90-Day Trial: Achieve an Out of Body Experience

[fizzleboink]

I am going to do a 90-day trial to achieve my first out of body experience (OBE).

History

For the past 10 years I’ve had an off and on interest in astral projection. I first heard about the concept in high school when I looked up a psy-trance music group that I was interested in at the time, which were aptly called “Astral Projection”. Naturally, a Google search for those two words led me to the other meaning – out of body experience.

I became quite interested in the topic and read a couple books on the subject. I tried some techniques and had some interesting experiences but I never fully got there. For whatever reason I lost interest for a while and decided to put OBE’s on the back burner.

Over the years I’d periodically regain some interest, read more about it, and try some techniques. Without much initial success I became impatient and would move on to other things. For whatever reason though, I found myself coming back to the concept over and over. Eventually I came across the work done by Robert Monroe, and read his three books:

1. Journeys Out of the Body
2. Far Journeys
3. Ultimate Journey

I was completely blown away. The stories were so amazing I wondered how anyone could make them up. Then I discovered that the institute he created, The Monroe Institute, was still alive and going strong. Supposedly, people are learning how to do this all the time!

I decided that it was worth pursuing completely. As I’ve matured I’ve realized that anything worth doing usually takes persistence and patience. This 90-day trial also fits into Steve Pavlina’s success strategy of 30-day trials, so I’ve decided to really give this my all and see if I really am “more than my physical body”.

Strategy

The plan I will be using is from Robert Bruce’s and Brian Mercer’s book, “Mastering Astral Projection” (MAP). That book provides a 90-day guide to having an out of body experience, which includes:

• affirmations
• writing in a journal
• dream recall
• relaxation exercises
• breath work
• mind taming (i.e. meditation)
• energy work (i.e. chakras)
• binaural beats
• exit techniques

I have read many books on out of body experiences but I’ve never come across one with such a structured, day-by-day guide. I feel like this book will help stack the deck in my favor, giving me the best possible chance at an OBE. Note that each day will be different, so it differs from typical 30-day habit forming trials.

The plan is to follow the book as closely as possible to see its effectiveness. However, since I haven’t read the entire book yet I can’t guarantee I’ll follow it completely. One basic change I’ll have to make from the start is that some exercises that are meant to be done in the afternoon will likely be done in the morning, due to my schedule.

For the most part I’m coming into this trial as a newbie. I’ve been doing some meditating everyday for the past few weeks which will help with taming my mind, but that’s about it.

MAP itself suggests reading other books during this trial, to really saturate the subconscious mind, so I’ve queued up:

• Astral Dynamics by Robert Bruce (read about 50% so far at the time of this posting)
• Adventures Beyond the Body and The Secret of the Soul by William Buhlman
• Voyages into the Unknown, Volume 1 by Bruce Moen (I will probably get the other 4 volumes as wanted)

I’ve also signed up to various forums and communities about Astral Projection/OBE’s to try and soak up as much knowledge as I can about the subject.

Motivation

So why am I doing this? Well some people might say that it’s all just mind games, but I believe it could lead to a verification of the after-life. At the very least, I will have much more evidence supporting the belief that I am more than my physical body.

Lately I’ve been exploring what spirituality is, as I used to be an atheist. I am a pretty left-brained and a scientific/analytical type of mind, so this type of verification of a spiritual topic would be a huge validation of my beliefs. It’s one thing to believe that you have a “spirit”, but it’s an entirely different thing to know.

I feel like astral projection is almost like a Pandora’s Box for me, which could lead to a very cool spiritual journey. Some people may think it’s weird or question the whole point of exploring anything not in the “real world”. I could probably write a whole post on that point of view, but I think that growing consciously is really the whole point of life to begin with. Why close your mind off from the whole package?

Other than that, I just find this topic interesting even as a mental exercise. I’m also a pretty curious person, and I like exploring topics that are on the edges of social norms.

Public Posting

I will be posting about my experiences over the 90 days. According to the book, each week will contain a different focus so posts will be weekly at the very least. I’ll try to post daily as long as there is something interesting to report.

