Visible Grizzlies and Invisible Guidance

This morning I woke around 3:30 and was having a difficult time getting back to sleep. I went in and out of light sleep until about 6:30 when I made the intention clear that I'd like to leave my body. I decided I'd like to meet my spirit guide.

Soon after, I felt the sinking, vibrating, paralysis sensation, and without hesitation I floated upward.

The room is fuzzy, almost like static. When I get to the ceiling I turn around to look at the room. I shout "clarity!" and for a moment the room becomes clear. Suddenly I am transported to a very vivid world. I am floating inside a room, watching as the room in front of me spins down. Each time it exposes a new room, it pauses, and then spins down again. Each room is filled with ferns and all the colors of the rainbow with inanimate objects. Nothing is alive here.

I am back in my body and I concentrate on not waking up. I feel the subtle sensations of paralysis and float upward without allowing it to get stronger. Instantly I project into an entirely new world. I'm flying over the outdoor area of a beautiful resort on a bright blue ocean. The gardens are magnificent and unique -- not like anything I think anyone would produce on Earth.

I'm soaring over this land, swooping low to visit details. All around there is movement -- movement of people and movement of something else. I swoop down lower just to verify -- yes -- I am looking at bears. Big giant grizzly bears, and they are relaxing in their own space without threat. I'm afraid of bears, even though I can tell they are not harmful here. Still, I call to my spirit guide. I ask to see him or her. When no one appears, I turn around to look behind me. I cannot see anyone, but I grab my guide's hand and hold it tight. We continue to fly, and I feel safe.