How to have an OBE! Explore your inner worlds and investigate the true nature of reality.
Humans have known how to have an OBE for years; the out of body experience is not a new phenomenon. References go back millennia, to the ancient Egyptians at around 3,000 BC. Egyptian priests called the astral body the Ka. Other out of body references occur in the writings of the ancient Greeks, in the Bible, and in occult happenings in the Middle Ages.
One famous account of an out of body experience comes from Ernest Hemingway, the American novelist. When writing a fictional story he drew on his real life experience of being hit by a piece of shrapnel during battle in World War I:
“There was one of those big noises you sometimes hear at the front. I died then. I felt my soul or something coming right out of my body, like you'd pull a silk handkerchief out of a pocket by one corner. It flew all around and then came back and went in again and I wasn't dead anymore.” ¹
Another well-known account of astral projection comes from Charles Lindbergh, the pilot famous for the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1927. In the twenty-second hour of that momentous flight, while enveloped in dense fog and fighting the urge to sleep, Lindberg felt himself losing form:
“I existed independently of time and matter. I felt myself departing from my body as I imagine a spirit would depart… Emanating into the cockpit, extending through the fuselage as though no frame or fabric walls were there, angling upward, outward, until I reformed in an awareness far distant from the human form I left in a fast-flying transatlantic plane. But I remained connected to my body through a long-extended strand, a strand so tenuous that it could have been severed by a breath.” ²
In fact, the out of body experience is a universal phenomenon, although perceived differently by different cultures. Sometimes OBEs occur spontaneously (as in the examples above), other times they can be induced at will through determination and careful practice.
Below is an easy step-by-step guide on how to have an OBE, available to anyone wishing to explore their inner world and the nature of consciousness. It is similar to an induction method described by the out of body explorer Robert Monroe.
How To Have An OBE
Step 1: Relax
To have an OBE, find a dark, quiet room and ensure there are no distractions or time constraints. Lie down, with the arms and legs outstretched, palms facing up and head in whatever way feels comfortable. With the eyes closed, focus on taking long, slow breaths.
Working from the toes upward, systematically tense and relax every muscle group of the body, finishing with the face. Imagine each body part disappearing into formlessness once it is relaxed. Try not to move. This can take 5-15 minutes to achieve effectively.
Step 2: Visualise
It is natural for random thoughts and day dreams to interrupt this meditative state. When this happens, gently sweep them away and return the focus to slow breathing. Visualise sitting in a car and moving toward the horizon. Focus on the scenery while travelling along an unbroken white line in the middle of the road. Imagine the body is physically moving, drifting toward somewhere far in the distance. Keep the body entirely still and relaxed.
There are many other visualisations to try: anything that involves floating, sinking, or falling (eg out of a plane, through the bed) will allow the awareness to drift out of body. Move all focus away from the physical body as it lies still on the bed and quash any unwanted thoughts or inner dialogue.
Step 3: Vibrational State
When the brain descends into a deep enough meditation, the vibrational state will begin. Try to remain calm, as this can be overwhelming or exciting at first. This is the window of opportunity to move out of body, either by rolling or sinking out – or by simply visualising another place (the living room or the roof). Do not look back at the physical body or the experience will quickly end.
The vibrational state can sound also like buzzing or white noise, and is often accompanied by paralysis of the body but only lasts for a matter of seconds. It will disappear on separation. Once out of body, astral projection is achieved through the power of the mind, in any location imaginable.
Sources:
1. Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story, by Carlos Baker
2. Autobiography of Values, by Charles A Lindbergh
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