Neil H NDE

MY GRAND MOTHERS COUNTRY HOME HAS A BRIDGE IN THE FRONT THE ROAD IS ON ONE SIDE AND THE HOUSE THE OTHER. A BRIDGE SPANS A WIDE CREEK. I WAS PLAYING IN THE CREEK. I GOT INTO A SANDY AREA AND I SLID INTO A DEEP HOLE IN THE CREEK BOTTOM. I WAS UNDER WATER. MY FATHER SAW WHAT HAPPENED FROM THE FRONT PORCH. HE JUMPED IN AND TRIED TO REVIVE ME.

I REMEMBER GOING INTO WATER OVER MY HEAD AND SEEING THE AIR BUBBLES GO TO THE SURFACE. THINGS WENT BLACK FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. THEN THE SCENE CHANGES. MY FAMILY WAS STANDING AROUND MY BODY, MY FATHER GIVING MOUTH TO MOUTH. I WAS ABOVE THEM FLOATING. MY VISION WAS EXPANSIVE. LIKE A CINEMA-SCOPE MOVIE. I ESPECIALLY REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER NAVY POLKA DOT DRESS. THEY COULD NOT SEE OR HEAR ME THOUGH. I WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING ON, WHAT HAPPENED. THEN I REMEMBER THROWING UP AND I WAS BACK IN MY BODY.

I DID NOT UNDERSTAND AT THE TIME WHAT HAPPENED. BUT LATER IN LIFE, THIS NDE HAUNTED ME. I TRIED TO GET INFORMATION AND BEGAN READING ABOUT EDGAR CAYCE, PSYCHICS, NDE, ETC. I STARTED READING IN THE 1965 AND STOPPED IN THE 1970'S. THEN PICKED UP AGAIN IN THE LATE 1980'S. I HAVE READ SO MUCH ABOUT LIFE, DEATH, THE AFTERLIFE, AND RELIGIONS I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT NO ONE REALLY KNOWS FOR SURE.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1956

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Life threatening event, but not clinical death Drowning
How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes 15 SECONDS OF DARKNESS, THEN I SAW MY BODY BEING REVIVED AND EVERYTHING GOING ON AROUND MY BODY

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? VERY ALERT, CALM, BUT DID NOT UNDERSTAND AT THE TIME WHAT HAPPENED

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning

Did your hearing differ in any way from normal? I DO NOT REMEMBER

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No NO JUST BLACKED OUT AND THEN WAS ABOVE THE BODY

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

The experience included: Void

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? CONFUSION AND CALM

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

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

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

Did you come to a border or point of no return? No NO. I WAS FORCED BACK IN

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate

What is your religion now? Moderate

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I HATE CREATION. I AM A UN-CREATIONIST. I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE FREE WILL AT ALL. I THINK WE THINK WE HAVE FREE WILL BUT IT IS A CROCK. IF I HAD MY CHOICE I WOULD LIKE GOD, IF THEIR IS ONE, TO UN-CREATE MY SOUL. THE ULTIMATE ACT OF FREE WILL...MY FREE WILL WOULD BE NOT TO BE A SOUL AT ALL.

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes IT AFFECTED MY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, AND FEELINGS ABOUT GOD AND CREATION.

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 VIVID DREAMS; I DABBLED IN PSYCHIC STUFF LATER IN LIFE, ALMOST AN ADDICTION IN MY LIFE FOR INFORMATION.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? BEING OUT OF THE BODY BY A MILE...

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes CLOSE FRIENDS AND A PSYCHIC

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes TRYING TO LEARN MEDITATION I FEEL LIKE I WILL POP OUT OF MY BODY, SOMETIMES JUST BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? DID NOT HAVE A LIFE REVIEW, TUNNEL OR LIGHT. I DID DO PAST LIFE REGRESSION IN 1993. THE FIRST STOP WAS THE DROWNING INCIDENT ALL OVER AGAIN.
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Experience 8/5/2003

PLAYING IN A CREEK WITH MY FAMILY, I SLID IN A SANDY ARE IN WATER OVER MY HEAD. I THEN BLACKED OUT. I AWOKE OUT OF MY BODY WATCHING MY FAMILY AND RELATIVES TRYING TO REVIVE ME. I WAS ABOVE THEM ABOUT 25 FEET LOOKING DOWN. I WATCHED THEM REVIVE ME. I THEN WAS BACK IN MY BODY.

I REMEMBER THE PLACEMENT OF THE PEOPLE AND THE CLOTHES THEY WORE. I REMEMBER SEEING THINGS IN CINEMA-SCOPE WITH SHARP, CLEAR VISION AND COLORS. NO TUNNEL. NO LIGHTS, BUT IN A CALM PLACE WATCHING EVERYTHING. THEY CAN'T SEE ME THOUGH. THEN I WAS THROWING UP AND BACK IN MY BODY.

NO ONE BELIEVED ME WHEN I TOLD THEM. IN THE 1960 I READ ABOUT EDGAR CAYCE, AND BEGAN TO LOOK INTO SPIRITUAL MATTERS AS I GREW AND HAD OTHER EXPERIENCES OVER THE LAST 40 OR SO YEARS

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1956

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Accident Life threatening event, but not clinical death Drowning

PLAYING IN CREEK

How do you consider the content of your experience? Mixed

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I WAS ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE IT

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? Out

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning SPACE FLOATING ABOVE THE BODY, VISION VIVID

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Uncertain I do not think so.

The experience included: Void

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes SUNLIGHT AS I LOOKED AT MY BODY AND THE CROWD

What emotions did you feel during the experience? CALM AND WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING ON

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

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Moderate

What is your religion now? Moderate

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes INTERESTED IN PSYCHIC STUDIES, DREAMS, AFTERLIFE, ETC.

After the NDE:

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Uncertain I SAW A GHOST OF MY GRANDFATHER A FEW YEARS LATER IN 1959. HE WALKED FROM THE BEDROOM TO THE KITCHEN.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes A FEW PEOPLE 40 YEARS LATER

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

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? NOT AFRAID OF DEATH