| 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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| 2601 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3371 Rita NDE 6768 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rita_nde.html | 1978 | 2013 | F | Rita fell approximately 17-20 feet from a tree while climbing with her brother at a church softball game. The last thing she remembered before falling was seeing a woman in a gold sweater sitting on a bench below. After hitting the ground, she appeared in another universe with tall angelic beings (10 feet) who were very kind. She then found herself floating in front of her father who was running scared from the softball game. Next, she looked down watching people huddling over her body. When she opened her eyes, the woman in the gold sweater covered her with the same sweater. At the hospital, despite brain trauma causing temporary amnesia, she could accurately answer the doctor's questions about her fall. She told her brother she had gone to a circus and seen people on trapeze flying. Years later, watching Oprah's show about life after death, she realized her "circus" experience matched typical NDE descriptions. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe head trauma from 17-20 foot fall, brain injury with amnesia | OBE viewing father running, specific accurate responses about fall despite amnesia | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw father running from softball game | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2602 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3337 Robert N NDE 6712/7869 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_n_ndes.html | 2005 | 2013 | 47 | M | Robert experienced multiple NDEs starting with a heart attack in 2005, then internal bleeding in 2012, and a surgical emergency in 2014. In 2005, he collapsed at home and entered a cloud-like tunnel surrounded by arms of deceased loved ones welcoming him. He experienced overwhelming peace, perfect warmth, and intense divine love before being pulled back by paramedics. In the ambulance, he had an out-of-body experience watching medical staff work on his body. After a 4-day coma, he recovered. In 2012, during massive internal bleeding with hemoglobin at 4.9, he flatlined and returned to a brighter tunnel, met by consoling angels in a hall with soul-healing chambers. In 2014, he died briefly on the operating table but saw only the tunnel entrance before being revived. Each experience confirmed his belief in God's love and the reality of heaven, transforming him from having no religious importance to finding faith greatly important. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 6 | Multiple cardiac arrests with clinical death, documented medical monitoring | Detailed OBE observations of medical procedures, consistent heavenly encounters across multiple NDEs | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 2 | Watched medical team in emergency room | 0.00 | Emergency Room Staff | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 2603 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3524 Robert W NDE 16062 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_w_nde_16062.html | 2013 | M | Robert had at least 12 fainting spells with two NDEs about seven years apart. Diagnosed with neurocardiogenic syncope, mitral valve prolapse, and heart murmur, he experienced identical NDEs where the second continued where the first ended. During these episodes, he remembered bright white light and felt like walking with purpose rather than through a confined tunnel. In the first NDE, paramedics had defibrillators ready when he regained consciousness. In the second NDE at a cardiologist's office during a stress test, he saw people who looked at him questioningly, as if wondering why he was there, suggesting it wasn't his time. Both cardiologists dismissed his NDEs as reactions to his medical condition. As a recovering alcoholic sober for 2.5 years, he uses his NDE experiences to help maintain sobriety and improve his quality of life, feeling guilty about his drinking after the experiences. | 2 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Cardiac condition with documented syncope episodes requiring defibrillation | Light experience and encounter with beings but limited specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Encountered bright white light | 0.00 | Paramedics | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2604 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3291 Robyn NDE 6636 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robyn_nde.html | 2006 | 2013 | F | Robyn experienced clinical death during an abortion procedure when anesthesia was increased after she responded to surgical pressure. During the procedure, she entered a timeless dimension, then everything went dark and weightless. She found herself in infinite bluish-purple space filled with sparkling particles that connected everything. She became one with all existence while maintaining her individual identity, feeling unconditional love and understanding that physical reality is an illusion. She could have controlled the entire surgical situation but had no desire to manipulate anyone's free will. She experienced omniscience, knowing everything that ever existed or will exist, and realized that all experiences including murder and rape are just opportunities for growth. She understood that linear time is an illusion and that she was God, as is everyone else. She was called back by her name being screamed twice and took the deepest breath of her life, feeling empowered and knowing everything. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | General anesthesia during surgical procedure with clinical death | Detailed conscious experience during flatline but limited verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 0 | Omniscient understanding of universe | 0.00 | Incompatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2605 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3251 Rosa M NDE 6578 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rosa_m_nde.html | 1983 | 2013 | F | Rosa experienced complications during childbirth when her baby became tangled in the umbilical cord, causing severe bleeding that turned her hands and feet purple. During emergency surgery under anesthesia, she found herself above her body watching doctors perform electroshock resuscitation. She looked up and saw a strong but not blinding light that sent a bridge of light to her. As she crossed the bridge, her purple hands and feet became normal and she wore a white gown, feeling peaceful and pain-free. Walking toward the light, she saw illuminated people who stepped aside to reveal Jesus holding a bundle wrapped in a sky-blue blanket. Jesus had light brown hair, red tunic, sky-blue cape, and mustard-colored sandals. When she reached out to him, he signaled for her to stop and communicated telepathically that it wasn't her time and she had a mission on earth. He gave her the bundle containing her baby boy and instructed her to name him Emmanuel. She then heard a male voice calling her to wake up and found herself back in her body with her baby beside her. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 8 | Clinical death during childbirth complications requiring electroshock resuscitation | Clear OBE viewing resuscitation, detailed encounter with Jesus, specific instructions about baby | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 2 | Watched doctors performing electroshock | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2606 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3406 Marilyn C NDE 6829 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marilyn_c_nde.html | 1977 | 1977-09-28 | 2013 | F | During prolonged labor, Marilyn experienced severe hemorrhaging that caused loss of consciousness before emergency cesarean section. She felt a tremendous pulling sensation from her chest area, surrounded by powerful wind and rushing water. Initially feeling like she was drowning, she heard an angel tell her to breathe, discovering she could breathe underwater. She then found herself floating as a ball of energy among other energy beings in a void, hearing their thoughts telepathically. She had no sense of past or future, only present awareness. She could understand the other energies were either dead or dying on the same journey. She was then suddenly slammed back into her body, finding herself in post-op with a blood transfusion. The experience gave her a new perspective on death and she no longer fears it, believing religion is less important than the physics of conscious energy forms. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 0 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Hemorrhage during childbirth causing loss of consciousness | No specific veridical observations described | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2607 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3505 Mark F NDEs 6969 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_f_ndes.html | 2013 | 2013-10-22 | 2013 | M | Mark experienced two NDEs, one in 2001 and another in October 2013. During the 2001 experience with seizure medication, he had a full out-of-body experience watching emergency room staff work on him, recalling their entire conversation which he related to the doctor immediately after. In the 2013 experience during a cardiac stress test, after receiving a stimulant through IV, his heart stopped completely for over a minute. He felt warm and comfortable in a brightly lit corridor or tunnel. He became aware of medical staff swarming around him and heard the doctor say "I have 5 beats per minute and increasing." The doctor confirmed his heart rate had dropped to zero for over a minute. In both experiences, Mark saw bright white light and felt peaceful. He was in the tunnel during the second experience and felt he was in the right place but was not ready to pass. The experiences left him less fearful of life and death, though uncertain about sharing them with others. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with heart rate at 0 for over a minute during stress test | Heard specific conversation about heart rate, saw medical staff actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard doctor discussing heart rate while unconscious | 1.00 | Emergency room doctor | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2608 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3461 Mark S NDE 6898 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_s_nde_6898.html | 1977 | 1977-02-19 | 2013 | M | Mark stopped breathing and experienced clinical death lasting 2 to 2.5 hours. He felt a tremendous power pulling him out of his chest area, surrounded by powerful wind and rushing water, feeling like he was drowning. An angel or guardian angel spoke to him saying "Breathe, it's all right to breathe, you won't drown," and he found he could breathe underwater. After the wind and water subsided, he found himself floating inside his body. During the extended experience, he passed through a tunnel, encountered deceased persons including his grandmother and a friend from school, saw an unearthly bright light, and entered clearly mystical realms including both heavenly and hellish landscapes. He experienced every emotion imaginable, from incredible peace and joy to distressing hellish imagery. He heard the voice of Jesus, gained understanding about the universe, had a life review, saw scenes from the world's future, and reached a boundary he was not permitted to cross before being sent back. The experience profoundly changed his life, eliminating his fear of death and greatly increasing his compassion and religious faith. | 6 | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Stopped breathing for extended period but details unclear | Visionary experience without specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2609 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3469 Marla D NDE 6918 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marla_d_nde.html | 2009 | 2009-08-15 | 2013 | F | While driving to visit her daughter, Marla became lifeless and left her body. From above the car (where the roof was but with no ceiling in her way), she watched her car swerving off and back onto the interstate highway. She laughed and felt embarrassed about not driving correctly, asking "What am I doing off the road?" She heard tires squealing to her right and was aware of the car heading toward the concrete median. She felt airborne and said "well, I've wrecked my life," knowing her body would be damaged or dead. She felt lifted upward and did not look at her body. When she became conscious, rescue teams were already there. Her car had flipped over and skidded 100 feet on its top, partially removing her scalp. The instant she woke, she KNEW she should be dead and that God had kept her alive. Witnesses confirmed her car came very close to other vehicles. The experience left her unafraid of death, more compassionate, and with a strong sense that we are here to help others. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with car flipping and major injuries | Observed car swerving and heard tires squealing while out of body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed car swerving and heard tires squealing from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2610 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3295 Marta L NDE 6641 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marta_l_nde.html | 2000 | 2013 | F | Marta experienced a severe allergic reaction causing anaphylactic shock. At the hospital emergency room, she felt a freezing sensation starting at her feet and moving up her body. She knew when it covered her head she would leave, said goodbye to her son-in-law, and fainted. She then had a joyful experience jumping around in clouds, being overweight at the time, she would fall through clouds and land on ones below, screaming with joy like a child at an amusement park. She felt incredible, indescribable joy and happiness. Suddenly she felt like a giant vacuum cleaner was sucking her down from the clouds. She fell a long way and crash-landed back in her body. Before opening her eyes, she thought "If this is dying, dying is marvelous!" She felt drunk with joy. Upon waking, surrounded by medical staff who said her system had collapsed, she learned she had lost control of bodily functions. Her son-in-law witnessed her transformation. The experience eliminated her fear of death and led her to serve the homeless in a soup kitchen, finding her life mission. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 0 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 4 | Anaphylactic shock causing system collapse | Joyful experience in clouds without specific observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 0 | 1 | Son-in-law (Gaby) | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2611 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3396 Martin J NDE 6813 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1martin_j_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-05-29 | 2013 | M | Martin experienced cardiac catheter error resulting in bypass graft dissection and heart attack, followed by multiple complications including septic shock and organ failure. He lost pulse and blood pressure for about four minutes and was maintained comatose for eight days. He felt released from his body and saw his wife at bedside and people working on him, wanting to tell them he was OK. He then experienced what he calls "my tour," traveling to various places including familiar childhood locations and unknown landscapes with waterfalls, fields with children playing, beaches, and other planets and galaxies. He reached an area of darkness with distant light, felt compelled to travel toward it, and encountered other spirits as ethereal mist. He met his deceased sister and mother, then encountered an overwhelming presence he recognized as God, surrounded by unconditional love and forgiveness. When he wanted to continue through the light, he received a clear message "No, go back. It is not your time" with visions of his wife and children. His wife later verified his observations of the room. The experience transformed him from skeptic to believer, knowing God and Heaven are real. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest with loss of pulse for 4 minutes during cardiac catheterization | Saw wife at bedside and medical staff working, described who was there and what they were doing | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw wife at bedside during cardiac arrest | 1.00 | Wife | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2612 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3515 Martin NDE 6962 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1martin_nde.html | 1997 | 2013 | M | Martin had kidney surgery complications requiring two operations. After being released home following the second surgery, he fainted one night. He felt himself rising up in darkness, then everything turned gray like fog all around. He felt immense peace and serenity, not scared but disconcerted. He didn't feel the weight of his body though he was aware he was there. In the fog, he saw a lighter dot that attracted him. As he decided to advance toward it, he heard a masculine voice over his right shoulder say "Not yet" and touch his shoulder. When he tried to turn, he felt like he was falling. He suddenly woke up in his mother's room with her crying and hugging him. Medical services diagnosed a sudden blood pressure drop. Martin believes he had cardiac arrest based on how he felt when returning to consciousness - throwing his head back trying to breathe as if he hadn't breathed for a long time, with cold sweat. The experience left him with awareness that life continues after death. | 5 | Home | 3 | 0 | 3 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Sudden blood pressure drop, possible cardiac arrest after surgery complications | Experience of peace and voice but no veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2613 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3327 Matt T NDE 6689 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1matt_t_nde.html | 1961 | 2013 | M | As a child in 1961, Matt fell from a tree about 10 feet, landing flat on his back and losing consciousness. He found himself in a dark cave-like tunnel with fires visible ahead. He saw silhouetted figures that appeared old with "bad energy." A young woman in black and white stepped forward with loving kindness, telling him "go back, you don't have to come up here!" A hand on his left shoulder (possibly Jesus, wearing thick wool-like garment) guided him through the tunnel wall into a brightly lit area with a golden glowing orb. Five or six translucent men stood around the orb, including one with a beard appearing late twenties and another elderly with longer beard. A voice asked "are you worthy of this level of existence?" - his doubt transported him to increasingly larger realms. He saw a golden road between blue glass hills, then a beach with millions of infant-sized beings. A storm cloud voice asked questions like "Who wants to be born of alcoholic parents?" - beings would fly into darkness in response. Matt ran to the beach's end, heard his own question, flew into darkness, experienced a birth process, then woke up. The experience included pre-birth memories and possible religious figures like Jesus, Moses, and Peter. | 5 | Other | 5 | 0 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Fall from tree, unconscious for undetermined period | Extensive visionary experience without veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2614 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3504 Matthew P NDE 6967 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1matthew_p_nde.html | 1994 | 2013 | 19 | M | At age 19, while drunk, Matthew smashed a window with his forearm and severed an artery. He bled profusely and passed out in his friend's car. He found himself floating about five feet above a hospital gurney, looking down at two doctors checking his pulse and blood pressure, calmly discussing that he had neither. He realized he was looking at his lifeless body and started screaming repeatedly that he wasn't dead. He began rising about ten feet, then experienced bright white light all around him. He opened his eyes ten hours later seeing his mother. He had been given Haldol and four tranquilizers because upon returning to life he had struck everyone around him, injuring a nurse's wrist, though he has no memory of this violence. The experience was characterized by incredibly fast thoughts, instant understanding of his situation despite having been drunk, and complete mental clarity without internal conflict. He was surrounded by bright white light and felt the calmest feeling he had ever experienced. The experience eliminated his fear of death and strengthened his belief in afterlife. