This personal examination will reveal whether or not you have already experienced Astral Projection. Many people have experienced it but may not recognize the signs of having travelled. Some people may believe they have had an OBE experience but have actually engaged in lucid dreaming instead. And for some, all of this will be entirely new. Learning to identify some of the common characteristics of an OBE experience will help you gauge and track your progress.
Note: There are no right or wrong answers to these self-tests, they are designed to help you become aware of your abilities and needs.
Answer the following questions by indicating whether these instances have occurred:
Y – Yes.
N – No.
1: When falling asleep you have the sensation of sinking into the bed or falling?
2: Thought that you had woken up and were starting your day only to then awake and discover you had overslept?
3: Thought you were awake but when looking around your room realize that something is off and then woken up for real?
4: Thought you had woken up but could see yourself lying in bed sleep?
5: Do you ever dream that you are flying?
6: Do you ever dream that; you are flying in a strange world that is constantly changing?
7: Do you ever dream that you are flying or floating but remain anchored to the ground by a rope or line?
8: Do you ever dream that you are falling?
9: Do you ever dream that you are falling but; wake right before you hit the ground?
10: Do you ever dream that you are falling and hit the ground and the dream just changes?
11: Have you ever been able to change a dream? Either by “rewinding and replaying portions” or changing the plot?
12: Have you ever dreamed that you were transparent or invisible? Aware of your own body but, unable to be seen or interact with objects in the dream?
13: Have you ever, under the influence of illness, pain, stress, tiredness, medication or alcohol felt as if you were separated into two parts?
14: Have you ever dreamed that you were; in your own home but it was different?
Doors leading off to rooms that didn’t exist? Different furnishings?
15: Have you ever dreamed that you were in your own home and it was exactly as it was supposed to be and then the dream changed and you were somewhere else?
16: Have you ever dreamed you were in the house and everything was as it should be for that time of night including the ability to see other members of the household sleeping?
17: Did you ever wake up and feel paralyzed only to have the sensation pass in a minute or two?
18: Have you ever woken up suddenly and your body, while awake, immediately has a kind of: muscle spasm or convulsion that is brief?
Scoring:
1 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
2 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
3 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
4 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
5 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by both the “L” and the “A.”
6 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
7 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
8 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by both the “L” and the “A.”
9 : L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
10: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
11: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
12: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
13: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
14: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
15: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “L.”
16: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
17: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
18: L ____ A ____ If you answered “Yes” put a 1 by the “A.”
Total: L=_ A=_
If your “L” score is higher, you are prone to Lucid Dreaming. A high “A” score indicates that you have experienced Astral Projection before, this is not an indication of your potential for successfully having an out-of-body experience, but should reveal to you some of the common differences between having a Lucid Dream and an OBE.
