From: tom_repasky@mentorg.com
Subject: A chronology #1
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 18:19:16 GMT
Organization: Information Services


Howdy,
In keeping with the spirit of the OOBE group, I will post chronological and
brief recounting of the OOBEs that I have had.  This is the first written
account of these (my) experiences.  Until now, one-on-one verbal exchanges were
my only communication method.  

These experiences began about 7 years after my "(re-)incarnation".  My first
few years were filled with sensation and the other "soft" things of existence. 
Upon having reached critical thinking, I began to question my origin.  

First steps

My first ventures brought me to a barren desert-like landscape.  Material
similar to sand covered the ground.  A small hut/cabin stood alone.  A path
connected the hut to the main "road".  I spent many hours there.  Seated in a
"lotus" position, approximately three feet above the ground.  The hut became a
place of solace and peace.  A place where I could go and contemplate existence
and life, while the body did "body things" like work, eating, walking, etc.  

One day, a group of travelers passed by the hut.  I tried to attract their
notice, however, they ignored me, continuing on.  After puzzling over this for
a while, I came to the following conclusion.  The hut was a trap.  A gentle
trap.  Harmless and obscure.  The hut had become the journeys end to me. 
Several years would pass before I gained the strength to venture out.  I
described this place to others.  Some knew of the hut.   Yet none could direct
me further.
The hut is like a toll booth.  Until the fare is paid it is not possible to
pass.  To pass, I had to forfeit my belief, that I was separate.  I would never
be able to be "different" again.

This culminated in an experience that took place while awake and conscious. 
Standing in my kitchen, I observed a moving object in my peripheral vision. 
Fixing my gaze, I turned and saw a "humanoid" being of approximately 90Lbs. 
This humanoid was about 4 feet tall with very long (nearly 3 feet) arms.  The
being was covered with brown fur of about 1 inches.  Its face was also covered
with fur, although, it appeared to be less coarse than the body fur.  Also the
length (about .125 inches)  made a sort of inner mask of the facial features. 
The being appeared somewhat surprised that I was able to see it.  After
contemplating each other, the event and the possible explanations for a few
seconds, the being began to move.  It was able to squeeze between my body and
the wall (about 6 inches) and began to run into the kitchen.  As the being ran,
it accelerated and became smaller.  This shrinking continued until the being
was too small to be visible.  

Years later, a stranger and several acquaintances would corroborate this event.
 A sculpture was given to me of the being seated upon a mans shoulders. 
Another told me of an experience involving a similar being.  Another told me of
a group of humans who were actively attempting to contact the being.  

I was living in LA at the time and was very much into discovery and
exploration.  Particularly into the human mind.  I developed techniques of
observation.  However, observed experiments are often corrupted by the
observation.  The "test" I chose to determine "connectivity" was quite simple. 
I generated a sequence of words (visuals) that I would never speak or write.  I
then waited for existence to present them to me.  (This took nearly a year).  


Second step
The crystal garden.

 
Organization: Doctoral student, English, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA