I have definitely had what appeared to be out of body experiences on a number of occasions, most often on the borderline of sleep. I can remember one in which I was flying around the room, and knowing that my body is lying on the bed. — Jack Cummins
The philosophy question which remains for me is whether such states are really what they appear to be, and supporting the idea of dualism, or whether they are illusory? — Jack Cummins
I am not entirely clear about the purpose of your thread, whether it is about looking at the experiences themselves or what it means. I think that both are probably important. — Jack Cummins
As time went on I found there were different degrees of the experience, from a very close approximation of normal reality to bizarre escapades far removed. — jgill
In Duerr's view, shamans learn to evaporate their "ego boundaries", thereby experiencing themselves in a different way; it is this feeling that can be described as shamanic flying. Duerr ties these shamanic practices into the werewolves of early modern Europe, arguing that these werewolves did not physically transform into wolves, but that they embraced their "wolf nature" by crossing over the boundary from "civilisation" to "wilderness". — Wiki
I had a full out of body experience last night...I think. — Noble Dust
What I found interesting is that my state of conscious awareness was what I would describe as fully awake during the vibrational lift-out stage, and during the re-entry stage. In between, during the "out of body" portion, I would describe my awareness as somewhere between normal waking awareness and a dreaming state. — Noble Dust
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