| Case Id | Source Type | Record Type | Source Citation | Source Url | Nde Year | Nde Date | Year Nde Submitted | Subject Age At Nde | Subject Gender | Text Summary | Clinical Death Type Id | Medical Setting | Medical Context Score | Veridical Quality Score | Total Score | Classification | Stated Verification Score | Narrative Quality Score | Medical Context Justification | Veridical Quality Justification | Corroboration Justification | Alternatives Justification | Doc Type | Eeg Documented | Cardiac Monitoring | Anesthesia Records | Eyes Taped | Ears Blocked | Deep Anesthesia | Other Barriers | Records Reviewed By | Review Date | Updated At | Observation Count | Corroboration Count | Primary Observation | Primary Obs Verified | Primary Witness | Biblical Compatibility | Tabatt Total Score | |
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| 2201 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2912 Michael P NDE 6140 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_p_nde.html | 1993 | 1993-06-20 | 2011 | M | On June 20, 1993, Michael had a severe car accident. He saw three figures silhouetted in blue light with no faces, only human shapes. The middle figure said "It's not your time yet." He observed himself being extracted from his car, then woke in a helicopter. The experience was entirely pleasant with incredible peace and joy. He entered a mystical realm with unearthly light. He felt no longer in conflict with nature and gained knowledge that his purpose was to "Love one another." His religious life went from slightly to greatly important, though he believes in "something just maybe not the Bible as written." His values changed to focus on love, he lost fear of living, and became greatly compassionate. He went from greatly fearful to not fearful in living. BIBLICAL: Three figures could be Trinity or angels. Central message "Love one another" is directly from Jesus (John 13:34). Transformation shows fruit of the Spirit. However, skepticism toward biblical authority ("not the Bible as written") raises concern. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident, helicopter evacuation | Observed own extraction from car | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw extraction from car | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2202 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2861 Michael S NDE 6037 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_s_nde.html | 1995 | 2011 | 19 | M | Michael, 19-year-old Navy seaman, fell into harbor water and required booster shots. In medical bay, he fainted from self-induced panic attack after warning the corpsman. He awoke in a beautiful green field under perfect blue sky. His deceased childhood dog bounded toward him. He exclaimed her name joyfully, feeling complete peace and happiness. Everything felt natural, as if he'd always been there. He was awakened by corpsman screaming with smelling salts, experiencing earth-shattering disorientation. He lunged exclaiming "God help me!" thinking he'd died and awakened in hell. While in the field, he had no memory of earthly life. The experience felt completely real. He notes this is common in fighter pilots with G-induced fainting. His dog had previously appeared in a lucid dream when euthanized for cancer at age 13, saying goodbye and showing she was happy. BIBLICAL: Experience during fainting lacks typical biblical NDE elements. While reunion with pet isn't unbiblical (some argue animals in heaven from Isaiah 11:6-9), absence of divine beings, messages, or transformation differs from biblical visions. Appears more consistent with hypoxia than spiritual encounter. | 6 | Hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Vasovagal syncope from panic attack | No veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2203 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2823 Michaele S NDE 5363 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michaele_s_nde.html | 1978 | December 28, 1978 | 2011 | F |
On December 28, 1978, Michaele was driving her 9-year-old daughter home from the dentist when their car collided with a train at a level crossing. The train emerged from trees and she could not stop in time. She bit the steering wheel multiple times, embedding teeth in wrong places. After the impact, she leaned her head on the wheel thinking "I don't want to deal with this" and suddenly found herself above and outside the car standing next to a being of light. The being had a masculine presence and they communicated through whole thoughts without words. She was told it was her choice to live or continue on. She was shown the essence of her life without judgment. Looking down at her daughter sobbing, she chose to return. The being then took her through a vastness to show her Love - described as boundless, all color and no color, tangible yet mysterious. She was told "This is Love. It is always here, always streaming toward you. All you have to do is be open to it." She then returned to her body and focused on breathing while a mysterious giant woman appeared to comfort her daughter. At the hospital, doctors initially told her mother she would die, but she survived with absolute certainty she would live. Biblical Assessment: This experience contains several elements compatible with biblical accounts - the out-of-body experience, encounter with a being of light, and the life review without judgment. The emphasis on divine love streaming toward humanity aligns with biblical concepts of God's constant love. However, the lack of explicit Christian imagery and the non-judgmental nature of the life review differs from traditional evangelical views of accountability before God. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 14 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma from car-train collision with multiple injuries and blood loss | Clear OBE with observations of daughter and scene, plus awareness during transit | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Multiple facial/dental injuries | 5/26/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw self and daughter from above car | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2204 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2785 Mitchell M NDE 5300 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mitchell_m_nde.html | 1959 | August, 1959 | 2011 | M |
In August 1959, Mitchell was on a family outing at a swimming area in Idaho. He and his cousin ran ahead and jumped in the water. Mitchell kept his tennis shoes on to protect his feet from the rocky bottom. While swimming toward a raft about 50 feet away, his water-filled shoes became too heavy and he could not move his legs enough to continue. In panic, he tried to swim back but was going under repeatedly, swallowing water and crying for help. His cousin tried to save him but Mitchell was fighting too much, so the cousin went for help. After going under and giving up, Mitchell saw sunlight slanting through the water, then suddenly was high in the air viewing himself floating face down. He could see his cousin waving for help and his dad running toward the water. He saw another man jump up and run to help. Mitchell wanted to tell his dad not to be scared because he was in a safe place. His deceased grandmother appeared beside him (he knew she was there without seeing her) and said "You have to go back Mitchell, you cannot be here yet." The next thing he knew, he was being carried up the beach by the rescuer. Mitchell describes feeling incredible peace, safety, and a golden glow during the experience. Biblical Assessment: This experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts of near-death experiences. The out-of-body perspective, encounter with a deceased loved one, and the message about it not being his time parallel scriptural themes. The peaceful, safe feeling and golden glow could represent divine presence. The grandmother's role as messenger aligns with biblical accounts of the deceased being aware and active in the spiritual realm. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident with loss of consciousness described | Clear OBE with specific observations of rescue scene and people's actions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Viewed drowning scene from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2205 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2721 MM Grandmother NDE 5210 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mm_gma_nde.html | 1934 | November 1934 | 2011 | F |
In November 1934, the narrator's grandmother gave birth at home on an isolated farm with a midwife attending. After delivery, she developed a severe postpartum infection with high fever. With no antibiotics available, her condition worsened until her heart stopped for several minutes. A physician confirmed clinical death and family prepared for funeral arrangements. During this time, the grandmother found herself near the ceiling looking down at everyone around her bed - the panicked midwife, her crying husband, her two eldest daughters near the door being pushed into the next room by her mother. She then turned and saw a bright light in the distance, as if through the bedroom wall. Her own deceased grandmother appeared beside her and said "Not yet." She then experienced blackness and emerged from a coma days later, remaining bedridden for weeks before recovering. This secondhand account was passed down through the family. The grandmother never became particularly religious but never feared death after this experience. Biblical Assessment: This historical account from 1934 contains classic biblical NDE elements including the out-of-body experience and encounter with a deceased relative serving as a spiritual messenger. The bright light could represent divine presence, and the message "Not yet" aligns with biblical themes of divine timing over life and death. The lack of fear of death afterward reflects biblical promises about eternal life. |
2 | Home | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest confirmed by physician | OBE with specific observations of family members and their locations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Viewed deathbed scene from ceiling | 1.00 | Family members | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2206 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2625 Monty D NDE 5070 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monty_d_nde.html | 1990 | 2011 | M |
In 1990, Monty and a friend were driving to Fresno when their car hit a pickup truck that crossed into their lane. During impact, Monty hit his head on the roof, windshield, and dashboard. A pool stick wedged between his knees pushed into his chest, cracking his sternum. He felt bones sticking out and had trouble breathing, telling his friend to care for his son as he thought he was dying. In the ambulance, the EMT tried keeping him awake but yelled "We're losing him!" Monty then found himself surrounded by total darkness with a single spotlight shining down from above. He could see himself and kept repeating "You have to wake up," feeling he wasn't alone despite seeing only the light above. Next, he saw his mother and her friend walking down the hospital hall toward a covered body on a gurney pushed to the side. He woke up on that gurney and pulled the sheet off his face - his mother was visibly shaken as hospital staff had declared him dead and he was awaiting the morgue. Monty now believes we live on after death, walks and talks with God daily, and realizes we are part of something greater. He felt God's presence during the experience though didn't see Him directly. Biblical Assessment: This experience contains strong biblical elements including the sense of divine presence, the transformative spiritual awakening leading to daily communion with God, and the conviction of life after death. The spotlight from above could represent divine light, and the struggle to return shows the battle between life and death. The dramatic return after being declared dead parallels biblical resurrection accounts. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 16 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma with life-threatening injuries, declared dead | OBE viewing self, saw mother approaching his "dead" body before awakening | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self in darkness with light above | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2207 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2748 Morgan A NDE 5253 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1morgan_a_nde.html | 2011 | November, 2011 | 2011 | M |
In November 2011 in Alaska, Morgan was experiencing severe financial hardship and about to lose his home. With electricity cut off, he borrowed a generator and placed it in the attached garage. Carbon monoxide fumes entered the house, causing partial blackout. Morgan got up feeling unwell, went to the bathroom where he collapsed in blood. His friend Neal found him unconscious and called for help. During this experience, Morgan left his body and found himself with his recently deceased dog Tramp who had died a month earlier. Morgan credits Tramp with saving his life, both before and after the dog's death. He experienced being with Tramp, hearing voices trying to talk with the dog, and seeing a shocking bright, intense, cold non-alive feeling light. He felt incredible peace and joy, understood everything about the universe, and had his past flash before him. Later he felt immense sorrow when wishing he could go back. The experience strengthened his belief in God and heaven, confirming that pets go with us to the afterlife. He now has greater understanding of karma and stands ready to swear on Bibles that the experience was real. Biblical Assessment: This experience shows compatibility with biblical themes through the transformative strengthening of faith in God and heaven. However, the central role of a deceased pet as spiritual guide, mentions of karma, and the absence of traditional Christian imagery raise theological concerns from a conservative evangelical perspective. |
5 | Home | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Carbon monoxide poisoning with loss of consciousness | OBE experience with deceased pet, bright light, universal knowledge | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Encountered deceased dog Tramp | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2208 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2854 Muzaffer E NDE 5274 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1muzaffer_e_nde.html | 1976 | 2011 | 6 | M |
In 1976, five-year-old Muzaffer went with family and friends to an ocean beach at Karatas. Despite poor weather, everyone went swimming. Unable to swim and being very short, Muzaffer was pulled by waves into deep water 2-3 times his height. Looking up from underwater, he saw the surface and waves rolling over him, feeling pushed and pulled by currents. After passing out underwater, he felt himself moving upward to about 10 meters above the water. Looking down, he saw a hand in the water (his own hand where his body was floating) without initially realizing it was his. He observed a young man lift his body and bring it to shore. His last memory was being held upside down by the legs and shaken. During the experience, he felt totally relaxed, at peace, with heightened consciousness and incredibly fast thoughts. Everything seemed to happen at once. Thirty years later, he still tells everyone about the experience, doesn't fear death, and has learned to be more focused and at ease in life. He realized after learning about NDEs that he has lived a positive life without fear of death since the experience. Biblical Assessment: This childhood drowning NDE contains classic biblical elements of out-of-body experience and peaceful transcendence during crisis. The view from above and rescue observation align with spiritual perception beyond physical limits. The lasting positive transformation and loss of death fear reflect biblical promises about eternal life. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Childhood drowning with loss of consciousness | Clear OBE viewing own body and rescue from 10 meters above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 1 | Viewed drowning and rescue from above | 1.00 | Young man rescuer | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2209 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2713 Early Native American NDEs 16038 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1native_american_ndes.html | 1799 | 2011 | Unknown |
This collection documents three historical Native American NDEs. First, around 1582, a Secotan man died, was buried, and the grave moved the next day. When exhumed, he described his soul traveling a broad way lined with excellent fruit trees, reaching beautiful houses where he met his deceased father who told him to return and show others how to enjoy that place. Second, Handsome Lake (Seneca) collapsed in 1799 and was thought dead for four days. During the first experience, three angels with radiant faces and beautiful clothes called him outside where he fell from their beauty. They taught him truth and duties for the world. In his second seven-hour coma, he traveled the Milky Way with a sky-blue clothed guide, seeing stars as tracks of the human race, brilliant light as the path to afterlife, and many dead people including children and George Washington. His guide showed him heaven and hell, teaching the Creator's moral plan before sending him back. He became a religious leader traveling to teach what he learned. Third account mentions Tecumseh's brother having an NDE in early 1800s. These pre-modern accounts show consistent NDE elements across cultures before contemporary NDE literature existed. Biblical Assessment: These historical Native American NDEs remarkably parallel biblical themes - meeting deceased relatives, divine messengers, moral instruction, heaven/hell revelation, and commission to return and teach others. The fruit trees and beautiful houses echo biblical paradise imagery. The transformation into religious leadership mirrors biblical prophetic callings. |
6 | Unknown | 7 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Historical accounts of death and revival across multiple cases | Detailed observations of afterlife realms, deceased persons, moral teachings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Secotan man saw afterlife realm | 1.00 | Hariot, Blacksnake | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2210 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2689 Nem J NDE 5101 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nem_j_nde.html | 2006 | mars 2006 | 2011 | F |
In March 2006, Nem attempted suicide by swallowing a mixture of antidepressants, causing her blood sugar to drop dangerously. After taking the medication, she fell unconscious and recalls finding herself up in the corner of the hospital room near the ceiling. There was an almost blinding white light - too intense, too white. Looking down, she saw part of her body and legs, along with her parents and doctors standing around her. One doctor wore white, another wore blue and was young and blond. This lasted only seconds before she felt strong pain then nothing. She was in a coma for two days. During the experience she felt incredible peace and joy, sensed harmony with the universe, and felt she understood everything. Initially she convinced herself it was just a dream since she had never heard of NDEs. Years later, after watching a documentary where someone described identical experiences of white light and viewing oneself from above, she realized her experience was probably real. She also later experienced a precognitive dream about a prison fire that came true exactly as dreamed, leading her father to explain that distressed brains can send signals to others. Biblical Assessment: This brief OBE during medical crisis contains biblical elements of spiritual perception beyond physical limits and the brilliant white light often associated with divine presence. The lasting conviction of the experience's reality and the possible prophetic dream afterward suggest genuine spiritual encounter, though the suicide context raises complex theological questions. |
5 | Hospital | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening medication overdose with coma | Clear OBE viewing scene from ceiling, specific details of people and clothing | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed hospital room from ceiling | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 2211 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2711 Niel L NDE 5191 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1niel_l_nde.html | 1976 | 2011 | 4 | M |
At age four, Niel went to a swimming pool alone to retrieve coins from the bottom. Unable to reach the pool's edge after jumping in, he began drowning and accepted death. His mother jumped the fence and dove in to save him, with her image appearing distorted through the water. He observed his family huddled over his body while being unable to communicate with them - a classic out-of-body experience with visual observations from an elevated perspective. Niel experienced a tunnel with an extremely bright light that didn't hurt his eyes, feeling he belonged there with incredible peace and bliss. He describes 360-degree vision and the ability to see rays of light normally invisible. The experience felt timeless, and he didn't want to return but was forced back. He experienced physical pain upon returning to his body. His specific veridical observations include seeing his mother jump the pool fence and dive in (later confirmed), observing his family's actions and clothing details while unconscious, and accurately perceiving events despite being clinically dead from drowning. Remarkably, he remained in a coma for two weeks before awakening when a glass bottle broke at his bedside. The experience profoundly affected him - he gained empathic abilities to feel others' emotions and energy without seeing or speaking to them. Initially unable to recall the spiritual aspects due to trauma, he only remembered that his "whole life flashed before his eyes" until the full memory returned later. Biblical Assessment: This experience contains many elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife - the tunnel and bright light align with descriptions of divine glory, the overwhelming peace reflects heavenly rest, and the transformative aftereffects mirror spiritual awakening. The empathic abilities gained could be viewed as spiritual gifts. The experience lacks explicit religious imagery but demonstrates consciousness surviving bodily death, supporting a dualist view of human nature. No problematic elements were present - no reincarnation, universalism, or occult themes. The forced return suggests divine sovereignty over life and death. The lasting positive transformation and enhanced spiritual sensitivity align with biblical accounts of divine encounters. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drowning incident with clinical death described | Multiple specific observations: mother jumping fence and diving in (later confirmed), family huddled over body, clothing details, 360-degree vision while out of body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw mother jumping pool fence and diving in | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2212 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2562 Nigel R NDE 16000 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nigel_r_nde.html | 1969 | 2011 | 11 | M |
Eleven-year-old Nigel collapsed at home from double pneumonia while recovering from flu. His mother found him in the hall not breathing, and he was pronounced dead by arriving medical staff. Despite being declared dead, they transported him with oxygen to the hospital, with the ambulance breaking down en route. A local shopkeeper named Molly drove them the remaining distance in his Ford Zephyr. Nigel arrived at the hospital an hour later, breathing again. During his clinical death, Nigel experienced two distinct phenomena that he remembered clearly decades later. First, he heard a tremendous whooshing sound, followed by the most beautiful music he had ever heard in his life. He was aware of being dead during the experience. These auditory perceptions occurred while he was clinically dead for an extended period - at least 15-20 minutes before revival attempts succeeded. The veridical aspect centers on his conscious awareness and auditory experiences during clinical death. The whooshing sound and transcendent music represent classic NDE auditory phenomena reported across cultures. Remarkably, he retained vivid memories of these perceptions despite being pronounced dead with no vital signs. The experience was so profound that when thanking Molly weeks later, he spontaneously shared what he experienced while dead. Multiple medical professionals confirmed his death state - his mother (a nurse), a doctor, and ambulance staff all verified absence of breathing and vital signs. The extended duration without oxygen makes his recovery and intact memories particularly remarkable. His friend Allan, who recounted this story, emphasized how this experience became a catalyst for his own spiritual awakening decades later. Biblical Assessment: This experience aligns well with biblical accounts of consciousness surviving physical death. The beautiful, otherworldly music Nigel heard resonates with biblical descriptions of heavenly worship and angelic songs. The whooshing sound could represent transition between earthly and spiritual realms. His awareness during clinical death supports the biblical view of immediate conscious existence after death. No unbiblical elements appear in this account. The experience lacks any reincarnation themes, occult practices, or universalist theology. The profound lasting impact on both Nigel and his friend Allan demonstrates the transformative power of authentic spiritual experiences, consistent with biblical testimonies of divine encounters. |
2 | Home | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Pronounced dead by medical professionals, no breathing or vital signs for extended period | Conscious awareness and specific auditory experiences (whooshing, beautiful music) while clinically dead for 15+ minutes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard whooshing sound and beautiful music while dead | 0.00 | Mother (nurse), doctor, ambulance staff | Highly Compatible | 4 | ||||||||
| 2213 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2662 Nilda P NDE 5123 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nilda_p_nde.html | 2007 | 2011 | F |
While driving to volunteer work, Nilda experienced severe cardiac symptoms - shortness of breath, disorientation, and strong tachycardia. After praying for help, she miraculously drove home without knowing how. In her car's parking space, unable to move, she experienced her life review as cross-sectional images moving from present to birth and back, revealing answers to lifelong questions. The experience lasted approximately three hours. She encountered a brilliant white light like the sun that didn't impair vision, approaching like "stars' rain." She felt indescribable wellbeing, peace, unconditional love, and became part of the light itself in vast space. A loving male voice told her mission was accomplished, but she negotiated return for her twin daughters. The voice showed her Earth as a darkened globe with points of light representing people praying, demonstrating how universal prayer would illuminate Earth like the sun. The voice criticized her spiritual studies, specifically asking why she hadn't read the Bible, saying "All that you should know is there." When she protested its complexity, He promised she would now understand. Upon return, she heard "Not all paths are for every wanderer" and received an extensive channeled message about spiritual leadership and mentoring. Most remarkably, she found she could suddenly understand the Bible with upgraded comprehension. Her veridical observations include seeing Earth from space with prayer lights visible, receiving specific spiritual instruction later verified through new Biblical understanding, and channeling a coherent spiritual message immediately after the experience. The three-hour duration in altered consciousness while physically incapacitated yet mentally active represents an unusual temporal anomaly. Biblical Assessment: This experience contains both compatible and concerning elements. Positive aspects include emphasis on prayer's power, directive to read the Bible, enhanced Biblical understanding as a spiritual gift, and recognition of divine authority. The life review and encounter with loving divine presence align with Biblical accounts. However, several elements raise concerns: the channeled/automatic writing resembles mediumship practices warned against in Scripture, the message's language about "paths" and "wanderers" echoes new age philosophy, claims of being "one" with the light suggest pantheistic rather than Biblical theology, and the emphasis on human spiritual leadership through mentoring chains differs from Biblical discipleship models. While transformative, the experience blends Biblical truth with potentially problematic spiritual practices. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe cardiac symptoms including tachycardia, shortness of breath, and three-hour altered state | Saw Earth from space with prayer lights, received verifiable spiritual instruction about Bible comprehension, channeled coherent message | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw Earth from space with prayer lights | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2214 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2583 Odell H NDE 6339/5003 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1odell_h_nde.html | 1951 | 2011 | 11 | M |
Eleven-year-old Odell drowned in the Brazos River after stepping into a deep hole while wading. Unable to swim, he repeatedly went under, swallowing water and unable to get air despite reaching the surface multiple times. After exhausting himself struggling, he gave up and experienced extreme slow-motion perception before leaving his body. From 10-12 feet above, he watched his body drowning with complete detachment. A brilliant penetrating light appeared, brightest he'd ever seen yet not painful to view, crystalline and churning like smoke within a sphere. He wore white garments and was purified by the penetrating light. From the light's center emerged Jesus "in all His glory, bigger than life," radiating golden light at measurable speed (360,000 feet per second) in indescribably beautiful color. Odell initially recoiled, feeling unworthy due to childhood sins, but Jesus extended His hand saying "Fear not. Peace" through telepathic communication. A giant screen appeared showing random life scenes. Jesus selected specific incidents for review, questioning Odell's actions in teaching moments. Bad scenes brought severe chastisement about truthfulness and love, while good deeds received praise. Jesus showed remarkable humor during funny scenes. The predominantly negative review left Odell fearing condemnation. They then traveled through a tunnel at extreme speed while standing still, seeing a distant approaching light before being suddenly returned when something hit his foot. Odell observed being rescued by a friend who swam under him and raised him for air. He vomited repeatedly and remained in shock for days, initially suppressing the spiritual memories. The experience taught that "we communicate this way to eliminate errors in speech" and provided profound life review insights. Meeting Jesus transformed his faith from vague childhood knowledge to absolute certainty based on direct encounter. Biblical Assessment: This experience powerfully affirms orthodox Christian theology. The encounter with Jesus Christ as a distinct divine person radiating glory matches biblical descriptions. The life review with moral accountability, emphasis on truth and love, and Jesus's role as teacher/judge align perfectly with scripture. The initial unworthiness followed by grace through Jesus's extended hand beautifully illustrates the gospel. No unbiblical elements appear - no reincarnation, universalism, or occult themes. The telepathic communication can be understood as spiritual communion. The tunnel journey toward light resembles Paul's heavenly journey. The transformative effect producing lifelong faith demonstrates authentic divine encounter. This testimony strongly supports consciousness surviving death and meeting Christ in judgment. |
5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drowning with loss of consciousness and near-death state | Detailed Jesus encounter with specific visual descriptions, comprehensive life review with teaching moments, telepathic communication explaining purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw friend rescue him from underwater | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2215 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2815 Oscar O NDE 5350 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1oscar_o_nde.html | 1967 | 2011 | M |
Oscar, a poor swimmer, stepped into a deep drop-off while swimming in a lake on a hot summer day. Unable to reach the surface despite struggling, he eventually stopped fighting and experienced profound peace with no pain or discomfort. Looking up through water, he saw light through a tunnel that became completely dark as he passed through - specifically recognizing this as David's 23rd Psalm experience of the valley of death's shadow. He emerged to encounter the most intense white light ever seen, which didn't burn or blind. After what felt like hours traveling through the tunnel, he stopped before the Light and began telepathic conversation. The Light, whom he realized was Jesus Christ, conducted a comprehensive life review using a slide projector format. Each scene was discussed regarding his actions and their outcomes, without the fear he'd felt before his earthly father, but rather as teaching moments showing consequences. The Light then revealed Oscar's future in the same scene-by-scene manner. He knew he must return despite wanting to stay in that peace and comfort. Within a fraction of a second after being pulled from the water, he was back in this dimension perfectly fine with no side effects. The experience eliminated his fear of death and gave him a gift of knowledge - able to answer questions about subjects never studied. He also gained precognitive abilities, knowing two weeks before the Oklahoma City bombing that mass casualties would occur. His encounter with the Light as Jesus Christ was characterized by non-verbal perfect communication, comprehensive past and future life review, and lasting spiritual gifts including knowledge downloads and precognitive warnings about major events. Biblical Assessment: This experience strongly aligns with biblical themes while containing some elements requiring discernment. The identification of the tunnel as Psalm 23's "valley of the shadow of death" shows biblical framework. Meeting Christ as Light matches John's Gospel imagery. The life review focusing on actions and consequences reflects biblical judgment themes. The absence of fear despite accountability suggests Christ's perfect love casting out fear. However, the precognitive abilities and knowledge downloads about unlearned subjects venture into territory the Bible associates more with prophetic gifts requiring testing. While biblical prophets received future knowledge, the application to modern disasters raises questions. The experience lacks problematic elements like reincarnation or universalism, maintaining Christian exclusivity while demonstrating consciousness surviving clinical death. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drowning with cessation of breathing, recovered perfectly with no side effects | Detailed encounter with Jesus as Light, comprehensive life review, future scenes shown, gained knowledge abilities | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Life review and future preview with Jesus | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2216 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2804 Ozzie F NDE 5332 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ozzie_f_nde.html | 2005 | 2011 | M |
Ozzie experienced cardiac arrest on the operating table during a stent implant procedure. Initially thinking he had fallen asleep and was dreaming, he saw his deceased mother and sister walking down a gently sloping pasture field toward a crystal-clear creek. The field was carpeted with green grass and flowers about 6-7 inches tall, with a light breeze rustling them. Both relatives were smiling, with his sister slightly ahead of his mother. Standing on the opposite side of the meandering stream, Ozzie noticed his own waiting area was similarly carpeted with beautiful flowers and grass. When he began walking down to cross the creek to greet and hug them, his sister said, "Not now Bubby, don't cross over yet." His mother remained present and smiling but didn't speak. Then he awoke. Initially told he had merely "passed out," Ozzie only learned six hours later about the cardiac arrest when he noticed dried electrode gel on his chest. His wife explained how they had to shock his heart with paddles to restart it, requiring extended hospitalization to ensure recovery. Significantly, as an amputee with right leg above-knee amputation, Ozzie experienced having a whole, complete body during the NDE. The veridical elements include seeing specific deceased relatives with accurate appearance and mannerisms, experiencing restoration of his amputated limb, and the remarkably bright light that was "special bright but not like staring at the glaring sun." The prohibition against crossing the creek represents a classic boundary experience, with his sister serving as the messenger to send him back. Biblical Assessment: This experience beautifully aligns with biblical promises about the afterlife. The restored body fulfills biblical prophecy about resurrection wholeness - "the lame shall leap like a deer." Meeting deceased loved ones in a paradise-like setting matches Jesus's promise to the thief on the cross. The crystal-clear water evokes Revelation's river of life, while the pastoral setting recalls Psalm 23's green pastures. The experience contains no problematic elements - no reincarnation, occult practices, or universalism. The clear boundary (creek) with prohibition against crossing reflects divine sovereignty over death's timing. The enhanced faith, regular church attendance, increased prayer life, and shift from hypocrisy to genuine practice demonstrate authentic spiritual transformation consistent with divine encounters. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest on operating table requiring defibrillation, confirmed by medical staff and evidence | Saw deceased mother and sister with specific details, experienced restored amputated limb, paradise environment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw deceased mother and sister | 0.00 | Doctor, surgical team | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2217 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2897 Paige M NDE 6124 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paige_m_nde.html | 2005 | 2011 | F |
Paige was thrown from a snowmobile at 60 mph headfirst into a tree over 20 feet away. With no memory of impact, she found herself floating above, looking down at her body face-down in a snow bank under a tree. Despite wearing heavy winter clothing, she felt completely free while floating. She watched with detachment until hearing her friend scream, then saw her friend rush to roll her body over. Suddenly aware she wasn't breathing, Paige began to panic. She saw a blinding bright light but turned away, trying to breathe. Everything appeared bright and vivid. She wondered why she was cold, still couldn't breathe, and watched her friend scream that she was dead before she started gasping. The heavy snowmobile helmet felt choking until her friend removed it. Unable to feel anything from neck down initially, Paige didn't reveal this paralysis to her friend. Gradually sensation returned to her upper body, but nothing below the waist. After 20 minutes, snow going down her pants made her yelp - she jumped up, thrilled to feel her legs again. The helmet's visor was ripped off with chunks missing, never fully recovered despite searching. Significantly, Paige wears contact lenses for "horrible vision" and had lost one in the accident. Yet while floating above her body, she could see perfectly - only after returning did her vision become blurry from the missing contact. She also saw her friend's actions while her own eyes were closed, confirming veridical perception during clinical death. Biblical Assessment: This traumatic NDE contains classic biblical elements supporting consciousness surviving bodily death. The out-of-body experience with clear perception despite closed eyes and missing contact lens demonstrates spiritual sight transcending physical limitations. The bright light she turned from could represent the divine presence she wasn't ready to approach. The complete peace and freedom while disembodied aligns with biblical descriptions of the spirit's liberation from earthly constraints. The experience lacks any problematic elements - no reincarnation, occult themes, or universalist theology. Paige's conscious choice to turn from the light and fight for life, followed by gradual return of bodily sensation, suggests divine allowance of her return. The lasting impact strengthening her Catholic faith and eliminating fear of death demonstrates authentic spiritual transformation consistent with divine encounters. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe head trauma with clinical death (not breathing for several minutes) | Perfect vision despite missing contact lens while OBE, saw friend's actions while eyes were closed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Eyes closed, missing contact lens | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw friend's rescue actions with eyes closed | 1.00 | Best friend | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 2218 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2712 Pamela J NDE 5192 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pamela_j_nde.html | 1987 | 2010 | F |
During emergency cesarean section, Pamela experienced a life-threatening amniotic embolism. As a chain smoker, she was drowning in bodily fluids and couldn't breathe. She then saw a brilliant white light - beautiful and peaceful - being drawn into it but held back as if it wasn't her time. She heard a nurse say "Show her baby to her; it could be for the last time," indicating the severity of her condition. Within the light, Pamela experienced indescribable wellbeing, peace, gladness, freedom, and unconditional love. She didn't want to return to life, preferring to remain in that eternal peace. She felt the essence of her deceased grandmother saying "Not now, go back." The experience included heightened awareness, accelerated thoughts, life review, and glimpses of future events. The most significant veridical element was hearing the nurse's comment about showing her the baby possibly for the last time - a statement made while she was in critical condition that she couldn't have heard through normal means. She was later told about a prayer chain from Massachusetts to New Jersey started by family and friends when everyone learned she was dying during childbirth. Pamela developed psychic abilities afterward, particularly precognitive knowledge of major events. She knew 9/11 would happen the week before, telling many people "something BIG and very BAD is going to happen soon." She continues to have premonitions days before floods and plane crashes. The experience transformed her from minimal faith to becoming a devout Christian who regularly reads the Bible and attends church. Biblical Assessment: This childbirth NDE strongly affirms biblical teachings about consciousness after death and divine sovereignty. The brilliant light and unconditional love align with biblical descriptions of God's presence. The grandmother's essence saying "Not now" demonstrates that the deceased maintain identity while respecting God's timing for death. The successful prayer chain illustrates the biblical power of corporate intercession. However, the precognitive abilities require careful biblical discernment. While biblical prophets received future knowledge, Pamela's premonitions of disasters could be evaluated against biblical criteria for prophecy. The experience lacks clearly unbiblical elements like reincarnation or universalism. Her transformation to devoted Christian faith, regular Bible reading, and understanding that we must be prepared for death without material attachment demonstrates authentic spiritual awakening. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Amniotic embolism during cesarean section, drowning in fluids, near death | Heard nurse comment about showing baby possibly for last time, learned of prayer chain, developed verified precognitive abilities | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard nurse comment during critical condition | 1.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2219 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2858 Pamela M NDE 6032 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pamela_m_nde.html | 2005 | 2011 | F |
Pamela suffered brutal domestic violence for 17 years before attempting suicide through strangulation by her abusive boyfriend. As he gripped her throat with both hands, she initially panicked trying to get air. Suddenly air didn't matter and she faded into a warm, bright, comforting light. The light was so bright it filled her vision but didn't hurt her eyes. She felt herself floating or rising in the light, experiencing complete love and happiness. Then, as if someone pressed rewind, she was sucked back down into her body. She awoke to her attacker slapping her and pouring water on her face. He said she was unconscious and not breathing for 3 minutes. Despite the traumatic circumstances, the experience left her unafraid of death, knowing that suffering stops when the white light comes. The experience gave her strength to finally leave her abuser. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: The experience contains several elements consistent with biblical accounts of the afterlife, including separation from the body, encountering a brilliant divine light, and experiencing overwhelming peace and love. The light she describes aligns with biblical descriptions of God's presence (1 John 1:5). Her sense of floating upward and the complete cessation of earthly suffering resonates with Paul's description of being "caught up" (2 Corinthians 12:2-4). The profound love she experienced reflects the biblical understanding of God's nature. However, the experience lacks specific encounters with Jesus, angels, or deceased loved ones commonly reported in Christian NDEs. There's no life review, judgment scene, or specific spiritual instruction. The return to life appears involuntary rather than commissioned. While the experience transformed her life positively and freed her from an abusive situation, it doesn't include explicit Christian imagery or messages about salvation, making it more universally spiritual than specifically biblical. |
5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with strangulation causing cessation of breathing for 3 minutes | Out of body experience with awareness of scene, specific detail of water being poured | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Aware of attacker's actions while unconscious | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2220 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2656 Patricia B NDE 5125 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_b_nde.html | 1972 | 1972-07-10 | 2011 | 18 | F |
Patricia and a friend were swimming at Fire Island, New York during a solar eclipse when they encountered dangerous waves breaking far from shore. Swimming toward what they thought was a sandbar, they were caught in increasingly rough water with waves breaking continuously over their heads. Patricia repeatedly plunged underwater to avoid being tossed by waves. When she surfaced once, her friend had vanished. As she panicked and struggled, a wave overtook her. Suddenly she found herself above the water looking down at people along the shoreline watching in fear. In the distance, she saw groups of people standing in bright light who seemed to be beckoning her. The light was very bright, calm, peaceful, and comforting. Her entire life flashed before her, and she begged them not to take her yet, explaining her loved ones needed her. She saw other groups of majestic people floating in different layers within the vast, infinite light. Despite feeling at ease, loved, and understood, she was driven to return. She suddenly returned to her body filled with indescribable energy and swam with supernatural strength to a lifeboat where she was rescued. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: This experience contains strong biblical elements including the life review common in scripture (Ecclesiastes 12:14), encounters with beings of light that could represent angels or the communion of saints, and the brilliant divine light consistent with God's presence. The vast, layered spiritual realm she describes aligns with biblical concepts of heaven having many dwelling places (John 14:2). Her being sent back after pleading for her loved ones shows divine mercy and purpose. The supernatural strength given for her rescue demonstrates divine intervention. However, the beings are not specifically identified as angels or Jesus, and there's no explicit Christian messaging, life review with moral judgment, or commission for her return. The experience emphasizes universal love and understanding rather than specifically Christian themes of salvation or redemption. |
5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening drowning during solar eclipse with loss of consciousness | Out of body view of shoreline, life review, detailed description of spiritual realm with beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed scene from above water | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2221 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2751 Patricia P NDE 5256 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_p_nde.html | 1972 | 2011 | 17 | F |
Patricia was walking to a football game at Kadina Air Force Base when she was brutally attacked by a motorcyclist who had been stalking her. He attacked from behind, rendering her unable to breathe or move, causing a loud sizzling sound in her ears that escalated to deafening pitch before complete silence. She then found herself floating above at rooftop height, observing two persons in brown cloaks standing below. They showed her a vision of green rolling hills where an ambulance would take her body away. She told them she wasn't finished on Earth yet, and they seemed to ponder her statement. She regained consciousness during the rape, pretending to be unconscious. When the attacker tried to break her neck by forcing her headfirst into the ground, supernatural strength enabled her to perform a handstand and escape his grip. He caught and strangled her again. Upon her second revival, she thought she was in Heaven but found herself still on Earth. She survived and later became a devout Christian, knowing she was protected by unseen spiritual forces during the attack. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: This experience powerfully demonstrates biblical themes of divine protection and spiritual warfare. The two cloaked beings could represent angels, as scripture describes angels intervening in human affairs and delivering God's people from danger (Psalm 91:11). Her supernatural strength to perform a handstand mirrors biblical accounts of divine empowerment in crisis (Judges 14:6). The vision of her potential death suggests prophetic revelation. Her conviction that she wasn't finished on Earth aligns with biblical concepts of divine purpose and appointed times (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2). Most significantly, her transformation into a devout Christian following the experience demonstrates the redemptive power of God bringing good from evil (Romans 8:28). However, the beings didn't identify themselves as angels or speak of God/Jesus directly, and the communication was telepathic rather than verbal, which while not unbiblical, lacks the explicit Christian messaging found in many biblical encounters. |
5 | Other | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Criminal attack with repeated strangulation causing loss of consciousness | OBE at rooftop height, vision of future scene with ambulance, awareness while "unconscious" | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Prophetic vision and supernatural strength | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2222 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2631 Patricia Z NDE 5076 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_z_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-01-22 | 2011 | F |
Patricia was at work when she experienced hot flashes, nausea, and difficulty breathing before collapsing from a massive heart attack. She coded in the ambulance and experienced her consciousness leaving her body. From an out-of-body perspective, she observed paramedics working on her, hearing their voices but only seeing the female paramedic's face clearly. At the hospital, still out of body, she noticed her doctor's distinctive cool tennis shoes while other doctors wore standard hospital shoes - a detail that stood out vividly. She then entered a tunnel-like space where a shadowy figure with long hair told her it wasn't her time yet. She and her husband later speculated this might have been her deceased cousin Scotty who died of AIDS in the 1980s, with whom she had been very close. After being in a coma for three weeks, she recovered. The verification of her observations, particularly identifying her doctor by his unique shoes when she first saw him after awakening, made her doctor cry when she shared her experience. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: This experience contains several biblical elements including the out-of-body state supporting the biblical view of consciousness separate from the physical body, and encountering what appears to be a deceased loved one, which aligns with the communion of saints concept. The tunnel experience with a guiding figure is consistent with transition between earthly and spiritual realms. The message that "it wasn't your time" reflects biblical concepts of appointed times (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The accurate observation of verifiable details while clinically dead supports the reality of consciousness beyond physical death. However, the figure is not identified as an angel or Jesus, there's no life review or judgment, and no explicitly Christian imagery or messages about salvation. The speculation about the figure being her deceased cousin, while comforting, lacks the definitively divine encounters typically found in biblical NDEs. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Massive heart attack with cardiac arrest in ambulance, clinical death | Accurate observation of doctor's unique tennis shoes while out of body, verified post-recovery | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw doctor's distinctive shoes | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2223 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2772 Paul P NDE 5284 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_p_nde.html | 1993 | 1993-09-11 | 2011 | 0 | M |
Paul was born with a congenital heart defect and became critically ill as a baby. His mother held him through the night so he could breathe, then took him to the hospital where his condition rapidly deteriorated. His heart rate reached 300 beats per minute for 5 hours, he turned white with purple marks appearing wherever touched, and was placed on life support. As he could no longer fight, he left his body and traveled up a tunnel toward a beautiful golden light where he encountered Jesus in spiritual form. Jesus told him it wasn't time to stay, that his mother needed him, and shared other things Paul cannot remember. From outside his body, Paul saw himself as a baby in the hospital room, feeling peaceful and knowing he would be okay. When he returned to his body, he felt stronger and recovered. His mother confirms the medical details of the crisis, including the extended period of dangerously high heart rate and life support. This infant NDE profoundly shaped Paul's spiritual understanding despite his young age at the time. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: This experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts, featuring a direct encounter with Jesus Christ who personally communicated with the infant Paul. The golden light and tunnel are consistent with biblical descriptions of divine glory and transitions to the spiritual realm. Jesus' message that Paul's mother needed him reflects divine compassion and purpose, showing God's concern for human relationships and timing (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2). The supernatural peace and assurance Paul experienced mirrors biblical promises of God's peace that surpasses understanding (Philippians 4:7). The fact that an infant could have such a coherent spiritual experience supports the biblical view that humans are inherently spiritual beings created in God's image, possessing consciousness that transcends physical development. However, Paul cannot remember all that Jesus told him, and there was no life review or glimpse of heaven itself beyond the transitional tunnel and light. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Congenital heart defect, heart rate 300 bpm for 5 hours, on life support, near death | Left body, saw self as baby in hospital, encountered Jesus with specific message | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw self as baby in hospital | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2224 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2915 Paul S NDE 6137 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paul_s_nde_6137.html | 1990 | 1990-12-25 | 2011 | M |
On Christmas Day 1990, Paul experienced severe chest pains and collapsed at his sister-in-law's home from a pulmonary embolism. He fell "like dropping a bag of potatoes" and experienced a prolonged falling sensation before his consciousness suddenly popped outside his body. From approximately 12 feet away at a 45-degree angle near the ceiling, he observed his body on the floor with 360-degree vision. He saw his wife Jennifer, sister-in-law Sharon, and others trying to help him, hearing their voices echo as they said he was slipping away. The atmosphere filled with luminous speckles of white light like millions of fireflies, and people appeared to glow with translucent light. He felt a loving spiritual presence like a grandparent figure and an invisible force trying to pull him away from his body. He witnessed neighbors and paramedics arrive with equipment. At the hospital, his blood oxygen was critically low at 63%, and doctors said he shouldn't have been conscious. He spent nearly a month hospitalized but survived, profoundly transformed by experiencing consciousness existing outside physical boundaries. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: Paul's experience strongly supports biblical teachings about the dual nature of humanity as body and spirit (James 2:26). His consciousness existing outside his physical body with enhanced 360-degree vision demonstrates the reality of the soul's independence from physical constraints. The loving spiritual presence he sensed aligns with biblical accounts of divine or angelic presence during times of crisis. The luminous atmosphere with speckles of light throughout creation suggests a glimpse of the spiritual dimension that underlies physical reality, consistent with biblical descriptions of God's omnipresence and glory filling creation. His survival despite critically low oxygen levels (63%) that should have rendered him unconscious points to divine preservation. The experience transformed him spiritually, leading him to seek truth through extensive reading and joining spiritual groups, demonstrating the life-changing impact of authentic spiritual encounters. However, the experience lacks specific Christian identifiers - no mention of Jesus, God, angels, heaven, hell, or explicitly biblical messages, making it more universally spiritual than specifically Christian in content. |
