From: dbsbanka@solomon.technet.sg (Teo Pit Koon)
Subject: Paralysis etc.
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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 11:26:39 GMT


Greetings and Peace  :-)-

>   I have often attempted to have an OBE but could never achieve it.
>Or at least that is what I had thought.  I read an article within
>this group that stated paralysis is a sign. could I please have more
>information about this??  Several times (about five or six) I have
>awoke totally paralized.  One of the times this occured i distictly

	Looks like quite a few postings lately about Type B paralysis,
which reminds me, I saw a similar one the other day and wanted to reply 
post, but before I could do so -- ZAPPP!!! it disappeared straight out 
of this newsgroup into oblivion. :-)

	Wonder why the net people never reports on Type A paralysis, it
is actually more interesting, you know? Sigh. Anyway, let me describe a
bit more so that perhaps people can come up with their Type A paralysis
reports. Type A occurs right after Focus 10 (Robert Monroe's term for
body asleep/mind awake) and it is not to be confused with the mild kind
of numbness that is experienced in the first few minutes when an experient
settles down for an oobe session. That numbness is a sign of relaxation,
but not the paralysis. If it happens again to you the next time, well,
you know what to do about it :).

	I have had several Type B paralysis in my childhood, even without
any thought of going oobe. I find them unpleasant because it is difficult
to control the intensity of the hypopompic (sic) consciousness. If however,
you are fully alert and awake during Type B, and you can remain calm
instead of being afraid, then perhaps you can try one of the methods for
rolling out of your body...  

>and terrified.  I tried to reach the light at least four times before
>I forced myself to roll out of bed to break the paralysis.
 
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>me.  So, is this an OBE?  I don't remember anything except the paralysis.

	The key question would be, did you roll out of your body in the
physical body? If you did not, then congratulations, you have done oobe!

>If anyone has ANy information, please let me know.  It has been haunting me
>for the past five or so months and now I may have found my answer

	Type B paralysis can indeed be frightening to someone who has
never encountered such states of consciousness before. But so is Type A,
or potentially any of the other experiences. If you find it unpleasant, then 
you can simply will it to go away, and you would be unlikely to encounter it 
again. This form of pre-oobe paralysis, even Type A, is just a passing phase 
that will fade away in time...
 
	One last closing remark. IMHO, OOBE is not suitable for certain types 
of people who are having heart problems, nervous disorder etc. It is the same 
with the excitement of the loops and boomerangs of roller-coasters, or one of 
those para-sailing type of activities. An OOBE experience may be equally, 
if not more exciting than a ride on one of those "devilish" machines, so 
people who wants to go into OOBE should be the type that can take some measure 
of shock, or excitement, or at least be prepared to face such situations 
psychologically.

	On the other hand, of course, if you are in the "pink" of health,
and you believe your motivation for going oobe is right and just, then the
world of starry heavens is just waiting to open up to you, one night away...

The star gazer ***

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