OBE & senses

[katieknowledge]

I read around here somewhere that you have all your senses during an OBE. Is this true? I am recently noticing more and more smells in my dreams. Could this mean I'm becoming more aware and am on my way? lately I'm more aware I'm dreaming. I know I'm dreaming. last week when a man tried to sexually assault me in a dream I said to myself "I  need a weapon" although I only thought up a serrated grapefruit spoon the fact remains I thought it consciously while dreaming. Since I conjured such a
meager weapon I then proceeded to
problem solve how to most effectively use my weapon and told this man I
would extract his eyes ..he
simply walked away. Does any of this
sound like I'm closing the deal?   Also I have been woken by this vibration but I'm scared of it so I always turn over or
sit up but ah, for what ever reason very
recently I decided to just relax and when
it was over the sun was up. The sun
shouldn't of been up. I had just opened
my eyes and it was dark. I rolled over
and saw a newspaper on the floor. I
decided to think it into my hands. It's my
dream I can do what I want right? I was
absolutely shocked when it rose from
the ground. While I was busy trying to
figure out my new wizard powers I heard
a voice inside my head. The voice was
my daughters saying some men we're
approaching wearing backwards jackets.
It was at this time I noticed she was in
bed with me. I knew she was physically
but had forgot in the dream. I don't
remember much else but in the morning
I asked my daughterif she dreamed of mommy and she said yes and a floating newspaper and some men. What category does this fall under?

[katieknowledge]

its super hard to edit this box from my phone 

[Lionheart]

What category does this fall under?

Hello Katieknowledge, believe it or not this is completely normal. It sounds like you were being shown the "way of the Astral", where thought = action and everything and anything can occur at any given time. Keep a journal on all your dreams and experiences. You normally get 30 seconds of full dream recall when you awaken, so be quick. I constantly get told now to "see through" everthing. Kind of like everything is some form of a lesson and you just have to find the message. I would say when you first begin to have control over your dreams instead of just watching them, that you have just passed Astral 101. Congratulations and may you have many more.
Good Luck and Safe Travels! 

[catmeow]

Hello katieknowledge, yes all of that is completely normal. You experienced a "false awakening" which is basically waking up in bed but astrally not physically. If you had stepped out of bed and gone walkabout, you would have had an astral projection, but without having to bother with all the preliminaries, of getting into "mind awake body asleep" and reaching for the vibrations etc.

The dream with the serrated grapefruit spoon reminds me very much of a recurring dream I had when I was about 11. I used to dream that a man would pull a knife on me whilst I was walking home from school. Well one day I turned the tables on him. I just thought to myself "this is my dream I can do whatever I want" so I mentally "paralysed" the man, took his knife from him and stabbed him. He disappeared and I never had the dream again. This was probably the first lucid dream I can remember having.

[katieknowledge]

I have been keeping a dream journal since the start of this year. I've noticed a few common themes. most of my dreams are dark and twisted resembling something akin to Tim Burtons movies. The places I see should of been drawn by the hands of Salvador Dali or M.C. Esher. I'm practicing telling myself if I see something that scares me to send out an S.O.S. then tell it you are scary, you are scaring me right now but you can't scare me for ever now you have to leave. Any opinions about why my dreams are so sick? I'd love for them to be beautiful. right now they are hauntingly beautiful with every other one containing a psycho. I know I'm on the cusp but it seems dangerous in my mind/out there one night I knew I was dreaming and I saw some eerie rotating interlocking shapes moving through a dark pink sky. I wanted to memorize the shapes as evidence of what I do not know but who ever was with me warned against this strongly as if I was a stupid child. about to burn my hand on the fire. I was told to only look but do not memorize. I may remember but do not call attention to us. Then I suddenly felt through intuition that these were locks and by memorizing or concentrating on them that was the key. I did not want to open this door  it went to some kind of Hell.

[Lionheart]

Any opinions about why my dreams are so sick? I'd love for them to be beautiful. right now they are hauntingly beautiful with every other one containing a psycho.

Katie there could be a number of reasons. Instability in your life. Negative/Scary dreams are easier to remember than beautiful ones. You need to learn to control them. You need to know that nothing there can hurt you physically. All these reasons seem viable.
But, you can program your dreams as well. It's difficult to do, but start talking to yourself before you go to sleep. Start training your mind to go to beautiful places, set your intent before you drift off. You will see that after awhile things will change. You must engage in repetition though, it has to be every night until you gain control of it. Write down your intent as well, that really empowers it and helps it sink into your conscious mind even further.
Good Luck and Safe Travels! 

[Xanth]

I read around here somewhere that you have all your senses during an OBE. Is this true?

The only difference between my projections and my physical life experiences is that physical life is stable and constant from day to day.
Otherwise, I experience the two approximately the same.  Same senses... everything.  My projections are every bit as "physical" as this physical reality is right now.

[katieknowledge]

  I was leaning towards instability, its been a rough year. I just spent the last hour and a half reading about the medication I take and its effect on my dreams.  I thought I was having a spiritual awakening ha! I only have had my dose increased and this med is known for vivid and Lucid dreams. at least I'm experiencing a fun side effect. perhaps ill have something interesting to share if I obe/ap/ld while hooked up for my video eeg...in my quest for sanity..regards