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Complete blood loss with no pulse or blood pressure | Observed doctors discussing absence of pulse and blood pressure from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw and heard doctors checking vital signs | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2615 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3423 Mattie K NDE 6853 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mattie_k_nde.html | 1969 | 2013 | F | In 1969, while swimming along the shore, Mattie was swept far out into the ocean by currents. Seeing three huge waves approaching, she experienced drowning and heart attack. After the wave hit, she found herself standing in a blue channel of light. She tested her hologram-like body and experienced her entire life replay. Her thoughts were incredibly fast and time had different meaning. At the end of the channel, she was greeted by a large group of beings in white clothes whom she knew there but didn't recognize upon return. She was shown a pristine, beautiful place with people, animals, and nature, then given a choice to stay or return. Despite feeling more love than ever before and wanting to stay with the beings, she chose to return to prevent her family's mourning. The experience included awareness of future events where she would help people during a major event. She gained understanding that earthly life is just a speck compared to eternity, that we judge ourselves, and that life is eternal. Afterward, she temporarily had abilities to see auras, tell if people were sick, stop babies from crying, and levitate objects, but gave these abilities back. | 2 | Other | 10 | 0 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Heart attack and drowning in ocean | Life review and meeting beings but no veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2616 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3435 Meg C NDE 6866 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1meg_c_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-06-05 | 2013 | F | Meg had a medical procedure at her hospital workplace that triggered severe septic shock. In the ICU, her blood pressure dropped critically to 40/0 and she stopped breathing. During this crisis, she experienced herself in her deceased grandmother's kitchen with her grandmother, aunt, and brother - all deceased. Her aunt, who had elephantiasis in life, appeared without swollen legs and communicated telepathically that she wanted to wash Meg's hair, a childhood ritual. A glowing cherub-like male baby face circulated around her aunt's head. When Meg knew she was returning, her aunt said "Tell your Mom I'm happy and everything is good." After recovery, Meg's mother revealed the aunt had lost an infant son shortly after birth, which the family never discussed. The message was meaningful as the mother had asked the aunt before her 1966 surgery to send a message if she didn't survive. Meg felt complete bliss, warmth, and peace during the experience. She experienced no physical pain despite her critical condition. The experience profoundly changed her perspective on life and death, leading her to volunteer in palliative care and create a JALMALV association in 2007. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Septic shock with critical blood pressure 40/0, stopped breathing, near code situation | Unknown deceased baby verified by mother, aunt appeared without elephantiasis, specific message request from 1966 fulfilled | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 4 | 1 | Saw deceased relatives in grandmother's kitchen | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2617 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3457 Merida R NDE 6904 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1merida_r_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-09-09 | 2013 | F | During a severe depression in NYC in 1979, Merida mixed sleeping pills with alcohol and called 911. She had a seizure and the paramedics tried to revive her. She experienced watching herself from above her body as paramedics worked on her. She then went through a tunnel described as inevitable - "you have no reason not to go through the tunnel." She found herself whirling around the earth and first saw limbo with confused spirits who had no idea where they were, spinning like helpless ghosts. She then found herself over the Caribbean in the stars and was asked a binary YES/NO question about whether she had lived a life of love and giving. She saw heaven filled with beautiful children singing like a choir - "of course the children, the blameless, the helpless." She answered NO to the question, feeling she hadn't lived that life yet and wished to be ready. She was then sent back. The experience occurred around the time she lost hundreds of friends to HIV/AIDS. She felt no fear, complete ease and acceptance, understanding there was nothing to worry about and never had been. The emotions were deeply satisfying and real. She later wrote a poem called "Bring back the question" about the profound binary question asked by what she believes was God. | 5 | Home | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Overdose with alcohol and sleeping pills, seizure, paramedics working to revive | Out-of-body observation of paramedics, journey through spiritual realms, encountered divine presence with profound question | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 0 | Out-of-body view of resuscitation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2618 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3286 Michael E NDE 6628 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_e_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-12-30 | 2013 | M | Michael came home from work to find his wife with swollen legs from undiagnosed liver failure. She refused to go to the hospital and wanted to lie down. He put her to bed around 9 PM and lay beside her. When he woke at 4 AM to check on her, she was not breathing. Despite attempting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, it was too late. After calling 911, he passed out from the shock. While unconscious, he found himself flying into puffy clouds in a vividly blue sky, then at the ocean near high cliffs. He experienced complete bliss and felt he no longer had to worry about anything. Suddenly he felt pushed back into his body and heard the 911 operator yelling "Sir, are you all right?" repeatedly. Upon waking, the reality of his wife's death came crashing back and his heart raced. The vivid blue sky and clouds had a vividness he had never experienced before. The experience strengthened his belief in Jesus and God, and he no longer fears death. He describes the emotional state as utter bliss during the experience, contrasting sharply with the distress upon return. | 5 | Home | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Passed out from emotional shock after discovering wife deceased | Vivid otherworldly visions of clouds, sky, and ocean but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 0 | Flying through clouds in vivid blue sky | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2619 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3241 Michael G NDE 6563 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_g_nde_6563.html | 2003 | 2013 | M | During a medical procedure to drain an infected cyst, Michael's doctor's shirt became covered with blood and pus. He began feeling faint and alerted the doctor, who helped him lie down. Instead of losing consciousness as expected, he found himself fully aware in another place without memory of his earthly life. He was on the shore of a sea with green hills on an extensive continent. A being communicated telepathically, instructing him about traveling to various regions of this world by boat and what to do at each location, though he cannot recall the specific details. He felt completely at ease, accepted, loved, with no fear and understanding there was nothing to worry about and never had been. He perceived his doctor trying to revive him as if from another reality, feeling resentful but powerless to resist being pulled back. The doctor reported he had a seizure with rigid muscles, arms clamped to sides, and stopped breathing for several minutes. The experience convinced him consciousness extends beyond death, leading to his conversion to Buddhism and the belief that experiential evidence supersedes scientific theory. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Seizure with rigid muscles, stopped breathing for several minutes during medical procedure | Detailed otherworldly realm with specific geography, telepathic communication with being about purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 0 | Shore of sea with landscape | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2620 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3303 Michele C NDE 6649 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michele_c_nde.html | 1977 | 2013 | F | Michele had a car accident on ice resulting in multiple injuries including broken bones. After experiencing a life review showing small events that touched or upset people, she found herself at the ceiling of the operating room seeing a body with two heads bent over it. She called but wasn't heard. Her consciousness had no limits and she felt no pain. The person on the table appeared "ugly" in a non-physical, greyish way but she didn't recognize herself. She entered a tunnel without walls like a tornado, rising at breathtaking speed. She arrived before a luminous being who blocked the way saying "You shall help to give birth." The being was old without being old, welcoming yet sending her back. She was in living air full of white-golden light that "breathed love." Upon waking, she enthusiastically told her story to an elderly lady, but the anesthetist said "She's crazy enough to be locked away," shocking her into silence for 20 years. The experience led her to move to southern France, paint her experience symbolically, and dedicate her life to helping sick people, creating a palliative care association JALMALV in 2007. Her motto became "To live means serving." | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Car accident with surgery, presence of anesthetist indicates general anesthesia | Out-of-body observation in OR, encountered luminous being with specific life mission message | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 0 | Operating room from ceiling perspective | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2621 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3321 Miles NDE 6678 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1miles_nde.html | 1988 | 2013 | F | Miles was hiking with a heavy pack when severe weather closed in with visibility under six feet, high winds, and driving rain. Lost and exhausted on a mountain saddle with sheer drops all around, she sought shelter and began experiencing severe hypothermia. She lost feeling in extremities, shivered violently then stopped, passed in and out of consciousness with hallucinations, and prayed intensely. Suddenly she had no physical sensations and the cold stress ended. She experienced overwhelming positive emotions impossible to describe - peace, joy, love. She was in an extremely bright white environment and saw a man in his thirties, about 5'10", in a robe with arms outstretched, smiling and radiating peace and love. Behind him stood a solid cross taller than him. She had no body but "just was." When asked if entering heaven, she said yes. She saw Jesus Christ who read her entire life from a file, asking if she agreed she'd done these things - appearing like a video with no way to deny it. He said "I want you to go back to earth. There is something I want you to do." She refused but He convinced her. She asked to see heaven first and saw angels singing with voices more vibrant than instruments. She cried when invisible power prevented her from joining them. Jesus showed her out and she descended. Miraculously, daylight came much faster than expected, mist cleared, and she found the route was only feet away. She had sudden strength to walk miles for help. Rescuers were amazed she survived. She later changed careers to study spirituality's effects in wild places. | 5 | Other | 10 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 7 | Severe hypothermia with loss of sensation, consciousness alterations, near death on mountain | Detailed encounter with Christ, life review, heaven with angels, given life mission | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Encounter with Jesus Christ | 0.00 | House owners/rescuers | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2622 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3237 Mona NDE 6558 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mona_nde.html | 1994 | 2013 | F | Mona was in a four-wheeler ATV accident. The driver yelled "hang on!" then she was out. CPR was performed - she was not breathing, airway clogged with dirt, no heartbeat. Responders cleared her airway and did CPR. She thinks she looked at herself alone on the dirt road as the driver ran for help, though she didn't recognize herself or care to go back. She was instantly flying, feeling like a bird with air on her face, experiencing freedom and peace. She heard a voice say "Mona, you need to go back." She thought "no" but before she knew it was gasping in a big breath of air. The experience felt clearer than normal consciousness. She flew through a green valley. Years later in another near-fatal car accident, she fell asleep at the wheel with a semi-truck approaching. The same voice loudly said "Mary!" waking her just in time to regain control. The witness behind her said they were sure she would die but somehow she made it. She also had a childhood out-of-body experience with fever where the same voice warned "if you don't go back someone else will go in" about her body. These multiple encounters with the same guiding voice across different life-threatening situations suggest a consistent spiritual protector. | 2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Cardiac arrest - not breathing, no heartbeat, CPR performed, airway blocked | Out-of-body observation, flying experience, voice calling her back by name | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw herself on dirt road | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2623 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3539 Monique NDE 7016 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monique_nde.html | 2000 | 2000-11-27 | 2013 | F | Monique attempted suicide by jumping from a 30-meter (98 feet) building. Coming out of "the light," a paradisiacal landscape opened before her with a wooden bridge over a flowing river. To the left in a mountain landscape was a magnificent rainbow where the light was even stronger, warmer, and more filled with love. She KNEW she would enter there and be happy. Deceased family members awaited her on the other side of the bridge. A child came to pick her up for the crossing. When she set foot on the bridge, she heard her children yelling "MAMA!!" and was sent back against her will. She experienced overwhelming happiness, total plenitude, and an ecstasy of love - feeling finally truly loved. Time had no meaning and she understood she was returning to the sources as part of the Universe. The white light grew from a small dot to encompass her in warmth and love. She became a volunteer helping very poor people after the experience. Her values changed dramatically - she now lives day to day trying to be as nice as possible, listens more to others, and is no longer scared about the future. She didn't speak about it for 5 years fearing people would think her crazy. She believes in a Supreme Being of pure LOVE who loves everyone, though she cannot name this being and thinks it might be feminine like a mother's love. | 5 | Unknown | 10 | 14 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Suicide attempt jumping from 30-meter/98-foot building - severe life-threatening trauma | Detailed paradise landscape, encountered deceased family, bridge as boundary, heard living children | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 4 | 0 | Paradisiacal landscape | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2624 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3433 Morena B NDE 6834 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1morena_b_nde.html | 1971 | 2013 | 12 | F | At age 12, Morena was at a tourist resort swimming pool using a rubber tire as a lifesaver since she couldn't swim. She suddenly went out of the tire and sank to the bottom. Initially worried, she then felt tranquil. Her entire life passed before her like a quick movie. She saw a tunnel and started crossing it with lovely beings present. She could feel their great kindness but couldn't confirm if any were family members. At the rear, she saw a light and knew something good was there, feeling peace, tranquility, and happiness. At the tunnel's end was a big light where she wanted to go, feeling something good was there. When she reached the pool bottom, she pushed herself upward despite tiredness and water in her lungs. She surfaced, breathed, and a child helped her out half-drowned but recovered quickly. The experience impacted her greatly - she initially thought it was normal until seeing a TV program about NDEs years later. She no longer feared death as much, knowing it wasn't as terrible as believed. Time seemed to slow during the experience. She felt unity with the world, incredible peace and happiness. The experience awakened curiosity about the topic and reduced her fear of the unknown. She later had many out-of-body experiences and saw beings around her, developing possible psychic abilities. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Near-drowning in swimming pool, sank to bottom, water in lungs | Complete life review, tunnel with beings, attraction to light at end | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 3 | 0 | Life review | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2625 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3399 Mukurarinda D NDE 6820 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mukurarinda_d_nde.html | 1989 | 2013 | M | Mukurarinda, a boarding school student, became ill with suspected malaria but tests showed nothing. Growing weaker, he was taken home, became "mad" screaming day and night, then returned to a clinic where he was given medication to sleep. He slept without waking, saw a big light and tree with water bottle inside. A voice said "Drink" and one drop refreshed his whole being. He saw a ladder from earth to heaven with people from all countries ascending. At heaven's closed gate, he stood alone. A man with many keys from fingers to shoulder opened the gate asking "Are you coming into heaven?" and directed him to Jesus Christ's office. Jesus read everything he'd done on earth from a file - like a video impossible to deny. Jesus asked if he agreed he'd done these things. Jesus said "I want you to go back to earth. There is something I want you to do. After you finish you will come back here in heaven and live forever." He refused but Jesus convinced him. He asked to see heaven first. Angels sang with voices more vibrant than instruments. An invisible power prevented him from joining their choir - he cried tears witnesses saw. Beyond the choir was a wonderful place with a big chair and "the One" he couldn't reach. Jesus showed him out. Descending the ladder, he met someone from the clinic who asked about heaven and earth - he saw earth as dirty and confusing, feeling too clean and holy to return. Doctor had declared him dead at 8 PM; he returned at 7 AM. He saw people killed for sins in visions. Thirteen years later, he was called to preach God's Word. | 6 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Doctor declared dead at 8 PM, unconscious/dead until 7 AM next day | Detailed heaven encounter with Jesus, complete life review, angels, met person who died after him | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 5 | 1 | Ladder to heaven with ascending people | 0.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2626 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3329 Samantha H NDE 6692 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1samantha_h_nde.html | 1968 | 2013 | F |
