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bed, I decided to try to have an OBE. I practiced until I felt tired, then I rolled over and
decided to try going to sleep with OBE on my mind. I fell asleep. I woke up a few times,
rolled over, and went toward sleep thinking about OBE again.
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Then at about 10:50am I became conscious, but I felt strange, and I thought I might be out
of my body. I became fully conscious and decided I was out of my body.
I lifted myself slowly into the air about two feet with my mind. I didn't notice anything in
my bedroom because my eyesight was strange, but when I was about three feet away from
my body, I noticed an object. The object was off in the distance and hanging in midair.
I didn't recognize the object right away, but it was shaped almost like a human head: it was
white, and it had dark prongs on top, as though the head was wearing a crown. I thought, "I
can go anywhere I want now...but if I don't find out what that object is, it will bother me the
rest of my life." I stopped my forward motion and floated weightlessly in the air. I turned
toward the white object and looked at it. It appeared filmy and transparent.
At first I thought it was a materialized head with a crown, all made of ectoplasm, similar to
the objects and faces seen in "spirit photography." I focused on it more and started to notice
certain details: the "chin" area was square. I became very determined to solve the mystery of
what it was, regardless of whether of not it was dangerous. I mentally pulled myself toward
the object and tried to focus on it more.
I figured I was seeing it with my emotions, as if I were using the right side of my brain. So I
tried to engage my intellect, or the left side of my brain [by solving mathematical problems
in my mind]. As I did this the object became clear--it was my nearest Aloe Vera plant,
sticking out of its white pot. As it came into focus, the rest of the room also came into focus
and I could see everything in my bedroom clearly.
I decided to get up and walk out of my bedroom. I started to upright myself, and headed
toward the door. Then my consciousness became dim, and I was pulled into my body, and I
came to.
The aloe plant, sitting in its white vase, was an everyday object in my bedroom. In waking life, I could
have recognized it in an instant. However, at the beginning of the OBE, I could tell its size, shape and
color, and yet I was unable to "recognize" it or see its texture. It seemed almost two-dimensional and
without depth. I should also mention that there were two other aloe plants, in dark brown vases, sitting
next to the plant in the white vase. The three plants were sitting in a row on top of my dresser. Until my
vision became clear, I only saw the one plant, and it looked as if it was hanging in midair.
When I tried to purposely engage the left side of my brain by solving mathematical problems, the other
objects in the room came into focus, and I recognized the plant for what it was.
At face value, it seems that out-of-body experiences are profoundly affected by our usage of the right and
left hemispheres of the brain. Our OBEs may be valuable on a soul or spirit-level, but if our physical
brain is unable to interpret the experiences in its own terms, we might not return to our bodies with much
of value. And we might not be able to describe the experiences to others. This right brain/left brain idea
is very intriguing, and I feel it needs more investigation. This may lead us to discover why our brains are
divided into parts.
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EXERCISE 19
Workout and Visualized Books
Here is an exercise to help you focus your consciousness. I have noticed that my mind is less "muddy"
after I have been exercising for about a half-hour to an hour. Try exercising hard for about an hour in the
middle of the day, and then make your OBE attempt.
There is a fine line between too much exercise and not enough. Too much exercise will make you too
tired, and you'll drop off to sleep. Too little exercise, and you are likely to be too focused inside your
body. Try different combinations to find out what works best for your metabolism.
Lie down after your workout, and visualize a book in front of you. Mentally open the book and try to
visualize words on the pages. You can imagine the book anyway you want with pictures and writing in
various colors. Strive to make the printing look clear in your mind's eye, so you can read the pages. Of
course, the visualized book has nothing to do with OBEs; This exercise is merely to help you learn to
focus your mind down to a single thread.
After holding this visualization for a while, you may be suddenly "zapped" into a state of intense
awareness. Then the vibrations may sweep over you, separating you from your body.
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CHAPTER 20
The Fantasy Trap
In my attempts to explore the out-of-body state, I've discovered a psychological "trap" which can stop or [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]