Rick M NDE

Experience Description

Being Native American, I don't have a view of your heaven. No white light for me, or heavenly beings. What happened to me was very real, even as funny as it may sound!

On February 2, 2009, I was rushed to the hospital after going for three weeks and under-going all kinds of tests. I even had my duodenal ulcer cauterized. I was told to go home again for the fourth time. What the doctors never checked was the artery attached to the duodenal. By the time I got home, it had ruptured. By the time the emergency medical technicians got me to the hospital, I had flat lined once. When they resuscitated me, I woke up with tubes all over the place. I had one right in my chest! There was blood all over! They knocked me out, and I flat lined again in surgery.

During all this, I went to a place that was in the stars. At first, my friend Kuauhtli reached out and took me by the hand. Kuauhtli is a Peyote Road Man, who does ceremonies all over the world. He is also a twenty year Sun Dancer, who has given his flesh for twenty years.

Kuauhtli led me inside a big yellow school bus. I looked around like where are we going? All Kuauhtli did was smile. There were no words spoken. When we entered the school bus, the interior had transformed to a Peyote Ceremony, and we were in a tepee. There were many Elders sitting around the Sacred Fire. Some looked to be very old. Some I recognized!

I was amazed! I had just walked into a school bus, and now I was in a Peyote Ceremony! I went to look out of the windows, and we were in the cosmos!!! I touched the window and something outside touched back! I could feel the pressure, and we were floating in space, having a Peyote Ceremony!!! I was loving it! I had never felt such peace before in my life. There was never any talk of death, only the Elders singing their songs. Then I was in the intensive care unit, with tubes all over the place. I was told I was given thirteen units of blood. I spent nine days in their intensive care unit.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 2-2-2009

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No 'Was bleeding internally for several days until artery finally ruptured. By the time they found the bleeder, I had to be resuscitated twice. I was given 13 units of blood.' Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function or brain function)

How do you consider the content of your experience? Wonderful

The experience included: Out of body experience

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes 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 As above.

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? When I looked out the window and saw we were in space. I felt such a rush! It was like there was something on the outside calling me, and I had the choice to go or not! When I touched the window, I felt something touch back. It was as if the shape of my hand was outside pushing back trying to absorb me. I could feel a tingling around my fingers!

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

Were your senses more vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

The experience included: Presence of deceased persons

Did you see any beings in your experience? I actually saw them

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes I saw Elders sitting around a beautiful fire. They were singing Peyote songs and praying, for me! One was Floyd, the other was Kuauhtli. I believe Floyd was still alive at the time, I'm not sure. The rest were very old men I didn't know, but for some reason I felt that Sitting Bull was there!

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? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm I saw the Pleadies!

The experience included: Strong emotional tone

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I knew well that I was in the hospital as this all unfolded. I had no fear because of the people involved. My Creator is Great. I had to die to fulfill my place on the Mayan Calendar. On it, I am ruled by Death, which we all know is rebirth. My Mayan name is Piltzintecuhtli.

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

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? Scenes from the world's future

Did you come to a border or point of no return? I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Liberal 'Native American Church, the Peyote Way.'

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I am more involved in our Native American Church.

What is your religion now? Liberal Same

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes I am more involved in our Native American Church.

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

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I actually saw them

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? Yes Difficult in the sense I had to know the person I was telling what happened to me or else they just laughed.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Yes More emotional, highly intuitive, slightly psychic.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? My religion was calling me! I am part of a cosmic puzzle that was out of sync. I was born to pray for my people - I was given that power! I had not participated in a Medicine Ceremony in a very long time, and people look up to me for guidance. My Experience showed me that others were praying for me - and saved me - therefore I have to do the same!

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I have custody of my twelve year old daughter, so it didn't take long for us to have a long talk about the whole experience. My daughter was with me on the way to the hospital when I flat lined the first time. My daughter is more sensitive to our native beliefs, and goes to ceremonies with me. She has seen some awesome things!

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I didn't pay too much attention because everyone always spoke of the same thing. The bright light, family, angels, it was all the same for everyone.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real I knew from the feeling that it was real. It was as real one year later as it was the day it happened!

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real The reality of your experience. The white man always wants a thousand answers! How do we Native Americans explain our experience to one like yourself? Our reality is that it happened! You ask the same question several different ways - we get it already! Don't make it boring!

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? What happened to me really happened. It sounds really strange, but that's it. No bright lights, angels, tunnels, or lost family members. But, it was special to me - very special!