I've read the studies that claim they can induce an out of body experience, several times. From what I've read, the experiences people have under this inducement are not the same as the experiences of people who actually have had out of body experiences. It boggles my mind actually. When I read what people have experienced under the induced OBE it is not remotely the same as what I have experienced.
What they really need to do is induce these experiences in people who claim to have had them before so that a comparison might be made. As far as I'm aware, the people in the study are not claiming they can astral project. It's not a valid test. It is interesting though. I would willingly submit to having an OBE induced in me. If I felt the same way during the induction as I have during astral projection I would be very willing to agree that it's possible that OBE's are a trick of the mind. But until that happens, I stand by my experiences, as I'm sure other experiencers will stand by theirs.
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