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What Is An Out-Of-Body Experience?

Simply put, an Out-Of-Body Experience (or OBE for short), is when the consciousness separates from the physical body and can travel and function independently thereof. It is commonly called Projection because the consciousness is in essence, projected to another realm not normally accessible from the physical reality.

More difficultly put, it is an experience that can change a person forever! For some people, it is proof of life after death. For others, it opens the door to a vast uncharted territory, and suddenly they feel humbled and much smaller than they once did, recognizing and marveling in the extent and beauty of the Universe. Still, for others it remains a fearful mystery; one that they can not seem to put into perspective.

There are many different theories as to what an OBE actually is, whether simply a function of the human brain, or something actually leaving the physical body.  We will look at the theories in more depth later in the book, but for now I want to point out that the exact cause of the OBE does not seem to have an affect on how deeply a person is changed by it.

Out-Of-Body Experiences actually happen more often than you might realize.

There is a good chance that if you have never had one yourself, then you might know someone who has.  A survey conducted by the sociology students of Duke University in 1954, concluded that about 27% of students had recalled having OBEs.  It is not discussed widely, and most people who have not experienced it, shrug it off as a vivid dream. But for those who have experienced it, it feels much more real than any dream could.

Actually, dreams and their mechanisms seem to be closely related to OBEs and I will discuss this as well in a section about dreams and lucid dreaming. For now, I will just mention that it is a common belief that we all experience the out-of-body state every night, only we do not remember. The reason could be that the experience seems to only be governed by our subconscious and not our conscious mind.

Since the conscious mind can not correctly interpret the images from the subconscious, we may only remember vague images that don’t seem to make any sense.  Your dreams may actually be snippets of information that your subconscious gathered while out-of-body!

An out-of-body experience can happen spontaneously, for no specific reason as it does for many people worldwide, including I. It can also be learned through techniques in meditation, relaxation and will.  Anyone can learn how to do it with the right skills and knowledge.