Brent H NDE

Experience Description

I had just stepped out to take a walk with my wife after we had an argument. She wanted to talk to me. So we decided to walk outside, away from the family. We were at my parent’s house. They live on a big farm in middle Tennessee. It was really late at night around twelve midnight. All we had to see where we were going were flashlights and lanterns.

I thought everything was okay until I thought I heard something go bang, like a gunshot. The next minute, I heard it again and pushed my wife away from the sound. Suddenly, my chest and lower stomach were in unbelievable pain. I felt my world spinning out of control. I remember thinking to myself, 'This is it. This is the end.' The next thing I knew, I was lying on the ground with my chest throbbing in agony.

My life flashed beyond my eyes. I was shown every life-event, like every emotion I felt and other people felt from my actions.

As I slowly came to, I saw my body in front of me and my wife was crying over me. I didn’t fully understand why she couldn’t she see or hear me. I felt an urge or a pull, it is hard to explain.

Then, I was somewhere else. I felt a sense of peace wash over me. It was so peaceful and I felt so much love. Suddenly, I was surrounded by a warm, comforting presence. It was as if someone was telling me that everything would be okay. I felt no pain or no fear.

As I looked around, I saw people I had loved and lost, standing before me in gorgeous fields of wildflowers. I saw the bluest sky and the most vibrant colors around me. It does look like earth, but it is also very different. I saw my grandmother Delia. She was my mom's mother, who had passed away when I was an early teen. She was smiling at me with tears in her eyes. She shook her head and said, 'You’re back. It is not your time hijo.' She use to call me and my siblings 'hijo' when we were little. We never fully understood what that meant. I missed hearing my grandma being around and calling me these weird little nicknames.

I saw my grandpa, who was my dad father who never got to meet me. He looked at me with tears in his eyes. It wasn’t like we were speaking with words; we just thought our thoughts and it would be responded to. He said how proud he is of me and my brothers and that he was always watching over me and my brothers and never left.

I saw a little girl about eight years old. I didn’t know who she was, but did notice that she looked like me and my mother. She asked, 'Do you know who I am?' I told her 'No.' She giggled and reminded me that she was my sister. It hit me that two years before I was born, my mom had a stillborn baby girl. I was just stunned and didn’t know how to take that. She reminded me that she will be here when everyone comes to the other side. She told me to to tell my mom that she was okay and was in no pain. She has been watching over all of us, She reminded me that my little 'friend' I had when I was little, was her. That made me have a sense of comfort, somehow.

My grandma Delia didn't want to interrupt the family gathering, but she needed to tell me that it wasn’t my time and I couldn’t stay here. She told me that I have my own purpose in life to go back to. She smiled and said, 'Did you like my gift I brought to you and the family?' I didn’t understand yet what she meant. All she said was, 'Yancy.' That is my oldest son name. I looked at her confused and asked what she meant. All she said was, 'He's always keeping you on your toe’s isn’t he? He reminds me so much like you when you were little. So determined and so curious to learn that you always had to learn something.' And I chuckled and had to agree that he was a miracle. I reminded my grandma that it so just so peaceful here and I was so weak and tired in the real world. I felt like I failed everyone; like my family, kids, and myself. She took her hand and lifted my chin, reminding me to keep in my faith. This was something she always said to me when I was struggling as a kid. She told me I had amazing things to do in the world, I have a purpose and had my amazing kids to raise because they need me; and that is one of my purposes. She said that Scarlett my daughter will be okay. I thought to myself, 'How did she know that?' My grandma reminded me that this is the other side; nothing is a secret. She reassured me that everything will be okay and everyone will be bonded. She smiled and told me how all her boys are so grown now and she told me to tell Cole how strong he is and tell him what I saw. Tell my brother Quincy how much he has changed into an amazing person and he will find his purpose. She wanted me to remind my mother that she's always there watching over her baby girl. She said, 'It really is time to go back.' I felt an urge, like a pull. She stepped back and said, 'Don’t worry, I will be here when it your time. We all will.' I wondered what she meant by 'we all will' but then I looked and saw my great uncle Carlo, my dad's mother, and all my family who had passed.

All of a sudden, I blinked. I felt myself being pulled away, as if I were being drawn into another place. As I reached out to touch my grandma one more time, everything began to fade away. The light dimmed, and the voices grew distant.

I was suddenly back in my body, lying in my hospital bed beside my wife. The pain and confusion returned. I struggled to talk. My wife was on her knee’s praying to God, to 'Please make him Okay. Please don’t take him away from our family.' I finally said, 'I’m okay.' My wife jumped up and hugged me like her life depended on it. We both cried into each other arms. I told her what I experienced and she was just speechless.

Over the next few days, strange things began to happen to me. I experienced vivid dreams that felt more real than my waking life. I started seeing things that I couldn't explained like shadows moving in the corner of my eye, or hearing whispers in my ear when no one was around. I know that sounds strange, but I was wondering if this was connected to my afterlife experience. I began to realize that maybe my near-death experience had awakened something within me and changed me forever. I learned to harness this newfound awareness. My experience showed me that there's more to life than what we can see and touch. It reminded me that there's a world beyond our own, full of love, light, and infinite possibility. Even though it's hard to explain or understand, I know that it's true. We're all connected in ways we can't begin to comprehend. The experience left an indelible mark on my soul. It changed my perspective on life and death, and it gave me a sense of purpose that I'd never known before. Although it's still a work in progress, I'm grateful for the glimpse into the what the afterlife looks like and a reminder that there's more to life than what we can see and touch.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 06/25/2024

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Criminal attack Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function)

How do you consider the content of your experience? Entirely pleasant

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes. 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? More consciousness and alertness than normal N/a

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? N/a

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

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? 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. N/a

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 (or alive) beings? Yes N/a

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm N/a

What emotions did you feel during the experience? N/a

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 seem to understand everything? Everything about myself or others

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control N/a

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Christian- Protestant

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes

What is your religion now? Christian- Protestant

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

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 see deceased or religious spirits? 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? Uncertain

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? Yes

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? Yes

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes N/a

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

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes

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

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