Marsha NDE

Experience Description:

I was talking to people in a parked car while standing on a curb-less street. I could see a car coming and realized in 'slow motion' that it was going to hit the parked car, I think I said 'oh shit' when it hit. The bumper of the parked car caught me behind the knees, flipped me on my back. I bounced on the back of my head until the car stopped, about three feet from the railroad tracks. It was a hit and run, the other driver was never found.

I was seeing my life in reverse, going back to the womb and then it was like a star-burst, a sensation of being almost in space. Then I thought I got up, there was the ambulance and I was saying how I was okay and walking around.

I woke up next in the emergency room. They were removing my clothes. I had said that I told them at the scene that I was okay. They said that I just became conscious and had been out the whole time.

My sense of time was off; I thought it was two weeks before.

Background Information:

Gender: Female

Date NDE Occurred: October 1971

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Direct head injury hit & dragged by car Life threatening event, but not clinical death Head injury.

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I lost awareness of my body

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 It was 'crystal clear'.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? In the womb stage.

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening all at once A vacuum like space.

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more so

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Moved quicker.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. There was no sound.

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? Neither

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes Before birth.

Did you see any beings in your experience? Neither

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? No

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? Neither

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Clearly mystical or unearthly realm space

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Calmness.

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Relief or calmness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Neither

Did you feel a sense of harmony or unity with the universe? No longer in conflict with nature

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe

Did scenes from your past come back to you? Past flashed before me, out of my control

Did scenes from the future come to you? Neither

Did you come to a border or point of no return? A barrier I was not permitted to cross; or 'sent back' to life involuntarily

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal catholic

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes It's all good!

What is your religion now? Liberal Christian

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes It's all good!

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice? Neither

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? Neither

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? No

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes My mother said I wasn't the same anymore, like somebody else was 'me'. My interest in psychic phenomena and other paranormal issues definitely increased. It definitely changed me somehow.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? I knew that there was more than our physical being to life, but wasn't in a hurry to be there.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes Told my parents right away. It creeped them out. Mom thought something was wrong, but there wasn't really much she could do. I also had the feeling like I had forgot 'chunks' of time from my life, although I was only seventeen.

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 I was pretty sedated for the next few weeks, major stitches in my head plus pain in my legs and back. Everything seemed fuzzy. Listened to a lot of Jimmy Hendrix.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real I wondered for a while if my mom was right, that somebody else took over my body, but if that was the case, then why did I still hear my own voice in my head? Her opinions caused me a lot of stress and feelings of losing sanity.

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