If one considers the body as one might a vehicle it really is no different to step out and take a walk from your living capsule than from your own car.

In the time I have had to experience such things I have no noticed a distinct difference between real possession and what one might call body sharing. To me possession is an invasion, an unwelcomed, unsolicited side effect that may happen from time to time. Body sharing, on the other hand allows a person to experience the, though somewhat uncomfortable at times, sensation of another being with a careful amount of control and safety.

Now to think that anyone of us ever really has control over anything, whether we invite or not, might simply be an illusion, but it would seem that somewhere within the complex organism that is the human body there exist certain defenses against the invasion of an additional soul. Much like the rest of the body this defense is not always perfect and might also be tested or even used more like a muscle.

The flip side of this is that a person might also achieve an out of body experience; an experience in which they can in essence, step away from their own body for a time. There are many theories on this ranging from horror to spiritual, but for centuries if not millenniums humans have experimented with such ideas with seemingly interesting results.

Those wishing to investigate these types of things would do well to be careful as, with most things in life, there are risks involved. The most terrifying aspect of this is that most of the risks are probably beyond our knowledge and may be therefore nearly impossible to take precaution against.

That said, the adventurous mind is often willing to take risks in order to obtain knowledge and whether this might be looked at as courage or pure foolishness, without such risks we might never have advanced our studies with any haunting and ghosts or other paranormal situation.

Over the years I myself have picked up a few things and I would share them now in the hope that they may provide some help or even just interesting reading (lol) for those who find themselves curious.

• Possession: The very thing every person may indeed have a natural, yet imperfect, defense against as it is the uninvited acquisition of a body by means of force. Such incidences may not always prove to be dangerous, but are almost never to my knowledge helpful or pleasant. One must consider the type of nature it would take to intrude in this way to understand why the intruder might not be terribly welcome at all and certainly we can almost always assume would be unfriendly.

  In some cases I believe such instances may even occur by accident. Living humans often make the assumption that a spirit or other type of paranormal being is always in control of this kind of action, but in my own experience I believe I have witnessed the accidental taking over of a living person and these have been without malice or negative influence.

  It has become increasingly popular to refer to all hosts of possession as demons and this line of thinking I find very difficult to follow. While there certainly maybe entities that are hostile, angry even dangerous one must NEVER make assumptions as to the nature, species or origin of any paranormal being. I believe this has come about because living people feel much more comfortable with classifications and labels, this gives some illusion of control. In truth I would say there are too many different types of beings out there to even be counted and we may never be able to say with certainty that any encounter is related to a specific type.

• Out of Body: One of the earliest theories I was able to find on this subject was spattered with fear that a person might come to some ill fate from trying to vacate their own body while still living. Some of these included immediate death or the loss of the body in such a way that a person might be forced to roam the Earth in a terrible lonely way forever.

  In my experience, neither of these things have come to pass, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t an element of risk. It is important to pay attention and to understand that when attempting such tasks that there are no guarantees. Using precaution may help a great deal, but no one can ever promise you absolute safety, just an idea to keep in mind.

  The out of body experiences can be both amazing and terrifying and I also believe there are many ways to accomplish this type of exercise. Not only the spirit itself and whatever kind of form that it is held within outside of the body, but also a level of consciousness that may be used in essence to travel. Some forms of meditation may even help a person to have an experience that is for all intents and purposes “out of body” and may help with anything from healing to stress relief to connecting with the world of the paranormal. Basically, the possibilities are seemingly endless and in many instances I have witnessed the risk VS reward is well worth it.

  The ability to push beyond the normal parameters of our own bodies is both exciting and a little scary, always remember to use caution and common sense when experimenting with anything, (even the non-paranormal,) in order to cut down on risks to your own safety. To keep an open mind in such circumstances, perhaps even more open than the idea of investigating the paranormal itself is essential. Those who are willing to accept new theories and always keep a level head about such events may find themselves experiencing the most unbelievable things and while they may not provide answers they may provide a better sense of what could be all around us on the edges of our known world.

Please look out for Part 2 of this post, coming later this week and as always, thanks for reading.

Please keep in mind that when you look to have experiences in the paranormal world you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. Be careful, be smart, be safe and always be aware.

Goodbye for now, another end.
Until a time we meet again.

-Seline