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1. The Nature of the Out-of-Body Experience
During an out-of-body experience (OBE), individuals typically describe a sensation of floating above or outside their physical body, often from a vantage point where they can see their body lying below them. This perception of separation from the body is usually accompanied by a sense of clarity, detachment, and heightened awareness. People report seeing themselves in hospital beds, observing medical personnel working on them, or viewing accident scenes from an elevated position. Despite the physical trauma or distress their body might be undergoing, those experiencing an OBE often describe a sense of calm and peace.
2. Victor Borras’ OBE
The following is Victor Borras’ OBE testimony sent to Kevin Williams by email in his own words.
Something strange happened as I lay in bed. I saw this cloud descending from my ceiling and coming down towards me but I wasn’t scared, just apprehensive.
When the cloud was descending on me, I had this feeling of fear. That part confused me, I could never understand why fear? But when the cloud covered me completely it was magical, a smile came over me, not a physical smile where my mouth was curved to form a smile, but something that tingled sensations of the GREATEST joy any human could experience, for I could feel my feet, my chest, arms, brain, heart and soul all consumed into a joyous smile of my soul! That’s why I knew this was GOD.
When the cloud covered my body, from toe to top of my head, I felt the most enormous and immense sensation of LOVE. It was so beautiful that I began laughing out of the joy this gave me. It was like too much for my body to contain this. And it seemed that I heard this voice from heaven speak to me and say, “Well done my son.”
Upon hearing this, I then believed that I had been carried to heaven or before the Almighty God.
I was so filled with LOVE and JOY. I was content and NEVER wanted to go back to Earth, ever. But I again heard these words, “It is not your time for you have much [spiritual] fruits to bring to me.” But I did not want to return back to this Earth.
Suddenly I felt myself back on my bed and the cloud had left. I felt so immensely sad and wanted to cry. I knew I wasn’t being rejected, but had things to do, only I couldn’t think of being back to Earth and going back to things of this Earth.
Next to my bed I had a window. This was during the summer and I always kept my window opened. So I thought or I heard a voice say, as if from the basement, “If you jump off the window you’ll go back to that wonderful place and you wont have to spend any more time on this Earth.” The logic seemed true and clear.
So I sensed myself putting my legs first through the window. Then an image came flashing to my head quickly. I received a message that if I jump I’d be killing myself, committing suicide, and this does not please GOD. I’d be escaping HIS WILL and would be wrong to do in the eyes of GOD. And it is better to be faithful and patient and pleasing then to be so self-willed and do what I knew was wrong and unfavorable to GOD.
So I simply returned back to bed and accepted my destiny. As I moved my body closer to where my pillow was I noticed that as I was awakening, my legs were actually sticking out of the window.
Then I went to sleep, with a smile and at peace.
I’ve always wondered if this was like a near-death experience (NDE). Even though there was no hospital, surgery, or a flatliner situation, some of the other scenarios did seem to be there. Any ideas?
3. Kevin Williams’ Response
Because you didn’t die, your experience probably was an OBE bordering on an NDE. You mentioned a point in time when you were awakening yet saw your legs sticking out of the window. This kind of thing has happened to me twice in my life and it is the result of “sleep paralysis.” When you are asleep, your consciousness leaves your body and your physical body becomes more out of your control. This is because nature does not want you acting out your dreams, like a sleepwalker, when you are dreaming. But in your case, because it does appear you had an OBE, returned to your body then had a brief OBE involving sleep paralysis.
It is during OBEs that people are more apt to come in contact with earthbound souls of the kind that might tell you to kill yourself, in my opinion. Also, the realm of your dreams is the same realm where OBEs occur and the realm is called the “astral realm” or the “earthbound realm” because it is close to Earth. This realm is like a never-never land where we can see our loved ones on the other side, experience whatever our minds desire, and even hear the voice of God. When you are finished dreaming, your soul body or “astral body” returns to your physical body.
Sleep paralysis happens when you awaken before your astral body has returned to your physical body. It is a strange sensation where your physical body is paralyzed for a short while and you can momentarily see two of yourself. In my case, I once woke up but was paralyzed. For a brief moment, I saw that I was half-way out of my body. It was like being at two places at the same time. The first time this happened to me I was terrified. Then I realized that it was an extremely brief OBE resulting from sleep paralysis.
Of course, all NDEs start out as an OBE and then progresses to certain stages. When you returned to your body, you had a brief OBE resulting from sleep paralysis and it was at this time the earthbound soul (probably a suicide) told you to kill yourself. Very interesting experience I believe; but not unusual in of itself. Thanks for sharing this.
