Robert L NDE

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:

At the time this happened I had been living in a tent city for contractors in Beaumont after hurricane Ike. After several weeks of non stop work we had a weekend off. I had been drinking beer all day, there were some Mexicans camped next to us. They had some moonshine whiskey and all the cocaine you could possibly do. So anyway I partied hard into the evening. I don't consider myself to be totally incapacitated in any way. I got up from where we were behind our tents and was walking out to my truck to relieve myself. Well, I do this thing that is like a sneeze but it extends for a few seconds. As I was walking by my tent it happened and I can remember beginning to lose consciousness and falling to the ground.

The next thing I knew I was standing in an incredible bright white light. As I felt the light engulf me "this is where it gets hard to explain" I could feel all the problems, anger, fear and any other negative emotion just lift out of my body. I instantly knew the light was pure goodness and love, like nothing I had never felt before or since. I noticed some people near me and walked over to them. One was my mother and another was my first wife. There were some others but I'm not able to say for sure who. My first question was this, Is this how it really feels. It was such a feeling of peace and love I can't describe it. There answer was yes isn't it wonderful, yes I said. I got to say hello and ask what happens next and they told me I was going back where I had come from but they would be watching over me and we would all be together again. Before I could respond I opened my eyes and found myself lying on the ground.

It took me a few seconds to realize where I was and what had just happened. Once I realized where I was I could feel the weight of evil pressing down on me and I know now that this reality that we exist in is ruled by evil. I now have no fear of death and know that where we are is just someplace we must go through before we reach the prize that awaits us. The thing I remember feeling most was when I regained consciousness that I was back here where evil does rule. That's my take on it anyway. Think what you like, I'm sure most anyone that reads this will say oh he was drunk and high and just hallucinated this. Let me tell you this, Ive been drunk and high many, many times and have never, ever had an experience like this. I know now that the light I stood in was pure goodness and peace and love. I felt the presence of God and it is wonderful beyond anything I could ever describe. I didn't see him, or Jesus or angels with harps, nothing like that, but the feeling I had is so incredible, well I have no fear of the other side and when my time comes to go back I welcome it compared to the evil and injustice that dwells here .

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes     The feeling that I experienced is very hard to put into words

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Uncertain      I felt myself going out and remember falling to the ground at the time this happened

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?    The entire time

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

            The entire time

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     When I was in the light , I could not only see it but feel it, it was pure goodness

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?            I felt peace and love like nothing ive ever felt before

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          Yes     It seemed like stepping through a doorway of sort

Did you see a light?           Yes     The most brilliant bright pure white light ive ever experienced

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     Ive already explained this my mother died four years ago and my first wife three. we had been divorced for ten years and I rarely even think of her. I was very surprised to see her but nonetheless she was 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?          Uncertain     

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?            Yes     It is very hard to express where I was, kind of like an arrival point like a train station platform. that's not correct but it's the best I can describe it.

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?     Yes            Just a profound sense of understanding that the existence we live in here is just not truly what is real.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Uncertain     

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?     No      

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     After this happened I immediately told the friend I was partying wit. He could tell that to me this experience +-was real and I was convinced that it was real.

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 know it was real. The feeling of being in the light is like nothing that could be recreated.

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?            Just seeing my family members and knowing that there is a higher plain of existence than that what we exist in.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real            Like I said to experience the pure goodness that I felt in the light is something I will never forget. Pure peace love joy like nothing I've ever felt

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           No      

Have your religious beliefs/practices 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      

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        I guess I've said it all. It's like nothing ive ever felt before or since.

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