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Hi all.

I am not only new to this forum but to the art of the OBE too. Firstly, I am sure if I looked through all the previous posts I would find the answer to the question below but, regretfully, I am very short of time at the moment. So, apologies if you've heard (and answered) this question a thousand times before!

Anyway, the question is this:

I recently started reading Robert Bruce's Astral Dynamics on the self-understanding that I wouldn't go trying anything until I fully understood what I was dealing with. However, I decided the other night to just try to be aware of the trance state when I reached it, not with a view to projecting, just as an awareness exercise.

At some point as I was falling asleep, there was a blinding bright light, my body lurched forward from the chest like someone being resuscitated (ER style) and then I felt horrendously nauseous, so much so that my automatic reaction was to curl into the foetal position on my side. After which I must have fallen asleep.

I am unsure as to whether this was a failed projection or a successful one that I have no memory of. I would like some feedback on this because I am unsure whether or not my inner fear prevented me from achieving the projection or whether it's just a memory issue. My head and hips still felt very much in my physical body when the 'lurching' occurred which is why I am doubting I achieved an OBE of any kind.

Anyway, I would really appreciate your comments - if only it is to direct me to a relevant previous post!

Many thanks in advance...