Nighttime is creepy in the Astral

[Astral316]

Hey yo... Astral 3:16 here with another interesting out of body experience to share. It all started when I woke up around 2:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. I thought I'd watch some Family Matters on the tube and do some energy work. After a while I felt pretty tired and with school and work the next morning I decided to fall asleep. Soon I found myself in the vibrations... I felt a gravitational pressure that I can only describe as a "lift off" sensation. I tried to intesnify the vibrations but nothing happened and a corresponding release of that pressure, or "landing" resulted... waking me up. I watched a bit more television, passed out again, and the real fun began. I felt the vibrations and this time I took full advantage of them...

In the vibrations I remembered my intent to explore outerspace. The first thing I remember is looking out the window of this unkempt building/house I didn't recognize. I believe I was on the second floor or higher up in this building and it was night. Most likely relating to my initial intent, I wanted to get a view of the sky. I looked at the window pane and noticed a "sun symbol." I interpreted this as the actual sun reflecting off the window and thought how strange it looked in the Astral, or this particular plane at least. The sun symbol had a deep reddish orange color and looked ancient in style. In retrospect this "episode" had a really mysterious, creepy aura to it. I ended up seeing this symbol again later on in the OBE string on some form of apparel.

I remember reintegrating in my house several times, every time it was dark outside and all the lights were on for the most part. At one point I begin talking just to hear myself talk, but I didn't know what I was saying just that I heard/felt myself talking. I remember suddenly being in my bathroom and looking in the mirror, witnessing my astral self for the first time. I began checking for certain marks on my face, noting the differences... I actually anticipated checking a certain blemish expecting it to be an exaggerated, grotesque looking feature but that wasn't the case. While in real life I have relatively long hair (for someone with short hair) and a beard, my astral double had really short hair and was clean shaven. My facial features also looked different, but obviously similar enough to let me assume it was me. I want to say I looked like how I would if my mother had me with some other guy. I hear how some people see an idealized version of themself... that wasn't the case with me. I thought I looked a little on the dorky side.

At one point, whether following the bathroom mirror episode or not... I began experimenting with holding onto my awareness in order to extend the episodes. It seemed like I was "clouding out" of these reintegrations quickly so I made it a point to focus on a second to second basis. I managed to cross my kitchen floor and open the backdoor of my house, fighting the forces that wanted to end the episode. The backdoor is as far as I got.

Again I'm not sure where exactly this fits into the OBE string but it was around this point... I was walking towards the backdoor (again) and my dad walks in the house with a stern expression on his face. He has a good sized hole in his head... nothing gory or realistic... just a black hole. He walks by me without acknowledging my presence. This was creepy as well, but I wasn't the least bit fearful.

Okay now I reintegrate once again in my house and pass through the wall. Finally I'm outside. I feel I need assistance so I call for my spirit guide and nothing happens. I look up in the sky and search for the moon as a point of reference to exit Earth's atmosphere, but I can't find it. Instead, I find this random "pocket/cluster" of stars in a certain location of the sky. I figure it's better than nothing, and begin willing myself towards them. I start to feel like I'm entering space though the visuals get really hazy from here. I attempt to look back at the Earth and try to see it, but my vision is too blurred to appreciate anything. I do remember thinking 'Wow, my consiousness is here and my body is way down there." At that instant I felt a kind of snap-like release of static elecrictity almost like stretching a rubber band as far as it could go and releasing it. That was the end of the episode, and a few relatively dull OBE false awakenings occured until I woke up.

I have to say this whole OBE string had an aura that left me with this awkward, creeped out feeling... like "Man I don't think I'm cut out to experience these types of feelings." But that only lasted until I snapped out of it. Still I hope to experience more bright, cheery OBEs in the future. Thanks to all who read this.