Two days after delivering her first child, Samantha experienced severe hemorrhaging at home. After hours of heavy bleeding and passing large blood clots, she collapsed and lost consciousness while trying to reach the emergency room. The blood loss was so severe that she had lost almost two-thirds of her blood volume, creating a life-threatening medical emergency that required immediate surgical intervention. During her unconscious state, Samantha experienced a remarkable life review that unfolded like a film reel directly in front of her consciousness. She witnessed images of every event from her entire life displayed simultaneously, not sequentially as we normally experience memories. Most remarkably, with each image she not only saw the event but simultaneously re-experienced all the original emotions and lessons associated with it. This was not like viewing photographs one after another, but rather a complete, unified experience where she received comprehensive knowledge of all her life events in picture form while reliving each memory's emotional content in perfect unison. The experience provided Samantha with what she describes as phenomenal clarity and vividness. She could see her entire life in picture form while feeling the emotion and lesson in each image, all happening together in complete unison. The visual presentation was extraordinarily clear and vivid, providing her with a unique perspective on her life that transcended normal human perception. Following the experience, Samantha has had occasional anomalous experiences where she finds herself aware of being in different locations, such as next to a wood table with acute awareness of the wood grain. She feels the experience changed her life by revealing that there is much more to existence than we understand, both physically and mentally. The memory of the experience remains vivid decades later. |
5 | Home | 5 | 6 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening hemorrhage with loss of two-thirds blood volume documented | Life review with unique simultaneous perception of all events and emotions, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Unconscious from blood loss | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 1 | Complete life review with simultaneous perception | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2627 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3332 Sandi M NDE 6696 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sandi_m_nde.html | 2008 | 2008-06-19 | 2013 | F |
During labor in June 2008, Sandi experienced intense pain unlike anything she had felt before, worse than her previous deliveries without epidural. Despite nurses dismissing her concerns as normal labor pain, she knew something was seriously wrong. Her uterus had ruptured internally, causing severe hemorrhaging. Her blood pressure dropped dangerously low, she became feverish, and she began losing consciousness. The medical emergency required immediate surgical intervention to save both her and her baby's life. As she lost consciousness in the operating room, Sandi found herself hovering above her body, observing the frantic medical team working below. She watched doctors and nurses yelling instructions and saw her husband looking terrified. Then suddenly she was transported to another realm - a white dimension or void where everything was white, though not a bright light. In this space, she encountered a tall man in a suit with a beard who reminded her of Abraham Lincoln. They communicated telepathically without speaking words. When she asked where she was, he simply stared through her without answering. Sandi became desperate to return when she realized her baby was missing. She remembers grabbing at her belly and asking where her son was, suddenly knowing she had given birth to a son. The bearded man told her not to worry, and then she suddenly came to in her hospital bed. She experienced a mixture of emotions - initial peace in the white realm, but then distress about being separated from her newborn son. After waking from the experience eight days later, everyone was asking if she was okay. All she wanted was to hold her baby. The man she encountered seemed to be some kind of messenger, and she felt he conveyed that it was not yet her time. The experience left her with increased spiritual importance in her life and reduced fear of death. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Uterine rupture with severe hemorrhaging requiring emergency surgery documented | Out-of-body observation of surgical scene with specific details about medical team and husband | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed surgical scene from above | 0.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2628 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3478 Sandrine W NDE 6932 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sandrine_w_nde.html | 1990 | 2013 | 15 | F |
In 1990, fifteen-year-old Sandrine experienced violent abdominal pain worse than childbirth contractions. While on the toilet with severe diarrhea, the pain became unbearable and her head was spinning. When she stood up to call for help, she collapsed and immediately the pain disappeared. She was found unconscious on the floor between the toilet and corridor with a bump on her head, though the exact medical cause remained uncertain with doctors concluding it was a blackout from extreme pain causing a bowel disorder. During her unconscious state, Sandrine found herself standing up while simultaneously seeing her body lying lifeless on the floor. Free from pain, she experienced herself as existing in two forms - her spirit self and her physical body below. She moved through the apartment, going to the kitchen where she saw dirty dishes, rounded the table, and looked through the window at the courtyard. She observed neighbors walking and heard them, experiencing heightened awareness and a 360-degree field of vision. When she looked up at the pearl grey sky, she felt she could leave and mount up into it, which caused her to panic. The most remarkable observations occurred when she saw specific details later confirmed. She observed her friend standing by the window smoking a cigarette, which he later confirmed, stating he hadn't heard her fall because he was smoking while watching the neighbor's servant arriving. She also clearly saw herself from outside her body, hopping over her own physical form in the corridor. Her vision seemed to be at 360 degrees, seeing everywhere at once, with sounds being clearer and more isolated from each other. When her friend discovered her body and began shaking it, her bodiless self dove back into her physical form and the pain returned immediately. She was taken to the hospital where she didn't initially share her experience. Years later, when she discussed it with her friend, he confirmed the specific detail about smoking at the window while watching the neighbor's servant arrive. |
6 | Home | 3 | 14 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Syncope from extreme pain, uncertain medical status | Specific verified observation of friend smoking at window, enhanced perception abilities | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw friend smoking at window | 1.00 | Ex-partner | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2629 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3408 Sara G NDE 6832 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sara_g_nde.html | 1983 | 1983-06-18 | 2013 | F |
Sara was struck by a car traveling sixty-five miles per hour in a forty-five mile per hour zone as a pedestrian. Her brother, a firefighter with the hot shots, brought her back to life at the scene. The severe head trauma required brain surgery, and she remained in an eight-day coma. Doctors gave her only a twenty percent chance of waking up, warning that even if she did, she would likely be in a vegetative state or need to relearn everything like a baby. Against all medical expectations, she woke up after eight days as if nothing had happened, which doctors could only describe as a miracle. During her near-death experience, Sara felt lifted up as if jumping over a wooden fence, entering a place that didn't belong on earth - a whole new dimension that looked like a beautiful painting. She found herself in an amazing field with perfectly wind-blown long grass and experienced a fulfilling, sweet smell like cotton candy mixed with paint that she'll never forget. Remarkably, she still experiences this distinctive smell three or four times a month. The scene included Jesus dressed as a shepherd and the Virgin Mary standing on rocks made of mixed gold, diamonds, pearls, and silver. She also saw two children - a blonde-golden-haired girl and a black-haired boy - kneeling near the beautiful rocks. Without physical speech, Sara could understand everyone telepathically. Jesus kept extending his right hand, indicating she could stay or go, making the gesture similar to the Sacred Heart of Jesus imagery. The children persistently signed for her to keep going. She felt heaviness pulling her back, and despite wanting to stay with Jesus, she experienced being sent back against her will, having a tantrum about leaving. She fought hard not to return to her broken body. Years later, Sara had her first child born with blonde-golden hair and her second child, a son, with black hair - looking exactly like the children she had seen in that other dimension during her NDE. The experience left her without fear of death and with the lasting ability to smell that unique heavenly scent. A stranger in California later approached her, knowing about her accident and experience, saying she was chosen by God not to suffer the end of the world. |
4 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Eight-day coma after severe head trauma requiring brain surgery | Unique sensory experience with lasting olfactory phenomena, prophetic vision of future children | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Eight-day coma | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw future children before they were born | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2630 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3462 Sarah LG NDE 6907 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_lg_nde.html | 1994 | 2013 | 4 | F |
At age four, Sarah was at a swimming pool with her parents and baby brother on a rainy day. Fascinated by divers performing tricks from the big diving board, she asked permission to watch closer, promising to stay at the pool's edge. However, the desire to imitate the divers overcame her reason, and she attempted a dive from the edge of the big pool. Unable to swim, she sank to the bottom in what seemed like an endless descent, watching the surface move away until her eyes finally closed from lack of oxygen. After some moments, a light Being extended his hand to her while she was still at the bottom of the water. She couldn't see his face or body clearly but was bathed in warm, joyful light filled with love. This Being lifted her out of her body, and together they rose above the pool, hovering on what felt like a landing. Above them was a tunnel leading to increasingly intense light that she saw as warm, full of joy, relief, happiness, and love. Below, the swimming pool appeared dark, cold, and noisy. She watched with total indifference as her mother ran along the poolside, located her at the bottom, dove in to retrieve her, then screamed for the lifeguard who performed CPR. The most remarkable aspect was her complete detachment while hovering with the Being of light, feeling only the warm love surrounding her versus the cold, dark, painful real world below. She clearly observed the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and cardiac massage being alternated several times. She saw her helpless, crying mother and the lifeguard working to revive her. The Being of light still held her hand throughout these observations. She wanted desperately to go through the tunnel toward the intensifying light, but the Being released her hand and left through the tunnel himself. The Being communicated non-verbally that it wasn't her time and she was still needed on Earth. She felt rejected and was given no choice about returning. As the Being and the warm light disappeared slowly, she watched helplessly before returning to the cold real world and reopening her eyes. Her mother later confirmed all details of the rescue when Sarah asked years later, having hidden the drowning incident out of shame. |
5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from drowning requiring CPR | Detailed observations of rescue procedures and mother's actions, all later confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Underwater/drowning | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed mother's rescue attempt | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 2631 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3430 Sarah NDE 6863 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_nde_6863.html | 2009 | 2009-05-01 | 2013 | F |
During childbirth surgery on May 1, 2009, Sarah experienced a cervical artery tear due to a medication overdose, resulting in the loss of over three liters of blood. The massive hemorrhage led to clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function. The medical emergency occurred in the surgical suite where she had just given birth, creating a life-threatening situation that required immediate intervention to save her life. After losing consciousness from blood loss, Sarah felt warm and relaxed - more comfortable than she had ever been with a profound sense of belonging. She saw a white glowing light surrounding her and felt as if she were floating. Though she saw no physical bodies and felt she had no body herself, she was aware of being surrounded by familiar souls. There was a general sense of familiarity and belonging with these presences, though she couldn't identify specific individuals from her past. She heard whispering but couldn't make out the words or language initially. The experience was characterized by complete absence of pain and feeling nothing but love and comfort. The floating and comfortable feeling lasted for what seemed like a great amount of time until she began hearing words she could understand. At this point, she experienced being forced back into her body. The calming glowing light disappeared, replaced by harsh surgical lamps and overwhelming pain. She felt like someone was telling her to go back to be with her baby, that it wasn't her time yet, though she didn't hear this audibly but rather sensed it as a message. The most emotionally significant aspect for Sarah was the anger and frustration of being "put back" in her body. Despite having just given birth, she was not thankful for being alive but angry that the comfort and love had been ripped from her. She felt she belonged in that place of light and love. The experience left her without fear of death and with lasting changes in how she views life and mortality. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clinical death from massive blood loss during surgery | General spiritual awareness but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Awareness of familiar souls | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2632 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3445 Sarah P NDE 6885 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sarah_p_nde.html | 1974 | 2013 | F |
Around 1974, teenage Sarah and her friend discovered a reservoir area with a stone wall where water flowed over from a dark smooth body of water on the left into a churning, frothing reservoir on the right. While attempting to cross the narrow walkway atop the wall, Sarah's feet slipped and she fell into the left side, holding briefly to the wall's edge before being swept counter-clockwise into the dangerous churning water on the right side. She was pulled from the reservoir by good Samaritans who had been nearby, though remarkably she recalls no water coming from her nose or mouth afterward. During the drowning incident, Sarah had a profound out-of-body experience where she found herself looking down at her body lying at the bottom of the reservoir. The area around her body was mysteriously illuminated, as if someone had left a light on underwater. She distinctly remembers the thought "I'm dead" or possibly hearing "You are dead" accompanying this observation. The viewing perspective was from above, seeing her body resting at the bottom like a heavy weight rather than floating in the dark, foaming waters. She felt a sense of empathy for "the poor child lying there dead" while experiencing this detached observation. The emotional quality of the experience was characterized by calm acknowledgment rather than alarm. There was no fear, just a factual recognition of being dead. The illuminated area in the otherwise dark water seemed to create a distinct space, almost like being in a crystalline encasement where the water's presence was felt but not its crushing weight. Time seemed to have an ethereal quality during the experience. Sarah describes feeling as though something significant occurred that day, possibly involving some form of consciousness transfer or spiritual intervention. After being pulled from the water, Sarah was driven to her sister's house where the rescuer stayed for dinner. She has had recurring drowning dreams since childhood, suggesting the profound impact of this experience. The lasting effect has been a sense of having experienced something beyond normal reality, though she remains uncertain about many aspects including the existence of God. The experience left her feeling that she had been shown something important about the nature of death and consciousness. |
5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drowning in reservoir, rescued by bystanders | Observation of own body from above with mysterious illumination | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Underwater/drowning | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body at bottom of reservoir | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2633 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3542 Sean M NDEs 7034 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sean_m_nde.html | 1979 | 1979-04-17 | 2013 | 17 | M |
On April 17, 1979, seventeen-year-old Sean climbed over a hedge and slipped while trying to catch barbed wire. The barb tore extensively up his forearm causing severe blood loss. He experienced two separate near-death experiences - first at the accident scene, then later that night at his parents' house after losing a dangerous amount of blood. His heartbeat became increasingly shallow and fast until the beats merged into one spasm, indicating cardiac distress from blood loss. In his first NDE at the accident scene, Sean walked toward a silvery white beautiful orchard where he saw beings he knew but had never met in this life. He felt light and free from pain. He approached a cold stream with the knowledge that crossing it would mean never returning. Despite disliking his life and wanting to cross, he battled against returning but couldn't cross the barrier. He was suddenly back in his body with intense pain. In his second NDE that night, Sean popped out of his body and saw colors emanating from his sleeping parents. He could see through walls and gave off white light himself. He shot through space where mountains appeared as molehills, eventually encountering a small point of light that grew larger and enveloped him with pure love. The Light Being, which Sean recognized as God, was a thousand times brighter than the sun but didn't burn. It communicated through thought transference, showing no interest in religious practices but only asking "How much love was in your heart?" The Light mentioned Jesus weeping for Lazarus, saying "The Holy Spirit weeps for its children." It offered to show Sean all the times he had been "one with it" and gave him prophecies about his future, including that he would have his heart broken at age 52 and would likely want to commit suicide but should remember the Light's love. The Light was amoral in that it didn't judge right from wrong but reflected on actions and their consequences with pure love. After the experience, Sean had supernatural abilities for several weeks including seeing in the dark, reading people's thoughts, and having the Light speak to him. The Light warned him to keep quiet about the experience or risk being locked up. These abilities gradually faded. Years later, the prophecy about heartbreak came true exactly as foretold. The experience completely transformed Sean's worldview, making him realize that what he had considered good was actually bad and vice versa, requiring him to relearn everything including how to walk. |