I’m making this experience public for many reasons, which includes:

• increasing my chances for success. Having people read and rely on my progress will give me extra motivation to follow through with the whole 90 days.
• exposing more of who I really am, and what I am interested in. I’m sure I’ll attract other like-minded individuals who I can share and grow with.
• helping others who want to explore out of body experiences. This is a pretty nice topic, so the more information out there, the better.
• having writing from a newbies point of view. Writing’s on how to achieve an OBE from the perspective of a person who has them regularly is never the same as one starting from the beginning.

Wish me luck. I’ll be starting day 1 this weekend. I’d be happy to read your thoughts.

[merveilles]

Well I'm going to follow this for sure if you post regularly. I might even try this myself. Good luck! I hope it works for you.

[Divajules]

Awesome, Fizzleboink! I also have an intense interest in astral projection and have been "trying" on and off for quite a while to have an OBE. No success yet but I am determined to have this experience at some point. I think I have not been ready (fear related as I tend to be fearless until faced with the actual situation and find out that it was bravado and not actual courage, LOL). When the time is right, I feel confident that it will indeed happen.

I intend to purchase some ormus which I am hoping will aid in this process. I haven't been able to achieve it on my own, however, I must confess that I haven't been as diligent as you with the game plan and 90 day trial. I am a bit lazier than you, ha.

At any rate, I will be looking forward to hearing what transpires. If I have any success, I will surely post it. How exciting!

Good luck!!

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by Divajules

I intend to purchase some ormus which I am hoping will aid in this process. I haven't been able to achieve it on my own, however, I must confess that I haven't been as diligent as you with the game plan and 90 day trial. I am a bit lazier than you, ha.

Yeah I bought some Sun Warrior ORMUS Supergreens for my smoothies at breakfast. That's about as far as I've gone with that stuff. It's the best tasting green powder I've tried, although I don't really know how much "ormus" is in it.

[fizzleboink]

As I prepare for my 90-day OBE trial that I start tomorrow, I decided I’d write about some of the structure of the trial and what I’ve done to prepare so far.

Weekly Structure

The organization of Mastering Astral Projection (MAP) is broken down into weeks. Each week focuses on a different aspect of the projection process, gradually increasing in complexity. I’m not sure if a week is enough time to “master” each topic, but it is a good starting point.

The first 6 weeks focus on all of the important skills before an actual exit attempt is made, such as:

* breath awareness
* mind taming
* energy work
* entering a trance state

I will go into greater detail for each skill as I practice them. After week 6, exit strategies and all the problems or difficulties that can come up are discussed. The main point of all this is that even if I make rapid progress, it will still be 6 weeks before I even attempt an OBE.

Preparation Done So Far

Week 1 starts off strong with an introduction to many of the practices required for reliable astral projection.

I’ve set up a meditation space in my home that features a sofa chair for the majority of my practice. An egg timer is close by to help with the timing, as well as some incense to help associate the space with the purpose of relaxation/meditation. There is also a hard-backed chair, soft-backed chair, and an extra bed nearby.

MAP recommends keeping a dream journal to help with dream and OBE recall. I’ve been doing this already for the past several weeks on my own and have been moderately successful in jotting down keywords from my dreams. During the 90-day trial, I’ll be posting my keywords and whatever I can remember from my dreams here as well.

I will be using the BrainWave Generator (bwgen) as directed in MAP to help with the practice. Previously, I’ve experimented with other binaural beats/brainwave entrainment technology such as Holo-Sync, Hemi-Sync, and have found them to be quite helpful with meditation. Luckily, I have an audio extension cable to get the output from bwgen on my computer to headphones in the meditation space.

The daily affirmation MP3’s from MAP are loaded into my iPod and I’ll listen to the appropriate one in the morning/evening. Every little bit helps!

Expectations

I’m pretty excited but I’m also feeling a little unsure of myself. By making this so public I risk making failure public as well, and not too many people enjoy that! At the very least, going through this exercise will be a huge growth experience for me. Not only in perseverance, but also in expression and courage. C’est la vie.

[modernthing]

Waw, interesting, I'll follow you too, because I'd like to know more and achieve this myself

Apparently we do it all the time... Now, I'd like to really be conscious next time it happens to me. There's been the occasional time where I've watched myself fall asleep, but that's about it really...

