Beskrivelse af oplevelsen
I was swimming in the lake on a very hot summer day (I was not a good swimmer then nor am I now) and I got tired and thought I was close enough to shore that I could stand up but unknown to me there was a very deep drop off. My feet did not touch bottom and I kept going down and down and I began to struggle to get back up to the surface and soon realized I was not going to make it. I stopped struggling and I looked up and noticed that I was looking at a light through the far end of a tunnel and then I began to have a sense of peace and there was absolutely no pain nor discomfort. I have never felt that feeling before or since the drowning. The closer that I got to the tunnel the darker it became and then there was absolutely no light, only an absence of it as I passed through. It was at this moment I realized what David was describing in the 23rd Psalm. I felt no fear as I was heading toward the most intense white light that I have ever seen. It did not burn nor did it blind me.
I finally reached the light after what felt like hours of traveling through that tunnel. I stopped before the light and we began to have a conversation not verbally but through some form of telepathy. I also noticed that we seemed to be surrounded in some void because the light was the only thing I could see and I realized the light was Jesus Christ. We began to review my life before the drowning. It was very similar to one of those old slide projectors where a scene would appear and then we would discuss it and then another scene would appear and we would discuss that one.
I remember when I stood before my biologic father for getting into some mischief. I had a sense of dread and fear because I knew the circumstance was going to earn me a spanking. But this review with the light never once did I have this same sense of fear, it was as though I was being shown what happened in that scene and then what the outcome was. The Light then began to show me what was going to happen in my future in the same manner as the time before my drowning. I knew that I was going to have to return to my present life and if it had been left to me, I would have stayed.
Then in a fraction of a second, I was being pulled from the water and I was back in this dimension perfectly fine with no side effects from the drowning, it was as if nothing had happened to my body. My life has never been the same. It took several years of reflection to understand what happened and how my life seems very different from other folks. I have no fear of death and I look forward to the day that I get to return to the light and once again enjoy that peace and comfort. I also seem to have a gift of knowledge that I can answer someone's question about a subject that I have never studied nor knew anything about.
I don't know if this is common among people who have had this experience. I am just beginning to explore this event but then, maybe it's that I was given prior knowledge of events before they happen. I knew two weeks prior to the bombing that there was going to be mass casualties in Oklahoma City but I did not seem to know exactly what it was going to be. There are so many other things that have taken place within my mind, body and spirit that I seem to have more questions than answers and I am not sure where to seek this knowledge
I finally reached the light after what felt like hours of traveling through that tunnel. I stopped before the light and we began to have a conversation not verbally but through some form of telepathy. I also noticed that we seemed to be surrounded in some void because the light was the only thing I could see and I realized the light was Jesus Christ. We began to review my life before the drowning. It was very similar to one of those old slide projectors where a scene would appear and then we would discuss it and then another scene would appear and we would discuss that one.
I remember when I stood before my biologic father for getting into some mischief. I had a sense of dread and fear because I knew the circumstance was going to earn me a spanking. But this review with the light never once did I have this same sense of fear, it was as though I was being shown what happened in that scene and then what the outcome was. The Light then began to show me what was going to happen in my future in the same manner as the time before my drowning. I knew that I was going to have to return to my present life and if it had been left to me, I would have stayed.
Then in a fraction of a second, I was being pulled from the water and I was back in this dimension perfectly fine with no side effects from the drowning, it was as if nothing had happened to my body. My life has never been the same. It took several years of reflection to understand what happened and how my life seems very different from other folks. I have no fear of death and I look forward to the day that I get to return to the light and once again enjoy that peace and comfort. I also seem to have a gift of knowledge that I can answer someone's question about a subject that I have never studied nor knew anything about.
I don't know if this is common among people who have had this experience. I am just beginning to explore this event but then, maybe it's that I was given prior knowledge of events before they happen. I knew two weeks prior to the bombing that there was going to be mass casualties in Oklahoma City but I did not seem to know exactly what it was going to be. There are so many other things that have taken place within my mind, body and spirit that I seem to have more questions than answers and I am not sure where to seek this knowledge
Baggrundsinformation
Gender:
Male
Date NDE Occurred:
Aug 1967
NDE Elementer
Var der på tidspunktet for din oplevelse en tilknyttet livstruende begivenhed?
No Drowning 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death'
Hvordan betragter du indholdet af din oplevelse?
Wonderful
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Out of body experience
Følte du dig adskilt fra din krop?
Yes
I clearly left my body and existed outside it
Hvordan var dit højeste niveau af bevidsthed og årvågenhed under oplevelsen sammenlignet med din normale hverdagsbevidsthed og årvågenhed?
More consciousness and alertness than normal
På hvilket tidspunkt under oplevelsen var du på dit højeste niveau af bevidsthed og årvågenhed?
