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I think it was a dream, but was more real and vivid...
First, I had a very unusual precursor to the event...
Prior to my experience, I attended a meditation group, I didn't feel unwell but not entirely myself...
I began praying to God when I was 4, day and night I prayed to Him...
I remember it was early afternoon...
I have gone out several times of my body standing in my bed and can�t sleep...
I became interested in astral travel in my teens and always wished to try it but, try as I might, I could never purposely induce this state...
My Out of Body Experience 12-1982 It happened one evening as I was getting ready to drift off to sleep...
I have to emphasize that I haven't been in a life threatening condition or anything close as far as I know during the following story...
I found myself at a place that would be similar to a landscaped rest stop on a typical American express way, although I did not see the highway...
I was playing basketball at a local park...
I was driving in my car and was experiencing much emotional distress when I experienced the sensation of an invisible arm sweep down from above me and across my face very fast, and then plunged with great force into my chest...