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by modernthing

Waw, interesting, I'll follow you too, because I'd like to know more and achieve this myself

Apparently we do it all the time... Now, I'd like to really be conscious next time it happens to me. There's been the occasional time where I've watched myself fall asleep, but that's about it really...

Yeah, it's just a matter of being conscious when it happens.

Program Notes/Observations:

The Brainwave Generator isn’t as pleasant to listen to as Hemi-Sync or Holo-Sync, because there isn’t any sort of music overlaid on top of the binaural beats. That’s ok though, it definitely seems effective so far.

The relaxation exercises are pretty easy, but Robert Bruce seems to stress the importance of them so I will definitely keep working on them.

Breath awareness has been difficult for me as I have a pretty active “monkey mind”, and I find my that my mind wanders quite a bit. I’ve been meditating for many weeks now so it’s not like this is a new experience to me either. I imagine my breath awareness would be even worse if I was starting it for the first time today.

Energy body stimulation through the use of “tactile imaging”, which is something Robert Bruce coined, is pretty neat. Basically you try to focus your body awareness on a single area of your body, like your big toe. You can scratch or poke your big toe to help with focusing on it. Then you can shift your body awareness to other areas of your body. I only did this for about 5 minutes today but as I write this I still feel the tingling sensations from doing this.

Dream Keywords: web design, business, gift for parents, mix up/same gift with girlfriend

I remembered two separate dreams last night. One was related to having a business on the web, and the other had something to do with a gift for my parents. Sadly I can’t recall any more details than that.

[modernthing]

try taking notes, that works very well to remember dreams, I started doing this recently and it has improved my memory

Breathing is nice to work on, especially through meditation, but personaly, I'm an athsmatic person which means when I'm out of bed I'm fine, but sometimes lying down and trying to find a comfy position to focus and breathe is no piece of cake. I get annoyed with the movements of my thoracic cage... and it distracts me or discourages me

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by modernthing

try taking notes, that works very well to remember dreams, I started doing this recently and it has improved my memory

Breathing is nice to work on, especially through meditation, but personaly, I'm an athsmatic person which means when I'm out of bed I'm fine, but sometimes lying down and trying to find a comfy position to focus and breathe is no piece of cake. I get annoyed with the movements of my thoracic cage... and it distracts me or discourages me

Robert Bruce actually recommends working on this while sitting, like in a recliner or even a hard-backed chair. Is that easier on your breathing?

[Ecce Homo]

Good luck mate! I've only managed to get half way out and experience the vibrating body thing. So I am definitely rooting for you to not only succeed but come back and tell us all about it!

[wolfgang]

Originally Posted by fizzleboink

The Brainwave Generator isn’t as pleasant to listen to as Hemi-Sync or Holo-Sync, because there isn’t any sort of music overlaid on top of the binaural beats. That’s ok though, it definitely seems effective so far.

Could you play some music at the same time?


cool trial.

Does the material relate that lucid dreaming is the same as OBEs? Or are lucid dreams thought to be a stepping stone to OBEs? Curious how those two relate in what you have come across.

Have you run into the idea of "reality testing" for lucid dreams? That's where you train yourself to ask "am I dreaming now?" during the day. And even test things like turning a light on and off, while asking something like "is this light working normally?". The idea being that in a dream lights (or something else) may not work the same, so your brain will be trained to test out what you are looking at, and if it doesn't act "right" it may put you into a lucid dream (knowing you are dreaming).

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by wolfgang

Could you play some music at the same time?


cool trial.

Does the material relate that lucid dreaming is the same as OBEs? Or are lucid dreams thought to be a stepping stone to OBEs? Curious how those two relate in what you have come across.

Have you run into the idea of "reality testing" for lucid dreams? That's where you train yourself to ask "am I dreaming now?" during the day. And even test things like turning a light on and off, while asking something like "is this light working normally?". The idea being that in a dream lights (or something else) may not work the same, so your brain will be trained to test out what you are looking at, and if it doesn't act "right" it may put you into a lucid dream (knowing you are dreaming).

