THE GHOST
WITHIN - (MY OBE RECOLLECTIONS AND BEYOND)
by Ken
Parsons
Many people
including myself, are aware that we each have a 'Soul'; the 'soul' is also
known by other names as well such as the 'astral', 'inner' or 'spirit' body...
different titles that are basically attempting to describe the same thing...
the subtle, ghost-like body that resides within every living person.
I am unsure
whether what I am discussing applies to other lifeforms as well, (such as cats
and dogs) but all the evidence suggests that there is a definite spiritual
counterpart of the human flesh frame, which has a far different rate of
molecular vibration to solid matter, thus making it totally invisible to normal
sight.
It is known
that under certain conditions, this 'inner body' can detach or project itself
from the corporeal body and move around freely: When our spirit travels out, it
remains partially attached to us through a kind of psychic umbilical 'cord',
thus enabling the physical brain or mind, (and there is strong evidence to
suggest that the mind is independent from the brain) to recollect everything
encountered by this energy counterpart of us.
The
separation of our inner-self is termed as an Out-of-Body Experience, (OBE or
sometimes OOBE) and is a sensation that typically begins with a floating,
lifting feeling, (either directly upwards or out through the top of the skull)
and then perceiving one's physical body from the outside, (as it were) looking
back at one's self.
For me this
isn't all just hypothesis, I have personally witnessed, experienced and
researched most of what I am discussing here; having had numerous OBE
experiences, I can say that each time for me has been the most liberating
feeling imaginable!
To begin
with, when I first used to have Out of Body Experiences, it sometimes felt as
if my 'projected body' was just like my 'normal' body, complete with head, arms
and legs; but after a great deal of study about this phenomenon, I came to
learn that really, this 'feeling' is just signalling from the physical brain to
the nervous system that I was picking up on.
When
separated from the physical, our 'spirit body' is 'just' a mass of spiritual
energy.
I have
observed this many times, the spirit body does NOT look like the organic human
'body' at all, but is more in the way of a fuzzy, orb-shaped, (roughly or
sometimes more clearly defined) energetic mass, (which can be of various
colours, a factor that I suspect, is determined by our degree of spiritual
development, together with our physical age and state of health) and the
movement of this projected mass is either fully controlled by our brain/mind,
via the psychic cord that I mentioned earlier.
Once outside
of our flesh frame, this energy body uses the physical brain's/mind's
extra-sensory capabilities for its data processing, which even includes the
ability for it to see perfectly in the dark.
To me, such
circular geometry seems entirely logical, as the circle or sphere is the most
energy efficient shape found in nature; and in spherical form, is how our
spirit is likely to survive after physical death.
I am
satisfied that a 'spirit' would have no need for legs - it simply floats off
the ground - as we do whilst OBE-ing; (incidentally, OBE-ers move along at the
speed of thought; just think where you want to be, and in-a-second you're
there!) And it goes without saying as well, that OBE bodies have no need for
proper arms and hands either, as it is impossible whilst in this different vibratory
state, to touch anything physical.
Another
indicator that I will briefly highlight is the Poltergeist phenomenon: I have
seen plenty of footage, (including infrared) captured by CCTV cameras of
poltergeist phenomena, where supposedly 'earthbound' spirits, (perhaps those
who refuse to believe they are physically dead or can't seem to 'pass over' for
some reason) throw or otherwise move objects in households, public buildings
etc, maybe out of sheer frustration?
Sometimes
during such poltergeist episodes, 'spirit' lights also manifest, but never have
I seen anything like a human figure that has been recorded; amorphous blobs of
energy floating around yes, but never a human outline; no head, arms, hands,
body, legs; but make no mistake, human-looking ghosts DO exist, (well, sort of)
although these are more in the way of what I would call 'ether recordings'
...historical ghosts etc that have been somehow imprinted into the very fabric
of our environment, only to be replayed/triggered/made visible under certain
enigmatic circumstances; those are a different phenomenon altogether from what
I am detailing here.
WHAT ABOUT
AURAS?
Many readers
may have heard about 'Aura' photography, where the 'Bio Energy' field of a
person can be captured on camera; indeed, if one goes to certain 'Psychic
Fairs', for about £20 one can have their own 'aura' photographed with the use
of specialized equipment.
The human body
does in fact give off certain radiations, including weak electromagnetic
emanations, (from the electrical activity of the nerves etc) but I still
maintain the argument that even if what is being picked up using this method is
indeed energy from the inner body, once this leaves the body as a complete
entity, (for want of a better term) it does not retain the shape of a human,
but rather, it forms into a spherical mass.
Of course,
mainstream science scoffs at such talk; but there is plenty to suggest that
OBE's are a very real phenomenon, and that many of us have these experiences to
a greater or lesser extent; it's just that most people have been socially
conditioned to either forget/dismiss such 'silly' notions.
The problem
is that the human brain/mind seem to be able to disguise these OBE
recollections, turning them into dream-like memories through a kind of
subconscious self-programming; unless one is very lucky enough to be born with
the gift of perfect recall, it becomes difficult for many people to recognize
or accept this phenomenon when it happens to them... with the experiencer
simply left with sensations of having had a strange 'dream'... of how they
could fly unassisted, moving at superhuman speed, or simply floating in
mid-air.
When I was a
child, I used to have absolutely loads of these out-of-body episodes... and
even now, I still enjoy such adventures every so often. As I mentioned, we may
ALL undergo fairly regular OBE's; it may be an automatically triggered process
by the body, but we simply forget that we have had them... confusing OBE's for
dreams.
