Hello dreamers

Firstly I tend to think of astral projection as an experience where the spirit moves out of the body and can be in any realm other than this one. OBE however is projecting the spirit into this reality. However that's just for me to define the difference in feelings and not to lay down the law of what others should think!

I induce OBE's through sleep paralysis - not always successfully I hasten to add but it is the best way for me.

Usually this is characterised by the following - the onset of sleep paralysis, loud buzzing and/or cracking sounds, the sensation that my heart is beating incredibly fast followed by suddenly opening my 3rd eye and seeing the most beautiful mandala that spins and shifts and changes just like a kaleidoscope. Usually it's red and green.

Once I see this I know I can focus on it - it's just as though my eyes are wide open although I know they are not. I am perfectly consciou of what is happening though. I then move towards the mandala and suddenly I shoot upwards and I'm outside my body.

Sometimes I am just in the room or stuck on the ceiling (annoying!) and other times I'm taken elsewhere.

This is a completely different experience for me to waking up in a dream.

There is an excellent online book which I believe is still freely available called A Treatise on Astral Projection by Robert Bruce (if I remember correctly) which goes through inducing this step by step and is very helpful reading.

Bright Blessings
Leah