Experience Description :

At work I collapsed. Medical technicians came. They zapped me. No pulse. The rushed me to the Hospital. The emergency doctor could find nothing, in all about twenty minutes. Out of here.

P.S. Did not want to come back would go again in a heartbeat (no pun intended).

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: July 198

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. Heart attack Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function or brain function)

How do you consider the content of your experience? Wonderful

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

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Whole time.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Neither

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Neither

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. Colors were beyond any I had ever seen.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. From within.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Neither

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes Like traveling through space faster than a Chevrolet.

Did you see any beings in your experience? Saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes Saw Jesus on other side of the stream. He spoke but I cannot remember what was said.

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 Think they were stars.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Clearly mystical or unearthly realm

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Wonder, great peace, love.

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? 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

Did you come to a border or point of no return? A barrier I was not permitted to cross; or 'sent back' to life involuntarily

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Conservative/fundamentalist had "awaking experience" at age 33 (long story)

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes Made me a believer, never was before.

What is your religion now? Conservative/fundamentalist not into man's religion

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes Made me a believer, never was before.

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? Saw them

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion

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

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes No longer go to bars to break people.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Nothing in this realm could match the feeling (I could feel colors).

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? The extreme feeling of love for me.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Two years.

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 I began to be more loving and happy.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real Still love people, still happy and spreading happiness wherever I go.

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? Greatest experience I ever had.