Out of Body Dreams: What Do They Mean?

When you dream, your mind creates a sort of story, based on different elements lying within your subconscious. Sometimes the dream contains memories from your day - people you interacted with or places you visited. In other cases the dream pertains to a memory that recently resurfaced. Other dreams present you with a glimpse of the future. Often times, a dream is an amalgamation of all of these elements. Out of body dreams are less common.

It's normal to have dreams on a nightly basis. In fact, you dream each and every night, regardless of whether you remember those dreams or not. Even if the characters and events within your dreams seem to come out of left field, they do have meaning. Your dreams can help you understand your own inner desires, your thoughts, feelings, and all of the things that happen to you. So what does it mean when you have an out of body dream? This is a higher level of dreaming, whereby you enhance your connection to your subconscious mind.

Essentially, an out of body dream is an exploration of the non-physical realm. In this realm, you stand to gain knowledge pertaining to your own nature, in addition to the nature of others and the universe. This form of spiritual travel can be truly illuminating and intellectually gratifying. When your spirit leaves your body within the confines of the dream, you are no longer attached to your material existence. In this new realm, you are uninhibited; you can experience the many benefits of metaphysical travel.

If you're having out of body dreams on a regular basis, this is your spirit trying to tell you something. Perhaps you have some residual grief that your spirit would like to release. Perhaps your spirit is seeking extra nourishment. Perhaps you need to shine light on the past or understand and prepare for your future. The out of body dreams you have can help you to understand exactly what you need to move forward with your life. As such, you should be careful not to dismiss them prior to considering what they mean.

Out of dreams occur spontaneously, but believe it or not you can also train yourself to have them. For instance, if you would like to understand yourself better, or gain new insights into your future, or even if you would like to experience release from your physical existence, you can train yourself to have out of body dreams. Instead of waiting for your body to tell you what it needs, you can access your ability to have an out of body dream in order to grow. The best part about out of body dreams is that you can choose what you would like to see in this other, subconscious world. All that you could possibly want to know about your life is placed at your fingertips, where all you have to do is step outside of your body to access it.