[jasonmoss]

I was wondering if anybody could possibly give light to what this is - I'm very new to meditation, and don't know too much about energy forces.

I decided to try Automatic Writing tonight. I went into a quiet place, turned on some very soft meditative music, grabbed a blank sheet of paper and a pen, and sat down in a comfortable office chair. I then closed my eyes, cleared my mind to the best of my abilities, started taking deep breaths, and told my soul very slowly "Please give me the highest and wisest reading/advice".

Almost instantly I felt as though an entity was beginning to enter my body. My heart rate rapidly increased, and it became very hard to breath (it felt similar to an asthma attack). My head rolled back (and started rolling in slow circles), and I felt as though I was floating up. I had no control over my body anymore - and this scared me. I opened my eyes, and everything went away. My heart rate took a while to come down, however. I was incredibly moved by this experience.

This was a beautiful feeling - something seemed to have entered my body, however something told me that something wasn't right. This was why I opened my eyes.

I tried the experience again about 5 minutes later - same setting, music, etc. This time, however, I closed my eyes and envisioned a white light enveloping me - to protect me. I think I might have been scared - so I didn't relax fully. The experience I had the first time didn't happen again.

However, towards the end of meditation, my hand started rapidly shaking (kind of like the machines that measure the strength of earthquakes). It seemed as though something of a higher power was controlling my hand - it slowly moved across the paper. I ended up with a long line of zig-zags that were very close together.

Can anyone tell me what I've experienced (both events I've described) - and does anyone have any tips on protecting myself for future meditation sessions?

Thanks a lot for your help,
Jason