Sterling K NDE

Experience Description

Late 2018, the week between Christmas and New Years Day, I began to feel very short of breath; regardless of how small or simple any task. For example, walking from the kitchen patio door, to the refrigerator, taking 4 steps meant stopping at the kitchen island to rest and catch my breath. Taking another 4 steps to the refrigerator, meant holding onto the door handle to support myself so I could catch my breath. My body was not functioning properly. For a few days, I rested in bed, only getting up to drink water, or use the restroom. New Year's Day 2019, I coughed up blood. It gained the attention of my eldest daughter, and before I knew it, we were in the car on the way to emergency room at the medical center. No sooner had we arrived, checked in, and then were whisked away into the vital signs room. I remember the nurses asking me what was happening and why I could not breath. My daughter spoke and told them that this morning, I was actively coughing up blood.

After that, I felt myself out of my body. My consciousness rose up higher into the top corner of the emergency room. I could look upon my body, with several people working feverishly to resuscitate it. Strangely, I did not recognize myself. I sensed no urgency personally, nor any fear. Instantly, I observed that I was rising higher and higher at a speed that is difficult to describe. I watched the earth become as tiny as a prick of light from a sewing needle. Then suddenly, there was light everywhere that shown more brilliant than the sun and it enveloped me. The light itself is a place. Seemingly the source of all life anywhere, and everywhere. There was no concern for any earthly thing.

For a time, I was alone, yet not alone. I had a sense of other people being intuitively present. Gradually the surroundings became clearer and a man approached me. He greeted me by name and then said, 'Son, it's not your time yet.' It was my dad. The light around him, through him, and from him was holding me steady as we embraced. We suddenly were both filled with unimaginable joy in one another's company. So much so, it could not be contained in any vessel whatsoever.

My dad spoke with me, explaining that my time is known, yet it is not now. He told me that there is still much work for me to do on earth, that both my daughters need me, and so do my grandchildren. He continued to describe that until my service with my children, grandchildren and friends was complete, I could not remain with him. This was disheartening to know. My entire existence was nothing, compared to right now with my dad in this place. We walked together, as if in a park. Others were also there, walking with their loved ones. As I looked, the very existence of the light emitted a crystalline appearance to everything. There were beautiful leaded and highly-polished crystal forms, which absorb and recast the light as though rainbows were happening from them. Tree trunks were perfectly formed and made out of crystal. Even the leaves were crystalline. They moved as though by unseen wind making a tinkling, bell sound. Animals are the same. Everything was full of the joy in this place. There was not one thing that did not resound from the joy of the light everywhere. In everything, through everything, and from everything.

Dad and I spoke about some funny memories we held, before he passed on. We spoke about many things, for what seemed to me as though it took a week and a half. There was not any need for using my mouth to verbalize words. Rather our conversations were as if telepathically one and the same with one another. Somehow, our communication is connected in this place, in the same mind. I could see his memories, and he could see mine.

I won't go into any details of our conversations, because they are reverenced by myself. Just like knowing that Christ is real, and is the Son of the Living God over all. No, I did not see our Savior. I did see that everything He is, is the light, and the life, of everything, everywhere, and there is no darkness whatever. There was zero sorrow, and no need to express any regrets. Those things do not exist there. Neither does time exist.

We came around a beautiful ornamental area, where we paused. Then he said, 'I love you son. We will be together again after your work is complete.' I leaned in to embrace him.

Just as we embraced, instantly I was back in my body, aware, but unconscious. Aware that I was still alive on earth, but not able to wake up. My body felt very heavy, burdensome and unwelcoming. It did not make any difference how much I pled with heaven to release me. It seemed that is the only awareness of many days. After 11 days and nights in ICU, I awoke in my body. I was diminished, having only half the capacity of my lungs, and part of my heart tissue had died. I was unable to lift my arms or legs, move my head, or lift myself. Soon, nursing staff arrived in the room. Then she called on the small radio attached to her nurses outfit for the doctors.

