Experience description: 

During this drowning episode, I was dizzy and disoriented, and this grew and I think allowed me to leave the body more easily. Around the time that I was leaving the body I started to remember another life, where I was also drowning, and had a vivid memory of this drowning incident in a hurricane in 1860, remembering I was a light skinned black woman on the way to Jamaica to visit family or some business thing.  I distinctly remembered my big crinolines which caused me to be unable to swim, as I was tossed of the ship along with many of us who were hanging on.  This was so strong that I almost went into it totally, and then as I was leaving my body in this life, I began to hear this huge sound, growing and finally realized it was me, and I was actually a rocket and was on my way home, not knowing quite how to get there, but I knew I knew the way.  As this sound was beginning to take me up, a voice came to me and said  " You are drowning in the wrong life.."  At that point or shortly afterwards I found myself on my feet in 3 feet of water.

Very tired, but ok.  I went back to the beach and rested until the men got back and they said that the water was very bad and they were glad I didn't go all the way out there.  I believe this voice came from the teacher I found later in life and at this time have fairly good recall of many of my past lives going back to when I had my exit from the void. My early life was very hard and was raised by atheists who were quite abusive, so this gave me an entire new outlook on life and have had hundreds or even thousands of paranormal and even miraculous evens since this happened.

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

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes,
was going out to scuba dive, by myself, and for the first time, the men had gone on because I was taking too much time to get ready.  On the way out, I stumbled over something under the water, and did not have my mask on yet, as I wasn't expecting any trouble.. I was hit by several waves and lost my footing and balance. I couldn't get air, or the surface of the water, and started to swallow water.. shortly after that I realized I was drowning, and let go of the body, so easy.

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           perfect

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   Not really

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            speed of experience but mostly was a larger field beyond emotion.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           Great rushing sound which turned into a rocket as if you were sitting next to something going off at Cape Canaveral?

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:  Did you recognize any familiar locations or any locations from familiar religious teachings or encounter any locations inhabited by incredible or amazing creatures?    No, Now I am on a sound yoga path..but nothing I had ever heard of at that time.

Did you see a light?           Yes, It was there but not the prominent feature

Did you meet or see any other beings?         Only in my other life part of the experience..the voice stayed as a voice..

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state? No

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

I met 2 people who knew me in that other life, but I never tracked it down, nor did I try to find out about the hurricane or ship going down.

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    Yes, Only in sensing a higher and more powerful me.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?             No

Did you become aware of future events?       No

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

I was definitely brought back while I was trying to leave.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Yes

My whole past life experience opened up.. access that I never had or even thought of prior to that experience.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   No response

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       I think it brought me deeper into myself, less social over time.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes, only in the pursuit of my past lives as a strong theme..

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

Mostly a stunned silence..

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  it took quite a while to really integrate it, and fit it into the fabric of my life.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      the tremendous sound and knowing my way home.  Bad part, the fatigue..and irritation about being left on the beach to fend for myself, but as it turned out it was for the best.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        nothing right now

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?               No response

the initial list at the beginning of your survey is pretty limited..

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.    At this time, no.