An out of body experience or OOBE can be defined as a paranormal phenomenon in which the consciousness, spirit or soul separates from the physical body and observes the physical body and the physical world from the outside. An out-of-body experience can be mistaken for a dream or daydream. However, an out-of-body experience is much clearer than a dream and cannot be confused with one.

Most OBEs are spontaneous, that is, people do not have them consciously. Spontaneous EFCs occur when people are in a traumatic situation, sick, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or on the verge of death.

Some people induce OBE for various reasons. They might be curious about the experience and might want to know more about it. Or maybe they want to have an OBE just to find out if it’s true. They may want power or knowledge or they may want to help someone or they just want to have fun.

OOBEs have a tendency to move people deeply. You can’t just have an OOBE and let go of the experience. The OOBE will transform your life in one way or another. The experience can disturb you, move you or completely transform you.

Susan Blackmore, the eminent English psychologist, has an interesting take on OOBE. She says that people have OOBE when they completely lose contact with the physical body. People who have an OOBE know that they have physical bodies, but they do not receive any sensory data from them. In contrast, the out-of-body astral double perceives a world that bears a striking resemblance to the physical world, but does not experience it through the senses. According to Blackmore, this happens because of the brain’s ability to create fascinating images of the world even in the absence of sensory input.

Many people who have experienced an OOBE may disagree with Susan Blackmore because she almost implies that an OOBE is nothing more than a dream. People who have experienced OOBE say that the experience is more vivid and clear than a dream. They claim that they actually felt as if they were out of their bodies. His consciousness was housed in a body similar to the physical body, but with immense amounts of energy. They report feeling vibrations or hearing noises. Sometimes they even experience physical paralysis right before the OOBE. They report feeling totally different from their bodies, hearing roaring or buzzing in their heads, rushed experiences, ringing in their ears, and much more.

To know for sure if an OOBE is real, you need to study, analyze, and experience OOBEs in detail. Ancient texts and spiritual books affirm that the physical world, which we can easily perceive through our senses, is not the only thing that exists. An OOBE may or may not be an actual separation of body and soul; however, it allows us to successfully glimpse the afterlife. It offers a glimpse of the inner world, which is so vast, varied, strange and unknown that it is almost impossible to know it.