[panos]

Did anybody have OBEs or OB-related experiences floating?
I would be interested to know.....

[ruston]

I have had several. Not enough, though! I'm surprised about how little activity goes on in this site. If you like to correspond, that would be cool with me.
ruston

[panos]

Hi Ruston,

Thanks for your reply. It seems there is so much more I would like to know from you. What tank do you use? (it would be nice to know because I still don't have one). How did you start with OBEs? Did you have them before? And maybe started having them also while floating? Do you use a methodology to induce them? If so, which one? Would you say that floating is seriously aiding in inducing OBEs? How long have been floating and when did you first have an OBE after starting to float?
You can also email me straight at painch@public3.bta.net.cn if you prefer.
Thanks again. Appreciate it.

[ruston]

I built my own tank 10 years ago. Had it running for about 6 or 7 months, but my heaters kept dying, so it was out of commission for a couple of those months. I floated 5 times about 4 years before then. Each time was very interesting.
After I built mine, nothing happened for the first couple of months. And i mean NOTHING. I was so disappointed.
One thing I learned is that you should be pretty tired before you go in.
What worked for me was when I got up very early, exercised, and then floated. One morning I fell asleep, started dreaming. There was a 40 foot wave crashing towards me, I jumped back. Woke up with my entire body vibrating as if I was being electrocuted. However, I knew my physical body wasn't moving. I was confused. after a minute or two, it donned on me that this was what Robert Monroe described in his book, Journeys out of the Body.
It happened again in the next week. Told myself to unhook and roll out. I flipped face down, but was still breathing. Kept telling myself to be calm, but, of course, I was pretty excited. Then it just became a lucid dream.
Next time, unhook/roll out, and I shot out of the tank. was in my living room. Excited beyond words. Wanted to fly out, but then I started looking at myself in the mirror. Became preoccupied with that. Got sucked back into the tank.
Had to move in the next few weeks, so that was the end of that.
Didn't have it running until a year ago October. Have had a few lucid dreams. And far too many disappointing floats.
I'm somewhat disillusioned right now. Surprised at how little has happened. I float 1-3 times a weeks. Though there are many times I'll go 6-10weeks without floating.

[Bagwain]

Back in 1994, I exp some sort of dimension shift or an OBE in a float tank. Being a yogi I have been practicing different techniques over the years. Being initiated by the SRF as a Kriyaban I am able to practice a very advance technique known as Kriya Yoga (A very powerfull Pranayama Technique which channels energy up & down the spine) I applied this in a float tank and near the end of a 1hr float I had the exp of being on some sort of table. I was looking straight into the eyes of what seemed to be an ALIEN. The typical pear shaped head & bugg eyes. It was a couple of years later when I spoke to a Yoga Master "Shanti Gowans" here in Australia, about the exp. I was advised to only use the tank for sensory deprivation & relaxation as there was other demension out there. A subtle warning I suppose.

[panos]

Dear Bagwain,
Thanks for sharing your exp.
Since you live in Australia (and I might be moving to Sydney soon) do you happen to know of any people there interested in OBEs and floating?
Be careful with your travels, the least I can say, and fare well.

[Bagwain]

Hi Panos, John Battersby is the proprietor of Float Tanks Australia. In Sydney .
Quite a switched on character. He helped me set mine up. Heaps of free advice. I am very greatfull!!
Good move coming to Aus. Great country.


[Note: This message has been edited by Administrator]

[BarbYoung]

Sir Bagwain,

We have found that if you have an ET contact, you probably have already been abducted and carry within a tracking device. Some statistics prove that the spirit comes from their planet and are here as data collectors. Was there any telepathy involved?