meditate

I was talking to a Mormon friend who told me he got in touch with a spiritual being who spoke with him and answered questions. He said this happened after a serious medatative period. I asked him why that was necessary and he said because thats the only way it could be done. He said also that...

Silly question, I know. There seems to be significant gains with meditation, like reduced stress and such, but there also seems to be alot of woo-woo ideas connected to the idea of meditation. Is it possible, that while being aware that meditation and potential resulting OBEs is just your own...