Carlos G NDE

Experience Description

I was nearing my fourth year in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. It was November going into December of 2018. We had been in a field environment training as an opposing force for NATO counterparts for about a week. The weather was miserable. It had rained, snowed and hailed back and forth for the entirety of our time out there. Our equipment was soaked, despite waterproofing our gear. We were nearing our last day and 'the big fight' so we set into our guard positions.

With our rotational guard up, I attempted to bed down in my sleep system. After nearly an hour, I woke up because it was so cold and wet. Around 1900, I made the decision that it would be safer to stay on guard until the fight came. For the next 7 hours I was with a friend. We were pacing and patrolling the javelin position that we were manning, in an effort to remain warm. Frostbitten and with cognitive functioning diminishing, fatigue set in. I sat against a tree and found comfort and warmth with my knees to my curled up to my chest. As the blizzard came, my consciousness began to fade.

Instantly, the pain and cold were gone. Every pain and worry, every experience and moment were washed away. I met a bright flash and opened my eyes. My feet were bare and I was standing in tall, green grass and I was warm. As I looked up, I saw the most indescribable beauty of green, rolling hills and mayflower trees. I met the flash again and was pulled back out of this beautiful place.

I awoke to my friend saying. 'Hey buddy! Hey! We're losing you! Get up!' I was again cold, wet and feeling pain again. I got up and began to pace in an effort to warm myself. After some time, I felt that my feet were on fire and this reassured me that my attempts were working. In hindsight, I now know that I was suffering from hypothermia and my body was failing.

Again, I sat against the tree. I closed my eyes and began to fade. Again, I met the flash and experienced the same beauty and comfort as before. I was ripped back to the cold and pain by my friend who was attempting to save my life. This time a sergeant of mine had come to take me to a vehicle for treatment by the platoon medic.

While on the other side, I met no people and I was only shown the other side of what I describe as the gate. I was only allowed to feel the comfort of being washed clean of my pain and life. I was never able to step forward and journey forward before being pulled back to my body.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: November 2018

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Hypothermia Life threatening event, but not clinical death. I was experiencing hypothermia.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No

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. I knew that every moment I had ever experienced had led me to that moment. At the same time, I felt it all had been washed away.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I would close my eyes and be shown the other side.

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. My vision was no longer impaired and I could see clearer than I've seen during my entire life.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. There was no noise that I can recall.

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? 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 I was brought to the rolling hills by a bright flash and was taken away from the rolling hills by a bright flash

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Calm, content.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

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 seem to understand everything? Everything about myself or others. I knew that it all mattered and did not matter all in the same.

Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events. In a single moment I knew of every experience I had ever had.

Did scenes from the future come to you? 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? Christian- Protestant

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? No answer.

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? Yes I know what awaits me at the end but I am in no rush to get there and have no fear in getting there.

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? Yes I knew that I called this place home for longer than I could possibly imagine.

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 knew that the rolling hills I found myself in could be my only true home. Also, that I would be welcomed back by the grass when it was my time to return home.

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 I was aware that all of my life was only meant to be a guide so that it may be washed away when I returned home.

During your experience, did you gain information about love? No

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. Winters have never been the same since, I no longer feel the cold rather I feel pain and discomfort first. I dress differently in the winter now and both fear and respect the cold now.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? I treat the people in life better and as if we will live a thousand lives together. Yes

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes Words cannot truly express what I both saw and felt.

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. Not a single day has passed that I have not thought about what I saw and felt on that cold night.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The feeling of having it all washed away and being shown an unimaginable imagery was the most significant part to me.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes It was about 4 years before I shared my experience, those I share it with usually remain quiet and unspoken, usually seeming like they're in a place of deep thought.

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 probably real. I mostly did not believe it had happened. In the years to come, I would begin to understand what I saw on a deeper level.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. Without a doubt, I know this was real. There is no possible way I could see and feel what I saw if it was not real

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? No

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? No

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? No suggestions.

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