Sal S Probable NDE

Experience Description

When I was sixteen years old, I had an operation on my hip. During the procedure, I experienced being in a tunnel with a white light far away. The light was about the size of a half dollar and on my right; it was like a flashing Christmas light. I could see a red brick wall behind it. Above me, there was another green light. I could see the curvature of the ceiling, which was also made of red brick. To my left, there was a blue light flashing on and off, with a similar brownish-red brick wall behind it. Then, I woke up.

I woke up in a body cast, gasping for air because the cast had tightened around my chest. It preventing me from expanding my lungs to breathe. Calling for help, they rushed over and started cutting the cast below my rib cage so I could breathe. It was a horrible experience, and I thought I was going to die. I remember taking a deep breath as my parents were there. The doctors had pulled them aside and told them that I had trouble during the operation. I stopped breathing and turned purple, and they had to bring me back. The operation ended up lasting over four hours. My parents had to close their store and come to the hospital. That's about all I remember.

Years later, while watching TV and getting ready for bed, a show about near-death and out-of-body experiences came on National Geographic. I sat down to watch people describing their experiences and drawing pictures of them. When an 11-year-old girl drew a picture of exactly what I had seen, my jaw almost hit the floor. I couldn't believe that someone else saw the same place I had experienced.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 1969

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? No. Surgery-related. While under general anesthesia. CPR given Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function)

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No. 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.

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? Faster than usual

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

Were your senses More vivid than usual? More vivid than usual

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

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. none

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes It's in my story

Did you see any beings in your experience? No

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

Did you see, or feel surrounded by, a brilliant light? An unusually bright light

Did you see an unearthly light? Yes white light

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? Some unfamiliar and strange place in my story

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Peaceful

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- Catholic Jewish

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Christian- Catholic Jewish

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely 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? No

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? No

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? Slight changes in my life

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? No

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? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes long time

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

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was probably real

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

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