EXPERIENCE
DESCRIPTION:
We had met
with an accident and I hit my head and cut my forehead. Although I was not
badly injured, I must have cut a blood vessel since I was bleeding profusely.
It was right next door to a clinic and when my head was being sewed up under
local anesthesia, I must have lost consciousness. I remember a loud roaring in
my ears and rushing through a long, dark tunnel at the end of which was a very
bright light. I cried out loudly (or so it seemed to me) 'Not now, not now' and
peed. Fortunately I was having my periods then and was safely padded ! With
that shout, I came round and saw all the faces around me i.e. doctors, nurses,
my friends who were with me in the accident and my sister, all looking very
normal - and I was puzzled as I expected to have been asked what I meant by 'not
now'. Of course I myself would not have been able to answer that question at
the time !
Anyway I was
taken home and slept through that night, but this incident was on my mind and
the next day when I was perfectly conscious, I asked my friends and sister
whether I had shouted anything while I was being sewed and they said I had been
absolutely quiet ! I explained what had happened but all of us were very young
then and the incident was forgotten but not by me since I knew for sure it must
have been a supernatural experience. Quite soon after, I chanced upon a book on
'out of body experiences' and I knew for sure then that what I had experienced
had been a near death experience.
Was the
kind of experience difficult to express in words?
No The experience was so vivid, I re-live it the way it was every time I
remember it.
At the
time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?
No
At what
time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and
alertness?
Actually, as far as I was concerned at the time, I was not even aware that I had
lost consciousness nor did anyone around me think that I had lost
consciousness. It was I suppose something that happened within a matter of
seconds and also lasted a few seconds and all the while it seemed to me that it
was real until I was told that I never uttered a single word at all.
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:
Actually, as far as I was concerned at the time, I was not even aware that I had
lost consciousness nor did anyone around me think that I had lost
consciousness. It was I suppose something that happened within a matter of
seconds and also lasted a few seconds and all the while it seemed to me that it
was real until I was told that I never uttered a single word at all.
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?
No
What
emotions did you feel during the experience?
Warmth - this I remember; but like I was not yet ready for whatever
it was that was awaiting me.
Did you
pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?
Yes A very
dark tunnel.
Did you
see a light?
Yes At the extreme end of the tunnel which was very, very long
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?
No
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?
Yes A sense of altered time I think
Did you
have a sense of knowing special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?
Yes I kind of felt that I was going somewhere for a purpose except that I
was not ready for it and felt unequipped and inadequate.
Did you
reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?
No
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 Quite a few psychic experiences after this first one.
Have
you shared this experience with others?
Yes
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 knew it was real but what ? At the time I
had just finished High School and apart from academic studies, I knew nothig
about the psychic world nor were permitted to read such books at the time.
Were
there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or
significant to you?
Not really. I
was mystified as to what exactly I had experience at the time.
How do
you currently view the reality of your experience:
Experience was definitely real
Have your
relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?
Uncertain
Well, I know I
am much more ciritcaly in my perception of people than most of my contemporaries
and have been so ever since that experience. It was somethying like having gone
one step higher.
Have
your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your
experience?
Uncertain
Actually, we I
did not have religious beliefs as such. We had a Moral Science class in school
and we had students from all religions. At home, it was more ethics and values
rather than religion.
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 have
had other strange psychic experiences too.
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?
Maybe space for other similar but not same experiences as well. I mean out of
body experiecnes.
