Has anybody had an experience where they've managed to go from being in sleep paralysis to having an out-of-body experience? This happened to me just the other night - I was in the beginning stages of a WILD, in that I had become paralyzed, heard loud, rushing noises, and was beginning to make out a number of hypnagogic visuals. Rather than allowing myself to fall into a dream, as is typical for me, I instead concentrating on moving my consciousness outside of my body. The process felt as if it took several minutes, but I eventually found myself floating about a foot below my ceiling. I couldn't move or look around, though I did begin to drift upward before being "sucked" back into my body.

This has never happened before, and I'd like to duplicate, if not intensify, the experience.

Just to clarify, I don't believe in "spiritual" OBEs or astral projection. I know that I never actually left my bed in any sense; nonetheless, I was still euphoric at being able to feel as if I were freely flying.

Does anybody have any tips on how to make this occur more often? How can I gain control over myself while "outside" of my body, and how can I possibly prolong my journeys?