Will S NDE

Experience Description

In early 2024, I scheduled a minimally invasive elective surgery to have a lipoma on my back removed. Being in good physical condition, I completed my pre-op screenings without issue. On the morning of my surgery, 5-16-2024, I met briefly with my anesthesiologist, to discuss the most viable option of sedation. Together, we agreed on general anesthesia due to the size of the tumor. I had an IV administered and before long was wheeled into the operating room. I was placed on a surprisingly narrow and rather uncomfortable operating table. I recall the anesthesiologist standing behind me at the head of my bed and stating that he was going to begin the sedation process. I remember him asking me if I felt anything yet. He said, 'Like you’re a little bit drunk?' I replied, 'Nah. I don’t really feel any different. Well, maybe a little.'

Next thing I know, I’m up by the ceiling of the operating room, gazing down at a chaotic, profanity-filled scene. I suddenly feel myself being pulled dramatically upward. It felt similar to the rebound of a bungee jump. I then immediately entered a tunnel-like structure that was 10 maybe 15 feet in diameter. I began drifting through the tunnel at an increasing rate of speed. The walls of the tunnel were a dark brownish black in color, yet they had a somewhat transparent quality. There were twists and turns and angled upward for the most part at approximately a 45° angle. It felt like I was speeding along at around Mach 2. Periodically, I was able to see out the left side of the tunnel. There were beautiful, mystical, and other-worldly pale pink, almost clear, orbs of light. They were traveling slowly in the opposite direction that I was traveling.

All of a sudden, I was out of the tunnel. My speed slowed significantly down and I was in an expansive, star-studded realm. I could see in every direction at once, spherical vision. I was able to see in every direction simultaneously, including behind me. The stars were abundant and remarkably vibrant. Off to my left, I saw a light in the distance. At first, it appeared to be moving slowly towards me; then I was suddenly being drawn towards it. In an instant, it was fairly close to me and began to intensely glow; like burning magnesium, only ten times brighter. The light had gorgeous golden, almost yellow, tendrils swirling around it. The color at its core was pure white. As the light hovered in front of me, I could hear a high-pitched ringing sound. I experienced the most profoundly overwhelming, astonishing, indescribable feelings of unconditional love, peace, joy, understanding, and acceptance.

The light vanished and I found myself in a magnificently magical meadow bursting with flowers, grasses and trees that were so colorful and vibrant that words cannot describe them adequately. The grass appeared to be breathing and the trees were pulsating, almost as if they had a heartbeat. The aroma was absolutely amazing. I was walking through the meadow. Yet, I was seemingly 10 or 12 feet off the ground. As I rounded a grouping of huge trees on the edge of the forest, in the distance I could see an otherworldly city about a mile away. It contained clear, glowing buildings and structures of various sizes. I could tell the city was surrounded by a wall about 20 feet tall. I suddenly could see the wall as if it were 5 feet in front of me, despite appearing to be a mile away. The wall was a vibrant, deep maroon color and had marble-like characteristics.

As I continue drifting towards this city, I am suddenly in a new environment. I can still sense the lush forest on my left and I feel that I am still outdoors. However, now I am surrounded on 3 sides by what appeared to be a multitude of black and white tv screens that were slowly drifting past me. As wild as this sounds, each screen appeared to show me a different, meaningful, earthly event dating back to my early childhood. I am able to emotionally re-live each scenario, somehow seemingly simultaneously. What’s more is I am able to genuinely feel the emotions, thoughts and feelings of whomever I am interacting with in each event. And this is happening all at once. Despite being rather intense, I recall feeling no judgment, shame, or guilt for my actions despite many of these scenes likely deserving such emotions. It’s difficult to pinpoint the duration of this life review. Looking back on it now, it seems the entire process may have only taken 1 to 2 minutes. Yet, some aspects of this review led me to believe it may have taken considerably longer.

Suddenly the tv screens are gone and I’m standing along the maroon wall, directly outside this mystical city. Approximately 30 feet to my right, I see an iridescent gate along the maroon wall. It is cracked and slightly open. As I look to my left, I see my beloved grandma standing before me. She passed away in the year 2000 at the age of 92. Here, she was young; maybe 30 to 35 years old. Despite her being in her latter seventies when I was born and my never seeing any youthful photos of her, I immediately knew it was her. She was predominantly in humanoid form but she had a glowing aura around her upper body. Her lower body was enshrouded in a mist or fog. She spoke to me. I telepathically heard her say, 'What are you doing here boy? It’s not time for you to come back.'

I felt myself immediately sucked back into my body through the top of my head and accompanied by a loud pop. I felt immensely heavy and confined. I could hardly see past a fogged up oxygen mask covering much of my face. My limbs were being held down firmly and I heard a female voice shout, 'We got him!' I immediately understood what had happened. I excitedly shared my experience with every nurse and doctor who entered my recovery room over the next three hours. None seemed to share my enthusiasm for what had happened.

My 80 year old mom arrived to retrieve me from the surgery center. I emphatically described what had happened. I was greeted with a, 'Try not to share this with anyone or they’ll think you’ve completely lost it.' After that, I haven’t shared my experience until discovering this forum -for which I’m eternally grateful for.

I still have the lipoma on my back and have decided I can live with it for now.

This experience has profoundly impacted me. I have struggled over the years with severe depression and an irrational, intense fear of death. I no longer experience either. I live every day to the fullest and take insane risks now. I tell everyone I meet that I love them and do good deeds all day long. I can look anyone directly in the eye and share with them that there is a Loving God. There is a magnificent heaven where you will be reunited with your deceased loved ones and that is 100% guaranteed!

