Joel P Possible FDE

Experience Description

I was riding a motorcycle on a four-lane street that was separated by a median that was between the four lanes. I rode up to a car sitting in the right-hand lane with its left blinker on. The car turned in front of me and hit my motorcycle. I was thrown over the handlebars and sent tumbling end over end. During the three rolls of my body, I became aware of being in a totally dark place and being completely still. There was no pain, no awareness of hot or cold, just complete peace and stillness. As my body stopped rolling, I was back in my body and aware of what had happened. If a car had been coming in the opposite direction on the road, I could have been killed.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 10/20/1970

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident motorcycle accident Life threatening event, but not clinical death Riding a motorcycle and was hit by a car.

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. No difference

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I was in that dark and peaceful place. I noticed no pain, no hot or cold, just stillness.

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. During the few seconds in that dark and still place I saw how black it was.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. No sound was heard in that place.

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? 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? wonder at stillness

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? 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- 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. Out of body experiences are something I believe in. When the body dies the spirit leaves the body.

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? An afterlife definitely exists. Of being outside of my body.

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? Slight changes in my life. No changes, just confirmation of the afterlife.

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. Crystal clear, compared with anything else that I remember.

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 darkness and stillness.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes several years

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 It really happened and I still believe it happened and is real.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real Its 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