5 | Home | 7 | 15 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Pulmonary embolism with critical oxygen saturation of 63%, life-threatening condition | Detailed OBE observations of people and arriving paramedics, 360-degree vision, verified medical crisis | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 3 | 0 | 360-degree vision from ceiling perspective | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2225 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2870 Paula L NDE 6045 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paula_l_nde.html | 2001 | 2001-11-05 | 2011 | F |
Paula had a history of astral projection abilities since childhood and endured 17 years of violent abuse before attempting suicide. During her suicide attempt, she astral projected and saw a strong light filled with complete love and happiness. After passing through the light, she could see people at the end whom she recognized but couldn't get close enough to identify. She desperately wanted to stay and not return to Earth. She heard a man's voice in her left ear saying "I love you Paula, you have to go back," though she never identified the speaker. Medical staff resuscitated her with defibrillation paddles, and she awoke angry that she hadn't died. She remained in a semi-coma for 3 days during which she remembered drowning in a past life. After recovery, she developed strong psychic abilities including seeing the future, knowing details about crimes (verified by police), finding missing children, sensing spirits, and having prophetic dreams. Her NDE and subsequent abilities transformed her life, though she struggles to understand why these gifts emerged after her experience. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: This case presents significant biblical concerns. While the experience of divine light and overwhelming love could reflect God's nature, the context of suicide and subsequent development of psychic abilities raises serious theological issues. Scripture condemns suicide as self-murder and violations of God's sovereignty over life. The past life memory of drowning directly contradicts biblical teaching of one life followed by judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Her psychic abilities - particularly divination and spirit communication - are explicitly forbidden in scripture (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). While God can bring good from evil circumstances and some spiritual gifts are biblical (1 Corinthians 12), the specific abilities Paula developed align more with occult practices than biblical spiritual gifts. The experience lacks any Christian elements, divine commission, or redemptive message that would indicate divine origin rather than deception. |
5 | Hospital | 3 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Suicide attempt resulting in clinical death requiring defibrillation | Heard specific message, developed verifiable psychic abilities afterward | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard voice giving message | 0.00 | Incompatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2226 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2842 Paula M NDE 6023 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paula_m_nde.html | 2000 | 2011 | F |
Paula experienced premonitions before her accident - two strangers in a bookstore warned her she was in grave danger and should not deviate from her routine. She had disturbing dreams and felt compelled to get gas unnecessarily. Her car then spun out of control and crashed on an embankment. Trapped in her car with two broken hips, broken pelvis, five broken ribs, and a punctured lung, she was in excruciating pain wanting to die. During this trauma, she experienced what she thought was a dream but was actually an NDE. She saw a movie playing of her four children crying at her grave if she died. Her deceased grandparents appeared in bright light, with her grandmother telling her to fight harder than ever before because it wasn't her time and she wouldn't let her die. Her grandfather confirmed she had important work to finish on Earth. The EMT later told her not to move or she would die. Her cross and chain stood straight up at an angle during the accident. After fighting to survive based on her grandparents' urging and her love for her children, she recovered, knowing there is definitely another life after death. BIBLICAL ANALYSIS: Paula's experience demonstrates powerful biblical themes of divine warning, angelic protection, and the communion of saints. The strangers' warnings could represent angelic messengers, as angels often appear as humans in scripture (Hebrews 13:2). Her deceased grandparents appearing in divine light to prevent her death aligns with the biblical concept of the "cloud of witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1) and God using departed saints to encourage the living. Their message about unfinished work reflects God's sovereignty over our appointed times (Ecclesiastes 3:2). The supernatural positioning of her cross during the accident suggests divine protection. Her vision of her children's grief and choosing life for their sake demonstrates sacrificial love. While the grandparents aren't specifically identified as being with God/Jesus, their appearance in divine light and life-affirming message suggests godly origin. The experience lacks explicit Christian imagery but contains nothing contradicting scripture. |
5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe car accident with multiple life-threatening injuries, EMT warned death imminent | Premonitions verified by accident, saw future scene of children at grave, cross position | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Premonitions of danger came true | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2227 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2836 Pauline L NDE 6012 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pauline_l_nde.html | 2007 | 2011 | F |
On June 26-28, 2007, Pauline experienced a massive brain hemorrhage from a ruptured aneurysm. After going to bed with severe head pain, she lost consciousness for two days. During this time, she encountered her unborn grandson Charlie who urgently told her "Gran gran, please go back, or I won't be born!" She also saw future grandchildren including Charlie's sister Emma and twin girls and twin boys for "Aunty Shell," with one boy named Curtis. The experience occurred in darkness with bright light behind her, and she felt overwhelming love. She could see her mother screaming in the hospital, which was later confirmed. When Charlie was born months later, his first words to her were "Gran gran" exactly as in the NDE. Pauline made a remarkable recovery, leaving the hospital after just two weeks instead of the predicted three months of rehabilitation. BIBLICAL ASSESSMENT: This experience demonstrates consciousness surviving bodily death and contains elements consistent with biblical accounts. The out-of-body awareness during clinical crisis and prophetic knowledge of future family members aligns with biblical instances of divine revelation. The overwhelming love and light suggest divine presence. The verified details (grandson calling her "Gran gran," mother screaming) strengthen authenticity. The experience lacks explicit religious imagery but focuses on family connections and life purpose, suggesting divine sovereignty over life and death timing. No problematic elements like reincarnation or universalism appear. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Massive brain hemorrhage from ruptured aneurysm, unconscious 2 days, life-threatening | Saw unborn grandson who later called her Gran gran as predicted, mother screaming verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 2 | Encountered unborn grandson | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2228 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2894 Pedro J NDE 5383 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1pedro_j_nde.html | 1993 | 2011 | M |
On November 3, 1993, Pedro was shot in the right parietal area of his head while helping someone being assaulted, causing significant brain mass loss. Initially conscious, he felt his body becoming lighter and left his physical form. Declared near death in the ER, paramedic colleagues transported him to Santiago. During intubation in the ambulance, he entered a dark void existing as pure thought without body. He then flew like an eagle over green hills before approaching a bright light that led to a fenced area guarded by Roman soldier-like beings who refused entry. He saw people moving in the protected area. While hospitalized, he saw two deceased friends at his bedside - a police colonel dead years from cancer and an ambulance driver. His wife later confirmed the driver had just died of cancer, which Pedro didn't know. Pedro gained understanding that we exist through thought first, with physical reality being secondary. BIBLICAL ASSESSMENT: This experience contains biblical NDE elements including consciousness surviving bodily death, a restricted heavenly realm, and encounters with the deceased. The bright guiding light and guarded area with Roman soldiers suggest heaven's protected nature as described in scripture. Seeing deceased friends confirms biblical teaching about conscious existence after death. The verification of the ambulance driver's unknown death adds credibility. However, Pedro's philosophical conclusions about existing as "pure thought" lean toward Greek dualism rather than biblical holism, which values both body and soul in God's creation. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Gunshot to head with significant brain mass loss, declared near death | Saw deceased friends including one whose death was unknown and later confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw self from outside body | 0.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2229 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2635 Randy M NDE 5083 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1randy_m_nde_5083.html | 1999 | 2011 | M |
On October 7, 1999, Randy experienced an unexplained seizure during sleep while in alcohol treatment in Madison, Wisconsin. From above, he observed two paramedics working on his body and three friends watching, feeling complete detachment from his physical form. Moving through a wall where he saw a black rectangular stud, he entered a new dimension controlled by an overwhelming divine presence he recognized as God. Existing as bodiless consciousness, he felt God's unconditional love and freedom from earthly pain and time. God gave him a glimpse of the horrible fate awaiting those who reject Him. Approaching divine light, God asked telepathically "Is there anything worthy of ME to go back for?" Randy answered "My Nancy," the woman he loved with pure love like God's. He then returned to his body. Later recognizing the paramedics' backs confirmed his out-of-body observations. Years later, a brilliant divine light appeared in his backyard, completing his spiritual transformation. BIBLICAL ASSESSMENT: This experience powerfully affirms core biblical truths. The overwhelming divine presence aligns with biblical encounters with God. The unconditional love reflects "God is love" (1 John 4:8). The glimpse of judgment for those rejecting God confirms biblical teaching about hell. God's question emphasizing His supreme worth above earthly attachments echoes Jesus' teachings. Randy's Native American background doesn't diminish the biblical authenticity - he encountered the true God. The transformation toward helping others demonstrates genuine spiritual fruit. |
6 | Other | 7 | 16 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Unexplained seizure, death implied, revival time unknown | Saw scene from above, recognized paramedics backs, friends confirmed positions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw scene from above during seizure | 1.00 | Three friends | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2230 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2817 Regina D NDE 5354 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1regina_d_nde.html | 2011 | F |
Regina drowned as a child when sucked under by a wave. After initial struggle, she became serene, observing the green water clearly. Following CPR by her aunt on shore, she experienced an out-of-body state, viewing from beside her body facing her parents who stood behind her. Her perception was unique - colors appeared fuzzy and bobbing, living voices muffled. Above the muffled noise, she clearly heard a woman scream "NO! SHE'S TOO YOUNG!" which she believes was her deceased grandmother, significant as this occurred at grandmother's beach house where she died. Regina was pulled back into her body as CPR succeeded. Upon revival, she immediately looked behind to her parents, confirming their exact positions - father frozen with mouth open in shock, mother being restrained while screaming. This verification of unseen positions validates her out-of-body experience. BIBLICAL ASSESSMENT: This drowning NDE demonstrates consciousness surviving clinical death. The out-of-body state aligns with biblical accounts of spirit separating from body. Hearing her deceased grandmother suggests continued existence after death, consistent with scripture. The verified observation of parents' positions provides strong evidence. However, Regina later developed psychic abilities including mind reading and communicating with the dead, which violates biblical prohibitions against mediumship (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). While the NDE itself appears authentic, subsequent practices conflict with biblical boundaries. |
5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Drowning requiring CPR, clinical death during resuscitation | Knew exact positions of parents behind her, verified immediately upon revival | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw parents behind her during CPR | 1.00 | Parents | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2231 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2646 Renate NDE 5016 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1renate_nde.html | 1992 | 1992-03-28 | 2011 | F |
On March 28, 1992, Renate suffered severe anaphylactic shock from undiagnosed allergies. Holding her 10-month-old daughter on stairs, she heard a voice telling her to put Anna down before collapsing. From the ceiling, she observed her fallen body, her 3-year-old screaming, and eldest daughter frozen in shock. Drawn through a soft tunnel to bright warm light, she met a beautiful angelic being emanating love. Feeling at home, pain-free, with telepathic knowledge, the being showed her need for self-improvement without judgment. Though preferring to stay, she returned for her children and a mission. In later episodes, she visited an otherworldly meadow and ancient city where an angel gave her knowledge-granting water from a fountain. Three years later she discovered healing abilities - healing tumors, broken bones, guided by angels. BIBLICAL ASSESSMENT: This experience contains biblical elements supporting spiritual dimensions and consciousness surviving death. The angelic being aligns with biblical angels. The bright light, peace, and telepathic communication reflect divine encounters. The non-judgmental life review echoes biblical transformation principles. Returning for a mission parallels biblical life extensions for God's purposes. However, developing healing abilities requires discernment - while biblical, must operate under God's authority. Later practices of seeing auras and communicating with dead violate biblical boundaries against mediumship. |
5 | Home | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe anaphylactic shock with asphyxiation and unconsciousness | Voice directed daughter placement verified, developed verifiable healing abilities | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 3 | 1 | Voice instructed placing daughter safely | 1.00 | Self | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2232 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2588 Renee M NDE 22437 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1renee_m_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-11-02 | 2011 | F |
On November 2, 2003, Renee suffered a severe motorcycle accident, hitting a reflector that cut her head, breaking her jaw, landing in water. Lost over 3 pints blood, heart stopped. Floating like a "magical firefly," she saw her heart outside her chest not beating, heard paramedics discussing resuscitation. Pulled into supernatural dimension of pure light energy beyond space/time, she merged with Creator, becoming all-knowing with universal love. Felt she'd existed there before - separation an illusion. Shown death/age/fear are illusions, love is everything. Experienced immortality and universal connection before being "flicked like pinball" back to body. For seven days moved in/out of body, helping patients heal and cross over. BIBLICAL ASSESSMENT: While demonstrating consciousness surviving clinical death, interpretation is thoroughly New Age. Claims of pre-existence contradict biblical soul creation. Stating separation is "illusion" and we're inherently divine reflects pantheism, denying Creator-creature distinction. Universalism that we're "already free" contradicts need for salvation through Christ. Mediumistic activities violate biblical prohibitions. Though core experience may be authentic, interpretation filtered through New Age philosophy opposes biblical truth. |
2 | Other | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heart stopped, lost 3+ pints blood, resuscitated | Saw heart not beating, heard specific medical discussions | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mouth wired shut | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw resuscitation from outside body | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2233 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2914 Rhonda C NDE 6138 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rhonda_c_nde.html | 2010 | 2011 | F |
In August 2010, Rhonda was rushed to the emergency room with a 104-degree fever and a septic gall bladder. During surgery to remove her gall bladder, complications arose - what normally takes one hour took almost three hours due to bleeders the surgeon couldn't stop. She came out requiring oxygen 24/7 and had developed diabetes. In the ICU, she stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated by nurses. During this experience, Rhonda found herself in a comforting tunnel with soft light, not dark but not bright. She experienced overwhelming emotions centered in her solar plexus - an incredible mixture of peace, joy, love, and acceptance so strong she still cries thinking about it. She was able to communicate telepathically without words. When she asked if she was done, she knew that earthly life was only part of her existence. God answered clearly in her head: "It is your choice. You may come with me, or go back." She felt this was truly her choice. She told God she needed to go back because she didn't feel she had accomplished what she set out to do, and felt emotions of kind acceptance without judgment. No specific veridical observations were reported. Rhonda describes being able to talk "in my head without words" and hearing God's voice as clearly as anyone speaking aloud. The dialogue was entirely telepathic. She experienced a profound sense of knowing that life on Earth was only part of her existence. After the experience, Rhonda floated in and out of consciousness for several days. The experience has profoundly changed her life - she no longer fears death, has become more religious, more compassionate, and tries to convey the incredible feelings of love and peace through her art. She feels blessed to have been given the choice to return. Biblical Assessment: The experience demonstrates strong compatibility with biblical accounts of divine encounters. The presence of God communicating directly with her soul aligns with numerous scriptural examples of God speaking to individuals. The tunnel of light parallels biblical descriptions of divine light and God's glory. The overwhelming feelings of peace, love, and acceptance reflect biblical attributes of God's nature. The concept of being given a choice whether to return resonates with God's respect for human free will throughout scripture. The transformation in her life afterward - increased faith, compassion, and dedication to sharing love - demonstrates the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23. The experience lacks any problematic elements from a conservative evangelical perspective. There are no mentions of reincarnation, universalism, new age concepts, or anything contradicting biblical doctrine. The communication with God is consistent with personal divine encounters in scripture. The life transformation toward greater faith and compassion aligns with biblical expectations of encountering God. The artistic expression of divine love and peace she now pursues reflects using God-given talents for His glory. Overall, this NDE strongly supports a dualist view of human nature, demonstrating consciousness existing apart from the physical body in a way completely compatible with biblical anthropology. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 1 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia and respiratory arrest in ICU requiring resuscitation | No specific veridical observations reported - only internal experiences and dialogue with God | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/26/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2234 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2618 Rhonda NDE 5055 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rhonda_nde.html | 2009 | 2011 | F |
In 2009, during a heart test, Rhonda told the doctor she was going to lose consciousness. She felt herself leave her body slowly through her feet. The last thing she saw was the doctor jumping up from his chair before she fell over on the bed. She then found herself in complete darkness. Once Rhonda realized she was in the darkness, a brilliant white light came to her, described as "white as snow." The light was approaching her when she suddenly returned to her body. She describes feeling fine once she realized she was in utter darkness, and as soon as she had this realization, the light appeared. The entire experience left her with a deep knowing that God is real, the biblical darkness is real, and the Light is real. No veridical observations were reported beyond seeing the doctor jump up, which occurred before losing consciousness. The experience consisted primarily of darkness followed by the appearance of brilliant white light. There was no reported dialogue or specific information gained during the experience. Since this experience, Rhonda has grown closer to God, attends church regularly, volunteers, and mentors youth. She has developed a deeper faith and knows with certainty that her experience was real. When she thinks about it, she can still feel both the darkness and the light, with the light being more significant to her. She wonders what would have happened if the light had reached her but believes it wasn't her time. Biblical Assessment: This experience aligns well with biblical imagery of spiritual darkness and divine light. The progression from darkness to brilliant light mirrors numerous scriptural passages, particularly 2 Corinthians 4:6: "For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts." The white light described as "white as snow" recalls biblical descriptions of divine glory and purity, such as in Daniel 7:9 and Revelation 1:14. The transformative effect on her faith and service reflects authentic spiritual encounter. The experience contains no unbiblical elements. There are no references to reincarnation, spirit guides, universal salvation, or new age concepts. The simplicity of the experience - darkness followed by divine light - aligns with biblical accounts of God's fundamental nature as light (1 John 1:5). Her increased dedication to church, volunteering, and youth mentoring demonstrates the fruits of genuine spiritual transformation. The experience supports a dualist understanding of consciousness existing independently of the physical body while remaining fully compatible with conservative evangelical theology. |
5 | Hospital | 3 | 1 | 4 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Medical test situation with loss of consciousness but no mention of life-threatening condition | No veridical observations beyond seeing doctor jump up before losing consciousness | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2235 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2586 Rick H NDE 16002 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rick_h_nde.html | 1974 | 2011 | M |
On a cold November night in 1974 in Canada, Rick was involved in a severe high-speed head-on collision. He was thrown 150 feet from his car, traveling through the air at 75-100 mph, ending with his head hitting the hard ground. He was officially declared brain dead and remained so for six days on full life support. When he regained consciousness, the entire left side of his body was paralyzed, and he couldn't even spell his own name. His recovery was miraculous - within one week he was able to walk again. Rick didn't remember his death experience until twenty years later in 1994. He recalls his spirit seeing overwhelming and wondrous light, being drawn toward it as it became larger. He found himself in a brightly lit tunnel with other spirits moving past him. Standing still midway through the tunnel, he reviewed his entire life and contemplated whether to return to Earth. He received an incredible amount of knowledge about life, death, and the afterlife, though God told him he wouldn't be allowed to retain this knowledge upon return. God spoke to him using his middle name "John," which only God could know was what Rick preferred to be called. Rick was given the choice to return or continue, though he somehow already knew he would be returning before being offered the choice. No specific veridical observations were reported during the NDE itself. The experience was primarily characterized by the tunnel of light, life review, divine communication, and receiving temporary knowledge. Rick was told it would be very hard to live out his life in his physical body again, but he promised God he would tell many people about his experience. Rick experienced multiple miracles after his NDE, including two on the same day in Austria: his motorcycle engine completely seized on the autobahn but started perfectly after prayer, and later he ran completely out of gas but found the tank full after praying. He strongly believes in predestination and cites Psalm 139:5 and John 5:19 as supporting this doctrine. Biblical Assessment: This experience strongly aligns with biblical accounts of divine encounters and temporary death. Like the apostle Paul's experience of being caught up to the third heaven and hearing "inexpressible things" (2 Corinthians 12:2-4), Rick received knowledge he was not permitted to retain. God addressing him by his preferred middle name demonstrates the intimate knowledge God has of each person, as Jesus said "the very hairs of your head are all numbered" (Matthew 10:30). The concept of life review aligns with biblical teaching about accountability for our lives. The subsequent miracles echo biblical accounts of divine provision. The experience contains no unbiblical elements. There's no reincarnation, universalism, occult practices, or new age concepts. Rick's strong belief in predestination following his experience aligns with Reformed theology and numerous biblical passages. His dedication to sharing his testimony fulfills the biblical mandate to be witnesses. The temporary nature of the special knowledge prevents any gnostic-type claims of secret wisdom. The experience powerfully supports consciousness existing independently of the physical brain, given his six days of brain death, while remaining fully compatible with biblical anthropology. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Brain dead for six days with complete left-side paralysis upon revival - extreme medical crisis | Life review and divine communication but no specific veridical observations of earthly events | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Brain dead for 6 days | 5/26/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2236 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2577 Rick M NDE 4994 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rick_m_nde.html | 2009 | 2011 | M |
On February 2, 2009, Rick M, a Native American, was rushed to the hospital after three weeks of medical tests and procedures. His duodenal ulcer had been cauterized but doctors failed to check the attached artery, which ruptured after he returned home. By the time EMTs reached the hospital, he had flatlined once. He was resuscitated with tubes everywhere and blood throughout. He flatlined again during surgery and was clinically dead. He received thirteen units of blood and spent nine days in intensive care. During his death experience, Rick went to a place in the stars. His friend Kuauhtli, a Peyote Road Man and twenty-year Sun Dancer, took him by the hand and led him into a yellow school bus. Once inside, the bus interior transformed into a tepee where a Peyote Ceremony was taking place. Many Elders sat around the Sacred Fire, some very old, including some he recognized. When he looked out the windows, they were floating in the cosmos. He touched the window and felt something outside touch back, creating pressure and tingling around his fingers. The Elders sang Peyote songs and prayed for him. He felt overwhelming peace, joy, and harmony with the universe. No specific veridical observations of earthly events were reported. The experience was entirely spiritual and culturally specific to Native American traditions. Rick felt he had to die to fulfill his place on the Mayan Calendar, where he is ruled by Death (rebirth). His Mayan name is Piltzintecuhtli. After the experience, Rick became more involved in the Native American Church and continues to participate in ceremonies with his twelve-year-old daughter. He reports being more emotional, highly intuitive, and slightly psychic. He interprets his experience as showing that others were praying for him and saved him, so he must do the same for his people. Biblical Assessment: This culturally-specific NDE reflects Native American spiritual traditions rather than biblical imagery. The Peyote Ceremony, Sacred Fire, and indigenous Elders represent a completely different religious framework. While the experience of peace and cosmic unity might parallel some mystical Christian experiences, the specific content draws from Native American Church practices involving peyote as a sacrament. The transformation of the school bus into a ceremonial tepee and the presence of indigenous spiritual leaders indicates a culture-bound vision. From a conservative evangelical perspective, this experience contains several problematic elements. The Native American Church's use of peyote (a psychoactive substance) in religious ceremonies conflicts with biblical teachings on sobriety. The implied polytheistic or pantheistic worldview contrasts with biblical monotheism. References to the Mayan Calendar and concepts of fulfilling one's cosmic destiny through death reflect non-Christian religious systems. While the experience brought positive life changes and increased spiritual dedication within his tradition, it lacks any Christian content and instead reinforces indigenous religious practices that, while culturally significant, diverge from biblical revelation. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Ruptured artery with two cardiac arrests requiring resuscitation and 13 units of blood | No veridical observations - entirely spiritual/cultural experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 0 | 0 | Incompatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2237 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2667 Robert E NDE 5130 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_e_nde_5130.html | 2006 | 2011 | M |
One Tuesday evening in February 2006, Robert felt ill with flu-like symptoms while watching TV around 4:15 pm. He ran to the bathroom feeling the need to vomit but nothing happened. About two minutes later, he experienced a sensation he'd never felt before - his whole insides coming up like an eruption, though nothing emerged. He then lost consciousness from approximately 4:45 pm until his wife found him at 5:25 pm, still on his knees by the toilet. During his unconscious period, Robert found himself on a beautiful beach with an incredibly bright sky and white sand where everything was peaceful. A figure appeared in the distance that looked like a lady holding a child by the hand. The figure waved at him once, then again, and said "No, go back." When he regained consciousness, he was extremely weak and frightened, crawling out of the bathroom just as his wife arrived home from work, at which point he finally vomited in the hallway. No veridical observations were reported. The experience consisted entirely of the beach vision with the woman and child figure who told him to go back. Though the experience seemed to last only about thirty seconds, approximately forty minutes had passed while he was unconscious. Robert shared this experience only with his wife and three family members before submitting it to NDERF. The brief encounter left him with a lasting impression, though he was marked the event as an illness not considered life-threatening. The identity of the figures remained unknown to him. Biblical Assessment: This brief experience contains imagery that could be interpreted through a biblical lens. The beautiful, peaceful beach with bright light may represent a glimpse of paradise or heavenly realm. The figure of a woman with a child who directs him to return could potentially be interpreted as a guardian angel or heavenly messenger, though the specific identity remains unclear. The command to "go back" aligns with numerous NDE accounts where individuals are told their time has not yet come, reflecting the biblical principle that God determines the length of our days (Job 14:5). The experience is notably free of any unbiblical elements. There are no references to reincarnation, universal salvation, occult practices, or new age concepts. The simplicity of the vision - a peaceful scene with a directive to return - lacks any content that would contradict scripture. However, the experience also lacks explicitly Christian content such as encounters with Jesus or clear biblical imagery. The unidentified nature of the figures prevents definitive theological assessment. Overall, while not providing strong evidence for specifically Christian afterlife beliefs, nothing in the experience contradicts biblical teaching, making it potentially compatible with a biblical worldview while remaining somewhat ambiguous in its spiritual significance. |
5 | Home | 3 | 1 | 4 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Illness with 40-minute unconscious period but not identified as life-threatening | No veridical observations - only peaceful beach vision with unidentified figures | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2238 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2601 Robert H NDE 22441 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_h_nde_22441.html | 1996 | 2011 | M |
On Memorial Day, May 30, 1996, Robert had a severe motorcycle accident on a wet exit ramp posted at 45 mph. He hit a pothole that caused the front forks to collapse, locking the front tire into the exhaust pipes. He was thrown over the handlebars, the bike flipped, and the rear tire struck him in the back. He lost consciousness and arrived at the hospital dead. During his death experience, Robert found himself in the emergency room standing behind a doctor, looking over his shoulder at his own body on the ER bed. He then left through the double doors and found himself opening the front door of his house. He walked to his bedroom where his wife was asleep, reached down and shook her legs. She jumped up and called his name. The phone rang in the kitchen, and as she went to answer it, Robert followed her to the front door, said "I have to get back now and I love you," then went out. He found himself back in his body with doctors hovering over him. The phone call was the hospital telling his wife he was there and might not survive. She noticed the front door had been left open. Two specific veridical observations were reported: seeing himself in the ER from behind a doctor, and shaking his wife's legs at home. His wife independently confirmed she felt him touch her legs and found the front door open. On July 4, 1996, while discussing the accident with neighbors, his wife confirmed feeling his touch and waking up just before the phone rang. Robert spent 36 hours at one hospital with a collapsed lung, broken tibia, and two spinal fractures. After nine days in ICU and back surgery at a second hospital, he spent three months at a rehabilitation facility. The experience convinced him that the spirit lives on after bodily death. He also reports developing telepathic connection with another person and experienced two miraculous events in Austria where prayer restored his seized motorcycle engine and refilled an empty gas tank. Biblical Assessment: This remarkable out-of-body experience provides compelling evidence for consciousness existing independently of the physical body. The ability to observe his own body in the ER while clinically dead aligns with Paul's teaching about the spiritual body in 1 Corinthians 15:44. More significantly, Robert's spirit traveling home and physically interacting with his wife - who independently confirmed the experience - demonstrates the reality of spiritual existence beyond mere subjective vision. This parallels biblical accounts of spiritual beings interacting with the physical world. His message of love to his wife reflects the primacy of love in the spiritual realm as described in 1 Corinthians 13. The experience is free of unbiblical elements while powerfully supporting biblical anthropology. There's no reincarnation, universalism, occult practices, or new age concepts. Robert doesn't report meeting deceased relatives acting as guides or receiving messages contradicting scripture. His subsequent miracles through prayer echo biblical promises about faith moving mountains. The development of telepathic connection might concern some, but biblical prophets often received supernatural knowledge. His conviction that "the spirit lives on" directly supports the dualist view of human nature against physicalist reductionism. The physical evidence - his wife's confirmation and the mysteriously opened door - provides the kind of veridical verification that strengthens the case for NDEs as genuine spiritual experiences rather than mere brain phenomena. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Dead on arrival from severe motorcycle accident with multiple trauma | Two veridical observations: saw himself in ER, traveled home and touched wife who confirmed it | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw himself in emergency room | 0.00 | Wife | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2239 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2645 Roberto Z NDE 4991 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1roberto_z_nde.html | 1988 | 2011 | M |
In June 1988, Roberto experienced a severe gastric hemorrhage with melena after taking nimesulide for a hematoma. After fainting, he found himself looking at the opposite wall when suddenly a fissure opened from which a wonderful white enveloping light emerged. The crack widened and he felt strongly drawn to it while simultaneously seeing himself from above, covered in blood lying on the bed with no doctors around and blood on the floor. A doctor then appeared and began smacking him, telling him he had to react. At that moment Roberto felt a jolt and returned to his body. The mystical vision vanished, leaving only his aching body and intense cold. When he woke, doctors asked how he was feeling. He told them he felt cold, received an injection, and fell asleep. He woke the next day very ill, remained twenty days without food, had several transfusions, and was discharged after thirty-five days. He only shared this experience with his wife and son. One veridical observation was reported: seeing himself from above covered in blood with blood on the floor while no doctors were present. Roberto experienced the classic fissure of light opening in the wall, felt drawn to cross over, and simultaneously observed his body from an elevated perspective. The experience left Roberto feeling wonderful, with incredible vividness of senses, faster thoughts, and a sense of understanding everything about the universe. He felt the presence of loved ones who had died without seeing them, experienced incredible peace and happiness, and felt united with the world. He describes beautiful emotions and sensations of peace and prosperity with great heat, despite having no desire to return to life even though he had a wife and son. Biblical Assessment: This experience presents classic NDE elements that align well with biblical concepts. The fissure opening with wonderful white light emerging parallels biblical descriptions of heaven opening (Acts 7:56) and divine light breaking through into earthly reality. The out-of-body observation of his bloodied form demonstrates consciousness existing apart from the physical body, supporting biblical dualism. The overwhelming sense of peace and being enveloped in light reflects biblical descriptions of God's presence. Roberto's feeling the presence of deceased loved ones without seeing them avoids the problematic aspect of communication with the dead while acknowledging the communion of saints. The experience is notably free of unbiblical elements. There's no reincarnation, no deceased relatives acting as spirit guides, no universalist messages, and no new age concepts. The simplicity of the vision - light breaking through, out-of-body perspective, and divine peace - maintains biblical compatibility. The transformative effect leading him to share only with close family suggests a sacred experience not to be trivialized. While Roberto doesn't explicitly mention God or religious figures, the quality of light and peace he describes aligns with biblical theophanies. His lack of desire to return despite family obligations might concern some, but reflects Paul's tension in Philippians 1:23 between departing to be with Christ and remaining for others' sake. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe gastric hemorrhage requiring 35-day hospitalization with transfusions | Saw himself from above covered in blood with no doctors present | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/26/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw himself from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2240 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2699 Rosa D NDE 5104 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rosa_d_nde.html | 1999 | 2011 | F |
On May 24, 1999, Rosa was admitted for surgery on an ascending appendicitis lodged between the kidneys and liver, difficult to see on scans. The operation scheduled for 45 minutes lasted three and a half hours. When anesthetized, she came out of her body and floated to the corner of the operating theatre ceiling. She could see doctors operating on her and noticed they were flustered, particularly the anesthetist. She saw the room as a glass box and could see her relatives outside. Returning to her body's location, Rosa saw her maternal grandfather (who died three years before her birth) to her left and her godfather (who died when she was eight) to her right. They held her hands with beautiful blue light around them, and she felt warmth in their hands. A tunnel appeared above her head with many beings expressing happiness at seeing her. Her grandfather and godfather told her to be strong as it wasn't her time and she couldn't join them. Her senses were acute, she could hear better than ever, and felt indescribable peace. The next day she learned she had been clinically dead for some minutes. Three veridical observations were reported: seeing the surgical team flustered during her operation, seeing the operating room as a glass box, and seeing relatives waiting outside. She also reports subsequent premonitory dreams including seeing the Fukushima disaster five months before it occurred. She has developed clairvoyance, can see what's wrong with seriously ill people, and knows how long they have to live. Since the experience, Rosa has visions and connections with the Virgin, Jesus, and other beings. She states that "God has no face, my God is love and light." She emphasizes that life is short but we shouldn't fear death - we should pray, act rightly, and love everything that lives. She describes her gifts as both her gift and her cross. Biblical Assessment: Rosa's experience contains both strongly biblical elements and some that raise concerns from a conservative evangelical perspective. The out-of-body observation of surgery demonstrates consciousness apart from the body, supporting biblical dualism. The tunnel with beings expressing joy could represent angels rejoicing (Luke 15:10). The message that it wasn't her time aligns with God's sovereignty over life and death. The beautiful blue light and overwhelming peace reflect divine presence. Her grandfather and godfather serving as guides, while comforting, is more problematic as the Bible warns against communication with the dead (Deuteronomy 18:11). The post-NDE developments are particularly concerning from a biblical standpoint. While biblical prophets received visions and predictive dreams from God, Rosa's clairvoyance about people's illnesses and death resembles divination practices forbidden in scripture. Her statement that "God has no face" contradicts the personal nature of the biblical God, though her emphasis on God as love and light has biblical support. The ongoing visions with Mary and Jesus could be genuine spiritual experiences, but the broader pattern of psychic abilities raises questions. From a conservative evangelical view, while the NDE itself has many biblical elements, the subsequent development of mediumistic abilities moves into territory that scripture explicitly forbids, making the overall experience mixed in its biblical compatibility. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Surgery complications with clinical death confirmed by medical staff | Saw surgical team flustered, operating room as glass box, relatives outside; plus subsequent verified premonitions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed surgical team during operation | 0.00 | Medical staff | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2241 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2871 Sache P NDE 6047 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sache_p_nde.html | 2006 | 2011 | M |
Sache was admitted to a hospital in Little Rock Arkansas with a flesh-eating bacteria following surgery. The infection was severe, requiring eight surgeries and causing extensive muscle damage that necessitated a colostomy bag. During his hospital stay, while receiving multiple antibiotics and pain medication, he experienced cardiac arrest. At that moment, he found himself suspended in darkness, naked and cold, with an overwhelming sense of evil presence surrounding him. He tried to speak but his mouth was sealed shut, and his body was frozen without movement. He saw his wife reaching toward him, moving in a warm and comfortable direction away from him. He was then resuscitated by the medical team. Following this experience, his wife decided to stop practicing Buddhism and pray to God for his survival. Despite doctors stating he was unlikely to survive this rare bacteria (now documented in medical books), Sache recovered. The experience transformed his religious beliefs from Buddhism to Christianity, and he now takes his children to church. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience strongly aligns with biblical descriptions of spiritual separation and darkness. The overwhelming presence of evil, the inability to speak or move, and the stark contrast between the warm direction his wife was heading versus his dark suspension all suggest a hellish experience consistent with biblical warnings about spiritual death and separation from God. The transformative effect leading to Christian conversion further supports the authenticity of this as a divine warning. The fact that prayer appeared to play a role in his survival reinforces biblical teachings about the power of intercession. The complete religious transformation from Buddhism to Christianity demonstrates the profound spiritual impact of experiencing the reality of evil and the subsequent recognition of God's existence and salvation. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest during treatment for life-threatening flesh-eating bacteria with multiple surgeries | No specific veridical observations reported - experience was entirely subjective darkness | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Experienced darkness with evil presence | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2242 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2809 Sally E NDE 5343 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sally_e_nde.html | 2004 | 2011 | F |
Sally experienced a pulmonary embolism that caused severe chest crushing sensations and inability to breathe. She called for help at her sister's house and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. During the ambulance ride, she had her first NDE where she found herself in a long hallway resembling a hotel corridor with doors on both sides. At the end was a door with brilliantly bright light seeping out from all sides. She had no body, just consciousness, and heard a roaring sound like a jet engine before traveling at incredible speed toward the light door, though she could not get closer to it. She felt complete peace and acceptance. At the hospital with an oxygen mask, she experienced the same NDE again - identical hallway, door, and light. This time she felt her body beginning to lift out of the hospital bed before a doctor arrived and the experience ended. She spent a week in ICU and another week in general hospital before discharge on Thanksgiving Day. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience contains classic biblical elements of transition between life and death. The long hallway with multiple doors echoes Jesus' words about "many rooms in my Father's house" (John 14:2). The brilliant unearthly light at the end corresponds to biblical descriptions of God's glory and the light of heaven. The profound peace and acceptance align with biblical promises of God's peace. The experience lacks any unbiblical elements like reincarnation or new age concepts. The timing with Thanksgiving discharge seems providential. Overall highly compatible with biblical accounts of near-death spiritual experiences. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Pulmonary embolism is life-threatening but not cardiac arrest | Specific details of hallway structure, brilliant light description, and consistent experience repeated twice | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | oxygen mask | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw hallway with doors and bright light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2243 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2898 Sandy D NDE 6125 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sandy_d_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-07-13 | 2011 | F |
Sandy had surgery a week before the experience and developed a flesh-eating bacteria. She was severely dehydrated and weakened when she took an overdose trying to "save" herself. She found herself in a field in complete darkness, feeling her soul shatter like glass with shards scattering across the grass. She was in a clearing surrounded by tall grass with large flat rocks. When she asked God to take her, she heard rustling and a huge deer approached, bringing its nose to her hand. At that moment, she experienced a complete life review seeing every detail, every right and wrong action, and especially the times she should have acted but didn't. She understood she was forgiven. The deer walked toward a beautiful warm glowing light, then Sandy knew her soul was leaving her body. She heard "Come Back and Stay" by Paul Young playing, followed by "Calling All Angels" by Train. Her experience involved returning too early, with soul fragments on different journeys. She woke in the hospital after extensive medical treatment. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience contains both biblical and non-biblical elements. The life review with moral evaluation, divine forgiveness, and warm glowing light align with biblical concepts. The deer as a spiritual guide could represent divine messengers. However, the concept of a shattered soul with fragments on separate journeys contradicts biblical teaching of the soul's unity. The music as divine communication is unusual but not necessarily unbiblical. The profound sense of forgiveness and connection to God supports biblical transformation. Mixed compatibility due to the soul fragmentation concept. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose and severe dehydration mentioned but no clinical death specified | Entirely symbolic/spiritual experience without specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2244 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2752 Sara V NDE 5258 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sara_v_nde.html | 1963 | 1963-09-13 | 2011 | 10 | F |
Sara was ten years old when she had emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. After being put under anesthesia in the operating room, she found herself hovering in the corner of the room. She could see out the window and observed it was raining, confirming what she knew before surgery. She saw her body on the operating table with two nurses and a doctor. She felt like she wanted to float out of the room but realized three entities behind her would not let her leave. These entities were entirely black with human shapes and communicated telepathically, telling her she could not leave and they were there for her safety. She experienced looking down through a cone-like perspective with very clear vision. The entities appeared solid black and seemed to not want to reveal their identities. She woke up in her hospital room in significant pain. The experience left her with lasting awareness of divine protection and changed her religious views. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience demonstrates clear veridical perception during unconsciousness, seeing the rain and surgical scene from an impossible vantage point. The three black entities serving as guardians align with biblical accounts of protective angels, though their appearance differs from typical descriptions. The telepathic communication and protective mission support biblical concepts of spiritual guardians. The cone-like vision and out-of-body perspective are consistent with spiritual experiences in scripture. The lasting sense of divine protection and religious transformation indicate authentic spiritual encounter. Highly compatible with biblical framework despite the unusual appearance of the entities. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Emergency surgery with general anesthesia for ruptured appendix | Multiple specific observations: rain outside, surgical scene, three black entities, clear visual details from ceiling perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw rain through operating room window | 1.00 | Self | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||
| 2245 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2698 Scott H NDE 16033 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1scott_h_nde.html | 2011 | M |
Scott had three distinct experiences during surgery. First, while on the operating table, he saw his deceased cat Bear walking toward him on the white tiled floor, emanating a warm orange-yellow light. A voice told him "Leave Bear alone" and "Look at him. He's perfect. Bear doesn't need you anymore." This brought profound comfort knowing animals continue after death. Second, he experienced his soul leaving his body while seeing a curtain of mist, feeling terrible loss like losing an old friend. He heard "Come Back and Stay" by Paul Young, then "Calling All Angels" by Train as messages. Third, in the most profound experience meant for the world, he found himself surrounded by mist through which he could see the entire universe. He was in the presence of a warm, emanating light of white/yellow/orange that conveyed unconditional love and complete forgiveness beyond comprehension. He gained total universal knowledge, understanding everything as perfect including all suffering. He saw the universe as infinite galaxies appearing as stars, feeling completely connected as both drop and ocean. He understood God created evolution, making both creation and evolution true. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience powerfully demonstrates God's unconditional love and omniscience. The revelation that God cares for all creatures, even knowing "if your lawn is too dry," echoes Jesus' teaching about God caring for sparrows. The universal connection reflects biblical unity in Christ. The reconciliation of creation and evolution shows divine wisdom. The overwhelming forgiveness aligns with biblical grace. Bear's continuation affirms God's care for all creation. The light's characteristics match biblical descriptions of divine presence. The transformation from argumentative to peaceful reflects biblical fruit of the Spirit. Highly compatible despite addressing the creation/evolution debate in an inclusive way. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Major surgery implied but specific medical details not provided | Specific visual details of Bear and the light, but no verification possible | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw deceased pet cat Bear | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2246 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2794 Shane J NDE 5317 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shane_j_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-04-22 | 2011 | M |
Shane has Alpha-1-Antitrypsin deficiency with 2/3 of his lungs destroyed. He contracted pneumonia and stopped breathing in the emergency room, experiencing clinical death. During this time, he found himself standing in a field where the grass appeared like fiber optics lit up, with a bright light on the horizon. The temperature was perfect and remarkably, he could breathe again despite his severe lung disease. While in this otherworldly field, he could hear what was happening in the emergency room. When he looked back, he could not see the emergency room despite hearing the activity there. He heard his wife yelling, which prompted him to think "I had better get back or I'm in trouble." He then woke up with a mask on, surrounded by medical personnel working to revive him. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience contains several biblical elements. The field of light resembles descriptions of heavenly realms with supernatural illumination. The restoration of breathing despite destroyed lungs demonstrates the spiritual body's perfection, aligning with biblical promises of restoration. The ability to hear both realms simultaneously suggests the thin veil between physical and spiritual worlds mentioned in scripture. The bright light on the horizon corresponds to biblical imagery of God's presence. The perfect temperature indicates the comfort of God's presence. His return prompted by love for his wife reflects biblical principles of earthly responsibilities. The experience is highly compatible with biblical accounts. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death from respiratory failure explicitly stated | Specific details of fiber optic grass appearance, hearing emergency room activity, restored breathing ability | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 1 | Experienced otherworldly field while hearing ER | 1.00 | Wife | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2247 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2597 Shannique S NDE 5021 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shannique_s_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-07-08 | 2011 | F |
