Thread: OOBE: How close was I?

The other night I had a really profound experience and I believe I came very close to getting out of my body.

I was getting ready to go to sleep and decided to listen to "Boxed Nirvana II" (http://gnomad.info/boxed-nirvana.htm) it's just a binaural beat that's supposed to relax you and help with meditation, etc.

So, I was listening to this MP3 and lying in my bed and my body started feeling heavy. Now, I'm used to the heavy feeling just from meditation and even just from experiencing hypnogogia, but then something strange happened. My body kept getting heavier and heavier. My arms began to feel like the had no circulation and were just numb. It's probably the most relaxed my body has ever been during meditation or otherwise.

I remember being able to visualize things really well in my head, but I couldn't enter a dream and I didn't fall asleep.

A little more time went by and my body began tingling and I tried to move my fingers and they did move, but I couldn't really feel the movement (if that makes sense).

The feelings I described above went on for the duration of the hour long MP3, but I didn't actually get out of my body. I tried numerous times with different exit techniques I've learned (rope technique, rolling out, etc).

Now, I've been studying Astral Projection for years, but have never actually gotten out of my body. In all my years of meditation and practice, this was the closest I've ever come.

My question to all of you is: How close was I to actually getting out? Where do I go from here? What should I do next time I listen to this (which will probably be tonight). I'm really excited. I feel I'm on the verge of an OOBE!

Cheers and thanks for reading this long post guys!