I could probably overlay some music on top yeah, but I want to try and keep this as pure to the book as possible. I may do that after the 90 days.

I've generally thought that of lucid dreams as a sort of stepping stone to OBE's, but that's more like my opinion.

From what I've read, they're kind of the same thing and yet kind of different. You can turn a lucid dream into an OBE, and you can turn an OBE into a lucid dream (or even a regular dream if you lose a grip on your consciousness).

I believe the general theory is that the dream world is a subset of the Astral Planes. People's dreams are occurring in this "lower" realm of the Astral, and whether they're lucid or not is dependent on the dreamer. To get to the "higher" realms of the astral you need to do astral projection, or have an OBE. In a sense though, you're having an OBE when you're dreaming too... it's just a different kind.

I know the terminology can be a bit confusing and I don't even know if I've got it completely straightened out. I've had a couple lucid dreams myself but no OBE yet.

[Ilya A K]

Wow, now theres an interesting trial.
Say, you don't mind if I join in on this one? I may not have the books but I am confident that I can achieve AP if I try long enough.

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by Ilya A K

Wow, now theres an interesting trial.
Say, you don't mind if I join in on this one? I may not have the books but I am confident that I can achieve AP if I try long enough.

Sure go ahead. I recommend you get as much knowledge as you can about it though.

[Ilya A K]

I've already had some weird experiences in past attempts and I am confident that all I need to do(Mostly) is keep trying.
So I'll be meditating for an hour and attempting to project on a daily basis. I will start reading even more about it since I heard it helps in actually getting one. I'll simply post here whenever I'd get an experience, and maybe add some details.

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 2

Program Notes/Observations:

* I was able to relax a little bit deeper with bwgen, although I’m still having trouble clearing my thoughts when focusing on breath awareness.
* More muscles were tensed/relaxed today for body relaxation today, and I’m thinking this is a trend in the book.
* Energy work focused on sponging/brushing body awareness on my thumbs. It worked pretty well for me without any difficulties, and I felt tingling/buzzing in my thumbs because of it. It’s a very peculiar reaction to just pure thought, and it even lasts for a good few minutes after I’ve stopped thinking about it.

Dream Notes:

* Keywords: backpack, garage door
* I remember something about my garage being broken into with me being close by. There were more details but I’ve forgotten them now.
* I really have to get into the habit of fleshing out my keywords into better descriptions as soon as I write the keywords down. I find myself forgetting the details behind the keywords when I come back to write more later. I find it pretty difficult to force myself to write just after waking up.

[theuprising]

I was in a lucid dream once and I told myself, hey why don't i astral project! So I tried and everything started vibrating, but then I didn't project and the vibrating didn't stop, and I called on my spirit guides for help and then saw strange images, so I got scared and woke myself up.

I tried it again recently, and it was just me still dreaming imaging I was astral projecting (b/c every time I thought I suceeded, I looked in the mirror and I could see myself, or things in my house just didn't look "right"), so yeah, I'm at a standstill.

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 3

Program Notes/Observations:

* I should note that I’ve been doing the afternoon exercises in the evening after work. I won’t be doing any morning work until the exit techniques start coming up.
* While listening to bwgen, I use the time for meditation where I focus on my breath. I was especially tired today because I had just finished working out, so I found it easier to relax. There was a point today where the darkness I typically see with my closed eyes got brighter and became a more pure/solid color. That was pretty interesting but as soon as I focused on it, it slipped away. I felt a little different when that happened, but it’s hard to describe other than using the word “good” or “peaceful”.
* While doing the energy work on my right thumb I found that my left thumb would start tingling, just like MAP says it might. I didn’t read about that until after it happened, so that was some helpful validation of my experience. I even felt my other fingers start to tingle as well.
* Body awareness of my big toes was harder than my thumbs.

Dream Notes:

* Keywords: table, chair, family, angry, apologize
* I keep seeing one of my best childhood friends’ parents in my dreams, and they always seem to be there to tell me something. This is probably the 4th or 5th time it has happened recently. I don’t really understand why it’s those people in particular though giving me these messages. I usually end up forgetting the message by the time I wake up, although not always. One particular message was something along the lines of “People are different colors”, which I believe was another way of saying that everyone is different, unique, and yet the same. Another message had to do with peace between nations.
* The particular dream I remembered today was me arguing over something with close friends and family at a table. I got frustrated, got up from the table, and pushed the chair in. Immediately afterward, for whatever reason, I understood and apologized… then woke up.

