projection was brief and was only for validation of a few things. I checked to see where the "grey cord" was attached. Today one end was attached to my head on my physical body and the other end was attached to the head on my physical body. The cord seemed a bit thinner this time as I did not see it right away when I projected.  During the second projection I detached the cord from my head on my physical body and traveled to goal #2 (which is where I will be placing the card to identify later on). This area is within my room on top my desk. My intentions for this projection was to stay out of body longer than usual. Everything was mostly grey. However I noticed when I detached the cord from my physical body, my physical body began to shake). Things then began to take color in my room such as my monitor, my walls and curtains, and my desk. I returned to my body after reattaching my grey cord out of fear (because my physical body appeared to be shaking). I also experiences immediate hypnogogic hallucinations upon return.


6/29/08

1)   I triggered four OBE's today (1:40pm) but all of them were very short. After the first one I realized I was in a state to trigger the rest of them so I repeated my induction method. I pretended I was swaying on a swing and I rolled out of my body each time. I believe the last OBE turned in to a lucid dream. Infact, two out of four had lucid-dream elements.
The first occurrence I swayed out of my body to the left of the room. This was a validation experiment. I turned to look at my body and I wanted to view my clock (as I have wanted to do that for a while). Unfortunately the experiment was unsuccessful. The clock was extremely blurry! During this first occurrence everything was in black. I then returned to my physical. During the 2nd occurrence I swayed and exited my body to the left and opened the door to my room. Outside of my room were circus-like dragons floating in the air. It was kind of neat but at the same times a bit scary. They were not moving but fixed in the air. I remember during this 2nd OBE that I looked down at the floor and noticed my silver cord again. It looked transparent today! After this OBE I wanted to roll out of my body to the right to go through the wall and go outside. Unfortunately, my attempt failed. I hit the wall and did not float through it. Since I was unsuccessful, I decided to just take a close examination of my silver cord. I held it and noticed some very strange hieroglyphics along it. These hieroglyphics appeared as a light green color on the silver cord itself and had a repeating strange pattern. The symbols I could not make out exactly but they were grouped in "twos". An example would be "AA BB CC". That is how they appeared on the cord itself. I would say the last occurrence was the longest. It was also the only occurrence that had lots of color in it. The reason why I say it was pretty much entirely a lucid-dream is the fact that in the lucid dream I was trying to exit my body. I opened my window and adjusted my body to sit beside the window. I then inducted the swaying method within the lucid dream to exit my body and look out the window. The window was covered in snow, so I thought, why it is snowing in June. Outside my father was mowing and the grass wasn't actually covered in snow. (He looked much younger than he does now). There were also a few cars that went by and some lady in a car waved to me (as if she had seen me). I thought to myself, am I in RTZ? This occurrence was entirely a lucid dream because I was projecting within a projection.. These OBE's today were not as vivid as some, but I induced them in a slightly different way. I imagine myself on a swing when I am waking up and it feels like my body is swaying. I am then able to roll out of my body during an arch of the swing. The most vivid part of these experiences today was the hieroglyphics on the astral cord. Last night I actually didn't plan on projecting this morning, but was pleasantly surprised with the repetition of exiting without problems.



I wanted to answer your question thoroughly. I have seen my Physical body many times in my bed. I have also experiences no body at all within my bed....(but this has been on very few occasions)...