[suiviouse]

This is my second post. and some more questions. I feel so close to my first OOBE...but so far also.

Just tried an OOBE an hour ago. Felt relaxed, so laid on my bed.
After a few minutes, felt myself get more sleepy. Felt the vibrational state and I saw swirling light in front of my closed eyes. My chest became incredibly heavy and I felt like I wasn't breathing. I felt heard my heartbeat going a million miles an hour...yet didn't feel my heartbeat was going fast at all.

This vibrational state came and went for about an hour of attempting this.
At times my body felt prickly. At times I could visualize energy coming from my chest area. In my minds eye, I swirled this energy with my hands. I took energy from my stomach area and head area also and
mixed it in with the chest area. Again, I didn't actually see this, but could amost feel it and just visuzlized this.
A few times I felt as if my inside body was wanting lean up from the bed.
Sometimes this sensation was strong, at other times it wasn't. All in all it was a different experience from others I have so far...but no OOBE.

Questions:
1) Is seeing swirling light in front of closed eyes just normal brain function or is this more on the etheral plane?
2) During what time of all this should I have attempted to quickly jump out of my body sideways or upwards? I'm somewhat leery of doing this as I am afraid I'll quickly roll my physical body onto the floor and hurt myself?
3) Was visualizing and almost feeling the energy a part of an OOBE or am I doing something too advanced with the chakaras that I shouldn't be?
4) I find I can get almost immediately relaxed without much trouble. Is this normal or should I be doing more relaxation exercises?

Also, let me know if I am going on and on about this too much. I don't want to abuse this wonderful forum with too frequently asked questions.

Anyone's feedback would be helpful. So close...and maybe not to far???

Hal

[desmond001]

1) Is seeing swirling light in front of closed eyes just normal brain function or is this more on the etheral plane? It happens when you meditate- I think it can be light filtering through your eyelids, but it can also be hypnagogic hallucinations. Either way it means you are very relaxed.
2) During what time of all this should I have attempted to quickly jump out of my body sideways or upwards? I'm somewhat leery of doing this as I am afraid I'll quickly roll my physical body onto the floor and hurt myself? Only when you are sure you are paralyzed. Try to move a limb, if it doesn't, then try an exit technique. If it doesn't work, then try the jumping thing.
3) Was visualizing and almost feeling the energy a part of an OOBE or am I doing something too advanced with the chakaras that I shouldn't be? That's normal. Most people feel the energy, although some don't.
4) I find I can get almost immediately relaxed without much trouble. Is this normal or should I be doing more relaxation exercises? It depends. Are you in trance? If not, then more relaxation exercises are necessary.