John B NDE

Experience Description

I work in a kitchen doing prep work or as line cook; basically anything that needs to be done in the kitchen for the day. I arrived at work at 8am, Monday morning, June 24, 2024. That day I was working what we call Prep 1. I would make all the different butters we use, salad dressings, soups, au jus, ice cream, chocolate mousse cake, and things like that. I had just started setting up for the day. I wasn't really feeling that well prior to getting to work, but I just wrote it off as being tired and decided to make some coffee. I started the brew, walked back to my prep area, and suddenly I felt very hot. I began to sweat profusely. My chest felt like it was on fire. I stepped into the walk-in freezer and tried to cool off.

At first, I thought I was just having a really bad panic attack, but then the coughing started. I had the feeling of something being jammed into my chest. I quickly went to the manager office and told the manager to, 'Call 911, I'm having a heart attack!' He wasted no time and immediately called 911. The paramedics were there in about 3mins. Lucky for me, the place I work is very close to the hospital. I remember them asking me to get on the stretcher. I did and then we headed out to the hospital. A minute or two later, the guy behind me says, 'John, here's what's going on. Right now you're having a heart attack. But, I want you to know I got you.' I said, 'Ok, good to know. Am I gonna die?' He says to me, 'No we don't allow that on this truck.' I was given something to help with the pain, which I felt instantly.

I remember being rushed to the operating room. I took the phone from the nurse to call my wife and then handed her the phone back. I began to die as I could feel extreme pain in my chest. I couldn't breathe and began to thrash about. I'm not sure how much time had passed since I got to the hospital but I could feel my wife was close.

Then I was above myself in the operating room looking down at myself. My first thought was, 'Oh I'm dead now. Well, time to move on from here.' There was no tunnel with light. There was no sense of travel or movement. One moment I was above myself and the next moment, I was in a forest unlike I had ever seen before. It was not like any forest I had ever seen in my life before. Everything was solid but not solid. It was made of light, yet I could feel it. It was not like touching it with my hands but like I was feeling the whole area. I only felt the most powerful feeling of love and peace. This area was designed and made for me. Almost as soon as I arrived in the realm, I looked around but not like looking as we do in our physical bodies. I didn't have a physical form, yet I could see my surroundings clear as day, all around me.

The first entity I saw was a fox, which at first I thought was God. But it was my guide who was to lead me to my next destination. The fox beckoned for me to follow and I did. As I passed through this realm, it dawned on me that time is not relevant in that realm or the next. Time is not linear like we experience on earth. Past, present, and future are all happening at once in that realm. This was so awesome to me at that moment, I remember thinking, 'Oh wow! That's cool. So, time happens all at once. How cool is that?!' The fox and I stopped passing through the forest.

I was standing at a door and I feel something tell me to come in. So, I go in. This setting was a lot different than the forest. This time. I was in an office, like a principal's office. There was a desk with chairs on each side, which I found odd because I had no physical body to sit in the chair. Yet, I was seated in the chair in front of the desk. The structured setting made me feel comfortable. I didn't feel like I was in trouble because I was still feeling intense love and peace. At this point I was ready to stay there. I thought the office was where I was going to be told where I would go to next. God told me was that I had already agreed to go back to earth before I was born. I wanted to change the deal.

What I knew was that one of the many life choices led me to where I was, and that point was an eventuality that could happen. I was shown my life 'Map.' There it was. So, I agreed to go back. At this point, what I can only call God because in my heart I know it was, it was the Creator of all, told me that I would be going back but that by going back I also have work to do; the Lord's work specifically. I asked a million questions because my thoughts had begun to race. I wanted to take in as much information as I could before I was sent back.

Only one question was answered, 'What do prayers feel like?' At that moment the answer came in the form of a massive jolt. I instantly felt every single person's prayer that was thinking of me, their loved ones, family they had lost, EVERYTHING! I felt every single thought. There are no real words to describe what that felt like because it was SUCH an overwhelming feeling of unconditional LOVE and PEACE! As soon as the feeling had hit me, it was gone just as fast, but that single moment felt like an eternity. Once the feeling was gone, I remember thinking 'Ok, I'm ready to go back.'

