Jane M NDEs

Experience Description

I found myself at ceiling level, in a corner of the room. I was watching my husband help the doctor and two nurses. They were turning me onto one side to insert a spinal block. Then they put me onto a trolley to rush to theatre. During this time, I was a dispassionate onlooker. I felt no pain. I felt a serenity I have only encountered once before. That being when I almost drowned as a small child. When all hope is gone, the world becomes peaceful, quiet, and vision becomes very clear.

I found myself back in my body when we came to the theatre door.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: 14/05/1967

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Childbirth Life threatening event, but not clinical death. Blood pressure out of control, extended labor, exhaustion, and baby was stuck.

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

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. Despite being in and out of hard labor for 28 hours, I felt no pain or exhaustion. The relief was instantaneous.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I was observing what was happening. I had no idea the doctor had told my husband the odds were 60 to 1 against my and/or the baby's survival.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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. Vision was clear and unimpaired.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I have no recollection of hearing anything.

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? No

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt an encompassing calmness, serenity and warmth.

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

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? 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? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Protestant

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. As previously mentioned, I almost drowned as a 3 year old. Once I stopped struggling, I felt the same level of peace, serenity and acceptance as when my child was being born. During the drowning experience, my eyes opened. I watched the light playing through the water with a heightened clarity of vision. Then the rough trip back to living occurred.

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? 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. I harbor some doubts about how I would cope with a long, painful path to release.

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It’s a level of calm and acceptance, a letting go that is impossible to adequately describe.

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

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? The absolute lack of fear or foreboding.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I told my husband when I recovered consciousness almost two days later.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes As previously mentioned, near-drowning at age 3.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. I had no doubt it was real. At the same time, it was knowledge I kept between my husband and I.

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

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? From that point, I was grateful for life and without fear of death.

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