For all we
know, these states of temporary separation between spirit and flesh may even
act as a kind of release mechanism to aid our well-being... something that
might be almost as important as sleep itself.
I
chose/choose not to forget about my other body excursions, or be brainwashed
into being 'sensible' and thinking conventionally, which certainly leads to a
greater clarity and focus about each experience, and rather than worry that all
of this is a bit odd, I prefer to embrace and enjoy every occurrence.
It was in my
early years when I first realised that being in an out of body state is the
only time when any of us are truly 'free'... normal sleep comes a poor second
by comparison.
Yes, I would
drop-off into deep slumber after a while, but an hour or two further down the
line I would feel myself rise out of the bed, then look back at that little
fella, (me) snugly tucked-up sleeping, and then eagerly 'fly' through the
closed window and play with large, coloured orbs which were waiting outside for
me.
Instinctively,
I knew that the 'orbs' out there were in fact other children... whose main
bodies were also sleeping; they too, like me, continued to play... but in their
OBE states.
Bizarrely,
(to many perhaps) our 'play' often consisted of merging and creating a strange,
heavenly choral music; presumably this was made by using our combined energies:
Some people might find this a bit creepy, but I enjoyed that music so much that
I looked forward to hearing it; but I haven't experienced anything quite like
it since, even during my adult OBE's, which have never included this 'merging'
of spirit as I used to get; and that might be why this fabulous audio sensation
has been missing from my out of body episodes since then; because both my mind
and body have matured... and grown out of it, (so to speak) to a certain
extent.
As the years
rolled by, I became an ambient musician, and have attempted to recreate some of
these ethereal OBE sounds as best as I could... often coming close, but never
quite to my satisfaction.
Once as a
child in an OBE state, I even floated through the closed door of my parent’s
bedroom, and saw their spirit orbs, (the colours of which I can't recall
accurately, but something makes me think that possibly they were of a blue or
purple-ish hue) resting at the foot of their bed as they slept; then knowing
that they were sound asleep, I was off... out to 'play', as per usual, with
'the others'.
The bottom
line is this... we are all pure energy in differing levels of atomic/molecular
vibration, but the million-dollar question is what happens after the corporeal
brain dies upon our passing?
Well, the
evidence suggests that this is when 'the mind' completely takes charge and
merges with our spirit body, departing the flesh and blood shell for good, thus
surviving physical death...
'THE NORM'
IN THE HEREAFTER
What are we
to make of the claims of those who have experienced an NDE, or Near-Death
Experience, and have met departed relatives or friends during their journey to
'the other side', and survived to tell the tale? How can it be, if we all
become these spherical masses of energy after we die, (as I am suggesting) that
NDE-ers witness human-like figures?
One avenue
of thought is this; perhaps they were experiencing visions or astral
presentations of how we might expect a spirit person to appear; these may be
projected mainly for purposes of identification, reassurance and comfort.
SURVIVAL TO
TELL THE TALE
Once, I also
experienced an NDE, (which is a long story that I won't enter into fully here)
and I should have died but returned instead to tell the tale.
Briefly,
when I was 19 years old I very nearly died and was escorted by a spirit into
the afterlife; we landed up at a kind of 'reception centre', where I was shown
this comforting vision of people, (but who were all strangers to me).
Oddly
enough, I don't recall them having legs and arms... which to be honest, I might
not have noticed at the time because I was too busy concentrating on their most
unearthly faces.
These were
supposed to be humans, (and were almost human in appearance) but their faces
were unnerving and very photographic looking, all with identical, (what I would
describe as) sickly sweet, insipid expressions... extremely false looking.
I didn't
care for this at all and I asked to 'go back'; the 'beings' replied to me
without moving their lips, saying "it's time for you to return," at
which point I shot back into my earthly body.
PHYSICAL
PROOF OF AN AFTERLIFE?
I was left
paralyzed for three hours in my bed, completely unable to move, but when I did
manage to stand, I had the fright of my life when I looked in the bathroom
mirror; this 19 year old lad with a full head of thick wavy brown hair, now had
a large, (and rather unsightly) white patch at the front, undoubtedly from the
shock of my ordeal.
When I went
into work next day one of my workmates commented, "what happened to your
hair Ken, did you see a ghost or something?" Others just stared at me in
disbelief: Little did they know where I had been.
So, did this
experience make me change my mind about how we are when we die? No, not at all;
I still strongly suspect from everything that I went through and saw, that when
one passes over, (to wherever that might be in this 'house of many mansions' or
dimensions?) spherical masses of spirit energy are most likely the norm.
Can I give a
cast iron guarantee that all of what I am claiming is correct? of course not,
no one can be 100% sure about such things; all I have done here is to offer my
own understanding and familiarity with the subject.
Anyway, that's it for now, and I certainly would love to hear from any readers about their thoughts on this topic; anyone else who may also remember having, (or perhaps still have) such extra-bodily spiritual happenings as mine.
Please click these words to take a look at a genuine, rare and very interesting video: Warning - this might be somewhat distressing for some to watch as it shows a mouse being caught in a spring trap, (don't worry, it's not messy); it takes less than a minute for the poor creature to die - but at about 42 seconds, what appears to be the Life-Force or Spirit of the mouse is seen to rise from it's head area; granted, the spirit-like form in this case is not entirely spherical, (it is actually more of an oblong trail if anything) bearing in mind that what we are seeing is the earliest stage of separation from the physical, but I think that in essence, this capture does illustrate what I am trying to convey regarding the spirit counterpart which resides within each of us, and possibly other living things.Ken Parsons
