Experience Description

I can't right now. It makes me cry.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1972

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes

How do you consider the content of your experience? Frightening

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I was outside the ambulance seeing what route it was taking. When I was revived I told the paramedic what route we took and I was right even though I was clinically dead.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Severe sadness and/or grief feelings

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

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

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. Oh my child you do not belong here this way

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Uncertain Never met him in life

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm The waiting room ( I call it)

What emotions did you feel during the experience? A sense of concern for my well being

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? Everything about the universe I knew I was dead but I knew I still existed

Did scenes from the future come to you? Scenes from the world's future I knew I had a future

God, Spiritual and Religion:


What was your religion prior to your experience? None

What is your religion now? None

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I am spiritual

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:


During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes I can't

After the NDE:


Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes Empathy and more but I can't share

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Best: My life is comfortable Worst: No one understands

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes It was completely misunderstood

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real I have met others with the same experiences

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience? Yes Salvia

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience? It happened at seven years old. I had no concept of spirituality. I woke up with a profound understanding of spirituality that changed my entire life

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Offer a free essay forum of what really what was experienced