Juanita NDE

Experience Description

When I was 14, I was in my high school gym during a physical education class. There was a trend where students would squat down, breathe deeply several times, stand up quickly, hold their breath, and have someone press on their chest. It was supposed to make you faint. Most people did it with two friends supporting them. Nobody wanted to help me try it, so I decided to do it alone.

The next thing I remember, I was no longer in the gym. I found myself in a space filled with amber-colored light. It wasn’t the loving or radiant light many people describe. It was just a warm, distinct amber glow. I felt like I was watching memories, almost as if they were playing in front of me. I don’t recall any beings, messages, or emotions; only the sense of observing moments from my life. Then I came back abruptly.

It was the end of the school day, and my mother had come to pick me up. When she saw the large lump on my forehead, she took me straight to the hospital. I had fallen forward when I fainted and hit my head. I didn’t have a concussion, but they kept me overnight for observation.

At the time, I didn’t think much of the experience. It didn’t change my life immediately. Years later, when my mother passed away, I went through a spiritual awakening. That’s when this memory resurfaced with new meaning. I began to feel more connected to other people’s experiences and more open to accepting these kinds of events as real. Looking back, this brief moment at 14 feels like the first hint of something I didn’t understand until much later.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 1999

NDE Elements:

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

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR 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? Watching memories.

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? No

Were your senses more vivid than usual? No

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience 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 Hearing was the same.

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? A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes
Just the amber light around me. It wasn't the same light of love that other people have spoken of.

Did you seem to enter another world? Some unfamiliar and strange place

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Curiosity. Not unpleasant and not pleasant.

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? No

Did scenes from your past come back? I remembered many past events

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? Unaffiliated- Agnostic

Have your religious practices changed? Uncertain

What is your religion now? Other or several faiths
Spiritualist

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

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? 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? No

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? No

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? No

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? No

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? No changes in my life

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Uncertain

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes

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 as accurately as other life events that occurred around the time of the experience

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? It's probably unrelated but I have prophetic dreams.

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

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real

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

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

Anything else to add? Reading/listening to NDEs.