In the Tunnel
Gik dine tanker hurtigere?
Incredibly fast
Virker det som om tiden gik hurtigere eller langsommere?
Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
No sense of time
Var dine sanser mere levende end normalt?
Incredibly more vivid
Sammenlign venligst dit syn under oplevelsen med dit almindelige syn, som du havde umiddelbart før oplevelsen startede
Once again all my sense were functioning at greater than 100%.
Sammenlign venligst din hørelse under oplevelsen med din almindelige hørelse der du havde umiddelbart før oplevelsen startede
We spoke through telepathy not verbally.
Syntes du at være opmærksom på ting, der foregik andre steder?
Yes, and the facts have been checked out
Passerede du ind i eller gennem en tunnel?
Yes
Så du nogen væsener i din oplevelse?
I actually saw them
Mødte eller blev du opmærksom på afdøde (eller levende) væsener?
No
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Darkness
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Light
Så du eller følte du dig omgivet af et strålende lys?
A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin
Så du et overjordisk lys?
Yes
Syntes du at træde ind i en anden, overjordisk verden?
No
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Strong emotional tone
Hvilke andre følelser følte du under oplevelsen?
Joy, peace and no pain or discomfort.
Følte du en følelse af fred eller behag?
Incredible peace or pleasantness
Følte du en følelse af glæde?
incredible joy
Følte du en følelse af harmoni eller enhed med universet?
I felt united or one with the world
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Special Knowledge
Virker det som om du pludselig forstod alting?
Everything about the universe
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Life review
Kom scener fra din fortid tilbage til dig?
My past flashed before me, out of my control
Oplevelsen inkluderede
Vision of the future
Kom scener fra fremtiden til dig?
Scenes from the world's future
Kom du til en grænse eller et punkt uden retur?
I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will
Gud, spiritualitet og religion
Hvad var din religion før din oplevelse?
Conservative/fundamentalist Cumberland Presbyterian
Har dine religiøse praksisser ændret sig siden din oplevelse?
Yes I have issues with organized religions. They are good for people that need structure but they miss the real joy of understanding that our creator lives within us and that he wants to be in involved in all aspects of our life.
Hvad er din religion nu?
Conservative/fundamentalist None
Har du oplevet en ændring i dine værdier og overbevisninger på grund af din oplevelse?
Yes I have issues with organized religions. They are good for people that need structure but they miss the real joy of understanding that our creator lives within us and that he wants to be in involved in all aspects of our life.
Mødte du et mystisk væsen eller tilstedeværelse, eller hørte du en uidentificerbar stemme?
I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin
Så du afdøde eller religiøse ånder?
I actually saw them
Vedrørende vores jordiske liv bortset fra religion
Fik du under din oplevelse særlig viden eller information om dit formål?
Yes I have knowledge of things that I have neither studied nor prior knowledge of.
Har dine forhold ændret sig specifikt som følge af din oplevelse?
Uncertain I don't seem to have that need for individual attention. I feel more of a need to be connected with the entire world.
Efter Nær Døden Oplevelsen
Var oplevelsen vanskelig at udtrykke med ord?
No
Har du nogen psykiske, usædvanlige eller andre specielle gaver efter din oplevelse, som du ikke havde før oplevelsen?
Uncertain I have a gift of knowledge and I have not fully explored everything that happens to me.
Er der en eller flere dele af din oplevelse, der er særligt meningsfulde eller betydningsfulde for dig? Forklar venligst.
The knowledge that I was being sent back to help others and knowing that when my time is done in this dimension the next one will be more meaningful that words can describe.
Har du nogensinde delt denne oplevelse med andre?
Yes 8 years later. They were amazed and they seem to want to learn more about that dimension and the light I spoke with.
Havde du kendskab til nærdødsoplevelser (NDE) før din oplevelse?
No
Hvad troede du om realiteten af din oplevelse kort tid (dage til uger) efter den skete?
Experience was definitely real I do not really know how to explain it.
Hvad tror du nu om virkeligheden af din oplevelse?
Experience was definitely real Even now most of my life I have felt detached as though I am here but part of my mind is somewhere else. It is as though I am connected to two places at once.
Har noget på noget tidspunkt i dit liv reproduceret nogen del af oplevelsen?
No
Er der andet, du gerne vil tilføje om din oplevelse?
I learned that we can live in peace with each other no matter what our race or religion. That in the near future we will be able to cure all diseases and with the knowledge we are gaining, we will be able to stop global warming. We must realize that the world is trying to make adjustments now for its survival. The greed of the world leaders is the greatest deterrence to peace and harmony in this world. Our children being born in this generation have more abilities with ESP and other gifts of the mind. That our creator will not allow races from other universes come to this planet until we do reach peace among all men.