Shannique had an ectopic pregnancy that ruptured, causing severe internal bleeding. She lost two liters of blood and received five blood transfusions. During emergency surgery when she passed out in the ultrasound room, she experienced being in a tunnel filled with extremely bright light. She described flying through the tunnel at incredible speed like Superman, heading toward the light of the sun, which appeared white rather than yellow, like a full moon on a clear night. She felt complete peace and acceptance with no fear or sense of missing anything. While racing through the tunnel, she heard children laughing, which made her turn around and return - she has seven children. Throughout the experience she maintained dual awareness, being conscious of medical activity while simultaneously in the tunnel. The surgeon found old blood clots and new blood when operating, requiring them to wash her organs. Biblical Assessment Summary: This experience strongly aligns with biblical near-death accounts. The tunnel of bright light corresponds to passages about God's radiant glory and the pathway to heaven. The white light resembling the sun echoes Revelation's description of the New Jerusalem needing no sun because God's glory illuminates it. The profound peace reflects biblical promises of God's perfect peace. Most significantly, the children's laughter calling her back suggests divine purpose in her motherhood role, aligning with biblical values of parental responsibility. Her survival despite massive blood loss (2 liters) demonstrates divine intervention. The experience strengthened her faith and confirmed afterlife existence. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening ruptured ectopic pregnancy with massive internal bleeding documented | Specific description of tunnel and light characteristics but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Tunnel with bright light experience | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2248 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2895 Shannon T NDE 6119 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shannon_t_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-08-17 | 2011 | 32 | F | Shannon T underwent elective breast augmentation surgery in Beirut at age 32. During the C-section under epidural anesthesia, after the baby was delivered, she suddenly could not breathe. She felt herself pass out and then traveled through a dark vortex at the speed of light until reaching complete darkness. She found herself in utter bliss, completely detached from earthly life, knowing that life continues after death. She was not a body but pure consciousness in an infinite dark space, feeling she was traveling through the darkness of her own soul toward a light. She communicated with many beings simultaneously and felt overwhelming love and peace. She saw a vision of her husband with a young daughter with straight hair (later born as her third child). After choosing to return, she was sucked back into her body, feeling the pain of re-entry as doctors resuscitated her with adrenaline. The experience left her with absolute certainty of an afterlife, transformed values prioritizing family over career, and a deep longing to return to that state of being. Biblical assessment: The experience contains classic NDE elements including out-of-body experience, travel through darkness/tunnel, otherworldly realm, communication with beings, precognitive vision, and life review aspects. While highly compatible with general spiritual experiences, some elements like traveling through "the darkness of her own soul" and the absence of explicitly divine figures or judgment scenes are less aligned with traditional biblical accounts. The transformative aftereffects including decreased materialism and increased spirituality are consistent with biblical values. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Surgery under epidural anesthesia with respiratory arrest requiring resuscitation | Precognitive vision of future daughter verified years later, awareness while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 1 | Traveled through dark vortex at speed of light | 0.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 2249 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2726 Silvia A NDE 5209 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1silvia_a_nde.html | 2002 | 2011 | F | Silvia A experienced respiratory arrest when her trachea collapsed while hospitalized in 2002. Initially experiencing severe anguish from oxygen deprivation, she then transitioned into a state of beautiful peace mixed with happiness. She clearly heard doctors saying "She has become gray, we are losing her," but felt detached as if they were discussing someone else. She wondered about the excitement while experiencing wonderful peace beyond pain. Her consciousness hovered above the doctors' heads, preparing to leave her body. When medical staff successfully inserted a breathing tube, she returned to normal consciousness, immediately feeling all the physical pain of her body and regretting the loss of that perfect peace. The experience was characterized by rapid thought acceleration, timelessness, incredibly vivid senses with everything appearing brighter, and emotions of complete serenity, happiness, and unity with the universe. Biblical assessment: This experience aligns well with biblical accounts of spiritual transformation through suffering. The progression from anguish to divine peace mirrors scriptural themes of God's comfort in distress. The out-of-body consciousness and hovering above the scene are consistent with accounts of the spirit separating from the body. The overwhelming peace that surpasses understanding directly reflects Philippians 4:7. While the experience lacks explicit encounters with divine beings or religious imagery, the transformative peace and reluctance to return to bodily suffering align with Paul's tension between departing to be with Christ and remaining in the flesh (Philippians 1:23). | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Trachea collapse causing respiratory arrest in hospital setting | Heard doctors saying she was dying, maintained awareness while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard doctors discussing her condition | 0.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2250 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2847 Sophie K NDE 6026 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sophie_k_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-05-18 | 2011 | F | Sophie K experienced an NDE during emergency C-section on May 18, 2005, after 18 hours of induced labor. She had premonitions that morning, telling her husband she loved him and drawing Death, Wheel of Fortune, and World tarot cards. During surgery under epidural, after baby delivery, she suddenly couldn't breathe. She left her body and walked through amazing trees with indescribable colors, noting human eyes miss much of the world's true color spectrum. She was surrounded by beings, communicating with all simultaneously while feeling amazing love, peace, and contentment. She saw a vision of her husband with a 3-4 year old girl with straight hair (her oldest had wavy hair). Given a choice to stay or return, she chose to come back. She returned as doctors applied resuscitation mask and adrenaline, seeing the surgeon waiting with hands down and her husband holding their son, watching to see if paddles were needed. Years later, her third child, a daughter with straight hair, matched the vision exactly. The experience left her with intense longing to return, comparing it to "Langothe" from fantasy literature - a terrible yearning for the fairy world. Biblical assessment: This profoundly transformative experience contains multiple biblical elements including visions of future events (prophetic knowledge), encounters with spiritual beings, and life-altering spiritual transformation. However, significant non-biblical elements include tarot card divination before the event and post-experience beliefs rejecting hell and viewing the devil as misrepresentation. Her conclusion that "we create our own pain and misery" contradicts biblical teaching about sin and redemption through Christ. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Emergency C-section under epidural, respiratory arrest requiring resuscitation with adrenaline | Precognitive vision of future daughter verified years later, awareness during clinical death, saw medical team response | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 1 | Walked through forest with incredible colors | 0.00 | Surgeon, medical team | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2251 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2571 Stephanie C NDE 4984 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephanie_c_nde.html | 1998 | 1998-09-10 | 2011 | F | Stephanie C experienced an NDE three days after cesarean section childbirth when massive hemorrhaging occurred upon standing for the first time. She stood up and blood poured out "like someone dumping a huge never-ending bucket," with her last earthly memory being her comment to her husband about the amount of blood. She then found herself running through a beautiful field in a white gown, picking flowers, laughing with joy. The setting featured yellow and white oversized posy-like flowers everywhere, with a waterfall down the path flanked by stone. She experienced overwhelming happiness, love, and never wanted to leave. After passing out for ten minutes with blood pressure crash and cardiac arrest lasting twenty seconds, medical staff resuscitated her with smelling salts. Upon return, she felt intense anger at being brought back, wanting to remain in the meadow rather than in her pain-filled body. The experience included incredibly vivid senses, time distortion, awareness verified by medical facts, mystical light, and profound emotions of peace and joy. She gained understanding about the universe and experienced precognitive visions. Biblical assessment: This experience strongly aligns with biblical imagery of paradise and divine peace. The beautiful meadow with flowers and living water (waterfall) echoes biblical descriptions of paradise and the river of life (Revelation 22:1-2). The overwhelming joy, peace, and love reflect the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Her anger at returning parallels Paul's desire to depart and be with Christ (Philippians 1:23). The transformation from non-practicing Catholic to born-again Christian demonstrates the spiritual awakening consistent with biblical conversion. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Massive post-surgical hemorrhage causing cardiac arrest for 20 seconds | Awareness during 10-minute unconsciousness, blood pressure crash and cardiac arrest confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Running through flower field in white gown | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2252 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2886 Stephen M NDE 6113 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephen_m_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-01-22 | 2011 | M | Stephen M experienced an NDE on January 22, 2006, when he, his brother Tony, and brother-in-law Mike were struck by a drunk driver while walking home. His brother died hours later from head injuries, while Stephen suffered severe injuries requiring resuscitation twice. First resuscitation occurred at the accident scene when his body shook violently before darkness overtook him. The second occurred at the hospital when his body again shook uncontrollably, and he saw a doctor rush toward him with a syringe raised, bringing it down into his chest before darkness returned. Upon regaining consciousness, Stephen experienced a profound out-of-body state where he felt positioned vertically with feet toward ceiling and head toward floor. He could see the tops of nurses' heads as they walked around. He called out calmly without moving his lips, asking "What's happening? Where am I? Everything's changed." A female voice responded "It's alright. Everything's going to be alright" before he drifted back into darkness. The experience left him feeling bright, white, warm sensations with slight echo in sounds. It transformed his life, making him more compassionate, spiritually aware, and creative. He began writing poetry and making videos to help others cope with loss. Biblical assessment: This experience demonstrates moderate biblical compatibility through its transformative effects and mysterious divine comfort. The disembodied voice offering reassurance during crisis reflects biblical accounts of divine or angelic intervention. The complete life transformation toward compassion and helping others embodies the fruits of the Spirit. However, the unusual "upside down" perspective and lack of explicitly religious content or imagery make the experience more ambiguous from a biblical standpoint. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe trauma from vehicle strike, resuscitated twice, once at scene and once in hospital | Out-of-body experience with specific observations of nurses from ceiling perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 1 | Viewed nurses from ceiling in upside-down orientation | 0.00 | Hospital medical team | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2253 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2602 Stephen S NDE 5024 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1stephen_s_nde.html | 1989 | 2011 | M | Stephen S experienced clinical death for three minutes during a bone marrow extraction procedure in 1989 while suffering from shortness of breath and chest pains. After warning the nurse he would pass out, he found himself looking down on his body from above as two doctors and two nurses attempted resuscitation. He existed as pure cognizant energy with no physical form, completely detached from his body with all pain gone. He experienced ultimate bliss, complete comfort, ease, enlightenment, and freedom. His thoughts operated at incredible speed in a timeless dimension. His senses, particularly sight and sound, were incredibly vivid with intense enlightenment and energy awareness but no physical sensations of touch or weight. He possessed tremendous awareness with no fear or judgment. As doctors revived him, he felt all stress, pain, and physical burdens returning and strongly resisted going back. He was drawn back into his body against his will, with his physical eyes opening to one week in ICU. The experience opened his mind to new dimensions, leading to accurate premonitions afterward. His spiritual beliefs transformed toward Eastern philosophy, believing in connected energy forms and reincarnation, knowing his being continues after physical death. Biblical assessment: While containing classic NDE elements of out-of-body experience and transcendent peace, the interpretation diverges significantly from biblical Christianity through adoption of Eastern religious concepts including reincarnation and universal energy connection, directly contradicting biblical teachings on resurrection and judgment. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death for 3 minutes during medical procedure with full resuscitation efforts | Clear observation of medical team's resuscitation efforts from out-of-body perspective, awareness verified by week in ICU | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical team resuscitation efforts | 1.00 | Two doctors and two nurses | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 2254 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2766 Sue D NDE 5275 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sue_d_nde.html | 1980 | 2011 | 18 | F |
Sue was eighteen years old and sleeping in France when she experienced a shared near-death experience while her father was having a massive heart attack in the United States. She came out of her body and could see family members crying around her bed. She was then sucked into a noisy tunnel and shot out into a golden light that she describes as the universal One of LOVE. The golden glowing love was so intense that she felt her heart exploding into millions of particles, melting into this universal consciousness. During the experience, Sue heard her father's voice speaking to her loudly, telling her she had to go back because her mission wasn't over yet. This communication occurred while her father was in the intensive care unit having a massive heart attack, though Sue was unaware of his medical crisis at the time. She fell back into her body with great sadness, her soul feeling totally sad about having to return. She got up from bed wondering if she was going to die. The veridical aspect of this experience is remarkable: Sue experienced this NDE-like event while sleeping in France at the exact time her father was having a heart attack in the United States. She had no knowledge of his medical emergency until the next morning when she learned he was in intensive care. Her father confirmed speaking to her during his crisis, somehow enabling her to have an NDE experience without going through death herself. This represents a rare documented case of a shared death experience across continents. After returning to her body, Sue experienced profound sadness and depression at being separated from the source of intense love. The experience eliminated her previous suicidal tendencies as she realized death timing was not under her control. Her father survived the heart attack and lived for four more years, but through this shared experience, he gave her what she describes as an incredible gift - the direct experience of the afterlife and the universal consciousness of love. |
5 | Home | 5 | 15 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Shared NDE occurring simultaneously with father's cardiac arrest in different country | Remarkable veridical element: experienced NDE in France while father had heart attack in US, confirmed next day. Father's voice during his medical crisis. Specific timing correlation. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard father's voice during his cardiac arrest | 1.00 | Father | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2255 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2746 Swas NDE 5243 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1swas_nde.html | 1984 | 1984-11-15 | 2011 | F |
On November 15, 1984, at 4:00 PM, Swas was suffering from high rheumatic fever and standing by her bedroom window in Kolkata. She suddenly felt numbness in her toes and palms along with severe chest pain. Unable to wake her nanny who was sleeping on the floor, she tried to stand but felt her soul being snatched from her body and flying like a kite through the window. Looking back, she saw her pale body lying at the window base with eyes closed, mouth open with saliva dripping, and her right hand entangled in the window rod. Her soul flew above the houses, observing children playing in parks, telegraph poles, TV antennas, wet clothes on balconies, and people discussing cricket in the streets. She was then pushed into pitch-black space and flew even faster, feeling someone pulling a thread with her soul attached. She encountered what she described as "a thousand suns" but felt cold rather than heat. Her eyes weren't affected by the brightness, which puzzled her. She heard a continuous "om" sound from all directions at consistent volume throughout her journey. She was hit against a rock-like structure without pain and immediately flew back at double speed. The veridical observations include specific details of the neighborhood from above - children in the park, telegraph poles, TV antennas, wet clothes on balconies, and young men discussing cricket. She also observed her own body's specific position with her skeletal right hand entangled in the window rod. As she was about to re-enter her body, she heard a nurse frantically saying she had no pulse, providing temporal correlation with her medical crisis. The experience ended when the doctor saw her at 4:45 PM. After the experience, Swas wished she could experience it again before dying. She reported developing precognitive abilities, including accurately predicting a plane crash the night before it happened, seeing her future husband's details 8 years before meeting him, predicting her grandmother's death 15 days in advance, and correctly predicting her brother's banking career progression. |
5 | Home | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | High rheumatic fever (106°F), chest pain, numbness, nurse confirmed no pulse | Specific observations: children in park, telegraph poles, TV antennas, wet clothes, cricket discussion, own body position with hand in window rod. Heard nurse say "no pulse" | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw own body from above | 0.00 | Nurse and Doctor | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2256 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2775 Tallulah F NDE 5287 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tallulah_f_nde.html | 1969 | 2011 | F |
In January 1969, Tallulah was teaching arts and crafts at a school for developmentally disabled children when she tripped and fell on steep stairs. Unaware she was pregnant at the time, she didn't think she was injured. Hours later, she experienced excruciating mid-section pain and collapsed on the classroom floor. Students ran to get the nurse, and as they left, Tallulah realized she couldn't feel anything or move her fingers. She was locked in her body, completely paralyzed. Then she found herself outside her body looking down at herself, unable to get anyone's attention as people entered the room. She began losing her senses one by one as things faded. Suddenly she was moving at high speed up a tunnel or vortex toward a very bright light, experiencing the most beautiful feeling she'd ever had. She got close enough to make out a doorway with light spilling out from a partially open door. Then the door closed, leaving her in darkness until she came to in the ambulance. According to witnesses, she had no heart rate or respiration when the nurse found her. The medical crisis was a threatened miscarriage of a two-month fetus she didn't know she was carrying. The primary veridical observation was her out-of-body view of herself collapsed on the classroom floor while people came into the room. She could see the scene from above but was unable to communicate with those entering. A nurse at the scene confirmed she had no heart rate or respiration when found, validating the life-threatening nature of the event. The experience included classic NDE elements of paralysis, OBE, tunnel, bright light, and a doorway that closed before she could enter. When Tallulah tried to tell the doctor about her experience in the ambulance, he dismissed it as a dream. She felt desolate, abandoned, and somehow rejected after being sent back. The experience left her knowing there was an afterlife and she had no control over when she would die. This eliminated her previous depressive episodes with suicidal thoughts, and she began living more fearlessly. |
5 | Other | 7 | 6 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Threatened miscarriage with confirmed absence of heart rate and respiration | Out-of-body observation of self on floor with people entering room. Saw tunnel/vortex and doorway with light. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw self and people entering room from above | 0.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2257 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2781 Tanya NDE 5295 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tanya_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-07-14 | 2011 | F |
On July 14, 2006, Tanya was visiting a friend in Lompoc, California when a fire extinguisher fell on her foot. At the emergency room, she received x-rays, pain medication, and a breathing treatment for an asthma attack triggered by the foot pain. After the breathing treatment, she continued having difficulty breathing, with her throat closing up. Despite pushing the call button, the nurse dismissed her symptoms as anxiety and told her to relax and take deep breaths. Left alone, Tanya began to panic as she could barely get air into her lungs. When she tried to get up to find help, she fell to the hospital room floor, clawing at her throat in desperation. Suddenly, her body relaxed completely. Surrounded by darkness, she heard beautiful, gothic-type music like angels singing. She felt herself floating in complete peace and happiness. The contrast between her desperate struggle for air and the sudden peaceful floating sensation was profound. The experience was characterized by the beautiful angelic music and an overwhelming sense of joy and peace despite being surrounded by darkness rather than light. When Tanya woke up hours later, she was in the ICU with a breathing tube down her throat. The doctor explained that when they found her, she had stopped breathing, and they didn't know how long she had been unconscious. The medical emergency was caused by an allergic reaction to the medication given for pain, resulting in respiratory arrest. This was her first near-death experience, occurring at a time when she had no knowledge of NDEs. The experience transformed Tanya's perspective on death completely. Previously terrified of dying, she became excited about it, knowing it would not be the end but the beginning of something new. She described the experience as extremely positive and life-changing, though she clarified she didn't become suicidal but simply lost her fear of death. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Allergic reaction to medication causing respiratory arrest, found not breathing | Heard gothic-type angelic music while surrounded by darkness. Felt floating and complete peace. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard angelic music | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2258 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2559 Ted M NDE 4969 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ted_m_nde.html | 1964 | 1964-10-29 | 2011 | 20 | M |
On October 29, 1964, twenty-year-old Ted was working for the US Forest Service building trails in the Angeles National Forest when a spent bullet bounced off a rock, came through his vehicle window, and hit him in the forehead just above the eyes. The bullet obliterated the superior sagittal sinus and caused massive frontal lobe brain damage. His spirit was immediately transported miles above the scene where he observed Los Angeles, the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, and a 360-degree view of Earth's curvature. He felt drawn to the warm, bright sun and became engulfed in its loving warmth. Ted's consciousness repeatedly alternated between cosmic vistas and his dying body. With each return to his body, he found it blind and lifeless with companions frantically trying to stop the bleeding. Each successive departure propelled him further from Earth - first viewing the moon's orbit, then the solar system, galaxy, universe, cosmos and beyond. After being helicoptered to a hospital, he floated above the operating table observing the medical team's genuine concern. He noticed a sign next to a ventilator that said "You Are Dead" before bouncing off the ceiling and taking refuge behind a curtain. Following a warm siren sound, he was led through a dark tunnel filled with alien souls moving toward redemption's light. Ted encountered a ferryman who transported him across this "sea of despair" to a barren gray landscape with military-style quonset huts. Entering one building, he ascended a staircase where on the fifth step he became centered within enlightenment - a singularity where he witnessed his entire life, his parents' and grandparents' lives, and all accomplishments, failures, and desires both past and future. After returning to the gray landscape and approaching the life-death barrier, his heart ceased functioning. He experienced true nonexistence before doctors resuscitated him multiple times, with his re-entry feeling like the spontaneous coalescence of thoughts from disordered nothingness. Ted describes his experience as a variant of string theory, profoundly transformative yet difficult to adequately express in words. He emphasizes that his description is "futile in comparison to the actual event" and remains humbled by the memory decades later. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Gunshot wound to forehead causing massive frontal lobe brain damage, clinical death with resuscitation | Observed Earth's curvature, ocean, specific landmarks from above. Saw operating room details, sign saying "You Are Dead". Extensive otherworldly observations. | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 5 | 1 | Viewed Earth from miles above | 0.00 | Medical team | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 2259 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2853 Therese B NDE 5369 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1therese_b_nde.html | 1998 | 2011 | 18 | F |
In the summer of 1998, eighteen-year-old Therese was living a destructive life in an institution for problem youth in Sweden. She was egotistical, tough, and didn't care for others or herself, smoking and drinking with no life plans. While shopping in Karlstad with a woman from the youth home's personnel department, they waited at a pedestrian crossing. A van stopped and waved them across. Therese saw the traffic signal as green (witnesses said it was actually red) and walked in front of the van. As she stepped into the next lane, a red car hit her at full speed. She remembers realizing it would hit her and that she might die. Instantly, Therese found herself in another dimension filled with gorgeous white and golden rays of light. A large group of people stood before her, looking happy and welcoming her. She felt at home, as if returning to her real family after a long trip. A Higher Consciousness she recognized as "our Father" spoke directly to her. This Being was love, safety, happiness, understanding, consciousness and freedom. She became aware that she understood everything and had answers to all questions. The Consciousness showed her what her life had been and helped her understand she could choose to return or move on. Realizing she hadn't found her life purpose yet, she chose to continue her earthly life. According to witnesses, the van stopped with a red light (not green as Therese perceived), and the red car hit her on her side. She flew up onto the car's hood, then into the air, dropped to the ground and bounced on the asphalt twice before lying completely still. The woman who had taken her shopping was certain Therese had died and was severely shocked. Despite the violent impact, Therese spent only two days in the hospital with relatively minor injuries - a concussion, broken tooth, and bruising. The experience totally transformed Therese. She became completely different, started loving life, and now believes we come Home when our physical body dies. She describes the colors as incredibly clear and beautiful, with the ability to see everything simultaneously both near and far. Communication occurred through consciousness rather than words. The experience eliminated her destructive behaviors and gave her a sense of purpose. |
5 | Other | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Hit by car at full speed, thrown onto hood, into air, bounced twice on asphalt | Witnesses described violent impact: flew onto hood, into air, bounced twice. Saw colors and beings in other dimension. Consciousness communication. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw traffic light as green when it was red | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2260 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2863 Tish Z NDE 6039 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tish_z_nde.html | 1998 | 2011 | F |
In 1998, Tish experienced her first near-death experience after an allergic reaction to medication. Awakened by her partner who gave her medication, she left her body and viewed herself from above, seeing herself no longer breathing. Despite her body's death, she felt warm, peaceful, and fearless. She then walked down a path toward a tunnel with bright light at the end. Entering the tunnel, she saw cloudy, indistinct shadow figures, but recognized one as her deceased mother through an intuitive knowing similar to how smells trigger memories. As an adult, she found herself calling her "Mommy." Her mother took her hand and led her to the tunnel's edge into the light, revealing endless green rolling fields and an impossibly blue sky with colors beyond earthly experience. They communicated telepathically without words, through pure thought exchange. Her mother told her it wasn't her time and she needed to return. Despite Tish's mental protests, she was sent back. When she awoke, she thought only hours had passed but discovered she'd been unconscious for several days following a stroke caused by medication overdose. The veridical elements include viewing her non-breathing body from above and the extended time gap - believing hours had passed when it had been days. Her visual perception was remarkably enhanced; despite wearing glasses since age seven, she could see perfectly without them during the experience. Her mother also appeared without the glasses she had worn in life. She noted heightened senses including grass-growing sounds and transparent, pulsating orbs of various colors in the otherworldly realm. This experience profoundly transformed Tish's beliefs and eliminated her fear of death. She gained certainty about continuation after physical death, understanding that "nothing dies, it just transforms" and that souls continue evolving. She also experienced past life memories and recognition of others who shared those past lives. The experience led to greater compassion, less fear in living, and special gifts she'd had since childhood became more pronounced. |
5 | Home | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Allergic reaction to medication causing stroke, unconscious for several days | Viewed non-breathing body from above, major time distortion (thought hours but was days), perfect vision without glasses, telepathic communication with deceased mother | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw self from above not breathing | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2261 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2593 Tom M NDE 5013 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tom_m_nde.html | 1981 | 2011 | 18 | M | Tom was eighteen years old when he was severely beaten to the point of cardiac and respiratory failure. After his heart stopped, he experienced a classic out-of-body experience, seeing his body below while feeling extreme agitation about being dead. A voice told him not to worry, that his problems were left with his body, which brought profound peace and liberation. He then traveled at great speed through a tunnel of light. Though his memory becomes dreamlike afterward, he recalls being intercepted before reaching his destination by his deceased sister and grandmother, who told him it was not yet his time and he must return. He was revived after respiratory and cardiac failure, though he has no memory of how he returned to his body. The experience left him with absolute certainty about the continuation of consciousness after death and transformed his spiritual beliefs from non-religious to believing in a divine power source to which all belong. | 2 | Unknown | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac and respiratory failure explicitly mentioned from severe beating | Classic OBE with observations of body below, heard external voice, met deceased relatives who gave verifiable message about it not being his time | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw own body from above perspective | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2262 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2572 Tom N NDE 4988 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tom_n_nde.html | 1968 | 2011 | M | Tom was a sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam when he was stung eleven times in the head by wasps after a fellow soldier disturbed a nest. His face swelled so severely that his facial features disappeared. At the MASH unit at LZ Sally, he went into anaphylactic shock, suffering cardiac arrest and complete respiratory failure. As soon as he flatlined, his spirit and soul left his body with no bright lights or tunnels, just rising above the operating table to watch the resuscitation efforts. He felt no fear, anxiety, or concern, just watching and waiting while aware of his continued existence. He observed the surgical team withdrawing blood from one arm while putting new blood into the other arm and administering adrenalin shots. He returned to his body immediately upon resuscitation. The next day, he verified his observations by asking the orderly why they were putting blood in one arm while taking it out of the other. The orderly's shocked response "How the hell did you know we did that, you were gone?" provided the empirical verification Tom needed. This experience, combined with witnessing 97% casualties in his unit, caused him to reexamine everything he believed about death and led to increased spirituality and certainty about consciousness after death. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest and complete respiratory failure in medical setting with monitoring | Specific verified observation of simultaneous blood transfusion procedure - withdrawing from one arm while infusing in other, plus adrenalin administration. Impossible knowledge while flatlined | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation procedures from above | 1.00 | Emergency room orderly | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2263 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2816 Tracy D NDE 5352 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tracy_d_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-03-01 | 2011 | 47 | M | Tracy, a 47-year-old diabetic man, experienced sharp abdominal pains while visiting his mother in the hospital after her hip surgery. After being rushed by ambulance to the hospital, he became unconscious, his kidneys shut down, and he went into cardiac arrest. During his 1 minute and 14 seconds without a heartbeat, he found himself sitting cross-legged at the bottom of a beautiful tropical lagoon with crystal-clear turquoise water and pure white sand. Vivid neon-colored tropical fish swam around him. A bright ball of light descended from above the water's surface and engulfed everything. Then a wooden post impaled itself in the sand, and his deceased father appeared standing on it, looking perfect, younger, with vivid red hair as in his prime. They had an emotional reunion where Tracy apologized about end-of-life decisions, and his father reassured him he was in a wonderful place beyond imagination. They visited for what seemed like hours, laughing, hugging, and crying. When Tracy tried to follow his departing father, his father smiled and said "No son, you've gotta go back. They're fixing you. It's not your time," then touched his shoulder, placing life back in him. Tracy awakened in the hospital after suffering intestinal blockage, blood poisoning, kidney failure, and cardiac arrest, later developing aspiration pneumonia. The experience convinced him that death is not an end but a new and bountiful beginning. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest explicitly stated with specific duration (1 min 14 sec), kidney failure documented | Met deceased father who appeared younger and perfect, emotional communication about end-of-life decisions, father knew Tracy was being "fixed" | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 4 | 0 | Underwater lagoon environment | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2264 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2717 Vera G NDE 5201 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1vera_g_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-06-07 | 2011 | F | Vera went for a morning run with her friend but only made it one block before feeling faint. Unable to climb her friend's porch steps, she sat down and asked for water before telling her friend to get her mother, then passed out. She experienced an eternity of nothingness with no memories, no sense of self, and no knowing. Suddenly she was traveling through space surrounded by stars, heading toward a pure white light. She then found herself in a clearing or field surrounded by trees with hundreds or thousands of people around her. Despite not recognizing anyone, she felt like they all knew each other, filled with peace, happiness, and belonging. Everyone was talking and laughing with joy. After what felt like a very long time, everything faded. A Puerto Rican man appeared standing on pink and gold tinted clouds, smiling and extending his hand. Getting her hand to move was the hardest thing she ever did, but she trusted him. As pure love flooded around her, their hands were about to touch when she woke up. She had no memory initially, not recognizing her best friend or friend's mother. The friend's mother, a recent medical school graduate, said she had a seizure and was unconscious for about 20 seconds. The experience was life-changing, leading to belief in a creator and afterlife, making her care more for life and wanting to better herself and others. | 5 | Home | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Seizure with loss of consciousness per medical professional witness | Extended otherworldly experience with space travel, encounter with beings, profound emotional states, and memory loss upon return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 0 | Space travel toward white light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2265 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2605 Victoria D NDE 5032 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1victoria_d_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-02-06 | 2011 | F | Victoria was hiking with friends when she slipped and fell approximately fifty meters, landing in a tree that broke her fall. She sustained vertebra fractures, sternum fractures, and ankle fracture. While conscious after landing, her NDE occurred hours later during painful movement on a spinal board. She split in two, with her awareness becoming a ball of energy hovering near her physical body's face, watching it scream in pain while feeling no connection. The energy ball traveled upward to a dark place with millions of brightly colored lights (yellow, orange, green) traveling through it like a sparkling highway. She felt overwhelming happiness, excitement, and a sense of arriving home, impatient to enter this light highway. Unable to enter due to an invisible barrier, a voice told her to return to her physical body despite her concerns about it being broken. Upon return, she saw large ovals of colored light around her rescuers' heads that connected and changed color when close to each other. She also saw three tennis-ball sized aqua blue light ovals hovering between the men, which she instantly recognized as comforting spirits she had known before. After communicating with these spirits, she felt calmer and her pain decreased. The auras faded after a while. The experience showed her there's nothing to fear about death and left her investigating her spiritual side. | 5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma with multiple fractures from 50-meter fall | Out-of-body experience with specific observations, saw auras around rescuers, encountered recognizable spirit entities, dialogue with voice about returning | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 4 | 0 | Observed own body from outside perspective | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2266 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2846 Victoria H NDE 6025 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1victoria_h_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-08-14 | 2011 | F | Victoria, a sheriff's sergeant, was responding to a hostile crowd call with weapons when she crashed at 90 mph avoiding vehicles that wouldn't yield. Her car flipped five times, throwing her over thirty feet. She broke 32 bones and had massive internal injuries and head trauma. Knowing she would die, she surrendered to God. She observed from above as they moved her onto a spine board, thinking "man that's got to hurt" while watching herself. She saw paramedics working with a BVM mask and told them to hurry because she didn't have long. She was airlifted to Duke Medical Center and remained in a coma until October 17th. During the coma, she experienced watching herself like a film projector, with images speeding up uncontrollably. She found herself drowning on duty, searching for her father. She saw rays of sunshine through trees but her cat Scarlet (dead 5 years) kept tripping her. Then in a dark basement with the Special Response team calling her name outside, serpents fell from the rafters. A golden light appeared through a doorway with stairs leading up. A voice said "If you believe, they cannot hurt you" and again "If you have faith and believe, they cannot harm you." Her fear vanished, and as she took the first step toward the light, she woke from her coma to find the chaplain praying. She believes she was bound for hell but given a choice. The experience made her certain God exists and knows her name, transforming her from slightly to greatly religious. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death with CPR given, 32 broken bones, massive internal injuries, coma for over 2 months | Out-of-body observations of medical procedures, heard praying, complex spiritual journey with deceased pet, divine voice, choice between realms | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed medical procedures from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2267 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2685 Wanda C NDE 5155 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wanda_c_nde.html | 2004 | 2011 | F |
Wanda experienced an NDE during dental work when she was given too much anesthesia and stopped breathing. Throughout 2004, whenever she received dental anesthesia, she would consistently find herself in the same location - the dark, still hallway outside her third-grade classroom in the school basement. This hallway, which also led to the music room, had been isolated from the rest of the school and provided her with a sense of comfort during sedation. During one particular sedation, Wanda went deeper into the familiar hallway than ever before. She began to see her brother and sister, who were alive but appeared to her as children again. In that moment, she received profound knowledge that conveyed they had been together in relationship for eternity, that they were bonded, and this would always be. The message emphasized not to fear losing anyone as this simply does not happen - they would live and die repeatedly together in different forms throughout eternity. The love, their selves, and their bond were all eternal. This revelation eliminated all her fear and made her see human fear of death and loss as wasted energy. She gained the understanding that death was not final but part of an eternal cycle of being together in various forms. When she regained consciousness, medical staff were shouting and had placed a breathing mask over her face. While her heart had not stopped, her breathing had ceased for an unknown duration as she had been left alone. The experience transformed her perspective on mortality and relationships, replacing fear with the certainty of eternal bonds. She understood that the connections between loved ones transcend individual lifetimes and continue forever in different manifestations. |
3 | Other | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Dental anesthesia overdose causing respiratory arrest | Observation of living siblings as children, received knowledge about eternal bonds | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw brother and sister as children in familiar hallway | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2268 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2670 Willem NDE 5133 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1willem_nde.html | 1956 | 2011 | 2 | M |
At age two, Willem fell into water and experienced a near-drowning incident. The shock of falling caused him to take two deep breaths, filling his lungs with salt water. As he began to drown, he experienced leaving his body and entering what felt like an upward spiral or tunnel. The environment had a blue-green light, possibly from the water, and was filled with a peaceful, indescribable sound that was not music but had a heavenly quality. Upon arriving at his destination, Willem encountered a "person in light" who was waiting for him. This luminous being took him by the hand, and they stood together in complete unity and equality. The experience felt like returning home - not just arriving home, but recognizing THIS WAS HOME in the deepest sense. The bond between Willem and the being of light was characterized by pure, boundaryless love and a sense of complete belonging. The person in light then told Willem he had to return to his body. Despite his strong desire to stay in this place of perfect love and home, he was ordered to go back because there were "things for him to do down there." The command was absolute, leaving no room for negotiation. Suddenly, Willem found himself back in his body, observing from outside as people on the roadside worked frantically to remove water from his lungs. The experience left Willem with lasting effects, including various paranormal abilities that seemed normal to him but set him apart from others. He describes feeling like "Harry Potter - a wizard in a world of muggles," having to navigate a reality that was fundamentally different from what others experienced. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning with water-filled lungs documented | Observed people working to remove water from lungs while out of body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw rescuers removing water from lungs | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2269 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 4280 William C NDE 8195 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1william_c_nde.html | 2002 | 2011 | 17 | M |
William, age 17, was a passenger in a car accident where they hit a telephone pole, suffering severe internal injuries. Due to medical negligence, his injuries went untreated for 36 hours, leading to septic shock and multiple clinical deaths. While in the ICU, intubated with a feeding tube, nutrients entered his lungs causing him to suffocate. Unable to reach the call button, he felt his lungs fill as he took his last breaths, thinking of his family and the life he wouldn't lead. Instantly, William found himself stepping through "a doorway in the back of my mind" into another dimension. He noticed a thick mist covering the ground to his knees and heard soothing, familiar symphonic music. Looking right toward the music's source, he saw a deep void of darkness like space. In front of him stood his deceased grandmother before a radiant White Light that emanated warmth, love, and complete knowledge. Other peaceful figures in pairs were visible to his left, swaying with the music. His grandmother presented him with a choice: stay with her where everything would be okay, or return to his body for the most challenging experience he would ever endure. She then showed him visions of his grieving family - his living grandparents driving to the hospital, friends discussing his condition, and his mother and aunt watching over him in the hospital. These observations were later verified as accurate, including specific conversations. The experience was preceded by a detailed premonition dream three years earlier showing the exact accident. Additionally, a sensitive friend of his aunt woke her the night of the accident warning of danger, and his mother had a vision of William with his grandmother during the NDE. After choosing to return, William coded three more times during surgeries but survived with profound changes in perspective. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 45 | Exceptional Evidence | 17 | Multiple cardiac arrests in ICU with monitoring, coded multiple times | Multiple verified observations of family members, specific conversations, premonition dream verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Intubated | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw friends driving to hospital | 1.00 | Friends, grandparents, mother, aunt | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 2270 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2877 Yolanda H NDE 6059 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yolanda_h_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-08-25 | 2011 | F |
On August 25, 1986, young Yolanda was preparing for school when her mother initially allowed her to stay home, then changed her mind and insisted she attend. While crossing the street to reach the car where her mother waited, Yolanda hesitated as a car approached. Despite her mother screaming "Cross now! Cross now!" she was struck by the vehicle. The impact was severe enough to cause her death. Immediately after being hit, Yolanda experienced getting up from the floor while her physical body remained lying on the ground. She found herself surrounded by white clouds at ground level and in the sky above. Though she did not see God directly, she had absolute faith in His presence and knew with certainty that she had died. From the clouds above, she observed a shadow of a thin, tall man walking on the clouds, looking down at her. In her desperate desire to live, Yolanda began begging God repeatedly, saying "God please let me live; if I die my mom and my brothers are going to cry a lot for me. God please let me live. I don't want to die right now; I'm too young. I want to grow up get married and have children. After that, you can take me but not now." Looking up again, she witnessed a striking sight - a red, humanoid figure with large wings hovering at the edge of the clouds, entirely red in color. The turning point came when Yolanda saw her great-grandmother who had died over twenty years earlier. Her great-grandmother screamed "My God!" and at that moment, Yolanda took a breath and returned to her body. Upon opening her eyes, she saw two translucent nurses descending from the clouds, one on each side. Their silhouettes were composed of black dots with white dots forming their outlines. When she attempted to touch one nurse's face, her hand passed through, but a paramedic gently placed her hand down. The experience left her with ongoing psychic abilities. |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Hit by car causing death as stated by experiencer | General spiritual observations only, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2271 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2707 Yvonne S NDE 5185 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yvonne_s_nde.html | 2004 | 2011 | F |
Yvonne underwent outpatient surgery on her toe in 2004, with no complications anticipated due to her good health. However, during recovery when the breathing tube was removed, she found herself unable to breathe. The recovery nurse persistently instructed her to breathe, staying close to her ear, but Yvonne could not comply despite her efforts. Unable to vocalize her distress, she internally screamed at the nurse in frustration, thinking that if she could breathe, she would. Realizing she was going to die, Yvonne felt both ironic and aggravated that she would die from a "silly little toe procedure" with her daughter waiting in recovery. She couldn't understand why the medical staff seemed oblivious to her struggle. Her body began shaking, first her legs then her entire body, bouncing on the table. While she could feel the bouncing sensation like being on a washing machine, it was pleasant and painless. Suddenly, Yvonne found herself near the ceiling looking down at her body on the table while simultaneously feeling the physical sensations. She observed the room fill with medical personnel working quickly around her body. A male staff member went to the wall speaker and called "Code red!" then requested her chest x-rays. From her position near the ceiling, Yvonne tried to tell him they didn't have chest x-rays because none had been taken, but he couldn't hear her. Everything then went black. She regained consciousness while being transferred to a hospital room, back in her body with a breathing tube in her nose. The staff provided a breathing device she had to use regularly, keeping her hospitalized until her respiration levels were adequate. The experience transformed her perspective on death, particularly drowning, which she had always feared as the worst way to die. She now understands that death is neither scary nor painful once one lets go. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Outpatient surgery with anesthesia, respiratory arrest requiring code | Observed code red being called and request for chest x-rays from ceiling viewpoint | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical staff crowding around body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2272 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF William C NDE 5166 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1william_c_nde.html | 2002 | 2002-06-23 | 2011 | 17 | M |
William's second documented experience began with the same car accident where, as a teenage passenger, he was injured when their car hit a telephone pole after going over a large bump. His lap restraint likely tore his small intestine. Initially misdiagnosed and sent home, he collapsed 16 hours later from renal failure and was readmitted with septic shock. After weeks in intensive care, while on life support with a ventilator and NG feeding tube, his body rejected the nutrients, which filled his lungs, causing suffocation. As he died, William experienced a transition from panic to acceptance. When he opened his eyes after death, he found himself in a realm with an undefined floor resembling fog and heard soft, soothing music. A brilliant light illuminated everything, and in the foreground stood a beautiful woman - his grandmother who had died before he was born from ovarian cancer. She welcomed him, explaining he could stay but also could return despite his body's severe damage, though it would be very difficult. She showed him visions of his loved ones: friends in a car discussing the accident, and his grandparents talking about his condition. The experience revealed that those close to him would be profoundly changed by these events. Four years prior, at age 14, William had a detailed premonition dream showing the exact accident, including specific details like the girl on his lap and the driver's hands being forced off the steering wheel. This dream was preceded by a dark vision in a gothic cathedral where he encountered progressively frightening demonic entities, culminating in a massive beast with red eyes and horns. During the actual accident, he flashed back to the cathedral, now illuminated by an orb of light at the altar. William experienced multiple clinical deaths over two weeks, with family members performing reiki healing and experiencing their own visions. His mother saw him with his grandmother, and a family friend who was a sensitive had warned of danger the night of the accident. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 45 | Exceptional Evidence | 17 | Multiple clinical deaths in ICU over two weeks, septic shock | Verified premonition dream, multiple specific observations, family confirmations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Intubated with NG tube | 5/27/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw friends in car discussing accident | 1.00 | William (premonition dream) | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||
| 2273 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3197 Angel M NDE 6499 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1angel_m_nde.html | 1990 | 2012 | F |
