The first OBE happened whilst I was meditating, my boyfriend had broken up with me out of the blue, I was still living with him but was on shock as we had only just moved in and were planning a holiday so the break up blindsided me. That night I was in bed and very upset I put some relaxing music on a tried to calm myself so I could sleep with meditation.

I began to drift off but then found myself in a state between consciousness and unconsciousness, I was aware of my surroundings but my body was so relaxed it felt asleep, I began to hear different sounds in each ear, a child laughing in one and the sound of a river flowing in the other, I believe these to be similar to hypnagogic auditory hallucinations, it was very relaxing and I didn’t feel startled or worried.

I started to feel myself begin to fall asleep again, as my eyes closed I could see the room around me even with them shut, I felt slightly detached from my emotions, even though I was fascinated and almost excited these feelings felt unable to control me as if they eyes in the background. Suddenly I was not in my body anymore, I was able to see and think but I was floating about the sofa by the bed, from my right out of the ceiling too golden balls of light approached me and renters my body near my stomach area as soon as they entered I felt them sending me love, warmth and safety. It was a beautiful feeling and felt almost like being hugged from the inside out. I then lost consciousness and that was the end of this experience.

My second experience happened a few nights after, again I was meditating due to feeling sad about the break up, I fell asleep and awoke looking from the bed to the hall way, my boyfriend who had broken up with me had lost his mother a few years ago, when I woke I saw her in the hall way, she didn’t speak to me but sent me a feeling to watch her closely next to her my boyfriend appeared, she showed me that she was whispering in his ear, I could not hear what she was saying. I also could not stop noticing this red parka coat she had on. She disappeared and I had similar auditory hallucinations after where I heard noises playing in my ears. I woke up and reported this dream to my ex boyfriend, he burst in to tears as they birthday before his mum died he’d bought her a red parka coat and she loved it much she had worn it all the time, I knew nothing about this as he had no photos up, I had not met his mother at this time and he didn’t very often talk of her.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?      No     

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          No     

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event? No     

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?    Full consciousness, more alert than usual and calmer

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  The first experience felt like normal waking life not a dream

The second experience felt a little more dream like as I couldn’t move but I still felt conscious like I was awake.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?   Yes    I didn’t have a body, I was me, my mind I felt like I had form but I could not see it, just sense it.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          Love, peace, safety, cared for, special.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?         A child laughing in my ear and the sound of a river flowing and other sounds I am unable to remember, possibly music like classical

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:  Did you recognize any familiar locations or any locations from familiar religious teachings or encounter any locations inhabited by incredible or amazing creatures?         No     

Did you see a light?        Yes    Two balls of light came to me and entered my body

Did you meet or see any other beings?         Yes    Two balls of light came to send me love and healing

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state?         No     

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          Yes    The red coat that my ex had bought his mum was what I saw in my second experience even though I had no prior knowledge.

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different? Yes    More alert.

Hearing two different sounds in each ear being played almost

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  Yes          Time felt unimportant

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         Uncertain    

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?           No     

Did you become aware of future events?      No     

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?          No      Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes          My dad died a few months after this suddenly I believe the balls of light came to help me prepare. When my Dad visited me in a dream after he died he send me a similar feeling but much much stronger through his eyes.

I sometimes have psychic experiences.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?     Uncertain    

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?   I truly believe there is much more to life than we know. Death is not the end.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? No     

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes          My friends think it’s wishful thinking. Some friends have opened up to the idea of out of body experiences through me sharing.

What emotions did you experience following your experience? I felt safe and cared for by an outside force. Although at times I feel sad when I’m going through hard times and I haven’t had the balls of light return to me.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?          The best: The whole experience