Arlindo Batista
London, UK
This is my very first OOBE in which I could seemingly
see the physical world as it is. I saw myself and my partner
lying in bed and everything was crystal clear. I had the
sensation of being catapulted out of my body as I heard a
noise like a stone knocking the inside of a bucket. I watched
my white ceiling approaching me very quickly, and just as I
thought I was going to crash into it, I slowed down right up
against it. I never actually remained in one location. I moved
constantly. The movement was gradual, as though I were
moving in frames of space - if this makes any sense to the
reader. Then I could see everything in my bedroom. I was
near the ceiling, and a feeling of excitement caused me to
bounce all over the place at amazing speed, without actually
touching any objects.
I wished to inspect my body closely, and instantly I
found myself next to it as if by teleportation (M.R.: no plan of
action). It was very weird. Initially I had felt like I were just a
“floating head”, but upon seeing my physical body, I started
to look around for my new body. Suddenly, a transparent
version of my hands and arms could be seen. Inside my new
limbs, I could see moving patterns and could make out
something like transparent veins and what looked like a fluid
running through them. However, this was unlike what I have
seen thoroughly illustrated in human anatomy books.
I then flew out of my bedroom window, and saw the
landscape outside in the early hours of the morning. I was
hovering 15 feet above the ground and as I moved I saw a
little girl in my neighbor’s window looking at me. I flew
towards her, a bit confused because she could see me, and I
asked her, “can you see me?” It seemed like I had projected
this to her as a thought form. She shook her head in denial,
which contradicted the fact that she had responded. She
seemed terrified, so I hovered away and back to my room.
When I woke up (M.R.: no re-entering), I thought to myself,
"Was it an intense lucid dream? Was it very accurate about
the reality I know?"
After all, I knew my neighbors and had never seen that
little girl (she seemed to be about 5 years old) before. Then,