5 | Home | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Severe blood loss from injury causing cardiac distress | Saw parents' auras while out of body, prophecy about future heartbreak came true | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw parents' auras while they slept | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2634 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3386 Shana S NDE 6790 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shana_s_nde.html | 1980 | 1980-02-07 | 2013 | 8 | F |
On February 7, 1980, eight-year-old Shana was involved in a motor vehicle accident, though specific details about the nature of the accident and injuries are limited in her account. She mentions there was a life-threatening event but not clinical death, and that she was initially scared until she went to Heaven. The experience appears to have occurred while she was being transported or treated, as she mentions hearing ambulance doors and sirens along with paramedics and witnesses speaking. During her near-death experience, Shana left her body and was initially bouncing around the bed in slow motion. She then went into a white ball of light that was brighter than the sun. She found herself in Heaven, which she describes as a realm of all-encompassing light and love with Jesus. She experienced a rapid life review where her past flashed before her out of her control, seeing and re-experiencing everything at incredible speed like fast-forwarding a movie, though she saw and experienced it all in her spirit. The most significant aspect was her encounter with Jesus, who told her it was not her time. She was having a tantrum about having to leave Jesus and fought hard not to go back into her broken body. She was extremely angry and upset about being forced to return against her will. The experience of being with Jesus was characterized by incredible peace, joy, and freedom from pain, making the return to her injured physical body particularly traumatic. Following the experience, Shana developed lasting panic attacks and struggled to understand why she was suffering after such a divine encounter. She later developed abilities to receive signs from deceased family members including her mother and sister. The experience transformed her from having slight religious importance to becoming a born-again Christian with greatly increased spiritual importance in her life. She continues to experience the unique smell from Heaven and has increased sensitivity to sensory input. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Motor vehicle accident with life-threatening injuries | Life review and encounter with Jesus, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard ambulance and paramedics | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2635 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3277 Shannon C NDE 6613 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shannon_c_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-01-09 | 2013 | F |
On January 9, 2013, Shannon went in for gallbladder surgery but threw two blood clots that became pulmonary embolisms. She experienced complete pulmonary and cardiac arrest for over an hour, requiring extensive resuscitation efforts with CPR. Once stabilized, she remained in a coma for three days. The medical team used bright lights to check her pupils when they brought her back, which she found painful to recall. The extended cardiac arrest resulted in brain damage from oxygen deprivation, affecting her short-term memory. During her near-death experience, Shannon found herself in a waiting room-like space where she saw many deceased family members and friends, though they all had their backs turned to her except for her husband's grandmother. She later learned this grandmother had passed away the same day she did. Shannon and the grandmother were trying to figure out what was happening, as Shannon could not communicate with anyone else but her. She was particularly heartbroken that she couldn't talk to her deceased fourteen-year-old son who was present. An elevator-like door opened, revealing a glimpse of Heaven that Shannon describes as the Garden of Eden the way God intended it to be. The scene was breathtakingly beautiful beyond words. From one of the mountains came a figure glowing with warm, peaceful white-golden light. As he approached, Shannon recognized him as Jesus, still bearing the holes in his hands. Jesus told her she still had a job to do, after which she felt stuck in a vacuum. The experience ended with a very bright flashing light that she hated and associates with the medical team's resuscitation efforts. Following the experience, Shannon has developed gifts she's hesitant to discuss for fear of being thought crazy. Her family has become closer than ever before. She no longer fears death and understands that Heaven is real and indescribably beautiful. Despite having just given birth before this incident, she initially felt anger rather than gratitude about being brought back, showing the profound impact of experiencing that divine realm. |
2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest for over an hour with pulmonary embolisms | Knowledge that grandmother died same day, later confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Three-day coma | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Knew grandmother had died same day | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2636 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3283 Nerka E NDE 6625 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nerka_e_nde.html | 1989 | 1989-08-18 | 2013 | F | During childbirth, approximately 15-30 minutes after delivering her daughter, the experiencer told a nurse she wasn't feeling well and felt like passing out. She heard nurses reporting her blood pressure dropping to 80/60 and inability to start an IV due to collapsed veins. She heard doctors screaming about losing a patient. In her mind, she went down a dark tunnel and saw many pictures of herself from childhood to that present moment. She then had an out-of-body experience, viewing herself from above along with several nurses and two doctors in the operating room. Throughout the experience, she never lost her hearing and could hear everything being said. She was concerned about what would happen to her newborn daughter if she died, which seemed to trigger her return to her body. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Childbirth complications with documented hypotension and collapsed veins | Out-of-body experience with visual observations of operating room scene and auditory awareness | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw and heard medical scene from above body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2637 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3464 Nolwenn NDE 6912 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nolwenn_nde.html | 2006 | 2013 | 14 | F | At age 14 during a physical education endurance test at school, the experiencer pushed herself beyond her limits trying to prove herself to classmates who had been harassing her. After completing the test, she experienced severe physical distress with headache, stomach pain, and loss of breathing capacity, causing her to collapse. She lost consciousness for approximately 10 seconds. During this time, she experienced leaving her body through a black and white whirling tunnel, feeling immense happiness, peace, and infinite love from an intense light. She arrived in a vast, grassy plain with a white barrier dividing it. A woman in white with brown hair awaited her on the other side, initially welcoming her with joy. The woman communicated telepathically that it was not her time and she must return. She could hear her friends calling her from the physical world through the whirling portal. She was pulled back through the whirlwind and regained consciousness to find classmates and her professor surrounding her. | 5 | Other | 7 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Collapse with loss of consciousness during physical exertion, syncope episode | Telepathic communication with being, specific visual details of plain and barrier, auditory awareness of friends calling | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard friends calling while in other realm | 0.00 | Best friend | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2638 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3501 Norman T NDE 6963 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1norman_t_nde.html | 2001 | 2013 | M | While riding his bike to work in Sicily, the experiencer was hit by a car and knocked unconscious for 4 hours. After being hit, he saw an old man in robes with a walking stick who needed help. He helped the man walk to sit under a tree in green grass, though the actual accident location was a barren crop field with brown dirt and no trees. He then turned and observed people loading someone into an ambulance, saying he needed to help "those retards get that guy into the ambulance." He realized the person being loaded was himself. He remembers bouncing in the ambulance as it started driving, then falling back into his body. He woke up in a Sicilian hospital. The experience involved an out-of-body observation of his own rescue and an encounter with a mysterious robed figure in a transformed landscape. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Vehicle accident with extended unconsciousness (4 hours) | OBE with observation of own body being loaded into ambulance, encounter with unknown figure | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw himself being loaded into ambulance | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2639 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3244 Nurse NDE 6570 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nurse_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-10-03 | 2013 | F | A nurse collapsed suddenly and was found to have septic pneumonia, spending a week in a coma with multiple organ infections. She deteriorated to kidney failure with only 5% survival chance. While comatose, she experienced horrific nightmares involving trauma stories from her clients affecting loved ones, including hearing her dogs screaming. After days of nightmares, she found herself in a desert at night with millions of stars, a dirt road, and an adobe motel. She felt overwhelming contentment, peace, and love beyond earthly experience. She was in a triangular room with a middle-aged woman and child. On a patio, she saw what looked like a train moving up into the sky with brilliant white light, with people running to board it. She understood she needed to decide whether to get on the train. Initially undecided, the nightmares returned. Later she wished for the desert dream again and immediately returned to the same scene. Still undecided but thinking of her daughter, she chose to return and woke up. She retained perfect memory of every detail and sensation. | 4 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Coma with septic pneumonia, kidney failure, 5% survival chance documented | Specific visual details of desert scene, awareness of choice between life and death | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/5/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw train of light ascending to sky | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2640 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3454 Nurse NDE 6900 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nurse_nde_6900.html | 2001 | 2001-06-25 | 2013 | F | Following a C-section delivery complicated by eclampsia, the experiencer developed breathing difficulties feeling like an elephant on her chest. She watched her oxygen saturation decrease and was terrified. Everything went black, then she felt a pop and left her body, floating above and feeling incredibly good. Looking down at herself, she thought she looked terrible and noticed her urine bag was brown, recognizing liver failure. She felt concern for her baby and received the answer that the child would have the people she needed. She heard plastic being opened and people yelling while standing in the back of the room. Her deceased father appeared, having been dead nine years. He took her in his arms, they danced, and he sang to her as he had in childhood, telling her it wasn't her time. She opened her eyes in horrible pain, angry to be back. The doctor diagnosed congestive heart failure. About ten people were present as they rushed her to ICU. The experience transformed her from moderate to great religious importance. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Congestive heart failure following eclampsia and C-section, clinical death | Specific observation of brown urine indicating liver failure, awareness of medical equipment and staff actions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw brown urine in collection bag | 0.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2641 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3263 Oakland NDE 22806 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1oakland_nde.html | 2013 | 6 | F | At age six, the experiencer was hit by a streetcar while crossing the street. After being hit, she felt very warm all over and wanted to stay cuddled up to the streetcar. She then found herself standing off to the side, observing the streetcar driver looking out his window at what she didn't realize was her own body, appearing as a clump of clothes. She watched many people run over to the scene. A man picked up her body and the crowd ran toward the school. Someone, possibly God or a guardian angel, told her she should go with them. She was suddenly next to the man carrying her body without knowing how she got there. The next memory is being in the arms of a first-grade nun who was comforting her as she cried into the nun's dress. Despite the traumatic accident, she experienced only minor injuries. The experience confirmed her belief in the soul/spirit occupying the body. | 5 | Other | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Hit by streetcar, life-threatening but minor injuries | OBE with observation of own body being carried, voice directing her | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw own body from outside perspective | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2642 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3437 Olivia S NDE 6871 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1olivia_s_nde.html | 1997 | 2013 | 10 | F | At age 10, during a rare afternoon at the pool, the experiencer attempted to navigate around the pool by holding the edge but slipped in the 9-foot deep area. Her feet hit the bottom and she looked up through the water in wonder, feeling no panic. She was amazed by her hair floating above her and the light reflecting off the pool sides. Her vision cleared of the water's wavering and expanded outward. She felt herself leaving her body, becoming very light, and floating into the expansive blue sky. She experienced immense happiness, infinite love, and peace unlike anything before or since. She felt wholly loved, protected, and safe. Reflecting on her difficult, abusive life, she wondered why she had ever felt horror when it was so minor compared to this peace. She sensed there was "so much more" to existence. Her babysitter found and revived her. The experience eliminated her fear of death and led her from Christianity to more universal spiritual beliefs, recognizing that no single religion holds complete truth. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drowning with clinical death (cessation of breathing) | Expansive consciousness and profound spiritual experience but no specific observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2643 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3301 Patricia B NDE 6657 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_b_nde_6657.html | 1975 | 2013 | F | Working at a psychiatric hospital, the experiencer was attacked by a man she had temporarily sheltered. He broke in through a fire escape window and stabbed her three times - left shoulder above clavicle, left breast near sternum, and abdomen below diaphragm. As she lay dying, she thought "I am dying" and experienced profound peace. She walked toward a brilliant white light when a voice said "No go back, you are not ready." She experienced heightened awareness during the attack, seeing events on both the fire escape and street simultaneously. Time stood still as she comprehended everything happening. She heard her neighbor yelling "Stop!" and staff members shouting different things. She could have killed her attacker but the voice said "No" when urged to do so. She threw the knife away instead. She heard medical staff concerned about her blood pressure (80/60) and collapsed veins. She saw herself from above before returning. The experience transformed her spirituality from uncertain Catholic to universal faith, understanding God lives within us all. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple stab wounds, blood pressure 80/60, collapsed veins, clinical death | Simultaneous awareness of fire escape and street, heard specific BP reading, divine voice guidance | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard specific blood pressure reading | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2644 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3414 Patricia C NDE 6841 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1patricia_c_nde_6841.html | 1985 | 2013 | F | During major surgery in October 1985, the experiencer had a terrifying near-death experience. She found herself climbing a steep mountain on hands and knees in complete silence. An extremely bright light was at the mountain's top while menacing darkness rose from below. She had one urgent thought: reach the light before the darkness catches her or she could never return. She sensed friendly beings encouraging her telepathically to reach the light, while dark entities pursued her from below. The light beings extended protection but couldn't help directly - she had to climb herself. The experience was a race between light and darkness. A doctor later revived her by slapping and shouting "Wake up!" She experienced flashbacks for 15 years until understanding the experience. Two subsequent spiritual experiences involved her deceased stepfather appearing with bright light telling her to go to church, and her deceased godmother informing her of healing. The experience transformed her from atheist to Catholic, bringing understanding of the spiritual battle between light and darkness. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Major surgery with clinical death requiring resuscitation | Telepathic communication with beings, awareness of spiritual realm dynamics | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2645 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3474 Shante H NDE 6926 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1shante_h_nde.html | 1981 | 2013 | M | Shante was a child riding his bike when he was struck by a car. The impact was severe, crushing the bike where his foot would have been and throwing him over 13 feet. He landed on his shoulder and head, sustaining significant trauma. During this experience, he separated from his body and was surrounded by shadowy beings who were raising him up. He felt an overwhelming sense of love, compassion, and deep peace from these entities who were calming him. The beings appeared very vivid to him, and the love he experienced was all-encompassing. After this profound spiritual encounter, he returned to his body. The experience left him with lasting effects - he developed future visions and heightened awareness. Every time he returned to the accident location, something significant would happen, as if that moment was meant to be a turning point in his life. He gained the understanding that we are all connected with the world and universe, that we are all one with nature and everything around us. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Severe trauma from vehicle accident with head injury | Experience of being raised by beings with love and compassion, but limited specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw shadows raising him and beings around him | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2646 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3248 Sharon A NDE 6576 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sharon_a_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-02-05 | 2013 | F | Sharon had been experiencing progressive shortness of breath over several months. After being sent home with just an expectorant, her condition worsened until she collapsed at home. Paramedics were called, and she stopped breathing multiple times - first at home, then in the ambulance, and again in the emergency room. During her first episode, she found herself flying rapidly over a beautiful green valley surrounded by high mountains, experiencing complete freedom of movement. In her subsequent episodes, she appeared at a large doorway with brilliant light emanating from within. She could see the tops of heads and waving arms of many people inside but could not see their faces clearly. Behind and beside her was complete black darkness, creating a void that she was acutely aware of. She felt overwhelming emotions of joy, wonder, excitement, and complete contentment. She was cocooned in safety throughout the experience and never felt alone. When she returned to her body after being resuscitated, she told the medic she had never felt so good in years. The experience removed her fear of death and strengthened her religious faith significantly. