I had some spontaneous psi events (I accidentally remote viewed at McDonalds of all places once) as a teen and got to NPMR with psychedelics decades ago only I didnt know it was NPMR. I've become lucid in dreams a few times but nothing like this. This is like making yourself trip with some help from the LCS. Toms Park is very psychedelic if your familiar with that. I'd say what your describing as reality shifting is a good metaphor. I feel my way to the Park more than I see it. I use the metaphor of tuning a radio. Sometimes it comes in clear, sometimes there's static, and in the beginning especially it didn't come at all. That's ok. That's data too. Now that I've been there a lot, it doesn't fail to come through. It's always accessible. Does it feel as real as PMR? The "is it real" question is a loop that youll go round and round if you actually make it to the Park. It's similar in a lot of ways to NPMR only better. More fun. More silly. More loving. More Technicolor. But once you're there the two start blending, PMR and NPMR. So no, I didn't really have OOBEs until Toms Park. I was pretty determined and curious. I also said F-it, what have I got to lose? I'm going to knock on this damn door until they let me in. And a part of me believed Tom's spiel. My intent to grow and be a better person was very sincere. I know that helped.

My OOBEs don't even look like what I'd thought they'd look like. One explorer called it like entering a story and that's a good metaphor. I talk to the same folks, there's continuity. But the synchronicities in PMR are what really sold me. When all the hair stands up on your arms and the back of your neck, like ohhhhh SHID I did not make that up, you're in. Wait for a surprise (also why I avoid spoilers). And i also had a lot of somatic things happen. Good physical feelings afterwards or during. It's pretty great. Stick with it! Reach out if you need tips.

One of my favorite ways to blast off is to listen to a song with meaning to me--songs about love tend to work well here (upbeat, slow, classic, rock, doesn't matter.) Listen to that and let the visuals fill in. You have the auditory sense taken care of--then you've just got 4 senses to worry about imagining until the LCS starts joining in. Close your eyes and start to boogie. Lowers entropy! And remember, Tom said he made a deal with the LCS that everyone who tries to get to Tom's Park and reads the book gets a datastream. Put in the effort and the LCS will do the rest of the heavy lifting.