The second time I felt my 'spirit' leave my body was in 1995. I was a member of a church and everyone was in a state of prolonged prayer. I stood with my hands raised in the air, eyes closed, in a state of relaxation and meditation. After what seemed like maybe 45 minutes to an hour, I fell down and back and was lying supine on the floor. After what seemed like maybe another half an hour, my entire body 'spirit' slowly rose up from my body. As it was rising, it was still in the supine position but I could see the people, the church and my 'body' below. Once it rose up so far, everything around me changed.

All of the following happened in an instance -

What I was doing: I was floating around in the sky.

What my body was like: I could see my 'body' (my spirit) at the same time that I 'was' my 'body' (my spirit.) I had a head but my body was almost triangular shape.

Weightlessness: I was so 'light.' A lightness I've never experienced before. Like I didn't 'weigh' anything.

Colors: As I was floating in the sky, I was hovering over an entire forest of the most vivid, green trees I had ever seen. I can't describe how vivid the green was. Like nothing I had ever experienced before. It was truly remarkable.

My mind: My thoughts and actions were one. When I would think about going a certain direction, I would suddenly just be going there. I was doing flips, frontwards and backwards, soaring a little ways and then turning, soaring all over the sky, just by thinking what direction I wanted to go.

Peace: The only emotion or feeling I had was of complete and utter peace. No negative emotion or feeling at all. Just peace and joy and lightness.

The voice: The sky was white with white clouds. After some time of floating, a male voice spoke from behind one of the clouds and said 'this is what it will be like, __________ and said my name. (I am no longer a 'religious' person so I regret that my experience has this 'male voice in the clouds' aspect to it) As soon as I heard that voice, my 'spirit' instantly swooshed back into my body, like my body was a magnet attracting and pulling my 'spirit' back into it. The second my 'spirit' was back in my body, I sobbed uncontrollably. The feeling of weight was instantly back. The feelings and emotions other than peace were back. I DID NOT want to be in my body after experiencing that, I wanted to experience it all again. I cried and cried.

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

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          Yes          The intensity. ~ The intense feeling of peace. The intense vividness of color.

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? Completely unaware of my physical surroundings.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  No. It was very real.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?          Yes    I had a head but my body was light and almost in the shape of a triangle.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?         INTENSE feeling of peace and contentment unlike anything I've ever experienced.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?         Just the voice from behind the cloud.

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?       Yes    Weightlessness

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  Yes    Seemed to be a short period and a long period of time both together

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    Yes    That this feeling of weightlessness, peace, ability to do something just by thinking it, and beauty of color would be that way once we're 'on the other side' so to speak.

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?          Yes    I think I was frightened by the voice and that's my spirit went back into my body.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?    No     

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience? No     

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices? fear of being out of my body

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?      No         

Have you shared this experience with others?       No      What emotions did you experience following your experience?      Immediately after, I was distraught. I wanted to go back so badly. I did not want to experience my body again after having experienced all of that wonderfulness. Later, I was fearful of ever attempting meditation again for fear of being out of my body.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?    Best: The peace and joy and weightlessness. The ability to float/fly in the sky and go wherever I wanted simply by thinking it. The beautiful vivid green color.