Was this a real OBE?

[cattellar]

Hi, this is my first thread/post. I've been really interested in the subject, I've read about it on the internet, different techniques etc. I've been trying to Astral Project for some weeks now, and I think I finally had my first experience 2 days ago, but I would like someone to analyze it please:

I was dreaming, apparently in my grandmas house, and then suddenly, I turned my head, or the scene changed itself, and I saw very very quickly like 2 men .... staring at me, it look very creepy. It lasted less than a second I think, when that happened, I felt like something automtically happened, I felt like if I was actually getting outside of my body, like if I finally astral projected. I then tested it, I did the jump, and effectively I begun to float.

I then started to float around. I didn't had much control of the experience, it was something like 40% OBE 60% dream, I only remember parts of it.
I actually got to do the jumping thing twice, because at one point I felt I woke up, but was actually still dreaming.

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So I ask... what could those 2 men be? could they be dark entities, dead people, or actually entities that tried to help me achieve the astral state? Because it was as soon as I saw them that it happened.

Also, is it normal to see the experience very fuzzy and remember bits of it, and don't have much control about it? Does it still applies as an OBE?

Thanks in advanced!

[Mez]

sounds like a dream in which you became lucid which is always a cool experience.

[Awakened_Mind]

I'd echo Mez.

-AM

[Novice]

These are all various stages of conscious awareness. What you describe (fuzzy perception, forgetting bits of it, etc) is a clear indication of fluctuating lucidity -- we all experience this.

I find mindfullness a really good way to not only enhance your waking state, but to increase the quantity and quality of lucid/astral experiences. It also helps you retain more of the experiences upon waking.

This is something like a waking meditation -- where you concentrate on what you are doing at the moment you are doing it. Others call it "being in the NOW." That's a bit 'new-agey' for me, but whatever works for you. Its all basically the same thing. Be aware of what you are doing, when you are doing it and don't let your mind stray to other things. This carriers over into sleep, so that you recognize the dream state more easily. Once you are able to move and manipulate that state, your awareness expands and you begin to take control. You can then phase to other people/places and really start to explore!

Good luck and keep it up!