Dawn W NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

Peoples' voices where comforting me as I bled to death in the road. The last sound I remember was a helicopter overhead. Suddenly I was in a dark warm breezy place full of stars and voices where speaking, though not out of their mouths, they looked like film negatives and I know they where failing somehow. There was a debate about my fate with another entity who I could not see, I could only feel the knowledge and peace, and joy, like the answer to every question I ever had was answered. It bothered me afterwards when I realized that y children needed me but I only wanted to stay where I was and feel the relief from my life that I felt. Under no circumstances would I have ever wanted to be away from my babies but I really wanted to get to that source of total peace and elation and STAY there. Then the relatives, whispering to me led me back to my body, when I woke from a coma with 800 stitches in my face I was devastated that I had to go back to my life. It felt like someone had played an awful trick on me. Now, in hindsight I see the reasons for all of this, and they are invaluable

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes     I could not put the experience into an accurate context in my life until it was meant for me to do so in the course of my life, plus not a lot of people seemed accepting when I attempted to relate the experience

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     My ex-husband was physically and emotionally abusing myself and our three young children

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    when I 1st left my body

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?    More consciousness and alertness than normal

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:            when I 1st left my body

Did your vision differ in any way from your normal, everyday vision (in any aspect, such as clarity, field of vision, colors, brightness, depth perception degree of solidness/transparency of objects, etc.)?  Yes     My eyes weren't seeing this, something else was processing the images

Did your hearing differ in any way from your normal, everyday hearing (in any aspect, such as clarity, ability to recognize source of sound, pitch, loudness, etc.)?
            Yes     Everything seemed to be whispered

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            elation, peace and fear of returning

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Uncertain      I was moving something like a celestial warm wind

Did you see a light?           Uncertain      I had ore perceived the presence of an immense light just beyond where I believe I was detained

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     floating around me, comforting me, they looked like film negatives

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    No       I simply was aware that I was being evaluated and deemed not ready

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No      

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?           No           

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     Time is a man made concept, I had a sense that there was no clock where I went

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Yes     I am now certain I was sent back to do many things for which I was destined, and I have a sense of faith that transcends any religion

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No      

Did you become aware of future events?       No           

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Yes     As an artist I describe this ability as a spiritual sense of empathy toward other beings

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I think y parents believed me even tough it was somewhat difficult to compute, but we have grown very much closer over the years.

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

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    I was depressed because I didn't get to heaven

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            The one part that is most significant to me now is that I know my 23 year old son is safe and waiting on me. He died suddenly in 2008 and made very subtle contact with me afterwards on several occasions

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    the same, only it makes really vital sense of y life

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Yes     Now I have a soulmate

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            Yes     God is a forgiving entity, and so much more glorious than can actually be defined by any human standard

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No                 

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes     It feels good to explain to someone who could be likely to understand what I experienced