Research on Out-of-Body Experiences until 14th Aug
Hi everyone,
Please see below for research I am currently conducting on Out-of-Body Experiences until this Thursday 14th (23:50 GMT), which I hope you will be interested in participating in.
Many thanks,
Andrew
Have you had an ‘Out-of-Body Experience'?
Request for research participants
Have you had one or more Out-of-Body Experiences (OBEs) in which it seems as if your sense of self or consciousness has become separated from your physical body? These experiences can occur under a variety of conditions.
If you have experienced one or more OBEs, researchers at Nottingham Trent University are interested to hear from you about your experience(s).
Please note the study will close on **14th August 2014 **(extended from 31st July 2014). Details of how to participate in their study can be found here:
http://www.obesurvey.webspace.virginmedia.com/
I'd love to participate but I'm so busy this month. :-(
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Summerlander wrote: I'd love to participate but I'm so busy this month. :-(
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Hi Summerlander,
Thank you for your interest but sorry you are unable to participate. If you do somehow get the time in the next 24 hours, it just involves reading some information and filling in a survey, which could take about 20-30 minutes.
If that is not possible, I will be running a follow-up survey (linked to this research) later this year which you can participate in. Please email me (on
Many thanks,
Andrew
I have done the survey. My OBE was nothing special but I am glad I can contribute to your research. Looking forward to the results.
torakrubik wrote: I have done the survey. My OBE was nothing special but I am glad I can contribute to your research. Looking forward to the results.
Thanks very much for participating. Also, just my opinion but I think all OBEs are special so thanks for your contribution :) By the way, did you note down the procedure for requesting results after the research is complete?
Andrew
Andrew Hodrien wrote:
torakrubik wrote:I have done the survey. My OBE was nothing special but I am glad I can contribute to your research. Looking forward to the results.
Thanks very much for participating. Also, just my opinion but I think all OBEs are special so thanks for your contribution :) By the way, did you note down the procedure for requesting results after the research is complete?
Andrew
Yes, I have the details, thank you!
Just found this, any late entries accepted ?
Done and send a quick note by mail to you
Cheers Peter
I followed the link (still in time) and was serious about it, but then I realized, "Have I ever had an OBE?" (According to the definition). I decided, No, so I didn't complete it. Maybe I have, but just don't know, because of semantics and the definition of it.
One of the main criteria was to have one in particular to share. I will never see the results and will never know, but if any of you are willing to share them here, it would be fascinating to read. Not just for me. I bet Andrew Hodrien, and others would enjoy that too. If some of your stories relate to my own, then maybe I did have an OBE after all and I'll share mine!
I only ask because I'm curious and the squeaky wheel gets the grease. (Or you just ignore it and get a new wheel!) :P
The OBE I think is only the exit from the body and then it is just another way to enter a lucid dream. it is a different way to start and the body sensations and exit from the sleeping body make it unique but after that its just opinions on what is going on most likely will never be resolved
Some may have experienced an OBE that wasn't a lucid dream however. For example if it was drug induced, or perhaps due to a Near Death Experience, or a high fever.
Ironically, the whole purpose of the study was to define it better, and I got caught up at the beginning when I read the definition! :?
Anyway, the study is over, and I don't want to beat a dead horse with another OBE vs Lucid Dream debate. I was curious to hear some Out of Body Experiences that were not lucid dream related. If they are lucid dream related, then I could have filled out the questionnaire after all.
What's done is done, and this squeaky wheel has greased itself and will roll on......
On that note there is the time I hit car that didn't stop at an intersection and floated above my motor bike and watched it until the point where I hit the windscreen and was back in this world or the time I had an operation and watched some of it on the screen.
Not dream related at all, and the times when I drive my car way too fast into a corner and start to feel a tingling starting in my finger tips that moves up my arm. Really bad when it gets to my shoulder and i say its my spirit getting ready to bail from my body as it expects the worst. all fun and very real
I have had many of these dreams where you feel like you are leaving your body.
Leaving your body is the easiest way to enter a lucid dream (for me).
It is also the easiest way to lucid dream at will.
You just perform a relaxation technique, and focus on leaving your body.
I have had long chains of 5 OBEs in one night.
I am LucidityMaster. You can ask me any questions you like.
Ok so lets ask the obvious, how do you do your relaxation and explain the steps to getting an OBE dream entry
It sounds interesting and worth learning
Hey Peter,
I only trust techniques developed or supported by the leading experts in lucid dream research.
These include Stephen LaBerge and Thomas Yuschak.
To relax myself and stay focused, I begin with rhythmic breathing.
I then use the 61 point relaxation recommended by Stephen LaBerge in his book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Then I perform tactile and seeded Visualizations recommended by Thomas Yuschak in Advanced Lucid dreaming.
Seeded Visualizations are also known as active passive Visualizations.
Tactile Visualizations prepare you for the OBE transition, while helping you maintain focus.
These include Stephen LaBerge and Thomas Yuschak
Thanks, LaBerge - I read one of his books and they were good and some of his relaxation techniques are very good.
Thomas Yaschak - in a class above and have his book Advanced Lucid Dreaming. I didnt really follow the exercises as I had plenty of success so didnt need to but found the information on supplements interesting and really useful and have a reliable mix that I use from time to time.
As he states, nothing really prepares you for hte first few times and that is the most truthful statement I have read. If you have a reading list of links to any of Thomas's notes or blogs I would love to get them and follow up.
Thanks for the reply and any more thoughts on what works would be great. Im sure a lot of people will reading this thread
I wish I'd know about this earlier, I would of loved to share one of the more interesting OBEs in which I proved it was real in some way with a researcher
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Can't stop laughing
Did you just say you think your OBE was real?
LucidityMaster wrote: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. Can't stop laughing
Did you just say you think your OBE was real?
There's no need to be provocative. If you are going to debate the existence of OBEs please do it civilly.
Thanks to anyone who participated in the earlier version of the survey.
taniaaust1 wrote: I wish I'd know about this earlier, I would of loved to share one of the more interesting OBEs in which I proved it was real in some way with a researcher
I'm sorry you missed the earlier survey. If you see this today is there any chance you could please send me a PM? Thanks.
Andrew