Felt Like My Soul Was Being Pulled Out Of My Body - Discussion
If you're ever stuck in sleep paralysis again and feel you absolutely must wake up, remember to do this: wiggle your big toes. That will pull you back into your body faster than anything else (in my experience).
However, if you find yourself in sleep paralysis and don't detect any frightening beings, it can be a great opportunity to explore some interesting states, for instance, see if you can expand your awareness to the walls of the room, then maybe the room next to where you're sleeping, then maybe farther than that. You could also try focusing on the place in your consciousness where it seems dreams are conceived (thus entering a dream with the resolve to stay aware), or where it is that peacefulness is fabricated, or where it is that the life force itself abides. You also might detect non-threatening beings; try talking to them, ask them quetions. That world is much more chaotic than ours, so try not to be alarmed if their reactions seem disproportionate. If you get comfortable with that state, then potentially frightening beings might not hold so much weight in terms of fear as much as of curiosity. Remember, in that world your fear has the capability of projecting much more strongly. Whatever being you encountered was probably simply feeding on that energy.
In any case, remember: big toes
However, if you find yourself in sleep paralysis and don't detect any frightening beings, it can be a great opportunity to explore some interesting states, for instance, see if you can expand your awareness to the walls of the room, then maybe the room next to where you're sleeping, then maybe farther than that. You could also try focusing on the place in your consciousness where it seems dreams are conceived (thus entering a dream with the resolve to stay aware), or where it is that peacefulness is fabricated, or where it is that the life force itself abides. You also might detect non-threatening beings; try talking to them, ask them quetions. That world is much more chaotic than ours, so try not to be alarmed if their reactions seem disproportionate. If you get comfortable with that state, then potentially frightening beings might not hold so much weight in terms of fear as much as of curiosity. Remember, in that world your fear has the capability of projecting much more strongly. Whatever being you encountered was probably simply feeding on that energy.
In any case, remember: big toes
If you want to avoid another event like that, please:
-Sleep on your side, never facing the roof (otherwise your chest may be higher than your head, and that could block the energy going down the torso/abdomen).
-Don't do energetic stuff before going to bed.
-Doing some Metta practice in bed won't hurt
If it happens again:
-watch any detail of the sleep paralysis and try to connect to any event in your past, ugly or not.
-be aware of any energetic stuff running through your back, so you can link it to the psychological event connected to.
-Sleep on your side, never facing the roof (otherwise your chest may be higher than your head, and that could block the energy going down the torso/abdomen).
-Don't do energetic stuff before going to bed.
-Doing some Metta practice in bed won't hurt
If it happens again:
-watch any detail of the sleep paralysis and try to connect to any event in your past, ugly or not.
-be aware of any energetic stuff running through your back, so you can link it to the psychological event connected to.
Hi Jess,
I remembered my own experience earlier this year and what you describe and the person who started this thread is pretty much my own experience. I wanted to respond to your post because I am also a Christian and it's taken the better part of this year for me to sort my life out. I have been drinking too much in recent years and drank too much the night that this happened to me. It did feel a bit like I was about to die, to be honest. I also had a lot of fear. It was a very dark experience and almost as if my eyes were open and the 'force' of my spirit being pulled out of my body, towards the ceiling, if that makes sense. I also fought it off, as if I was pulling myself back and then I kind of sank back into my body and just lay there in bed. I remember praying inside my mind and my heart was racing. I woke up the next morning and I was still feeling some of the shock of this experience. I also have not forgotten what it felt like. I am happy to say that right here right now in December 2020, Jesus Christ is once again Lord of my life and I'm living each day for Him by His grace. And yes, ready for our Lord to come and fetch us
I remembered my own experience earlier this year and what you describe and the person who started this thread is pretty much my own experience. I wanted to respond to your post because I am also a Christian and it's taken the better part of this year for me to sort my life out. I have been drinking too much in recent years and drank too much the night that this happened to me. It did feel a bit like I was about to die, to be honest. I also had a lot of fear. It was a very dark experience and almost as if my eyes were open and the 'force' of my spirit being pulled out of my body, towards the ceiling, if that makes sense. I also fought it off, as if I was pulling myself back and then I kind of sank back into my body and just lay there in bed. I remember praying inside my mind and my heart was racing. I woke up the next morning and I was still feeling some of the shock of this experience. I also have not forgotten what it felt like. I am happy to say that right here right now in December 2020, Jesus Christ is once again Lord of my life and I'm living each day for Him by His grace. And yes, ready for our Lord to come and fetch us
