Channeling Erik

August17th

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Out of Body Experiences

Posted in: Astral Projection, Out of Body Experience

Since my daughter, Michelle, was a very young child, she demonstrated many talents. For one, she can project her consciousness such that we have shared the same dreams. She’s also has had many signs of out of body experiences: the feeling of total or partial body paralysis upon wakening or just before falling asleep, the ability to see despite closed eyes, and much more.

I’ve had some similar experiences, but not nearly as spectacular. I believe it takes an open mind, a willingness to surmount fear, and practice, practice, practice.

Recently, Michelle has been missing her brother deeply. Like me, she longs for visits, even if it means she must take the steps to project her consciousness into the afterlife to do so. Yesterday, she shared two interesting links so that, together, we can develop our abilities:

http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal11.html

http://www.astralvoyage.com/projection/guide.html

One of these is particular interesting. If you focus your consciousness down to a single thread, you can hear a high pitched whine in your head. If you can keep this focus for three minutes or more, your vibrations will increase, allowing you to leave your body. I’ve tried this once last night, and I think I held that high pitched noise for at least 5 seconds only to be interrupted by thoughts like, “Did the kids unload the dishwasher?” “Winnie is pawing at the door. She must me hungry” (No, this isn’t one of my kids.) “Poptarts.” “Elephants.” You know, really important stuff. Okay, so I’m a work in progress. I do, however, feel like this might be an easy way to start. If you have any other suggestions, please feel free to share. Maybe we can book a trip at group charter rate! If we’re successful, maybe we can get frequent flyer miles. ;-)

  • Jahmaiah

    I’ve experienced that same paralysis, so has my mother, she thought that it was demons holding her down, I’m so glad that it’s not that. It is a scary feeling though, hasn’t happened to me in a while, also I can remember having the paralysis and feeling as though I were spiraling down into an abyss. I can also remember sitting in bed, drifting into an in between state and my vision being glazed over by tv snow, I could here the static and everything, it really frightened me, I had no clue what was going on, has anyone else had a similar experience? I’d like more insight into what was happening.
    I’ve also had an experience where I had slipped into thinking of something intently, don’t remember what it was, then I heard the crackling of a vinyl record, like when you first put an old one on the player, maybe someone was about to tell me something but sensed that it would have freaked me out, now that I have more knowledge I welcome the experiences, and would love to develope the connections.

  • http://avalonrisen.com Ceridwen

    Ah yes, Astral Projection – the “cheap way to travel”…LOL!

    Thanks for the great links – very helpful!

    I’ve had a few experiences with OBE after reading Monroe’s book, and another one called “100 ways to astral project” (I forget the author).

    Anyway, once it happened “automatically”, where one minute I was just lying in bed, and the next minute I found myself (astrally) in the bathroom! I was trying to see my reflection in the mirror, but it kept flowing and shifting, except for one area, like the eyes. I decided there wasn’t enough light in the room to see clearly, so I tried to flip on the light switch, but my hand went right through it, so that didn’t work…but in the very moment I was thinking the thought about “more light”, the moon outside the window brightened up the room! I then started talking to my wavy reflection, and projecting love to it…and then I got all emotional and found myself snapped instantly back to my body, opening my eyes and surprised to find myself back in bed!

    That same night I tried again – the slow method this time – and I was lying on my side, facing the wall. However, as the vibrations started, a sort of whooshing electricity going up and down my body, I found that I could see everything behind me and realized that my astral had turned 180º while still being in my body!

    It never seems completely dark on the astral – it’s like everything is bathed in a sort of bluish light, much like moonlight only more diluted…

    There were other experiences I can’t recall at the moment, but they had something to do with my attempts to visit some “power spots” in Wales…

    I’d love to hear the experiences and advice from others in our new cyber family… :)

    Love,
    Ceridwen /|\

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      SOOOOOO COOL Ceridwen! I floated over my body during a tonsillectomy when I was six. It seems so much easier for kids. Maybe they haven’t totally stuffed themselves into the physical body yet!