The office was gone. I was now back in the forest with my guide. I later found out my grandmother's maiden name was 'Fox'. So, I can only assume the fox that was my guide was my grandmother. As the fox began to guide me back, the life 'Map' was explained to me by my guide. This entity that I will just call 'Fox' told me that all lives outside of that realm are planned by each of us. There are others that help us set up each life, determine who our parents are, what experiences we will go through. Once we pick those things, the Higher Ones determine when those events happen, what choices we will have, and what each path for each choice leads to next. EVERYONE agrees to all of this. The purpose of life in Creation is to experience it. We live all of it; the good and the bad. What we do hear in the physical realm either good or bad, all have eventual outcomes and consequences. The bad actions are punished in the physical realm while back in the other realm (where we all actually come from) if we keep making bad choices then we keep having to relive that life until we get it right. Live your life with good intentions and pure love, even when you do make a bad choice you quickly learn and correct it. What we do doesn't matter so long as we don't hurt each other and we learn the lessons we are here to learn. The Fox told me this, but not with words like we humans use to communicate here. It was with feelings, a passing of knowledge, and pictures of planning out my life before being born. One thing was constantly at the back of my mind; my Wife and how much I wanted to be with her. I thought how scared she must be right now. I desperately wanted to be with her but at the same time I did not want to go back. Yet, I knew I had to go back.

The next thing I experienced was darkness. I was falling through the realms back to earth. The next thing I remember is opening my eyes. I tried to speak but I couldn't because of the multiple tubes down my throat. I was confused for a moment, and then all the memories came flooding in. The nurse was in the room and I motioned my hands for something to write with and write on. I was given a note pad and pen and I wrote 'WIFE?' I was told she had gone home to rest but would be back soon. I remembered hearing her say before she left that night, that she would be back at 6am. I woke up at exactly 6am asking for her. My wife arrived just as the nurse came in to take out the tubes so I could breathe on my own. When I was finally done coughing and was able to talk, I screamed out, 'I saw GOD!' I stayed awake as best I could but I did nod out here and there. I was starving, I had never been so hungry in my life. When I asked for food, to get up and walk around, and to use the restroom, the nurses and doctors looked at me like I was crazy. They brought me a HUGE plate of fruit which I ate as fast as they put it in front of me. 5mins after I ate, I was walking laps around the ICU floor. I was able to go to the bathroom, talk, and I answered all the stupid questions they ask you like 'What day is it, what year, who is the President, do you know what happened to you?' I answered them all even my social number. They were dumbstruck, I asked how long before I could go home? They did some test and 6 hours later I was at home resting and enjoying a nice lunch.

It's only been 5 days at the time of writing this since I had the heart attack and died. Memories of my experience are still coming back to me. Some areas that were cloudy are coming into better focus. I feel like it would take a lifetime to go through it all but at the same time I know each new day I am alive more will come back to me.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 06/24/2024

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Heart attack Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) I had a Stem heart attack, what is commonly referred to as a Windowmaker. When my wife arrived at the hospital I was dying in the Cath Lab, she heard them calling 'Code Blue Cath Lab, Code Blue Cath Lab' She asked the nurse that was bringing her back if that was me that was coding and she said yes it was. They had a pastor there, social worker, they did not expect me to live through it. I had no heartbeat and was dead for almost 2 1/2 minutes before I showed signs of life after being shocked twice to get my heart going again so they could put a stent in my heart.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Both pleasant AND distressing

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I was able to still comprehend what was happening around my body. It wasn't important to me at the time but I was aware of those around my body, those praying for me, thinking of me, either good or bad I felt all of that. All of that info was like background noise until the moment I was sent back. Then those memories of what took place around me while I was not on earth spiritually came to the foreground and flooded my mind. 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. Being aware of everyone and everything. Knowing that we all were going through this 'school' of life together.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Once I entered the forest area with my guide and when time was explained to me.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Incredibly fast

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning. Time is not relevant in those realms; time is not linear in those realms. Time happens all at once, past, present and future.