Angel M experienced a near-death experience in 1990 following a deliberate overdose during an abusive marriage. Her husband was violent and unfaithful, bringing home young women and comparing her to them. The abuse included threats with guns, choking, and psychological cruelty. Feeling trapped and unable to think clearly due to the ongoing trauma from both her childhood and marriage, she decided to end her life through an overdose. During the medical crisis, Angel fought against the breathing tube initially, which hospital staff mistook for convulsions. She then felt a distinct thump in her chest followed by a physical pulling sensation as her spirit separated from her body. She describes this as a release and letting go, feeling no fear or concern about dying. From an out-of-body perspective, she observed her physical body in the hospital bed and could clearly hear what medical staff were saying about her condition. The experience brought Angel profound peace and a complete absence of fear about death. She felt surrounded by understanding and knowledge during the separation from her body. She mentions feeling more conscious and alert than normal, with faster thought processes and enhanced hearing abilities. Everything seemed to happen simultaneously or outside normal time constraints. The emotional tone was entirely pleasant, characterized by relief and joy at the release from physical suffering. Upon returning to her body, Angel retained a changed perspective on life and death. She no longer fears death and has become more compassionate toward others. While she still struggles with life difficulties and mentions still wanting to die due to ongoing hardships, she maintains that the experience was definitely real and meaningful. She gained understanding that universal connection exists and that life continues beyond physical death. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose resulting in life-threatening condition, breathing tube required | Out-of-body experience with awareness of hospital room and ability to hear conversations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw body in hospital bed and heard staff conversations | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2274 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3151 Anna W NDE 5426 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anna_w_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-09-22 | 2012 | F |
Anna W experienced a profound near-death experience in September 2009 following post-operative complications from a hysterectomy. Six days after discharge, she was readmitted with severe pain, high fever, peritonitis, and internal bleeding in two locations. Her infection markers were critically elevated at 327 CRP, indicating life-threatening sepsis. Emergency surgery was required to drain and wash the infected areas in her abdomen. Fifteen minutes before being taken to surgery, while experiencing overwhelming pain, Anna's room suddenly filled with bright light. Her deceased grandmother appeared to her left and her late mother-in-law to her right. Her mother-in-law explained it wasn't Anna's time but they had come to help with her pain. They "pulled" her from her body, and she floated upward, immediately becoming pain-free and tranquil. Her mother-in-law pointed out a whitish translucent cord connecting her floating consciousness to her physical body, warning her not to break it as she would need it to return. From her elevated perspective, Anna could see her husband, doctors, and nurses around her bed. The room remained filled with beautiful white light through which she perceived vivid colors. Upon reaching the operating theater, her relatives vanished and her deceased grandfather appeared wearing a white coat. Though Anna had never met him (he died when she was seven), she recognized him. Speaking in Latin, which Anna miraculously understood, he provided precise medical details about three infection sites in her abdomen, including measurements in centimeters and the location of a hidden infected area beneath a bleeding point. Anna immediately returned to her body and relayed her grandfather's information while the surgeon took detailed notes. During successful surgery, the surgeon found everything exactly as described, including the third hidden infection that wouldn't have been discovered without this guidance. Days later, the surgeon confirmed he'd never spoken to someone in such pain who could communicate so clearly, and that Anna's grandfather's directions were precisely accurate, potentially life-saving in locating the hidden infection. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 50 | Exceptional Evidence | 20 | Life-threatening sepsis with CRP 327, peritonitis, internal bleeding requiring emergency surgery | Specific medical information in Latin about infection locations verified by surgeon, including hidden third site | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw room from above with medical staff | 0.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2275 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3063 Anne N NDE 6288/6305 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anne_n_nde_6288.html | 2005 | 2012 | F |
Anne N experienced a profound near-death experience in 2005 during a life-threatening medical crisis caused by severe lupus. She suffered a pulmonary hemorrhage at the emergency room after feeling unwell following work. When she told the nurse "I can't breathe, please help me" and began coughing up blood, she lost consciousness. Medical staff placed her in a drug-induced coma, on a respirator and life support. She developed organ failure, including kidney failure requiring dialysis, and traumatic brain injury from oxygen deprivation. Brain scans showed no function, and she was not expected to survive. While disconnected from the respirator, Anne found herself in a dimly-lit room containing only a door, which she understood led to death. She then became aware of God's presence as an all-encompassing force of complete, unconditional love in its highest form. Though she saw no figure, she had no doubt this was God. He spoke to her with profound compassion, asking simply, "Are you too tired?" She understood this meant whether she was too tired to go through the door to death. Though she doesn't recall her specific answer, she knows she was given a choice and must have chosen to return. Most remarkably, when Anne returned to consciousness, her severe lupus was completely gone. After years of debilitating pain and suffering from the disease, she came back miraculously healed. All tests for lupus since her NDE have been negative, and she has remained completely well every day since 2005. When disconnected from life support, she surprised everyone by sitting up and talking despite the tracheotomy tube. While she required extensive rehabilitation for the brain damage, her lupus never returned. The experience profoundly deepened Anne's faith and prayer life. She gained absolute certainty that God exists and is pure love. She no longer fears death and experiences periodic moments of "the peace of God that passes all understanding." Anne believes strongly that God still performs miracles today, as evidenced by her complete healing. An ICU doctor even told her directly: "I didn't save your life. I couldn't. God saved your life." |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Pulmonary hemorrhage, respiratory failure, drug-induced coma, organ failure, no brain function on scan | Complete and permanent healing from severe lupus following NDE, medically verified | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 1 | Encountered God's presence and received healing | 1.00 | ICU doctor and medical team | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2276 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3117 Annette NDE 6375 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1annette_nde.html | 1970 | 2012 | F |
Annette experienced a near-death experience at approximately age 7-8 during a dental procedure in 1970. She was given gas anesthetic for the procedure, but something went wrong and she became unresponsive for an extended period. The dental staff had difficulty getting any response from her, suggesting she may have been given too much anesthetic, creating a potentially life-threatening situation. During her unconscious state, Annette first found herself in a queue with various people - some she recognized and others she didn't. This initial phase remained somewhat vague in her memory. She then entered a rotating tunnel, though she herself was not spinning but simply walking forward through it. The tunnel walls continuously changed colors in a kaleidoscope pattern, displaying gentle blues and lemon hues. At the far end, she could see a pinpoint of white light that seemed to take forever to reach, then suddenly she was surrounded by brilliant white light that didn't hurt her eyes. In this white light realm, a man in plain, non-western robes appeared with a small child at his side. He called Annette's name and gestured for her to come to him, reaching out his hand. Despite his invitation, Annette would not go to him. She later explained this was because her mother had always taught her not to go with strangers. She initially believed this figure was Jesus. The experience ended when she felt stinging sensations on her face and heard a woman calling her name - the dental staff was slapping her face hard to wake her up. When Annette told her mother about seeing Jesus, her mother dismissed it as foolish. The experience was largely forgotten until 15 years later when Annette discovered her mother's birth certificate while looking for her own. She found a certificate for a baby born 10 years before her who had lived only 2 hours. Upon learning she had a deceased older sister, Annette suddenly connected this to her childhood NDE, wondering if the small child beside the robed figure had been her sister. This revelation gave new meaning to her experience and convinced her it was genuinely a near-death experience. |
3 | Other | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Gas anesthetic with prolonged unresponsiveness suggesting overdose | Specific details about tunnel, colors, and potential recognition of unknown deceased sibling | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw robed figure with small child | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2277 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3210 Annie G NDE 5423 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1annie_g_nde.html | 1987 | 1987-02 | 2012 | F |
Annie G experienced a near-death experience in February 1987 during surgery complications. Following an operation, she was unable to breathe independently for unknown reasons, creating a life-threatening situation. During this medical crisis, she suddenly found herself in a tunnel illuminated by strong blue light. The environment was pleasantly warm and filled with endless peace and love. She felt no fear, especially when she heard her deceased grandmother calling her name. Drawn by curiosity, Annie flew further into the tunnel. The blue light at the end was described as vivid and warm, bright like the sun but more blue in color. At a certain moment, she made a conscious decision to turn right and return to her body. This moment of choice represented her highest level of consciousness during the experience. Immediately upon making this decision, she found herself back in her body with doctors inserting tubes into her. Prior to the tunnel experience, Annie had observed the surgical scene from outside her body. She saw herself lying on the operating table with people standing around her, including her sister-in-law who was assisting in the operation. From this elevated perspective, she could later describe all that transpired during the surgery and accurately detail the contents of the operating room. Additionally, she gained knowledge that a lady had died in the adjacent operating room - information that shocked the doctors when she mentioned it later, confirming the accuracy of her observations. The experience left Annie feeling wonderful, with incredible peace and happiness. She felt united with the world and gained understanding about the universe. Her deceased grandmother's presence conveyed boundless love that never ends. The verifiable elements of her experience - accurately describing the surgery, identifying her sister-in-law's presence, and knowing about the death in the adjacent room - provided strong evidence for the reality of her NDE. The facts were checked and confirmed, though she maintained silence about the experience for a long time, fearing people might think she was seeking attention. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Post-operative inability to breathe independently, life-threatening complication | Accurate description of surgery, identified sister-in-law, knew about death in adjacent OR | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed surgery from above | 1.00 | Doctors and medical staff | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2278 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3114 Arvind B NDE 6372 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1arvind_b_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-02-29 | 2012 | M |
Arvind B experienced a near-death experience on February 29, 2012, following a heart attack. Initially dismissing his symptoms as gas, he visited his general practitioner where an ECG revealed serious cardiac issues. He was immediately hospitalized with severe pain in his left arm. After a successful angioplasty with one stent insertion, Arvind initially appeared to be recovering well, giving thumbs up to gathered family and friends and reassuring his wife that he would be home in two days. However, complications arose shortly after when Arvind suffered cardio-respiratory arrest. He blacked out and began vomiting blood, requiring 11 bottles of blood transfusion over the next 24 hours. His last physical memories were of someone sitting on his chest performing compressions and being wheeled away on a stretcher. During the medical crisis, Arvind found himself floating upward above his body in the operating room. From this elevated perspective, he could clearly see his own body below with many doctors and medical personnel working on him. He specifically noticed the monitor displays were flat, indicating cardiac arrest. Rising to the top of the hall, Arvind became stuck in a corner while feeling surprisingly happy and smiling throughout the experience. He encountered several groups of beings: first, four children aged 10-12 whose faces he could see clearly, then a circle of 8-10 people whose full forms were visible. A huge hole in the center of the hall emitted brilliant light, and Arvind began drifting toward it. As a devout Hindu with deep faith in Goddess Kaalika, he could feel her presence on the other side of the beam of light. Though he couldn't see her, he knew with certainty she was there and felt compelled to bow and try to see her. The experience ended with Arvind regaining consciousness to find his doctor asking how he was feeling. He later learned he had been on a ventilator for five days and news of his death had already spread among relatives and friends. Arvind attributes his return to life to his wife Rinku's unwavering faith and prayers to Goddess Kaalika, noting that while others had begun weeping, she never lost faith and continuously prayed for his return. The experience strengthened his already strong faith and left him with mixed feelings - while grateful to be alive with his family, he now has some fear of death that he didn't have before. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Documented cardiac arrest with CPR, required 11 units blood, ventilator 5 days | Observed flat monitors, saw medical team working, specific details of beings and light | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw medical team and flat monitors from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 2279 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3193 Eliana NDEs 6490 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1astrid_eliana_nde.html | 2009 | 2012 | 0 | F |
Eliana experienced near-death events at ages 2 months and 9 months in 2009, during heart surgeries with severe complications. Beginning at age 2.5 when she started speaking, she spontaneously shared profound memories of her experiences during these medical crises. Despite minimal religious exposure due to necessary medical isolation, Eliana described visiting heaven while critically ill, providing remarkably detailed and theologically significant accounts. Her initial disclosure came during a shower with her mother, when she suddenly stated: "The doctor didn't take my 'ouwie' away, but God did! I was really, really dead and sick. The ghost brought me to you." She explained she had been in heaven when sick, describing eating a blue cookie there that was sweet "like honey, NOT like sugar." She revealed that a "nice" ghost had brought her back, though she called this being "bad" because she had wanted to stay in heaven. When her mother realized this meaning, Eliana solemnly confirmed she had wanted to remain but was now happy to be with her parents. Over subsequent months and years, Eliana continued sharing profound insights. She correctly identified angels as wearing white rather than brown robes without prior teaching. She spoke of seeing Jesus with wounds - blood on his feet, hands, cheeks, and "out of his eyes" - despite never learning about the crucifixion. When asked why Jesus had blood, she first joked he was "run over by a car," then clarified that was only a joke. She described heaven's appearance: "that's how it is in heaven" when seeing glittery golden stockings, explaining the glittery quality represents heaven's nature. Eliana demonstrated remarkable theological understanding for her age, stating "What you believe is who you are and what you need" and "Always believe mama, always believe!" She described "holies" - people in light who "glisten" so brightly that "people can't open their eyes." She explained God as being "in my heart always" and "light and dark and the light chases away the dark." At age 4, she expressed fear of forgetting her experiences, recalling how angels "held" her when she was a baby in the "white sky." Beyond verbal accounts, Eliana displayed unusual connections with other children who had undergone similar medical experiences, recognizing and bonding instantly with them as if sharing a profound connection. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Two near-death events during infant heart surgeries with complications | Specific theological knowledge impossible for isolated toddler - crucifixion details, angel appearances | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/27/2025 | 2 | 0 | Knowledge of Jesus' crucifixion wounds without prior teaching | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2280 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3223 Aurora NDE 6535 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1aurora_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-08-20 | 2012 | F |
Aurora experienced a near-death event on August 20, 2011, during a severe thunderstorm. While standing in her yard wrapped in a bedsheet and using her phone, she was apparently struck by lightning or suffered a severe electrical shock. She was watching the intense lightning with dry air and rolling black clouds when, immediately after pressing send on a text message, everything shifted into slow motion. Though the entire event lasted approximately one minute, it felt like 10-15 minutes to Aurora. A white light appeared to her left, similar to the afterimage from staring at a bright light. Her body felt heavy and she began lowering almost to her knees while feeling she wasn't breathing. Before hitting the ground, she lost all body sensation and found herself viewing the scene from an angle above her own body. She described the strange experience of looking down at herself, emphasizing how difficult it is to convey what it's like to observe one's own body from an external perspective. Before seeing herself hit the ground, she was "shot back" into her physical form. Upon return, Aurora's senses were overwhelmed - she smelled something burnt and her skin felt electric with constant static. When she regained feeling in her legs, she noticed it was now pouring rain. She managed to run inside and jump into a chair, experiencing a racing, painful heartbeat and difficulty breathing. Everything she touched produced electric shocks. She had left her phone outside, which she believes may have been the conduit for the electrical event. The experience left Aurora profoundly changed but distressed. She felt intense fear, regret, and sadness during the event, convinced she was dying with no sense of peace or spiritual presence. She found only desolate aloneness rather than comforting beings or light. Since the incident, she experiences persistent electrical sensitivity - getting severe shocks from static-prone materials like trampolines or wool, and frequently shocking other people through touch. She's developed heightened awareness of her surroundings, frequent déjà vu, but also increased fear of death and social withdrawal, now preferring solitude and struggling with negative thoughts about others' decisions. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Lightning strike or severe electrical shock during thunderstorm | Out-of-body observation of self, awareness of weather change from dry to rain | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self from above during electrical event | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||
| 2281 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3069 Belazreg H NDE 6304 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1belazreg_h_nde.html | 2007 | 2007-07-02 | 2012 | F | Belazreg experienced a gas/air embolism during general anesthesia on July 2, 2007. She reports clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function. During the experience, she found herself floating in a universe of nothingness, wearing clothes and feeling overwhelmed with indescribable love. There was no sense of past or future in her mind, only an eternal present filled with profound wellbeing. She became aware of a being or presence behind her who turned her around without passing in front of her. Through this being's eyes, she began to see herself from an external perspective. The being communicated telepathically that she was "naive," which ended the experience. She has no memory of returning to her body. The experience left her profoundly transformed, taking a year and a half to understand that the being meant no harm and was showing her something important about herself. She reports that she was in this void state while medical staff worked on her body, feeling completely disconnected from physical sensations. The overwhelming emotion was love - a love so profound she struggles to find adequate words to describe it. This experience challenged her religious understanding as a Muslim, as an imam told her it was a jinn behind her, but she feels the experience transcends any single religious interpretation. She now believes that similar experiences happen to people regardless of their faith background. The experience has made her more spiritually mature and focused on moral consciousness rather than religious dogma. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 1 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia explicitly mentioned, gas/air embolism occurred | No specific veridical observations reported, only subjective experience of seeing self through being's eyes | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw herself through the eyes of being behind her | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 2282 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3072 Bill D NDE 6316 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bill_d_nde.html | 1969 | 2012 | M | Bill was hunting about 20 miles from town when he was stung hundreds of times by hornets, triggering a severe allergic reaction in 1969 or 1970. His last conscious memory was being carried into the hospital emergency room by his friend. He recalls his final thought being about the staff cutting off his bra, wondering why they didn't just ask him to remove it. He then found himself above his body, observing as they wheeled him into the emergency room. From the corner of the room, he looked down at his body as medical staff worked on him, floating and seeing everything with no pain, just interest in the procedures. He observed an injection being given to his body. Suddenly, he was back in his body with a huge bang, feeling terrible and vomiting. He spoke to the doctor and told jokes to stay conscious. Later that morning, the doctor informed him he had been very lucky to survive, citing multiple factors: his fitness, quick ambulance call, insistence on that particular hospital with the best cardiac survival record, and the resuscitation team's immediate availability after unsuccessfully trying to revive a 30-year-old. Initially, Bill felt angry about being brought back, preferring to have stayed in the peaceful state. The experience transformed his religious views, leading him to see organized religion as a means of control while maintaining belief in consciousness and inner divinity. He no longer fears death and has become more compassionate, though he didn't discuss the experience for many years due to fear of being thought crazy. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Other life-threatening condition (severe allergic reaction/anaphylaxis) | General observations of medical procedures, seeing injection given, but no specific unique details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed being wheeled into emergency room | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2283 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3056 Bill S NDEs 6294 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bill_s_nde.html | 1964 | 2012 | M | Bill has experienced three separate NDEs throughout his life. The first occurred as a teenager when he had an allergic reaction to prescribed medicine, developing black gums with white blisters and a 105-degree fever. While looking in the mirror, he left his body and spent what seemed like 20 minutes on the ceiling observing his own backside before being shot back into his body like from a cannon, finding himself in the emergency room. The second NDE happened during a night baseball game when a ball crushed his skull. As he lay bleeding in the dirt with others trying to keep him alive, a messenger repeatedly told him he had to move. After initially refusing three times, he agreed and found himself lying in grass far from the baseball field for what seemed a very long time. When the messenger said he could return, he was suddenly back at third base as the ambulance arrived. The third and most profound NDE occurred when he contracted spinal meningitis and was hospitalized in isolation. On approximately the third day, his deceased best friend who had died at age 19 in Vietnam appeared to him, looking beautiful with all injuries healed. Bill jumped out of bed, not realizing he had left his body behind. A voice from the corner said "He is your friend and will tell you no lies." All pain was replaced by an indescribable feeling of acceptance, love, and peace. Bill asked his friend four questions and received answers he keeps sacred. His friend asked permission to be the one to collect him when his time came. Bill agreed to go immediately, but his friend said the timing might not be right and left. Bill then saw his body under the covers and climbed back in. He describes the feeling as so wonderful he was willing to give up everything to keep it. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Multiple life-threatening events described, including spinal meningitis requiring isolation | Encountered deceased friend with specific details about his death in Vietnam, voice from corner, multiple messenger encounters | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 3 | 0 | First NDE - saw own body from ceiling | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2284 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3031 Billie S NDE 6268 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1billie_s_nde.html | 1974 | 2012 | 2 | F | This is a second-person NDE account from a mother about her 2-3 year old daughter's experience during ear tube surgery around 1974. The child had a severe reaction to anesthetic, stopped breathing, turned blue, and had to be resuscitated with CPR. The medical report confirmed the clinical death event. After the unsuccessful surgery (only one ear tube was inserted), the child was kept for observation. While still hospitalized, the young girl told her mother she had been "in that place" and drew a disturbing picture - entirely black except for floating white figures near the top and a small building in the upper left corner. She said she was trying to get home and there were angels around her. The child was deeply distressed, repeatedly saying angels had come to get her. The mother, alarmed by her daughter's distress, signed her out against medical advice. At home, the child warned to keep "that boy" away from her and slept solidly for two days. The experience had lasting effects - the child later showed exceptional intelligence, became a doctor by age 25, graduated top of her high school class (99.05%), and began attending church regularly. Remarkably, she also spoke of having been here before, having 12 children, and being on the "FLOWER boat" (showing a picture of the Mayflower). The mother recalls this experience vividly even 37+ years later. The child remembers the hospital and being very sick, suggesting some retention of the traumatic event despite her young age. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia, bad reaction documented in medical records, CPR given | Child reported seeing angels and dark place, but no verifiable details due to age | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Child saw angels and dark place | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 2285 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3196 Bon A NDE 6497 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bon_a_nde.html | 2005 | 2012 | 25 | F | In May 2005, Bon was working as an interior designer on the sixth floor of a building under construction in Mumbai. Due to dehydration from the heat and lack of fluids, she began feeling dizzy with dimming vision. As someone with a prosthetic right leg since age nine, she couldn't stand long and sat on an open windowsill to rest. She lost consciousness and fell backward out of the window. Miraculously, the apartment owner on the fifth floor happened to be by an open window and caught her natural leg as she fell past, holding her upside down with the engineer's help while her staff pulled her back in. During the approximately 20 minutes she was unconscious and her body was being rescued, Bon experienced being transported into another life entirely. She wasn't observing another person - she WAS that person, a young Indian girl lying in a four-poster bed. She saw her mother and elder brother (around 12 years old) standing together, having a serious but ordinary conversation. They were brown-skinned, middle-class Indians - completely different from her current family. She felt bored by their talk and closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she was back at the construction site with people splashing water on her face. She didn't recognize anyone or understand where she was, retaining only memories from the other life. For days afterward, she struggled to reconcile the two realities, with the other life feeling as real as this one. The experience initiated her Kundalini awakening and profound spiritual transformation. She realized that both lives seemed equally real while living them, leading to the understanding that all life is projection of mind and that the eternal "I" is the only truth. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening fall from 6th floor window, unconscious for 20 minutes | Vivid experience of complete alternate life with specific details - Indian family, brother age 12, four-poster bed, middle-class setting | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 1 | Experienced being another person in different life | 0.00 | Apartment owner and engineer | Incompatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2286 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3159 Bonnie W NDE 6432 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bonnie_w_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-12-20 | 2012 | F | On December 20, 2010, Bonnie woke at 3:15 AM in intense pain and immediately called an ambulance on a cold, snowy night. She insisted on being taken to a specific hospital where she had previously had tumor surgery. Her last conscious memory was telling the paramedic to hurry or she would die in the ambulance, then wondering why they were cutting off her bra in the resuscitation room. Her heart stopped five times over 1.5 hours. When she came to, the doctor held up three fingers indicating how many times she had "gone," then she went again. She found herself in a black void in complete peace - no self-awareness, no memory of who she was, but somehow knowing she was separate from the void. The feeling was fantastic: no pain, no worries, no sense of self. She came back to her body with a huge bang, feeling like she had dropped from a great height. She kept talking to stay conscious, telling jokes and stories about her famous brother. A stent was fitted, and the doctor later explained her survival was due to multiple factors: her fitness, quick ambulance call, choice of hospital with the best cardiac survival record, and the resuscitation team's immediate availability. Initially, she was angry about being brought back, preferring to have stayed in the peaceful void. As a Buddhist, she reflected that her experience aligned entirely with her beliefs, though she wondered if Christians might see heaven or Muslims might encounter virgins. The experience eliminated her fear of death, understanding it as blissful nothingness. She has since changed her life priorities, putting herself first and recognizing life's ultimate meaninglessness while maintaining compassion. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest explicitly stated, heart stopped 5 times over 1.5 hours | No veridical observations, only subjective void experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Incompatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2287 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2971 Bonnie Z NDE 32085 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bonnie_z_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-03-03 | 2012 | F | Bonnie was experiencing severe self-inflicted bleeding and became weak after struggling to breathe for several minutes before collapsing near her bed on March 3, 2012. She was in significant pain when she blacked out. Suddenly, all pain ceased and she stopped breathing, crying, or gasping for air. She noticed she had no need to breathe and felt sexless, ageless, and eternal. An overwhelming feeling of comfort and warmth surrounded her as she floated above her body. Her vision expanded to see in all directions simultaneously - above, below, and around. She observed the ceiling glowing and expanding, opening to infinite space with yellow-white light. Below, she saw her body and approximately two pints of blood covering her arm and floor. Despite the graphic scene, she felt no fear or negative emotions, only peace far superior to returning to her earthly turmoil. She knew it was her body but didn't care. She floated continuously upward toward the light while sensing a collective consciousness of souls emanating great love toward her, pulling her higher. Just before entering the light, she felt she should return to her body and began falling slowly. She struggled initially to find her lungs and breathe again. When she did, pain returned along with body awareness and movement. The experience profoundly transformed her religious views from fundamentalist Mormon to spiritualist polytheist. She now experiences enhanced spiritual abilities including pendulum work, contacting the deceased, visions, supernatural encounters, and occasional precognition. She has only shared this with believers due to her family's closed-mindedness. | 5 | Home | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening blood loss described but not medically documented | Saw body and blood from above, ceiling opening to light, but no verification attempted | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw own body and blood from above | 0.00 | Incompatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2288 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3092 Brandy M NDE 6311 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brandy_m_nde_6311.html | 1976 | 1976-07-18 | 2012 | F | On July 17, 1976, Brandy's water broke late in pregnancy. The midwife at the Barcelona clinic dismissed her symptoms, claiming she had merely wet herself despite Brandy's insistence about clear amniotic fluid. Sent home in active labor, she spent July 17 shifting between furniture in pain. They returned July 18, a holiday with bombs exploding near the clinic. The gynecologist discovered an urgent situation requiring immediate cesarean section - the baby had the cord around her neck, preventing descent, and Brandy was near death from exhaustion. Under general anesthesia during the emergency vertical cesarean, Brandy found herself floating outside her body in the operating room. She observed her daughter being born, watching reflex tests and hearing the nurse declare "Normal reflexes and excellent lung function." She saw herself covered with a green sheet with an opening, being sewn up as staff rushed with masks. She felt no pain, only concern for her daughter being washed and wrapped in white towels. She was awakened by her aunt's strong voice expressing disappointment about having a girl. Her husband took her hand, speaking in Catalan about their daughter Queralt (meaning "high stone"), a name Brandy had chosen years before at a sacred Catalan pre-Pyrenees location. The gynecologist later confirmed she had been at the point of death. The experience reinforced her belief from a childhood angelic encounter at age 4 that we are part of a universal quantum whole. She witnessed the medical team's emotional investment and struggle to save lives, discovering the love given in medical practice. She knew she had to return for her daughter, remembering the angel's words from childhood: "Brandy, it is not yet Time." | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest or near clinical death during emergency cesarean, confirmed by gynecologist | Multiple specific observations: reflex tests, nurse's exact words, green surgical drape, vertical incision details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/28/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw daughter's reflex tests being performed | 1.00 | Gynecologist | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2289 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3004 Brenda H NDE 22671 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brenda_h_nde_2671.html | 1982 | December 21, 1982 | 2012 | F | Brenda had just delivered her eldest daughter on December 21, 1982. In the recovery room, she became extremely cold despite seven warming blankets. After being returned to her room, her IV came out and blood was everywhere. Her blood pressure rose dangerously high, and she was rushed to emergency care. During treatment, she experienced an out-of-body experience, floating to the corner of the ceiling where she observed her lifeless body on the table with medical staff calling her name. She was drawn through the ceiling and saw a very bright tunnel. She moved toward the light feeling absolute peace and well-being. As she approached the tunnel, she was suddenly pulled back to her body when doctors injected medication. The medical staff later confirmed they had lost her during the procedure, with one doctor saying "We thought you were a goner." She spent four days in ICU recovering. The experience left her with a profound sense of being chosen to return and share her story, though she felt no fear about the transition between life and death. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Post-childbirth complications with dangerously high blood pressure requiring emergency intervention | Out-of-body experience with observations of medical team working on her body from ceiling perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw medical team from ceiling perspective | 1.00 | ICU nurses and doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2290 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3083 Bret B NDE 6336 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bret_b_nde.html | 2006 | June 27, 2006 | 2012 | M | Bret, a serious athlete, experienced muscle pain and weakness during softball practice. Blood work revealed dangerously elevated creatine kinase enzymes at 27,000 (normal is under 267). He was immediately hospitalized and suffered six heart attacks over four days. During the first attack, he stopped talking mid-conversation and was out for minutes before being revived. During the third attack, he floated inches above the bed, then found himself in his former bedroom confused, then in a black void. The fourth attack required full-strength defibrillator shocks. During the most significant experience on the fourth day, he observed from above as medical staff worked frantically on his unresponsive body, with paper being thrown to the floor and syringes being inserted into his IV. He then entered a serene, peaceful realm where he felt no pain, only floating with clouds in perfect peace. Without voice, the Lord asked if he was happy with his life accomplishments and if he wanted to stay. Though he wanted to remain in that peaceful state, he told God he had unfinished business - a 10-year-old son to raise and protect from his mentally ill mother. He was instantly slammed back into his body as the paddles struck at full strength. The medical team had called for the chaplain, and his mother was certain he was gone. The experience left him with PTSD but also with absolute certainty of heaven's existence and validation of his faith in Jesus Christ. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Six documented heart attacks over four days with cardiac monitoring in hospital | Detailed observations of medical procedures from above, seeing paper thrown to floor, syringes in IV, medical team's frantic actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical team from above during cardiac arrest | 0.00 | ICU medical team, chaplain | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2291 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3048 Brian G NDE 6286 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brian_g_nde_6286.html | 2009 | 2012 | M | Brian was swimming and bodysurfing at a dangerous beach in Rio de Janeiro known for huge waves and treacherous rip currents. After swimming to exhaustion, he moved away from the surfing area and was caught in a vicious rip current. Three factors made this life-threatening: the powerful current, his exhaustion, and his lack of buoyancy due to muscular build and dense bones. While drowning, he experienced an out-of-body state where he could see the rescue attempt and had both close-up and hawk-eye views of the cove area. Most remarkably, his aerial view of the cove was later verified with stunning accuracy through satellite photos, aerial photography, and various vantage point photos. During the experience, he felt self-acceptance, unconditional positive regard, profound empathy, fearlessness about death, and overwhelming freedom and liberation. He was barely saved by a Brazilian surfer. The verified accuracy of his bird's-eye view provided strong evidence for the reality of his experience. He notes feeling connected to wholesome reality but not cosmic consciousness, and gained awareness that some evil is qualitatively real, not merely relative. | 5 | Other | 5 | 20 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Near-drowning in dangerous rip current at Brazilian surf beach | Exceptional veridical observation - hawk-eye view of cove verified through multiple photographic sources post-experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Hawk-eye aerial view of entire cove area | 1.00 | Brazilian surfer | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2292 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3132 Caren M NDE 6398 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1caren_m_nde.html | 2008 | 2012 | F | Caren was in an abusive relationship and during an argument, her ex-boyfriend threw her on the bed and began choking her. She tried to speak but couldn't, fought back by kicking him in the ribs, but he squeezed tighter. She felt an irritating numbing sensation throughout her body and became cold. Her muscles were flexing but she wasn't moving anymore. She stared at the room light which looked beautiful, her vision revolving around it before going black. She felt light as a feather, floating upward toward a baby blue setting. Initially feeling fine with no emotions, she then saw her sister appear like a photograph and heard multiple whispering voices. Upon seeing her sister, emotions overwhelmed her. She became sad but determined to stop ascending, repeatedly telling herself "No! I'm not done yet." She felt herself fall, saw black again, then her vision returned and she began gasping for air. She couldn't move for several seconds, felt tingling all over, severe headache, and heart pain. Her ex was threatening her to stop gasping with tears in his eyes. The experience transformed her relationship with her sister, making them closer than ever. She became more independent but has trust issues. She hasn't self-harmed since and tries to focus on positive aspects of life. | 5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Criminal assault - strangulation causing clinical death | Floating sensation, seeing sister's face as photograph, hearing voices | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw sister appear like a photograph | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2293 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3163 Carl D NDE 6440 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carl_d_nde.html | 2008 | 05/31/2008 | 2012 | M | During a rural party celebration, an accidental wildfire broke out causing panic. Carl got lost trying to rescue ranch livestock and was trapped behind flames and smoke. He collapsed from smoke inhalation and was clinically dead in the operating room. He experienced being out of body, observing medical staff working on him. When alone, two friends entered the room, triggering his departure to another realm he calls "HOME." This experience seemed to last days or weeks. HOME was composed entirely of light - a light that was both light and life, where everything was connected as One. He encountered ancient beings he calls "THEM" who appeared like humans but were teachers or guardians. He was shown grey void places where isolated beings existed alone, which frightened him. THEM asked him to return to help with something important coming, though not as a prophet but as a tool. He agreed to return despite wanting to stay. The experience gave him self-acceptance, unconditional positive regard, and understanding that this world is grey with less life and light than HOME. He believes he was altered upon return, with something ancient awakened or placed within him. His purpose is to share LIGHT through giving. He has encountered "grey people" since returning, including someone who had attempted suicide and experienced the void. | 6 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Smoke inhalation leading to clinical death during emergency surgery | Detailed observations of HOME realm, beings called THEM, grey void places, extensive otherworldly geography | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/28/2025 | 3 | 0 | Out of body view in operating room | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2294 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2940 Carmen J NDE 6176 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carmen_j_nde.html | 2008 | 06/14/2008 | 2012 | F | Carmen, a student at RSE/Ramtha spiritual school, experienced a severe allergic reaction after taking bee pollen in a raw juice drink. She became dizzy and nauseous with severe vomiting. After being cleaned in a bath, she passed out and experienced everything in sepia/orange tones. From a ceiling perspective, she observed her naked body being held by her significant other, looking like a rag doll with reddish-brown fluids flowing from her mouth down her chest and thighs as all bodily fluids released. She found the scene fascinating and beautiful, like waterfalls. She was pulled further away, whirling upward, feeling peaceful and blissful with no emotion. From far away, she heard desperate yelling that she didn't initially recognize. As she focused on the sound and moved closer, she realized it was her significant other frantically calling "Carmen! Carmen! Carmen!" At that moment, she returned to her body and passed in and out of consciousness until paramedics arrived. She was taken to hospital and recovered by morning. The experience was different from a previous car accident where time moved differently. She believes Ramtha may have sent this as a "runner" related to teachings about death. The experience confirmed her spiritual beliefs about the body being merely a vehicle, and increased her appreciation for detachment while making her aware of how much her partner cared for her. | 5 | Home | 5 | 12 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe allergic reaction to bee pollen causing loss of consciousness | Detailed OBE observations of body releasing fluids, partner holding her, all in unique sepia/orange tones | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed body from ceiling in sepia tones | 0.00 | Significant other | Low Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||
| 2295 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2966 Carmine I NDE 5395 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carmine_i_nde.html | 1991 | 06/19/1991 | 2012 | M | Carmine, an Italian State Police agent serving with the Postal Police, was shot in the chest during a robbery at a Naples post office on June 19, 1991. The bullet cut his subclavian artery, cracked his first and second ribs, broke in two, and exited through his shoulder blade. During transport to the hospital, he was suffocating to death as memories flashed through his mind in frightening succession. He went into a coma and was stabilized, undergoing two surgeries. During the second operation under general anesthesia, he experienced his NDE. He saw a small light in total darkness and moved toward it, feeling absolute peace and well-being. An invisible force initially restrained him while he felt both positive and negative judgments and anxiety. When released, he continued toward a massive light knowing his place was with it. Upon reaching it, he saw thousands of lights like himself, all moving in harmony. He was happy knowing he belonged with them. Suddenly he returned at breakneck speed to find himself on the operating table. Though his body was still under anesthesia, he could hear and feel everything during the final hours of surgery. He felt shocked and anxious. Later, a monk who had listened to his story said in 25 years of hospital ministry, no one had shared such an experience and confirmed it was impossible to dream under anesthesia. The medical supervisor confirmed they had temporarily lost him during surgery. | 3 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Gunshot wound requiring emergency surgery, temporarily lost during second operation | Saw thousands of lights/beings in harmony, awareness during surgery while under anesthesia, verified impossible to dream under anesthesia | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Vision of massive light and thousands of light beings | 0.00 | Medical supervisor | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2296 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3195 Carol M NDE 6496 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carol_m_nde_6496.html | 1956 | 2012 | 10 | F | At age 10, Carol was swimming with her older cousin Karen when someone accidentally hit her on the head. She struggled to surface but couldn't breathe, fighting for only a few minutes before drifting off feeling extremely peaceful. Her mind and body drifted, no longer attached to her physical form but still very much herself. She entered a different dimension of complete darkness where she felt unattainable peace without fear. Her entire life then flashed before her in a panoramic view happening all at once, yet she could comprehend every scene as if living it again. She felt guilty for selfish acts. After the life review, she turned and saw a brilliant white light, instinctively moving toward it before being yanked back into her body when her cousin pulled her from the water. She did NOT want to return, wanting to stay in that peaceful realm. When she shared the experience with her cousin and grandmother, both looked at her as if she were crazy. Years later, she was elated to discover Raymond Moody's "Life After Life" and learn she wasn't alone. The experience eliminated her fear of death, gave her strong spiritual faith though not tied to organized religion, and enhanced her intuition. She later had psychic experiences including seeing and communicating with her deceased father-in-law who didn't initially know he had died. She looks forward to returning to that peaceful realm with God when her time comes. | 5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 23 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Near-drowning after being hit on head in pool | Detailed panoramic life review with complete comprehension of all scenes simultaneously, brilliant white light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Panoramic life review | 0.00 | Cousin Karen | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2297 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3065 Carole M NDE 6308 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carole_m_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-09-16 | 2012 | F | Carole was hospitalized for heart failure when she experienced a severe leg cramp at 1:00 AM. Her daughter helped her stand at the head of the bed, which was the last thing Carole remembered before losing consciousness. Multiple nurses and medical staff immediately began resuscitation efforts, repeatedly calling for Carole to open her eyes and come back. During this time, Carole experienced an out-of-body perspective, observing herself lying limp in the bed with her limbs in odd positions. She saw the medical team working on her, particularly noting a young nurse who had been caring for her and a technician who had performed a cardiogram earlier. She observed a grayish light passing over each person's face as she looked at them. While observing this scene, Carole heard a calm voice in her head asking, "Do you want to live or die?" The experience was deeply peaceful, and she was initially tempted to choose death. However, the persistent calls from the nurses urging her to return influenced her decision. When she declared "Yes I want to live," she immediately opened her eyes to find everyone there exactly as she had seen them from her out-of-body perspective. The nurse later confirmed they had been performing CPR and were concerned about breaking her ribs due to her fragility. X-rays confirmed no ribs were broken. The experience left Carole with a profound sense of having been blessed and chosen for this experience. She was struck by the complete peace she felt during what should have been a terrifying medical emergency. The verification from the nurse about their CPR efforts and concerns validated her out-of-body observations. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with CPR explicitly documented in hospital setting | Multiple specific observations including seeing specific medical staff and grayish light on faces. Some unusual perspective elements. | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw herself lying in bed during resuscitation | 0.00 | Nurse (unnamed) | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2298 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3155 Chantal L NDE 6428 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chantal_l_nde.html | 1991 | 1991-05-15 | 2012 | F | On May 15, 1991, Chantal experienced extreme abdominal pain and was taken to the emergency room. The doctor kept her for observation without medication or vital sign monitoring. Alone in her room, she pressed the call button but no one came. She suddenly felt crushed by an immense weight, unable to move, sinking into the mattress. She watched her lungs deflate and realized she was dying. Her consciousness then left her body through the crown of her head, finding herself floating in a realm of light and love with no structures, just pure consciousness. A Being of Light approached her, triggering a cascade of memories that revealed her true identity as an ancient, wise being who had always existed. She experienced total recall of being part of a collective consciousness containing billions of beings, all One. She remembered participating in the creation of the solar system through collective will for the purpose of experiencing mortality. Each soul had agreed to incarnate with specific missions. Realizing she had not accomplished her mission brought intense anguish - nothing else she had done mattered compared to this failure. When the Being asked if she wanted to stay or return, she immediately chose to return to complete her mission. She re-entered her body through a tunnel-like experience. Medical staff confirmed she had experienced code blue from a ruptured grapefruit-sized pelvic cyst causing shock. The experience triggered ongoing paranormal abilities including changes in vision allowing her to see the matrix of life and vibrational connections between all things. She received visions and instructions to build a Temple for spiritual work. The memory of participating in creating the solar system remained particularly vivid, along with the understanding that consciousness and life are synonymous, existing even in apparently inanimate objects. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Code blue from ruptured cyst causing shock | Profound spiritual experience but no verifiable physical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2299 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2969 Cherie B NDE 5457 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cherie_b_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-04-10 | 2012 | F | On April 10, 2010, Cherie was rushed to the emergency room with severe shortness of breath, sixteen months after completing chemotherapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Within minutes of arrival, she flat-lined. Despite immediate resuscitation efforts, her heart would not restart. Her doctor persisted while implementing life support to maintain organ circulation, but her heart remained stopped with no ventricular or atrial movement detected. During the following 6-8 weeks in a coma, Cherie experienced extraordinary consciousness in multiple dimensions. She felt tremendous love and peace, sensing she was never alone and always surrounded by loving beings in both form and non-form. She experienced interactions across different lifetimes or dimensions where karmic lessons played out. Time operated non-linearly - some events happened simultaneously, others repeated like Groundhog Day. In one recurring sequence, she had decided not to return and watched preparation for family goodbyes, counting down to release when her husband's gentle kick would restart the cycle. She experienced being underwater in medical facilities where doctors tried different methods to help her breathe air, with her brother being the only one who could successfully pull her out. This corresponded with a brief awakening where she tried spelling "I thought I had died" before returning to coma. She experienced telepathic communication and understood she would heal and could safely return. One clear observation involved feeling ankle straps preventing movement in a white room, later confirmed as compression equipment preventing blood clots. The experience included visions of her parents grieving at her funeral and profound understanding about interconnected dimensions. She returned with dramatically heightened psychic abilities including telepathy, clairvoyance, and multi-dimensional awareness, feeling the same expansive love from her NDE with certain people in her life. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest with complete heart failure, organ failure, extended coma | Verified observation of ankle compression devices, awareness during coma | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Bionic heart pump installed | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 1 | Felt ankle straps in white room dimension | 1.00 | Medical team | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 2300 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3170 Christopher M NDE 6458 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christopher_m_nde.html | 1996 | 2012 | M | In August 1996, Christopher was involved in a severe automobile accident resulting in multiple injuries including a traumatic brain injury to his right frontal lobe, crushed left hand and broken wrist, broken ribs, and numerous lacerations requiring twenty-eight stitches. He was transported by life-flight and remained in a coma for four days. Upon awakening, he found himself with a catheter, his crushed hand taped to his chest, paralyzed on his left side, and connected to numerous tubes and monitoring equipment. He had no memory of the accident itself, which medical staff explained is normal for head injuries. During his coma, Christopher experienced what he later understood to be an out-of-body experience. He remembered waking in darkness, thinking he was late for work, and getting out of bed to look for his clothes. He tried to look out the window but couldn't open the vertical blinds, and someone put him back to bed. When nurse Barbara later helped him stand for the first time, she assured him this was impossible given his injuries and paralysis. However, Christopher then remembered seeing an LED sign on top of the wardrobe cabinet by the window - describing it as 24 inches long by 4 inches wide, with a dark black or gray plastic face and red LEDs, though it wasn't turned on. The shocked nurse fetched a doctor who stood on a chair to retrieve the sign, confirming it matched Christopher's exact description. The doctor explained it had been placed there for a study on out-of-body experiences. Christopher noted that during his OBE, his left arm wasn't injured, he couldn't move the blinds despite them being lightweight, someone unseen had helped him back to bed whom he trusted, and remarkably, at 5'4" he could see the top of the six-foot wardrobe. The experience convinced him that consciousness can exist separately from the physical body and that he will survive death. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 20 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe trauma with 4-day coma from auto accident | Hidden LED sign observation verified by medical staff - deliberate OBE study target | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Paralysis, multiple injuries | Doctor conducting OBE study | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw LED sign on top of 6-foot wardrobe | 1.00 | Nurse Barbara, Doctor | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||
