MY FIRST OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE: ANGELS

I woke up at about 4 am, swallowed a drink of water and went back to bed. As usual I laid on my back and started to visualize leaving my body and floating downstairs to the bookshelf. Weeks ago I had placed a playing card at the top of the bookshelf without looking at the card. The card was purposefully placed out of site at the top of the bookshelf. My goal was to attempt to “see” the card when in the out of body. If I identified the card correctly this would prove that my consciousness could indeed separate from my physical body.

BREAKING FREE

I visualized the bookshelf while laying in bed and mentally repeated the phrase “Out of Body Now!” As I drifted closer to sleep I felt faint vibrations in my center forehead. I told myself to remain calm and let the sensation increase naturally. The vibrations did become stronger to the point where my teeth were chattering. As the vibrations increased I decided that this was a good opportunity to leave my physical body.

With a little “mental push” I felt my awareness floating upwards. Suddenly my visual field started spinning uncontrollably and I seemed to be close to the floor. I could actually see the speckled tiles of the bedroom floor as I spun round and round. I found this interesting due to the fact that I never actually visualized the floor tiles while practicing out of body techniques. With some effort I was able to stop the spinning and stand next to the bed.

I looked down at my pale, lifeless physical body and felt a little sad for it. After viewing my lifeless body for a few moments I decided to find my way downstairs and attempt to view the playing card. I thought to myself that I felt much more alert and aware when compared to a typical, non-lucid dream. Once downstairs I found the bookshelf and attempted to look for the card at the top. To my surprise there were several cards where I had only placed the one. I was determined to prove that my consciousness had indeed left my physical body. I gazed at the cards intently. At first writing appeared on the notes. But as I continued to look at the words they began to change shape. The words warped into geometric symbols and meaningless squiggles. I eventually gave up trying to read the notes.

EXPLORING

Next I decided to exit the house by flying up through the ceiling. I passed through the ceiling tiles like a ghost. As I passed through the attic I could see and smell the woodgrain of the rafters. When I eventually did exit the house I found myself crawling out of what appeared to be a basement window at ground level. There was a calm, twilight atmosphere outside and I seemed to be in a suburban neighborhood that closely resemble my actual, physical neighborhood. Across the street I noticed many people walking around including several women walking single file. The women were dressed in white robes and each woman carried a small candle. My impression was that they were angels that were celebrating my accomplishment and were welcoming me to the “Out of Body” club.

LUCID DREAM ANGELS

I next decided to make first attempt at flying in the lucid state. As I stretched my arms out to fly but I could sense my wife walking up the stairs to our bedroom to wish me a good day before going to work. I became fully awake. I had a deep feeling of joy over my accomplishment of finally experiencing an OBE. But was this an actual out of body experience or simply a very vivid lucid dream? Upon examination I realized that the early part of this experience, where I separated from my physical body, had all the hallmarks of an OBE. The experience became more “dreamlike” as it progressed although I did maintain a high level of awareness until waking. I am looking forward to more experimentation!