I am still here, because of grace and a miracle, because my work is not yet complete here. One thing though, I am now able to sense the presence of others in the spirit form who are always nearby us, helping. For example, I went to a friend's funeral. As I was standing nearby the grave site, I literally felt him walk by me. I could tell he said, 'Thanks for being here' to me. And he walked through the crowd of people who love him, I knew he was feeling grateful for each person who attended. I still sense when another spirit being is near. They know I can, and I know they know.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: Jan 2019

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Illness Surgery-related Heart attack While under general anesthesia. CPR given Pulmonary Embolism, Polycythemia Vera Other: Collapsed at ER, when into cardiac arrest, stopped breathing, resuscitated after 44 minutes, Unconscious from Full Pulmonary Embolisms - Both Lungs Clotted and Collapsed, Cardiac Arrest, Multiple Blood Clots Throughout Body.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I saw myself being worked on as my body had coded. 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. That is hard to say

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? That is hard to say

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 there is no time

Were your senses More vivid than usual? Incredibly more vivid

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. words have no equivalent expression of it

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. words cannot do any justice to try to explain, but I have a constant ringing in my ears that has never left afterward. The doctors call it tinnitus.

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Uncertain. I saw what appeared to be earth shrinking in size while arising upward

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 my dad

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? Yes already did

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm. as told in my experience summary

What emotions did you feel during the experience? confusion, a little fear, asking why and what, concern for my daughters, and unfinished business with loved ones.

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? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? I remembered many past events. as told in my summary

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- Mormon raised in multi faith household, never really stuck to any single Christian faith, humanist, new age, Mormon, catholic, Baptist, methodist.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes. I am no longer religious. Christ desires a close, personal relationship with me. He cares not for religions. He is concerned with our choosing light. And He is concerned that we choose Him, no matter if we die. He is life and light and can bring us into existence in the flash of blinking an eye.

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Nothing in particular- Religious unaffiliated raised in multi faith household, never really stuck to any single Christian faith, humanist, new age, Mormon, catholic, Baptist, methodist.

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. It is impossible to do on this

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes no such thing as one true religion. All are constructs made by men only.

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. It was my dad

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

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.)? Yes Christ

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? Yes We are spiritual matter, energy from which we are first created as 'thought form', and then spiritual form, and then physical form. Once we are created as 'thought form' in the mind of God, we are His children. Because God is eternal, so are we.

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Yes an ability to comprehend life is a single eternal cycle that never ends. It only changes according to our assignments.

During your experience, did you gain information about the existence of God? Yes God is alive and exists.

Concerning our Earthly lives other than Religion:

During your experience, did you gain special knowledge or information about your purpose? Yes Everyone on earth, as one point chose to come to earth for 'spirit university'. Everyone understood prior to arriving, their education would be different and unique. When we return to the light, all learning and experience of everything, is instantly and simultaneously known by God. Everything. Good and Bad. Light and Dark. From there is wisdom.

During your experience, did you gain information about the meaning of life? Yes Earthly life has no meaning. It is a testing of our ability to choose light or choose dark. Those that choose light, return to light.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes yes, there is life. we are made of energy, the same light that gives life.

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? Yes Earthly existence is a realm, or plane. It is the equivalent of 'spirit university'. A state of being to understand the physical plane, joined with the spiritual plane. In it, we are tasked with only two things. Love God. Love each other. The difficulty is that everyone on earth has different views of how to achieve those.

During your experience, did you gain information about love? Yes Light, Life, Love, are all simultaneously conjoined together, and cannot be separated. They are the essence of all creation. To go against light, or life - is reserved for those that choose dark.

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Large changes in my life there is no religion, only light, life and love. there is no meaning to life, but that which we form while in our human construct. As spirits before earth, we knew nothing of these concepts of good, bad, light, dark, right, wrong, pain, pleasure, - - we knew nothing of opposites. All was light, life and love. However, in the next life, knowledge of these 'opposites' is required, before we as spirit energy beings, transition into higher beings, more elevated towards eventual exaltation.

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? improved

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes words have no equivalent

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience? I do not know how my remembrance of the experience compares to my remembrance of 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 ability to sense spirit presence. good spirits are energy that have a smell like a perfume. bad spirits are energy that have a smell like death and decay.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? my dad.

Have you ever shared this experience with others? No

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I had heard of them, but didn't give any credibility to them.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was probably real it was too detailed and there is not any way to describe it. words cannot even come close. it was spiritual, and that plane has a spiritual communication that cannot be encompassed in words here in this plane.

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

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

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