Sharon W NDE

Experience Description

Driving down the road, I was going fast through a curve. My car made a loud, breaking noise in the back and began to slide. The car started to roll and I was not belted in. I knew for a second that I was upside down. Then, I my head was in the seat, with my arms crossed at the chest. I was mashed against steering wheel with my legs twisted and jammed between the gear shifter and the radio. I wriggled free and laid on ground. I had no sensation of cold despite it being the middle of winter. I had no shoes or socks, no coat, and only a shirt and jeans. I felt no pain even though my head and face were busted open and the right arm was completely crushed. I felt no pain from the time of the accident until waking up after surgery.

As I lay on ground, I felt myself fading away and the real world landscape was replaced with a faraway glowing light. As I moved closer to the light, I could see it had three black things it. As I got even closer, the black things lightened in color. They were my deceased mother, grandmother and dog. We exchanged hellos. I remember feeling sheer joy and excitement and wanting to hug them. I couldn't see myself, but as I moved to touch them, they said that I must not do that as they backed away. No words were exchanged with our mouths, only telepathically. I made another effort to hug them and they backed away again. I told them I wanted to stay. They said I couldn't because it wasn't my time yet and that I needed to go back. They told me goodbye while I protested. Then they began to slide backwards toward the brightest part of the light until they faded away.

Then, while I was feeling disappointed, I could hear medical personnel and other people talking but I could not see them. On the ambulance ride to the hospital, my vision returned and I could see the lady technician who was working on me.


Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 12/28/12

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident. Direct head injury. Life threatening event, but not clinical death. Auto vehicle accident. Witness said the car rolled four times and hit a tree. There is a picture, taken by a witness, of me lying under the car.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? No 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. I had no sense of being alive or dead, I just was. And, I was speaking to and seeing my deceased mother, grandmother and loyal, pet bulldog.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? While talking to my deceased mother and grandmother. I had wants and feelings of missing them, feelings of joy to see them again, feelings of sadness at having to leave, yearning to hold them tight, disappointment that I wasn't allowed to touch them, and the most incredible, warm, peaceful feeling from the beginning. Then I was earthbound and wanted desperately to go back and disappointed that I couldn't.

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 I had no sense of time.

Were your senses More vivid than usual? More vivid than usual

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Vision normal before experience. During experience my vision seemed heightened, more vibrant. After experience over, I could not see my surroundings, but could hear the emergency medical technicians working on me.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Could hear normally before experience. During experience, a dialogue took place, but no verbal words were exchange.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain Moved along as if on a conveyor belt toward a far off pinprick of golden white, glowing light.

The experience included: Presence of deceased persons

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

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes Mother, grandmother, pet dog named Diamond

The experience included: Unearthly light

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an Unearthly light? Yes A bright white, glowing light in the distance which increased as it became closer and was accompanied by the most intense, calming, peaceful feeling.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Some unfamiliar and strange place. Bright light, warm and peaceful

The experience included: Strong emotional tone

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt happiness, peace, comfort, joy, and sadness.

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 no longer in conflict with nature

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What importance did you place on your religious/spiritual life prior to your experience? Slightly important to me

What was your religion prior to your experience? Other or several faiths

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I know heaven and God exist for sure.

What importance do you place on your religious/spiritual life after your experience? Greatly important to me

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic Not practicing.

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. I had hoped we would reunite with loved ones after death and now I know we do.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes What you do here does matter.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

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

Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? No

Did you believe in the existence of God prior to your experience? God probably exists

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes The fact that I talked to dead people somewhere other than on earth, tells me their is a God there.

Do you believe in the existence of God after your experience? God definitely exists

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

Did you believe that our earthly lives Are meaningful and significant prior to your experience? Are possibly meaningful and significant

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

Did you believe in an afterlife prior to your experience? An afterlife probably exists

Do you believe in an afterlife after your experience? An afterlife definitely exists Yes I talked to my decease mother, grandmother and dog named, Diamond.

Did you fear death prior to your experience? I greatly feared death

Do you fear death after your experience? I do not fear death

Were you fearful living your life prior to your experience? Not fearful in living my earthly life

Were you fearful living your life after your experience? Not fearful in living my earthly life

Did you believe that our earthly lives Are meaningful and significant prior to your experience? Are possibly meaningful and significant

Did you believe that our earthly lives are meaningful and significant after your experience? Are meaningful and significant

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? No

Were you compassionate prior to your experience? Moderately compassionate toward others

During your experience, did you gain information about love? No

Were you compassionate after your experience? Greatly compassionate toward others

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. Before, I thought you live, you die, the end. Now I believe you, live, you die, you live again!!!!

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Uncertain I am nicer to strangers because I feel you should try to make someone else's day better rather than be caught up and consumed with yourself. You get to heaven by deeds and I want to go back.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience. 100% accurate. Not a dream.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes More aware and in-tune with my surroundings

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? All of it.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes 4 years. I couldn't keep it a secret any more. One disbeliever said I almost died and didn't see no light because I hit my head. My children and grandchildren believed me.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes Just what you see on TV mystery shows.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. It was too vivid to be a dream. I have never dreamed about dead people before. I just know it was real.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I believe it happened because my memory of the event is a clear today as it was then.

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? It was the most peaceful and content that I have ever felt in my entire life.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I think it covered all.