  • Stanley

    Hello,

    Hmmmm, very interesting stuff there. I like the second site more. Read all the articles in about 5 hours this morning. It’s funny when they talk about projecting. I had this very wonderful trip to a park. I flew in and landed on one foot and then the other. Very very gently. The grass was beyong green. Like the best taken care of lawn I have ever seen. Perfectly cut. The trees were very green and smelled wonderful. I walked around. There were several groups of people just sitting and talking. People coming and others flying off to wherever. There was also a set of tables under a cover. There was 4 people, one at the head of each row of tables. They were teaching the others how to make a soda can levitate. I sat down and was told to concentrate. Within about 10 minutes or so, I was able to make the can rise a few inches. It was too cool. I woke up with total and crystal clear recall. I often wish I could draw the place as clear as I saw it for others to be able to see what I saw. It was very cool. So when I hear about projecting, I have no doubt that people do it. And it’s funny that “Anne” that wrote the articles on the second site you listed talked about seeing a base under the surface of the moon. I have always known in my soul that we had a base there. Though the mars base I am not so sure about, but wouldn’t doubt it. She covered many other topics I found to be very interesting. Thanks for the links. It was enlightening. :)

    -Stanley

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Were you in a dream or were you awake? I wish I could do that!!! ;-(

  • http://channelingerik Pat

    Hi Elisa,

    Here are the steps that Robert Monroe uses to attain an alternate consciousness or out of body experience. It may help in that he states that when you are having distracting thoughts, that you simply observe them, let them pass, and don’t “judge” your success or failure of concentration because your judgment itself snaps you out of it.

    (1) First lie down in a darkened room in a relaxing position.

    (2) Loosen your clothing and remove all jewelry.

    (3) Enter into a very relaxing state and consciously tell yourself that you will remember everything that happens at this time.

    (4) Begin breathing through your half-open mouth.

    (5) Concentrate on an object.

    (6) When other images start to enter your mind, passively watch them.

    (7) Try to clear your mind and observe your field of vision through your closed eyes.

    (8) Do nothing more for a while.

    (9) Simply look through your closed eyelids at the blackness in front of you.

    (10) After a while, you may notice light patterns.

    (11) When these cease, a state of such relaxation will happen that you lose all awareness of the body.

    (12) You are almost in the state where your only source of stimulation will be your own thoughts.

    (13) It is this relaxed and refreshed condition where out-of-body journeys are triggered.

    (14) To leave your body, think of yourself getting lighter and of how nice it would be to float upwards.

    With sufficient practice, Monroe claims a wide variety of experiences with this process.

    Here is also a more detailed process in a video:

    http://dedroidify.blogspot.com/2008/12/robert-monroe-obe-method.html

    When I was in my late 30s, during sleep, I had several experiences when I could float above my body in bed. It was always unintentional. It was such a pleasant, vivid experience. All I had to do was just concentrate and it would happen.

    When I woke up, I always felt like I could do it in “real life” too (kind of like a super-power…lol). It was that strong of a feeling. However, I couldn’t “consciously” make it happen while I was awake. Darn it!

    To reach that state of altered consciousness, you have to be in a deeply relaxed state. That’s what you are striving for no matter what process you use.

    I hope this helps.

    Pat

    P.S. By the way, Monroe also has music that is made with the Hemi-Sync method of relaxation based on binaural beats for lucid dreaming and meditation. They are really beautiful tracks. If nothing else, they are extremely relaxing after a hard day. You may want to look into that as well. They certainly help calm the mind.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      The clearing of the mind is the tough part with me, so I’m going to check out those hemi-sync CDs. Thanks Pat!