| 2301 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3206 Christopher NDE 6514 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1christopher_nde_6514.html | 2010 | 2010-07-12 | 2012 | 28 | M | On July 12, 2010, Christopher experienced recurring chest burning sensations while checking fence lines with a friend. Initially dismissing them as gas, the burning persisted through a two-hour conversation. After showering at his grandfather's house and experiencing another episode, he decided to go to the hospital. En route, his body became intensely hot and he felt dazed with blurred vision. Stopping at a nearby store, he poured water over his head and told the attendant to call an ambulance, declaring "I'm dying" - knowing this with absolute certainty despite never having been sick before. A Bible verse came to mind, but instead of reciting it, he heard himself say three times: "NO, Jesus, you said I was going to live!" After passing out and awakening in the emergency room, he learned he was having another massive heart attack and began vomiting purple fluid before losing consciousness again. Christopher then found himself in an extraordinary space with no walls or darkness, filled with the color of light itself. He experienced no thoughts of family or earthly concerns, feeling no worry about being dead. He discovered he could move instantly by looking in any direction, finding himself floating when still. Attempting to see his legs, he discovered he had no body, arms, or legs - existing as pure vision or consciousness. Knowledge simply appeared in his mind without words being spoken. After returning, he was told by a golden-skinned woman with diamond-blue eyes wearing surgical attire: "YOU'RE BLESSED, you're special, and He has something for you to do." A nurse confirmed he had died and come back. The experience left him understanding that cherub spirits exist, recognizing humanity's need to wake up spiritually, and knowing that love is the essential purpose of earthly existence. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Multiple massive heart attacks with clinical death confirmed | Profound spiritual experience with some unusual awareness but no specific verified observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2302 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2986 Chuck H NDE 6222 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1chuck_h_nde.html | 1971 | 2012 | M | In April 1971, Chuck was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle. Upon impact, he immediately experienced a comprehensive life review, seeing his entire life history flash before him. The experience then shifted to what seemed to be future events, where he witnessed his parents grieving at his own funeral. This vision of his parents' future sorrow particularly affected him, generating sadness for his mother though not for himself. Following this, Chuck found himself moving through darkness toward a light, experiencing profound peace unlike anything he had known before. Time ceased to exist in any conventional sense during this state. He then experienced a classic out-of-body perspective, floating above the accident scene where he could observe his crumpled body on the concrete surrounded by several people. He heard bystanders stating that he was dead. The overwhelming feeling during this time was one of complete contentment and connection - he sensed that all energy in the universe was interconnected in some fundamental way. When Chuck suddenly returned to his body and awoke, he declared "I am alive," though he doesn't remember saying this himself - the woman who hit him later confirmed these were his first words. Initially, Chuck felt upset about returning, preferring the peaceful state he had left. The experience profoundly impacted his worldview: he lost his fear of death, questioned his previous religious beliefs despite being very religious beforehand, and came to understand consciousness as an interconnected energy field that survives bodily death. Though he sought answers from clergy immediately afterward, their explanations proved unsatisfactory. Over forty years later, the memory remains one of his most vivid life experiences. | 5 | Other | 3 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Motorcycle accident with witnesses believing him dead | Out-of-body observation of accident scene and own body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw his body and accident scene from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2303 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2964 Cindy B NDE 6207 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cindy_b_nde.html | 1992 | 2012 | F | Cindy was slicing a bagel when she cut her hand between thumb and forefinger. While holding the cut under running water, she felt lightheaded and laid down on the kitchen floor. She lost consciousness and had a seizure. During the experience, she was pulled through a dark tunnel that became filled with glowing blue light. She was not in her body and felt like she was moving very quickly through the tunnel. She saw shadowy figures lining the sides who were questioning why she was there, saying "Why is she here now?" and "She's not supposed to be here." Though she felt nervous, she was being pulled and couldn't stop herself. She then heard her husband calling her name faintly, focused on his voice which became louder, and leaped into the sound to return. Her husband reported she had convulsed with spasmodic motions while her eyes rolled upward. She suffered painful headaches and listlessness for days afterward. This appears to be a seizure-related experience, possibly triggered by vasovagal response to blood/injury, with a family history of seizure disorders. | 5 | Home | 3 | 1 | 4 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Seizure with loss of consciousness, but uncertain if life-threatening | No specific veridical observations made during experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2304 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3173 Cindy B NDE 22755 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cindy_b_nde_2755.html | 1986 | 2012 | 26 | F | In 1986, Cindy was 26 years old and returning from a lake with a friend who was driving an older Cadillac with balding tires. On a curving stretch of road in extreme heat, the car lost control when the back tires lost traction. Everything seemed to slow down as they weaved and went airborne off the road, narrowly missing a telephone pole. The car rolled six times. Cindy was conscious throughout the rolling but doesn't remember going through the windshield. She was clinically dead for three minutes. During her NDE, she found herself hovering above the accident scene, watching people run down the hill to help and seeing her friend climb out of the car with only scratches. She heard what sounded like wind chimes that made her feel relaxed and felt a presence near her. She saw a light that looked like sun behind clouds that got brighter as the clouds parted, and she knew if she stayed to watch them part fully, she wouldn't be able to return. She observed the scene from above with clear vision from all angles simultaneously. She watched them give her unconscious body CPR while feeling calm and wrapped in warmth. After being revived, she was in a coma for two weeks. Following the experience, her intuitive abilities increased significantly. | 5 | Other | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clinical death for three minutes following severe car accident | Observed accident scene from above, saw friend exit car, watched CPR on own body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw friend exit car and people running to help | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2305 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3044 Cory G NDE 6280 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cory_g_nde.html | 1978 | 2012 | M | Cory was a radio personality who couldn't swim, attending a pool fundraiser in 1978. Despite warning lifeguards about his inability to swim, he was thrown into the pool by four lifeguards who thought he was joking. He became trapped under a protruding ledge, thrashing until his muscles lost strength and his lungs filled with water. He stopped breathing and experienced extreme pain before realizing his life was finished. At the peak of pain, he exited his body and the pain ended. From about 40 feet overhead, he could see his body floating and observed the scene below with 360-degree vision. He could sense the thoughts and emotions of people below - some concerned about him, others worried about getting in trouble, some thinking about unrelated things like dates. He found he could read their thoughts by focusing on them, with emotion acting as a gateway to their thoughts. He experienced overwhelming calmness, well-being, and felt bathed in love. He saw the lifeguards finally dive in to save him and watched the ambulance arrive with paramedics giving him CPR. When he took his first breath, he "popped back" into his body and the pain resumed. He sensed a spiritual presence giving him enlightenment that we are here to learn love, that the soul has always existed and will continue to exist, and that human lifetime is one page from a never-ending book. | 5 | Other | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Drowning with lungs filled with water and cessation of breathing | Saw rescue attempts, ambulance arrival, CPR administration, could read specific thoughts | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Trapped under pool ledge, eyes sensitive to chlorine | 5/28/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw lifeguards dive in to rescue him | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2306 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3131 Cristael B NDE 6396 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cristael_b_nde.html | 1998 | 2012 | F | In December 1998, Cristael contracted a severe flu that progressively worsened. She developed an agonizing fever where even a sheet touching her skin was excruciating, with muscle spasms that arched her back in severe pain. Going deeper into her mind to escape the pain, she rose out of her body into total blackness. She found herself floating on a rug like Aladdin's, seeing square rafts with 100 bluish-robed figures each, one giving her a hate-filled glance. She passed through a massive opening in the blackness, down what felt like a dark cathedral aisle. She became a sphere of blue and multicolored light. Her deceased mother kept asking her to "come up and stay with us." A great Light sphere approached and enveloped her with waterfalls, rivers, and oceans of Light. Touching it felt like touching a mother's breast. The Light parted like curtains, revealing a panoramic vista of buildings, parks, trees, and beauty. The Light told her she was beholding "the Imperial Heaven, the heart of God, the great Master Awareness." She entered a garden with paths and flowers, then a great hall with golden Light radiating fountains. She experienced a vivid life review in Technicolor. Realizing she could die, she saw a vision of her son finding her dead and chose to return for him. Blue praying hands lifted black mucous from her body. She awoke with the fever broken and healed rapidly, though remained fuzzy for six months. | 5 | Home | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe flu with extreme fever and muscle spasms, apparent near-death state | Primarily mystical/spiritual visions without veridical earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2307 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2984 Dagoberto O NDE 5396 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dagoberto_o_nde.html | 1950 | 2012 | M | More than 60 years ago (around 1950), Dagoberto was in a car repair workshop helping a friend by holding a 40-watt lamp. The workshop floor was wet, and when he took hold of the light bulb neck, he received a powerful electric shock that threw him against a wall 16 feet away. He was unconscious for more than 8 minutes. During the experience, he walked through a dark tunnel and suddenly found himself in a beautiful park with lovely flowers, shrubs, and trees of gorgeous green color under a glorious blue sky. At the far end of the path, there was a brilliant light. Everything was exceptionally beautiful. When he came back to life, his friends said he was angry with them for waking him up. Remarkably, relatives who lived a great distance away reported they heard him walking and breathing in their houses at the time of the event. He has lived in Norway for 35 years and often dreams about similar situations, finding similar scenery in Norway to what he saw in his experience. | 5 | Other | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Electrocution throwing him 16 feet, unconscious for over 8 minutes | Relatives at great distance heard him walking and breathing at time of event | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 1 | Relatives heard him at distant location | 1.00 | Relatives at distance | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2308 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2939 Dahlia Y NDEs 6175 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dahlia_y_nde.html | 2006 | 2012 | 6 | F | Six-year-old Dahlia was hit by an SUV while riding her bike in October 2006. Her back tire was struck, bike flipped, she was stuck between the grill and bike, then thrown through the air when the driver braked. She landed on her back, her helmet broke into four pieces, and she stopped breathing. She had two separate NDEs. First, at the accident scene, she was above everything watching trees sway and birds chirp. She tuned down the stressful siren sounds while keeping soothing sounds. She flew to check on her deceased dog Walker buried in their yard, feeling but not seeing him. She saw her best friend and brothers on bikes heading to the accident scene, then went to the lake hearing fish jump and ducks. She was pulled back into her body with intense pain. Days later in ICU, after the intubation tube was removed causing throat swelling, she stopped breathing again. She saw her body in bed with her dad holding her hand. She was between a purple swirly void (like grape and vanilla ice cream) surrounded by stars, and a black hole behind her. She was naked and fighting, knowing the purple swirl meant no return. A genderless voice said "you are not ready, I am going to help you heal" and told her other things she cannot remember. She was pulled into the black hole, opened her eyes saying "okay, okay," then the alarm went off and the respiratory team rushed in. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Hit by SUV, stopped breathing, broken helmet, collapsed lungs, brain swelling | Saw friend and brothers on bikes, saw dad holding hand in ICU, specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Intubation tube swelling | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw best friend and brothers on bikes | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2309 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3000 Dan BC NDE 6243 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dan_bc_nde.html | 1992 | 2012 | M | Dan was a world champion skydiver in a plane crash in April/May 1992 where 16 of 22 people aboard were killed. He has no memory of the crash and was in a coma for over a month. When he woke, he had one crystal clear memory that wasn't a dream but as real as any experience. He found himself in free fall, which felt natural as a skydiver, but noticed it was quieter with slower wind and he wasn't descending. A gentle breeze suspended him. His friend James, who died in the crash, flew down to him with a playful smile and asked "Danny, what are you doing here?" Dan said he didn't know. James said "You're not supposed to be here, you have to get back down there." When Dan asked if James was coming with him, James sadly but firmly said "No, I can't" explaining it wasn't his decision. James continued with a gentle smile saying "I can't, but it's okay. There are more places to go, more things to do, more fun to have. Tell my mom it's okay. Tell her I'm okay." They looked at each other as Dan accepted this reality. James then spoke with authority: "Now you need to get back down there. You need to go get control of the situation." This experience confirmed Dan's belief in an afterlife and that our purpose extends beyond this lifetime. He told James's mother as soon as he could speak on the phone. | 4 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | In coma for over a month following plane crash that killed 16 people | Met deceased friend but no veridical earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2310 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2970 Dani S NDE 22646 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dani_s_nde.html | 2009 | 2012 | F | Dani was physically assaulted by an ex-boyfriend in January 2009. She was struck in the head with a pistol, which immediately forced her to the ground. He straddled her and continuously beat her head with the pistol, a small guitar, and other items, switching weapons when they became too bloody and slippery. After several strikes with the pistol, her mind went to a dark place with a huge light at the end, like a tunnel. She found herself above her body at ceiling height, behind her attacker, watching him beat her lifeless body. She saw him switching items when they got bloody, kicking her in the face while her hands still protected her face though her inner self had let go. Her eyes were closed and she was totally unconscious. During the OBE, she felt no pain or panic, only strange happiness and peace. She had thoughts like "What is he doing now?" and "When is he going to stop?" She felt calm quietness with muffled yelling from her attacker that she could only understand when focusing on it. She was trying to figure out why he was hitting her body with such anger but couldn't understand him completely, so she listened to the quiet and felt peace. She has no recollection of how it felt during the attack, only visual images of the pain she should have felt. | 5 | Home | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe head trauma from assault with multiple weapons | Observed attacker switching weapons, kicking, specific details of assault | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched attacker beating her unconscious body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2311 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3064 Darla NDE 6307 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1darla_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-02-04 | 2012 | F |
Darla experienced a shared death phenomenon during a severe head-on car accident on February 4, 2012. She and her sixteen-year-old son were returning from visiting her husband when they needed to return a video. Her son was driving when the accident occurred approximately eight miles from their starting point. During the accident, Darla had no memory of the actual driving but suddenly found herself experiencing an overwhelming feeling of love while observing her son. She noticed he was radiating a beautiful white light that she initially thought was sunlight coming through the windshield, but upon checking, realized the sun was not that bright. The light seemed to emanate directly from her son himself. As she observed him in this transcendent state, she saw him talking to someone unseen and noticed he took a deep breath in and out. She felt an overwhelming sensation of being madly in love that swept over her entire being. When she reached up to touch him, she suddenly heard the shattering of glass and saw her hand with bone protruding from her wrist. She then witnessed the dashboard and steering wheel coming toward her in slow motion. She realized her son was no longer sitting beside her and began yelling to save him. A blonde-haired man appeared through the windshield on the passenger side, warning about potential fire from the engine smoke. Darla sustained multiple injuries including a compound fracture of her left wrist, sprained ankle, and broken ribs, but remarkably no head injury. Her sixteen-year-old son was pronounced dead at the scene. The experience left her with a profound understanding about forgiveness and love. She reported that the feeling of overwhelming love continued for months after the accident, describing herself as being madly in love with everyone and everything. Two unknown men pulled her from the car, and despite multiple witnesses seeing them, their identities remain unknown. A neighbor's mother-in-law, who was a nurse, thought Darla was dead until she spoke, which the nurse said nearly gave her a heart attack. The experience transformed Darla's spiritual understanding significantly. She became ordained as a minister on January 30, 2012, just days before the accident. Following the experience, she no longer fears death and gained a deep understanding that forgiveness is essential - that we must forgive everyone who has ever done anything to us. She now believes strongly in an afterlife and feels that we are never alone, having sensed a divine presence during her experience. |
5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe car accident with multiple injuries including compound fracture, broken ribs, sprained ankle | Observed son radiating white light, saw him talking to unseen presence, witnessed him taking final breath, slow-motion perception of accident | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw son radiating white light | 0.00 | Neighbor's mother-in-law (nurse) | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2312 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3059 Debra Y NDE 22698 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1debra_y_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-08-26 | 2012 | F |
Debra, a teacher, experienced a traumatic brain injury and out-of-body experience on August 26, 2010, while supervising students during recess. She was monitoring approximately 120 children coming out of two cafeteria doors into a small space when she attempted to slow down a running child. She put her hand out and whistled at the child as they made eye contact, but the next thing she remembered was observing her own motionless body from an external vantage point. During the out-of-body experience, Debra found herself viewing her still body lying on the concrete from approximately twenty-five yards away and six yards in the air. She had the conscious thought "that's my body, but I am over here," demonstrating clear awareness of the separation between her consciousness and physical form. She experienced a profound sense of total peace that she described as "a peace beyond understanding." Her consciousness was completely ethereal with no sense of having a body, and time seemed to cease existing entirely. The peace she felt was perfect and all-encompassing. From her elevated perspective, she observed three girls looking down at her unconscious body with concern. She could see the entire scene clearly from her vantage point above and away from where her physical body lay. When she eventually rejoined her body, she initially retained the sense of perfect peace and did not want to open her eyes to acknowledge the muffled voices of the concerned girls around her. Their voices gradually became audible to her conscious ears, and when she finally opened her eyes, she was immediately aware of severe pain throughout her body. Following the experience, Debra was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury from the incident. The out-of-body experience fundamentally transformed her spiritual views and eliminated her fear of death. She reported that the experience gave her an understanding of universal order, specifically that consciousness separates from the useless body at death to move into eternal space. The profound peace she experienced during the OBE remained memorable, and she noted that returning to her body and waking up was the worst part of the entire experience, as it meant leaving that state of perfect peace behind. |
5 | Other | 3 | 8 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Traumatic brain injury diagnosed, though not immediately life-threatening | Clear out-of-body observation from specific distance (25 yards away, 6 yards high), saw three girls looking at body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body and three girls from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2313 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3140 Demi B NDE 6405 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1demi_b_nde.html | 1962 | 2012 | 14 | F |
At approximately age 14 in 1962, Demi was camping with her family at Cape Lookout near Tillamook, Oregon, when she experienced a profound near-death experience while drowning in the ocean. She had met another girl her age and they were playing together in waist-deep water when she stepped into a deep sinkhole and was immediately pulled under by a powerful current. Initially terrified, she fought desperately to reach the surface, but the current proved too strong for her to overcome. As she struggled underwater, a remarkable transformation occurred in her consciousness. Soon after realizing she could not reach the surface, Demi felt an overwhelming sensation of peace and love, accompanied by the distinct awareness of her soul leaving her body through the top of her head. She experienced no distress during this separation and felt no sorrow for the body she was leaving behind, not even looking back at it. She was immediately embraced by an overwhelming sense of love and acceptance, finding herself in a tunnel-like space surrounded by indescribable colors and music unlike anything she had ever experienced before. These were not ordinary colors or musical notes, but something entirely otherworldly that filled her with an unbelievable sense of love rather than fear. Ahead of her was an extraordinarily bright light that she initially thought might hurt her eyes, but it did not. She immediately understood that this light was the source and destination of all things, where everything comes from and returns to, and that when she entered it, she would know and be everything. She received several profound messages through direct knowing rather than verbal communication. The first and most important message was that love is the single most significant thing in the universe, that we are all the same, and specifically that she was exactly the same as every blade of grass. She was also told it was not her time and she had things to complete on Earth. Despite protesting because she wanted to remain in that state of indescribable love, she was gently but firmly told she had to return. Demi's return to her body was instantaneous, with her first memory being grabbed by her hair and pulled to the surface by her companion. Her initial reaction was anger at being brought back, followed by fear. She never told anyone about the experience for years, thinking people would consider her crazy. It wasn't until the 1970s when Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published "On Death and Dying" that she realized others had similar experiences. The message about being the same as every blade of grass puzzled her for decades, leading her to study physics, biology, and chemistry seeking answers. Years later, while watching a physics program about String Theory, she finally understood: the theory explained that inside quarks are millions of strings of pure energy whose shape and vibration determine whether something becomes "a rock, an elephant, a person or a blade of grass" - using the exact same phrase from her NDE, confirming the universal connection she had been shown. |
5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Clear drowning incident, pulled under by ocean current, unable to surface | Received specific message about being same as "every blade of grass" - verified decades later through String Theory using exact same phrase | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 1 | 0 | Received message about universal connection through blade of grass | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2314 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3085 Don B NDE 16050 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1don_b_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-07-09 | 2012 | M |
On July 9, 2010, exactly nine months after their wedding, Don and his wife Kathy embarked on a motorcycle trip to the Smoky Mountains that would end in tragedy and transformation. After only about forty miles of travel in severe rain conditions, they pulled over on the shoulder of a turnpike for safety. While standing away from their motorcycles with emergency flashers on, a car hydroplaned at approximately 60 mph directly into them. The driver had lost control trying to avoid a semi-truck and veered onto the shoulder where the couple stood. Don heard a loud "THUD" as the car struck them both, launching him onto the hood, into the windshield, and down the side of the vehicle, breaking off the driver's side mirror. Kathy was pulled under the car and dragged 120 feet, dying at the scene at 7:01 PM - the exact time they had their first dance nine months earlier. During the impact, Don experienced what he describes as floating or hovering above his body. He saw a group of people standing and looking down at someone he eventually realized was himself, appearing as if they didn't know what to do. In this state, he felt no pain or discomfort despite his severe injuries. He experienced a telepathic or kinetic connection with Kathy, though not in physical form. He became aware of another presence, which he interpreted as an angel, engaged in what felt like a tug-of-war - the angel holding Kathy, Kathy holding him. Eventually, he felt a hard tug breaking him away from Kathy's presence, at which point he heard himself crying out "You're gone, aren't you? You're gone." He began crying with tears in his eyes. A seventeen-year-old aspiring pre-med student named Tyler, accompanied by his mother who was an ER trauma nurse, arrived at the scene approximately ten minutes after the accident. Tyler first went to Kathy and realized she had passed, then came to Don's side where several people were staring down at him as if he too had died. Tyler grabbed Don's cold, lifeless hand and began saying "Come back to us, come back!" This was when Don returned to consciousness, immediately feeling excruciating pain throughout his body and complete paralysis. He could barely breathe, feeling as though his chest had caved in. He kept screaming for Kathy but was only told "someone is with her." Once Kathy's ambulance left the scene, Don began regaining movement in his body parts. The experience profoundly transformed Don's understanding of death and divine purpose. He came to believe that God had orchestrated multiple "coincidences" that day - from the five kisses they shared before the accident to Tyler's presence as the perfect person to call him back. He interpreted his temporary paralysis as divine intervention preventing him from running to Kathy's side. Don now believes they had been given a divine opportunity to say goodbye through their repeated expressions of love moments before impact. He has lost all fear of death, grown closer to his faith, and developed strong bonds with his stepchildren, particularly his stepdaughter Beth, exactly as Kathy had predicted weeks before her death when she told him Beth would become invaluable to him. |
5 | Other | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | High-speed vehicle impact with severe injuries, appeared dead to witnesses | Observed people looking down at his body, telepathic connection with dying wife, experienced tug-of-war with angelic presence, temporary paralysis | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw people looking down at his body | 0.00 | Tyler (17-year-old), ER trauma nurse (mother) | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2315 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3172 Donna G NDE 6463 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_g_nde.html | 1974 | 2012 | 25 | F |
In 1974, at age 25, Donna experienced a profound near-death experience during surgery when a doctor's terrible mistake led to massive blood loss. She was under general anesthesia for a common but invasive medical procedure when the surgeon accidentally cut an artery near the end of the operation, causing blood loss too massive to sustain life. As her body lay dying on the operating table, her consciousness separated and she found herself observing the chaotic scene from above. From her elevated perspective, Donna watched the medical team in a frenzy, yelling at each other, grabbing white towels, passing metal instruments, and sweating profusely as they desperately tried to save her. She felt their fear but couldn't understand their distress since she felt perfectly fine. She tried repeatedly to communicate with them, saying "Calm down," "Relax," and "Take it easy!" She even flew directly into their faces, going nose-to-nose with each team member, telling them to look at her and that she was all right. Despite her attempts, they acted as if they couldn't see or hear her, which frustrated her. After watching for a few minutes and growing bored with their lack of acknowledgment, she took off "like a bird," flying in circles above her lifeless form and the surgical team. Gradually ascending higher, Donna became enveloped in a brilliant white light that was brighter than the sun yet not glaring or harsh on the eyes. She could have remained there forever, basking in its warm, comfortable, mysterious glow. A magnificent masculine voice then addressed her as if she had awakened from a coma, telling her who she was, where she had been, and where she was from. This presence answered every question that had ever crossed her mind, treating her smallest concern as supremely important. She felt completely respected and loved. The voice even explained why her Aunt Bettie had married Uncle Fred, which had always puzzled her, causing her to laugh and say she remembered everything now. She experienced being in an ocean of white light, content until she heard a nurse scream "We're losing her!" The emotional distress hit her spirit like a cannonball, throwing her to within three inches of the ceiling. Looking at her spiritual body, Donna discovered two cherubs beside her, naked except for tiny loincloths, resembling Renaissance paintings. They identified themselves as "Escort Angels" who had come to take her home. As they positioned themselves beside her and drifted toward the corner of the ceiling, her head repeatedly hit the wall. One cherub reminded her she had forgotten something she must do before leaving. Remembering she needed to "look at the body," she examined the woman below - her 25-year-old form - and determined like a mechanic that she could fix her, saying "This isn't serious enough." She immediately plunged back into her body through the navel, having to twist and turn to make her spirit fit the stiffened form. After settling in, she made eye contact with the waiting cherubs to confirm she was all right, and they flew through the wall that had prevented her escape. She immediately regretted her decision, realizing she could have gone home but was once again trapped in a world of limitations. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | General anesthesia during surgery, massive blood loss from cut artery, life-threatening | Observed surgical team chaos, white towels, instruments, specific behaviors, saw cherubs, heard nurse say "We're losing her" | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/28/2025 | 3 | 0 | Observed surgical team in chaos | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2316 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3026 Dwight M NDE 6265 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1dwight_m_nde.html | 1964 | 2012 | M |
In July 1964, Dwight experienced a near-death event while working as a lifeguard at a swimming pool. He had developed a daily routine of swimming the fifty-meter pool underwater before the facility opened. On this particular day, he decided to push his limits by swimming the full fifty meters, turning at the wall, and continuing for ten more strokes before surfacing for air. He remembered making the turn and completing three strokes, after which his consciousness ceased and he lost all awareness of the physical world. The next thing Dwight became aware of was awakening to another lifeguard named Jeff, who had been watching and noticed when Dwight stopped moving in the water. Jeff quickly entered the pool, retrieved him, and applied back-pressure arm-lift resuscitation, successfully reviving him. During the period of unconsciousness, Dwight experienced being inside a tunnel where everything outside the tunnel was moving at an extremely fast pace. He compared the sensation to looking out of a train window at the rapidly passing landscape. The tunnel experience was vivid and specific - he later found that a painting called "Ascent of the Blessed" by Hieronymus Bosch exactly depicted what he saw, and noted that representations on Dr. Melvin Morse's websites showing a small figure inside a tunnel matched his experience precisely. Following his return to consciousness, Dwight experienced mixed emotions of both excitement and disappointment. He had an immediate knowing that there was much more to the experience that he hadn't been able to access or complete. This sense of having missed out on a larger experience stayed with him. Despite the brevity of his NDE, it had lasting impacts on his life and spiritual development. Though religion was not important to him before the experience, it became greatly important afterward. By age 45, he attended the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, recognizing that much of his working life had been preparation for healing work. The tunnel experience left such a strong impression that over 40 years later, Dwight could still recall it more accurately than other life events from that time period. He immediately accepted it as real and shared it with his mother right away, though she showed little interest. The experience contributed to his later spiritual development, including memories of past lives and Buddhist beliefs, though he no longer fears death as he did before the NDE. He continues to believe the experience was as real as the three-dimensional world and maintains that immediate acceptance of its reality decades after it occurred. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drowning during underwater swimming, required resuscitation | Tunnel experience with rapid movement outside, matched specific artwork later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2317 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2957 Earl M NDE 6197 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1earl_m_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-05-13 | 2012 | M |
On May 13, 2011, Earl experienced a massive heart attack that led to an extraordinary near-death experience with multiple cardiac arrests. While home between classes, he ate lunch and then felt excruciating chest pains, describing it as a cold iron fist crushing his heart. After calling for an ambulance that couldn't find him, he made the remarkable but dangerous decision to walk approximately three miles to the emergency room. Upon arrival, he announced "I'm having a heart attack" and immediately collapsed, fracturing his skull along the temporal and frontal plates on the right side of his forehead. His heart stopped beating for a total of 90 minutes across three separate arrests: 45 minutes initially (restarted for 8 minutes), then 25 minutes (restarted for 5 minutes), and finally 20 minutes before his cardiologist nearly called time of death. During his third and final arrest, Earl experienced a profound NDE. There was no bright tunnel but rather a diffuse light emanating from everywhere. He became aware of being surrounded by his ancestors, many whom he'd never met in life. They all spoke simultaneously - not in voices but directly to his mind. Remarkably, he knew some were speaking languages he didn't understand, yet he comprehended everything being communicated. He understood what was being asked without being explicitly asked. The light wasn't exceptionally bright but was totally devoid of shadows and contrast, making everything part of the light with no distinctions. He could hear a thousand voices at once and sort each one from the others without confusion. Earl described his family "from the beginning" all around him, with his entire knowledge and life experience being poured out on a great table for all to see and examine. Some specific matters were addressed by the ancestors. He experienced extreme calm and peace interspersed with moments of absolute terror as he went back and forth between the dead and living. During the experience, he realized he has a higher purpose to fulfill and understood that death is merely a dark doorway through which all must pass. He felt connected to his ancestral line from the beginning, understanding that "we are all the same people, and we come and go, but still we remain." After spending 10 days in a coma following the resuscitation, Earl awoke with transformed perspectives. His experience eliminated his fear of death completely, though paradoxically he became more fearful of earthly perils despite having no fear of any man or earthly thing before his NDE. He feels totally isolated as someone who has "crossed over the Rivers Styx and Acheron and returned," finding it difficult to share such an experience. The medical team, including his cardiologist, emergency room nurse, and paramedics, confirmed that his heart restarted just as the doctor was declaring they would call time of death if it didn't start within 10 more minutes. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Three cardiac arrests totaling 90 minutes without pulse, skull fracture, 10-day coma | Aware of ancestors never met, understood languages not known, thousand voices sorted simultaneously, entire life knowledge shared | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 2 | 1 | Communication with ancestors never met | 0.00 | Cardiologist, ER nurse, paramedics | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2318 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3209 Eduardo D NDE 5427 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eduardo_d_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-05-14 | 2012 | M |
On May 14, 2005, Eduardo experienced a severe medical crisis due to a medical error during a CT scan procedure. He was accidentally administered a double dose of contrast dye when the first injection went outside the vein and a second dose was then correctly injected intravenously. As soon as the contrast liquid entered his circulatory system, he experienced a severe allergic-like reaction. Within seconds, he developed renal failure and began hyperventilating before losing consciousness and all visual and auditory contact with the world around him. During his loss of consciousness, Eduardo experienced a classic near-death phenomenon. He felt himself being lifted up and traveling through the air in a dark space that seemed infinite. In the far distance, he saw a small but intensely bright light toward which he was traveling at incredible speed. As he moved through this dark tunnel-like space, he witnessed something extraordinary - floating alongside him were moving pictures of his entire life, displayed like frames of camera film. These scenes traveled at such velocity that it seemed incomprehensible how they could be visible at that rate, yet he could see them clearly. The life review included scenes from his birth, childhood, boyhood, and adult life, all at continuously accelerating speed. The images included very beautiful scenes and important life moments that Eduardo had thought were forever forgotten. He was amazed that memories he believed lost were being shown to him in vivid detail. The scenes continued to accelerate faster and faster as he approached the distant light. Just as he was about to reach the brilliant light at the end of the tunnel, he suddenly felt himself pulled away and regained consciousness in the recovery room. The entire experience left him with mixed emotions - both fear and wonder at what had occurred. Upon reflection, Eduardo was struck by the classic nature of his experience, matching many accounts he had heard about in movies but had never truly understood. He remains uncertain whether the tunnel experience represents the brain's elaborate response to critical life-threatening conditions or genuinely represents a passage to the great beyond. The experience was undeniably real to him and has left him more respectful and grateful regarding the concept of life itself. The vividness of forgotten memories and the incredible speed at which his entire life was reviewed during the crisis remains one of the most remarkable aspects of his experience. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe allergic reaction to contrast dye, renal failure, hyperventilation, loss of consciousness | Life review with forgotten memories recovered, scenes from birth through adulthood at incredible speed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2319 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3157 Edward B NDE 6430 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1edward_b_nde_6430.html | 1974 | 1974-05-17 | 2012 | M | Edward was diving/snorkeling at Monastery Beach when his spear gun accidentally went off, pinning his foot to the sea floor. Unable to get up in shallow water, he kept swallowing and breathing water as waves lapped over his face. During the drowning, he experienced leaving his body and could see everything happening around him from above. He passed through what felt like a tunnel though darkness encompassed him. He then encountered an unearthly light described as clearly mystical. In this state, he experienced incredible peace, joy, and bliss, feeling united with the universe and understanding everything about it. He heard voices of distressed people around him trying to convey everything was okay. He saw a grandmotherly woman beckoning him to come, waving like grandmothers do with cookies. He understood that life is suffering and death is love, that all is love and everything is love. He felt he was one with the all, experiencing a universal flow wavelength. The experience fundamentally changed his perspective on life and death, removing his fear of death entirely. He was eventually rescued and survived the incident, but the profound spiritual experience stayed with him. He gained insights that life is a rite of passage and that with integrity, one can help many people with fear. Years later, he found he could sometimes pass the energy of the light to others he trusted, allowing them to feel it too. | 5 | Other | 10 | 3 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Drowning incident with clinical death explicitly stated | Saw everything happening around him but no specific details verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/28/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2320 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3003 Elena E NDE 22665 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elena_e_nde.html | 1956 | 2012 | 12 | F | Elena was taken unconscious to the hospital at age twelve with an undisclosed illness that brought her near death, later confirmed by the doctor. She awoke in a coma finding herself in a corner of the ceiling looking down at her body in bed and a nurse attempting to adjust her IV. The nurse bungled the IV insertion due to Elena's difficult veins and accidentally stuck the needle in her own upper arm. While hovering above, Elena was joined by an older, thin man standing behind a podium making notes in a ledger. She could not read his thoughts unless he chose to let her, though he could read all of hers completely. He communicated telepathically that earthly experience is but a flash though it seems long, serving as a means to evolve. He explained that tragedy is overly stressed and is only a vessel for evolving. When he asked "Do you have any choice?" she understood he meant whether she wanted to live or die. Filled with joy and peace, she felt indifferent since time was nothing, but thought briefly of her parents' grief. She then woke in her body with the nurse now wearing long sleeves. When she told the nurse about seeing the IV incident, the nurse showed her a Band-Aid where the needle had pricked her but dismissed it as hallucination. Elena was in a coma for nearly a month according to her stepmother. After the experience, she began seeing and hearing ghosts and could no longer wear wristwatches as they would stop working, a phenomenon that lasted about fifty years. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening illness bringing near death confirmed by doctor | Observed specific IV bungling incident, nurse getting needle stuck in arm, later confirmed by nurse showing Band-Aid | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | in coma | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw nurse bungling IV insertion | 1.00 | Nurse | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||
| 2321 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3053 Enocia J NDE 6291 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1enocia_j_nde.html | 1976 | 2012 | F | Enocia was hit by a car while crossing the road on her way to school in 1976. Time seemed to slow down as she fell, and she could see car wheels coming toward her head but they stopped just in time. She then felt herself leave her body, experiencing being everywhere at once. She heard a voice in her head saying "It's not happening. It's all a dream!" before returning to her body feeling embarrassed and crying. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, excited about the ambulance ride despite her injuries. At the hospital, she had cuts above her right eyebrow and bruises on her knees and thighs. The medical staff gave her unusual attention because the driver who hit her was a sister (nurse) who worked at that hospital. The woman later visited Enocia at home with treats and turned out to be related to her cousin's boyfriend, making her essentially family, so no legal action was taken. The experience taught her that life is an opportunity to express and experience love, and that while accidents appear real, they are dreams we can wake from. Years later she understood the voice meant that only love is real and suffering is illusory. The synchronicities of the event - the ambulance being nearby, the driver working at the hospital, the family connection - demonstrated to her that Love was caring for her throughout. She later had experiences of merging with inner light during meditation and multiple near-miss incidents where she was mysteriously saved. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Hit by car, potentially life-threatening trauma | Experienced being everywhere at once but no specific verified observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2322 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3129 Enrique NDE 6394 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1enrique_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-06-01 | 2012 | M | Enrique had relapsed on cocaine after nearly six years clean and was deeply distressed, calling his father crying that he wanted to die. Hours after using cocaine, while in his bathroom, he suddenly fell backward into the bathtub and began convulsing. Unable to control his body and alone in the house, he tried to reach for the window to get his neighbor's attention but after twenty seconds, he died. He looked down at himself lying in the tub with eyes open, then a white, almost blue sphere/orb appeared speaking telepathically: "It's okay, we can go now." His faith kicked in and he prayed forgiveness, saying he loved his family and wasn't ready to never see them again. He had a vision of a tunnel pulling him closer. After praying the Our Father and Hail Mary twice with no effect, he desperately said "God, show me who you are, show me how to LOVE." Immediately after saying "love," he bounced back into his body taking a huge breath. The earth's gravity felt heavy as he struggled outside where a passerby called 911. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with renal failure and a blood clot in his leg. He noticed his wife had recently placed a Bible quote about love in the bathroom, seeing this as no coincidence - God knew this would happen. Since then, the word "love" has profound meaning for him. He has remained clean since the experience and become much closer with family. | 5 | Home | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death explicitly stated, renal failure and deep vein thrombosis diagnosed | Saw himself in tub with eyes open, encountered white-blue sphere, but no external verification | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw himself lying in bathtub | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2323 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3104 Erika R NDE 6354 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1erika_r_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-10-29 | 2012 | F | Erika was 11 weeks pregnant and having a severe asthma attack brought on by a virus. Without health insurance or proper medication, she went into respiratory distress. EMTs had her walk to the ambulance, then she lost consciousness. She moved through purple light that was dark but not frightening, then entered pure white light that was beautiful, loving, and peaceful beyond description - like being surrounded in warm, loving wings of light. She heard a little boy's voice say "Mommy, don't leave me," which she thought was her 7-year-old son. Not wanting to leave this perfect place where life meant suffering and death meant pure pleasure, she was told by her deceased mother-in-law (who had died four months earlier) that she didn't belong there and had to go back. She then viewed her body from above as EMTs wheeled her from ambulance into hospital, and saw her mother talking to doctors in the emergency room about her condition. She verified with her mother that she was definitely unconscious when her mother spoke with doctors. She regained consciousness intermittently before being put in a medically induced coma, waking Monday on a ventilator. About a year later, her young son chased after her saying "Mommy, don't leave me!" in the exact same voice - she then knew it had been her unborn child during the NDE. The experience made her much more spiritual, openly practicing witchcraft, and she developed telepathy and empathy with animals and enhanced psychic abilities. | 5 | Ambulance | 10 | 7 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Respiratory failure from asthma attack, stopped breathing, CPR given, medically induced coma | Saw mother talking to doctors while unconscious (verified), heard unborn child's future voice | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw mother talking to doctors | 1.00 | Mother | Incompatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2324 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3051 Evan B NDE 6289 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1evan_b_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-07-12 | 2012 | M | Evan was about to have sexual intercourse when he had his first and only seizure, becoming dizzy and closing his eyes. His vision initially looked like TV static, then as he was pulled closer, it appeared like atoms, then electrons and protons, eventually looking exactly like String Theory depictions. He was sucked into the universe which was within/inside him - everything in the universe was him, every atom and particle, with universal consciousness. Time became indescribable. He heard a voice saying "This is peace; this is love; this is truth. You know what this is. You have been here before. You will be here again. Accept it, and let yourself enter it. It is time to come back." The communication was through a sense we don't have while alive. He saw that life is extremely short, with new meanings: Life was suffering and Death was pure pleasure. He despised life as removed from truth, love, peace and pleasure, seeing Death as everything good. Being brought back was painful, foreign, sharp, unkind and jolting. Since the experience, he has developed extremely good intuition. As a scientific person, he describes it in scientific terms but recognizes religious people would use religious language - the voice might be called God, atomic particles as angels. He now believes life is suffering and death is love, understanding himself as the universe experiencing itself. | 6 | Home | 3 | 2 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Had a seizure but uncertain if heart stopped or breathing ceased | Mystical visions of atomic structure and universe but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Incompatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2325 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3179 Evelyn vH NDE 6475 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1evelyn_vh_nde.html | 1962 | 2012 | 11 | F | Eleven-year-old Evelyn fell during gym class and fractured her skull, repeatedly vomiting and passing out in the nurse's office. In the ambulance and hospital, she found herself observing from outside her body. From the ceiling corner, she watched two hospital technicians preparing X-ray plates - one white with blond receding hair, one Hispanic with black balding hair, both around 5'4"-5'6", one wearing a silver stretch-band watch, the other black leather. She observed them handling what looked like handheld blackboards. She witnessed an Indian doctor enter with her father's employee who tried selling him a car, sensing the doctor's disgust at this inappropriate timing. When her stepmother arrived, the doctor said Evelyn wasn't expected to survive the night, causing her stepmother to scream and faint. Evelyn tried calling out but realized "she can't hear me like this," instantly understanding she was in non-physical form. This realization felt familiar, as if she'd experienced it before. Upon thinking this, she was sucked back into her body like through a vacuum hose with swirling air sounds. Her body felt cold, hard, heavy and confining compared to the warm, boundaryless freedom outside where she felt part of everything yet separate. She couldn't move or speak, fearing paralysis before blacking out. She woke nearly a month later from coma. When she described her stepmother's exact outfit (sleeveless baby blue knit jumper with low waist, pleated from hip band, white patent leather purse and heels), her stepmother was horrified, insisting she couldn't have known since she was comatose. After the experience, Evelyn began seeing ghosts regularly and developed lasting Christian faith. | 4 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Fractured skull, in coma for almost a month, doctor said not expected to survive | Detailed observations of technicians, exact clothing description verified by stepmother | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | in coma | 5/29/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed X-ray technicians in detail | 0.00 | Stepmother | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||
