OBE Survey Report Part 1 Introduction

[Greytraveller]

OBE Internet Survey

OBE Survey Report

Part 1 – Introduction

This report is a summary of 50,347 Out of Body Experiences. Most of these accounts were posted on various websites on the internet. The information from these accounts are organized in four sections.
  The first section (Part 2) is location. These are the superphysical places that were reported or described during the out of body experience (OBE).
  The second section (Part 3) is familiar physical or discarnate person(s) who were encountered or seen during the OBE.
  The third section (Part 4) is any unfamiliar persons or beings that were encountered or seen during an OBE.
  The fourth section (Part 5 through Part 7 and Miscellaneous Notes are the notes describing both the frequency and the type of various phenomena reported by people while they were out of body (OOB).
This is an appropriate point to comment on the veracity of these OBE accounts. Certainly not all of the OBE (or NDE) reports are accurate. Some accounts of OBEs are undoubtedly faulty, a result of misperceptions or confusion or distorted senses. A few other reports are frauds and hoaxes (usually adolescents posting false reports on the internet to impress other adolescents). This caveat being noted I strongly believe that the vast majority of these OBE accounts are true and valid.

The Sources. Most of the OBE (and NDE) accounts were posted on the internet. Here is a partial list of the websites with the URLs. Note that many of these sites are no longer active.
www.astralinfo.org             (William Buhlman "Adventures Beyond the Body") The forum for this site is now at //groups.yahoo.com/group/OBE_newsletter
//wirenot.net/X                 Archive X
www.AstralForum.com        Website is Down.
www.Astraldynamics.com    Robert Bruce's site with forums
www.AstralPulse.com        
www.AstralSociety.com     Website is no longer active New site is at www.Astralsociety.us
www.Astralviewers.com
www.CoastToCoastAm.com (Site for the successful the radio show)
www.erinpavlina.com          Huge website with many forums.
www.Erowid.org                (Psychoactive drug experience reports)
www.explorations-in-consciousness.com
//timekillers.co.uk              (Gavin's Timekillers) Website is no longer active.
www.IANDS.org                (Internatioal Association Near Death Studies)
www.JonasRidgeway.com    Website is no longer active.
www.monroeinstitute.com   Founded by the 'legendary' Robert Monroe
www.MysticWeb.org          Forums are now at gnosticawakenings.com
www.NDERF.org                (NDE Research Foundation)
www.near-death.com        (NDE and The Afterlife) Message board at neardeath.ipbhost.com
www.OBE4U.com
www.OBERF.org                (OBE Research Foundation)
www.OutOfBody.co.uk       Website is no longer active.
//personal-freedom.org      Out of body experiences forum.46
www.aleroy.com               (Thoughtful Living) Includes an active blog and an inactive forum.
www.UFOINFO.com           (Humanoid encounters both OBE and physical by Albert Rosales.).)
www.homestead.com/louisobe/louisobe.html 25 (Louis Ruiz)
www.RobertPeterson.org     (Online book)
www.Spiritualforums.com     Huge website with many forums.
www.SpiritWeb.org             Website is no longer active.
www.mindspring.com/~Scottr/end.html  (NDEs)
www.unexplained-mysteries.com  Large website with Dreams and Psychic abilities forums.

Most of the remaining OBE reports were provided in books. Here is the list of authors and some of the books they have written.
David Morehouse   "Psychic Warriors:"
William Buhlman     "Secrets Of the Soul" and "Adventures Beyond the Body"
Robert Crookall      (2 books)
Robert Fox            "Astral Projection"
Sylvan Muldoon      "Projection of the Astral Body"
Tom Harper            TV Show
Robert Monroe       Journeys Out Of The Body, Far Journeys, Ultimate Journey
Greytraveller          Over 80 OBEs in a personal journal.

[Greytraveller]

Greetings all.
This is the first part of the updated survey. A separate post will follow with a link to all the other parts.
Note that if anyone tries an active link and fails to connect then please contact me (by pm, email or in a forum post) and I will check that link.

Thanx   
Grey