Background Information:

Gender: Male

Date NDE Occurred: 5-16-24

NDE Elements:

At the time of your experience, was there an associated life-threatening event? Yes Surgery-related While under general anesthesi. Clinical death (cessation of breathing or heart function) I had an acute allergic reaction to anesthesia during a minimally invasive elective surgery. I coded.

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

Did you feel separated from your body? Yes I briefly viewed the nursing staffs frantic efforts to resuscitate my lifeless body and later accurately confirmed the events down to the finest detail. 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. My vision especially was remarkably enhanced. I was able to feel emotions much more intensely than ever before

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness? During and after my encounter with the brilliant light.

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. Traveling through the tunnel at a high rate of speed. My life review condensing a lifetime of memories into a single moment. Returning to my earthly body in the blink of an eye

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. My vision was spherical. I was able to see in a 360° field. Despite having 20/10 vision on earth, everything was abundantly clearer and much more vibrant. I was able to see vast distances effortlessly.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience. My experience was largely void of sound despite initially hearing the nursing staff frantically shouting at one another in an effort to resuscitate me. The high pitched ringing sound while in the presence of the God Light and the telepathic communication I shared with my grandmother. I would describe my hearing ability to be similar to what I experience on earth albeit different.

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

Did you pass into or through a tunnel? Yes I passed through a tunnel like structure that seemingly transported me to another dimension/ realm.

Did you see any beings in your experience? I sensed their presence

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings? Yes I encountered and communicated with my late grandmother

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 I encountered an INCREDIBLE mystical BRIGHT beyond compare light that conveyed insanely comforting emotions

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world? A clearly mystical or unearthly realm I passed through a tunnel which the likes have never existed on earth. I was suspended in landscape I would describe as outer space and traversed a heavenly realm abounding with immense beauty.

What emotions did you feel during the experience? Incredible peace, joy, unconditional love, compassion, acceptance, freedom

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 no longer in conflict with nature

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything? No

Did scenes from your past come back to you? My past flashed before me, out of my control I relived all or most of my meaningful earthly events seemingly simultaneously

Did scenes from the future come to you? No

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 I didn’t really have much say in the matter. I would have happily stayed longer or even never returned to earth but it all happened so fast with no input from me.

God, Spiritual and Religion:

What was your religion prior to your experience? Unaffiliated- Agnostic Growing up, my mom was Presbyterian and my father an atheist. I would attend Reverend Robert Schuler’s Crystal Cathedral Church in Orange County California a few times a year. As an inherently rational individual I always found the teachings of the Bible and the notion of an all-powerful, all-knowing creator to be too far-fetched.

Have your religious practices changed since your experience? Yes I am entirely spiritual now, and consider myself a devout Christian

What is your religion now? Christian- Other Christian I now consider myself immensely spiritual and a devout Christian.

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 Despite my predominantly agnostic views I did possess a knowledge and understanding of spiritual/religious beliefs prior to and at the time of my experience

Did you have a change in your values and beliefs because of your experience? Yes Love everyone unconditionally regardless of how they treat you

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 Although void of any recognizable form the bright God Light was without question some living entity.

Did you see deceased or religious spirits? I sensed their presence

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.)? Uncertain Without physically seeing anything, during the culmination of my life review I sensed the presence of a compassionate, all knowing spirit being I would say.

During your experience, did you gain information about premortal existence? Yes When my grandma stated. That I couldn’t come back yet I gathered that I may have resided in this heavenly realm before although I had no conscience understanding of such a notion.

During your experience, did you gain information about universal connection or oneness? Yes While in the heavenly meadow prior to my life review I felt spiritually connected to the vegetation surrounding me.

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

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? Uncertain While in the presence of the God light I came to realize that Love is the basis for Everything on Earth as it is in Heaven.

During your experience, did you gain information about an afterlife? Yes Believe me when I say. THERE IS DEFINITELY LIFE AFTER DEATH. Your soul/spirit continues on to a FAR better place.

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 Love is All you need

What life changes occurred in your life after your experience? Moderate changes in my life. I do good deeds all day now and I take insane risks now

After the NDE:

Was the experience difficult to express in words? Yes No earthly words can even remotely describe the experience.

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. I will forever remember what I experienced even if I develop Alzheimer’s

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience? Uncertain I haven’t experienced any yet

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you? Yes, that I am unconditionally loved by our creator. That we will be reunited with our loved ones when we die And that heaven awaits everyone, regardless of their actions or beliefs

Have you ever shared this experience with others? Yes I shared my experience immediately with the nursing staff and doctors at the surgery center and my mom three hours after the experience. The nursing staff seemed universally nonplus about the sharing of my experience. My mom seems slightly bothered and skeptical of the events I shared

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience? Yes I had limited knowledge from seeing segments regarding the topic on perhaps the Oprah Winfrey show maybe Dr. Oz or a similar program in years previous and I recall from my childhood, my mom sharing that when people die, they often will experience a tunnel with a bright light at the end of it.

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened? Experience was definitely real It was more real than anything we experienced on earth

What do you believe about the reality of your experience now? Experience was definitely real IT WAS REAL. PERIOD.

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? I would like to convey to every living being that you will meet The Creator of the universe upon your death. And he will love you unconditionally regardless of your beliefs or actions during your earthly existence.

Are there any other questions that we could ask to help you communicate your experience? Nope. It’s perfect! Thank You!

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