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Clinical death with cessation of breathing documented, massive pulmonary emboli diagnosed | Multiple OBE episodes with consistent imagery of doorway and light, awareness of void | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 0 | Flying over green valley with mountains | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2647 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3278 Sheryl NDE 6615 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sheryl_nde.html | 1992 | 1992-03-17 | 2013 | 22 | F | Sheryl was 22 years old and struggling with finding meaning in life when she and a friend went to the river on St. Patrick's Day. Her friend began spinning the truck's tires on gravel, and despite Sheryl's warnings, did it again causing the truck to lose control. The vehicle fell end-over-end and crashed upside down. Sheryl experienced time stopping and was suddenly free from all troubles, feeling the love and acceptance she had always searched for. She felt this love everywhere - inside and outside of her - and realized she was perfect just as she was. She encountered tall male beings with long beards and white robes who told her she had to go back, that she was on the wrong path, and had to do what she was meant to do. She experienced revelations about being still herself after death and moving through barriers without restriction. When she returned, she had suffered a blow to her cheekbone, brain trauma, and had to relearn how to formulate thoughts and communicate. The experience gave her lasting peace and the understanding that worry is unnecessary, that we are exactly who we are supposed to be, and that we should trust in love. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Severe vehicle accident with direct head trauma and brain injury | Encounter with beings, movement through barriers, told about life purpose | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 0 | Encountered tall beings in white robes | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 2648 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3507 Sue B NDE 6972 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sue_b_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-10-17 | 2013 | F | Sue was an avid mountain biker hit by a car while road cycling. She was struck head-on, flipped into the windshield, and thrown to the ground. During the 2.5 hours she was unconscious, she experienced sitting in a green cornfield with a man she couldn't fully see but felt very close to. They had peaceful conversation while looking at the damaged car in the intersection. Her bike gear was neatly placed beside her. The field smelled of fresh cut grass and was very pleasant. Years later, she met the paramedic who confirmed he said "someone up there loves her very much" during transport. After extensive injuries including torn ACL, Achilles, and rotator cuff plus brain injury requiring years of therapy, she learned through spiritual counseling that the man with her was her former love who had died in a drunk driving accident 30 years earlier. He had been holding her hand through the hospital procedures, and angels had held her back by the hips during impact, which explained her lasting hip pain. The experience eliminated her fear of death and led to major life changes including retiring early to enjoy life. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Life-threatening trauma from vehicle collision, unconscious for hours | Detailed cornfield scene later confirmed not to exist, recognized paramedic's voice years later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 3 | 1 | Sitting in cornfield that did not exist | 1.00 | Paramedic | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2649 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3357 Susan T NDE 6740 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1susan_t_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-02-12 | 2013 | F | Susan underwent cardiac ablation surgery that went catastrophically wrong when the surgeon punctured her heart wall. She bled into the pericardial sac, causing cardiac tamponade. Her heart stopped for 39 minutes total, requiring 3,900 chest compressions and 15 defibrillation attempts. During this time, she had multiple observations from outside her body. She heard a nurse say "her face is white, her face is gray" which was later confirmed by OR staff. She was aware of being "beat up" during chest compressions and saw herself in a black box with thick walls. She then experienced complete peace and acceptance, thinking "this is how it's going to end for me." She saw a white dome of leaded glass in various shades of white beyond her feet. She also observed herself from above as a nurse approached with Heparin twice, feeling the nurse was "bad" and wanting to fight her off but being paralyzed. After induced hypothermia coma for 48 hours, she recovered. The experience eliminated her fear of death, led to major life changes including weight loss, early retirement, and prioritizing family over work. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest for 39 minutes during surgery, hypothermia protocol, extensive documentation | Heard specific nurse comment later confirmed, aware of chest compressions, saw Heparin administration | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/6/2025 | 3 | 2 | Heard nurse comment on facial color | 1.00 | OR nursing staff | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2650 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3230 Tamara J NDE 6549 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tamara_j_nde.html | 1978 | 1978-05-09 | 2013 | F | Tamara was in labor for 17 hours when she requested an epidural. As they prepared the injection site, she began seizing and quickly realized she was dying. She found the dying process surprisingly peaceful and pain-free. She left her body and found herself in God's presence, experiencing perfect peace and love in every cell of her being. Time ceased to exist and her memories became jumbled, occurring simultaneously or eternally. Her first revelation was that she was still herself - not a mistake but exactly who she was meant to be. She could move through barriers without restriction. She received messages that there is no condemnation, God loves everyone, and she need not worry because God always cares for her. She was shown her past and how God had always intervened. She was told she had to return for her baby. She developed eclampsia with five seizures, renal failure, retinopathy, and brain damage, delivered in a coma, and had minimal memory for days afterward. The experience eliminated her fear of death and changed her belief from conditional salvation to understanding there is no condemnation. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death during childbirth with multiple seizures and organ failure | Unity with God, movement through barriers, revelations about past | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Unity with God and understanding of divine love | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2651 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3328 Teri B NDE 6691 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1teri_b_nde.html | 1974 | 1974-10-28 | 2013 | F | Teri was in labor for twelve hours when her heart stopped. She found herself watching from above as medical staff worked on her body, experiencing no pain once she left her physical form. She traveled through a tunnel at high speed toward a brilliant, warm light. The experience was wonderful and she did not want to return. She heard a male voice telling her she had to go home because she was needed there. As quickly as she had left her body, she was back in it, immediately feeling pain again. The experience completely eliminated her fear of death as she now knows with certainty that life continues after death. She became more compassionate and developed psychic abilities, being able to see things before they happen. The experience strengthened her belief in God and gave her a greater sense of purpose in helping others. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Clinical death with cardiac arrest during childbirth | Classic tunnel and light experience, OBE watching resuscitation, heard divine voice | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched medical staff working on body from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2652 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3284 Thomas A NDE 6561 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1thomas_a_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-08-23 | 2013 | M | Thomas was lifting weights when he suffered a descending aortic aneurysm rupture. He experienced everything during surgery - feeling the blood spraying his face, tasting it, hearing the saw cut through his ribs, and being aware while strapped down. His soul left his body and he walked invisibly through the hospital, hearing staff say they didn't think he would survive. He then walked on a smooth, wide path following beautiful angelic music through large gates of iron and gold. Inside, his deceased grandfather Tom warned him not to go down a sloping walkway to the right where hundreds of people were being dragged, bitten, and beaten by small demonic beings amid the terrible smell of burning flesh. Thomas could still hear beautiful singing from another direction but walked back through the gates and returned to his body on the operating table. He continues to experience spiritual phenomena, seeing beings others cannot see and feeling God's presence constantly. He knows both Heaven and Hell are absolutely real. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Aortic aneurysm rupture with cardiac arrest and clinical death | Aware during surgery, walked through hospital invisibly, encountered deceased grandfather, saw heaven and hell | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/6/2025 | 3 | 0 | Conscious during surgery despite anesthesia | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2653 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3292 Todd N NDE 6638 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1todd_n_nde.html | 1990 | 2013 | 12 | M | Todd was a 12-year-old boy skateboarding with older neighborhood kids when a 16-year-old put him in a sleeper hold (choke hold) that cuts off blood flow to the brain and oxygen to the lungs. Within seconds he was unconscious. He suddenly found himself floating about 10 feet above everyone, looking down at the scene like a camera view. He could see his own body lying on the road while the other kids laughed around him. He could hear the laughter and birds chirping clearly. He felt no pain, only peace and happiness, with no worries at all. Colors seemed more vivid and everything was crystal clear on what he noticed was a beautiful day. He wasn't worried about his body on the ground and felt completely fine floating above. Then instantly he was back in his body, waking up refreshed as the kids continued laughing. The experience eliminated his fear of death, strengthened his faith in God, and increased his compassion for others. He now knows with certainty that consciousness survives bodily death. | 5 | Other | 3 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Life-threatening asphyxiation from choke hold causing unconsciousness | Clear OBE with observation of body and surroundings from above, enhanced perception | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and others from 10 feet above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2654 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3288 Toma S NDE 6633 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1toma_s_nde.html | 2013 | 3 | F | At age three, this child experienced a profound near-death experience after intentionally overdosing on time-release medication. She was depressed from birth and consumed a medicine patch, stating she wanted to "fall asleep and never wake up" to be with "them." She was clinically dead for 6-14 minutes before being resuscitated with defibrillation. During her experience, she encountered a tall, beautiful woman in an unfamiliar place who warned her "they would bring me back and eventually I would understand." The woman told her she had to return but it was not yet her time. She felt mature and aware during the encounter despite her young age. Upon resuscitation, she told the nurse she had eaten the patch to be with "them." The experience left her with lasting questions about identity and purpose, feeling she might have lived before and wondering about reincarnation. She still struggles to understand the symbol she saw and continues to draw. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 3 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Drug overdose leading to clinical death with resuscitation required | Encountered being who gave warning about return, but no specific veridical details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encountered woman who gave warning | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2655 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3245 Tommy P NDE 6572 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tommy_p_nde.html | 1984 | 2013 | 18 | M | A college freshman experienced an out-of-body experience after hitting his head and passing out during a basketball game incident. After scraping his toe on concrete while running barefoot, he sat down and lost consciousness. During the experience, he found himself flying approximately 400 feet above ground, observing streets, a soccer field, basketball court, and the hospital below. He witnessed a blue Dodge Dart taxi approaching the hospital emergency room entrance, watching its headlight beams on the ground. He then felt himself free-falling and awakened in the backseat of a car being transported by his parents. Looking out the window, he saw the exact same blue taxi in the same location he had observed from above, which frightened him so much he fainted again. The veridical observation of the taxi from two perspectives - aerial and ground level - convinced him the experience was more than a dream. He felt the experience showed existence of a superior consciousness beyond earthly life. | 6 | Hospital | 3 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Head injury and loss of consciousness but unclear if life-threatening | Specific observation of blue Dodge Dart taxi confirmed when awakening | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Aerial view of blue taxi approaching hospital | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2656 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3392 Tonja BB NDE 6806 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tonja_bb_nde.html | 2010 | 2010-01-16 | 2013 | F | A former atheist experienced a profound NDE during emergency surgery for a ruptured fallopian tube with E. coli infection that caused sepsis. She left her body as an "energy ball" from her stomach area, feeling excited to be free of her "meat jacket." She encountered three large energy balls that merged into one brilliant light being. When asked if it was God, the being replied that God was a human word but she could use it. She asked extensive questions about religion, the Bible, Jesus, and sexual orientation, receiving answers to everything. The being told her no single religion was correct and she didn't have to choose. She experienced overwhelming love and wanted to stay "home" but was sent back against her will. The experience transformed her from an atheist who enjoyed "faith shaking" to a believer in God as "Pure Energy." She now feels deep empathy for others' pain, practices prayer, and lives with awareness that love is life's primary purpose. Three years later, she still longs to return home. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening sepsis from ruptured fallopian tube with E. coli | Dialogue with light being but no verified observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Communication with light being about spiritual matters | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2657 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3246 Trevor O NDE 6573 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1trevor_o_nde.html | 2012 | 2013 | 18 | M | A college freshman experienced an NDE after scraping his toe and passing out while watching friends play basketball. Upon losing consciousness, he entered absolute darkness which he recognized as "the void" or "abyss." Several hooded, ethereal beings of faded sepia color appeared on both sides of him. Initially thinking they were his friends surrounding his unconscious body, he realized they were otherworldly beings who lifted him through a tunnel of light. He felt content and warm in the void-darkness initially, but upon realizing what was happening, tried to yell and shake free, finding he had no voice and possibly no body. After passing through the light tunnel, he regained consciousness on the grass, seeing his friends still playing basketball below. The experience reinforced his existing spiritual beliefs about balance, unity, and the meaning of life. He gained understanding that both positive and negative experiences are part of existence and must be balanced rather than blocked out. | 6 | Other | 1 | 2 | 3 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Loss of consciousness from minor injury, unclear if life-threatening | Encountered beings and void but no veridical content | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2658 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3260 Tyrone NDE 6597 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1tyrone_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-06-19 | 2013 | M | A former professional football player was shot point-blank in the chest after being mistaken for someone who had stolen drug money. After collapsing and losing consciousness, he experienced multiple out-of-body episodes. First, he observed the crime scene from above, seeing the blood puddle, childhood friends, and notably a piece of bubble gum on his shoe. During ambulance transport, he traveled through a tunnel at "warp speed" toward an amazing light, where he met his murdered best friend and deceased grandmother. They told him it was too soon and he needed to return for his wife and child. He witnessed parallel timelines showing life with and without him. In the emergency room, he died twice, returning each time after being urged back by his deceased loved ones. The experience included a complete life review "in seconds" and powerful feelings of love and belonging. Veridical observations included seeing specific people at the scene and bubble gum on his shoe exactly as observed from outside his body. He was unconscious for eleven days on a ventilator before recovering. | 2 | Ambulance | 10 | 18 | 38 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Point-blank gunshot to chest causing cardiac arrest with CPR | Multiple verified observations including gum on shoe and specific people at scene | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw crime scene from above | 1.00 | Paramedics and ER staff | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2659 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3432 Valerie B NDE 6814 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1valerie_b_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-11-13 | 2013 | F | Woman experienced profound NDE during heart attack requiring emergency stent placement. She reports being clinically dead for approximately 3 hours and 35 minutes. After experiencing visions of World War III, she felt her body stiffen with severe pain in jaw and shoulders. She left her body and flew at incredible speed toward a beautiful salmon-coral colored city within a dome. She could simultaneously observe her body on the gurney surrounded by 25 medical staff while flying toward the city. She heard surgical instruments and observed her husband being interviewed in another room about her medications. Large coral-colored blocks repeatedly fell to obstruct her path to the city. When nearly entering the city, a thunderous voice called her name and she was pulled back "like a turbine." Upon return, she saw a transparent being like a jellyfish holding the moon above and Earth below. She verified multiple observations including her husband's conversation with staff and specific medical procedures. The experience transformed her spiritual beliefs, making her see God as "Pure Energy." | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Heart attack requiring emergency stent, reported clinical death 3+ hours | Verified husband's conversation, medical procedures, multiple simultaneous observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed medical procedures and heard instruments | 1.00 | Husband | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2660 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3366 Vido NDE 6754 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1vido_nde.html | 1999 | 1999-11-01 | 2013 | 28 | M | Man experienced two near-death events. First at birth in 1971 when born premature with prolapsed umbilical cord causing cessation of breathing and heartbeat, requiring resuscitation and incubator care. He retained vague memories of bright fluorescent lights, female nurse voice, electronic beeping, and adhesive tape smell. At age six, he drew himself in hospital with tubes and wires, upsetting his mother. Second NDE occurred in November 1999 when accidentally shot in chest with 1.75-inch staple from malfunctioning air gun. He felt time slow down, left his body, and experienced vivid life review "like a video" including recovered memories of his birth resuscitation. He recalled the female voice looking down as delivery team resuscitated him as a newborn. During the 1999 incident, he felt himself leaving his body, experienced time distortion, and had heightened awareness while paramedics worked on him. Both experiences left him with precognitive abilities and changed perspective on death as transition rather than ending. | 5 | Ambulance | 7 | 8 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Chest penetration near heart requiring emergency trauma care | Recalled specific birth details later confirmed, awareness during treatment | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 0 | Birth resuscitation memories | 1.