One thing I should add that’s worth mentioning is that I had a bit of an intuitive/psychic event happen to me. As I sat down to use my 4-year old Xbox 360 for media streaming I had this weird thought about the Xbox 360 breaking and how it was a single point of failure for me. I usually don’t think about that so I thought it was a weird thought. Sure enough, I got the red ring of death shortly after I turned the Xbox on and had to get it replaced.

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 4

Program Notes/Observations:

* The relaxation I(stretching) exercises basically went through my whole body this time. No difficulties there.
* BWGen worked well again but I did not go as deep as yesterday, likely because I didn’t work out right beforehand.
* The energy work/body awareness today spread to all the toes. The tingling was super intense after the exercise, almost like my toes were on fire. There’s definitely something unusual going on with tactile imaging!

Dream Notes:

* Dream Keywords: Steve Pavlina, battle against really big guy, internet, warehouse
* The first dream is a little too personal so I’m leaving it out. The second dream involved me stuck in a warehouse all of a sudden, and then a really big guy faced me. He was approaching me and I felt like he was going to attack me. I decided not to fight him and got out.. somehow.
* I’m not sure what’s with all the more negative/intense dreams lately. Usually they’re not like that.

[Ilya A K]

On a little update of my own, I started using that binarial music during my attempts. Really effective, but makes you depend on it. Meaning as soon as the music ends, I go back to normal in a matter of seconds.
Any movement removes effects reaally really fast, so I can't tend to anything that itches.
And in the last attempt I noticed an interesting phenomena where My thumbs would feel numb and had a strange tingling/crawling sensation(same thing that happens when you stop blood flow to ANY part of the body).

Lastly, for a few brief moments the yellowish-light-patterns in my eyes that I always have while closing them dissapeared, everything turned blacker-than-black and I felt my coinciense being minimalized(literally, like the little 'restore' button on the browser).
Also I'd like to note that I always have a reaction of fear. Even though I meself don't really fear death I have a strange...physical reaction to the events, equal to the survival-state-frenzy reaction you get when you hold your breath too long.
But today I'm really tired, so I will delay my attempt to tommorow morning(I actually heard it's easier in the mornings).
Cheers.

P.S - After using those Binarial beats, whenever I close my eyes I see darkness with static. Like someone turned on the TV and there were these white and black dots all over the place. Barely noticable, but they are there.

[Martyn13]

fb Good luck on your out of body experiments!
I'm sorry if I've missed something, but I haven't read everything!

I'd be interested in what you class as an actual OBE, as I think you said that you had had some experiences.

I've had two experiences, one spontaneous and one chosen, and I'm curious as to whether they would be classed as proper OBE's

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by Martyn13

fb Good luck on your out of body experiments!
I'm sorry if I've missed something, but I haven't read everything!

I'd be interested in what you class as an actual OBE, as I think you said that you had had some experiences.

I've had two experiences, one spontaneous and one chosen, and I'm curious as to whether they would be classed as proper OBE's

I've had one "false awakening" that was extremely real, with sleep paralysis. I haven't really had a fully-conscious OBE though.

[Martyn13]

Originally Posted by fizzleboink

I've had one "false awakening" that was extremely real, with sleep paralysis. I haven't really had a fully-conscious OBE though.

