Before some of you get scared, know I wasn’t and I see this as a positive experience. Some backstory first… I got into astral projection after some bad experiences with sleep paralysis, which pushed me to learn more so I wouldn’t always be so afraid. I read a lot and watched several videos about it, and I understood that sleep paralysis was normal and could actually be a catalyst for an out-of-body experience.
One day, I remember being very excited to go to sleep now that I understood how things worked, and to my surprise, here is what I experienced:
I woke up paralyzed, looked over to my right, and there was a person completely illuminated. He was sort of praying? He was also using both of his hands to deliver some sort of energy to my belly. I heard a strong ringing in my ears followed by an explosion/pop type of sound. I started levitating up. Initially, I thought I was getting picked up until I noticed I was actually floating.
As I was floating up, I was immediately brought to the floor of my bedroom. There was a dark being on top of me with his arms around my neck. I wasn’t afraid because I knew he couldn’t choke me on the astral plane. I was just curious. I asked him, “Why are you doing this? We are friends.” (Not sure why I said that, or I just don’t remember.) I could also feel his arms, and he seemed like a very old man.
After that, I asked God to help me and immediately woke up in my bed again, literally instantly. Afterward, I was shaking like crazy from excitement because I had just found out out-of-body experiences were real.
I believe my guide helped me leave my body to expand my knowledge. I also believe he allowed the dark being to stop me from completely leaving my body as a lesson that I still have a lot to learn. What do you guys think?