Опис досвіду
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
Фонову інформацію
Gender:
Male
Date NDE Occurred:
Aug 1967
Елементи НДЕ
Чи був під час вашого досвіду пов'язаний з ним небезпечний для життя випадок?
No Drowning 'Life threatening event, but not clinical death'
Як ви вважаєте, що містить ваш досвід?
Wonderful
Досвід включав
Out of body experience
Чи відчували ви відділеність від свого тіла?
Yes
I clearly left my body and existed outside it
Як ваш найвищий рівень свідомості та настороженості під час досвіду співвідносився з нормальним повсякденним рівнем свідомості та настороженості?
More consciousness and alertness than normal
В який момент під час досвіду ви були на найвищому рівні свідомості та настороженості?
In the Tunnel
Ваші думки прискорилися?
Incredibly fast
Чи здавалося вам, що час прискорюється або сповільнюється?
Everything seemed to be happening at once; or time stopped or lost all meaning
No sense of time
Чи були ваші відчуття більш яскравими, ніж зазвичай?
Incredibly more vivid
Будь ласка, порівняйте ваш зір під час переживання з вашим повсякденним зором, який ви мали безпосередньо перед переживанням
Once again all my sense were functioning at greater than 100%.
Будь ласка, порівняйте ваш слух під час переживання з вашим повсякденним слухом, який ви мали безпосередньо перед переживанням
We spoke through telepathy not verbally.
Чи відчували ви, що знаєте про те, що відбувається десь ще?
Yes, and the facts have been checked out
Ви проходили через тунель?
Yes
Чи бачили ви якісь істоти у своєму досвіді?
I actually saw them
Чи стикалися ви або усвідомлювали присутність померлих (або живих) істот?
No
Досвід включав
Darkness
Досвід включав
Light
Ви бачили або відчували себе оточеними яскравим світлом?
A light clearly of mystical or other-worldly origin
Ви бачили неземне світло?
Yes
Вам здавалося, що ви входили в якийсь інший, неземний світ?
No
Досвід включав
Strong emotional tone
Які ще емоції ви відчували під час переживання?
Joy, peace and no pain or discomfort.
Чи мали ви відчуття миру чи приємності?
Incredible peace or pleasantness
Чи мали ви відчуття радості?
incredible joy
Чи відчували ви гармонію або єдність з всесвітом?
I felt united or one with the world
Досвід включав
Special Knowledge
Чи здавалося вам, що ви раптом зрозуміли все?
Everything about the universe
Досвід включав
Life review
Чи приходили до вас сцени з вашого минулого?
My past flashed before me, out of my control
Досвід включав
Vision of the future
Чи приходили до вас сцени з майбутнього?
Scenes from the world's future
Чи підійшли ви до кордону або точки неповернення?
I came to a barrier that I was not permitted to cross; or was sent back against my will
Бог, Духовність і Релігія
Яка була ваша релігія до вашого досвіду?
Conservative/fundamentalist Cumberland Presbyterian
Чи змінилися ваші релігійні практики після вашого досвіду?
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.
Яка ваша релігія зараз?
Conservative/fundamentalist None
Чи відбулися зміни у ваших цінностях та переконаннях через ваш досвід?
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.
Ви здавалося стикалися з містичним істотою або присутністю, або чули невпізнаний голос?
I encountered a definite being, or a voice clearly of mystical or unearthly origin
Чи бачили ви померлих або релігійних духів?
I actually saw them
Щодо нашого земного життя, крім релігії
Під час вашого досвіду, чи отримали ви спеціальні знання або інформацію про своє призначення?
Yes I have knowledge of things that I have neither studied nor prior knowledge of.
Чи змінилися ваші стосунки конкретно через ваш досвід?
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.
Після НДЕ
Чи було важко висловити досвід словами?
No
Чи є у вас психічні, незвичайні або інші особливі дари після вашого досвіду, яких у вас не було до досвіду?
Uncertain I have a gift of knowledge and I have not fully explored everything that happens to me.
Чи є одна або кілька частин вашого досвіду, які є особливо значущими або важливими для вас? Будь ласка, поясніть.
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.
Чи ділилися ви коли-небудь цим досвідом з іншими?
Yes 8 years later. They were amazed and they seem to want to learn more about that dimension and the light I spoke with.
Чи мали ви якісь знання про досвід близької смерті (NDE) до вашого досвіду?
No
У що ви вірили стосовно реальності вашого досвіду незабаром (протягом кількох днів до тижнів) після того, як це сталося?
Experience was definitely real I do not really know how to explain it.
У що ви вірите зараз щодо реальності вашого досвіду?
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.
Чи було щось у вашому житті, що коли-небудь відтворювало частину цього досвіду?
No
Чи є ще щось, що ви хотіли б додати про свій досвід?
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.