Charlie J Probable NDE

Experience Description

On November 10, 2013, I had a major life-threatening heart attack. Two days later, I was flown from a local hospital to a larger hospital. Within minutes after arrival, I recall flat lining. I also remember a lot of noise and commotion. I do not recall if my next memory was seconds or hours later.

What I believe is my near death experience is as follows:

I was in a room, everything including the furniture were a flat white color. To the right there was closed door. There were three of us in the room. I vaguely recall being rolled into the room from the left side.

I was seated in old wooden wheelchair with a high back. I had several white pillows around me. I was positioned on the left side of the room but not directly facing the the right side of the room, but rather I was looking to the right hand side of the room where the third person was seated.

Behind this large desk was a man who was intimidating and very powerful. On his right had was very large ring. The ring had inscriptions which I do not remember, but for some reason the ring stood out as something very important. This man and the desk were in the center of the room. I do not recall anything on the desk.

The third individual was seated in a chair on the right side of the room. This person looked similar to my father. When he spoke, it sounded like my father’s voice. I do not recall what he said, but I do know that he and the man behind the desk were conversing.

I never spoke. I recall looking back and forth at both of them. Once they completed their discussion, the man behind the desk looked at me and said, 'You will be ok.'

I have no idea how much time passed. The next thing I remember was coming to. I was surrounded by many machines that were keep me alive. I began looking around for the man that had been behind the desk. I recall looking at the right hands of all the male doctors to see if any of them were that man.

I have never told anyone about this, not even my wife, best friends, family or preacher. I knew the experience was something important. I always felt that this might have been a near death experience. This past Sunday during the sermon, the scriptures were verses from the book of Esther. During the story King Xerxes uses his Signet ring to seal a decree. At that point, I realized the ring was a signet ring.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 11-13-2013

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack. Life threatening event, but not clinical death. I had a major life-threatening heart attack days before. I had suffered from triple blocked arteries that were completely blocked. Doctors tried triple bypass surgery which resulted in a moderate stroke affecting my right side. At the time of my experience, I believe It was while the doctors were installing a LVAD in my heart.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Neither pleasant NOR distressing

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? Normal consciousness and alertness

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? All of it

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. Same as normal

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Same as normal

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? 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 One person resembled my father who is alive still today. He was NOT present at the Hospital where I was undergoing surgery.

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? Some unfamiliar and strange place. A small white room with a desk and a door that was closed on the right-hand side

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt peaceful and was not afraid.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

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? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No

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? Yes I attend church every week and volunteer at church

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. I believe I might have been in presence of God and/or Jesus. I think the man behind the desk was God and the person who reminded me of my father was Jesus.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I believe I have to help people.

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.)? Uncertain A man behind a desk seemed human but gave an aura of authority and power. The other person resembled my earthly father, who is still alive.

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? Uncertain This man behind the desk with the large ring

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? An afterlife definitely exists No

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? Moderate changes in my life. I have the urge to be giving.

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.

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

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

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? No