Were your senses More vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Seeing everything all at once but at the same time being able to focus to a single point/place in space/time.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Not an auditory sensation but more emotional based, telepathic communication via feelings, pictures.

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? I sensed their presence

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes

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 The light of God was present in the office with me during my NDE.

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. What I experienced I can only call 'Realms' because each once is created and catered for each individual but we all call it 'Home'.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Love, Peace, Understanding, Forgiveness, Joy

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

Did you have a feeling of joy? Incredible joy

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 the universe. This 3D physical realm we all experience is just a 'school', we are all here to learn and even after death we still don't stop learning.

Did scenes from your past come back to you? No. I was aware of a life 'review' but as it was not my time, I was not shown a review. I was only shown my life 'Map' and all the choices I had made that led me to that moment I was in right then.

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- Other Christian I was raised in a Baptist Christian setting during early childhood. My grandmother took me to church with her when I would stay with her during the summer. As I grew older I strayed from faith even denying a God existed for a brief time. I was more agnostic in my 20,30s but I had recently gone back to faith.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian

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 My experience solidified my belief in God and Jesus.

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes That God loves all of us, no matter what we do here, God loves us all. Live your life and don't hurt others, learn your lessons and have compassion for the newest souls that are just starting their journey.

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. I felt the world where we really come from, I felt Gods love and heard his voice. My guide seemed otherworldly.

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I sensed their presence

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.)? Yes Everything that happened in the forest was symbolic in nature. Going through the forest was symbolic of my life and how I lived it, as though I was lost. The door I passed through represented Jesus and accepting that only through Him, he is the Door to God, the only path to the Father, and it is through him you must pass.

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? Yes Seeing my life 'Map' and having it explained to me made me come to the understanding that we all have lived many lifetimes here and other places. We have deep connections to people in our lives in this physical realm that carries over to the next. We form bonds and bind ourselves to each other in that realm so we can share experiences in the physical realm.

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Yes We all come from God, we are born of Him so we can experience the Creation for His glory. He wants to know just as much as we do about all of the Creation and everything that can be done in it.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes I felt the very Essence of God, heard his word. I tell 'Him' because for me God is a Him. I believe God takes whatever form is needed to make us comfortable so for me it was a Father figure.

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Uncertain. I think this experience I had and what was conveyed to me has been told to a lot of people in the past that have had NDE. I feel like this time I understood better than I had before.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes We are in 'School'.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes Our essence/soul is immortal, never dies. We experience all levels/dimensions of the Creation to constantly learn and grow.

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 We plan out these lives we live, we agree to it all before we come here. All events and life paths are laid out before we come to this realm. Everything we experience we are meant to.

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes The feeling of love in that realm is so strong I didn't want to leave. I was almost, for a split second, jealous of those who get to stay. Yet i had to go back. But that quickly fades as I remember what I need to do.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. No changes

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? I feel a deeper and more loving connection to my wife then I ever have in my life. Yes

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It's still very hard to find the words to exactly articulate what I experienced and 'saw'.

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. It felt more real to me than anything ever before had felt in my entire life.

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 whole experience is significant to me!

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I started to talk about it as soon as I was awake again in the earthly realm.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I had watched Youtube videos about it, my mother talked about it but I wasn't sure what to believe.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. That felt more real than anything I had ever felt before. It was meaningful and impactful on me.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely rea. This world or realm is not reality, it is a school ground. Yes it has actions and consequences that we experience but it is not real. It is only real to our bodies not our souls once we leave this realm.

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? Not at this time, my mind still seems to be in overload of info from the whole event and I am still processing it.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? None I can think of right now.

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