I have been reading about consciocus dreaming and OBE's for some time now and I have been trying to have a lucid dream of my own with no success. Last night something strange happened to me:

I was lying in my bed doing some breathing meditation techniques I had learned earlier in the day. After about an hour of lying there I had given up on the meditation and I just felt really comfortable. Normal thoughts, completely relaxed, then all of a sudden I heard this booming noise (like a vibration of some sort) and high-pitched sound, there was no feeling in my body and I especially note not being able to move my hands. But, I was not paralyzed. I felt myself being lifted off the bed and this incredible jolt like I was moving very fast, feet first. I felt kind of frightened and the feeling went away, I was lying in my bed again and the booming and high-pitched noise quieted a bit. I opened my eyes a little and the room looked normal so I closed them again, took a deep breathe and tried to welcome the feeling of being lifted again, and it happened! This time I lifted off the bed and I imagined myself turning over and over like I was on a skewer and it felt like I was doing so! I was afraid to open my eyes just incase I were to see myself lying on the bed. The experience ended and I sat up. I was definitely not sleeping when this happened. What the hell happened to me? Was this just some super-hypogogic state? It certainly did not feel so, for I felt like I was actually lifting out of my bed and my mind was clear. My eyes were closed during the experience and I was afraid to open them for some reason. Does anyone have a rational explanation? I am still fairly new to all of this.