  • John

    I agree Elisa…keeping all of that “junk” out of my head is the hardest part for me too. I’m sure with practice that it will get better. I had a similar experience as Pat when I was 7 or 8 years old. I have a vivid recollection of lying in bed, leaving my body and floating above it looking down at myself sleeping. An incredible feeling! I was able to experience that same feeling once or twice after that but never again.

  • http://longingtogohome.com sarah

    Oooh goodie! I have so been trying to do this as well so i can reach John. i haven’t had much success yet – i find it takes a lot of discipline and at the end of the day i’m too tired. back when i was 18 i had much success with OBEs and had a partial one. Please keep us posted if you or Michelle have success!

    http://www.lucidology.com also has steps and techniques that i’ve been playing with.

    there’s so much potential!
    xox

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Yeah, I have trouble just carving out a dedicated time every day when I’m not too tired and when the house/phone/doorbell/pets aren’t too noisy!

  • Ty

    I ALWAYS wind up falling asleep when I try to meditate or alter my consciousness. Perhaps it means I am just tired to begin with?

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Me too!!!!!! It’s the only time I can quieten my mind. Problem is my body wants to be quiet too!

  • Donna

    “Elephants, Poptarts” You are hilarious :) :) :)

  • Ingrid

    Love this post!! My problem is also trying to quiet my mind. Was definitely much easier when I was younger. I used to meditate all the time as a kid, write to my spirit guides and talk to them and even had a dream where I met my future life long friend Nikki (same physical features and name, she told me about her past life, when she died and then I met this girl ten years later in college- I think she’s one of my platonic soulmates). Anyway, once when I was in a half-wake, half-sleep state and I tried to come out of it, I experienced intense body paralysis and felt like someone was pushing me down as I tried to push through these different layers of – I don’t even know- of consciousness, maybe? It did kind of acre me so, Jahmaiah, I totally get why your mom would think those were “demons” holding her down. Though I don’t believe in demons, at the time that’s what it felt like. Maybe it was our own fear manifested? Don’t know. Then when I came through, my CD player switched on!! I was so terrified, I bolted out of bed and up to my parents’ room for the rest of the night. I also had a dream where I was walking through my house and telling the spirits around me to give me a sign they were there and they were casting these huge shadows all over the walls. I then walked to our family room and fell asleep (in my sleep?) on the couch, where I then physically awoke in the morning! I will definitely try Robert Monroe’s techniques and music!! Seems we lose the ability to have these experiences as we get older and more rooted in the material world. Thanks everyone for the awesome post and comments!! Xo Ingrid

  • Stanley

    Hello,

    Well, the park visit I was sleeping. However it wasn’t like any dreams I have had. It seemed so real. Very clear. I could feel the air around me, smell the grass….just really real. I will never forget it. All I can say is it was awsome.

    Today though was interesting. I went to bed after reading everything on those two sites. Anyway, I was laying in bed with my cat and without trying, began to start the beginning steps of astroplaining. (don’t know how the spelling is for that, sorry). Anyway, I was laying there and just pulling back to where I can’t feel anything from my head down. I do it often. However this morning was a bit different. I guess about 20 minutes of doing this, my arms and legs began to rise as Anne was describing. Not my actual arms as they were still resting in place, but my asteral arms and legs. I got scared as I wasn’t trying to do it and stopped. I got this monster head rush like being slammed into something. Thinking back to it though, it was pretty cool. I honestly thought I would have to practice for a long time. Not in my wildest dreams did I think I could do it the first time, and do it without even trying to do it. I tell ya, every few months I learn something new about myself. About the things I can do. Life….what a ride huh? :)

    -Stanley

  • Skoshi

    This is very interesting stuff. I’ve had a lot of these experiences too, while awake, while asleep, and frequently upon just awakening while still quite relaxed. I’ve experienced a lot of “miracles” while awake…time warping, numerous OBEs, 3 potentially fatal auto accidents that miraculously “resolved” that I know of. Our angels could probably tell all of us about a lot of saves from accidents! I had experiences as a child where I was in very dangerous situations and was protected. I bet we all have had these experiences where we were in physical danger and our angels are very busy! Some may recall Jesus is reported to have said, “their angels always see their face.”

