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upon being separated from your physical body. It can be outright spooky if you do not know what to
expect, and it can be equally disorientating if you do not how to react to the situation.
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Since the lifting-out process takes place in a stage that is very similar to sleep paralysis there is plenty of
fear to overcome as well as the occasional sensing of another presence in the room combined with the
hallucinatory visuals and sounds. It seems to be an overwhelming fear of the unknown that fuels the fire
and puts you in a rather unique mindset. A huge adrenaline rush courses through your body along with an
accompanying wave of vibrations that ripples intensely throughout your body. In the hundreds of lucid
dreams I have had, I have rarely experienced anything so bizarrely intense as this pulsating electrical
wave. This intense precursor to most OBEs can heighten your senses as well as your fears to maximum
status and this usually sets the stage for an equally intense voyage once you get "out" of your physical
body.
Another thing I have noticed is that the intensity levels seem to diminish the longer you are in an OBE
state. In fact, I find that within a few minutes my OBE may begin to transform into a lucid dream. For
example, once out-of-body I ll start hovering through my house, and for a while things will be "real" or
"true" in the sense that what I am seeing is truly my house at night. The initial visuals and experience are
strikingly real. They leave little question as to whether or not I am actually out-of-body, yet given time
my awareness of "being out-of-body" becomes muted and more engrossed in my surroundings. As a
result, the OBE slowly takes on lucid dream-like qualities. For example, I may see things that I know
could not be happening. People I don't know may be in my living room at four o clock in the morning.
Maybe my kitchen has transformed into a restaurant or any other inconsistencies leads me to think that I
am now in a lucid dream. I usually interpret this as a sign that dream imagery is superimposing itself onto
the OBE realm, or put another way, I am no longer having a "true" projection or no longer "dreaming
true".
When this happens I have two options. I can re-induce an OBE that will zap me back into my body and
into a full blown vibrational state and repeat the "lift-out" process again, or I can just go with the flow of
the current experience. Although there may be questions as to whether one is out-of-body or having a
lucid dream, the amount of lucidity at the time is still at extremely elevated levels. I have successfully
tried re-inducing OBEs when the visuals indicate that I may be in a lucid dream, but the same thing
usually will happen. After I am "out" for a while the OBE will transform into a highly-lucid lucid dream.
Considering the intensity of high level lucidity, it isn t such a bad thing to just maximize your time lucid
by carrying out whatever goal you may have planned for the night. Instead of wasting time going through
the "lift-out" induction method over and over, I usually just maximize the lucid moment and see where it
takes me.
Another difference between the two is that the OBE environment in general has more stability. There is
more continuity and consistency compared to the lucid dream realm. Instead of being able to mentally
create a change in your OBE environment, some places you go while having an OBE seem to exist
independently without the need for you to uphold them with your intent, as is the case in most lucid
dreams. You seem to exist separately as an observer. You travel through the surroundings more like a
person visiting some pre-existing place or some other dimension. In a lucid dream it is usually quite easy
to rearrange the setting. Even though the lucid scenery can be totally stable, it isn t necessarily fixed or
entirely static because your thoughts can interact with the lucid dream surroundings and alter them as
well. For example, in a lucid dream you may bump into a wall, but in an OBE you would most likely
pass right through the wall. Again, it is very possible to pass through walls in a lucid dream. Actually, I
do it all the time, but the tendency in a lucid dream is to "intend" to go through a wall and then will
yourself through the wall; however, in an OBE you simply and instinctively move right through most
material object. There is usually very little resistance and very little intent is required.
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In conclusion, it is safe to say that lucid dreams can be considered a mild form of OBE, but there are
many subjective differences. As you heighten your levels of lucidity you begin to approach the intensity
levels that characterize an OBE, but having this much intensity in a lucid dream still does not qualify it as
being an OBE. The key always comes down to answering one question. There is no easier way to
differentiate the experiences than simply asking yourself how you perceived it at the time. Believe me, if
it was an OBE you would know it because at the time you would be thinking, "WOW! I am out of my
body!"
Also, the labeling of the experience is far less important than the actual experience. What you learned
and how you used this experience is what truly matters. I always recommend staying focused on
maximizing the experience and learning to repeat them instead of spinning your mental wheels on some
semantic quandary. It is especially important in the beginning phases to label less and experience more
since the map is not the territory. Once you get some experience under your belt you will have a better
frame of reference to compare all the different subjective nuances. Regardless of the terminology, lucid
dreams and OBEs are both amazing gateways into fully interactive non-ordinary "realities".
Many people would prefer out of body experiences over lucid dreams. This may be due to the greater
intensity and the possibility of actually traveling to a "real" place and observing what is happening there
while out of body. Who wouldn t want to pop in and visit friends on the other side of the country and
then call them the next day with an accurate description of their house? The problem is that this emphasis
on OBEs is usually based on a need to prove something to others when all the proof should rest in your
own experience.
Or even worse yet, your desire could be based on a need to stroke your ego with the attainment of some [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]