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2661 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3370 Viola NDE 6751 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1viola_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-04-13 | 2013 | F | Cancer patient experienced cardiac arrest during chemotherapy session requiring CPR and defibrillation. After feeling cold with misted vision, everything went dark followed by camera-flash of light. She felt wonderful - no pain, floating, completely well. Found herself in familiar endless park feeling warmth and immense peace. Encountered deceased roommate Ana who had died from same illness. Ana smiled, took her nightgown without words and pulled her toward precipice. As she fell, she saw herself falling toward her body in hospital bed surrounded by doctors and nurses performing CPR and defibrillation. Heard loud whistle and awakened feeling tired but with lingering pleasure and sadness, wanting to return to perfect parkland without pain. During experience, she heard technical medical terms and exact medication quantities being discussed, which she later repeated word-for-word to doctors who confirmed accuracy. Time perception altered - accelerated when falling back, slower in park. Verified specific medical phrases and drug dosages she couldn't have known. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest during chemotherapy requiring CPR and defibrillation | Repeated exact medical terms and drug quantities confirmed by doctors | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard medical terms and drug quantities | 1.00 | Doctors | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2662 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3259 Wendy B NDE 6596 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1wendy_b_nde.html | 1984 | 1984-01-20 | 2013 | 24 | F | Young mother experienced severe postpartum hemorrhage two weeks after premature birth of son with Down syndrome. While visiting hospitalized newborn, sudden severe bleeding began "like a faucet." Became weak, taken to different hospital where she lost consciousness during emergency treatment. Left body observing medical team working, experiencing no fear but rather safety, peace and warmth. Passed through tunnel toward light, sensing presence of deceased loved ones. Felt overwhelming unconditional love and knew she was "home." Conflicted about leaving due to sick newborn son's needs, she chose to return. Tragically, son died in her arms 24 hours later from intestinal infection. Experience transformed her from non-religious to deeply spiritual, eliminated fear of death, and created lasting awareness of afterlife reality. Developed heightened empathy and ability to sense others' emotions. Strengthened relationship with mother through understanding gained during experience. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe postpartum hemorrhage requiring emergency treatment | Tunnel experience with presences but no veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2663 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3521 Yazmine S NDE 6992 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yazmine_s_nde.html | 1978 | 2013 | 21 | F | Woman clinically dead for 6 minutes during miscarriage hemorrhage, unconscious for two days. Experienced cosmic journey flying past planets and through Saturn's rings, marveling at beauty. Entered state of pure golden light containing all creation, all information, the "One Mind." Experienced everything that ever was and will be simultaneously - no past or future. Saw entire life review like movie while starring in it, felt ashamed for not living joyfully. Encountered "Great Presence" of ultimate holiness emanating extraordinary brilliance, described as heart of everything. Became rainbow being of light and color, attempted to fly toward Great Presence. Powerful voice declared "It is not your time" sending her back against will. Since experience, has had multiple spiritual encounters including stigmata in both hands, UFO experiences with "profound loving kindness," seeing reality transform into holographic rainbow light, encounters with beings from other dimensions, and a being called Emmanuel who replaced her heart with his own. Developed ability to see future events, perceive deeper reality, and understanding that "we are the Universe...the ONE VERSE." | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 6 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Miscarriage hemorrhage causing 6 minute clinical death | Cosmic journey and presence but no verified earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Universal knowledge and future awareness | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2664 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3276 Yves F NDE 6612 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1yves_f_nde.html | 2013 | 2012-12-30 | 2013 | M | Man's heart stopped at home, took 45 minutes to restart, unconscious three days on ventilator, two weeks of delirium. Met deceased father who guided him throughout experience, encountering many deceased people together. All light appeared prismatic, beings appeared as masses of colorful light in another dimension. Experienced emotions with extreme intensity, feeling everything from others' perspectives. Shown future events and given choice to stay or return, including seeing parallel lives with and without him. Witnessed how his family would struggle without him, convincing him to return. God perceived as light within all beings, connecting everyone. Gained understanding that love is humanity's purpose, meant for unity, with Native American philosophy of seven generations decision-making being wise. During delirium, only time he was lucid was when describing experience to wife, who documented 75 pages of details. Enhanced emotional depth and reverence afterward, becoming kinder and more generous. | 2 | Home | 10 | 7 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Cardiac arrest taking 45 minutes to restart, critical condition | Prismatic light perception, emotional insights, but future visions withheld | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Shown future events and parallel timelines | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2665 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3820 Akshatha K NDE 7484 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1akshatha_k_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-09-04 | 2014 | F | Akshatha experienced a severe illness with dangerously low platelet counts (17,000) that brought her to the verge of death. During her critical condition, she felt separated from her physical body and experienced heightened awareness, hearing conversations from different floors of the house despite being in a bedroom. She perceived the world moving in slow motion while being transported to the hospital, and encountered an overwhelmingly bright light that was "brighter than white." Throughout the experience, she felt a profound sense of peace and relief from physical pain, describing feeling happy and calm even as medical staff treated her emergency condition. Upon recovery, she gained a deeper spiritual understanding and compassion for others, with lasting changes in her perspective on life and death. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening platelet crisis with blood pressure drop and pulse of 30-34 | Reported hearing conversations through walls and floors, seeing slow motion reality | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 0 | Heard conversations through walls and floors | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2666 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3709 Alba NDE 7266 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alba_nde.html | 1984 | 2014 | F | Alba experienced severe blood loss during a miscarriage and surgery in 1984. While unconscious in recovery, she had an out-of-body experience where she observed her body on the bed with a nurse trying to wake her. She saw the hospital activity as if there were no ceiling and watched staff running to get help. During the experience, she felt wonderfully warm and peaceful, floating on something like cotton in bright light. She felt completely at peace and didn't think about anyone, including her young children. When she returned to consciousness, she found herself back in her room with medical staff who confirmed she had been unresponsive for an extended period. The experience transformed her beliefs, leading her to believe in God and develop psychic abilities where she became a messenger for others' health issues. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe blood loss from miscarriage requiring surgery | Observed nurse trying to wake her and hospital staff activity from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and hospital activity from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2667 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3725 Alta NDE 7318 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1alta_nde.html | 2014 | 6 | F | At age six, Alta was playing with friends when a bulldozer accidentally buried her under sand for approximately five minutes. Instead of experiencing the expected darkness and suffocation, she found herself immersed in wonderful, warm, loving light. She felt as if being held in the arms of Jesus, experiencing total protection, peace, and the sensation of being precious and cherished. The experience was characterized by complete calm, timelessness, and disconnection from the physical world. She had no awareness of her body or fear, only experiencing profound peacefulness and unconditional love. When she was dug out and carried home, she remained completely calm despite everyone else panicking, unable to move her body initially but knowing everything was okay. The experience confirmed her knowledge that she is never alone and always loved, strengthening her faith and compassion throughout her life. | 5 | Other | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Buried under sand for approximately 5 minutes, life-threatening suffocation | No specific veridical observations reported, only mystical/spiritual elements | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2668 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3656 Amanda NDE 7203 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1amanda_nde.html | 2014 | 14 | F | At age 14, Amanda accidentally received an overdose of narcotics for menstrual pain. She had an out-of-body experience where she observed her mother screaming and trying to wake her, then watched her uncle carry her out of the house with her feet dangling. She traveled through a dark tunnel with flashing neon lights of all colors, moving at full speed in a tornado-like motion toward a bright white light that grew wider as she approached. She found herself standing in the most beautiful place she had ever seen, surrounded by peace, beautiful grass and trees, with wonderful music and laughter. The experience ended when she heard her name and found herself in a hospital with medical staff and an IV. The experience profoundly changed her life, eliminating her fear of death and sparking intense interest in spiritual matters, leading to extensive reading about near-death experiences, spirituality, and consciousness. | 5 | Hospital | 3 | 7 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Accidental narcotic overdose causing unconsciousness | Observed mother screaming, uncle carrying her with feet dangling | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw mother trying to wake her | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2669 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3692 Andrea J NDE 7252 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrea_j_nde.html | 1999 | 1999-07-03 | 2014 | F | Andrea experienced severe blood loss during childbirth in 1999. From the operating bed, she found herself looking down at her own body surrounded by numerous nurses and doctors, observing extensive blood loss. She was then pulled upward into the sky where, despite blurry vision, she witnessed amazing bright lights and colors before seeing a large building. At this structure, she was stopped and told it wasn't her time, then rushed back to wake up in recovery. The experience left her with reduced fear of death and strengthened belief in God and the afterlife. She sensed the presence of Jesus or an angel during the encounter and felt surrounded by love. The event reinforced her Christian faith and gave her certainty about the existence of heaven. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening blood loss during childbirth | Observed self surrounded by medical staff and blood | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self on operating bed | 1.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2670 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3801 Andrew G NDE 7453 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1andrew_g_nde.html | 1976 | 1976-10-28 | 2014 | M | Andrew was kayaking on Lake Tahoe in 1976 when rough weather caused him to fall into freezing water. Unable to move due to the cold, he sank and experienced himself descending into an abyss where time stopped and all fear vanished. A brilliantly bright light appeared, growing larger and closer, bringing him overwhelming happiness and drawing him like a child to mother. He felt profound peace, love, and understanding beyond description. At the light's edge, he encountered his deceased friend Tim and two other figures (possibly grandparents) who told him "it's not your time" and that something remained for him to do on earth. A powerful, loving voice confirmed this message. Instantly, he found himself at the water's surface holding the kayak. A lifeguard who had heard a voice telling him to walk the beach one more time was there but confirmed Andrew was already at the surface when he arrived. This experience, along with subsequent near-death events, convinced Andrew of divine protection and purpose. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Drowning in freezing Lake Tahoe water, unable to move | Mysteriously at surface with kayak when should have been underwater, lifeguard heard voice | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 1 | Inexplicable rescue position | 1.00 | Lifeguard | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2671 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3662 Angelo NDE 7192 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1angelo_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-07-13 | 2014 | M | Angelo had a severe allergic reaction to penicillin during spinal surgery preparation in 2011. After the antibiotic injection, he experienced immediate itching, inability to breathe, and lost consciousness. His heart stopped and blood pressure dropped to zero. During the approximately three hours of resuscitation, he experienced a pleasant dream-like state where he floated above the hospital bed observing himself and the doctors below. He had vague life review memories passing quickly like a movie and entered a tunnel-like place feeling profound peace without fear. The experience felt extended though it lasted only seconds of real time. Upon awakening, he told doctors he had dreamed he was dead. He was stabilized in ICU and learned he had been clinically dead due to anaphylactic shock. The experience left him without fear of death and feeling that an afterlife definitely exists. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest from anaphylactic shock to penicillin | Observed self in bed with doctors working | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed self and medical team from above | 0.00 | Medical team | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2672 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3784 Anna A NDE 7433 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1anna_a_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-05-29 | 2014 | F | Anna experienced severe postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth, losing two-thirds of her blood volume and entering a three-hour coma. She felt herself being pulled into a beautiful pool of light where she existed as a light being, experiencing perfect peace, love, and freedom. She recognized this realm as "home" and understood she was an eternal being who had volunteered for earthly experience. She encountered her deceased mother-in-law and other light beings who showed her a multidimensional library where she had spiritual work creating manuscripts in a celestial language. She was shown Earth from space without borders and told she had a mission before being sent back. The experience revealed universal love, the temporary nature of earthly life, and her connection to Armenian/Aramaic spiritual lineages across multiple lifetimes. She returned with enhanced empathy, spiritual awareness, and occasional out-of-body experiences. | 4 | Hospital | 5 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe blood loss with only 1/3 blood remaining, 3-hour coma | Observed emergency bells, doctor responses, hovering above body | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed medical emergency response | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2673 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3803 Bahman R NDE 7456 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bahman_r_nde.html | 2004 | 2014 | M | Bahman fell during a friendly fight and hit his head severely on the ground. The intense pain triggered an experience where he entered a black and white tunnel with images of deceased family members including parents and grandfather on the walls. His life events flashed by at incredible speed in a review that contained both peaceful and horrible moments. Time seemed distorted - the experience felt very long but lasted only 10-20 seconds. The tunnel eventually faded into absolute darkness before he gradually returned to awareness. He found two people nearby and learned he had been unconscious briefly. The experience left him with a strange peacefulness for hours afterward and strengthened his religious beliefs. Years later, the memory remains vivid and he gained certainty about God's existence and the afterlife, though the mix of peace and horror during the experience created complex emotions. | 5 | Other | 5 | 1 | 6 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Direct head injury with loss of consciousness | No specific veridical observations, only tunnel and life review | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2674 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3619 Barbara W NDE 7152 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1barbara_w_nde_7152.html | 2014 | 2014-02-26 | 2014 | F | Barbara had routine sinus surgery but stopped breathing twice during recovery from anesthesia, possibly related to sleep apnea. She experienced what seemed like a vivid dream of walking toward a beautiful brick house on a sunny day with colorful flowers. Everything appeared brighter and more vivid than normal. She approached an illuminated, sparkly front door and reached for the doorknob, feeling no fear and wanting to enter. Just as she touched it, she heard staff calling her name. She experienced multiple episodes of consciousness, seeing herself on the table with a breathing mask while staff said "She's gone spastic" and worked to revive her. The doctor later confirmed she had stopped breathing twice and they thought they were losing her. The surgery that should have taken 1.5 hours extended to 1:30pm (nearly 5 hours). She was eventually stabilized and released that evening. The experience reinforced her Christian faith and belief in the afterlife. