Experience Description:


Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: Unknown

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death' Car accident caused to be at death's door.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I lost awareness of my body

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? More consciousness and alertness than normal Was fully aware of physical and spiritual settings.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Neither

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Neither Total and complete darkness - a place that is no place.

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more so

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Sight was spiritual.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? Neither

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes Just the light.

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes The light was life itself. Different from earthly light. It was a living thing or person.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Neither

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Terror - then warmth and life at the presence of the light.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Neither

Did you have a feeling of joy? Neither

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? Neither

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? Neither

Did scenes from the future come to you? Neither Only that I would not die.

Did you come to a border or point of no return? Neither

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal None

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes Try to live an overall better life.

What is your religion now? Liberal None

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes Try to live an overall better life.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? Definite being, or voice clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? Neither

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes Knew I would be healed.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Didn't have a frame of reference for what the light looked like. The light was not a light we are used to looking at but is alive and is life itself.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? No, just a relief to see the light and get out of the darkness.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Don't readily share. Only share with those knowing of the accident (nurses, doctors) they believed. Also share with those inquiring.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real Matter-of-factly. Tried not to think about it because of the terror.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real Still matter-of-factly. Try not to think about the terror. No fear, however, of it happening again.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? I did not add or take away from what was told me by my friend. It is very accurate based on what I know.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Questionnaire is the best under the circumstances. Only other suggestion is to let the NDEers know that those who have not had an NDE wish (even greatly wish) to understand with the best words possible the wonderful or even fearful aspects of NDEs. One of the reasons they happen and are remembered is for the benefit and uplifting or possibly warning of those living who have not had one.