On 6/18/09 I made this entry in my dream diary:
I tried something today, something I’ve tried in the past, but never had any success; I tried to have an O.B.E. (out of body experience).
After listening to a woman on the radio who professed to have experienced thousands of O.B.E.s herself, and then watching her prep video on YouTube, I set about attempting an O.B.E. one more time.
As part of my preparation, I laid down on the couch in the living room, and spent some time doing relaxation techniques I’ve learned over the years. After doing this for about 20 or 30 minutes, I found myself hovering above my body near the ceiling, but it only lasted for a brief moment. A short while later I felt something rough and cold on my left arm, and realized I was up against the cool plaster wall of the living room; about seven feet from the couch. That, too, only lasted seconds; just long enough for me to recognize it. Each brief experience seemed almost surreal. Even though I knew I was not in my body, I still felt like I was in a dream state.
However, the next experience was no longer “dream like”, but instead very, very clear. One moment I was lying on the couch, deep in meditation, and then suddenly I found myself sitting on our hardwood floor about 4 feet from the couch. I don’t know why, but I was looking down at the floor. I also noticed that I could feel the cool hardwood flooring beneath me. I thought to myself, “if I look up am I going to see my body lying on the couch?” In the other two experiences I only saw what was immediately around me, I didn’t see my body.
I raised my head and looked towards the couch, and there I was, lying on the couch. I suppose the shock of seeing my body ended my O.B.E., because I was instantly back in it.
