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Experience Description I was in an auto accident. I died and was revived at the scene. I was diagnosed as clinically dead 3 separate times, over a couple days in the hospital trauma ward. I was first asked by an angel a specific question about the future. After answering, I was told that I would not die permanently for now. I must have given a correct answer, because I went into a tunnel-like cavern and placed before an interrogator. They were on the other side of a stream. I didn’t use words. In the end I was asked about water or blood. I chose water and was taken by the river to a camp. I was left in the camp. The second time I died, I was in a desert in the middle east. I saw dead celebrities there. I was called by my designated spiritual advisor. I’m not sure to this day if they had my best interest at heart. I was going to be removed by the celebrities when my advisor told me to wake up and go with them. We traveled together through the desert and arrived at my home. I asked my advisor her name. Her answer sounded like ‘Humiel.’ She said we would not likely meet in person again, and we didn’t. Then I went somehow to a barge. I was chained to the deck as a rower. A royal person was going to let me die, but a slave girl saved me and herself. We traveled together to a place where we were given food. But we were only supposed to eat certain things. I was talked into breaking that rule by a child. So, I had to endure a time of correction. During corrections, I was tempted by banshees for lack of a better word. I had to be rescued several times, but I got through that. The third time, I clearly remember being pronounced dead by doctors. I was in an imaging machine at the time. There was a discussion about how my wife was going to be told. I was standing and watching them talk about me. I did answer them, but they didn’t answer back. I was going to be put on an airplane and sent back to the desert to be cremated. I asked them not to do that, but nobody answered. My guide intervened when I arrived at the place, and I was taken to a house where I was asked (finally) why I was alive when my body was elsewhere. The fourth time, I remember again being declared dead. I was taken to a place where I was first talking with the occupants and telling them something bad was about to happen. We had a home invasion and I was strapped into a chair. When help came, nobody could find me. I used a something like a virtual chatroom to contact my guide to intervene for my rescue. Then I was placed in a trial where I was occasionally put in a room and given shock treatment. That last part was likely related to resuscitation. I remained in a semi-coma for another four weeks. So, it’s conceivable some of the things were part of that. I am pretty sure I left out any questionable details, erring on the side of caution. I died a once more in late April 2023. It was not nearly as dramatic and I didn’t meet my guide again. It was due to almost bleeding out from a GI ulcer. They transfused 8 units of blood into me. I was already in the hospital for pneumonia or there would have been no way I would have survived. That time was a lot more pleasant for me. I remember watching the doctors and not actually feeling like I was going to stay dead. Oddly when I regained consciousness, I couldn’t see people’s heads. That was the really scary thing from that experience. Background Information: Gender: Male Date NDE Occurred: 8/1/2021 to 8/3/2021 then 4/30/2023 NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) Died once on scene and three times documented in Trauma Center. Them once again two years later documented in ICU. How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing Did you feel separated from your body? Yes Some of the doctors actions, a few verifiable from medical records. I clearly left my body and existed outside it How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? More consciousness and alertness than normal Aware of events not what would normally be adjacent to my location. Some was more telepathic. At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? The first time at the beginning, subsequent ones it was second half to near end. The 2023 event was about the center. Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning I at times felt thrown back thousands of years, or forward. Sometimes just treading water, so to speak. Were your senses More vivid than usual? More vivid than usual Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Darker than usual initially, then brighter. Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Words were mostly thoughts. Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Yes, but the facts have not been checked out Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes It was a tunnel that had a river, and I was questioned by a being who was on the other side, and had an incredibly dark opening behind them. They were behind a lectern, and you felt that they were either sending you down the river, or putting you in the dark place, depending on how you responded. It was not via normal sounds. Although the dark place had a disjointed sound emitting from it. Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes I was not certain, but some face only observed me during my resuscitation, that only silently observed could have been either Jesus or one of the disciples or prophets. There was silent communication of 'everything is going to be okay'. Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin Did you see an unearthly light? Yes Several different times. It was not overwhelming bright, but seemed to not have a specific source. Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm It was a celestial room for healing, that was surrounded by something not peaceful. What emotions did you feel during the experience? All over the place. From fear to love. Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness Did you have a feeling of joy? Incredible joy Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? I felt no longer in conflict with nature Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events My relationship with my family. Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from my personal future Scenes not necessarily for life on earth. Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will I was told I could not die, permanently. God, Spiritual and Religion: What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Catholic I was spending time with my wife at an Eastern Orthodox Church Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I’m definitely more certain of a continuation of the spirt after physical death. What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic I’m a dedicated anti Schismatic. I always have been to some degree but it has become of paramount importance. Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience I seemed to have been in a between place, some might try to pin the label of purgatory on it, but it was more akin to The Great Divorce described by CS Lewis than traditional thought. It was not exactly like that, but closer to that than the purgatory typically peddled. Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes Forbearance and unconditional love is probably the most important thing. Material things are not. It’s true you can’t take it with you. My one new fear is cremation. I was uncomfortable with it, now it’s like being sent to hell. Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin It was mostly my guide for lack of a better word. Whether they had my best interests in mind, I’m not sure. It almost seems like they had some unrelated reasons for being there. I don’t think they were interested in harming me. Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)? Yes The Angels Uriel (I’m guessing) and Raphael and Gabriel, I’m pretty certain. During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Yes The universe is a whole, and in the healing place, the Angels needed to get water from a distant source. That was from the beginning of the current cycle. During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes I was given this by proxy via mostly my guide. Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion: During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes I was shown the universe, just a glimpse, and how we are always going to be part of it in some fashion. Did you gain information about how to live our lives? Uncertain Harmony and fairness are imperative. People will generally view something done selflessly with suspicion. During your experience, did you gain information about life’s difficulties, challenges and hardships? Yes Honest love was the most important aspect of life, and the difficult part of maintenance of same. During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes Love and by extension generosity was paramount to harmony and Happiness, not just in this world, but even more importantly when we leave this one. Without that chaos and a dreadful din take over. And honestly it’s quite unpleasant. Those who suffer from it, want you to share in it for some reason. What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my life My fear of death has vanished. I now know when we leave this earth, it’s not the finish into a void. Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes I’m more tolerant, on the downside I’m less concerned about day to day life. After the NDE: Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Things were like being where our normal orientation of three dimensions did not apply, or communicating over distances and in one instance being able to control weather. How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience It was not like a dream that I typically could not relate 1/2 a hour after waking up. Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes I’m much better at sensing people and their emotions. I can also affect them to some extent. Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Having already been examined by the examiner, likely what is commonly referred to as Uriel. Which the western churches in general don’t acknowledge. Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Three years, and via a support group anonymous. Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I was aware of existence and knew about some description via written works. I had not delved into it to any meaningful extent. What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real It was when I came out of my coma completely, a month later. Some of my memories were definitely of the hospital, and or staff. But some were most decidedly not. What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real I’m quite certain that the events after the first one were clinically significant because they definitely were clinical death events. This is based on medical records. At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? No Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I think you covered the basics and had plenty of freeform. 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