A Flash? Options

Hey guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) It's been a while since i've been on here and it's good to be back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Well I should have posted this earlier & i'm not sure if this goes here but anyways:

I was sitting at my computer just answering emails etc and all of a sudden I heard a popping noise like popcorn popping but only once. It could have been from people downstairs making noise so I just dismissed it. A few seconds later I saw a flash behind me, like a camera flash. I saw it because it was about half as wide as my room in width but in length it was thin. Anyway well I didn't bother me to much so I just let it be. (I've gotten used to paranormal things alot more now) A few minutes later I was shaking like I was exausted and kinda dizzy. It was like the energy got zapped outta me. I left the room because whatever that was it was draining my energy. So i came back a while later and it was gone. Anybody ever heard of anything like this? Also there was nobody in the room besides me and this was at night, thats why I saw it clearly.

Thank you ^-^

Well let’s put some “could bes” together.

Popping: could be an astral bell as described by Dion Fortune. It indicates an entity that has not been able to properly come through and trying to grab your attention.

Flashing: same thing here as also mentioned by nyechna. Also, in some descriptions of astral projection, which I have experienced, just before you are about to leave your body you see an intense flash. It tends to bring you into a stark awareness. However, this particular flash that you describe could be the entity trying to break through.

Energy drainage: possibly due to the entity trying to feed on some energy in order to better manifest and closest source would have been you.

Frith,
Lee