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 7 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 10 | Stopped breathing twice during surgery recovery, anesthesia complications | Heard "gone spastic" comment, saw self with breathing mask | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw self and heard medical comments | 1.00 | Doctor and staff | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2675 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3744 Maggie S NDE 7361 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maggie_s_nde_7361.html | 1980 | 2014 | F | Maggie experienced post-surgery hemorrhaging in 1980 and had a clinical death. She awakened lying in a pool of blood with medical staff very busy around her, feeling detached from all events. She separated from her body and observed herself lying on the bed and all the activity in the room, feeling no pain or distress. Everything seemed okay even though things were not okay. Years later, she began having strange experiences including excessive reading about the spirit world, trying to connect with others in the New Age movement, and studying in Arcane Schools. As a psychiatric nurse clinician, it took years to integrate this new energy and balance the traditional with non-traditional approaches. The experience fundamentally changed her worldview and spiritual understanding. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 6 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Post-surgery hemorrhaging with clinical death documented | Out-of-body experience with observation of medical staff and self, but lacks specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed self lying on bed and medical staff activity | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2676 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3673 Mahmoud NDE 7189 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mahmoud_nde.html | 2006 | 2014 | M | Mahmoud was joking around with his cousin who started driving a car while he sat on the hood. Frightened, he jumped off and hit the ground head first, going unconscious. He went to a different place that was quiet and pleasant, feeling very light with an indescribable great feeling and tasting sweetness inside. In that space, he saw his whole life flash before him like a movie, able to go to any time in his life review. His intelligence and thoughts felt beyond normal. Looking at his hands, he saw only the outline of his body in rainbow stripes of colors. After about 30 minutes in this state, he decided he wasn't staying there, and suddenly woke up in the hospital throwing up with ambulance people around him who had given him medication to counteract the trauma. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head trauma with loss of consciousness, treated by ambulance | Life review experience but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2677 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3640 Maime S NDE 7179 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maime_s_nde.html | 1997 | 2014 | F | Maime had an allergic reaction to seafood at a restaurant in April 1997. After telling her husband the food tasted funny, she passed out forward onto the table with no heartbeat or breathing. She experienced a tunnel-like phenomenon where the tunnel flowed over her and she saw pieces of her life playing back, including forgotten experiences with both deceased and living family members. She felt absolute peace, calm, safety and love. She could faintly hear her husband calling her name from far away. When she turned to respond, she was jolted back into her body as they managed to get a heartbeat. A month later, her young son drowned but survived 28 minutes without breath after being declared clinically dead. She believes her NDE gave her the knowledge and belief that helped save him. Both now experience spiritual contact and psychic abilities. | 5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Allergic reaction with cessation of heartbeat and breathing | Heard husband calling her name which he confirmed, prophetic element about son | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard husband calling name | 1.00 | Husband | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2678 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3802 Marc M NDE 7454 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marc_m_nde.html | 2014 | 2014 | M | Marc experienced internal bleeding and great blood loss in September 2014. After leaving his body, a spiritual being reached up, grabbed him and pulled him back into his body. He was about 4 meters above his body and saw the nurse working on it. He experienced a wonderful white light filling the whole room, like standing in front of the sun but white and without heat. He entered a wonderful world of light and felt happiness, relief, calmness and unity with the world. A blue-white being reached up, grabbed him, and pulled him back into his body. The experience changed his Buddhist beliefs to a more general spiritual understanding, recognizing that his true home is in the spiritual world. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Acute blood loss from internal bleeding | Observed nurse working from 4 meters above body, saw white light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw nurse working on body | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2679 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3807 Maria NDE 7459 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maria_nde_7459.html | 1973 | 2014 | 9 | F | Maria was 9 years old at an open-air pool in August 1973. She slipped on wet stone plates while running, fell and hit her head, losing consciousness. She suddenly started to fly and wanted to fly over the wood towards a grain field she loved. She thought it was a dream but had never flown in dreams before or after this event. The experience felt more clear and real than a dream, with everything appearing even more summery than usual. She was disappointed and angry when pulled away from the amazing flight. The pool attendant carried her to the emergency room where she woke up on a stretcher when asked for her phone number, speaking very slowly. She believes this was an out-of-body experience since the flight immediately followed the fall and she never flies in dreams. | 5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Head injury with loss of consciousness, emergency treatment | Flying experience only, no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/6/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2680 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3730 Marie W NDE 7325 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marie_w_nde.html | 1994 | 2014 | F | Marie was brutally attacked and killed on August 27, 1994. She instantly met God, watched her body become sound and light, and was wrapped in a beam of light by an Angel. She encountered Jesus whose divine hands moved her between Ascended Masters across dimensions. She witnessed death rites of various cultures including Native American and Egyptian, traveled through planetary and solar systems, and experienced the Universal Healing Grid and Matrix of Creation. After falling into a dark place with Pluto, she negotiated her release back to the light. The angel Metatron became her teacher, showing her the Akashic Records and explaining death's journey. A council of 7 Masters decided on immediate reincarnation despite her long death and ascension. She returned with lost identity, profound clairvoyance, instant healing abilities, and angel DNA to stabilize her body. The experience included prophetic visions of 9/11. | 5 | Unknown | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Clinical death from criminal attack | Extensive detailed spiritual observations, prophetic vision of 9/11, observations confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw medical team applying emergency shock | 1.00 | Doctors and wife | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2681 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3671 Marisol S NDE 7222 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marisol_s_nde.html | 1998 | 2014 | F | Marisol had an accidental drug overdose as a troubled youth in January 1998. After taking the drug, she dropped and flew forward chest first into a black endless space. She stopped flying when she realized she was in a different place than earth, with endless space in all directions. Looking at her hands, she saw only the outline of her body in rainbow stripes of colors. She wasn't scared and felt calm. She decided she wasn't staying there and suddenly woke up throwing up with ambulance people around who gave her medication to counteract the overdose. The experience changed her life - she got a degree in a helping profession and developed strong intuition, including a prophetic dream about her boyfriend's death a week before his motorcycle accident. | 5 | Unknown | 7 | 3 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Accidental drug overdose requiring medical intervention | Tunnel/void experience with rainbow body but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2682 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3825 Mark G NDE 7489 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mark_g_nde_7489.html | 2014 | 2014 | M | Mark experienced internal hemorrhaging during chronic liver and kidney failure in February 2014. Over 12 hours he was in and out of consciousness with hallucinations. He started sweating blood and was moved to ICU where he lost life signs according to monitors. He had an out-of-body experience floating over his body, watching the medical team apply emergency shock while his wife and friend cried. He felt complete lack of pain and elation from leaving the pain. He saw a cartoon character resembling Mr. Crab from SpongeBob in orange and green. Everything he saw was confirmed by doctors, his wife and her friend. As a staunch atheist, he was surprised by the OBE but maintained his atheism. The experience brought him humility, compassion and greater appreciation for people in his life. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Internal hemorrhaging with liver/kidney failure, clinical death, CPR given | Observed medical team shock procedure, wife and friend crying - all confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Watched medical team apply emergency shock | 1.00 | Doctors, wife, friend | Low Compatibility | 6 | |||||||||
| 2683 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3791 Marney N NDE 7442 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marney_n_nde.html | 1995 | 2014 | F | Marney attempted suicide by overdose in summer 1995 and experienced clinical death. She floated above the room seeing everything happening without fear or concern. She saw them cut her clothes off after she was gone and validated this later. She felt light like the world was lifted off her shoulders, comfortably curled up in giant hands holding her with ultimate light everywhere. She knew she never wanted to leave and belonged there. Then felt like falling from a tall building and slamming back into her body. Her family was angry but she felt elation, then cried as the heaviness of being human returned. She experienced déjà vu afterward, seeing previews of her future life including movie plots before release. After years, she put her hand on her Bible around age 40 saying she was ready, and God showed her the way. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death from overdose | Saw them cut clothes off after death, validated this observation later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw them cut clothes off | 1.00 | Self | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2684 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3710 Béatrice P NDE 7290 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beatrice_p_nde.html | 1982 | 2014 | F |
Béatrice experienced anaphylactic shock from an oyster allergy while visiting friends in Marseille. She had never eaten oysters before but politely consumed twelve of them. Twenty minutes later, she developed severe symptoms including difficulty breathing, red spots, and extreme swelling that broke her ivory bracelet. During the drive back to Aix-en-Provence, she lost consciousness at the building entrance. During her unconscious state, she experienced complete well-being and told her mother to "let me die" without fear. She found herself approximately three meters above her body, observing the scene as a detached observer. She watched her mother shaking her in panic while feeling no stress herself. The out-of-body perspective was characterized by a sense of invincibility and lightness, as if floating on a cloud but better. She clearly observed her mother's actions from above, hearing everything her mother said despite the distance. The experience felt absolutely certain and indisputable to her. She was in a state of total clarity where the experience seemed like an obvious fact that could not be questioned. Upon returning to her body, she was taken to emergency where she was shocked multiple times with blood pressure down to 4. Doctors confirmed she nearly died from the anaphylactic shock. The experience profoundly changed her perspective on death, reducing her fear significantly. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Anaphylactic shock with blood pressure of 4, multiple shocks in emergency | Clear OBE with specific observation of mother shaking her from 3 meters above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw mother shaking her from above | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2685 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3747 Beau B NDE 7370 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beau_b_nde.html | 2003 | 2014 | M |
During a judo training session in December 2003, Beau was practicing with a stronger opponent named Sébastien. They fell to the ground in a defensive struggle, with Sébastien applying a strangulation hold using Beau's kimono collar while Beau had applied a leg-key at knee height. Both were tightening their grips when Beau lost consciousness from the strangling hold, though he was not aware of becoming unconscious. Without transition, Beau found himself floating in an azure-blue sky with cold wind hitting his limbs. He was transported at tremendous speed toward an immense, bright white light that was pleasant to the eyes and not dazzling. The light radiated warmth and well-being. His arms and legs were spread like a cross as he flew toward this light. Everything around him was azure-blue, possibly within a large tunnel. He experienced profound feelings of heat, interior peace, well-being, and love. He felt he was bathing in fullness and had a sensation of being observed. The light pulled him faster and faster until he felt a barrier that could not be crossed, a limitation that should not be surmounted. His return was turbulent with agitation around him. His colleagues reported he was unconscious for only a short time, but for Beau the journey seemed to last much longer. He didn't initially understand what happened but later, with help from a medium, confirmed it was an NDE. Following the experience, he developed psychic sensibility including clairvoyance, premonitions, and contacts with entities between 2005-2007. |
5 | Other | 3 | 4 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Loss of consciousness from strangulation/respiratory arrest during judo | General experience of light and tunnel, no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2686 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3642 Marny NDE 7182 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marny_nde.html | 1984 | 1984-07-01 | 2014 | F | During childbirth in July 1984, Marny experienced severe complications when the umbilical cord wrapped around her baby's neck. She lost all blood pressure and consciousness on the delivery table. She immediately found herself floating above her body, observing the medical staff working on her from above. She heard the doctor calmly state she had lost all blood pressure. The experience was characterized by intense bright lights and a profound sense of peace with no pain. She felt complete joy and unity with the universe, experiencing incredible love from an unseen presence. Though the experience lasted only about 20 seconds, it seemed much longer to her. She wanted to remain in that peaceful state but felt a presence that pushed her back into her body against her will. Upon returning, she was immediately conscious again. The experience left her with a lasting belief in an afterlife and reduced fear of death, though she kept it private for many years. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Clear life-threatening event during childbirth with documented loss of blood pressure | Out of body experience with observation of medical team from above, but no specific verifiable details mentioned | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2687 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3764 Marsha T NDE 7396 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marsha_t_nde.html | 1990 | 2014 | F | In December 1990, Marsha was being strangled by another person during a criminal attack. Though the experience was brief because the perpetrator was scared off, it was profoundly meaningful. She quickly entered a tunnel of pure white light, with a grey dot visible at the far end. The tunnel itself was white and luminous. She described it as the most wonderful experience ever, characterized by extraordinary peacefulness. The most striking element was the music she heard - unlike anything she had ever experienced before or since. She was overwhelmed by its beauty and states she will never forget it, though she cannot adequately describe it. She looks forward to hearing it again. When she returned to her body, she felt very disappointed to be back. The experience was marked by heightened senses, altered time perception, and intense positive emotions including incredible peace, joy, and a sense of harmony with the universe. Her religious beliefs changed significantly afterward, leading her on a successful quest to find her true spirituality as a Gnostic, eliminating dogma from modern religion. | 5 | Other | 5 | 10 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Life-threatening strangulation event but no medical documentation mentioned | Tunnel experience with unique unearthly music, but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 0 | Mixed Compatibility | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2688 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3594 Marshall L NDE 7111 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marshall_l_nde.html | 2014 | 2014 | M | In January 2014, Marshall was involved in a severe car accident when a truck hit his Honda Civic at 50 mph while he was crossing a four-lane street. He was dazed and blacked out for several minutes. During his unconscious state, he experienced a profound NDE. He saw what appeared to be a city in the clouds, experiencing vast amounts of sunlight. This vision moved super-fast initially. Then he experienced a life review where flashes of his life passed by over 2-3 minutes, though it seemed much longer in his altered state of consciousness. The life review proceeded in slow motion, like watching an old-fashioned movie theater. He described feeling incredible peace and being "at peace" during the experience. When his sister shook him awake calling his name, he returned to consciousness. The experience was so peaceful that he expressed a desire to return to that state. He came away convinced that hell is Earth, and his belief in God strengthened from "probably exists" to "definitely exists." His fear of death was completely eliminated after the experience. