I think that what happened to me one night was not a dream, because it
was so real. It was two years age, and I was eight months pregnant, I
was sleeping and suddenly I woke up and saw that I was only inches away
from the ceiling, and then I heard a loud humming sound mixed with the
sound of a train passing by ; it did scare me because it felt so real,
all of my surounding where the same as when I was awake, so I new it
could not be a dream. When I tried to move I felt paralized and that
scared me even more, so then I asked God to help me, and all of the
sudden I could move, and then I jumped out of bed fully awake ,and
realizing what had just happend to me.
My one and only experience of astral travel was
about three years ago.
I had been researching survival after death and
the existence of a soul or spirit when I came
upon the subject of astral travel and I naturally
thought that if I could leave my body, then the
pro-spirit group would win my vote. I was very
sceptical.
Over a period of time I read articles and books
on the subject and then when I thought I was
ready, I tried to leave my body.
I was, in spite of my reassuring research quite
fearful and many attempts were made and were
unsuccessful.
I lay there after doing my breathing and relaxing
excercises and whilst trying to keep a focus on
staying conscious, I would feel involuntary
twitches in my legs (mainly) and arms.
I thought it would never happen.
All I wanted to do, was know that I could get out
of my body and know that I could get back in.
The latter causing me a little concern.
Then one night, I decided upon another attempt
and settled down to my relaxation and breathing.
On previous attempts I had tried to focus on
staying conscious and upon projecting myself
out of my body. But this time, I just said in my
mind, that I wanted to leave my body and I
wanted to remember everything.
With that I just relaxed and forgot about it.
Some time later, I opened my eyes and there
seemed to be a difference in my surroundings.
The first difference being that, it was night time
and the bedroom light was off, however the
whole room seemed to be bathed in a greyish
'light'.
Secondly, although I could see that I was in the
natural surroundings of my bedroom, the ceiling
was perhaps three or four times higher than it
should have been.
And thirdly, this was the strange thing, I felt as
though I were the size of a pinhead or even a
cell.
It was only then that I realized that I was 'out of
my body'.
I was calm, felt no fear or nerves and I just
thought to myself ' I want to be on the ceiling'.
And with that I was there!
Next I felthe sensation of being slowly tossed
around and I was tumbling around just below the
ceiling.
The thought went through my mind that these
were the 'astral currents' that I had read about
and as I tumbled around I caught glimpses of
myself in the bed.
I then thought ' I want to go back to my body
now' and with that, a little start and I opened my
physical eyes.
I woke my wife and very excitedly told her that I
had finally managed to get out of my body.
I have tried and tried to repeat this since then and
have had no success at all. I am quite baffled and
although I believe deep down that I did leave my
body and that I didn't dream it all, I do sometimes
have doubts creeping in....Frank Kelly.
I left my body one time a year ago. It was a hell of a surprise. I experienced more in a second or two than I usualy get through in a month.......Ron.
I have been having out of the body experiences since I was 10 yrs old. I have been in other countries flying through the trees either as a bird or a wolf. I just know I was very fast. I have floated above my body and watched myself sleep. I think I was in Italy. The carvings on the buildings were as clear as if I had carved them.
I have tried to wake a friend sleeping in the same room and she never heard me. I have had visions of other lives, and I was a boy, I am a female. My mother was a German. I am half German, and half Italian. MY dreams of my past lives and these things about my heretage really add up.
Wendy Seagroves
I am not sure whether or not my experiences are "normal" or not but here
it goes. I read about Astral Traveling in a book for about an hour I was
wearing a blue t-shirt and boxers,I didn't preform any technics to
encourage astral traveling at all .I fell into unconsciousness shortly
after reading the book and in the Lucid dream-like state I rose from my
bed ,The room was the same except for a small boy with anger in his face
staring at me. I didn't recognize him at all and my bedroom door was
locked. I looked back at the bed and I saw my body lying there asleep I
touched the arm physical body, and felt the hand stroke on my "astral"
body exactly on the same spot I had rubbed on the physical
body,Frightened I fell back into my self and I opened my eyes except now
i was floating in the middle of my room my physical body was not there
and the child was gone. I went to my closet in this unconscious state
and put on a pair of jeans and a black jean overshirt ....I awoken in my
bed a few moments later in my sun filled bedroom and I pulled the
blanket covers of me ,That is when I noticed I was fully dressed. It was
a somewhat startling experience,but a unique one that I will treasure
forever....Chad Lange.
I have been experiencing astral travel for many years without the
knowledge of such. It seems to run in my family. The most prominent memory
of astral travelling was when I was around 14 years old. My older sister
and I shared a room, and it was not uncommon for me to leave my body and
go watch her sleep. Until this night I had never left my room. Why I am
not sure. Maybe from fear, which was always there. Anyways, this night I
did. The experience started out like normal, my upper body leaving first,
but still attached at the feet. Seeing myself sleeping was always strange,
but I was getting used to it. I drifted over to where my sister lay and
watched her. Suddenly this strange scary feeling encompassed my body. I
began flying very fast around the room uncontrollably and somehow left my
room. I was heading down the hall feet first towards the fire place and
could not stop. I was really scared. I was screaming so loud but there was
no sound. All of a sudden I felt myself ripped back into my room and into
my body. I woke up screaming silently to myself and ran like a baby to my
sisters side, whom by the way thought I was strange. It wasn't until I
told my other sister about my experience that I realized I wasn't alone.
It turns out that one of three sisters, myself, grandma, and my father all
share in this phenomenom. It is very interesting to me, so I have chosen
this topic for an english essay in order to learn more. Perhaps how to
better control it and to control my fear.
Astral Travel
Paralumun New Age Village