I used to experiment a lot with lucid dreams. This caused frequent sleep paralysis. Several times a night, I would wake up, paralysed.
It was no big deal - I just saw it as a side effect of incubating a lot of Lucid dreams. I had never tried astrral projection.
On one occasion, for some reason, I decided to wake myself up. I must have done it too quickly, as I ended up in a paralysed state, but lucid.
Then, something happened which had never ocurred before, completely spontaneously.
Suddenly, without warning, I felt an irresistable force, pulling me down the bed (horizontally, feet first). The force was accompanied by a rushing sound, as I was slowly dragged down the bed. It was very real, it started suddenly and unexpectedly, and ended in the same way. I really thought that I had been dragged down the bed, but when I regained normality, I found myself in bed in the normal position. This was a sudden and unexpected and realistic experience, and happened only once. I have since been told that experiences like this have a connection with astral projection, but I've never tried to have an OBE.
The second experience was only about two weeks ago.
Even though I have given up incubating lucid dreams these days, I still occasionally have paralysis. On this occasion, I woke up paralysed, but I was not fully lucid - not completely mentally awake - perhaps semi-lucid.
For some reason, as I had read that OBE's happen from paralysis,for the first time, I consciously tried to leave my body.
Immediately, I floated (the only word to describe it) down the bed, in the same manner of my previous experience, but this time, I was doing it consciously, and there was no irresistable 'rushing force'. Floating is probably the best way to describe it, as it took no effort, was instantaneous, and took me right across the room just by willing it. I felt that this was a new kind of experience, and not just a normal dream. However, I was not fully lucid, and went straight into a dream, a rather nice spiritual type dream though.
I would say that I'm only tentatively interested in experiencing OBE's, but might try it, if I get the chance. I tihnk this is because I remain to be convinced that they are vastly different from lucid dreams.
After that experience, I had another paralysis experience about a week ago, in which I was fully lucid. I was very aware this time, and tried to consciously float away as I had done before, but this time it didn't work.

I have a feeling that being fully lucid somehow prevented the experience.
So it seems that it is harder to have an OBE when fully conscious, but I have proven (to myself) tht there is definitely something in it

Hope this helps - hope I'm not distracting the thread

[fizzleboink]

Originally Posted by Martyn13

I would say that I'm only tentatively interested in experiencing OBE's, but might try it, if I get the chance. I tihnk this is because I remain to be convinced that they are vastly different from lucid dreams.

I have a feeling that being fully lucid somehow prevented the experience.
So it seems that it is harder to have an OBE when fully conscious, but I have proven (to myself) tht there is definitely something in it

Hope this helps - hope I'm not distracting the thread

From what I have read there is much more potential with OBE's for the types of experiences you can have. Not to knock lucid dreams (they're great), but I think OBE's are a bit of a "step up".

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 5

Program Notes/Observations:

* While I was relaxing with bwgen I slipped into a couple mini-dreams that I quickly forgot after I remembered to focus on my breath. It was different from a normal dream though, because I was still aware of my body as I was having the dream. It’s hard to describe exactly how I was aware of my body yet not lucid in my dream.
* The energy work/body awareness focused on both of my feet in their entirety. This was pretty intense, my feet almost felt like they were on fire by the end of it. The tingling and buzzing were very strong. Robert Bruce says this is normal when you’re just starting out though, because I’m clearing out energy blockages. It’s neat to be able to already verify what he says will happen with my own real experience, because this sort of intense tingling feeling isn’t something I’d expect to happen.

Dream Notes:

* Dream Keywords: APEGM dinner, tammerism?, discussion in engineering, video game for sale
* One of my dreams involved me sitting at a dinner table with my professional engineering peers, although I did not recognize anyone from the physical world. For whatever reason, words that don’t even exist kept being brought up throughout the dream. One of them was “tammerism”, and for whatever reason I thought I understood what that meant in the dream… but not now of course. There were other weird words but I do not remember them.

I finished Astral Dynamics and have started reading Bruce Moen’s first book. I also coincidentally received a shipment from Amazon with some fresh new books. They are:

* Adventures Beyond the Body
* The Secret of the Soul
* The Power of Now
* Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

Needless to say I’ve got a full plate of reading for the next while.

Bruce Moen’s book is already pretty intense, and is way over my head. Not in the sense of me having trouble understanding it, but rather it would be something more appropriate to me once I’ve had more OBE experience. I flipped through “Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming” and I think I will read it first, because it seems like it does a better job of bridging the gap between science and the paranormal. In other words, it feels more “entry level” to me. I've ordered Bruce Moen's Guidebook today, so I will be working through that once it arrives.