| 2326 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3055 Evie D NDE 6293 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1evie_d_nde.html | 1993 | 2012 | 15 | F |
Evie was a deeply depressed teenager living with an abusive mother and her boyfriend after being separated from her protective grandmother. Following a forced abortion at age 14 that devastated her emotionally, she attempted suicide by overdosing on antidepressants. Her grandmother had come to help after learning of her first hospitalization. After taking an entire bottle of pills, paramedics were called when she lost consciousness. During the experience, Evie found herself observing from outside her body, watching the ambulance arrive and the paramedics work on her. She could see everything from an elevated perspective - the ambulance driving down the street, the paramedics entering the house, and her grandmother's profound worry and shock. She watched them check for vital signs and load her onto a stretcher. The most striking aspect was her ability to feel her grandmother's emotions directly - the confusion, shock, and worry. When she saw her own face and body from outside, she realized she existed as something more than just physical form. Evie observed specific details about the scene that she couldn't have known from her unconscious state. She saw the ambulance approaching from down the street, watched the paramedics' actions, and witnessed her uncle's shocked expression. Most remarkably, she could feel the emotional states of those present, particularly her grandmother's intense worry at the ambulance doors. She had a profound realization that she was making others suffer and felt she had a choice about whether to return to life. After choosing to return, everything went black. She awoke in a psychiatric hospital, where she eventually met her future husband - a meeting she recognized as deeply significant and purposeful. The experience left her with an unshakeable conviction that she had a purpose to fulfill, though she still doesn't know exactly what it is. |
5 | Unknown | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Overdose with loss of consciousness requiring emergency response | Out-of-body observation of ambulance arrival and paramedics, ability to perceive others' emotional states | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw ambulance approaching from elevated perspective | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2327 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3033 Fausto M NDE 5398 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fausto_m_nde.html | 1978 | 2012 | M |
Fausto was swimming in a pond in Monterrey, Mexico, when his right leg became entangled in underwater branches. Unable to free himself, he remained calm initially, thinking he would signal for help. As time passed underwater (5-8 minutes according to friends), he experienced a profound out-of-body state. He had been familiar with OBEs since age 8, but this was his most powerful experience. Leaving his body, Fausto rose up and observed his friends on the bank, clearly hearing their worried comments about how long he had been underwater. He attempted to communicate that he was stuck and needed help, but they could not hear him. Accepting his fate, he returned to his body to await death peacefully. Suddenly, he felt multiple hands lifting him - under his armpits, on his stomach and back. Opening his eyes expecting to see his friends, he was amazed to see three beings completely covered in white sheets or robes. These beings freed his entangled foot and lifted him to the surface, expelling water from his lungs. The most remarkable veridical aspect was Fausto's detailed observation of his friends' specific worried comments while he was underwater and unconscious. He heard them say things like "He has been a long time coming back up, maybe something has happened to him?" and "That crazy Fausto, why didn't he tell us he could hold his breath this long?" When rescued, his friends confirmed they had not entered the water and had not seen the white-robed beings who saved him. The experience left Fausto with absolute certainty about spiritual reality and non-physical existence. He believes he was given a second chance at life for a specific purpose, which he later understood through his work as a parapsychologist publishing over 170 articles on related subjects. |
5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening drowning, trapped underwater for 5-8 minutes | Heard specific comments from friends while underwater, saw mysterious beings who rescued him that others did not see | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard friends' worried comments while underwater | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2328 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3217 Fergus J NDE 6524 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fergus_j_nde.html | 2010 | 11/03/2010 | 2012 | M |
Fergus arrived at the hospital suspecting a heart attack when he experienced complete cardiac arrest in the emergency room. The medical team worked for several minutes to restart his heart, with the doctor later describing it as an extremely tenuous situation with no response for several minutes. Fergus lost consciousness without pain or other sensations as his heart stopped. During the experience, Fergus found himself in a vivid and beautiful otherworldly place. He stood in darkness before a strange rail fence about ten feet away, with three rails - the bottom two dark and the top rail glowing brilliant white. He could move by floating rather than walking. Beyond the fence stood a group of at least twenty people dressed in close-fitting robes of unfamiliar material, silently watching him. Though too dark to see features clearly, he was certain he knew them all. His deceased parents stood at the front center of the group, recognizable by their outline and position. Beside the group was an ancient stone archway with a path leading through a long dark valley toward a distant bright light on the horizon, like a distant city's glow, with beautiful purple hues in the sky above. The experience contained profound mystical elements rather than specific veridical observations. The rail fence served as a clear boundary between life and death, with the glowing top rail suggesting divine demarcation. The gathering of recognized deceased loved ones, particularly his parents in prominent positions, provided deep emotional significance. The ancient archway and path toward distant light represented the classic journey toward the afterlife. After standing and observing this scene, Fergus felt pulled back and suddenly awoke to medical staff calling his name and applauding his return. He wept with gratitude for the staff who brought him back and with the realization of how close he had come to leaving his family. The experience eliminated his fear of death and strengthened his conviction about the afterlife's reality. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Complete cardiac arrest in hospital requiring several minutes of resuscitation | Mystical vision of deceased relatives and otherworldly landscape, no specific veridical claims | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2329 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2967 Fernando S NDE 5399 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fernando_s_nde.html | 1994 | 2012 | M |
Fernando was driving with friends as a youngster when the brakes of their VW Beetle failed on Lake Hill, causing them to crash directly into a rock. He was ejected through the windshield and immediately became aware of floating outside his body, completely lucid and conscious of everything happening. The medical severity was extreme - he suffered a major neck wound that stopped just millimeters from a main artery, which literally saved his life. He required immediate hospitalization and emergency treatment for his severe injuries. During his out-of-body experience, Fernando encountered invisible beings whose presence he could strongly feel in a rose-whitish environment. The feeling of peace was profound and transcendental, unlike anything he had experienced before. All his problems, anxiety, and anguish completely disappeared. The peaceful, serene environment acted as a magnetic field drawing him toward it. He began moving toward this realm and intuitively knew that if he crossed a certain frontier, he would not be able to return. There was a clear barrier demarcating the boundary between life and death. At that critical moment, a voice in his mind told him he should return because his life's objective was still pending - there was much work yet to do. The most remarkable veridical aspect was Fernando's awareness of the barrier between life and death - a specific boundary that, if crossed, would mean no return. He perceived this as an actual demarcation in space-time between alternating dimensions. He also had enhanced perception of his surroundings while out of body, maintaining complete consciousness and lucidity throughout the experience. His perception of time altered significantly - it felt as though he had entered a different realm where time almost didn't exist or had stopped entirely. Upon deciding to return, Fernando immediately regained consciousness and found himself stuck in the car windshield. Despite having an open wound in his neck, he displayed irrational strength, extracting himself through the window and calmly walking to another vehicle to be taken to the hospital. The experience profoundly impacted him - he believes he was given a second chance at life to accomplish his mission, which he later understood as becoming a parapsychologist who has published over 170 articles on related subjects. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with life-threatening injuries, neck wound millimeters from main artery | Clear perception of life-death barrier, maintained consciousness while out of body, altered time perception | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Perceived barrier between life and death | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2330 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3001 Frances Z NDE 6242 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frances_z_nde.html | 1994 | 2012 | F |
Frances attempted suicide through drug and alcohol overdose in June 1994. By the time her son found her, she had turned blue and was in critical condition. The neighbor was alerted and during transport to the hospital, her heart stopped completely. Paramedics performed CPR in the ambulance to maintain minimal life function to get her to the hospital. Upon arrival, medical staff worked urgently to stabilize her vital signs and flush out the toxins ravaging her body. She remained unconscious for approximately 10 hours before awakening in the ICU on a ventilator. During her clinical death, Frances experienced a hellish NDE. From outside her body, she watched the paramedics performing CPR on her during transport. As they arrived at the hospital, she began descending into darkness through a very dark tunnel. Demons appeared around her and, though she was in spirit form, they went through the motions of ripping her flesh off with intense pain. Going deeper into Hell, she encountered many prominent historical figures and finally her deceased father, who turned to welcome her to Hell. She thought this was her eternal fate with no possibility of escape. Suddenly, she began moving away from them, back up the tunnel toward her body. Frances demonstrated veridical perception by accurately observing the paramedics performing CPR on her when her heart had stopped during ambulance transport. She also watched the medical procedures being performed in the emergency room while remaining outside her body. She could see the doctors working to stabilize her vital signs and flush the drugs and alcohol from her system. She later told doctors about witnessing these specific medical interventions that occurred while she was clinically dead. After her heart restarted and vital signs stabilized, she was pulled back into her body. Following this experience, Frances entered addiction treatment and achieved sobriety, maintaining it for 18 years at the time of her report. She became an Addiction Specialist to help others avoid the misery she experienced. The experience transformed her from someone with no compassion (except when caring for hospice patients) to someone deeply caring about fellow humans. Her spiritual beliefs changed dramatically - from atheist to spiritual, though she doesn't necessarily believe in God, she knows there's something greater that cares for people. |
1 | Ambulance | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest during transport, CPR performed | Accurately observed CPR being performed, watched specific medical procedures while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Watched paramedics perform CPR | 1.00 | ICU nurses, doctors | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2331 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3067 Frank S NDE 6313 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frank_s_nde.html | 1968 | 2012 | 14 | M |
In August 1968, fourteen-year-old Frank and his two brothers plus a friend were exploring an abandoned building site. The builder had dug a very deep hole for a generator that had filled with rainwater. While they were looking into the water trying to see the bottom, the embankment at the edge suddenly gave way. The sliding dirt carried Frank into the water where he struggled and then drowned. This was a clear life-threatening event with drowning, though the exact duration underwater and whether clinical death occurred is not specified in the medical details. During his drowning experience, Frank went down a tunnel feet first into an otherworldly realm. He encountered approximately 25-30 people whom he did not recognize. He saw an unearthly matte light that enveloped him. The environment felt unfamiliar and strange, and he experienced a profound transformation from initial fear to peace and calmness, then to happiness. He felt relief and harmony with nature, no longer in conflict with it. His past flashed before him uncontrollably in a life review. He gained understanding about himself during the experience and felt he had entered a different realm where he did not know where he was. Frank's experience included several notable perceptual elements. Time perception altered significantly - it slowed down at first when the bank gave way, then time lost all meaning during the NDE. His visual perception was different during the experience compared to normal vision. He experienced heightened consciousness and alertness, particularly when he was in the water. The boundary aspect was uncertain - he didn't know where he was but sensed he had crossed into another realm. The experience had lasting effects on Frank's life. His religious importance increased from unknown to greatly important. He changed from uncertainty about God's existence to believing God probably exists. His values shifted to recognizing that happiness is the only thing that matters in life. He developed a special ability - he can sometimes tell when people are going to die. He didn't share the experience for ten years, first telling his mother a decade later. The experience remains vivid in his memory as definitely real. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening drowning event, struggled then drowned | General observations of realm, people, and light; no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw 25-30 people in otherworldly realm | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2332 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2968 Gary C NDE 5379 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_c_nde.html | 2011 | 2012 | M |
On March 9, 2011, at 5 PM on Easter Island, Gary was riding his scooter to work at a hotel when he was in a serious accident very close to his workplace. He has no memory of the accident itself - felt no pain, heard no noise. He woke up in the hospital at 10 PM covered in tubes, indicating severe medical trauma requiring life support and intensive medical intervention. The five-hour gap and medical equipment suggest a life-threatening event with possible loss of consciousness or clinical death. During his NDE, Gary found himself in an amazingly white corridor with his deceased mother-in-law, who had died from thrombosis after being bedridden for two years. Gary and his wife had cared for her during her illness. She appeared as a Rapa Nui (native Polynesian inhabitant of Easter Island) wearing a white dress and appearing very tall. She spoke to him in the Rapa Nui language, saying "Kaoho Koe" which means "to return" or "follow your path." He experienced incredible vividness, with everything happening at once or time stopping. His thoughts were incredibly fast, and he felt he gained awareness of things elsewhere, understanding everything about the universe. The most significant veridical element was the specific Rapa Nui phrase "Kaoho Koe" spoken by his deceased mother-in-law, telling him to return. This culturally specific communication in the indigenous language of Easter Island from someone who had died provides a unique verificatory aspect. Gary immediately shared this with his wife upon awakening, who along with others in their Rapa Nui community found it highly credible since they had known his mother-in-law. The fact that she appeared and gave him a direct message to return in her native language when he was near death is particularly meaningful. After the experience, Gary looks at life more calmly and sees nature as more colorful and beautiful than before. He feels he has a guardian angel watching over him. The experience was so powerful it makes him emotional and brings him to tears when remembering it. He gained understanding about universal connection and feels certain about the afterlife's existence. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe accident requiring hospitalization, unconscious for 5 hours with medical equipment | Specific Rapa Nui phrase from deceased mother-in-law, culturally unique communication | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard deceased mother-in-law speak in Rapa Nui | 1.00 | Wife and community members | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2333 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3009 Gary F NDE 6249 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_f_nde.html | 1981 | 2012 | 3 | M |
In 1981, three-year-old Gary was playing at the edge of a street with his brother, running back and forth across the street near a church where a wedding was taking place. Hundreds of people were blocking the street for the wedding. A car came around the corner and ran over his head. He was found under the car not breathing and had to be pulled out. His mother confirmed that when they extracted him from under the vehicle, he was not breathing for about one minute before suddenly standing up, screaming and breathing again on his own. He suffered massive trauma including broken arms, one leg in plaster, a fractured skull, and blood coming from his ears. During the time he was not breathing, Gary experienced himself leaving his body. He saw a light shining on him, and when he looked behind himself, he was floating out of his body. He felt warmth all around him. When he turned around, he saw two male spirits that he did not know. The spirits looked at him, then one grabbed his arms and pushed him back into his body. This was the moment he returned to life and began breathing again. The experience was brief but profound, with Gary clearly existing outside his physical form while clinically dead. The most remarkable veridical aspect was that Gary was confirmed to be not breathing when pulled from under the car. His mother later told him that one minute after being extracted without breathing, he suddenly stood up and started screaming and breathing again - corresponding exactly to when the spirit pushed him back into his body. Despite being only three years old, Gary retained perfect memory of the experience, remembering it more accurately than other events from that time. He could see through his soul and perceived the two spirits standing above him while his body was lifeless. The experience had lasting effects - Gary developed increased sensitivity to people's feelings and experienced paranormal phenomena including spirits showing themselves, touching him, switching on radios, and banging on objects. His beliefs transformed from uncertainty about God to definitely believing in God's existence and the afterlife. He gained information about love during the experience and maintains no fear of death. |
5 | Other | 10 | 7 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Car ran over head, not breathing for one minute, massive trauma with fractured skull | Confirmed not breathing, sudden revival matching spirit pushing him back | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw two male spirits while not breathing | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 2334 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3042 Gary M NDE 6282 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_m_nde.html | 1992 | 2012 | M |
On December 14, 1992, Gary was involved in a terribly violent car accident during a rainstorm when the vehicle went off the road and crashed into trees. He suffered severe injuries with all ribs on his right side broken, a collapsed lung, and his arm broken in four places. His friend Donnie, sitting next to him in the backseat, only lost his front teeth. The medical severity of Gary's injuries indicates a life-threatening event requiring immediate emergency care and likely surgical intervention. Gary's experience began with observing himself from about five feet above his own head as Donnie helped him from the car. He noticed he was starting to go bald and felt love for his friend. After lying down in the rain, he suddenly shot out of his body at very high speed into complete darkness like a universe without stars. Two light beings flew directly in front of him and stopped him cold. Looking back, he saw an umbilical cord of light connecting him to Earth, which was spinning rapidly with days/weeks/months passing in seconds. The beings, appearing as wavering triangular lights, communicated telepathically that he wasn't going anywhere. Dark red, sharp crystals emerged from the lights and passed into him, causing the most amazing euphoria and ecstasy he had ever experienced. The most striking veridical element was Gary's out-of-body observation of himself from above, seeing the top of his own head and his beginning baldness - a detail he hadn't been aware of before. He heard his friend Donnie calling "Don't leave me Gary! Wake up!" directly in his ear during the experience, which corresponded to Donnie's actual attempts to revive him. The experience was so vivid that twenty years later he remembers every detail as if it happened five minutes ago, more accurately than any other life events from that time. Following the NDE, Gary's fear of death completely disappeared. He cherishes loved ones more than ever and tries never to take relationships for granted. While not religious, he believes the experience proved there is another realm beyond this life. The light beings' love was overwhelming, feeling like love was the glue holding everything together. He describes the experience as eclipsing every other experience in his life. |
5 | Other | 5 | 7 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Violent car accident with collapsed lung, multiple broken ribs and bones | Saw own balding from above, heard friend's actual words while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw himself from above including bald spot | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2335 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3225 Gene K NDE 6538 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gene_k_nde.html | 2011 | 2012 | M |
On March 9, 2011, Gene entered the hospital for colon resection surgery and was discharged six days later. Within two hours of returning home, he developed severe sepsis with high fever and organ shutdown because the surgical stitches had failed. On March 16, he was readmitted for emergency surgery to repair his burst colon. The following day he developed an abscess, and during surgery for that complication on March 17, 2011, he coded on the operating table. His doctor later confirmed he had cardiac arrest for exactly three minutes and fifty-six seconds before they successfully resuscitated him. During his clinical death, Gene found himself alert and standing barefoot in sand under a brilliant starry sky. A well-illuminated thatched hut was visible in the distance. Upon entering it, he experienced overwhelming warmth, joy, and love. His deceased parents were seated to his right - his father who died at age 70 in 1992 and his mother who died at age 92 in 2007. He greeted them, put a sweater around his mother's shoulders and hugged her. His father smiled and touched his forearm. Also present was his deceased friend, the former chief of police who died in October 2010 at age 74, who greeted Gene by his nickname "Knute." All three deceased individuals appeared much younger, perhaps in their late twenties or early thirties. The most significant veridical element was that Gene's legs stopped working when Jesus told him to return - he wanted to go through the bright doorway but found his legs had quit functioning. When he later awoke in the ICU days later, his legs were similarly not working, creating a direct correlation between his NDE experience and his physical condition. Gene saw a brilliant light emanating from a doorway and felt drawn to it. A figure he recognized as Jesus appeared with piercing blue eyes, communicating telepathically that it wasn't his time and he needed to go back. The doctor confirmed the exact duration of his cardiac arrest. After the experience, Gene transformed from skeptical to deeply spiritual. Having worked in law enforcement for 32 years, he had become skeptical of everything and everyone. The NDE brought him inner peace, increased compassion, and made him more forgiving and expressive of love. He developed a strong desire to learn Bible teachings and spread the word about salvation. He became a better person, husband, and father. His fear of death completely disappeared, replaced by certainty about God's existence and the afterlife. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during surgery for 3 minutes 56 seconds, doctor confirmed | Legs stopped working in NDE and upon awakening, specific arrest duration confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Legs stopped working when told to return | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2336 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2923 Genevieve G NDE 5390 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1genevieve_g_nde.html | 2002 | 2012 | F | Genevieve was hospitalized for life-threatening cerebral bleeding that had reached the ventricle, requiring emergency neurosurgery with drainage. The doctors gave little hope to her parents. She spent 4 weeks in intensive care followed by 4 weeks in a special clinic while in a coma. During this time, she experienced floating above the hospital where she was being treated, observing details from above including parked cars and the winter garden entrances flooded with light. She felt weightless, warm, and secure, able to move in any direction at will. When she came out of the coma, she had no memory of the 8 weeks except for what she thought was a dream. Nine months later, during a return visit for a CT scan, she was surprised to discover that everything she had seen in her "dream" was real - the entrances she observed had been built after her previous visit 10 years earlier. Her parents confirmed she had been brought in through the back entrance and never left the intensive care unit during her stay. This verified out-of-body observation of real architectural features she could not have known about transformed her perspective on life. Despite some remaining handicap from the cerebral bleeding, she emerged from the experience feeling satisfied, hopeful, and with a profound sense of wellbeing. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening cerebral bleeding requiring neurosurgery, 8 weeks coma | Observed specific hospital features from above that were later verified as real, including entrances built after her last visit | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 week coma | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 1 | Flew over hospital and saw architectural features | 1.00 | Self | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2337 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2951 George E NDE 6192 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1george_e_nde.html | 1962 | 2012 | 12 | M | At age 12, George received an injection of penicillin that was past its expiration date with completely decayed contents. Within seconds of the injection entering his body, he began jerking violently with convulsions as his heartbeat rushed over 200 beats per minute, and he lost consciousness. Immediately upon losing consciousness, he found himself being gently channeled toward an incredibly bright white light with brilliance that did not hurt his eyes. The light's attraction was like a powerful magnet the size of the universe. He was hovering and able to move in any direction at will, completely aware he was in a spiritual, mindful, non-dimensional world. He felt his mind was at his will and his will was his mind, with no restrictions. He decided to explore this unknown world and was shown incredibly beautiful colors he cannot describe because no similar earthly colors exist. While excitedly looking for more secrets, a friendly voice told him he could not stay because "it was not my time yet" and he had a mission on earth to accomplish. Despite not wanting to return and leave this amazing world, his will did not prevail and he was sent back to his aching body. Eight years later at age 20, he began what he identifies as his mission, which has continued for 42 years. The experience left him with complete certainty about the spiritual dimension, the existence of God, and that everyone has a purpose and mission in life. | 5 | Unknown | 3 | 1 | 4 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose with severe reaction causing convulsions and tachycardia | No veridical observations, purely spiritual/mystical experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2338 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3080 Georgia P NDE 6332 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1georgia_p_nde.html | 1977 | 2012 | F | Georgia was seven months pregnant with her first child and had been on bed rest since her fourth month due to complications. While resting in bed, she sensed something was very wrong and when she stood up, a large amount of blood gushed out. Her husband rushed her to the hospital where she was only half-conscious and not coherent. She was taken to the operating room where she died. Upon death, her mind became completely clear and she found herself entering a very dark tunnel where she appeared as one of many bright stars shining in the darkness. She had no body and was floating in darkness. A male voice told her she needed to make changes in her life and for that reason "it wasn't time" for her yet - she had to return to earth life. Her mind accelerated like a fast elevator reviewing many different aspects of her life as she tried to figure out what changes needed to be made. The voice emphasized that next time when she sees a bright tunnel, she will know she has fulfilled her life by making these changes. Before being pulled back into her body, the voice reminded her again about the needed changes. As she returned, she could hear people around her saying "She is going to be okay! She is back!" She lost her child but knows she will see him again. The experience transformed her into a happier, non-judgmental person who believes everyone and everything has meaning. She became more open to giving rather than wanting and developed greater compassion for others. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death in operating room during pregnancy complications with severe blood loss | Heard staff saying she is back when returning to body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard people saying she was back | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2339 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3150 Godfrey Z NDE 16055 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1godfrey_z_nde.html | 2004 | 2012 | 46 | M | Father Godfrey, a 46-year-old Roman Catholic priest, injured his knee during a soccer game in Malta in December 2004. He bandaged it for three days, but after removing the bandage developed a pulmonary embolism, though initially he and his doctor thought it was malaria due to his history with the disease from working in Nigeria. After a week of worsening symptoms including extreme weakness and breathlessness, he was admitted to the hospital where tests ruled out malaria and diagnosed bilateral pulmonary embolism. He was transferred to intensive care that evening. The next morning while trying to raise himself to eat breakfast, he passed out. During this time, he experienced great peace and happiness, though he saw no lights and heard no voices. The experience was profoundly positive. When the medical staff brought him back to consciousness, he felt very irritated, as if enjoying a beautiful movie that suddenly went dark during the best part. He regained consciousness to find his heart rate around 200 beats per minute with nurses shouting at him to breathe. He realized he was soaking wet and understood he had been dead. He learned the alarm went off during the nurse shift change, causing initial panic about who would attend to him. As a priest, his beliefs were not changed but significantly strengthened. He now feels much more certain of life beyond death and no longer fears dying as much as before. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 1 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 2 | Pulmonary embolism blocking both lungs, passed out with cardiac issues | Only feelings of peace, no specific observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 1 | ICU nurses | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2340 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3116 Grady NDE 6374 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1grady_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-05-14 | 2012 | M | Grady suffered two cardiac arrests after quadruple bypass surgery due to a reaction to the drug Protamine. The first arrest lasted 7 minutes after he had been taken off life support and closed up. Doctors had to quickly reopen his chest to perform manual heart massage. During this first arrest, he could hear his heart slowing and found himself in a pure white area like a train car. As he was falling, he felt two angel figures at his hips and one behind his head who caught him. The angel behind clearly said "We have you," after which he heard his heartbeat return and was back on the table. Minutes later, he went into cardiac arrest again for 35 minutes while connected to the heart-lung machine. During this second arrest, he was in the purest white environment and watched from above as doctors scrambled to save him. He kept telling them he was still there, not panicked but knowing if they quit he would be gone. He could hear the doctor cursing, nurses frantic, and the anesthesiologist Steve going "nuts." After five days in a drug-induced coma, he woke and asked his surgeon why he kept trying. The surgeon said something kept urging him on. Grady then repeated specific things said during that frantic hour, which the surgeon and nurse verified. He ended up with both vocal cords paralyzed from nerve damage during the heart massage, requiring removal of right side vocal cords. The experience eliminated his fear of death and strengthened his belief in an afterlife and angelic protection. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Two cardiac arrests - 7 minutes and 35 minutes, with monitoring and heart-lung machine | Heard specific conversations during arrest that were verified by surgeon and nurse | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Angels caught him and spoke | 0.00 | Surgeon and nurse | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2341 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3156 Gwen J NDE 6429 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gwen_j_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-06-15 | 2012 | F | Gwen was sitting next to her daughter on a tour bus when a rock larger than the bus fell on the back where they were seated. She immediately knew she had a pneumothorax and would die unless someone recognized it. Her teeth hit together so hard that some broke, causing a concussion. She was told to stand up and get off the bus but said she couldn't. Someone insisted she muster all strength to get up. She started to stand then remembers nothing until waking on an X-ray table in Cusco hospital 7 hours later, though she was reportedly talking during the first part of those hours. She had bilateral pulmonary hemorrhages, pneumothorax, concussion, and multiple left-side fractures. At 14,000 feet altitude, her blood pressure was dropping rapidly and breathing slowed to 4 times per minute. The nurse felt she was deciding whether to live or die. When her memory of those 7 hours returned, it was extremely difficult. She remembered completely merging with God - a void of darkness but unconditional love where she was no longer separate but belonged, where she came from. It was perfect. When time came to return, she had to differentiate from God and become a separate soul again, yet still part of God. The experience led her to quit her job, travel to Peru to learn spiritual healing traditions, and develop abilities to see/hear spirits, communicate telepathically with children, and connect with nature. She now spends 40 minutes daily in meditation and spiritual practice. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe trauma with pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhages, near-death at high altitude | No specific veridical observations, purely spiritual merger experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | High altitude (14,000 ft) | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Incompatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2342 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2956 Hanriette NDE 6033 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hanriette_nde.html | 1993 | 1993-06-05 | 2012 | F | Hanriette was admitted to the hospital to give birth to her first child. The labor was difficult, resulting in uterine rupture and several small spills in her eyes and face. She lost a large amount of blood and after delivery was taken to the maternity ward. The next day while showering, she fell on the bathroom floor. At that moment, she saw her life flash before her eyes like an old movie going backwards, with clear images from adulthood back to childhood. She found herself in a grayish-white mist where she noticed three beings dressed in white like angels - a woman to her left, a man in front, and another man to her right. All had very dark hair, with the woman's hair to her shoulders and the men's cut at ear height. She couldn't see their faces as they were made of bright white light. They communicated telepathically. When she woke, a nurse was patting her face trying to get her out of the bathroom. She fell again and returned to the same place with the three beings. Though it felt like many hours of conversation, she couldn't remember what they discussed, only that she didn't want to return and begged not to be sent back. The being in front said she couldn't stay and had to go back. When she regained consciousness, the nurse was laying her in bed. The experience transformed her from having no religion to becoming an Evangelical Christian, eliminating her fear of death, and filling her with love and compassion for all people. She believes everyone has a mission to accomplish before returning to God. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Uterine rupture with severe blood loss during childbirth | No veridical observations, only spiritual encounters | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2343 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3079 Hazel K NDE 6328 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hazel_k_nde.html | 2005 | 2005-12-22 | 2012 | F | Hazel went for an emergency heart catheterization after experiencing mild chest discomfort and doing poorly on a stress test. Though told it was routine, complications arose when an artery was severed during the procedure because the doctor made the incision in the wrong place. After her doctor friend checked on her and left to tell her husband the good news about her heart, nurses pulled out the groin needle. She felt stabbed and began screaming, thrashing, and grabbing at her groin while nurses restrained her. Her husband ran in as the cardiologist yelled at him about not disclosing blood thinners (which she was not on) and informed him of internal bleeding. Staff literally ran with her to the CAT scan. The pain was incredible as they laid her on the scan board. A nurse began barking at her husband about her religion - her last conscious thought. She then felt very cold and seemed to be heading up an incredibly long, narrow, dark flight of steps similar to stadium stairs. At the top was very bright light from some kind of light source. She sensed someone was there but never saw anyone. She felt swept along toward the light, feeling calm but puzzled, getting closer for about fifteen seconds but never reaching it. She woke in intensive care with a giant clamp on her leg. Her body had sealed the tear itself, avoiding surgery. She thinks about the experience daily and believes God pushed her back because she still had two children to finish raising. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severed artery during heart catheterization causing internal bleeding | No veridical observations, only tunnel/light experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2344 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3161 HD NDE 6436 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hd_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-09-29 | 2012 | F | HD was at a bonfire with friends when she and four others decided to try what they thought were drugs but turned out to be synthetic spice. After taking two hits, she experienced severe disorientation with the room spinning, triple vision, and hearing loss. She fell backwards in a T-shape position and initially friends thought she was joking, but soon realized it was serious when she became unresponsive. During her unconscious state, HD experienced her mind going black followed by a replay of all the bad things she had done in her life. She felt paralyzed and trapped, screaming and crying internally while trying to wake up from what she thought was a dream, then realized she was dying. The experience shifted when she saw a bright light and a man standing there who repeatedly told her "This is your last chance, take everything back, take it all back. Think about everything you have done HD, take it all back." Her body began shaking violently as she had a seizure. She mentally reviewed everything she wanted to do in life - go to college, become a chiropractor, see her family again. She desperately called out for her parents and friends. When she felt it wasn't working, she tried to give up and sleep. Then she saw her deceased grandfather who told her to keep trying for him. She told God that dying wasn't what she wanted and that she needed to change. Suddenly she saw another bright light, could hear the outside world again, opened her eyes and sat up to find herself back at the bonfire with friends around her asking if she was okay. She spent the rest of the evening shaking on a bench, wanting to cry, and thanking God for giving her another chance at life. | 5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose leading to seizure and unconsciousness | Saw grandfather and being of light, life review elements present but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw bright light and a man standing there | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2345 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2987 Herman V NDE 6227 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1herman_v_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-07-14 | 2012 | M | Herman V experienced cardiac arrest during an echocardiogram following a myocardial infarction that had caused 40% damage to his heart's inferior wall. During the procedure, he became tired, closed his eyes, and then heard staff saying "we lost him." He found himself falling into a black abyss with full awareness that he was dead, thinking "so this is what it's like to be dead." He felt regret about leaving his wife alone and not completing important tasks. His fall gradually slowed and stopped as pinpoints of fuzzy light appeared around him, moving rapidly in all directions. He realized a giant being dressed in robes of brown, purple, and gold had caught him. He was in the fetal position, naked and pink like a newborn, lying in the being's arms. When he asked about the moving lights, the being explained they were all spirits going places. Herman experienced complete freedom from pain and an overwhelming, indescribable feeling of peace and love that enveloped him. There was no life review, judgment, or traditional religious imagery - just a powerful sense of being loved and welcomed back "home" to the spiritual realm from which he had come. The being began turning slowly toward a light source in his peripheral vision, and they seemed about to travel toward it when he was suddenly pulled back by the defibrillator. Medical staff welcomed him back, saying they thought they'd lost him. He felt strong regret at returning to physical reality. He was taken for attempted angioplasty but required triple bypass surgery for blockages of 100%, 95%, and 80%. The surgeon gave his family a guarded prognosis. Following surgery, his heart restarted spontaneously without the usual required stimulation, and he was discharged a week later. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Documented cardiac arrest during echocardiogram with resuscitation via defibrillator | Heard staff say "we lost him", experienced complex otherworldly realm with specific details of beings and environment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard medical staff speaking | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2346 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2965 Isabel R NDE 6205 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1isabel_r_nde.html | 1976 | 1976-09 | 2012 | 26 | F | Isabel R, mother of a 2-year-old and wife of a deputy sheriff, had been experiencing pain and suspected pregnancy complications. Her doctor dismissed it as a cold that had settled in her uterus. One Sunday after church, while her husband was at work, she took a bath for pain relief but became dangerously weak. After calling for help and getting her aunt-in-law to come over, she went into convulsions. Her husband arrived, called emergency services, and she was loaded into their car for transport to the hospital 30 miles away. During transport, she had a vision of her husband and son in funeral clothes looking forlorn. She then felt a floating sensation with warmth filling her like hot chocolate, which turned to flying and euphoria. She entered a dark tunnel with beings crying out to her in anguish from the darkness, including two she recognized. A voice warned her not to help them as they could drag her into darkness. At the tunnel's end, she saw spherical lights with bright white filaments inside, extending as far as she could see. The voice showed her the vision of her family in funeral clothes again, explaining that if she didn't return, she would disrupt "the plan" and cause her husband and son unimaginable suffering. She agreed to return and was suddenly back in the car. During surgery, she found herself in a black hallway moving uncomfortably fast, then turned into a room and found herself looking out over the Mississippi River at dusk, seeing cars on the toll bridge. She turned around and floated through a fourth-floor hospital window where her husband was waiting. He later confirmed seeing her appear like "fuzzy TV reception" and pass through the room at 8 PM. Following surgery, she felt overwhelming love for the surgeon who saved her, but learned days later that he had died suddenly of a massive stroke. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 16 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Ruptured fallopian tube with internal bleeding, convulsions, and shock requiring emergency surgery | Multiple specific observations including toll bridge view, husband saw her apparition, specific time noted | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/29/2025 | 3 | 1 | View from hospital fourth floor | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 2347 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2934 Jack M NDE 6168 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jack_m_nde_6168.html | 1996 | 1996-08-29 | 2012 | M | Jack M experienced clinical death by drowning after a boat collision on the Ohio River. Another boat struck his at 45 mph, impacting his upper torso and head, causing serious injuries and launching him unconscious into the river. His first sensation was being in an unrecognized environment - a large but finite space like a 50,000-seat oval arena, where he was situated midway and elevated to one side. The boundaries appeared as colorful, nebulous clouds similar to Hubble telescope photos, primarily deep red and orange-yellow against black. The space was brighter at one end, though not extremely bright anywhere. He immediately noted the complete absence of physical sensation - no cold, heat, hunger, thirst, or any discomfort, which he found liberating. Unable to see his own body, he wondered how he could still have vision. He methodically scanned the perimeter, noting the light gradient from right to left. Though he saw no beings, he sensed a masculine presence from the brighter end that conveyed a message without spoken words: "Life isn't complicated, people make it complicated." He accepted this message uncharacteristically without question, thinking "Duh!" The experience ended as suddenly as it began. Throughout, Jack maintained his identity, personality, and analytical processing ability, perceiving it as completely real, not dreamlike. He had no awareness of the accident during the experience. Most notably, he felt distinctly that he was returning to a familiar place, not arriving for the first time. The experience left him with changed priorities, greater appreciation for simple things, and complete absence of fear of death. He noted that the feeling of nirvana was dramatically enhanced by the stunning lack of human discomfort. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death by drowning following boat collision with severe injuries | Detailed otherworldly environment description, received specific message, maintained analytical awareness throughout | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Otherworldly environment | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2348 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3014 Jack NDE 6252 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jack_nde_6252.html | 1972 | 2012 | 2 | M | Jack experienced an NDE at age two during an illness, though specific medical details are limited. According to his parents' account, he was two years old when the incident occurred. His memory of the event, though fragmentary due to his young age, includes a clear out-of-body experience where he came out of his body and looked at himself. While floating outside his body, he witnessed his father slap him in the face, observing this action from his out-of-body perspective. He cannot recall what happened after that, only remembering waking up in the hospital bouncing off the walls full of energy. His mother noted that before the NDE he had not been hyperactive at all, but afterwards his energy level changed dramatically. The experience left him with apparent psychic abilities - he reports that he dreams dreams that come true, though not every dream, most of them do manifest in reality. Despite the limited recall due to his young age, the core elements of separation from body and observation of events from an external perspective remained vivid. The experience produced lasting effects including increased energy levels and prophetic dreams that continue into his adult life. | 6 | Hospital | 1 | 2 | 3 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Illness in childhood, uncertain severity, hospitalization occurred | Limited detail due to age, one specific observation of father slapping face while OBE | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw father slap his face while out of body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 2349 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3186 Jackie F NDE 6485 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jackie_f_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-08-06 | 2012 | F | Jackie F was diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer in May 2012 and underwent rigorous chemotherapy and radiation throughout June and July. The treatment caused her weight to drop to 88 pounds. After her last chemotherapy round, she was hospitalized for a week with high fever, dehydration, and colitis, continuing daily radiation while in isolation. Three days after discharge, while returning to the hospital for routine blood work, she passed out after the procedure and landed on her face and chin. Her husband witnessed her stop breathing completely for several minutes. During this time, Jackie had no awareness of the physical world but experienced profound peace and calm unlike anything she had ever felt before. She was free from all pain and felt she was in an unknown but deeply peaceful place. She heard herself saying "Jesus, I don't want to leave" and knew Jesus was present with her. The peace was so profound that when she faintly heard her husband shouting her name and begging her to wake up, she actively fought against returning, trying to stay in that peaceful realm with Jesus. Eventually his persistent shouting broke through and she realized she had to return because someone was calling her name. When she regained consciousness, she maintained the peaceful, calm state from her experience and felt no fear. She remained in this serene state, deeply affected by where she had just been. The experience strengthened her faith, eliminated her fear of death, and increased her compassion for others. She became more aware that earthly lives are meaningful and significant, though she didn't share the experience with her husband for several days to avoid frightening him while dealing with her cancer treatment. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Stopped breathing after cancer treatment complications, witnessed by husband | Felt presence of Jesus, heard husband calling but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard husband shouting her name | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2350 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2960 James N NDE 6200 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_n_nde.html | 1996 | 1996-03-23 | 2012 | M | James N experienced an NDE following a severe car accident requiring two surgeries. Coming out of his second surgery, he went into a coma with life-threatening complications from medication. He entered a tunnel and was met by deceased friends and relatives, including his best friend John who had died by suicide years earlier, his grandfather who died when he was 7, several uncles, and his brother-in-law Bill who died when James was 15. He was taken to see a remarkable vision of a worm-like being operating controls of massive cylinders containing every type of animal and person imaginable, all progressing from adults down to babies, including various fish species. As he walked toward this being, he heard a voice telling him "you go back and be a better man." Despite feeling incredibly warm and loved and not wanting to return, he found himself back in his body experiencing severe pain. The doctor was asking if he knew where he was, and his wife reported that he had been talking about the tunnel and light and seeing his dead friend before they revived him. James later received two confirming signs that his experience was real, which his wife also witnessed. The experience transformed him from having no religious faith to becoming a Christian, though this transformation took time. He developed close Christian friendships and was able to comfort others who lost loved ones by sharing his knowledge of the better place that awaits. He gained certainty about God's existence, heaven, the afterlife, and lost all fear of death. Years later, when facing cancer at age 56, he felt no fear, knowing he would return to that wonderful place. | 4 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Coma following surgery complications after car accident | Encountered multiple specific deceased relatives, complex vision of cylinders with beings, heard specific message | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw deceased relatives and friends | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2351 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3108 James NDEs 6360 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_ndes.html | 2012 | 2012-07-01 | 2012 | M | James experienced multiple NDEs during and after open heart surgery for a myocardial infarction with 40% damage to the inferior heart wall. His first experience occurred when the breathing apparatus removal went wrong after Monday afternoon surgery. He saw and heard panic-stricken staff talking, then felt encompassing calmness. He saw himself floating submerged in clear liquid with fine cottony-silk strips 2-4 inches long floating around him. His appearance was hairless with baby-like skin shine. His head felt cool like water being rinsed over it before awakening in ICU with staff assisting him. Over the next two days, despite sedation, he remained fully aware of his surroundings. On two separate occasions, he watched from above as staff moved him on the bed, ushered his wife and son away, and attached defibrillators to his chest. He felt no pain and was outside his body looking down at the procedures. He experienced a jolt of pain in his chest and returned to his body - this happened twice with successful defibrillation. He passed through a tube filled with liquid heavier than water, seeing bright white light everywhere. He felt himself traveling through this liquid-filled tube with a sense of oneness. He saw rapidly moving points of light that represented spirits. The experience included feelings of incredible peace, happiness, and unity with the universe. He gained understanding that he was transitioning from the earthly realm to a peaceful spiritual realm. The experiences eliminated his fear of death and increased his compassion toward others. He noted similar experiences at ages 14 and 32 during other life-changing events. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Open heart surgery with cardiac arrest requiring defibrillation twice | Multiple OBEs watching medical procedures, saw staff usher family away, observed defibrillation from above | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/29/2025 | 3 | 0 | Watched resuscitation from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2352 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2976 Jane E NDE 6214 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jane_e_nde.html | 1975 | 2012 | 5 | F |
