Jeanne NDE

Experience Description

I was picking flowers for mum on the way home from school. The nicest ones grew on the edge. I bent over to pick them and fell. Down below was a stream and rugged rocks. No fear, I just thought, oh I am falling. Then nothing, just blackness, then I heard the noise and felt like I was being hurtled quickly through the darkness. Then came the big noise the huge crack like thunder, then the great big blinding light and bang it's like they shocked me to come back, it was not my time. I don't know how I survived with my face in the water or how long I was out. My arm was bust and I was badly bruised and suffering shock. Never forgot the light or the noise!

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 15/4/1968

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Other unconscious due to fall into stream

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I clearly left my body and existed outside it

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 As above.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? During the experience I was at highest alertness after the light.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

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? Uncertain

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

The experience included: 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 Brighter than anything I ever have seen, brilliance.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

The experience included: Strong emotional tone

What emotions did you feel during the experience? No fear, wonder, I was obedient to the light and noise which told me to wake.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? incredible joy

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt united or one with the world

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

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control

Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from the world's future

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal none

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes More faith.

What is your religion now? Moderate

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes More faith.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Uncertain

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Uncertain

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes People are very skeptical, I didn't say much.

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

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes Child birth.

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? This has always boggled my mind.