Popis skúsenosti
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
Základné informácie
Gender:
Male
Date NDE Occurred:
Aug 1967
Prvky NDE
Bol v čase vášho zážitku prítomný život ohrozujúci stav?
No Drowning 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death'
Ako hodnotíte obsah vášho zážitku?
Wonderful
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Out of body experience
Cítili ste sa oddelení od svojho tela?
Yes
I clearly left my body and existed outside it
Ako sa vaša najvyššia úroveň vedomia a bdelosti počas zážitku porovnáva s vaším bežným každodenným vedomím a bdelosťou?
More consciousness and alertness than normal
V ktorom čase počas zážitku ste boli na svojej najvyššej úrovni vedomia a bdelosti?
In the Tunnel
Zrýchlili sa vaše myšlienky?
Incredibly fast
Zdalo sa, že sa čas zrýchlil alebo spomalil?
Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
No sense of time
Boli vaše zmysly živšie ako zvyčajne?
Incredibly more vivid
Prosím, porovnajte svoje videnie počas zážitku s vašim bežným videním, ktoré ste mali bezprostredne pred zážitkom
Once again all my sense were functioning at greater than 100%.
Prosím, porovnajte svoj sluch počas zážitku s vašim bežným sluchom, ktorý ste mali bezprostredne pred zážitkom
We spoke through telepathy not verbally.
Zdalo sa vám, že si uvedomujete dianie inde?
Yes, and the facts have been checked out
Prešli ste do alebo cez tunel?
Yes
Videli ste počas vášho zážitku nejaké bytosti?
I actually saw them
Stretli ste sa alebo ste si uvedomili nejaké zosnulé (alebo živé) bytosti?
No
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Darkness
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Light
Videli ste, alebo ste sa cítili obklopení, jasným svetlom?
A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin
Videli ste nadpozemské svetlo?
Yes
Zdalo sa vám, že ste vstúpili do nejakého iného, nadpozemského sveta?
No
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Strong emotional tone
Aké ďalšie emócie ste cítili počas zážitku?
Joy, peace and no pain or discomfort.
Mali ste pocit pokoja alebo príjemnosti?
Incredible peace or pleasantness
Mali ste pocit radosti?
incredible joy
Cítili ste pocit harmónie alebo jednoty s vesmírom?
I felt united or one with the world
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Special Knowledge
Zdalo sa, že ste zrazu všetkému porozumeli?
Everything about the universe
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Life review
Vrátili sa vám scény z vašej minulosti?
My past flashed before me, out of my control
Skúsenosť zahŕňala
Vision of the future
Objavili sa vám scény z budúcnosti?
Scenes from the world's future
Prišli ste k hranici alebo bodu, odkiaľ niet návratu?
I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will
Boh, spiritualita a náboženstvo
Aké bolo vaše náboženstvo pred vašou skúsenosťou?
Conservative/fundamentalist Cumberland Presbyterian
Zmenili sa vaše náboženské praktiky od vašej skúsenosti?
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.
Aké je vaše náboženstvo teraz?
Conservative/fundamentalist None
Došlo u vás k zmene hodnôt a presvedčení v dôsledku vašej skúsenosti?
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.
Zdalo sa vám, že ste sa stretli s mystickou bytosťou alebo prítomnosťou, alebo ste počuli neidentifikovateľný hlas?
I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin
Videli ste zosnulých alebo náboženských duchov?
I actually saw them
Čo sa týka našich pozemských životov mimo náboženstva
Počas vašej skúsenosti ste získali špeciálne poznatky alebo informácie o svojom účele?
Yes I have knowledge of things that I have neither studied nor prior knowledge of.
Zmenili sa vaše vzťahy konkrétne v dôsledku vašej skúsenosti?
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.
Po NDE
Bolo ťažké vyjadriť túto skúsenosť slovami?
No
Máte po svojej skúsenosti nejaké psychické, neobyčajné alebo iné špeciálne dary, ktoré ste predtým nemali?
Uncertain I have a gift of knowledge and I have not fully explored everything that happens to me.
Sú nejaké časti vašej skúsenosti, ktoré sú pre vás obzvlášť zmysluplné alebo významné? Prosím, vysvetlite.
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.
Podelili ste sa už o túto skúsenosť s ostatnými?
Yes 8 years later. They were amazed and they seem to want to learn more about that dimension and the light I spoke with.
Mali ste pred svojou skúsenosťou nejaké vedomosti o zážitkoch blízkych smrti (NDE)?
No
Čo ste si mysleli o realite vašej skúsenosti krátko (dni až týždne) po tom, čo sa stala?
Experience was definitely real I do not really know how to explain it.
Čo si teraz myslíte o realite vašej skúsenosti?
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.
Reprodukovalo niekedy v priebehu vášho života niečo nejakú časť tejto skúsenosti?
No
Chceli by ste ešte niečo dodať o svojej skúsenosti?
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.