Emmanuel F Probable NDE

Experience Description

I was sitting on my hospital bed when a nurse asked if I wanted the television turned on. There was an old, white, box-shaped television hanging on the wall to my left, but I politely declined. Moments later, another television screen appeared in front of me, near the level of my legs. It seemed to be playing a science fiction movie. Somehow, I understood that the images were coming from inside my head and were being projected in front of me. This surprised me because I could not remember watching any movies recently, especially a science fiction movie. Suddenly, I realized that the character in the movie was me. I had actually lived through everything I was watching.

An intense chill passed through my body as the memories suddenly returned. I remembered what had happened to me earlier while I was being transported in the ambulance. Everything came back with extraordinary clarity, and I found myself reliving the experience. I was immediately transported to what I now describe as the first realm. I found myself in an unfamiliar city filled with an extraordinary spectrum of vivid reds and oranges, unlike anything I had ever seen. I was standing there, although I could not tell whether I had a physical body. My mind was completely aware of who I was and where I seemed to be.

When I turned around, I could see New York City from above. It looked faded, almost like an old film from the 1950s. I began wondering whether I was dreaming and would eventually wake up in New York, or whether my life in New York had actually been the dream and I had now returned to the real world. Then a profound realization struck me. I thought, "I have been wrong." I knew with absolute certainty that I was in the afterlife and that this was the real world. Everything around me felt genuine, while the life I had known on Earth seemed like an illusion. I had no doubt about the reality of where I was.

I could not see or feel my physical body. It seemed more as though I was floating, and I remained still because I did not know where I was or what might happen if I moved. I began searching for my wife and daughter, but neither was there. I realized I was completely alone in this extraordinary, brightly colored city that seemed to belong to an advanced future. Although I understood this place to be real, I did not want to remain there without my family. I wanted to return to them. I shook what felt like my spiritual body, and suddenly I moved into a second realm.

In the second realm, I was flying at an incredible speed, high above an enormous white ocean. The ocean and sky seemed to merge into one another, creating an endless, milky-white landscape. There were no visible boundaries, and the ocean appeared infinite. I seemed to be traveling inside an orb, yet somehow I could also see the orb from underneath. I was experiencing two different perspectives simultaneously, as though I could see from inside the orb and observe it from outside at the same time.

I was then rapidly transported into a third realm. This place reminded me of Mars or another extremely hot planet because everything around me was red. As I looked ahead, I saw what appeared to be a man dressed in white, riding a white horse and wearing an unusual folkloric mask. He was moving toward me, and the scene reminded me of watching pieces move across a chessboard. Several weeks later, I recognized the mask as an Indonesian representation of God. The image remained vivid in my memory.

My body shook again, and for a brief moment, I caught a glimpse of the ambulance window shaking and my own feet as I lay inside the vehicle. Then I was suddenly projected into a fourth and final realm. This place was profoundly dark, resembling a farm field at night beneath an enormous sky filled with millions of brilliant stars. I felt cold and had an overwhelming desire to return to my family. Another powerful tremor seemed to propel me upward into the sky, where the stars rushed past me at an extraordinary speed. Eventually, I heard the physicians calling my name, and I awakened.

Later, while sitting on my hospital bed and remembering everything that had happened, I felt an extraordinary sense of calm and well-being. A few minutes passed before another television-like screen appeared in front of me. This time, it showed what I can only describe as a life review, but it was not a review of my entire life. Instead, it focused exclusively on disagreements and arguments I had experienced with my wife. I saw particular moments when we had argued while sitting across from each other at a restaurant in France, during breakfast at a hotel in Turks and Caicos, and at home. These were specific occasions when we had disagreed or fought about something.

What made this life review so remarkable was that I could experience each disagreement from three different perspectives. I could relive the situation through my own eyes, experience it from my wife's perspective, and observe the entire interaction from an outside point of view. All three perspectives were presented with extraordinary clarity, and the events passed before me in what seemed like the blink of an eye. It was as though I could understand not only what I had experienced during those disagreements but also what my wife had experienced and how our interactions appeared from an impartial perspective.

I have reflected many times on why I was shown those particular moments rather than a complete review of my life from birth to the present. The selection seemed deliberate and meaningful. I believe the experience was giving me a clear message that I needed to focus on my relationship with my wife. The extraordinary clarity of being transported through those different realms, followed by this very specific life review, was impossible for me to ignore. I came away feeling that my relationship with my wife was the area of my life I was meant to prioritize.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date of NDE: 07/17/2024

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes
I was being transported in an ambulance and later remember hearing physicians calling my name before awakening. I have not provided details about the medical circumstances that led to my hospitalization.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? I lost awareness of my body

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? All four realms.
Higher feelings, getting signs on a daily basis, signs from a dead person.

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? No

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 Night and day. Vivid colors, a city of the future in the clouds.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience N/A

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

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? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter another world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm
A city above ground.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Shock, loneliness from family, awareness of another world, and a desire to come back home.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? No

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

Did you suddenly understand everything? Everything about myself or others
What I have done wrong and what to do next.

Did scenes from your past come back? My past flashed before me, out of my control
A life review.

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
I shook my body to return home and flew through stars.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

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

Have your religious practices changed? Yes
Now I believe.

What is your religion now? Other or several faiths
Spiritual/Christian.

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 atheist.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes
I believe in God and an afterlife.

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
Four new realms, and there is a real world above us.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes
I was in another world, so I realized I was wrong about my beliefs.

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes
To promote my experience with others.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes
A life review.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes
I was there.

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
It changed my behavior.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life
A full 180 degrees on all levels.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes
Taking the Fifth.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

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
Bright colors.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes
I get messages and signs of the afterlife.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Being a good person.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
Two years. Reactions were mixed; some were influenced, and some were not.

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
Because it was real when I was there.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
I know it was real then, and I know it is now.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes
Meditation.

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes
It did.

Anything else to add? I am doing an art exhibition in NYC about it, "This Is the Real World," at Fremin Gallery.