Mark M's NDE

One of my earliest memories;

"Drowning"  (Washington)

When I was about five years of age, my oldest sister Cherline took myself and my younger sister Lori to a local swimming hole in Pasco, Washington.  Lori wanted Cherline (about age 16).  Lori was going to go out into the Columbia River and get her.  Lori was only about three.  I remember telling her, "You're too young! You'll drown!"

I said, "I'll go get her..."

I walked out into the water, walking toward my sister and cousin, Cheri.  I hit a drop-off.  I was bobbing up and down, drowning.  I heard Cheri say, "Isn’t that your brother?"

Now I was floating above the water, looking down at my body laying on the beach....a lifeguard was bending over me, giving me mouth to mouth, I assume. The next thing I knew, I was back in my body, I spit up, set up, he asked me if I was OK, and I said "yea".

When I was young, I was always afraid of the water, but didn't understand why.  I had this memory, but I didn't know if it was a dream from my childhood or not.  In my late Twenty’s, I asked my older sister about this...She was shocked I remembered the incident...she told me it happened.  This was my first out of body experience and the beginning of a very strange life. 

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain      I was very young during my NDE.  I've had many OBE's since.

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes     I drowned

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    While floating above my body, I can remember a calmness.  I'm assuming because the body is the bed of emotions, I don't know.  All I remember is "peace".

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

            While floating above my body, I can remember a calmness.  I'm assuming because the body is the bed of emotions, I don't know.  All I remember is "peace".

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.)?  No      

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      

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Absolutely no emotion.  Maybe because I was so young, I don't know.

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?           No      

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     Asked my sister about the incident.

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?   No      

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?     Uncertain            I would say no, but just the knowing their is life outside the body is something I came to know at a young age.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No      

Did you become aware of future events?       Uncertain
            At that time, no.  But I am a seer.  Been a seer my whole life.

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience you did not have prior to the experience?     Uncertain      Many gifts and strange events throughout my life.  Did it begin then, at my drowning or not, I don't know.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     I'm a poet, songwriter. I started writing things about my life about 10 years ago.  I think everything I've ever written is somehow influenced by these events.

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 probably real    I just tucked it away in my 5 year old mind....

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?   

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real    My life has been littered with unexplainable things.  What IS reality anyway?

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           Uncertain      To an extent, I'd say anyone who has left their body and tried to convey it to others will change your relationship with them.  Noticeably or not.

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            Uncertain      I was so young.  My father is a Non-denominational Minister.  My personal beliefs can change daily.  All I want is truth.

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         Uncertain      Yes if you mean by "reproduced" as meaning leaving your body again.  Mostly in a dream state.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        All my life I've felt more like an observer than a participant of this life.  I kind of think it began here.

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