Did I have an OBE?
So I was introduced to the gateway tapes last year. I was going through a very difficult time mentally while suffering from night terrors. I came across the tapes very unexpectedly and haven't been consistent in the use. Regardless, my night terrors have gone away completely and I give credit to the tapes and Bob Monroe for that, forever grateful. My mental health health has improved a lot as well in fact.
I have reached wave 2. I spent a lot of time with the first wave as I wanted to fully master focus 10 before moving on, while at the same time I was seeing so many benefits from the wave 1 already. So last month, after I was done with my practice before sleeping, I was trying to sleep and my body suddenly started vibrating. I was on the verge of sleep and I had a long day ahead of me so I thought very clearly how I wanted this feeling to stop for now. It did persist for sometime and then I could sleep. I was very grateful. At that point, I hadn't learnt what the vibrational state meant.
A few days after that, I experienced the same vibrations again, this time more intense. It was a very interesting feeling to say the least. This time, instead of resisting the feeling, I decided to let go and observe. I suddenly remembered the log roll thing mentioned in the exploration sleep state. Usually when I listen to the tape, I cannot do a barrel roll of my consciousness, when Bob asks to roll like a log in the water. But when I did the same thing in the vibrational state, I felt like I fell from my body onto the floor. I got up, looked around, everything looked normal, I did not get the chance to look at my body. I realised that I was standing through the bed, like I wasn't material anymore. So I decided to just fly out of my ceiling into the sky, and somehow I did just that. It felt incredibly real, looking around my block while being in air.
While my primary reasons to start with the tapes was attempting to obe, my objectives have changed over time. I would like to explore my consciousness and learn more about everything and myself while still learning how to obe as well.
It did feel real. However, my questions are the following; is what I experienced an OBE? Or was it just a lucid dream? Why does the vibrational state occur at random? Can I induce the vibrational state on purpose?