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Catherine A's NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

I was up in the air in the operating room.  I could see the doctor and the nurse anesthetist down below me and I knew that was my body down there  on the operating table.    I was going around in circles.  They would get smaller and smaller.  When I got to the center of the circle, I would pop out and start another circle.  I got up in the corner of the room.  I wanted to go out of the room and see what was on the other side.  At that point a male adult voice said to me,  "You better get back down there ."   That was all I remembered.   My mother told me later I came out of the anesthetic that I almost bled to death during the operation.

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     I almost bled to death

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    Yes   all of it

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

If your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience was different from your normal every day consciousness and alertness, please explain:            Yes   all of it

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     I could see more plainly up in the air

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.)?            No      

the voice telling me I better get back down there was quite loud

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            I enjoyed it ---- wanted to go on but was used to doing what I was told.

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          No      

Did you see a light?           No      

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     Just heard the male voice saying 'You better get back down there."

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?          No      

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?            Yes     Loved going around in the circles and popping out and starting another one.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No      

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     I didn't leave the room once I got up in the corner because the voice told me. "You better get back down there."   It was an adult male voice and I was used to doing what adult told me.  I was 7 years old.

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     I had a full blown classic premonition from a very good friend of mine who had been dead a year.  I was in my 59's by this time when she appeared in my bathroom one night to yell me my husband would not live.  He died three days later.    She was accompanied by 3 monk like clothed beings.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     That night I called a friend who was also interested in the paranormal/    Ssaid she thought she was right .  She was

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    No            The premonition one.  I got interested in NDE's, etc as a student nurse and found books like Larry Dosseu's, etc.

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real    I have also been grateful for them and they both made a lot of sense to me in a comforting way about what really goes on around here as has subsequently been reinforced by all the research such as Gary Swartz etc. etc and so many more  in the paranormal field.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            The first one made be believe in OOB's   The second one gave me great comfort after my husband's death death and the friend who brought the premonition warning had lad died approximately one year before.  It was great to know she was still in tough.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real            Well -- they're still letting me walk around and I still pay taxes -- no one has locked me up and there is Plethora of literature, etc. out by now that validate my experiences.   I think we need more of what you are trying to do.

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           No       Only that I seek out more metaphysical, paranormal literature, books, groups etc

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?           
Yes     I'm much more certain that this physical existence is not all there is.

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

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        I'm so glad this field is getting more recognition!

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes    

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience?   I think its VERY good.