Anyone said that sleep patterns don't work?
I went to bed at 9, maybe 9 and a half. I was pretty tired because I had woken up too early that day. Anyway, I slept so damn well, felt like years of good sleep, but when I woke up, it was actually 2 o' clock in the night. I was expecting some sunlight, but there obviously wasn't any. I got up and had a chat with a few friends on the internet and turned in back at 6. While falling asleep, guess what happened? Yes, I had an OOBE. It started off with me feeling paralyzed, but it was not that weird as the vibrations, which I could feel, and not really hear, reduced the paralysis effect. This used to always happen to me when OOBEing. I've only had 2 pure SP's without any vibration.
Anyway, before my OOBE I was actually reading about techniques on how to memorize things more easily and how to build a memory palace; I had heard that one before, but I wanted to remember a few more things. I tried to mentally create a route in my room and set up places where I could put things to remember. I won't get into this since this is not why I am writing this post. You can find a lot of info on the internet about mnemonics or whatever. I recall that the first thing that I did after getting out of my body, was going towards the wall in front of me, where my mental route starts and I thought I should try and make it as vivid as possible. I was pulled back once by my stupid mental blocks, which I apparently have, but when I got next to the wall the second time, I turned around and saw my bed. I can't be bothered creating myself in the bed too, so I was not there. I then looked at my hand and the everything got so vivid and real, this being the reason why I've even remembered the experience. I even said "wow, that's pure HD". I might then have tried to get out of the window but the reality must have faded away and the subconscious mind took over.
I also have this recollection of me checking all the places I have set up for placing memories into, but I think that is just my mental route which I made before going to bed.
Anyway, I have not bothered with OOBES lately, but apparently, now that I am aware of how they mostly occur, I will never be able to get rid of them.
