Dana F NDE

Experience Description

On July 10, 2023, I was on my way to work by riding my scooter. After about ten minutes of riding, a long traffic jam formed. This caused me to move to the right shoulder to continue my journey. I rode on the shoulder at a speed of about 60 km/h for about two minutes until I suddenly heard a boom. In that moment, I realized a car had hit me with great force from my left side.

Immediately after the boom, there was nothing visual or tangible. I was in complete darkness. But the sensations were completely present. I felt myself slowly leaving my body. Immediately afterward, I flew at an immense speed horizontally, back and forth. I was nothing; but yet, I was everything. I remember the first thing I said to myself was, "That's it. It's over." Moments later, I felt feelings of joy, elation, and happiness washing over me. I said to myself, "Finally! I'm finally free of it." Meaning that I was free from the body I was trapped in. It's important to mention that I never liked my body and never felt connected to my physical self.

After an unknown amount of time and this constant motion, I arrived at a place I cannot describe because everything was completely dark. I did hear a speaking, as a conversation took place there. I was told that it wasn't my time, that there were many things I still needed to do, and I hadn't finished my path in this world. I was then asked if it was all right with me to return and continue my existence in the physical world. I answered "Yes," and immediately afterward, it was as if I was thrown back into my body.

Suddenly, I heard a man asking me hysterically and screaming, "What day is it? What day is it?" I couldn't really get my bearings at that moment, but I answered him, "Monday. But give me a moment to get my bearings and don't shout at me. I just woke up." He responded, "Woke up? You were lying there with your eyes open and not answering me!" That was the moment I understood that what I had experienced was completely real. I had passed from this world to another, and returned all at once.

During the accident, I broke most of my ribs. I had double fractures on the right and left sides with a punctured lung and air entering my chest cavity. In addition, I broke my shoulder, both knees, and my right thumb.

For several days after the accident, I felt disconnected from reality. I could sit quietly for hours, closed off within myself. It was as if I were in a protected space. It was not a place of sadness, pain, or anything else negative. I felt I hadn't completely returned to my body; something in me was still floating and not entirely settled.

At the time of the accident, I was in the middle of an academic preparatory program for my bachelor's degree in communication. During the prep program and up until the accident, I felt very scattered. I couldn't really concentrate on studying or be mentally present in classes. A month after the accident, I returned to my studies, and since then everything has changed. I began to discover abilities I never knew I had. I went from being a person who was physically and mentally disorganized to someone much more collected and sharp. Today I am about to begin the third and final year of my degree, and up to this moment I have received the Dean's Award for excellence, was appointed to serve as Chair of the School of Communication, was offered a spot in the President's Excellency Program, and the list goes on.

I feel, and based on my knowledge of myself for the 32 years before the incident, that something in this experience completely changed my life. It was as if abilities I never had before were "installed" in me. It was as if I received a significant "version update" in that moment when I was between the physical world and the next.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 10/07/2023

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes
Motorcycle accident, I broke most of my ribs, double fractures on the right and left. Air entering the chest.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely Pleasant

Did you feel separated from your body? Clearly left the 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? Immediately
It felt as if I had no limits. I could know everything, feel everything and be present everywhere

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? Everything seemed to be happening all at once
That's how it felt.

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 During the experience I had no No vision at all, it was total darkness.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience I heard nothing. I also can't say whether the thoughts that came to me and the conversation I had were sensory, telepathic or intuitive

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain
Not sure if I heard or didn't hear anything during the experience. So I have no way to answer that honestly

Did you see any beings in your experience? Sensed their presence

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased beings? No

Did you see or feel surrounded by a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter another world? Clearly mystical or unearthly realm
Absolutely yes. Everything was completely disconnected from the physical world, in any way.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Happiness, satisfaction, calmness and peace of mind. I felt like I was finally finished "here" and I was returning to my place

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Incredible joy

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? United, one with the world

Did you suddenly understand everything? About the universe
That's how it felt.

Did scenes from your past come back? No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life
As I described, I had a conversation during which I was told that my time had not yet come. And I was asked if it was okay for me to go back and do something with my life, move forward and fulfill myself.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Jewish
A believing Jew, but not a religious one.

Have your religious practices changed? Yes
I believe in God much more. I take on many things like prayers, keeping kosher, lighting Shabbat candles, and more.

What is your religion now? Jewish
Traditional Judaism

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience
..... Not everything has something to say…

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes
I already mentioned

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? Definite being, or voice clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin
I detailed it in the part where I described the experience. I met a being, I don't know who it was.

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.)? No

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? No

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Uncertain
I don't know how to answer that.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes
As written, I had a conversation with an entity

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Uncertain
It was clear that the entity I was talking to was somehow hinting to me that there were significant things I needed to do. I don't know if it was knowledge or intuition, but since the experience I have felt a very, very strong sense of mission. I probably wasn't appointed to the position of chair of the School of Communication for nothing; I feel like I'm heading in the direction of becoming a public figure.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes
It was clear to me that either I was going back down, or I was continuing towards another, non-physical life.

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? No

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes
I don't know whether to call it information, and I don't know whether to call it love. But there was a feeling of self-evident acceptance, of belonging.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life
I suffered greatly from anxiety related to all kinds of areas of life. Today I don't give anxiety any space at all, the experience fundamentally changed my life from end to end. In addition, as I mentioned before, I feel that I have abilities that I didn't have before.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes
I manage to give more space to my partner, see her much more than I saw before. I understand her without her speaking and know many things in advance - as if I had an increased intuition about her.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes
The experience was not something that can be described in everyday words

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
I feel like this experience is with me, hasn't left me for a moment... as if a place has been reserved for it in my presence in the world.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes
I feel like a different kind of intelligence has entered me, a different kind of abilities. Everything is different.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The conversation with the entity - as if something entered me

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
It took a long time before I was able to share with others. I feel like they believe me, but not completely.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes
I saw the series on Netflix "Surviving Death"

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
A sense of disconnection, mostly. A coming together. But not from a sad or depressive place.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
I already explained... I'm exhausted…

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes
On October 7th. When I saw all this death happening in Israel, something in me knew that at least these people were going through something extraordinary now, I believed that despite everything, it could be good for all those who were murdered. Still hoping.

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Uncertain
There are things that cannot be described in words and can only remain in the space between my stomach and my chest. Many feelings of power, many feelings that there are no words to describe, at least not in my language.

Anything else to add? I feel like it's a privilege to go through a Zen experience. Not everyone gets to go to a place that's unlike any other on Earth. I'm no longer interested in seeing the world, I'm not interested in traveling to all sorts of places I haven't been to, because there's nothing like a place I've already been to.