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I've attempted OBE without much success twice using Rope techniques from Robert Bruce's Astral Dynamics (well, I am not even half finished reading it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ) However, when I did tried it - I felt the spinning vertigo on the solar plexus he talks about when my etheric body "moves" - trying to break free - but that's how far it would go - when the vertigo started to hit, I think I freak out a bit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol_2.gif) thus putting an unconcious self restraint on my progress to exit - damn! I need to learn to let go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/fie.gif)

Have you attempt an OBE? How did you do it? what did you do when you OBE/AP and how's that made you feel?

My first OOBE was about 12 years ago. I was hanging out with spiritualists at the time and taking classes there. We were doing a group meditation. You know how when you do group meditations the combination of your energy and the other peoples' energies leave you with higher levels of individual energy. I suppose that my energy levels were raised enough that I went out of body. I was doing the microcosmic orbit. I felt pressure build up in my spine higher and higher. The pressure in my head increased and out I popped. In a way, it was like coming out of the birth canal, except that this birth canal was my crown chakra. When I came out of body I was curled up in a fetal position floating above my body. Naturally I was surprised, but I could feel that I had another body (made of energy) with hands and feet and a head and such.
I took stock of things for awhile. I remember experimenting with moving my physical body's fingers and toes. It was very weird. I was able to control both a energy body and a physical body at the same time, although moving my physical body was like being a puppet master pulling strings on a marionette. I could see the others from above although my physical body's eyes were closed.
I lost track of time, but meditations normally lasted 25 or 30 minutes. This was towards the end of the meditation I think. I remember the group leader calling out for everyone to end the meditation. I had a really hard time coming out of it. It seemed that I was seeing double still. I just wasn't able to get fully into my body for several minutes.
The next day I visited my taiji teacher and confirmed what I had guessed. He said that if it had happened once, probably it would happen again. It has. But this is just about my first time.