Steven T NDE

Experience Description

On 12/20/2012 I had a serious heart attack. This was my second heart attack with the first incident happening when I was age 49. At the hospital emergency room my heart suddenly stopped and was restarted with a defibrillator. Then my heart stopped again and I had an NDE.

I found myself walking or standing in a beautiful rolling meadow with plush green grass. The sky was very blue. It was warm and peaceful; and I felt safe. I vividly remember looking up onto a knoll and seeing a row of four extremely bright white buildings. The buildings had strange symbols on the side facing me. The symbols looked like nothing I've ever seen before and unfortunately cannot recall them exactly so I cannot draw them. However, the symbols were made up of lines similar to Asian writing. I somehow knew that I was supposed to go to the white buildings. So, I began walking that way. I do not recall if I had a body; I just remember heading towards the buildings.

The experience ended when my body was shocked again. I was back in my body aware that a nurse was yelling at me to open my eyes.

It's now been 7 years since this happened and I have recovered quite well from the heart attack. The memory of this experience is still strong. This experience seemed very real and I cannot recall any memory in my life that resembles this experience.

After my experience, I did not find god, nor did I wake up with strange powers such as ESP as many other experiencers describe. My life just went on as normal.

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 12/20/2012

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes. Heart attack. Life threatening event, but not clinical death

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

Did you feel separated from your body? No. I lost awareness of my body

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

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

Were your thoughts speeded up? No

Did time seem to speed up or slow down? No

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, it felt real

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. I do not recall sound

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? No

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? No

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Safe and 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? No

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? Unaffiliated- Agnostic

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? No

What is your religion now? Unaffiliated- Agnostic

Did your experience include features consistent with your earthly beliefs? Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience. Mostly, I felt confused as to where I was.

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? I am uncertain if an afterlife exists

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? No changes in my life. Nothing has changed

Have your relationships changed specifically because of your experience? No

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. This experience is burned into my memory and I will remember it forever.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? No

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? No

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared it the next day and nobody was influenced when I shared it.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I studied the paranormal field for several years and the subject would come up.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real. It felt real.

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

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? No.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? I have none.