Scott W NDE

Experience Description

I remember the four hours it took to get me to surgery). My wife said I was in excruciating pain but I do not remember any pain. I remember telling her I couldn't feel my legs anymore and then I couldn't feel my left arm. I knew I was dying. I remember signing my own consent form. I finally was wheeled to the operating room.

I then left the earthly realm and entered into an alternate reality. I saw a lagoon that was surrounded by beautiful plants. Everything was soft to the touch. There were 4 or 5 entities who were present, but I could not see them. They assured me that everything would be all right and that I could leave anytime I wanted. They told me that this place was for me and it contained all the Unconditional Love I had for others and that they had for me.

I did leave that place once but then came back. I asked why everything was soft and was told that the energy that binds matter here is that of Unconditional Love. I laid down and the ground. The energy embraced me and the profound healing power of Unconditional Love healed me.

One of the doctors on the team that worked on me came to see me once I was alert. The doctor was very nervous around me and told me that she felt like she was in the presence of a saint because I should be dead and nobody can explain how I survived. In surgery, I had a dissected aortic arch that ruptured into my chest. During the aortic repair my brain was completely drained of blood and filled with cryogenic fluid. They used a new technique that is recommended for 60 to 90 minutes maximum. Yet, my brain was frozen for 100 minutes. I suffered ten brain clots and stroked at some time during surgery. My entire frontal lobe was a continuous bruise.

After a thorough brain scan, the doctor asked me how I was doing. I told her that I was home from the hospital and starting to do a lot of things. The doctor informed me that people with as much brain injury as I had, don't even get out of bed. Yet, I felt fine except for some dizzy spells.

It has been 5 months now and I can run 12 miles. I'm a bit emotional but doing very well. I feel I have gained great insight into the nature of the universe, life and its purpose.

Additional Question and Answers:

Email from Dr. Long:

Thanks for sharing your remarkable near-death experience (NDE) with nderf.org! It will be posted (anonymously) in the near future. It is remarkable that you had your brain filled with cryogenic fluid during the surgery. I had some questions, and would greatly appreciate it if you could answer them. In what you shared you say:

I then left the earthly realm and entered into an alternate reality. I saw a lagoon that was surrounded by beautiful plants. Everything was soft to the touch. There were 4 or 5 entities who were present, but I could not see them. They assured me that everything would be all right and that I could leave anytime I wanted. They told me that this place was for me and it contained all the Unconditional Love I had for others and that they had for me. I did leave that place once but then came back. I asked why everything was soft and was told that the energy that binds matter here is that of Unconditional Love. I laid down and the ground. The energy embraced me and the profound healing power of Unconditional Love healed me.

Anything more that you could share about your comment “I did leave once but came back” would be appreciated! Where did you leave to and how did you come back? You also said “I laid down and the ground embraced me and the profound healing power of Unconditional Love healed me.” Anything more that you could share about that healing would be greatly appreciated! In what you shared, you state “It seemed like several days went by but I was conscious post surgery the next day”. At the very first time that you were conscious after the surgery, did you remember your experience? Anything more that you could share about that would be appreciated! Also, what hospital in Seattle did you have your surgery? Interestingly one of the largest NDE groups in the country is in Seattle: http://www.seattleiands.org/.

Thanks again for sharing your remarkable NDE!

Kindest regards,

-Jeffrey

Email reply from Scott:

When I left and came back, I remember passing through veils or sheets of some kind of energy. I left because I'm not a trusting type and wanted to be sure I could leave. I went back to my real body in surgery; sorry I don't remember much of that. I did return again through the veils of energy but not right away. It took a little while.

Being that everything was soft, I sank into the plants and the ground. It was like I sank into mud but it didn't feel gross. The energy of the whole place was healing but when I was on/in the ground, I was directly connected to it and I knew it could/would heal me. I was so relaxed and at peace. I hang on to that feeling and somewhat return there while I meditate. I somehow believe that I can still use that energy to heal myself as well as others. It's like the frequency of Unconditional Love can actually make physical changes to us on a molecular level and make things right and hold things right.

My memory after surgery is just that of occasional windows of what was happening, I didn't recognize my wife for almost 2 weeks. I was completely insane for most of the 2 weeks it took for me to recover my mind. It was very hard on everybody. I was chemically restrained as well as in 4 point physical restraints much of the time. I can't be sure exactly when my experience in the magical place ended and my experience in reality began or if there was an overlap. I just don't know, probably the drugs. Or my conscious mind was having a hard time finding my brain after all it had been through.

