Dave S NDE

Experience Description

I was transported by ambulance from Belize to Clinica Carenza in Chetumal, Mexico. I had severe abdominal pain. I underwent surgery for 4.5 hours. I felt that I was floating outside my body in a room that had no walls, floor, or ceiling. The light in the area where I was floating was like twilight. As I looked out, it got darker in any direction I looked. I had an intense feeling of love, joy, and peace to the point that it was overwhelming. I still knew who I was. As I looked around, I said to myself, "Where am I?" As soon as I did, I re-entered my body.

Later, the surgeon said that they thought they had lost me and that, from his experience, very few people come back from where I was.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date of NDE: 12/28/2022

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes

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

Did you feel separated from your body? 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? When I looked around and thought to myself, "Where am I?"

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
I was not aware of time. The event had no clear starting or ending time.

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 My vision was the same

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience My hearing was the same

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes
I am not sure I would call it a tunnel. I was floating in a room with no walls, ceiling, or floor.

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

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

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
The light in the place was like twilight. A soft light that surrounded me.

Did you seem to enter another world? Some unfamiliar and strange place
I was in a room floating. There were no walls, floor, or ceiling.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Joy, pleasure, love. A great sense of caring was directed toward me. 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 united or one with the world

Did you suddenly understand everything? Everything about the universe
I was aware that I was floating and surrounded by peace, joy and love. I was in a place where there was no pain or stress.

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? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Other faiths - New age
Daily meditation. I practiced the Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas.

Have your religious practices changed? No

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated - Nothing in particular - Religious unaffiliated
I am spiritual but not religious. I meditate daily and practice the Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas.

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
The place I was in was a place I had never been, or that I even knew existed. As an MBA, I am analytical. I believe in real things. I believe there is a spark that makes us alive and when we die we return to the source. I had no idea there would be any experience like this.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes
I now know death is not final. There is an experience after death that is not only pleasant but also filled with love and joy.

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? No

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? Yes
Surrounded by peace, love and joy that came from outside of myself.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes
I had a feeling of peace, love and joy surrounding me from all sides.

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 aware that I was in a strange, magical place. I still knew who I was.

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 was surrounded by peace, love and joy. A form of ecstasy.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Slight changes in my life
I no longer have any fear of death and will welcome it when it comes.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes
I love more, and deeper, for anything alive.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes
It was surreal. I was out of my body and was a floating spirit. I still knew who I was but had no body.

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 remember it like it just happened. The experience of it is as vivid as when it happened.

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

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Yes, I know that this life is not the end. We continue after this life. Our spirit continues.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
I shared it with my wife and doctors as soon as I recovered enough to do so. One of my doctors asked if I wanted to come back. I told him it was difficult to do so because it was such a pleasant place to be, a place filled with love and joy. He said it was amazing and I needed to write it down.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes
I had a prior experience after my father passed away. I dreamed I fell out of bed and fell through the floor. I kept falling and falling. Someone grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me up. I was floating at the ceiling looking down on myself. My father asked what I was doing there and I told him I just wanted to be with him. He said I had a long time to go before that. That I had to go back. I woke in bed, drenched in sweat.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
It was very real. To this day it is as vivid as if it happened yesterday.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
It is as real as when it happened. It was intense and overwhelming. Completely unforgettable.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes
Yes. I had an out of body experience after my father passed away in 1984.

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes
My experience occurred during a serious medical event. The surgeon said I had only 30 minutes to live when I arrived at the hospital. He said my kidneys were down to 20% and my liver was starting to shut down. He said at one point he thought he had lost me. He said I decided to live and he could tell when that was. He was surprised I came back from where I was. He said once I started coming back, I fought for my life like a gladiator. They had to remove 80% of my bowel. It had necrosis.

Anything else to add? It was incredible and mystical.