At age 5.5, Jane went swimming with her older sister at a lake but didn't realize the water would be too deep for her to touch the bottom. She immediately began drowning when she entered the deep water. During the drowning experience, she felt no pain or discomfort and instead experienced an unusual sense of absolute peace and harmony. She saw plants at the bottom of the lake and beautiful light coming from above, creating a very pleasant and peaceful experience. She describes it as one of the most peaceful moments she ever experienced. After being pulled from the water and placed on a blanket, Jane had an out-of-body experience where she felt like there were two versions of herself - one lying on the blanket and another observing from above. She describes looking down at herself from this separated perspective. The entire experience was characterized by an overwhelming sense of peace, harmony, and connection with nature that would influence her for the rest of her life. The veridical aspect of this experience includes her accurate observation of lake-bottom plants while drowning, which she could see clearly despite being underwater in distress. She also observed herself from outside her body after being rescued, seeing herself on the blanket from an external vantage point. These observations occurred while she was either drowning or immediately after being pulled from the water in a compromised state. Following this near-death experience, Jane developed a lifelong dedication to nature and communicating its beauty to others. She reports having had three NDEs total in her childhood, all associated with incredible senses of nature, harmony, and peace. Years later, she experienced episodes where she could see the structure of plants and solve complex mathematical problems, suggesting lasting effects from her NDEs. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning incident clearly described as life-threatening | Saw plants at lake bottom and had OBE viewing self on blanket | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw plants at bottom of lake while drowning | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2353 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2994 Jared NDE 6234 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jared_nde.html | 1980 | 2012 | 13 | M |
Jared was 13 years old when he experienced clinical death while swimming in a pool. As an epileptic, he suffered a Grand Mal seizure while in the water, which caused him to drown. He was clinically dead for several minutes and subsequently went into a 4-day coma. This was a clear life-threatening medical emergency with documented clinical death. During his near-death experience, Jared describes it as very simple yet profound. He recalls seeing himself lying at the bottom of the pool from an external perspective, observing his body below. He then began to hover or float above the scene. From this vantage point, he could see his mother screaming and watched as someone jumped into the pool to pull his body out. He describes feeling a sudden rush of something that pushed him back into his body, ending the out-of-body experience. The veridical observation in this case involves Jared seeing himself at the bottom of the pool and witnessing the rescue efforts from outside his body. He observed his mother's emotional reaction and saw someone jumping in to save him - events that were occurring while he was clinically dead. These observations were made from a perspective impossible for someone drowning at the bottom of a pool. The experience had lasting effects on Jared's spiritual beliefs. He developed a belief system combining Deist and Buddhist elements, believing in a creator who doesn't interfere with the world of humans. The experience convinced him that the vessel dies but the spirit is reborn, and he came to view traditional concepts of heaven and hell as myths. He no longer fears death and gained a new perspective on the continuity of consciousness. |
5 | Other | 10 | 7 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death explicitly stated, drowning during epileptic seizure | Observed self at pool bottom, mother screaming, rescue attempt | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self at bottom of pool and rescue attempt | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 4 | |||||||||
| 2354 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2932 Jean R NDE 6166 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jean_r_nde_6166.html | 1981 | 2012 | F |
In August 1981, Jean was hospitalized with Toxic Shock Syndrome, a life-threatening condition that caused her heart to stop beating on four separate occasions. Her cardiologist had withdrawn over 2 liters of fluid from her pericardial sac, but the fluid rushed back within hours, causing her to scream and feel like she was choking. During this critical period, she had two profound near-death experiences that she didn't recall until nearly a year later. In her first experience, Jean went through a light and was completely saturated in unconditional love - the most wonderful experience she had ever had. She underwent a comprehensive life review focused on her relationships with others, where she felt what they had felt in their interactions with her - their love, pain, or hurt from things she had done or said. During this review, she was her own judge while being surrounded by unconditional love. She was given a choice to go home to heaven or return, and chose to return for her parents who had already lost another child. In her second experience, she found herself in the City of God with a guide in white robes who gave her a tour and answered her questions about religion, revealing that all religions are pathways to the same place. Jean received extensive revelations during her NDEs. She learned that Earth is like a school where souls apply and test spiritual lessons under pressure. She was shown libraries with golden books containing life plans, learned about preset key events in lives, and was given visions of future world events including economic turmoil. She saw different areas of the spiritual city where souls work to inspire people on Earth in science and arts. She also encountered beings of pure light in the Temple of God who embraced her with overwhelming love. Additionally, she saw a darker realm where souls who didn't know they had died fought over material things, with angels waiting above to help any who asked. After her experiences, Jean was in the hospital another 10 days but made a miraculous recovery that astounded her doctors. She came off the transplant list and walked out of the ICU despite having been unable to lift her head without passing out when admitted. The experiences profoundly changed her life perspective - she now lives in the moment, doesn't fear death, and prioritizes human relationships and caring for others above all else. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Heart stopped 4 times, Toxic Shock Syndrome, documented medical crisis | Detailed visions of spiritual realms, life review with verified emotional content, prophetic visions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Life review with relationship insights | 0.00 | Hospital doctors and nurses | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2355 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2936 Jeanette F NDE 6171 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeanette_f_nde.html | 1977 | 2012 | 15 | F |
At age 15, Jeanette was visiting her cousins in Edinburgh during summer holidays when she participated in a dangerous game of "chicken" riding a Chopper bike down a steep grassy hill. Determined not to be the one who used the brakes, she let the bike build up tremendous speed until the front wheel began wobbling uncontrollably. She knew she was going to crash and experienced the accident in slow motion as she came off the bike head-first, landing on her head and hitting her brow just above the left eyebrow. Her cousins found her lying unconscious with her neck bent in an unnatural position, not moving. During her unconscious state, Jeanette had a profound out-of-body experience. She found herself descending from a blue sky into what appeared to be a room with a long wooden medieval-style table. Around this table sat several people wearing purple cloaks, with one person at the head of the table who appeared to be in charge. They were discussing whether she should live or die, noting that she was only 15 and perhaps too young to die yet. She had no voice in this discussion and felt that if she descended fully into the room, she wouldn't be able to return. She sensed this was her boundary and fought to get back. The most remarkable aspect of Jeanette's experience was her clear visual perception despite being unconscious. She could see the wooden table, the purple-cloaked figures, and the room's medieval atmosphere with perfect clarity. She was aware that these beings were deciding her fate without acknowledging her presence directly. She understood their discussion about her age and whether she should continue living, though she's unsure if she heard them traditionally or simply knew what was being discussed. The accident resulted in a severe concussion that kept her experiencing symptoms that night. The experience left her with lasting questions about life after death and a moderate increase in her spiritual beliefs. She became more aware of the possibility of an afterlife and developed a more personal spiritual practice rather than formal church attendance. The vividness of the experience, particularly the colors and the scene, remained crystal clear in her memory even decades later. |
5 | Other | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe head injury with concussion, unconscious state | Detailed observation of beings discussing her fate, medieval setting with purple cloaks | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Beings in purple cloaks discussing her fate | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2356 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2993 Jenneane E NDE 6233 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jenneane_e_nde.html | 1988 | 2012 | F |
On May 19, 1988, Jenneane was giving birth to her eldest daughter when she experienced life-threatening complications. After an episiotomy and significant blood loss, her blood pressure dropped dramatically and she lost consciousness. She had been transferred to the emergency room due to concerns about her baby potentially having meconium aspiration syndrome. As the colors in the room faded to black and white, she had a flashback of being a soldier dying in war, suggesting a past life memory, before realizing she was the one dying now. During her near-death experience, Jenneane encountered a powerful bright light that passed through her body, filling her with the most powerful unconditional love she had ever felt. Initially fearful and sad about not seeing her baby, all her fears vanished and her earthly memories dissolved as she was saturated with peace and love. She felt completely at home and had no desire to return to earthly life. The experience was characterized by overwhelming sensations that flooded all her senses simultaneously - she could hear, taste, see, feel, and smell the universe in that moment. The most profound aspect of Jenneane's experience was her direct encounter with what she knew to be God or the Creator, experiencing divine presence through a brilliant light unlike anything on Earth. She was given a choice to go to heaven or return, and despite the overwhelming desire to stay in that peaceful, loving state, she chose to return because she hadn't yet seen her baby's face and felt her child needed her. After the experience, she seemed to be given medication and watched the light fade as the images reversed back to normal. This experience fundamentally transformed Jenneane's life and beliefs. Raised as an atheist and told that God didn't exist, she became an absolute believer after her NDE. She went from rarely thinking about spirituality to waking up every day thinking of God and praying throughout the day. She studied various religions for two years, explored different spiritual paths, and developed a deep understanding that God's love for humanity is far greater than we can comprehend. She also developed some precognitive abilities, including knowing about her uncle's cancer before diagnosis and experiencing meaningful synchronicities like manifesting a rainbow she had wished to see. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Childbirth complications with severe blood pressure drop and loss of consciousness | Encounter with divine light, choice to return, past life memory | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 0 | Colors fading to black and white, then brilliant light | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2357 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3094 Jenny C NDE 6345 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jenny_c_nde.html | 1953 | 2012 | 5 | F |
Jenny experienced two profound near-death experiences, first at age 5 in 1953 and later at age 46 in 1994. Her first NDE occurred when she was pushed down stone steps by an emotionally disturbed neighbor boy, suffering a severe head injury that stopped her breathing. A nurse neighbor witnessed the fall, rushed out through her screen door, and performed artificial respiration to revive her. During this experience, Jenny popped in and out of her body with each impact, finally floating above like a kite on a silver cord. She encountered a magnificent sun with rainbow rays and felt complete peace. In a subsequent experience during her three-week recovery, she met a figure she recognized as her FATHER (God) in white robes who gave her life instructions to "be nice to people, and animals too." Her second NDE at age 46 resulted from anaphylactic shock after eating shellfish, with her blood pressure becoming almost non-existent and body temperature dropping dangerously low. During her first childhood NDE, Jenny observed herself from outside her body, seeing the little girl in a brown dress crumpled on the ground below while she floated high above, connected by a silvery white cord. She heard the nurse's screen door slam and watched the woman rush to help. She was drawn to a beautiful golden sun with rainbow-colored rays that she could look directly into despite its brightness. After passing through this sun in a later experience, she found herself in a garden paradise with colorful flowers, trees, butterflies, and birds, where she met the white-robed figure who reviewed her life purpose. In her second NDE, she found herself in perfect blackness watching beings in luminescent white marble surroundings at what appeared to be a "toga party," where she was greeted by name and offered a mystical glowing drink. The veridical aspects include Jenny hearing the neighbor's screen door slam while out of body, which the nurse later confirmed, and observing herself from above in specific detail. In her second experience, all events occurred in "two seconds" of earth time according to the paramedic, despite her extensive experience. The sports drink she later found matched exactly the mystical drink from her NDE, down to its unique luminescent color from phosphorus, which had just been test-marketed that very day without advertising. She also accurately predicted deaths of family members before being informed, a ability that emerged after her first NDE. Following these experiences, Jenny's life was profoundly transformed. She developed the ability to know when relatives died before being told, which she eventually asked to have removed as it was too burdensome. She dedicated her life to kindness and helping others, pursuing a career in social services. She no longer fears death, knowing it's simply moving to "the other side of the timeline." Her experiences taught her about the perfection of the spiritual realm, the importance of respecting all life, and that every NDE is specifically tailored to what each person needs at that point in their life. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | First: stopped breathing from head injury; Second: anaphylactic shock with near-zero BP | Heard screen door verified by nurse, saw self from above, prophetic drink appearance, death predictions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard nurse's screen door slam while out of body | 1.00 | Nurse neighbor | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2358 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2941 Jeter C NDE 22626 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeter_c_nde.html | 2006 | 2012 | M |
On January 19, 2006, Jeter was returning home from work at midnight when he struck a deer while riding his motorcycle at approximately 15 miles per hour. The impact resulted in a severe head injury with a laceration above his right eye and a concussion that caused him to lose consciousness. Upon awakening, he couldn't remember who he was or where he lived for about an hour, experiencing complete amnesia before his identity suddenly flashed back into his mind. Despite the severity of the injury requiring ten stitches, he experienced an unusually high adrenaline level and felt physically strong enough to ride his bike home before going to the hospital. During his unconscious state, Jeter found himself in what appeared to be a theater-like space with fluffy red surroundings. On a screen before him appeared a walkway that went to the left, though he couldn't see where it led. Most significantly, he felt the presence of Jesus sitting to his right, though he didn't look directly at him. In this space, he experienced total acceptance and what he could only describe as a "heavenly feeling." The space seemed to know everything about him - every thought he had ever had - with no need for words as every thought was already known. He felt completely unified with this environment and all beings within it, experiencing total acceptance and caring love. The most remarkable aspect of Jeter's experience was the complete transparency of thought and the sense of total unity with the universe. He understood that no words or verbal communication was needed because every thought and feeling he had ever experienced was already known. This omniscient awareness brought not judgment but complete acceptance. He also gained insight that all beings are connected in oneness and that love and unity are not just possible but are the true nature of existence. The experience was so profound that he became angry upon returning to his damaged body, wanting to remain in that heavenly place. The experience profoundly transformed Jeter's understanding of existence. He gained absolute confirmation of what he had always believed possible - to be totally one with the universe and to experience complete acceptance and love from the divine. Six years later, he had a synchronistic experience when he saw a similar walkway at a doctor's office that triggered peaceful feelings and memories of his NDE. He came to understand that earthly struggles and ego prevent people from experiencing this heavenly state, and that we must rise above our physical circumstances to touch this divine reality. His Christian faith was strengthened with a deeper understanding of oneness, divine love, and the interconnection of all beings. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe concussion with hour-long amnesia from motorcycle accident | Encountered Jesus presence, universal knowledge awareness, prophetic vision | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 1 | 0 | Theater with walkway and Jesus presence | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2359 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3034 Jill J NDE 6274 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jill_j_nde.html | 2008 | 2012 | F |
In August 2008, Jill had been hospitalized for two weeks when her cardiologist delivered devastating news: her heart was "not compatible with living." He withdrew over 2 liters of fluid from her pericardial sac, but approximately 4 hours later, the fluid rushed back, causing her to scream, cry, and clutch her neck, feeling like she was choking from the heat. A scan confirmed the fluid had returned to her severely damaged, enlarged heart. She had been on the transplant list and was being treated with dangerous IV medications in the Intensive Care Unit, unable to lift her head without passing out. During this life-threatening crisis, Jill had a profound near-death experience that she didn't recall until nearly a year later. She found herself above her hospital bed watching nurses running around with excited voices trying to save her. Most remarkably, Jesus was beside her in the bed, holding her like a child. A rush of overwhelming love and joy flooded through her like a warm, honey-like texture, entering through her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, bringing complete peace and calm. She was given a choice to go home to heaven or stay, and though she desperately wanted to go after seeing colors and lights never seen on earth and feeling unprecedented joy and love, she chose to stay until her parents died, feeling they couldn't withstand another child's death after losing her sister in 1976. Jill observed bright lights in a circle near her hospital door - lights and colors she cannot describe that were moving in a circle and sparkling, which she understood to be a doorway to the afterlife. Her deceased grandparents appeared, sitting with her in a triangle formation, holding hands and praying for her silently while she felt surrounded in a bubble of love. Time moved differently - slowly for her "conversation" with Jesus while the nurses moved at quick speed. She gained profound knowledge that the afterlife isn't some faraway place but is just on the other side of death, almost inside us, and that we cannot fathom how much we are loved by Jesus. Following this experience, Jill made a miraculous recovery that astounded her doctors, who couldn't understand how she survived the fluid rushing back into her already critically damaged heart. Within 17 days, she came off the transplant list and walked out of the ICU, 50 pounds lighter but transformed. Her spiritual life changed dramatically - from uncertainty about God to absolute certainty of His existence, waking each day thinking of Jesus and praying throughout the day. She has not had a single bad day since, no longer fears death, and experiences periodic feelings of divine presence similar to her NDE, especially during health challenges. Her relationships have improved with a Christian focus, and she lives with unshakeable faith, knowing she didn't just develop faith but experienced the reality of Jesus firsthand. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Heart "not compatible with living", over 2L fluid in pericardium, on transplant list | Direct encounter with Jesus, saw deceased grandparents, observed lights/portal, nurses' actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/29/2025 | 2 | 1 | Jesus holding her while nurses worked | 0.00 | Hospital doctors | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2360 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3222 Jobe S NDE 6532 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jobe_s_nde.html | 2007 | 2012 | M |
Jobe was working when he accidentally pulled a piece of steel into a 7,400 volt power line, causing immediate electrocution. The moment of contact triggered an instant out-of-body experience where he found himself hovering above his physical form, watching his body being shocked with electrical current. Despite witnessing this traumatic scene, he experienced no fear but instead felt an overwhelming sense of peace and divine love. He was acutely aware of being in God's presence during this state. During the experience, Jobe communicated telepathically with the divine presence, asking with a sense of wonder rather than fear, "Wow, this is it huh? This is how I am going to die?" The experience was characterized by an intense feeling of love that he describes as indescribable - a profound emotional state that has remained with him years after the event. He felt completely at peace with the prospect of death, experiencing incredible joy and a sense of unity with the universe. The love he felt was so powerful that it fundamentally transformed his understanding of existence. While out of body, Jobe had clear visual perception of the accident scene below. He could see his physical body flopping around from the electrical shock, observing the entire event from an elevated perspective. The visual clarity during this state seemed normal but the emotional and spiritual awareness was heightened beyond ordinary consciousness. His observations were limited to the immediate scene of the accident, with no reports of distant viewing or seeing hidden objects. After the electrical power subsided, Jobe returned to his body with a sudden "boom" sensation. He was able to go to the hospital where doctors expressed amazement at his survival, stating he should have been dead or suffered major organ damage. Remarkably, four years after the incident, he has experienced no physical damage from the electrocution. The experience transformed him from having 95% faith to 100% faith in God's existence, leading to his baptism six months later and daily Bible reading. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Electrocution by 7,400 volt power line - clear life-threatening event | Out-of-body observation of his own electrocution, but no specific verifiable details reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw himself being electrocuted from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2361 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3052 Joe J NDE 6290 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1joe_j_nde.html | 1969 | 2012 | 7 | M |
At age seven in October 1969, Joe fell from the top bunk bed while asleep and hit his head on the floor, triggering an extraordinary near-death experience. After the initial blank moment following impact, two small transparent or glowing entities entered his room while he was out of body. These beings, approximately four feet tall with fluorescent-like appearance and warm smiles, were incredibly friendly and each took one of his hands. They walked together through the wall, floating above the ground rather than touching the floor. The three of them rose above his house where Joe could see all around and down at his home below. The entities communicated with him during this time, though he cannot recall the specific content of their words. In a remarkable display of consciousness beyond the body, Joe suddenly thought of his sister at a Halloween party and instantly found himself there, observing everything she was doing. After this distant observation, he found himself under his favorite mulberry tree in a pasture, where more communication occurred with the beings, though again the specific content has been forgotten. The experience was characterized by pure love - an intensity of love so profound that it remains with him decades later. The veridical aspect of Joe's experience became evident the next day when he told his sister about what he had observed at her Halloween party. His accurate description of her activities led her to become angry, assuming their mother had been spying on her. This independent verification of Joe's observations during his out-of-body state provides compelling evidence for the reality of his perceptions. The entities eventually told him that his time would go by fast and that he had to return, though Joe strongly resisted going back due to the overwhelming love he was experiencing. The beings walked Joe back to his bed, placed him back in his body, and tucked him in bed. When he opened his eyes, they looked back at him, waved with smiles, and departed. The experience fundamentally shaped who Joe became, instilling in him a deep sense of love and compassion for all people that persists to this day. Though he was very young and had no religious framework at the time, the experience gave him certainty about God's existence and life after death. |
5 | Home | 3 | 14 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Head trauma from fall - life-threatening for young child | Specific observation of sister at party with verification next day, distant observation ability | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed sister at Halloween party | 1.00 | Sister | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2362 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3137 Johanna S NDE 6400 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1johanna_s_nde.html | 1969 | 2012 | F |
Johanna experienced a profound near-death experience in 1969 following a severe emotional crisis and subsequent massive stroke. After years of psychological abuse from her adoptive mother, she suffered a breakdown when her boss's criticism triggered memories of her adoptive mother's voice and face superimposed over his. Following this traumatic event, she went home and collapsed, with a doctor arriving and expressing doubt she would survive the night. If she did live, he predicted she would last only a month at most. During the medical crisis, Johanna floated above her bed, observing her body below with remarkable detachment, thinking "you poor thing, you do look ill." The body on the bed felt completely disconnected from her conscious self floating near the ceiling. She then passed through the roof and entered a revolving, noisy tunnel. Exhausted, she attempted to sit down in the tunnel but was told by someone that she couldn't stay there and must move toward a pinprick of light that seemed impossibly distant. When she expressed her inability to move due to extreme fatigue, helpers were called and she was carried toward the brilliant but non-blinding light. At the light, a discussion ensued about her fate. A voice from the left suggested she should stay because she had endured a very hard life, while a voice from the right argued she should return because her work was not finished. A central voice directed her to walk while they decided. She found herself on a path beside a river where people sat on the bank, alone or in groups, reading, talking, or sitting quietly. The overwhelming feeling of peace, total acceptance, and the incredibly vivid colors unlike anything on earth made her desperate to remain. When called back and told her work was unfinished, she protested vehemently, kicking and screaming her desire to stay. Upon returning through the tunnel and re-entering her body, Johanna discovered she had suffered a massive right-side stroke, leaving her unable to move, speak, or initially even think clearly. Despite the devastating physical effects, she possessed an inner knowing that she would eventually walk and talk again, which she did achieve. The experience eliminated her fear of death and gave her certainty about the afterlife. She was also told that when she returns "in many years' time," she will not be coming back to earth again, suggesting a final transition when her life's work is complete. |
5 | Home | 5 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Massive stroke described, doctor said unlikely to survive | Floating above body observing self, but no specific verified details of earthly events | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed own body from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2363 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3148 John D NDE 6417 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_d_nde_6417.html | 1965 | 2012 | M |
John was serving as a medic in Vietnam in 1965 when he was shot multiple times in the abdomen during battle. After a friend died in his arms, he stood up for unknown reasons and was struck by enemy fire. He fell by the roots of a tree with his small intestines protruding from a hole in his body. After initial paralysis and inability to move or close his eyes, he heard voices saying he was still pumping blood and was placed on a stretcher. He was rushed to surgery where medical staff worked desperately to save his life. As John lay by the tree after being shot, everything grew quiet and he heard songbirds singing in the branches above, wondering where they came from since battles usually frightened away wildlife. He experienced great peace and no pain initially. During surgery, he observed himself from outside his body, watching as an uninvolved observer while medical personnel worked on his physical form. He saw himself being placed on the operating table and watched the surgical procedures being performed. The entire experience was dreamlike, observing everything without being emotionally affected, maintaining perfect peace throughout. He witnessed the medical team working frantically when someone said "we are losing him" and another ordered "give him 2 cc of [something]." John observed the surgical team working on his body, hearing them say "we are losing him" and ordering medication. He watched the entire surgical procedure from an out-of-body perspective, seeing himself on the operating table. He maintained awareness of specific medical interventions and heard the medical staff's comments about his condition. When he suddenly returned to his body with a loud BANG, experiencing the full pain of his injuries, the surgeon told him to be quiet as they were fixing him. After returning to his pain-wracked body during surgery, John spoke to the surgeon who told him to be quiet and go back to sleep. He followed this advice and woke a week later in Japan at a major facility for Vietnam wounded. The experience profoundly changed his spiritual understanding, leading him to believe in universal connection and love. He lost his fear of death and gained the ability to know people's hearts upon meeting them. The experience showed him that "we are all divine" and that the purpose of life is to "love one another." |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple gunshot wounds to abdomen requiring emergency surgery | Observed surgical procedures and heard medical staff comments | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed surgery and heard medical staff | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2364 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3119 John K NDE 6377 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_k_nde.html | 2006 | 2006-04-14 | 2012 | M |
On Holy Thursday 2006, John was dying at MD Anderson Cancer Center from advanced myelogenous leukemia with a 60% blast crisis (15% is considered terminal). After fighting the cancer for four years since his 2002 diagnosis, his bone marrow was destroyed and he had no blood production. Covered with heated blankets but still freezing, with all cells and organs screaming for blood, he was given only hours to live. Doctors provided pain medication for humanitarian reasons, knowing death was imminent. His wife remained at his bedside during this final crisis. The hospital bed began rocking like a porch swing, and when John opened his eyes, everything alive was on fire with vibrant color. All plants appeared incredibly beautiful, and his pain ceased completely, replaced by perfect peace. He began rising above his body and wife, flowing upward without a tunnel, climbing very high. Looking back, he could see his body and wife far below. He then jumped somehow above all Creation into the Presence of God. The Light was so bright and infusing he initially thought it was power, then realized it was Love. There was no judgment, only unbelievable Love. With 360-degree vision, he could see forever - all Creation, all universes, all life. He realized all Creation is full of life and Love is behind it all. John observed his cancer as black squid-like entities with sharp fangs on tentacles when his son performed healing. He saw 6-foot-wide beams of light emanating from his son's and wife's heads extending into eternity, with his wife's exploding into a beautiful crown at 15 feet. He witnessed his own Higher Self and his son's higher self dressed in monk robes standing behind them. Later, he observed his ego as a dark shadow down a tunnel that extinguished all the lights when it rejoined him. When his wife tapped his knee saying "Don't you leave me!" John felt like being hit by a truck with an extremely loud crash, returning to his body but not entirely in it. He could still see beautiful lights and beams of color from everything alive. He entered a coma over Easter weekend, and on Monday when asked if he wanted to go on, he chose to stay and fight. MD Anderson states he's the only person in the world to survive the terminal stage of this cancer. Despite subsequently having 20 severe cases of pneumonia (12 considered terminal), acute pancreatitis, two strokes, and other life-threatening conditions, he continues to survive. The experience left him with enhanced psychic abilities, healing powers, and regular contact with angels and "alien friends." |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Terminal leukemia with 60% blast crisis, given hours to live | Visualization of cancer entities and spiritual dimensions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw cancer as black entities and spiritual lights | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2365 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2980 John S NDE 22655 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1john_s_nde_22655.html | 1981 | 1981-07-12 | 2012 | M |
On July 12, 1981, John was traveling with his mother to a soccer game in Livonia when they were involved in a severe car accident. A Cadillac in the turn lane suddenly crossed into their path, causing a violent collision. John, who was not wearing a seatbelt, felt a surge of electricity and instinctively braced his hands against the dashboard just before impact. The force of the collision partially ejected him through the front windshield, causing multiple deep head gashes and facial cuts. His mother suffered a broken nose in several places, a broken knee, and other injuries. Immediately after the impact, John experienced silence and a bright light, then found himself standing on the sidewalk observing the accident scene. He was in a serene state of awareness where everything moved in slow motion. He could see his body partly out of the vehicle's front window and noticed extensive blood on the smashed windshield. As people ran toward the vehicle in slow motion, he felt a tug on his arm from his childhood best friend Ruthy, who had died years earlier in an accident after moving from Michigan. She smiled at him, told him everything would be all right, that it was time to go back, and that she loved him. John observed the accident scene from outside his body, seeing his physical form partially through the windshield with blood on the smashed glass. He witnessed people running toward the vehicle in slow motion while he stood on the sidewalk in perfect serenity. He had complete awareness of the scene, including the positions of the vehicles, his body's location, and the approaching bystanders. His observations were later confirmed by the physical evidence and police reports. After Ruthy's message, John felt enormous pain everywhere and pulled himself back into the vehicle, hearing screaming sirens and voices all around. The police said they were extremely lucky to survive - his mother for being in what they called a "drunken state" of unconsciousness, and John for bracing himself, which left hand print impressions in the dashboard. The officers were surprised his elbow bones weren't protruding through his skin from the impact force. The experience was transformative, and John has since developed the ability to have out-of-body experiences at will. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with partial ejection through windshield | Detailed observation of accident scene from outside perspective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed accident scene from sidewalk | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2366 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3071 Jon S NDE 6315 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jon_s_nde.html | 1974 | 2012 | 7 | M |
In the fall of 1974, seven-year-old Jon was building a fort with his best friend from a fallen tree after a windstorm. While gathering branches for the roof, Jon crossed the street to collect materials. He grabbed a branch, looked both ways before crossing back, took three steps into the road, and on the fourth step found himself suddenly transported to his bedroom. He was struck by a car but never saw it coming or felt the impact. The collision caused severe facial trauma requiring 10 stitches in his chin, 24 stitches in his tongue, knocked out his front left tooth, pushed his right front tooth up into his gums, and left a massive bruise on his right hip. Upon the fourth step into the road, Jon instantaneously found himself standing in his bedroom, which seemed perfectly normal and natural. The room was illuminated with a soothing bright white light. A man in a white robe with a white beard and long white hair stood by the bay windows, smiling at him and indicating he should look outside. When Jon looked out the window, he saw people gathered in a group down in the road. The moment he saw this scene, everything went black. He began hearing a distant voice asking "Can you feel this?" while experiencing squeezing sensations on his foot and seeing blurry forms around him. Jon observed the accident scene from his bedroom window, seeing people gathered in the road below, though he didn't realize it was his own accident scene. This unique perspective - viewing the accident location from his actual bedroom window while his body lay injured in the street - represents an unusual form of bilocation or consciousness projection. He maintained crystal-clear vision of both the spiritual figure in his room and the scene outside, with the experience feeling completely natural until his return to his body. Jon's return to consciousness was traumatic and confusing. Finding himself on the cold, hard road surface with blood in his mouth, choking, he was convinced he was having a nightmare since he had just been safely in his bedroom. He strained to wake himself up, unable to comprehend the transition from bedroom to accident scene. Told he'd been hit by a car, he spent five days in the hospital with oral surgery and extensive stitching. The experience profoundly changed him - his mother noted he became quieter and more introspective, eventually becoming an art major and professional musician. He developed strong interests in psychic phenomena and spirituality, particularly Buddhism and Taoism. |
5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Hit by car with severe facial trauma | Unique bilocation viewing accident from bedroom window | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw accident scene from bedroom window | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2367 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3136 Josefa L NDE 6326 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1josefa_l_nde.html | 1976 | 2012 | F |
In 1976, Josefa experienced a near-death event when friends cut off her breathing by squeezing her chest and lungs, causing complete respiratory arrest. This dangerous incident, whether accidental or intentional, created a life-threatening situation through asphyxiation. Her friends managed to revive her, though the return to her body seemed violent and jarring. The exact duration of unconsciousness was brief but unknown. Very quickly after losing consciousness, Josefa felt hot and found herself in a large passageway, more expansive than a tunnel, with an enormous double door at the end through which white light filtered. When the door opened, the light invaded and surrounded her completely. On either side of the door stood rows of indistinct people she didn't recognize, waiting for her and applauding her arrival. She was engulfed in pure wellbeing and indescribable happiness. The feeling transcended normal human emotion, representing pure love everywhere. Though the beings seemed to know her, she couldn't identify them specifically. Josefa experienced the spiritual realm and welcoming committee but reported no specific veridical observations of the physical world that could be verified. Her experience focused entirely on the transcendent journey through the passageway, the opening doors, the brilliant light, and the welcoming beings. The overwhelming emotions of love and wellbeing dominated her perception rather than earthly observations. The return to her body was abrupt and violent when her friends successfully revived her. The experience fundamentally transformed her worldview from atheism to spiritual awareness, though not toward any organized religion. She developed premonitory abilities and a deeper understanding of situations before they occur. The experience eliminated her fear of death completely, knowing she is awaited somewhere. She became more compassionate but also more sensitive to hostile people. The pure love she experienced remains with her decades later, permeating her entire being. |
5 | Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Asphyxiation from chest/lung compression | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2368 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3218 Julia O NDE 6526 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julia_o_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-12-26 | 2012 | 21 | F | Julia was in childbirth with her second child when she experienced severe complications. During labor, her cervix tore in half causing internal bleeding, though this was not immediately recognized. She experienced extreme pain and dizziness, telling the doctor she was fading out. The doctor had to use vacuum extraction as Julia was losing consciousness and could not push. After the baby was born and everyone left to care for the infant, Julia left her body. She felt surrounded by total unconditional love, warmth, and compassion. She could see the medical staff from a distance, floating in the room. Her body was ice-cold and white when her husband returned. She heard and saw everything as the doctor rushed in yelling for fluids, blood, pressure and pulse checks. She sensed God's presence telling her it wasn't her time, that she had two young children to take care of. Though she wanted to stay in that beautiful loving place, she felt pushed back into her body. She woke up a day later, having lost significant blood. The experience took place during emergency treatment for postpartum hemorrhage from the cervical tear. Julia reported feeling more aware of universal connection and the sacredness of all life after her experience. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 43 | Exceptional Evidence | 15 | Childbirth complications with cervical tear causing severe hemorrhage requiring emergency intervention | Observed medical team working on her body, husband's reactions, specific medical interventions all verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw medical team working on her body | 1.00 | Husband | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 2369 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3038 Julian A NDE 5417 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julian_a_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-05-03 | 2012 | M | Julian was undergoing an angioplasty procedure via radial approach when he experienced intense chest pain. He could feel the guide wire moving through his arm and chest. Trying to relax to manage the pain, he suddenly felt a zapping sensation. Like someone changing a channel, he found himself in a poorly lit place with light in the background. There were people present though he couldn't identify who they were - it seemed like a reunion. He felt deep, calm peace with no pain. While close to some unidentified people, he was abruptly pulled back - again like a channel change - to see the cardiologist performing external cardiac massage on him. The cardiologist confirmed Julian had suffered asystole (cardiac arrest) during the procedure. He was successfully resuscitated with CPR and atropine administration. Julian realized he had experienced cardiac arrest when he saw the resuscitation efforts. He considered himself fortunate to have survived and been given a second chance at life. The experience left him with a sense of incredible peace, joy, and unity with the universe. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest (asystole) during monitored angioplasty procedure, confirmed by cardiologist | Observed cardiologist performing external cardiac massage, verified by doctor | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw cardiologist performing CPR | 1.00 | Cardiologist | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2370 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3188 Karen O NDE 6469 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1karen_o_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-07-01 | 2012 | F | Karen experienced a life-threatening medical crisis with respiratory distress and atrial flutter requiring ICU admission. She was gasping for breath and told doctors she was having trouble staying alive. During the crisis, she had severe edema and 500cc of pus was drained from her abdomen which was impairing her breathing. She also had restrictive lung function from scoliosis. During this emergency, she saw images of her deceased mother and aunt, who appeared younger and dressed in formal clothes. She also saw her living sister who was on the West Coast praying for her. In an instant, she realized her mother already knew what was happening and didn't need to be told. The images seemed to flash as she regained normal consciousness. She experienced no tunnel or light, but felt calm and unafraid during the experience. She later learned her sister had indeed been praying continuously for her during the crisis. The experience left her with enhanced color perception, greater appreciation for life and relationships, increased compassion, and more direct communication style. She became less perfectionist and more understanding of others. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening respiratory crisis with atrial flutter requiring ICU admission | Knew sister was praying on West Coast, later confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Awareness of sister praying | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||
| 2371 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3107 Karen vDK NDEs 6359 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1karen_vdk_nde.html | 1998 | 1998-04-23 | 2012 | F | Karen experienced two NDEs during surgical complications. First on April 23, 1998, during emergency surgery for internal bleeding after a laparoscopy. She lost 3-5 liters of blood and required resuscitation. During this first NDE, she traveled through a tunnel to a gate with three figures - her grandmother (who was alive but having a stroke at that time), and two unidentified human-like beings. The feeling of harmony, love and goodness was overwhelming. They were told they weren't allowed to pass yet. Karen went back but her grandmother stayed. She learned the next day her grandmother had indeed had a stroke. The second NDE occurred May 9 when a kidney drain was inserted after discovering surgeons had accidentally stitched her ureter closed. She traveled through time and space to the same gate, where her grandmother and the two beings remained. There was blindingly beautiful, all-encompassing light. Her grandmother went through the gate while Karen was sent back with tremendous love. She awoke after four days in ICU to learn her grandmother had died May 9. Both experiences featured overwhelming love, peace, harmony and a sense of knowing. The experiences left her without fear of death, with increased compassion and understanding. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 37 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Internal bleeding requiring resuscitation, 3-5 liters blood loss, kidney complications | Knew grandmother was having stroke and later dying, specific timing matched | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Grandmother having stroke | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2372 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3171 Kate D NDE 6443 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kate_d_nde_6443.html | 1994 | 1994-07-01 | 2012 | F | Kate attempted suicide by cutting her arm deeply, losing significant blood. As she was losing consciousness, she felt energy being pulled from her face and chest. She found herself in a beautiful courtroom resembling a coliseum with alabaster and marble furnishings. A luminous Judge presided, and a sinister Prosecutor was present. She experienced an extensive life review in a judicial setting, being shown traumatic childhood abuse from God's perspective. She saw how God had been present during her worst moments of molestation at age four, sharing her pain and giving her strength. The experience revealed that anger and unforgiveness are spiritually equivalent to murder. Multiple scenes from her life were examined, showing how her pain had led to harming others. She witnessed God's perspective on suffering and free will. Jesus appeared, showing her that her suicide attempt was being covered by grace. She was told to return and given the insight that love and forgiveness are central to existence. Upon returning, she found her suicide note covered in red ink that had exploded, symbolically representing being covered by Christ's blood. The experience profoundly changed her beliefs about God, Jesus, heaven, hell, and the purpose of life. | 5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Suicide attempt with significant blood loss | Extensive life review and spiritual content but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2373 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3141 Kathi S NDE 6406 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kathi_s_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-01-01 | 2012 | F | Kathi underwent gallbladder removal surgery and experienced complications in the recovery room. She woke with goop in her eyes, cottonmouth, oxygen tube, and arms tucked under her body, unable to speak. She then left her body and floated to the ceiling at the opposite side of the room, sitting next to a large white clock with black numbers and hands. She was enveloped in warm, wonderful unconditional love and total peace, seeing a pinpoint of light to her side as the source. She knew she was close to death but felt incredibly happy and at peace. Looking down, she watched the nurse try repeatedly to wake her, rubbing her shoulder. Unable to rouse her, the nurse paged the doctor and called a code. Medical staff rushed in, washing her eyes, placing ice chips in her mouth, and freeing her arms. The doctor pushed her shoulders back and forth, saying loudly that she needed to wake up, that her two little girls needed their mommy. This brought her back into her body. The experience transformed her understanding of death, universal connection, and unconditional love. She lost her fear of death and gained lasting peace about the afterlife. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Post-surgical complications requiring code team response in recovery room | Detailed observations of clock, medical procedures, doctor's specific words about her daughters | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team response | 0.00 | Doctor and nurses | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 2374 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3118 Kathy S NDE 6376 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1kathy_s_nde.html | 1992 | 1992-01-22 | 2012 | F | Kathy experienced a severe asthma attack during a snowstorm, with paramedics taking 40 minutes to arrive. She struggled to breathe for this extended period while her husband stayed with her. As her awareness faded, everything became focused on trying to breathe. She lost vision, feeling in her limbs, and experienced horrible chest pressure. Suddenly she felt a "whoosh" and everything became perfectly clear. Her mind felt sharp and alive, she felt wonderful, and realized she wasn't breathing and didn't need to. She had no body and felt like she was floating above the bookcase, though she couldn't see anything in the darkness. She felt incredible peace, knowing everything was exactly as it meant to be. When she realized she had no body, she became determined not to leave her 2-year-old daughter, feeling it was crucial the child not forget her. She saw a small light beginning but willed herself not to go toward it. She slammed back into her body as medics were intubating her. The experience left her without fear of death itself, though still fearing the dying process. She gained certainty about life's meaning and became more compassionate and genuine in relationships. | 2 | Home | 10 | 8 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe asthma attack with respiratory arrest requiring intubation and resuscitation | Clear consciousness while not breathing, awareness of return during intubation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 1 | Paramedics | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2375 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2953 Lacy NDE 6196 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lacy_nde.html | 1996 | 2012 | 5 | F |
At age 5-6, Lacy was hospitalized with severe E. coli bacterial infection that had spread to her bladder, urethra, and kidney. She had been experiencing flu-like symptoms with high fever (106°F) and chills. After initial misdiagnosis as flu, she was properly diagnosed with sepsis and admitted to the hospital. The infection was particularly dangerous as she had been born with a disconnected urethra that had gone unrepaired for four years, contributing to the bacterial infection. During surgery to repair her urethra, Lacy experienced clinical death. The medical team later confirmed she had died for approximately two minutes and had difficulty resuscitating her. During this time, she found herself in a completely different realm - a peaceful meadow filled with tall golden grass, surrounded by a thick green forest. Everything had a golden, misty haze like early morning in the woods. She was wearing a white sundress and swinging on a tree swing, feeling profound peace, warmth, and joy. Two animals accompanied her - a white tiger on her left and a white wolf on her right, both lying peacefully nearby. The experience felt incredibly real and vivid. Her vision was clearer than normal, and she felt an overwhelming sense of love, awareness, and connection to nature. There was no fear or pain, only incredible peace and happiness. The emotional impact was profound - she described feelings of being completely safe, loved, and free from all worries and fears. She suddenly woke up in the middle of the operation, startling the medical team. When she later told the nurse and her mother about her experience, they dismissed it as a dream. However, the experience remained vivid and meaningful to her. Years later, she learned that peaceful animal companions are not uncommon in children's NDEs. The experience gave her lasting certainty about the afterlife and increased her spiritual awareness, though she moved away from traditional Christianity toward Wiccan/Kemetic beliefs. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 1 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Surgery with general anesthesia for urethra repair, died for 2 minutes during operation | Peaceful meadow vision with animals but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2376 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2973 Larry P NDE 6211 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1larry_p_nde.html | 1974 | 2012 | M |
In mid-June 1974, Larry P underwent extensive leg surgery under general anesthesia. The operation was performed by Dr. X, a brilliant surgeon using newly available techniques to save the leg. Larry recalls being prepped and wheeled into the operating room, counting backward from 100 but not making it to 99 before losing consciousness. During the surgery, Larry experienced floating upward to the ceiling, seeing everything in the operating room from above in proper perspective. He could clearly identify himself on the operating table. He continued floating upward through what he described as a tunnel or conduit, moving toward a brilliant white light that emanated intense warmth and love. The experience was accompanied by an exceptionally loving feeling that was incredibly tempting. As he approached the light, he encountered a diaphanous curtain that represented a boundary - he understood that if he passed through it, he could not return to life. At this critical juncture, Larry thought of his wife and children and made the conscious choice to return. The love for his family outweighed the peaceful, loving attraction of the light. He felt some sadness for his body on the table but ultimately chose life with his loved ones. He then awoke in recovery and was told the operation had gone well. Remarkably, about 18-24 months after the surgery, at a wine and cheese event, Larry encountered his surgeon Dr. X. To Larry's astonishment, the doctor specifically asked him, "By the way, did you experience a near death experience during the operation?" When Larry confirmed he had, the doctor's knowledge of the possibility suggested awareness of something unusual during the procedure. This independent confirmation from the surgeon adds credibility to Larry's experience. The NDE profoundly changed Larry, making him more loving, forgiving, less self-centered, and more compassionate - changes he credits with saving his marriage. |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Extensive leg surgery under general anesthesia | Out-of-body observation of operating room and self on table, tunnel experience | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw operating room from ceiling perspective | 0.00 | Dr. X (surgeon) | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2377 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3216 Larry V NDE 6521 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1larry_v_nde.html | 2010 | 2012 | M |
