David C NDE

Experience Description

On July 2, 2021, I was at my home in my yard and walking towards the front door to my home. I tripped on a tree root. I do not remember the actual fall or even how I landed on the ground.

The next thing I remember was being in space. The night sky was completely full of bright stars as far as the eye could see. I do not know how I was standing or supporting myself but I do remember walking, as if I were on a solid foundation. As I was walking, I clearly remember asking, 'So, is this the way that everything ends?' At that point, a bank of twelve to fourteen stars appeared before me. One of the stars was yellow in color while all the others were white. The group of stars seemed to look me over, which did not take long.

The next thing I knew, was that I was on the ground in front of my home. I tried to get up but both my hands appeared to be three to four times their normal size as if they had been inflated like a balloon. This lasted for a period of time, at least minutes until I could finally drag myself to the staircase and grab the railing to lift myself up.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 07/21/2021

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. Accident Illness, trauma or other condition not considered life threatening

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No 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. Was very alert given my surroundings. In retrospect I was not fearful but since I had never had an experience like this before, I was paying close attention.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I asked, 'So is this the way that everything ends'.

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. It seemed to happen quickly from the time I asked my question to how sudden the star bank arrived.

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. My vision was enhanced as the full spectrum of being in space was so unreal and clear.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. This is a good question as I had not thought about sound as relative to the experience. I do not recall any sound other than my voice asking the question.

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? No

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes All the light I saw was as a result of being in space with starlight as far as I could see in all directions and the star bank which appeared before me.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. I found myself in deep space surrounded by stars for as long as I could see.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? The experience at the time was not emotional. I matter of factually wanted to get an answer to my question. It was emotional after the experience was over.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? No

Did you have a feeling of joy? No

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No

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- Catholic Raised Catholic but have problems with organized religion. Consider myself religious/spiritual on an individual basis.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I'm a little more convinced that something exists beyond this earthly existence. I was somewhat leaning that way but this unearthly experience. Although I don't understand it, makes it seem more probably than not.

What is your religion now? Other or several faiths Consider myself religious/spiritual on an individual basis.

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. As someone who believes in a God, I found the experience within the realm of something that could happen but having a mysterious bunch of stars seem to decide my fate was not consistent with anything I had ever thought of previously.

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? I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin The star bank that appeared before me with the grouping of stars seemed to be a presence and ultimately a decision maker but no voice communication.

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? 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? No

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? 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

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. Given that this experience is outside normal life events it is pretty easy to remember clearly and definitely when compared to other life events.

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? While I have heard of out of body experiences I never thought I would have one. Asking the universe a question and then getting an answer was meaningful; and makes me consider the order and process of life.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared this story with my wife the day after the event. I don't think she knew what to make of it but if I had to guess I think she would be more likely to think it was a hallucination.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I have just general awareness of NDEs through hearing about the subject on radio and cable shows. My knowledge of NDE had no effect on my experience.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. The experience was so vivid and a result of a life changing event. It did not occur out of the blue but was a reaction to an event.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real. I still remember the event vividly and think of it often. I'm thankful I was given the chance to return to my life and I believe the choice or chance to return was not mine but a result of what occurred.

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

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