Arthur S's NDE

clarity by Judy Shea 6.24.11

Experience description:      

What I perceive to be an out body experience is as follows......

I was driving home one evening around 11:00 PM, when I had a car accident.  The weather was terrible - one of those summer storms that suddenly appear for a short time, for no reason.  With the best of all intentions, I was driving along, slightly faster than normal. I approached this tight bend in the road which I already knew was there, having driven down this particular road several times before, both in daylight and in darkness.  As I remember, I was just coming out of this tight bend, when the car skidded towards the curb, and took off in mid air for a distance of about 20 - 30 yards!!! My car finally came to rest, crashing into a brick wall that was at the side of the walkway.

This is when I had the out-of-body experience.  I was floating outside of my car looking down at myself, slouched over both driver seat and front passenger seat.  What really makes me think I was dead for a short period is that everything visual was in reverse, just as you see it in the prints of film negatives.  Everywhere that should have been black was white, and everything that should have been white was black.  I was there, suspended in mid-air, seeing myself dead.

There was no sound to be heard; there was no light nor dark, just the picture and negative.  The time lapse must have been only seconds, but it seemed that time had no reality.  It seemed to me I had all the time in this world, because there was this unconscious light behind me!! - calling me nearer to it -  but, the faster I traveled towards this light, the farther the light got from me.  That's when I traveled so fast towards this light, that I saw myself appearing back in the car.  Then I saw myself traveling back into my body and waking up.  There was no feeling, no pain during my accident, other than the discomfort from slight grazes.  The car was wrecked - the 6 ft double-brick wall had to be rebuilt.  The police were informed, and their investigation took its course.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience:  No

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  No

At the time of the experience, was there an associated life threatening event?  No

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?  None

Was the experience dream like in any way?  No

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

Describe your appearance or form apart from your body:  see above.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?  No pain, no pleasure, no time. 

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?  That's the whole point - only total silence, and no color.

Did you see a light?  Yes

      Describe:  This light was so bright and friendly,  that it was unbelievable.

Did you meet or see any other beings?  Yes

      Describe:  Myself, dead.

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?  No

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?  Yes

      Describe:  A police officer I vaguely saw at the accident site when I was still "dead" - but only when his presence there was pointed out to me when I was being interviewed by the police later. 

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  Yes

      Describe:  What really makes me think I was dead for a short period is that everything was in reverse, just as you see in negative prints of film.

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?  No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?  Yes

      Describe:  This is when I had the out-of-body experience.  I was floating outside of my car looking down on myself slouched over both driver and front passenger seats.

Did you become aware of future events?  No response

      Describe:  There was no feeling, no pain during my accident, other than discomfort from slight grazes.

Were you involved in or aware of a decision to return to the body?  Yes

      Describe:  That's when I traveled so fast towards the light that I saw myself appearing back in the car.  Then I saw myself traveling back into my body and waking up.

Has the experience affected your relationships?  Daily life?  Religious practices etc.?  Career choices?  It made me more tolerant of death.  I am no longer, in any way, afraid of dying.

Have you shared this experience with others?  Yes

      Describe:  My family.  So that may be some improvement.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  I believed it.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?  Knowing that I was alive, and not dead.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?  No.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?  No

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 accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?  Yes