I’m not the first to admit I don’t really know much about OBE's (on a personal level and a view beyond myself).

I would like to talk about the exploration of this out of the ordinary 'occurrence'......

This would be an interesting area to explore peoples view-points and discuss what people actually think about OBE’s (if this has been done before I apologize in advance).

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I personally don't consider it a matter of saying people are deluded when they come onto the board saying they have experienced OBEs (unless you consider the suggestion of OBEs as a state of delusion?). I think it's a matter of discussion and the acceptance of
questioning your understanding of what an OBE is.

For example, someone could say they got abducted by aliens last week; some people will agree or disagree with this claim, it doesn't effect the belief one has in the experience if you just question it, it just helps people from their own perceptions to understand the claim. Each individual has their own understanding of what an OBE is, from apparently little knowledge to a wide knowledge. You have to keep an open mind on both sides of the coin. I think its a case for appropriate diagnosis, how do WE know that someone else has experienced an OBE or an OBE which could clearly be identifiable as a Lucid Dream? Giving someone a wrong diagnosis in this case if from a religious background could effect their life in a negative way by scaring them I.E. think the devil is inside them or they are evil etc. If I personally could get a clearer understanding of OBE’s (not
other peoples accounts) then maybe I could be a better judge and advance my human perceptions in what OBEs are.

I'm not a skeptic, just very interested in human advancements. Could anyone recommend any key preparations for inducing OBEs? All this talk is getting me interesting in experimenting ‘beyond’ Lucid Dreaming, if my mind can conceive such an act :-)

Can you believe in something so much you can clearly delude your perceptions in believing it really happened?