Following is my second OBE experience, as taken from my journal:

My birthday today, and my second successful OOBE attempt. I put the baby down for a nap and lay down and prayed:

"Okay, God, Angels, Universe, Guides: today is my birthday. It would be a really cool day to have an oobe, but if that doesn't happen, that's cool too. Thanks!"

But where to go? I decided I would try to connect with the spirit of T, my first love who died at age 18, and failing that, I would try to connect with a spiritual teacher. (Once I was "out," I completely forgot my mission).

I lay down and relaxed, focused on my breath for a while, then focused on the tingling on the tip of my tongue. I felt a few minor energy surges throughout my body. Was riding the line between sleep and wakefulness when the phone rang. I answered it, went back to practice, was almost there again, had to go to the bathroom, got up, went back....aaaargh!

Decided to give up and just take a nap before my baby woke up. Was on the verge again of sleep when a STRONG SURGE of energy began at my toes and rose like a wave over my body, then swept back up from my toes. his happened repeatedly, getting stronger each time, and each time felt like it was raising me off the bed a bit higher.

I thought, "This doesn't feel like the vibrations Bob [Peterson] talks about. I thought I'd be shaking or something! But this must be it! Stay calm, just go with it." The surges rose higher and higher (this lasted perhaps two minutes) and then POOF! I was light and floating.

I thought, "Just project your consciousness to the ceiling and feel for it." Next thing I knew, I was feeling the ceiling. I tried to open my eyes, but only got a slit of astral vision...when I tried to force them open more my physical eyes opened and I was back in the body. When I closed my eyes again, the surges came immediately...I lifted out same as before...no "pop" just a little POOF...still vision was poor, like a slit plus tunnel vision. I decided not to force the vision or I might lose the out of body state.

I was crouching on the floor next to my bed (astrally) and decided to leap up and touch the ceiling. I did this several times, then I decided to leap up and have my fingers go THROUGH the ceiling. They did! I was reminded as I did this of reading about astral travelers who felt every layer of a solid structure they passed through, as I was aware of every layer (paint, etc...) of the ceiling that my fingers passed through.

I repeated this a couple of times. Then I thought, "I should go somewhere, but where?" I suddenly had a strong sexual arousal, then the thought that I shouldn't follow it because it would attract a lot of hangers on (astrally). Perhaps I just associated this out of body state with sex because of what happened the first time!

I decided I should go see my husband at work so I could tell him what he was doing at this time of day. I wondered if anyone there would be likely to perceive me. I tried to fly but merely jumped again. I was confused, as I was the first time, by not being able to just will myself wherever I wanted to go, as I've read is the norm with out of body experiences. I was about to attempt again when the phone rang - it was my husband calling from work. The answering machine picked up before I could answer, so it recorded our whole conversation. I listened to it later...I didn't recall most of the conversation and I sounded completely out of it... there were long pauses on my end. It took me several minutes to "return."

Here is something else that is interesting: since I began practicing exercises, I've been seeing energy formations, blobs, rays, etc...everywhere. They are composed of the same auric energy that I perceive when I see spirits (it seems that way) but have no vitality, personality, and are much less strong energy-wise. After this OOBE I was seeing these energy forms more strongly everywhere, and was in a daze for at least 15 minutes.

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