    As far as breathing through the mouth, I’ve been repeatedly told to NEVER inhale through the mouth. See: “Science of Breath” by Yogi Ramachakra. The book is an eye-opener. Between asthma, allergies, and heart birth defects I was a mouth breather for 20+ years. A maseusse recommended the book to me, and it was invaluable.

    To the instructions for working on these abilities, I’d add: start by asking your angels and guides for help, and don’t turn it into “work”. You know how you fail to fall asleep when you’re trying to make yourself go to sleep? You can’t make yourself go to sleep, and you can’t make yourself do these things either. You merely do them. It’s like the example Deepak Chopra uses: your hair doesn’t TRY to grow; it just grows. You don’t try to awake; you just awake. It’s your nature. Another example is walking. If you had to mentally break down every component of chemical reaction and movement necessary to walk across a room, you couldn’t walk. Just relax into it. I find the mantra of compassion very helpful in meditating and relaxing so as to be open to visions and other soul connections:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_lNuNUVd4

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Fantastic metaphors! We should all be able to do this with practice and help from our guides. Thanks for these suggestions, Skoshi! What the heck would we all do without you?????

  • Skoshi

    I appreciate all this information. I can’t do these things “on command”. I can control my dreams though, extending pleasant ones and redirecting what happens in unpleasant ones. I can’t meditate when I’m tired because I fall asleep, so when I’m tired, I take a nap first and then meditate after having rested. Also, as soon as I start meditating, I see purple and often have visions. The only time I’ve ever seen black is 4 of the times I died, but other times I was out of body traveling around the halls and rooms of Johns Hopkins, etc. One time I was over what appeared to me to be a Buddhist temple, looking down at the intricately carved roof. I strongly recommends napping before meditating. I can’t count breaths, because my heart beat is too erratic, but I find listening to that particular version of the compassionate mantra (Om Mani Padme Hum) VERY calming.

    I find the info about Michelle fascinating. Has anyone had experiences with Indigo children? I’ve read books and web sites about them, and some articles by nay-sayers that they’re just undisciplined children whose parents are making excuses for them, but i’m certain we’re still evolving, and there can be GREAT advantages in being able to see auras, etc. Just think, Elisa, if you could just look at a patient and know if they have a brain tumor or appendix that’s about to burst because you see a “muddy” color in those areas of the body? Or if parents could easily heal childrens fevers with a few minutes of Reiki instead of meds! Love to you all!

  • http://avalonrisen.com Ceridwen

    Hey Skoshi – Many hospitals actually use Reiki practitioners. They come in regularly (or are on call) and they also teach the nurses that are interested in learning Reiki. They definitely don’t need as many (or at times, very few) anti-anxiety meds after treatments. I wish more hospitals would have programs like this! Many hospices also have these programs… :)

  • Tom

    Hi Elisa and everyone else! =D
    A couple of things here, I tried the steps mentioned above last night and ummmmmm…. well…I think I fell asleep instead *blush* but I would really like to try this and make it work, some interesting stuff did start, (light flashes and such) but like Elisa, my concentration wanders and I get distracted by something else and *poof* I’m gone..BUT I *WILL* keep working on it to see where it goes, or where I go =D
    On another note, Skoshi, (I hope this is OK) Stanley says he is an Indigo, and in reading and researching this thing out, I might be as well. I always wondered why I felt kind of odd in the world. If this is so, I’m not really sure what, if anything I am supposed to “do” with this designation. I can’t see auras, but as i mentioned in earlier posts, I am sensitive to negative energy. I also have a really bad time with ‘supposed’ authority figures. I’m not sure if it has to do with being an indigo, or just my past and living with abuse and neglect through my life done by those who were ‘supposed’ to look out for my wellbeing as a child *shrug* I know indigos are difficult, but get along well with “Crystal’ children, and I do get along really well with kids….so who knows. It’s very confusing. Something I need to keep working on it seems. According to my astrological position as a Sagittarius, I am a natural healer too. All I know about that is I give some pretty darn good massages and back rubs! =P
    So *MEH* not sure where this is going, but you asked and maybe Stanley can open this up a bit more since he is the one to blame for starting me on this road =P