I have come to believe that Unconditional Love is a part of what holds this reality together as well and is the source of all healing

And thanks for the link, I will use it. Anything more just ask. It does me good to share. My Wife now refers to me as Scotty2.0 its the new version of me.

Email from Dr. Long:

Below you say:

“When I left and came back, I remember passing through veils or sheets of some kind of energy. I left because I'm not a trusting type and wanted to be sure I could leave. I went back to my real body in surgery; sorry I don't remember much of that. I did return again through the veils of energy but not right away. It took a little while.”

Any further comments that you have on that would be greatly appreciated! How did you become aware that you went back to your real body in surgery? Please share anything that you might have seen/heard/felt/etc. regarding this part of your NDE. Thanks! And thanks again for sharing!

Best regards,

-Jeffrey

Email reply from Scott:

I simply felt that I went back to my body. I didn't really see my body clearly, it was like a sense of direction that this is where I had come from. I recall a vague memory of seeing a chaotic operating room. The veils I passed through, each one changed reality in some way and all of them together altered reality to create the healing reality at the lagoon that I enjoyed and took advantage of.

The thoughts your questionnaire have provoked in me are considerable. Thinking about the first in my body consciousness after surgery makes me realize how confusing it was coming back. The landmarks I use to be oriented in my brain could not be seen until I found them, thus re-orienting myself to my brain. I do not believe the conscious mind is dependent on the physical brain: I don't think it is even attached to it. The consciousness only uses the brain to relate to a three dimensional reality. For me, it was like driving a car and then having all the controls changed as to what they do and having to re-learn what does what. The wasn't in regards to the movement of my physical body but in my thinking. Even all my passwords and PIN numbers were gone but several times my hands still could log on and I had to watch myself to see what numbers I was pushing so I could write it down.


Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 06/04/2019

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Ascending Aortic Aneurysm rupture Other: Brain Cryogenically frozen during Aorta reconstruction 100 Minutes. I was told by my surgeon that nobody has ever survived what I have been through.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and alertness. Seemed the same

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? I don't feel like I ever lost consciousness. I have had other surgeries when I did feel unconscious.

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? Time seemed to go faster or slower than usual. It seemed like several days went by but I was conscious post-surgery the next day

Were your senses More vivid than usual? No

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

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

Did you seem to be aware of things going on elsewhere, as if by ESP? No

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain I passed through something, more like several veils

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? No

Did you see an unearthly light? No

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. A lagoon with strange beautiful plants; nothing was solid enough to hurt me and everything radiated a powerful energy

What emotions did you feel during the experience? I felt cared for

Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness? Incredible peace or pleasantness

Did you have a feeling of joy? Happiness

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? Everything about the universe. That the energies that compel matter to take on its form are more that science realizes. There is an emotional component such as that of Unconditional Love.

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? I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life. A couple of times, I tried to get up to return but was still too tired. I could tell when I felt good enough to go back.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Other faiths- New age Rosicrucian (AMORC)

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Other faiths- New age Rosicrucian (AMORC)

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was both consistent and 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? Yes It is hard to have any negative thoughts especially toward people. Although I clearly see wrong things, they are much more acceptable.

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. A voice that spoke in my headt seemed to know me, but I did not know it

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? Yes That matter contains emotional energy. That Unconditional Love is the most powerful energy in the universe and is the source of all healing

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Yes That Unconditional Love is a unifying part of all that is.

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? Yes That alternate realities exist.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? No

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? An afterlife definitely exists. I could tell that my conscious self was not bound to my brain or body, that it transcended physical reality, and could not die.

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? Yes Everything exists through the power of Love

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life. There is more meaning to the mundane things; there is no mundane. I feel connected to the healing energy that I experienced. It is still with me and somehow the entities are with me as well. I am a massage therapist, so this perspective greatly enhances my work.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? Yes More understanding and accepting of others.

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? Yes Much more aware of synchronicity, I can feel who's calling on the phone, I can perceive the destiny to many occurrences throughout the day. I can feel the energy of life itself whenever I take a deep breath and it can bring me to tears.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Learning of the power of Unconditional Love, there is much written about it although I had never heard of it before.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes as soon as I was totally coherent, 2 weeks after the surgery. People were mostly grateful that I had an experience and would share it tho maybe some out there might think i am brain damaged.

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. The level of consciousness I have of it. The reality you feel that you don't get from a dream.

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real The level of consciousness I have of it. The reality you feel that you don't get from a dream.

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

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? None at this time

Scott's E-mail contact: fbswm@yahoo.com