Remembering what I read during an OOBE

[Astralzombie]

I went to bed this evening with no intentions to project but I had a short dream that caught my attention and I became completely aware. It was unique because I did a little bit of reading in the projection and I woke myself up early because I was able to recall quite a bit of it. I wanted to share with you all the little "trick" that I used so maybe it can help someone else out. I know that remembering what we read during an OOBE is hard to nearly impossible for many of us.

The first thing I did was acknowledge that I was reading and that I really wanted to remember it. I know that doesn't sound like much but it really reinforced my desire to recall what I read.

After each page (there was 3 in all), I stopped and associated a geometric shape and a different color to each page. Then I placed the image of the page with all the words inside of the shape. The first page was a red circle followed by a blue triangle and then a green square. A young man cam along just as I was finished reading it and his distraction caused me to slip into a regular dream state. I was opening a safe and when I opened it, all three of the shapes were inside of it. This made me regain my awareness.

They weren't in order as the pages but I was still able to remember what page and it's original order that I first read them in. I am confident that I can remember about 80 % of each page now that I am awake.

I think this worked because the colored shapes gave my a single image that I was able to associate with the pages instead of trying to remember 150 different words. In effect, the shapes became a symbol or a metaphor that represented the pages. I did not think of this strategy prior to the projection. It just came to me.

If anyone has any ideas as to why they think this was effective, I would sure be interested in hearing them. I hope this can help someone else out. Also, I'd like to hear what some of you all do to help you remember what you read during a dream or projection.

[justin35ll]

Interesting way of remembering, I will give it a try if I come across the opportunity, seems like a good idea

[roman67]

That was an amazing experience for you IAB. I have heard about that some people are able to do that but I haven't tried it yet.