Jystrup F Possible NDE

Experience Description

I had an operation many years ago. While I was being anesthetized and was supposed to breathe through a mask, I felt that I left my body. I rushed at a terrible speed up through a lot of white ceilings. I ducked my head because I thought I was going to bump into these ceilings. It tickled my stomach as it was so intense.

Suddenly, I was still. I could see the planet earth far below with a blue corona. I could look straight down into the operating room. One person was standing on the right and two were on the left. I wasn't interested in that. I was much more surprised and amazed that I was in outer space. I thought: It was supposed to be cold there with no oxygen. I didn't notice anything else.

I looked at my arm and was really amazed. It was made of light with a little corona around it. My whole body consisted of white light. Everything consisted of a white light. It was a body and then still it wasn't a body. It isn't easy to explain. I was thinking how beautiful it was. I wasn't afraid, but was very, very amazed. I looked out into space. It was dark, and I saw a white light getting close. It was going so fast that I don't know if I was going toward the light or the light was coming toward me. It was going really fast.

My experience ended here when I came into the light. Later I thought it might be a dream that felt very alive. But many years later, I went flying for the first time. We went through a lot of cloud layers, and my experience with 'white ceilings' came to mind. On TV, I saw the planet earth from the outside and I saw this blue corona. At that time I didn't think that's how it was. It's been a very long time since then. I got interested and started reading whatever I could find out about it. To my surprise, there's a boy who talks about the same thing. He came out into outer space. I think about my experience quite a bit because it was wondrous and alive. So many years have passed since then, of course, but it still is alive for me. I think about how there must be a God.


Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: Around 1965

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. Surgery-related While under general anesthesia.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I didn't talk with anybody. 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? Normal consciousness and alertness. I could see the earth and the operating room far below. I believe I myself was out in outer space. It was dark, but I could see.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? That's what I was the whole time.

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. I realize now that I was actually very near-sighted. If I wasn't wearing my glasses, I couldn't see very much. But I saw everything there clearly.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? Yes, and the facts have been checked out

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

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 I saw a white light that was the size of a star at first. But it came toward me so fast, or I came toward it. It grew, and I went into the light. It went unbelievably fast. My experience ended here.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I was very surprised, amazed, and curious.

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 think about life after death. I think there has to be something. I think I should be a good person if I can. I think about God.

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

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Uncertain I don't understand the question.

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 probably exists

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? No changes in my life, but I think more about everything.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Uncertain

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes It's hard to explain how it felt to be a white light and then still be me; how it felt to be quiet in space and look around. The thoughts that were going through my head.

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? Uncertain I have experienced some things.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? If I understand the question correctly, then it was a fantastic experience to be a white light and still to be completely myself.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I don't remember.

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 probably real. The question is hard to understand. I felt it was a real experience.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably real. I have the same feeling as when it happened. I feel the experience was real, but of course I can't know that 100% for sure. But I feel it was in fact 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? I have answered as well as I can.