There
have been many accounts written and told about near-death and/or
death experiences. I recently had a discussion with someone who
experienced such an event. I will withhold their name for privacy
reasons and will refer to her as Jane Doe.
Hooked
up to IVs , she rested, sleeping on and off overnight. The following
day, she felt a bit better but still weak. As she was talking to her
mother on the phone she didn't feel any better or worse. Mid-sentence
something happened. According to her hospital roommates (wards in
those days, no semi-private rooms), they all heard a loud crash and
saw Jane slumped over. Between the noise of the phone falling and the
yelling of the patients for help, the nurses and staff came running.
While this was happening, Jane found herself in a black hole. She
recalls a sensation of floating, akin to the feeling of floating on
water. She floated deeper into the black hole. A feeling of peace,
contentment overcame her. As she floated, she heard murmur-like sounds
from below. Her floating continued to take her further into the black
hole. As she did, she noticed the blackness, darkness was getting
lighter, less dense.
Her
next recollection is that of CPR being done on her and a heavy
feeling in her chest area. The doctor was talking to her only for the
whole process she had just experienced to be repeated. Finally, this
time while talking to the doctor she returned fully to her
surroundings. She still felt weak, a bit confused and that her nurses
were giving her "funny" looks and their short conversation
exchanges were in bits and pieces. She started to put those pieces
together as to what she had just experienced. Her heart had stopped,
breathing had stopped, both twice. She remained in the hospital 7-10
days before being released home to fully recover her strength.
The
review of what she experienced began and the after results. She
recalls a calming effect during the event and afterwards a lack of
fear when contemplating death. While her religious beliefs did not
change as a result, she still believed in life after death for
example, her paranormal awareness was heightened. While had
experienced certain gifts since childhood, she seemed to be a
stronger conduit and more attuned to the paranormal world.
As
we all experience life in our own unique way, so too, do we
experience the dying experience. All who survive to tell of the
process refer to events and feelings as they experienced. They may
differ from others but that does not make it less accurate. Some more
detailed than others, some longer in length of time, some contrary to
their previously held religious beliefs, but all life impacting
events.
What
are your thoughts? Have you, or do you know someone who has had a
near-death experience?
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