Experience description:

I was home alone (I have three kids that were at school), and I was sitting on the floor in my bedroom.  I was going through my laundry basket trying to find something.  I was thinking how wonderful everything felt; noticing that it was the perfect temperature, how my curtain was open perfectly, letting in the perfect amount of sunlight. I have never sat on my floor digging through the laundry, contemplating how perfect everything felt.  Those feelings stood out before the experience began.  Then for some reason I started looking at my hands, and how they were moving, and I was sort of entranced by them. I kept moving them around looking at them. At the same exact time, without my realization, I was somehow across from me, looking at me.  It was like my consciousness was streaming along, and then it diverged into two seperate consciousnesses, experiencing two different viewpoints, but also the same.  So at the same time, I was looking at my hands moving from my actual eyes (which felt like a more subdued alertness), and also watching me across from me (which felt more alert). The 'separate me' version also briefly looked at my hands, then I followed my arms up, (and something I am just realizing now is that I could also follow both arms up simultaneously, like I was looking at both arms individually as I went up).  I was noticing them move as my hands were still moving.  I was also noticing how tan my arms looked, especially against the neon green tank top that I was wearing. Then I moved up to my head, and I was noticing how black my hair looked on the top of my head (because my head was down, looking at my hands). Usually it's just dark brown, but I had just put coconut oil in it, which made it look more black.  I also noticed my hair parted right in the middle on the top of my head.  It was at that exact moment that I startled myself.  I thought, 'WHOA! That's the top of my head I'm looking at!'  Then the experience was instantly over.  Nothing like being sucked back in my body or anything. Just back to one consciousness.  Afterwards it was hard to figure out what had just happened. I just sat there, and I kept telling myself, 'Remember everything! Rethink every detail, and retain every last detail into memory.'  Then I went into the bathroom, and tried to look at the top of my head in the mirror. Not sure why, but no surprise that it's not the easiest thing to look at.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience? No     

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          No     

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event? No     

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?      One part of my consciousness was sort of in a trance-like state watching my hands move, the other part of my consciousness was more alert, but felt more emotionally detached, more of just an observer.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  Yes, the me looking at my hands move felt in a way like I was in a trance, but not a dream. I was completely awake and I can remember thoughts I was having in my head while I was looking at my hands, and simultaneously different thoughts I was having while I was looking at myself. It's hard to explain.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?  Yes    I had no form.  I'm not even sure how in the world I was looking at myself having independent thoughts while also being inside my body having thoughts.  It's like my consciousness just expanded outside of my body, like some sort of gas leak.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?         The emotion of looking at my hands through my eyes was just a small amount of amazement at my hands. I guess it was a continuation of the feeling I had right before this experience where everything felt perfect, and then I was caught up on how perfect hands are I guess. The other me consciousness had no real emotion, except for when I startled myself by realizing I was looking at the top of my head.  I was just observing.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?         Nope

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:  Did you recognize any familiar locations or any locations from familiar religious teachings or encounter any locations inhabited by incredible or amazing creatures?   No     

Did you see a light?        No     

Did you meet or see any other beings?         No     

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state?         No     

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?         No         

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different? No      Did you have any sense of altered space or time?     No     

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         No     

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?           No     

Did you become aware of future events?      No     

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?          No      Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes          About a month later, a friend's sister came to Hawaii to visit. A bunch of friends go the beach every Wednesday, so my friend and her sister were there.  I also saw her husband there. I never talked to either of them because I was so busy. The following Wednesday, it was my friend's sons birthday. We were at his dad's house, and again, I saw the sister and her husband. I was evaluating which characteristics their children had of each of the parents. I decided I needed to introduce myself this time.  I talked with the sister a while, and then decided to find her husband, but when I went looking for him, he was gone. I never asked where he went, because I assumed he went back to my friends house for some alone time, since they had all been staying in one house together.  Then the following Wednesday, we were at the beach again.  I again saw the sister and the husband. I was searching for my daughter for a while, and got nervous because I could hear someone in the men's bathroom, and I was starting to let my fears take over that someone had my daughter in the bathroom.  Then I saw the husband come out. I smiled and felt relieved, and waved to him, because even though we hadn't talked yet, I was sure he knew who I was since we had been at two previous events together.  He gave me a weird look, and gave me little half-wave back.  Then as I was walking back from the bathroom, my friend said, 'Erika, have you met (I forgot is name) yet?'  I said, 'No, but I saw him at the beach last week, and at your sons birthday on Saturday.'  Then, they both looked at me like I had lost my ever-loving mind.  Then my friend said, 'Erika, he just got here yesterday.' I didn't know what to say, because I knew I looked completely crazy at that point.  So, I mumbled something, and walked off. Since then, I have looked into that phenomenon, and there are many different cultures and religions that talk about a spirit going to a place before a planned travel occurs.  Vardoger is one name.