Tina B NDE

Experience Description

When my experience began, I was sitting cross-legged and floating above the clouds. My arms were crossed in front of me, with my elbows raised horizontally to my chest. When I looked down at my body, it was not there. Although I could feel my body, I could not see it. I seemed to be in a rhythmic motion, like a heartbeat. It was as if I was on a conveyor belt moving forward. I was headed towards what looked like a horizon line in the clouds, similar to the horizon you would see at the ocean. On the other side of the clouds, I could see the top of a Ferris wheel. Instead of having lights, it sparkled like diamonds. Everything around me was lit with a white light as if it were daytime.

Then I woke up on the floor. My initial thought was, "No, I want to go back." It had seemed like the most comfortable, peaceful sleep I had ever had in my entire life. I asked my boyfriend how long I had been out, and he said about ten minutes.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date of NDE: 05/00/2007

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes
I was choked by my boyfriend at the time until I lost consciousness.

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 down and saw that I had no body and was headed towards the Ferris wheel.
It seemed like I was in a state of bliss, exploring a brand new existence.

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? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual
Time definitely seemed to be going slower. I was headed towards a Ferris wheel coming out of the horizon line of clouds, and I couldn't wait to get to the end.

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 My vision was more intense, clear, and I was more aware of every single little detail. Time seemed to be moving very slowly for me.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience There was complete silence in my experience. All of the noise and chaos had disappeared.

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
Everything was bright white, 360 degrees around me, as if the sun was shining from the clouds.

Did you seem to enter another world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm
The fact that I had no body definitely clued me into an unearthly realm. I was curious as to why my body seemed to be moving in an arrhythmic fashion and seemed to be on a straight path, like I was on a conveyor belt.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt extremely peaceful, happy, and curious about every moment that occurred.

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 no longer in conflict with nature

Did you suddenly understand everything? No

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? Unaffiliated - Agnostic

Have your religious practices changed? Uncertain
I was always skeptical of the things I learned in church. I thought it was a little bit over the top, and I was not inclined to believe what I was taught. I always knew there was something more. I believe that God is a feeling, something you cannot specifically see with your eyes, but you can feel and know.

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated - Agnostic
Raised Christian. I am a funeral director and have studied all religions. I believe in a higher power, also known as the source.

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
I didn't have any strong beliefs as to what happened afterward. I never really believed in a heaven or house so to speak, but what I was experiencing seemed to be lifting me up above the clouds into the heavens. This diamond-sparkling Ferris wheel was consistent with something I had read in the Bible at one time or another.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes
I no longer fear death. I realized that the death transition was a beautiful experience.

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? Yes
I was aware that I had existed before, because I looked down to see my body and there was none.

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? Yes
I seemed to be aware that I was experiencing a new world, or experiences that I had never felt or seen before.

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? Slight changes in my life
I was no longer afraid of what happens after you die.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

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
It seemed to me that I recalled every single little detail that was happening at the time of my experience.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Uncertain
I definitely feel some type of intuition about many things. Sometimes I feel as though I can read people's thoughts. When I would go into a public place, sometimes I could feel the emotions that were coming from everybody, and I had to get out immediately.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I loved that I was floating above the clouds, and I really wanted to see what was on the other side near the Ferris wheel.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes
About ten years after the experience, I started sharing it with others. They just look at me kind of shocked and are speechless. I think it is probably because of the choking part.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Uncertain
I had never really heard of other near-death experiences. There are many TV shows about them now that I watch, but to my knowledge, they were not available at the time.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real
The feeling of peacefulness and comfort was so great when I woke up that I wanted to go back immediately. It definitely felt very real to me.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably real
After hearing others' near death experiences, I realize that it was an NDE and not just a dream.

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
Everything that I can possibly remember and feel from that time I have explained.