Hey,

I think Alysia hit it right on the nail there but just wanted to add about getting stuck, theres no chance, usually at first it wont last long as its new and your not sure how to control it so you will find your self back in your body way too soon than you wanted! But all you have to do is think of returning to the physical or concentrating on moving a physical part and this will snap you back.

Like I said though, when you make it and experience it you will be enjoying it and it will be new  and exciting so much you will probly have to be forced back rather than choose too! And as far as everything i have read, heard, understand and experienced you can't just stay out there for a couple of weeks for example then return, even though i think i probly would if i could lol, your always brought back.

Ryan

Hi Alysia, I think I'm not far away from your philosophy. I like the image of "signing up" for an earth trip. The challenge is that things happen that are new, which you can't remember the plan of and the outcome. Well, that's just the characteristic of being a human!
Thanks for your description of your OBEs.

Ryan, I thought Monroes second body was the one with which he traveled in locale one, his etheric body. It's a while back I read it. I once saw (or imaginated, you know these mind journey perception is not as direct as the OBE-perception) my physical body lying on the bed, and another one of me, must have been this second body was sitting on on my bed.

Betson, a similar thing came into my mind recently, that possibly with getting older we can distinct better our different dimensional aspects and levels, in childhood everything is pretty much together and with age it gets more loosened, or it is just a learning process which enhances the ability to differentiate the different sorts of bodies/energies/levels.

Jean, interesting things, I too wonder where we're going to and what we all do simultaneously to our here and now existence. This Doppelgänger coincidence might be a fingerpoint to remember it, that it is somehow important for you.

James, I think reading about OBEs can be very helpful. It takes away fear when you read about those people who maybe have weird experiences, but finally they made it all back! And see, if I haven't read about OBEs before, I either hadn't one at all, or I hadn't experimented in this state, and therefore not identified and remembered it.

Spooky

Hi Bets   I got that information from The Path, by Cozzolini. he talks a lot about the afterlife "layers" of consciousness. he said when making this negative from the torn photo corner that they keep "layering" the negative to get the pattern whole, each layer is a new layer but the original is under the new. you know like when you take two pictures as in double exposure? what I was picturing is invisible properties to the naked eye, but the pattern is there with technology to recreate. its sort of also like saying energy does not die, and we are energy patterns the same that don't die. if I can find that paragraph where he talks about the negative holds the pattern I will post it up. Bill does not mind I share his words here. he has a website. lol. he calls all of us Skyheros!!! yeaaaahhhh!!!! fly baby fly!! splat. 

Hi Doug,
well after this I was focused on re-thinking and remembering it all again and again, sort of digesting. You know I seem to be a bit spacey anyway, things that are easy and normal for other people I find difficult to do, and in reverse.
Spooky

Hi Spooky. Missed your original post, but that's quite an experience. Never know, maybe more of us will get the hang of it eventually....