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Experience Description I was camping in a tent with two friends. It was the second night in a blooming meadow. I don't like camping and actually didn't want to go there; rather, I wanted to go to a spa. But I was outnumbered in voting. We were sleeping. Very early in the morning, I was dreaming. Suddenly, I somehow felt that my bronchial tubes totally closed up and I couldn't breathe at all. From dreaming, I started to fall down a tunnel that was something like a cave. My whole life flashed before my eyes. It lasted seconds, but also lasted hours at the same time. The time did not exist. Then it seemed to me that I was having a conversation with God. I knew it was him, but not in a biblical way because I did not see anyone from the Bible. I was very familiar with the Bible from going to church every Sunday for 19 years. He was a "light" person, or rather "they," hinted to me that I was doing just fine. I was kind of praised. I am now very happy about it, when I think about it. There was love, peace, and no worries. I saw some kind of wall that I was not able to go behind. That is probably a place of no return. We were talking, sitting in armchairs in the glow and white clouds. I was smiling and looking at him/them. None of my relatives came to see me because I was sent back very quickly. However, I know one day he/they will come and take me further. Suddenly, I took a quick breath with all my might. I jumped out of the ground and sat up and I opened my eyes. I woke up coughing and coughing for minutes thereafter. It woke up my friends. Tears were flowing down my face from coughing so hard and I used my inhaler. Later that day, I rushed to my allergologist, because I was still snoring while breathing. So I was sent back to the realm in the clouds. I was given breath. It was as if I had crashed back into my body in less than a second. It was a sudden hit and that was it. I am so thankful I know what is ahead of all of us in the end of this life. I appeared in another reality in one second and I was just fine. So don't be scared. Background Information: Gender: Female Date of NDE: 08/06/2020NDE Elements: At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? YesNearly fatal asthmatic attack. How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant 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? When I woke up, because I thought I was having a dream. My heart almost stopped when I read Life After Life from Dr. Moody. I thought it was just my dream, when I found out that other people experienced almost the same, in the same order.The width and layers of the world, existence, and life. 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? Incredibly fast Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaningas already described 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 More or less the same. Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience More or less the same. However, I was not listening via my ears. Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No Did you pass into or through a tunnel? YesTunnel like a cave Did you see any beings in your experience? I sensed their presence Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased beings? Yesas already described 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? YesPleasant light, strong but not harming Did you seem to enter another world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realmas already described What emotions did you feel during the experience? Everything that is good and positive Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness 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 universeas already described Did scenes from your past come back? My past flashed before me, out of my control Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yesas already described 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 willas already describedGod, Spiritual and Religion: What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian - CatholicWent regularly to church for the first 19 years. Have your religious practices changed? Yes What is your religion now? Unaffiliated - Agnostic 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 experienceI have become a more convinced agnostic. Out from Christianity. Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes 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 originas already described 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? Yes During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Yes During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? YesConcerning 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? Uncertain During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes 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? Uncertain During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my lifeI think absolutely different about death, funerals, even true crime documents. I know we all (good people) will be just fine, more fine than here. I think the experience was a life-changing gift. Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? NoAfter the NDE: Was the experience difficult to express in words? YesThat time (no time), place (no place), communication (no words in fact), as in other experiences. 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 experienceIt was just real. But it happened in the time of "sleep". Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? YesSpecial gifts... all the software and batteries mess up around me all the time. Batteries run low very quickly. When someone close to me dies, they come and say goodbye in different ways (falling picture, bluetooth speaker on, ringing keys, manual watch stopped at the time of death). However, none of them actually knew where I was living at the moment. They just found me. And I am very thankful for every personal goodbye. Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The whole experience, as I said, I am very happy that I am doing just fine. Have you ever shared this experience with others? YesWith friends for now. They believe me. I am afraid to tell my family, mostly because they have Christian beliefs and I don't want to disappoint them or scare them that this happened to me. Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? UncertainI suspected something, but I didn't pay attention to it at all. I was afraid to hear about "hell" stories. What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was probably not realI found out even years after when I was reading that book. I almost choked on my own saliva during that day, though reading and choking were totally unrelated. But when I was coughing and coughing again, it came back to me. I suddenly realized it with my whole body and spirit. It was just like I went through it physically again and absolutely believed. I was out of my mind and shaken up for several hours. I was shocked that I couldn't see the truth for almost 6 years. It was right before my eyes, and I finally found out years later. What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely realBecause other people from around the world and throughout history saw the same, felt the same, in the same order. 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
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