I finally got completely and totally out of body! It was wild.

Tonight I was chatting with a friend, and we decided to meet in the astral at 3 am, half jokingly, but I really wanted to.

So, when I went to bed I went through a few energy exercises, half heartedly, as I was tired. I pictured my friend in my mind and used the La Ra S mantra that I learned in my astral class. Not long after, I fell asleep.

I awoke at 2:55 am to use the rest room and almost went right back to sleep, but remembered I wanted to meet my friend at 3 am. I was tired, but thought what the heck, I'll try. I was so relaxed I skipped any relaxation exercises, did another half hearted attempt at energy raising, pictured my friend, then used the La Ra S mantra again.

I don't know how long I internally said the mantra. The image of my friend kept changing from seeing him in one place then another, etc, but it was always there. Suddenly I felt an energy rush, not like the vibrations I usually get, but a sudden all body feel of intense energy. Hard to explain. All of a sudden I felt myself come out of my body, straighten upright and head right for up the corner ceiling of my bedroom. I had vision right away but it was dark but not as dark as I remembered. The floating feeling was such a neat sensation!

I felt a little surge of fear as I saw the ceiling come flying at me, and reminded myself to calm down, that it was ok. I went part way through the ceiling, then stopped and came back down a little. I turned and saw myself in bed. Strangely my bed covers were blue (like my old bedspread) not the red quilt it is now. I didn't see my dog sleeping there either, but I did see me, though I was on my side not my back.

Slowly I came down to the floor and realized I could walk. I headed for my bedroom door, noticing heaviness in my legs. As I entered the hallway, everything looked fuzzy. I thought Clarity Now! My vision cleared, though it was still night. So, I said Light Now! It didn't seem to do anything, and I decided I could see well enough anyway.

I noticed white lines on my floor as though someone had tp'd my hallway. I realized sometimes the astral is different, so I ignored it and headed for my front door. I don't recall going through the door. I was just suddenly outside and it looked like twilight out. (maybe that light command did work) Kids were playing in the street.

I remembered my friend, and jumped off the porch (which was different from my IP one) with the intent to fly. I thudded to the ground. I tried again, and again I couldn't seem to fly. One of the kids looked at me, and I felt kinda stupid, but I was sure I was in the astral not the physical.

Suddenly I felt awareness IP opening up as my awareness outside faded. This change of focus of awareness felt very dreamlike, though up to that point I felt very awake and aware. Yet, right away I noticed I began to doubt my experience. I pushed those thoughts aside, recalling that feeling of leaving my body and walking down the hallway. It was soooooo cool!

I wrote down my experience right away, then laid down to try again. No way. I can't even get back to sleep from the excitement.

It was a short experience, and I never made it to my friend but oh so cool!

Dana