    Have fun either way

    Tom

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Stanley, what have you done!!! (hehe) I bet there are a lot of Indigos on this blog. Natasha really picks up on pre-death energy, for instance. As far as what to do with this Indigo energy? Maybe some of us are meant to connect here and eventually spread enlightenment out into the world through the foundation. (Erik’s Angels?) So many of us are healers and teachers.

      Are all Indigos temperamental? It seems like I fit in every way but that. I’m pretty even keeled, but the ADHD is, well, annoying to some.

  • Debbie B

    Stanley and Tom I’m not sure what an Indigo is although I have heard the term. If being tempermental, having a dislike for authority figures(never could stand having someone tell me what to do)and feeling someone elses vibes(usually bad vibes) then I may be one too. Or maybe I am just a typical Scorpio! A tough bunch we are indeed. On a serious note, I do feel other peoples negative energy, I can see it/feel it immediately. For a very long time I took in their negative energy and it is just draining. Now when I sense it I immediately turn my thoughts elsewhere or even leave the room. Can’t take the baggage on anymore. I have heard this may be called ” a sensitive”. I also have the ability or knowledge to know when someone is about to die or that they have a terminal illness. I usually keep this info to myself, most people don’t warm up to this kind of unsolicitated information : ) Anyone have thoughts on this to share?

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Wow, you describe exactly what Natasha said! It sure sounds like you’re an Indigo too. My husband is a Scorpio and I am a Taurus (on the cusp with Aries) so I no wonder we get along so well! I’m still learning about Indigos, though. Here’s a site that taught me a great deal: http://www.starchild.co.za/what.html

  • Stanley

    Hello Debbie,

    Well, one of the best sites I found for the topic of Indigo is Metagifted.org. They have many many topics about it, bio’s from other Indigo’s of different age groups, and even some articles about how to help develope a few common gifts like ESP and such.

    One of the pages on Metagifted.org has a sort of checklist of common Indigo traits. Here’s the link for that page: http://www.metagifted.org/topics/metagifted/indigo/isYourChildAnIndigo.html. For example, 17 of the traits I have. A few I am so so about. But 17 for sure. One thing I found interesting is that almost all Indigo’s end up diagnosed ADHD, and the Crystals are diagnosed a autistic. Found that kind of interesting. And so what if someone is ADHD, what is so bad about having a lot of energy? I mean, I can see how sometimes it can be a problem like in school, but why would that be bad any other time? I am ADHD, but I only take the meds when I really really really have to pay attention, otherwise, I just deal and work around it. But yea, Metagifted is a great site for information. Children of the new earth is another site I frequent. The message board is really slow, but otherwise more good articles and such. Their site is: http://childrenofthenewearth.com/. There are so many good sites out there. Just do a search for “Indigo Children”. There are Indigo adults of course, but adults and children get put into the same catagory. So search for “Indigo Children” on yahoo or google, I found TONS of information. Also, I recommend reading the Indigo Children books put out by Hay House publishing. They currently have 3 books out. The site for the books is: http://www.indigochild.com/.

    I think I will stop there. Don’t want to overload anyone on it. I can talk about this topic forever and a day. It’s been quite a wild ride since learning about all this. Finding out why I was so different, and to find there is actually a name for it all. Just…wow. Then to find this blog on top of it all. Just a lot to take in. I hope those links help to get you the information about the subject of Indigo’s that you want to know. Take care. :)

    -Stanley

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