Out Of The Ordinary

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Once the Whisper of Knowledge is heard ~ the journey begins. This is the true nature of all things that 'were' , 'are' and 'will be'.

'Out of the Ordinary' ~ Episode One. (From my journal of August 7th through August 11th, 2005).

Prior to the morning of August 2, 2005, I would not have been able to tell you what 'OOBE' stood for. The event that occurred that day sparked the beginning of a metaphysical journey that transcended my world, not leaving one behind but opening the door to another. I had the fortunate pleasure of an 'Out of Body Experience'. The following account is my best attempt to describe it:

It was an unusually hectic night in the Emergency Room of the Trauma Center where I worked as a Registration Representative. The entire medical crew shifted into high gear to keep up with the constant stream of ill and injured on the evening of August 1st, 2005. It was one of those nights when all hell can and does break loose. When I awoke the following morning, I was still feeling the effects of the hectic pace. After drinking my coffee, I decided to lie down again.

Still awake as I lie there, I closed my eyes and was immersed in thought when I suddenly realized 'I' was outside of 'my' physical body! I found myself elevated above my body by two or three feet, remotely looking down upon it. My physical body had a deflated appearance such as clothing would look before it is fleshed out by the body. In fact, that is how it appeared .....like something laid out on the bed 'ready to wear'! (think about that the next time your getting dressed for work). Later, I compared it to a comfortable sleeping bag I could slip into, or how a soft supple moccasin looks before the foot steps in to fill it out.

It lasted about thirty seconds (hard to tell, maybe not even that long) after which I gradually drifted back into my body. In just a few seconds, I crossed the threshold of the physical world into something else entirely, and the term 'spilt second' took on a whole new meaning.

Searching the internet for information on out of body experiences, I discovered my experience was a spontaneous (meaning 'while awake') OOBE of the 'animistic' variety, most likely induced by overwork (one of several inducements I found in my search). I was half prepared to attribute the cause of it to caffeine as my sense of humor kicked in to help me understand it all.

The experience was 'animistic' meaning I had no 'other' body after I left the physical one. It literally felt like I existed in a state of thought consciousness only. More recently, an experienced astral traveler told me that I do have an 'ethereal body' even though I could not see it that day. Some people report experiencing two bodies during an occurrence; their physical body and the body they take on in the ethereal state.

Meanwhile, I noticed a slight sense of fear (post OBE) as I found myself wishing there was someone nearby to hold on to. I was also reading Carlos Castaneda's 'The Teachings of Don Juan' that same week and had arrived at the passage where Don Juan takes the lizards out of his pouch and reveals them to Carlos, each one having their eyes and mouth sewn shut and each must eventually be consumed.

This timely mix of Castaneda, and the after effects of my out of body experience was more than likely the cause of my sense of fear - and the best explanation I could come up with at the time. (in reality, the magnitude and unknown nature of my OOB occurrence was the true cause of my fear). In any event, this sense of foreboding seemed temporary and passed quickly.

Continuing on with my research on Out of Body experiences, I found they are often reported to be 'life transforming'. I didn't think this was true in my case. I tend to take extraordinary experiences in stride. However, a few days later I began to notice a new awareness that was not there before - nice and wonderful. In the very near future this would blossom into a view of reality previously unrevealed to me.

It is also reported that most OOBEs occur while lying down, but some occur while engaged in daily activities. I now have had both types - I report on another I had about three years ago:

I was driving on my way to an appointment that afternoon. Stopped at a traffic light, I took in the beauty of an intensely vibrant blue sky with snow white cascading clouds. Since my episode with cancer seven years ago, I find an intensely vibrant blue sky instills a sense of rapture. Indeed, I was in that state when all at once and in an instant, I felt my 'being' travel throughout the entire expanse of the universe. That was an experience of the unequalled kind ~ so very fortunate, and one that I cherish.

Before continuing this metaphysical story, I ask you to make note of the sense of fear I felt was 'temporary'......and my interpretation of the 'minimal' impact of the event (not likely to be life transforming). The interpretations you are reading in this article were written in my journal just five days after my OOB occurred. Today as I take pen to paper, it is a full seventeen days later........which is an entirely different story.....I assure you.

There is so much more to come........

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About the Author

Nature enthusiast and cancer survivor.