Ronald C NDE

Experience Description

While ice skating on a frozen basketball court at school with other kids, I fell backward and hit my head. I floated up without pain, about 500 feet above the school. I could see 100 miles. I saw snow on the roofs, antennas, and people working on my body from far below. It was very peaceful. Then I was back.

There was no sense of time, so I don’t recall how long I was out.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date of NDE: 12/02/1955

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No

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 way above looking around down at myself
Yes, total calmness.

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? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning

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 Extremely vivid

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience No memory

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? beauty and calm

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 myself or others
Simply peace

Did scenes from your past come back? No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure? Yes

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Catholic
Raised Catholic

Have your religious practices changed? Uncertain

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic
No church goer, try to be kind to people/

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
Silence and peace

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Uncertain

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? Yes
Not sure, but I am really not materialistic. Again I was very young and it was a solo experience, no angels etc.

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? Uncertain
I was very young, there was no depth to it. I don't think it was a very long experience. All I recall was looking down at my body and seeing 4 or 5 people around me and what they were doing..And the 360 degree view at perhaps 300 or 400 ft above it all.

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? Unknown
I was very young and in a horrible place in a Catholic Boarding school. Barbour Hall Military run by nuns who molested and beat me.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Uncertain

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
Clear sight of all below me and up at maybe 300ft. Plus horizontally for endless miles. No pain, peace.

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

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
a very log time maybe 50 years

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
Completely real, more real than life down there.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real
No clue. It has only come up now as NDE people are speaking up and I loved the Theo and Long podcast.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes
I overdosed on Heroin and in the emergency room my heart stopped and I saw Jesus Christ in a bright white light above and to my left.

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience? Yes
Very difficult as i was so young

Anything else to add? no