In December 2010, Larry V was hospitalized with sepsis after initially being misdiagnosed with flu. He had experienced several days of flu-like symptoms with fever reaching 106°F and severe chills. After being sent home with flu medication, his condition worsened, and he was readmitted and properly diagnosed with sepsis in the ICU. His wife was warned he might die. On the morning before Christmas Eve, with minimal staff present, Larry experienced clinical death while alone in his hospital room. Instantly, Larry found himself in a completely opaque, dark void - vast beyond description, containing nothing but darkness with hints of red. He had no physical body, only a vague cloudy mist where limbs should be. The void felt perfect in temperature but filled him with terrible despair and loneliness. He sensed a powerful presence behind him that seemed to keep him in place. Looking back briefly, he saw a rectangular white door-shaped object hundreds of miles away, impossible to reach. He felt he had been judged fairly and was devastated by the realization he would spend eternity alone in this dark place. As despair overwhelmed him, a tiny speck of light appeared in the distance, perhaps a million miles away. This speck grew into a worm-like tunnel that approached him from below. The tunnel appeared carved from rock with a yellowish-tan color, white elements, and charcoal streaks. Once inside, Larry moved rapidly toward a beautiful blue light at the end. He briefly stopped, accepting his death, then continued toward what he thought was sky. The nurse revived him, reporting she had responded to an oxygen alarm and found him unresponsive with no pulse or blood pressure. After recovery, Larry discovered his tunnel matched a 1490 painting depicting the same structure with angels. The experience brought ongoing spiritual messages about love, avoiding judgment of others, and getting to know God. Larry described this as the most real experience of his life, more vivid than any earthly memory, fundamentally changing his spiritual perspective and relationship with God. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 2 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 10 | Sepsis with fever of 106°F, life-threatening condition, nurse found no pulse/BP | Void and tunnel experience but no specific earthly observations to verify | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 1 | ICU Nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2378 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2952 Laura B NDE 6195 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laura_b_nde.html | 1980 | 2012 | 7 | F |
In 1980, seven-year-old Laura was playing tag on her school playground, which had a cement surface. While chasing a friend named Jenn up a tall slide, they met at the top where Laura suddenly passed out and fell. The fall resulted in pressure fractures to her skull and arm, requiring hospitalization and X-rays for diagnosis. A priest (Padre) administered last rites, believing she had died, but then exclaimed "He's not dead!" when she showed signs of life. During her unconscious state, Laura experienced floating above the playground, observing everything from an elevated perspective in a dreamlike, slow-motion state. She watched a girl with blonde braids falling from the slide, turning over and over in the air. Initially fascinated and feeling euphoric about floating, she gradually realized the falling girl was herself. She felt no pain, fear, or worry - only detachment, slight confusion, and thrill at being airborne. She could see the pine trees and had heightened awareness of details like the light, her braids' position, and her friend's expression. The return to her body was sudden and shocking. She was "slammed" back into her physical form, finding herself surrounded by people who appeared as frightening silhouettes against an intensely bright light. Initially, they looked like alien shapes due to the backlighting, causing her to cry from fear rather than pain. The playground attendant was visibly frightened, and Laura was taken to the nurse before her mother arrived to take her to the hospital. Laura noted that she left her body before hitting the ground, not after impact as might be expected. The experience left permanent impressions - she became pale and unusually frightened according to her mother, unusual for a typically brave child. When she removed her shirt at home, her back bore marks from the playground stones. She has never forgotten this experience, which included enhanced consciousness, time distortion, and profound sensory vividness. The validation came from others witnessing her fall and the priest's reaction, though the out-of-body observation itself remained her private experience. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Head trauma with skull fracture from fall, priest gave last rites thinking child was dead | Observed self falling from above, saw playground and details, witnessed by others | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw self falling from slide from above | 1.00 | Priest (Padre), playground attendant | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 2379 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2999 Laura L NDE 6241 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laura_l_nde.html | 1996 | 1996-10-31 | 2012 | F |
On October 31, 1996, Laura L experienced a life-threatening postpartum hemorrhage after delivering premature twins. She had retained placenta and was losing excessive blood over three days. Initially afraid of blood transfusions, she refused consent, but her condition deteriorated with continuing bleeding. During this medical crisis, she felt a detachment from her loved ones and experienced fear, which then suddenly disappeared. Laura found herself on the ceiling of her hospital room, observing her body below along with the doctors and nurses working on it. She felt no fear and wondered why the medical staff was so concerned about "that person" on the bed, not initially recognizing it as herself. Then she was suddenly enveloped in a wonderful, overwhelming light that felt tremendously good beyond words. She found herself standing on a river made of liquid light, with grass and landscape that seemed composed of or infused with this same light. The experience was profoundly awesome and peaceful. While standing by this river of light in the otherworldly realm, Laura turned to look upstream but was suddenly pulled back to her body. She returned to find herself receiving the blood transfusions she had initially refused. She was extremely angry about being brought back, preferring to stay in the light-filled realm. The experience caused significant memory loss - she forgot many things from her previous life and had to relearn them, with some memories never returning. The anger about returning lasted several years, but the experience completely eliminated her fear of death, which she had previously harbored. She came back fundamentally changed as a person, with new perspectives on life and death. She transitioned from religious uncertainty to firm belief in God and the afterlife. She became much more compassionate, stopped drinking alcohol entirely, and began teaching her children about God and the afterlife - something she wouldn't have done without this experience. The vivid reality of the light-realm and river has remained with her, representing a place of perfect peace where difficulties cease to exist. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Postpartum hemorrhage with retained placenta, life-threatening blood loss, received transfusions | Observed hospital room from ceiling, saw body and staff, then liquid light river realm | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Viewed hospital room from ceiling | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2380 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2995 Laura M NDEs 6235 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1laura_m_ndes.html | 1979 | 2012 | F |
In July 1979, ten days after delivering her fourth son, Laura M began hemorrhaging severely. After receiving blood transfusions and surgery (D&C) at the hospital, she initially felt fine. However, she then experienced a severe allergic reaction to the blood transfusions, with her temperature exceeding 106°F, organs shutting down, and medical staff unable to find a pulse. She heard the nurse report these critical symptoms while experiencing another hemorrhage. Despite the doctor's diagnosis of allergic reaction, Laura knew she was dying as her "spirit was flowing out." After feeling overwhelming sadness about dying without saying goodbye to her family, Laura died. She first experienced the absence of pain and relief, then found herself in a black void of tremendous energy that held her in calm and peace. She maintained continuous consciousness and identity. She was then enveloped in great light and love, resting in joy, bliss, and grace with Him (whom she identified as Jesus). He communicated telepathically that it wasn't her time and she needed to return to complete her life's mission. She learned this realm used pure "language of love" where communication was heart-to-heart and soul-to-soul, preventing misunderstandings. When Laura exercised her free agency to stay, He showed her visions of her three older sons' futures on a pristine white beach. She saw their struggles, hardships, and how her death would add anger and loneliness to their difficulties. She witnessed how her maternal love would lighten their paths. He explained how each person, like grains of sand on a beach, is irreplaceable and must contribute their unique part. She learned her infant son would be raised differently, losing his father's influence early. She witnessed a future event showing her husband's fatal accident (which occurred four years later). She saw hundreds of ancestors who had united to create her unique DNA and enable her earthly mission. Her infant son had specifically chosen her as his mother through a sacred covenant. After a life review that left her ashamed, she experienced Christ's complete, non-judgmental love and learned she was part of divine love through the Atonement. She discovered everything in creation was made in love for her, including a conscious, loving flower. Finally told this experience was needed for her life mission, she returned with the understanding that "the only thing you get to bring back is love - the love you gave away." The experience led to a complete spiritual transformation and later hospice work. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Cardiac arrest with no pulse, organ failure, 106+ fever, medical team said "we lost her" | Saw sons' futures on beach, predicted husband's death 4 years before it happened | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Future knowledge of husband's death | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2381 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3060 Lawrence H NDE 6303 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lawrence_h_nde.html | 1977 | 1977-02-12 | 2012 | 24 | M |
On February 12, 1977, at 9:42 PM, 24-year-old Lawrence H "straight-lined" (flatlined) in the ICU while suffering from severe viral infection with sepsis. He had been hospitalized after days of flu-like symptoms with fever reaching 106°F, which led to cardio-pulmonary and renal failure. Despite extensive medical procedures including breathing tubes, IVs, biopsies, and constant monitoring, his condition deteriorated until clinical death occurred. The medical team worked to revive him during the 2-3 minutes he was clinically dead. During this time, Lawrence experienced floating in space, seeing vivid colors of the universe like floating gases. He was then drawn upward toward a very bright, peaceful light, feeling as if on an escalator moving without effort. The journey was through darkness that appeared like a tunnel. When he reached the top, the light disappeared and he found himself in darkness until a voice called his name twice. Turning around, he saw his deceased grandfather and uncle standing on a slightly elevated stage. His grandfather asked if he knew who they were, and upon confirmation, smiled and said they wanted Lawrence to come with them. Thinking of his wife and baby daughter, Lawrence said he could not go and must return. His grandfather responded, "The choice is yours," then reached out to shake his hand saying "Take Care." The handshake felt remarkably warm and full of energy, conveying pure love that Lawrence had never experienced before. He then woke in the ICU with the conviction that everything would be okay. Within three weeks, Lawrence was discharged. Upon discharge, the ICU doctor placed his chart on the bed, stood by the window watching a plane, then asked if Lawrence believed in God. When Lawrence said yes, the doctor stated he had worked in ICU for over 20 years and there was no medical explanation for Lawrence's survival - someone had given him a second chance and he better make the best of it. This statement profoundly changed Lawrence's life. The experience eliminated his fear of death, made him more positive and reassured about life, and gave him lasting peace. Years later, when his wife was dying, he used his experience to comfort her, helping her pass peacefully in his arms. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 2 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Cardiac arrest/clinical death from sepsis, flatlined for 2-3 minutes in ICU | Met deceased grandfather and uncle, no specific earthly observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2382 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3189 Leonell A NDE 6462 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1leonell_a_nde.html | 1967 | 2012 | 15 | M |
In 1967, 15-year-old Leonell experienced an apparent death after falling from a trapeze at his school playground. After getting a haircut at the barber shop, he stopped by the school playing field where boys were playing on the apparatus. While doing abdominal exercises on a trapeze, it began to rock, causing him to slip and fall on his back onto the stony ground. The impact injured him from his waist to his head, and he lost consciousness immediately. During his unconscious state, Leonell found himself speeding through a layer of clouds, still dressed in his blue jeans, white t-shirt, and sneakers. He was running toward a brilliant white light that was very far away, with a violet light visible underneath it. He felt no sense of time and experienced no physical limitations despite the intensity of the light not affecting his farsighted vision. Suddenly he heard someone call him - not with audible words but as if communicated without speech. When he turned around in response, he fell into an abyss and began returning to his body. The return journey involved first hearing a long, sharp whistling noise in his ears, then seeing shadows that gradually became clearer. These shadows resolved into the boys looking down at him as he lay face-up on the ground. A priest (Padre) was at his side, wiping something he had placed on Leonell's left hand and forehead - apparently administering last rites with holy oil. The priest exclaimed "He's not dead! He's not dead!" expressing relief at Leonell's revival. When Leonell came to, the priest asked if he was okay. He said yes, got up, and went home, where he discovered his back was marked by the stones from the ground. The priest later confirmed he had thought Leonell was dead and had administered last rites. This validation, along with the physical evidence of the fall, confirmed the reality of the experience. The NDE didn't significantly change Leonell's religious practices - he moved from active Catholicism to being non-religious but retained belief in the light and continued existence after death. He later had two additional, shorter similar experiences. |
5 | Other | 5 | 1 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Head and back injury from fall, priest gave last rites thinking boy was dead | Running toward light experience but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 1 | Padre (priest) | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2383 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3046 Lisa K NDE 6283 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lisa_k_nde.html | 2010 | 2012 | F |
Lisa underwent a cardiac ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation under general anesthesia that lasted 9 hours. During the procedure, severe damage occurred to her heart causing high degree heart block, and her heart stopped functioning. Medical staff attempted cardio-conversion multiple times without success. She heard the panicked staff rushing around, instruments being dropped on metal trays, and someone saying "high degree heart block." During this critical moment, she experienced a profound shift in consciousness. She found herself in what appeared to be a pure white room or space, unable to see anything specific but feeling an overwhelming warmth and comfort. Though she saw no one, she sensed a powerful presence with her. The love and comfort she experienced was unlike anything she had ever felt before - completely unconditional and all-encompassing. She felt no pain during this time, only extreme comfort and peace. When she heard the medical staff's diagnosis, she felt no concern and did not want to return to her body, feeling perfectly content where she was. The experience seemed to last only seconds from her perspective, though approximately 45 minutes had passed. An external pacemaker was placed to maintain her heart function when it could not restart on its own. She eventually required a permanent pacemaker. Upon returning, she experienced significant psychological effects including nightmares and panic attacks that she had not experienced before, along with guilt about not wanting to return to her life. The experience fundamentally changed her relationship with death - she no longer fears it and feels it provided her with clarity about the temporary nature of physical existence. The overwhelming love she felt during the experience remains unforgettable and has given her peace about what awaits beyond death. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest explicitly documented with failed cardio-conversion attempts and external pacemaker placement | Clear awareness during unconscious state, heard specific medical terminology and events later verified | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard medical emergency unfold | 1.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2384 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3008 Lois T NDE 6248 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lois_t_nde.html | 1958 | 2012 | F |
At a lake in Washington in 1958, Lois was jumping off a dock with other children when a boy jumped on top of her, pushing her underwater. She struggled desperately to surface but could not escape. The pain and struggle were intense until she suddenly surrendered and "went." She lost consciousness and experienced clinical death requiring resuscitation. The last time she had looked at a clock it was 4 AM, and when she revived it was 7 AM, though the critical period of cardiac arrest lasted only seconds. During her near-death state, a beautiful white light accompanied by extraordinary music enveloped her. She immediately stopped struggling and felt an incredible calmness wash over her. The pain completely disappeared, replaced by a profound sense of relief and peace. She experienced love more intense than anything she had ever felt in her life. All fear vanished, and she felt completely at ease with what was happening. The light was described as vibrating and beautiful, pure white in nature. She found herself in what seemed to be another realm characterized by the brilliant white light and spiritual music unlike anything she had heard before. The experience felt timeless, as if time had lost all meaning or ceased to exist. Her senses were incredibly vivid - her vision was clearer "like the fog was lifted" and her hearing was enhanced. She felt a complete unity with the universe and understood that the universe was constantly growing and expanding. When she returned to consciousness, someone was performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on her. The experience fundamentally transformed her life - she completely lost her fear of death and actually looks forward to it when her time comes. She developed psychic abilities including clairvoyance and maintains constant communication with what she calls "source." The experience led her to embrace spirituality over organized religion. |
5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Drowning incident with clinical death requiring resuscitation | Beautiful white light, spiritual music, enhanced consciousness during clinical death | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Out-of-body view during resuscitation | 1.00 | Other children and adults at lake | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 2385 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3090 Loni S NDE 6342 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1loni_s_nde.html | 1989 | 2012 | F |
Loni experienced a ruptured ovarian cyst that led to a life-threatening medical emergency in 1989. After a brief physician visit diagnosed the rupture, she was rushed to the emergency room in intense pain but remained alert and conscious during transport. Once in the emergency room, her blood pressure plummeted to near zero, and she heard the doctor urgently tell her husband and mother, "We're LOSING HER!" This marked the beginning of her near-death experience during a critical medical crisis. During the emergency, she felt an intense cold and a sensation of "swimming." Her immediate thoughts were remarkably clear: "So this is what it's like to die! No more pain! I should be seeing JESUS!" Within what felt like a nanosecond, she found herself in the presence of Jesus. Though she was not permitted to see anything visually, she experienced unconditional love and acceptance beyond any earthly comparison. Communication occurred telepathically rather than through auditory means. She was told she could stay and that "All is well." In that moment, she had no memories of her earthly life or associations and wanted only to remain forever in the presence of His light and love. Jesus then reminded her of her two special needs children - a 3-year-old daughter with visual impairment and a 9-month-old son with Down syndrome. Without providing details, it was made known to her that their lives would become much more difficult without her, as their father was immature and struggled with family responsibilities. This realization instantly returned her to the emergency room where she was about to undergo surgery. The surgical repair was successful in stopping all bleeding. The experience profoundly impacted her faith, strengthening her conviction while helping her understand the difference between religion and spirituality. She gained what she describes as the ability to detect lies as they are presented to her. Her children's father died in 2005, validating the concern expressed during her NDE about her children's need for her presence. She now shares her experience with dying loved ones when prompted by the Holy Spirit. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Ruptured ovarian cyst with blood pressure crash, emergency surgery required | Brief experience with telepathic communication and decision point, no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2386 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3181 Lydia LB NDE 6460 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1lydia_lb_nde.html | 1993 | 2012 | F |
On April 2, 1993, Lydia underwent a scheduled cesarean section for her third child, Sofia. Unknown to the medical team, she had placenta accreta, a life-threatening condition where the placenta grows too deeply into the uterine wall. The condition was not detected until the surgeons were already performing the C-section. After successfully delivering the baby and briefly holding her, complications arose when the surgeons could not close due to the placenta accreta. The situation became critical when the surgeon called for an emergency hysterectomy, but the anesthesiologist reported they lacked necessary blood supplies as the blood bank was closed and 10 minutes away. As Lydia began losing massive amounts of blood, she heard the doctors yelling and nurses running. In desperation, she prayed intensely to God not to take her, pleading for her three young children. She then made a conscious decision to leave her body through the cesarean incision to reach her baby and other children, believing that if she could embrace all three, God would not be able to take her. She left her body and floated beside it, clearly observing the doctors, nurses, machines, and surgical instruments. She then flew through the hospital hallways to the newborn unit, took Sofia in her arms, and flew from the hospital. While flying with Sofia toward her other children, a white light guided her along a path that appeared to be made of thousands of spotlights. Midway, an intense yellow light path crossed the white path. She stopped before crossing the yellow lights, realizing she would not reach her children before the surgeon closed her incision. From above, she could perfectly see her children sleeping peacefully, which gave her peace. Understanding she risked getting "stuck outside," she heard or told herself to "Go back" and hurried to return to her body, which appeared asleep while doctors worked calmly in complete silence. During her out-of-body experience, the medical team was performing an emergency hysterectomy, transfusing five pints of blood and one pint of platelets. She died clinically and was resuscitated with machines, then sent to intensive care in a comatose state. She remembered everything upon awakening from the coma 12 hours later and remained in intensive care for eight days. She later verified the hospital layout she had never seen before, correctly describing the locations of operating rooms, intensive care, newborn unit, and hallways. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Clinical death during emergency hysterectomy for placenta accreta, required resuscitation and blood transfusions | Extensive OBE with verified hospital layout navigation, observed medical procedures while clinically dead, saw children at distant location | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed surgical team during emergency | 1.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2387 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3211 Magda NDE 6454 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1magda_nde.html | 1997 | 2012 | F |
In September 1997, Magda arrived at the hospital bleeding from a miscarriage. After being left in the emergency room on a bed waiting for a dilation and curettage procedure, she continued hemorrhaging severely. The medical staff initially failed to notice the severity of her blood loss. When the second doctor arrived and saw her condition, he warned the staff they would be responsible if she died. She had lost so much blood that they elevated her feet to direct remaining blood to vital organs. The bed was soaked with blood, and she experienced chills and profuse sweating simultaneously while losing consciousness multiple times. When rushed to another room, staff informed her she needed blood immediately as she was dying. Her condition became so critical that she went into shock and everything went dark. She felt herself falling into incredible darkness while hearing intense noises that seemed to come from her body being moved violently. Despite her normally strong character, she was terrified, knowing she was dying and worried about her four children at home. She felt she was trying to resist death but had no control over the overwhelming force. Between the noise and bodily movements, she felt she was traveling alongside other beings, entering another dimension. She traveled at light speed in a reclined position with her feet forward, her body weightless. Everything shook from the force of the speed. She could see other bodies or souls traveling at the same speed - some coming, others going. She feared crashing into them. Suddenly the noise and movements stopped, fear vanished, and she traveled smoothly into an infinite space filled with stars, planets, and cosmic wonders in endless darkness. She felt no pain or negative emotions, only peace and complete well-being while receiving telepathic answers to her mental questions. She entered a round opening into a building with a waiting room. A white light illuminated the ceiling. She sat on a metal bench facing a tall white counter with a black-haired man behind it who did not look at her but seemed aware of her presence. A woman passed carrying a book. Two doors appeared - left and right - and she knew the right door was where she would go if staying. Thinking of her family's suffering and her children's needs, she suddenly departed with the same force, traveling head-first at light speed through what she called "limbo" between dimensions, accompanied by train-like noises, before returning to her body with pain and strange perceptions that took 30-40 minutes to normalize. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Severe hemorrhage from miscarriage causing shock and near-death state | Complex otherworldly journey with multiple realms, telepathic communication, detailed environmental observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2388 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3023 Maggy C NDE 6259 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maggy_c_nde.html | 1969 | 2012 | 3 | F |
At age three in 1969, Maggy was at a small beach with her father. She was alone in the water, bobbing up and down in the waves by squatting so her head went underwater with each wave. Her legs grew tired and she could no longer raise her head above the water line. Despite trying hard to stand erect, she could not escape the water. She panicked initially, but the fear did not last long as she began to drown. Soon she found herself feeling comfortable, peaceful, and relaxed. Her consciousness was no longer in the water but had shifted to another state of being. She found herself in darkness, but she was not alone or afraid. She had no sense that she might die and instead became curious about where she was. The darkness was not frightening but rather comforting, and she sensed a protective presence with her. In this otherworldly realm, she felt emotions of love, joy, and complete contentment. Everything felt right with the world. She experienced incredible peace and joy, feeling united with the universe. Though she could not see anything in the darkness, she was no longer aware of her body and felt she had entered a clearly mystical realm. She sensed the presence of beings and felt comforted and protected, knowing she was safe. The experience felt timeless, with time seeming to go faster or slower than usual. Her father rescued her from the water before she could explore further. Water drained from her lungs and she began breathing on her own, though she was very sick afterward. She felt surprised to find herself back at the beach and felt robbed of the opportunity to remain in that peaceful place. She did not speak of the experience until age 45, when she finally shared it with her parents. Both were surprised by her account, and her father clearly remembered the day. The experience was so profound that even as a young child, the memory remained more vivid than other childhood events. |
5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 5 | Drowning incident requiring rescue, very young age | Consciousness shift to peaceful darkness with loving presence, no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2389 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2963 Maia S NDE 6206 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maia_s_nde.html | 2008 | 2012 | F |
During childbirth on February 8, 2008, Maia received an epidural that initially made her more comfortable. Within seconds of lying back, she began feeling nauseous and asked her husband for a basin. Immediately, her blood pressure began plummeting dangerously - dropping to 43/28 - though this was not immediately noticed by medical staff. Everything around her seemed to slow to a different time zone, with people moving in slow motion while sounds became increasingly quiet. She sensed she was going to die but felt unconcerned, experiencing a sense of completeness and confidence that her unborn daughter would be fine with her father. As she closed her eyes, she was immediately above her own body, observing the entire labor room below as if watching a play unfold. She experienced an unnatural calm and complete weightlessness unlike anything before or since. There was no pain, pleasure, or movement - just absolute stillness. Though the experience felt like a split second to her, it actually lasted 45 minutes. When she opened her eyes and returned to her body, her mother was at the foot of the bed crying, asking if she remembered what happened. During the out-of-body experience, she witnessed her mother pointing out the dropping blood pressure on the monitor to the midwife, saw the midwife run from the room and return with two anesthesiologists who administered medication via injection. All of this was later verified as accurate. She experienced incredible mental clarity, feeling she had never been more than 80% awake before this moment. Everything appeared in intense focus with surprising luminosity and color, while she felt part of an unearthly light. The experience left her without fear of death and changed her perspective on life's meaning. She felt complete serenity, calm, and happiness during the experience, along with a sense of no longer being in conflict with nature. The time distortion was particularly striking - what felt like a brief moment was actually three-quarters of an hour, during which critical medical interventions saved her life. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Epidural complication causing severe blood pressure drop (43/28) during childbirth | Clear OBE with verified observations of medical response and procedures lasting 45 minutes | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed medical emergency response | 1.00 | Mother, midwife, anesthesiologists | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2390 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3062 Malena S NDE 5418 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1malena_s_nde.html | 1996 | 2012 | F |
On July 28, 1996, Malena woke at 4 AM with intense chest pain and severe difficulty breathing from a pulmonary embolism. The pain was so overwhelming that she surrendered and "went," losing consciousness as her heart stopped for several seconds. She passed into a state of complete relief where pain no longer existed. When she regained consciousness at 7 AM, though only seconds of cardiac arrest had occurred, she had experienced a profound journey. Doctors slapped her face to revive her, and she found herself surrounded by medical staff with lights, noise, and intense physical drama. During her cardiac arrest, she found herself floating over her body while entering a dark tunnel. As she progressed deeper, she lost all perception of her physical form and entered an ocean of stillness, calm, silence, and rest. She experienced indescribable happiness and peace. In this state of extreme joy, she suddenly heard a powerful, omnipotent voice that commanded her to return, stating: "You must return to life. You still have three missions to complete." Despite not wanting to leave this peaceful state, the voice was so authoritative that disobedience was impossible. She managed to ask what missions she had, receiving answers to each question before rapidly traveling back to life. The return brought back all the pain and physical drama. She spent eight wonderful days in intensive care, feeling she had been with God. Her condition was critical, bordering on requiring heart surgery, but miraculously the clot began reabsorbing itself. For thirty days following, she had continued paranormal experiences, visiting past lives and seeing herself in other times, ages, and countries with current family members in different roles. These visions helped her understand her life and relationships more deeply. The three missions revealed during her NDE took years to fully understand - the first was immediately clear, the second took five years to comprehend, and the third required ten years. Sixteen years later, she felt ready to share her complete experience. The encounter left her without fear of death, understanding that only the physical body dies while the soul continues. She gained understanding that we must love everything and everyone, live ready for transition without fear or attachments, and maintain lighter emotional states. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Pulmonary embolism causing cardiac arrest for seconds, near heart surgery, 8 days ICU | Profound otherworldly journey with divine voice, specific mission instructions, extended altered states | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2391 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3224 Manuel T NDE 6537 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1manuel_t_ndes.html | 2006 | 2012 | M |
In 2006, Manuel underwent cardiac catheterization for angioplasty when his heart suddenly stopped, requiring electrical shock with paddles twice. During the cardiac arrest, he found himself in an immense dark area filled with indescribable peace, love, and serenity. He sensed thousands of souls surrounding him though he could not see them, and felt waves of love flowing through him. After being shocked back to life, he experienced excruciating pain and a sense of loss. The nurse confirmed he had coded and required two shocks. In September 2009, during another cardiac procedure, Manuel had a second NDE. This time he returned to the same peaceful place bathed in love. He encountered an older man he did not recognize but felt he had known for a long time. The man told him it was not his time and he still had things to do before being sent back. The medical team again confirmed his heart had stopped. Both experiences left Manuel with complete peace about death, knowing what awaits him when his time comes. He describes the feeling of pure love as beyond words - like waves flowing through him in a place without boundaries. The veridical aspects include the nurse's confirmation of coding and the exact number of shocks required in the first experience. Manuel was able to hear the medical team talking during the procedure before losing consciousness. He reports heightened awareness and consciousness during the experience despite clinical death. The older man in the second experience communicated telepathically rather than verbally. Upon return, Manuel experienced physical pain and emotional grief at leaving the beautiful feelings behind. He now has no fear of death and increased compassion for others. He feels God is within each person and values all relationships more deeply. The experiences were so vivid that he remembers them more clearly than other life events from that time period. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Two documented cardiac arrests during catheterization procedures with confirmed coding | Nurse confirmation of coding and exact number of shocks, telepathic communication with being | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Dark area with thousands of souls and waves of love | 0.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2392 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3086 Marcela L NDE 16051 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marcela_l_nde.html | 1990 | 2012 | F |
In 1990, Marcela was struck by a car and underwent brain surgery to repair a ruptured artery. After being transferred to intensive care, she suffered a convulsion due to not receiving anticonvulsant medication, leading to a two-day coma according to her mother. During the coma, she experienced a marvelous white light and felt deeply loved and at peace in a place without pain. She did not want to leave this wonderful state. She then encountered her deceased grandmother wearing her characteristic dark brown shirt and light brown skirt, exactly as she dressed in life. Her father, who had died a year earlier, was also present though she could not see how he was dressed. Her grandmother spoke to her saying, "No, my sweetheart, you still have many years to go before you can be with us." Then the light disappeared and she awakened in intensive care with her brother beside her, telling him "I love you so very much." The experience included specific veridical details about her grandmother's typical clothing that matched her earthly appearance. The encounter with known deceased relatives who communicated about her need to return provides evidential value. The medical context of brain surgery complications and documented coma adds credibility to the life-threatening nature of the event. After the experience, Marcela became a better person, drew closer to God, and lost her fear of death. She acknowledges that while coma is not clinical death, something allowed her to have this profound experience. The lasting transformation and specific details about deceased relatives she encountered support the authenticity of her NDE. |
4 | Hospital | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Two-day coma following brain surgery and convulsion from medical error | Specific details about grandmother's characteristic clothing, encounter with two deceased relatives | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Marvelous white light | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2393 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3100 Mariana H NDE 6306 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mariana_h_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-12-21 | 2012 | F |
In December 2009, Mariana underwent gallbladder surgery and was recovering at her parents' home when she experienced a medical crisis. While bathing, she noticed uncontrollable shaking in her neck and right arm. Shortly after, she developed severe tachycardia with extremely elevated blood pressure and felt her heart would explode. As paramedics arrived, she observed her own body from above - lying with fixed gaze, dilated pupils, not blinking. Her brother later confirmed this exact appearance. She felt an electric discharge through her body and began a journey through a short, dark cone with light at the end, traveling at astonishing speed. She emerged into an intensely illuminated space of bright yellow and white tones. She heard a strong humming sound like hospital equipment marking cardiac arrest, making her understand she was dying. Celestial music played beautifully in the distance. She felt weightless, having only consciousness, flying slowly while experiencing incredible peace and love. A golden harp appeared before her eyes in resplendent color before disappearing. Then an enormous white wall appeared with a straight black line through the middle, seeming to stop her progress. She suddenly awakened to paramedics treating her. The medical team determined she had suffered a medication overdose combined with caffeine. Her brother corroborated her dilated pupils and fixed stare. The experience transformed her fear of death completely. She now knows something beautiful exists after life and has shared her experience widely. The specific medical observations verified by her brother, the classic NDE elements of tunnel and light, and the lasting positive transformation all support the authenticity of her experience. |
5 | Home | 3 | 7 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Medication overdose with severe tachycardia and elevated blood pressure | Brother confirmed exact appearance with dilated pupils and fixed stare | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 3 | 1 | Dark cone tunnel with light at end | 0.00 | Brother | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2394 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 2925 Marilyn R NDE 6158 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marilyn_r_nde.html | 1963 | 2012 | 6 | F |
In 1963, six-year-old Marilyn was playing "Horse & Rider" with cousins when a jump rope was tied around her neck. Her cousin repeatedly tightened it despite pleas to loosen it, cutting off her air supply. She fell down the basement stairs into total darkness, feeling blind and terrified by scary sounds. Then she saw a white light in the distance and felt someone pick her up, surrounding her with light. She looked into the smiling face of a man who identified himself as Jesus. He had shoulder-length brown hair, dark brown eyes, wore leather sandals with straps, a white gown with long sleeves, and a light blue tunic with gold rope at the waist. His voice was soft, kind, and almost musical, conveying pure love, complete safety and trust. As he carried her up the stairs, the basement wall disappeared on one side, replaced by a beautiful garden with long grass, wildflowers, birds, butterflies, and children playing with lambs. She asked to play with the children but Jesus said there was no time, he had had her too long already. He told her to be good and made her promise to tell the world what she saw, saying when her time comes she could walk in the garden with him. He kissed her forehead at the basement door, said it wasn't her time, and stood her on the floor. She couldn't breathe and was gulping air when her mother and aunt cut the rope off her neck. When asked how she got upstairs, she insisted a man carried her, but no one saw him. Her sister saw her fall and disappear at the stairs. The experience left lasting gifts including knowing when someone will die three days ahead, out-of-body experiences, and exceptional memory. She never forgot the experience and knows heaven exists. |
5 | Home | 3 | 10 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Accidental strangulation with loss of consciousness | Extremely detailed Jesus description including clothing, specific garden observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 3 | 0 | Jesus appearance with detailed features | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2395 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3185 Mark W NDEs 6484 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_w_ndes.html | 1969 | 2012 | 18 | M |
Mark experienced multiple near-death events including a car accident, accidental medication overdose causing cardiac arrest, over-anesthetization during surgery, and complications from extended fasting. During the medication overdose incident, he experienced hovering at ceiling level in his childhood home with 360-degree vision, observing incredible peace and clarity. He witnessed two beings discussing his fate while suspended between Heaven and Hell, seeing flames below and a golden highway leading upward. After crying out to God, he returned to his body through the roof and re-entered through his head. His most profound experience occurred after 20 days of fasting when he encountered Satan face-to-face while suspended above Hell. Through intense spiritual struggle, he managed to bring his hands together in prayer despite powerful opposing forces. Upon crying out to God, the hellish scene vanished and Jesus Christ appeared sitting on a white boulder. He observed Jesus with remarkable detail - barefoot, wearing an impossibly white robe, with black hair and a scarred, pockmarked face where his beard had been ripped out. Looking into Christ's eyes revealed an endless universe of pure love with flames of black fire. These experiences transformed him from a struggling, suicidal young man into someone with prophetic gifts and deep spiritual understanding. The veridical elements include his ability to observe and later verify details from his surgeon's locked office during an operation, demonstrating consciousness and perception while clinically dead. The encounters profoundly changed his life, leading him to discover many others with similar experiences and developing abilities in visions, prophecy, and spiritual discernment. |
2 | Home | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Multiple life-threatening events including cardiac arrest from medication overdose, car accident, and surgical complications | Observed surgeon's locked office contents during surgery and verified later, saw beings discussing fate, detailed observations of Jesus with specific scarring | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed surgeon's locked office during surgery | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2396 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3130 Marlene S NDE 6395 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marlene_s_nde.html | 1980 | March 6, 1980 | 2012 | 42 | F |
During heart surgery following a heart attack and coronary artery blockage, Marlene experienced clinical death when medical staff could not restart her heart. She found herself hovering in a corner near the ceiling, observing her body on the operating table with all the attached equipment. She could see the medical team working on her, and her family had been told in the waiting room that the prognosis was poor - if they could not restart her heart within 30 minutes, they would call a code. After being placed on a defibrillator in recovery, she experienced intense pressure followed by total darkness and a spiraling down sensation. She then entered a dark spiral that transformed into a tunnel of light. At the end of the tunnel, she encountered brilliant, peaceful light and her deceased mother, who had been dead for 30 years. Her mother told her it was not her time and she needed to return, though Marlene desperately wanted to stay with her. Upon returning to her body, she experienced profound personality changes and felt as though she had been replaced by someone else, even feeling she had lost her soul. The experience left her feeling robbed of dying and fundamentally altered. She later verified details by asking about a red-haired nurse who had attended to her, only to be told she could not have possibly seen the nurse since she was unconscious, and the nurse had already left on leave. The experience permanently changed her perspective on death and the afterlife. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Heart attack and cardiac arrest during surgery, team unable to restart heart | Observed red-haired nurse and medical procedures while unconscious, saw equipment setup | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw red-haired nurse during unconscious state | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2397 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3174 Marsha R NDE 6464 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marsha_r_nde.html | 1969 | 6-3-69 | 2012 | F |
During childbirth complications involving a stroke and seizures, Marsha experienced a profound near-death experience. While unconscious, she found herself floating above her body in the trauma room, observing the medical scene from above. She could see a nurse, doctor, priest preparing to give last rites, and her husband quietly weeping in the corner. She had visual perception but could not hear anything during this observation phase. She then suddenly entered a very dark tunnel, continuing forward because a male voice was calling "Come my child." Though apprehensive, she was not afraid. She emerged into pure light with no walls, floor, or ceiling - just brilliant illumination. The voice or being told her to come with him. At that moment, she remembered she had just given birth and begged to be sent back, fearing for who would raise her baby. She specifically asked the being to return for her when her daughter was grown and no longer needed her. Instantly, she was back observing her body from above. A red-haired nurse turned her face to the right, she vomited, and then awoke in a hospital room. When she asked to thank the red-haired nurse, staff told her it was impossible she could have seen anyone since she was unconscious, and besides, that nurse had left on leave. Her husband confirmed seeing everything she described but told her never to speak of it, fearing people would think her insane. The experience took three years of recovery from the stroke. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Stroke and seizures during childbirth, life-threatening complications | Observed priest, husband location, red-haired nurse who had left on leave | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical scene from above while unconscious | 1.00 | Husband | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2398 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3219 Marten M NDE 5432 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marten_m_nde.html | 2000 | 2012 | M |
Following his third suicide attempt by medication overdose around June 2000, Marten experienced a profound near-death experience while in a week-long coma. From his small 4x4 meter apartment, he observed his own body from a floating position near the ceiling as two doctors, two paramedics, and police officers worked on him. He witnessed the ironic scene of his normally empty apartment now overcrowded with emergency personnel. He heard unflattering comments about this not being his first attempt and tried unsuccessfully to communicate that he was fine, waving his arms and calling out, but no one could hear or see him. After saying goodbye to his body, he suddenly found himself in a dark space or tunnel that initially frightened him. He was drawn toward a brilliant white light unlike anything on Earth. Upon entering the light, he discovered a perfect realm with intensely colored flowers, rivers, and houses that radiated happiness and peace. The music was in perfect harmony with everything. He felt completely free from pain and mental suffering, understanding for the first time how much psychiatric patients truly suffer. He encountered a deceased family member who appeared much younger and alive, along with two veiled figures he felt were spiritual guides. His life was shown to him rapidly - past, present, and future fitting together like puzzle pieces in the universe. Though told his work wasn't finished and he must return (with the specific work being erased from his memory upon return), he reluctantly said goodbye and returned to his body. After awakening from the seven-day coma, he shared specific details about what the medical staff had said and worn, though they dismissed him as crazy. The experience transformed him completely - he never attempted suicide again, became religious, found a loving disabled partner, and understood that caring for each other was part of his unfinished work. |
4 | Home | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Week-long coma from medication overdose, medical emergency with resuscitation | Specific observations of medical staff comments and clothing, saw crowded room layout | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5/30/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard medical staff comments while in coma | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2399 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3105 Mary H NDE 6356 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mary_h_nde.html | 2006 | July 1st, 2006 | 2012 | F |
Following a severe car accident on July 1, 2006, Mary experienced clinical death with no pulse or blood pressure upon arrival at the emergency room. She had suffered massive trauma including broken back, external pelvic fixator, tracheotomy, and severe abdominal wounds. She remained in a coma for approximately one week and later contracted MRSA and pneumonia three times. Upon awakening, she was in extreme pain, desperately thirsty, and cognitively impaired for about two weeks, initially believing she might be in hell. During her near-death experience, she found herself floating in complete darkness, knowing she was no longer on Earth. She experienced a unique time distortion where one minute in her location equaled approximately a week on Earth - like a foreign currency exchange between dimensions. She floated naked in the fetal position within pitch-black space, yet paradoxically aware of bright white light encompassing her whole body visible through closed eyelids. The sensation was beyond earthly experience - the best feeling imaginable intensified by a trillion. A female voice commanded her twice to return, speaking first mentally then audibly with increasing sternness when Mary resisted, saying she did not want to go back. The experience lacked typical NDE elements like tunnels, life reviews, or deceased relatives, but left her with absolute certainty about God's existence and that the spirit's homecoming surpasses any earthly joy. The doctor later confirmed she had arrived with no vital signs and called her survival miraculous. The experience transformed her from a pessimistic, depressed person waiting to die into someone who values life, though she initially felt robbed of dying and struggled with her transformed identity. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death with no pulse or blood pressure in ER, coma for one week | Time distortion experience, female voice commanding return, awareness while clinically dead | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | External pelvic fixator, tracheotomy | 5/30/2025 | 1 | 0 | Awareness of time differential between dimensions | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2400 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3178 Mayumi T NDE 6474 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mayumi_t_nde.html | 1993 | 2012 | F |
In October 1993, Mayumi experienced a heart attack in a taxi cab with her girlfriend, hearing "I'm dead" before falling unconscious. During her clinical death requiring CPR and resuscitation, she had a profound near-death experience that began with seeing a light resembling the moon shining down on her. Her body floated slowly upward toward the light, high in the air, before entering through what appeared to be a tunnel. Upon passing through the light, she was greeted by an extraordinary garden filled with yellow flowers beneath a pink sunset-colored sky. Everything was warm, fragrant, and deeply beautiful, creating an overwhelming sense of safety and emotional movement. She felt a gentle wind and experienced the sensation of walking along stony streets while touching numerous flowers. She arrived at a small Japanese-style country house where her two uncles welcomed her from the first-floor balcony. They shared beer together, laughing, before one uncle told her she had to return because her father was waiting for her. Suddenly feeling pulled backward by her shoulders, she found herself hovering above her body in the hospital, watching a nurse and doctor using electronic shock paddles on her chest. She then awakened in the hospital bed. The experience was particularly significant as Mayumi is hearing impaired but experienced perfect hearing during the NDE, including beautiful classical music. Her uncles, who had died as kamikaze pilots in World War II, communicated telepathically and expressed forgiveness toward America, saying they were happy in the afterlife. Her father later believed her account when she accurately described her uncles' appearance and mannerisms. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Heart attack requiring CPR and electrical resuscitation | Observed resuscitation procedures, described uncles accurately to father | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hearing impairment - heard perfectly during NDE | 5/31/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation from above | 0.00 | Father | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||