Alan J NDE

Experience Description

I had two impacted wisdom teeth surgically removed. My face was badly swollen, and I was in excruciating pain. My dentist prescribed Percocet to help with the pain. I took a couple of pills, but they didn't seem to be working. My friend Don called and asked if I wanted to play pool with him and Cathy. I decided to meet them at a bar. While I was there, I drank a couple of beers, but the pain was still extreme, so I took another pain pill. I was talking to Don when I suddenly passed out.

The next thing I knew, I was looking down at my body from above. I felt myself being sucked through a tunnel of swirling white and gray. Then I found myself in a darkness unlike anything I had ever experienced. As a former Cub Scout and Boy Scout, I knew to do a self-check to figure out what was happening. I couldn't feel anything. My entire body seemed numb. I tried to look at my hand, but I couldn't see it. I thought, "I'm invisible!" I decided to start walking to see if I could find some point of reference. I walked for what seemed like 15 minutes, but there was nothing around me. Eventually, I began to panic. I was frightened and frustrated, and I exclaimed, "Jesus Christ!"

Suddenly, a staircase appeared directly in front of me. It was bathed in brilliant white light, but the light illuminated only the stairs. Everywhere else remained completely dark. I climbed the staircase and found myself in a room where an overwhelming feeling of pure joy washed over me. I felt better than I had ever felt in my life. The room was entirely white and filled with light that had no visible source. It appeared to be about 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. On the right side of the room was a large black curtain. I could hear people murmuring behind it, and I knew there were people on the other side. I wanted to look behind the curtain, but something prevented me from doing so.

A man entered through a door at the far end of the room and began walking toward me. As he approached, I recognized him from the stories I had heard. I asked if he was Jesus, and he said yes. He called me James. I told him, "My name is Alan James Jackson." He didn't say anything in response. In an instant, I found myself standing in the middle of the room. Jesus asked me, "Did you try to kill yourself?" I told him no and explained that I had undergone surgery to remove two impacted wisdom teeth. My face was terribly swollen, and I had been in excruciating pain, so I had taken pain pills to try to relieve it. He asked, "Did you know how strong the pills were?" I told him I didn't because I had never taken them before. He said, "It is good that you were honest and truthful with me. Know that you could not have lied to me."

Jesus then looked up and to his right, as though he were listening to someone. He told me that it wasn't my time and that I had to go back. I told him I wanted to stay, but he said that I wasn't finished and still had things to do. Then he reached out and touched the middle of my chest with his finger. Instantly, I flew backward through the same tunnel I had entered.

Meanwhile, my friends Don and Cathy had been trying to get help for me. They asked the bartender to call 911, but she refused to allow emergency medical technicians (EMTs) into the bar. She told them to drag me outside and then call 911. As my friends were dragging me toward the exit, I suddenly woke up and started walking. The entire bar erupted in hysterical laughter. I said, "It's not funny!" Then I heard someone behind me say, "You were dead!"

My friends took me outside, where I sat down against the wall. My head felt foggy, but as my senses returned, I realized that I was completely sober. I reached up to touch my swollen face and discovered that the swelling was gone. I also realized that I wasn't in pain anymore. I told my friends goodnight and went home. When I got there, I went into the bathroom to examine my mouth. To my amazement, the surgical marks were gone, and so were the sutures. My mouth looked as though the surgery had never happened. I stared at myself in the mirror, laughed, and said, "Thank you, Lord!"

Five days later, I returned to my dentist for a follow-up appointment. He had his tools ready to remove the sutures, but when he looked into my mouth, he froze. He said, "Looks like the sutures fell out." He put his tools down, examined my mouth more closely, and said, "Seems to have healed nicely." I wondered whether I should tell him what had happened, but something told me not to. I decided to keep the experience to myself.

I was dead for approximately two minutes, yet I spent what seemed like almost an hour on the other side. Time is different there. No one performed CPR on me. I simply woke up, which frightened everyone who had witnessed what happened. I have kept this experience to myself ever since, but recently I have felt an increasing pressure to share my story. I believe the Holy Spirit is compelling me to tell others about it.

The pure joy I experienced was the Holy Spirit. I believe the Holy Spirit makes translation and communication possible. Jesus spoke Aramaic, and I spoke English, yet we understood each other perfectly. You don't have a physical body in heaven, so you don't have vocal cords. The Holy Spirit makes communication possible without them. It is pure love.

P.S. I also know why Mother Mary speaks only to certain children. Let me know if you want to know.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date of NDE: 09/15/1985

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes
I lost consciousness after taking prescribed pain medication for severe pain following the surgical removal of two impacted wisdom teeth. I had also consumed alcohol. My friends believed I had died, and I was reportedly unresponsive for approximately two minutes before regaining consciousness without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? I clearly left my body and existed outside it
I heard people talking while I looked down on my body. I can't remember what they were saying.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Judgment room.
Pure joy.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness? More consciousness and alertness than normal

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual
I was dead for 2 minutes, yet I was there for about an hour.

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience The lights were very bright, with no apparent source.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience The sound was clear and crisp.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes
White and gray. Either the tunnel was spinning or I was, and I couldn't tell which.

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased beings? Yes
Jesus.

Did you see or feel surrounded by a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes
Pure white with no visible light source.

Did you seem to enter another world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm
Emerald City. A massive green crystal city. I saw the base of two clear green crystal towers with a skyway between them. I saw people walking across. I was not allowed to enter. Pretty much Oz.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Pure joy. Take your greatest joy in life and multiply it by 100. Ecstasy.

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 united or one with the world

Did you suddenly understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back? My past flashed before me, out of my control
A life review, but I can't remember any details.

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes
When I was in the black abyss, it had no end. If you have ever been in a deep cave and turned off the lights, it is like that. Complete sensory deprivation.

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 sent back, but I wanted to stay.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Unaffiliated - Atheist
Not baptized.

Have your religious practices changed? Yes
I became Catholic.

What is your religion now? Christian - Catholic

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience
I was an unbaptized atheist. He healed me and saved me. I don't know why.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? No

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
I met Jesus.

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
Jesus.

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 Holy Spirit binds us all. It brings us pure joy and translation and communication. The Holy Spirit will not transmit a lie. That is why you can't lie there. I wasn't told; I felt it.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes
I became aware of our Father, but did not meet or speak to Him. The Holy Spirit conveyed knowledge to me.

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? Yes
We come to Earth to learn and grow.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes
Our souls are immortal, our bodies are not. Heaven is our home, not Earth. We come here to grow physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. We are God's children. Jesus is Lord of the children. He is our Lord. God is our Father. The Holy Spirit binds us all together.

Did you gain information about how to live our lives? No

During your experience, did you gain information about life's difficulties, challenges and hardships? Yes
The rules are clear. The Ten Commandments are to be followed. I was not told; the Holy Spirit gave me that knowledge.

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes
The Holy Spirit is love. We are loving spirits by nature.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my life
I became baptized. I am now Catholic. I was married in a Catholic church. I do not fear death at all. I am getting old. I felt the need to share this recently after 40 years. I don't know why.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Uncertain
I don't remember every detail. It was 40 years ago.

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 happened 40 years ago. I will never forget it.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? No

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
I would have discounted it had I not been healed.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
The healing made it real. There is no way to ignore it.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes
I felt the questions covered the aspects well.