Experience description:

I was sleeping in my own bed and my husband was at work so it must have been early morning.  All of the sudden, I was out of my body and floating up in the corner of my room.  I remember that I could see that my arms were lying on the outside of the blankets and that I was covered only to the waist with the bedding.  I was frightened and returned immediately to my body.  Some days later, I awoke to my arms being up towards the ceiling and I immediately pulled back because I could feel myself being pulled by some force.  I pulled back and became completely alert.  My physical arms had remained at my side while these "other" arms were being pulled up.  I did not sleep with my arms outside the covers until lately.

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

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           sleeping but aware

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   no

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Uncertain

no form that i remembered

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            fear

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       Yes

fear and quick entry

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes

I was able to determine the sex of babies before they were born.  This had come with my first pregnancy and went away with my second in 1971.  I also dreamed of two people not connected in any way being together.  Two years or so later the females husband died and that couple ended up together.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes

I know we had a soul.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       I believe where others do not believe in the life after death experiences

Have you shared this experience with others?         My niece has had similar experiences but others look uncomfortable with the subject, although with losses of people we love they have shown more interest lately

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  nothing unusual

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      best part was getting back worst being pulled out the second time

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        no