haha..yeah man, it can be a bit freaky when it happens for the first time - a confusion between your brain and your mind; Your mind can see and feel everything that you are doing, but your brain says that it can't be possible - hence the 'snap back to reality', kinda thing.
Like I said earlier, we are told that some things aren't possible, and soon we begin to believe it...thus forgetting how we did it in the first place.
I remember the stuff I used to do as a kid like it was yesterday...but I guess that my adult brain tells my adult mind that those things cant be done - whether I want to believe it or not...because all of this stuff happens at a subconscience level.

If you can be aware of your subconscience at a conscious level, then you really have something to work with. I can still tap into some parts of those 'lost powers' (perceptiveness, NLP), but I guess that it is something that has to be nurtured and practised on a daily basis from a very early age.
I have met people in my life before, and they have told me that I have certain power - even though I have never met them before - it sounds wierd, but they say that I have 'the gift'...
...I dunno....maybe they are more stoned than me lol

Anyways, don't worry about the vase, eh?