I’m also building the habit of doing frequent reality checks during the day, so that I can do it during a dream and become lucid.

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 6

Program Notes/Observations:

* Energy work and body awareness on both of my entire legs today. The energy work keeps getting more intense each day. Both of my legs were tingling and the soles of my feet felt like they were on fire almost. My feet are still tingling as I write this.
* I am now fully relaxing my body as per the guidelines in MAP.

Dream Notes:

* I didn’t remember any dreams last night! I’m not too sure why. Some mornings I just wake up and they’re gone.

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 7

Program Notes/Observations

* Energy work implemented “body bouncing” awareness in my legs. This feeling was pretty cool, you can definitely sense the energy movement through your legs.
* Week 2 is coming up! I’m getting a little anxious to actually do some OBE exit techniques but taking it slow is probably best.

Dream Notes

* This was a doozy. The relevant part to share was that I was in my bathroom during the dream looking at myself in the mirror. For whatever reason my dream mind suddenly asked to have an OBE. I looked away from the mirror, concentrated, and looked back at the mirror. In my astonishment I looked about 20 years older. Wrinkly but with a full head of grey hair, almost like Jay Leno haha. I became scared and said “ok ok, I get the point, please put me back” and everything was back to normal… in my dream that is.
* The second part to the dream was me having a plugged toilet. I interpreted this as me trying to shed my old beliefs, but there’s so much of it that it’s getting clogged and will take time to get rid of. But I don’t really know if that’s what was meant, of course.

[fizzleboink]

OBE/Astral Projection Trial Week 2 Day 8

So I’m into week 2 now. The focus this week will be on enhancing the breathing exercises, calming the mind, and energy work for the upper body.

Program Notes/Observations:

* I’m finding that the energy bouncing in my legs causes various leg muscles to twitch. It definitely feels like something is changing when I do this.
* It was a little tough to bring body awareness to the back-side of my fingers. The sensations weren’t as intense as my feet were.
* Increasing the depth of my breath during the breath awareness exercise felt pretty good.
* While I was listening to bwgen, I would say “astral” to myself on an inhale and “projection” during the exhale, as suggested in MAP. I found this helped me to stay alert, although I did catch myself starting to daydream a few times still.

Dream Notes:

* No dreams remembered this time again. I went out last night and did a little drinking/partying. I think the alcohol definitely affected my dream recall, for the worse.

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OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 9

Program Notes/Observations

* I found it really hard to find the time to do all the exercises today. I probably rushed through them a little faster than I should have. It almost seemed like the universe was conspiring to derail my practice today.
* Energy work moved to the arms, I didn’t feel too much tingling there, just a localized heaviness.

Dream Notes:

* Wow, I remembered around 5-6 dreams last night! I wrote a full page of notes in my journal but I’m not going to write it all out here.
* In one of the dreams, there were about 4 people who had attracted attention in a crowd. Someone said something about making them levitate, so I thought “what the heck, I’ll try and make one of them levitate”. So I closed my dream eyes and focused hard. I heard some voices and then saw some weird (hypnagogic?) imagery with some very cool sounds. I think I might have felt a slight falling sensation, I’m not too sure. Next thing I know I try to open my eyes in the dream but it turns out I woke up.
* I think one of my dream symbols is a video game/computer screen. They seem to show up in my dreams quite a bit. Perhaps I need to start doing reality checks whenever I look at a screen.

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OBE/Astral Projection Trial Day 10

Program Notes/Observations:

* I’m not finding the energy work with the arms to be as intense as the legs, but it’s still quite tingly.
* I’m getting better at quieting my mind while meditating and listening to bwgen. It’s becoming a quite pleasant experience

Dream Notes:

* I remembered 2 dreams last night. I had my sleep time cut short, to about 6 hours. I find this significantly cuts down on the number of dreams I have during the night. This agrees with what I have read in various places about dreaming – you tend to have more REM periods during the 6-8th hour of sleeping versus the beginning.
* Dream symbol – videogame type sequences. This seems to crop up once a week or so, where I find myself playing some sort of video game like dream out. Usually they tend to be of the “First Person Shooter” variety. This aligns with my previously mentioned dream symbol of a computer/video screen.