Experience description:

I was on the edge of a cliff dealing with insurance companies and the medical community trying to get my wife help.  I bought a book (something to do about self hypnotic states or something like that.  I went to the top floor of what is known on Cape Canaveral AFS as the VIP, to an isolated and quite room known as the VIP room.  It overlooked the titan launch pads.  I followed instructions in the book about staring at an object and letting my eye lids get heavy. 

Before I when into the room my mind and body had been drained of all energy, I was depressed, agitated, and down right worn down.  I must have fell asleep or into some kind of trance, because the next thing I knew I was above my body looking down at my self.  I could not see the spirit I was looking out of.  It seems I knew that I had left my body and I started to experiment with it.  First I tried moving and I had excellent skills at moving, effortlessly.  I decided to take a chance and flew right out the window (about 10 - 12 stories above the ground) I was fast and it appeared to last for hours.  I don't know what or how I came back, but I think I wished it, for I had been experiencing this for quite some time at least 3 or 4 hours.  Anyway I think I wished to return, because I woke up. 

I was really afraid that I had been gone (from work) a long time.  I rushed back to my work center.  When I got back I found out that I had only been gone about 15 minutes and knew it was impossible.  The other thing I realized I was totally relaxed, refreshed, and full of energy.  I had spend the better part of the last month getting no more than a couple of hours restless sleep each night.  I felt more rested than I could ever remember, my mind was clear and I was fully prepared to battle some more on my wife behave.  The end results did not change, the insurance company didn't change their position, and the medical world did not cure my wife.  She passed away in early 1991.  It did change my life as far as believing in God and the capabilities of man.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?     No      

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No      

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           Alert and I felt that I was in complete control

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   Yes and no

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes     I could not see my form as I was out of my body, all I could see was my body (me not in it).

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            happiness, free, excited

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           no

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state? Yes    

I only experimented with my movements and speed, and was afraid to go to far.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No      

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different?          No      

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?          Yes     What was taking hours, in reality only was taking seconds

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    Yes            That God does exist

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       Yes     I believe I decided to terminate experience

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes     Sometimes I think I can tell when someone is really sick

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes     Return to religion

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No      

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     Ok

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  Relaxation and a kind of confidence.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      Knowing I can exist outside my body.  Worst part - nothing, absolutely nothing

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        No

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No      

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes     I said what happened