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Severe car accident with loss of consciousness but no medical details provided | Saw city in clouds and experienced life review but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | City in the clouds | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2689 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3751 Marta E NDE 7378 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1marta_e_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-10-20 | 2014 | F | On October 20, 1986, Marta was involved in a car accident where another vehicle crossed into her path. She lost consciousness from a traumatic brain injury. During her unconscious state, she experienced an out-of-body experience where she found herself observing the scene from above. She saw herself on the bed looking back at a presence behind her. She questioned why everyone was so anxious about the situation while feeling completely peaceful herself. She attempted to scream but was unable to produce sound. Her heightened senses allowed her to hear whispering voices much more clearly than normal, though she could not touch or smell anything. She entered what she described as a clearly mystical realm characterized by overwhelming peace and happiness. She felt no longer in conflict with nature and experienced a barrier she was not permitted to cross. Her brother's shouting eventually brought her back to consciousness. The experience strengthened her belief in God from uncertain to definite existence and left her with lasting peaceful memories that she considers more real and accurate than other life events from that time. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Traumatic brain injury from car accident with loss of consciousness | Out of body observation of scene but no specific verifiable details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2690 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3724 Martha BG NDE 7317 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1martha_bg_nde.html | 1957 | 1957-07-16 | 2014 | F | On July 16, 1957, Martha was in the hospital for delivery of her fourth child. What began as a normal delivery suddenly became critical with increased activity in the delivery room. She lost consciousness and experienced clinical death. During this time, she encountered a very bright, welcoming light in a warm, loving environment. Though not in a city or landscape, she was surrounded by this wonderful bright light. She approached an indistinct group of beings with no bodily form hovering near a central figure wearing a flowing robe. She sensed this central figure was God. She had a choice to join them or return to life, feeling wonderful joy and peace. The decision was suddenly made for her. She became aware of a nurse slapping her face saying "breathe, breathe." The next day she required a blood transfusion. The doctor warned her not to have more children as he likely wouldn't be able to save either her or the baby next time. The experience increased her empathy, understanding, and patience with others, particularly helping her as a teacher with her students. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clinical death during childbirth in hospital setting with resuscitation required | Saw beings and robed figure, experienced choice to stay or return, but no earthly observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Nurse actions upon return | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2691 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3691 Mary C NDE 7251 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mary_c_nde.html | 1969 | 2014 | 9 | F | In mid-winter 1969 in Northern Ontario, 9-year-old Mary fell through ice while crossing a road and became trapped under thick ice. She flailed trying to find the hole but couldn't locate it. After initial panic and breathing in water, she experienced total calm. She went from freezing and silently screaming to feeling incredible warmth and happiness. She was bathed in light, no longer feeling wet or weighed down. The light surrounded and directed her forward. She felt perfect, overwhelming love comparable only to later holding her newborn sons. She experienced a cold, dark pulling that she resisted. Her next memory was throwing up while a stranger held her. The woman had seen her go down, initially drove on, but felt compelled to return. She found the hole, couldn't pull Mary out, and used an ice scraper to widen it. Mary was underwater 4-5 minutes and required resuscitation. Her father told her the light would be there when she was old, but she had much to do. The experience eliminated her fear of death and led her from organized religion to personal spirituality. | 5 | Other | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Near-drowning under ice for 4-5 minutes requiring resuscitation | Specific details about rescue sequence and time underwater, but occurred when very young | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Rescue details | 1.00 | Woman who rescued her | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||
| 2692 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3635 Mary W NDE 7170 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mary_w_nde_7170.html | 2002 | 2014 | F | In August 2002, Mary, a registered nurse, suffered catastrophic injuries in an accident. She broke both hips, femurs, pelvis, all ribs, had ARDS requiring ventilation, flail chest, splenectomy, fractured kidneys, open abdomen for three months, necrotizing pancreatitis, lacerated liver, septic shock, broken bones throughout her body, and required tracheotomy. She coded five times with only 5% survival chance. During one crisis when her blood pressure and heart rate fell, she watched from above as medical staff worked on her. She heard and saw everything clearly, observing the chaos as the doctor struggled to get a central line. She saw a paramedic slap her and drop her arm. Most significantly, she experienced being held in Jesus's arms, seeing only a red garment and arms but feeling complete peace and safety. After the experience, she began to heal. She miraculously returned to work as a nurse in 10.5 months with no residual effects. The experience eliminated her claustrophobia and fear of death, greatly increased her compassion, and strengthened her faith from uncertain to absolute certainty in God's existence. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 2 | Coded 5 times with extensive documented injuries and only 5% survival chance | Clear OBE observations of medical procedures and being held by Jesus figure | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Multiple chest tubes, open abdomen | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Medical procedures observed from above | 1.00 | Medical staff | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2693 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3814 Maryann W NDE 7472 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1maryann_w_nde.html | 1995 | 2014 | F | In 1995, Maryann was choked to death by her ex-husband when she refused to give him drug money. She was unaware she had been choked until revived. During the experience, she saw herself on the bed while a man stood behind her. She asked who he was and he replied it wasn't her time, she had to go back, she had things to do. He said he would help her now that she could see him and his name was Justin. When she revived and asked her ex where the man went, he insisted no one was there. Justin later appeared multiple times with prophetic messages. He correctly predicted her husband John would leave and her daughter would go to jail, both of which happened. He told her she needed to be there when the world ended. In one instance, he urgently told her to go home immediately as her granddaughter would be hit by a car but be okay - the phone rang with exactly that news. She discovered Justin had been helping her since at least 1981 when she unknowingly called her sister to warn about her son's crib before the roof collapsed on it. She now fights to stay and not go with Justin. | 5 | Home | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Choked to point of death requiring resuscitation | Multiple specific predictions that came true including granddaughter's accident and family events | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Prediction of granddaughter's accident | 1.00 | Daughter and sister | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||
| 2694 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3570 Melissa NDE 22910 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1melissa_nde_22910.html | 1982 | 2014 | 3 | F | In 1982, three-year-old Melissa was watching her father make a wooden horse for her. Excited about getting a pony, she hugged her German Shepherd dog tightly, causing it to bite her face near her eye. Her first memory of the out-of-body experience was seeing her father lift her over the fence to hand her to a neighbor. She observed her mother dragging the dog away and her siblings calling police, telepathically telling them to be calm. She watched herself convulsing in the ambulance. During the experience, she found herself in a bright, cloudy environment with a see-through floor. She was surrounded by bright light with a bright aura around herself. She heard a voice telling her everything was okay and felt observant and curious. She understood everything about the universe and knew she had no fear or worry. She saw the event replay like a movie. Upon waking, she heard her mother say she was waking up. Afterward, she saw two shadow figures at her bed's foot whispering about how cute she was. The experience gave her faith in a higher power and eliminated her fear of death. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe dog bite to face causing convulsions and unconsciousness | OBE observations of family actions and emergency response, telepathic communication attempt | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 0 | Family emergency response | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2695 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3726 Beth S NDE 7319 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beth_s_nde.html | 1966 | 2014 | F | Beth was electrocuted when she touched a clothes dryer with a known electrical short while reaching behind it to plug in a water pump. Her body went rigid and she screamed soundlessly before losing consciousness. She found herself floating in peaceful blackness, heading somewhere with a sense of calm and quiet. In this state, she felt she knew all the secrets of the universe and experienced incredible peace and joy. She felt completely at one with everything and was happy to be there. Her sister-in-law found her unconscious, eyes open, not breathing, and dragged her off with a broomstick. A police officer who had arrived to pick her up for babysitting performed CPR and saved her life. Beth was angry to be back in her body and worried about her mother's reaction to the police presence. The experience profoundly changed her relationship with death and her understanding of existence. | 5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Electrocution with cessation of breathing, found unconscious | Felt she knew secrets of universe but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Knew all secrets of the universe | 0.00 | Police officer | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2696 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3674 Beverly L NDE 22944 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1beverly_l_nde.html | 1972 | 2014 | 4 | F | At age four, Beverly fell and sustained a critical head injury that caused her to lose consciousness. During this event, she experienced herself as being above her injured body, observing the child below from an elevated perspective. She was aware of both her injured four-year-old self and an older version of herself simultaneously, able to see from both viewpoints. The older version seemed to be helping the younger one. She experienced a profound sense of calmness with brightness and more vivid colors, particularly noting that blue was very prominent. Time seemed to have no meaning during the experience. Beverly felt she was in a mystical realm where she could see things in ways normally impossible. She suddenly understood everything about the universe and experienced scenes from both her past and the world's future, which later proved completely accurate. The experience left her feeling she never truly felt like a child of the correct age afterward, having gained knowledge and perspective beyond her years. | 5 | Unknown | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Critical head injury with loss of consciousness | Saw future events that later proved accurate, dual perspective observation | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed self from above | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2697 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3831 Blaine S NDE 7503 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1blaine_s_nde.html | 2012 | 2014 | M | During recovery from cancer surgery, Blaine was lying in his hospital bed when he began feeling shaky and weak. He asked his mother if he was going to die, and she said no. He then heard a strange mechanical whooshing sound before experiencing a respiratory arrest that triggered a code blue. During this clinical death, Blaine found himself in what seemed like a control room filled with many people who were all focused on him. A female being rushed in and told a male being that it was not right and not his time. Two female beings he calls angels sat beside him, smiling at him with the loving expression a mother gives an infant. When he asked what was happening, they telepathically communicated that he wouldn't be able to understand but should not be afraid. After the discussion about his time not being right, he was sent back to his body. He gradually woke to see the room full of doctors working on him and his mother crying. Despite this experience, he remains very afraid of death as he faces terminal cancer. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Respiratory arrest with code blue in hospital setting | Encountered specific beings and control room but limited verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Control room with many beings | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2698 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3752 Bob M NDE 7382 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bob_m_nde_7382.html | 1945 | 2014 | 9 | M | At age nine in 1945, Bob stepped into deep water way over his head and began drowning. After several attempts to bounce from the bottom to catch air, he ingested too much water and died. While dying, he was initially terrified but only for a few seconds before a profound calm and peace came over him that he still vividly remembers nearly 70 years later. He was surrounded by warm light and a peace that exceeded understanding, and felt he was going toward the light. The next thing he knew, he was lying on the bank being pounded on with pain in his chest as someone resuscitated him. The experience had a maturing effect and became the beginning of his spiritual search. He went from being uncertain about God to definitely believing, and developed a deep understanding that there was nothing to worry about in death. The peace he experienced was so profound that no words can adequately convey it. He learned that we need to forgive everything and that love, though indescribable using human language, is central to the experience. | 5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Drowning with apparent death, resuscitation on bank | Only general experiences of light and peace, no specific observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 1 | Unknown rescuer | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2699 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3581 Brandon C NDE 7095 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brandon_c_nde.html | 2013 | 2013-11-14 | 2014 | M | After his husband's suicide, Brandon attempted to follow him a month later through an overdose of alcohol and pills. His roommate found him collapsed, foaming at the mouth and convulsing. According to reports, his breathing and heart had stopped, requiring intubation and chest compressions. Brandon saw the top of the ambulance before everything went black. He found himself in peaceful darkness for the first time since his husband's death, feeling love and a type of non-caring. Something wrapped its love around him, possibly his husband's presence. He acknowledged being alive but didn't remember the suicide attempt. Despite the overdose, he was no longer drunk and everything was focused. He felt he had been there before. He was jolted back into his body and woke extremely angry that he had survived. The experience gave him a feeling of being part of a bigger picture and knowing he wasn't finished with his time here. He lost all desire to take his life and developed extreme compassion, though he still struggles with PTSD and feeling like he doesn't belong here anymore. | 2 | Ambulance | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Clinical death with cessation of breathing and heart function, CPR performed | Saw top of ambulance from outside normal vision | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw ambulance from outside | 0.00 | Roommate | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2700 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3688 Brenda R NDE 7245 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brenda_r_nde.html | 1978 | 1978-10-02 | 2014 | F | During surgery for tubal ligation the day after delivering a child, Brenda experienced complications. She suddenly found herself in the presence of deceased people who were happy to see her. She knew who each person was at the time but cannot identify them now. She was completely herself, free of bodily defense mechanisms. A voice behind her asked "But what about Earth?" and she saw a vision of beautiful fall trees in western New York. She then saw herself, her husband, and four children, feeling a pull to return. Despite bargaining to stay, she was told she would remember everything. A presence beside her guided her back "the long way" through what she calls a tunnel. During the return journey, she saw three future events in her life, two causing great shudders. They descended through the hospital roof, passing through floors where she saw people walking and working. In the operating room, she observed her body and heard the doctor with his accent saying he would not lose her over such a simple operation. She refused to return until the being lost patience and moved his hand, instantly placing her back in her void body. The doctor instructed her to breathe, which she initially refused, then felt "living waters" fill her body. The three future events she saw later occurred exactly as shown. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Surgery with complications requiring resuscitation | Saw hospital floors, operating room details, doctor's comments, future events that occurred | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/7/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw through hospital floors | 0.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2701 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3598 Brenda S NDE 7118 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1brenda_s_nde.html | 2014 | F | Brenda was attacked by a criminal and was about to collapse from dizziness. As she got about one foot toward the floor, she suddenly found herself running in a beautiful euphoric lily field on a bright sunny day with long grass, a fence, and a tree. She was wearing a white veil over her body and could feel beauty and love in and surrounding her. She could see herself through an eye shape while simultaneously being herself. She appeared beautiful and healthy again, laughing unlike on earth. She was running to meet people she knew, including family members and God, though she didn't know who she was at the time. The experience lasted five minutes according to her daughter. She was brought back by water being thrown over her. Upon returning, she first saw the criminal and thought "He's not God!" then voices entered her head again. She later learned in the library that her dress was called a veil. The experience transformed her life - she became spiritual rather than Catholic, no longer fears death, experiences faint voices, and feels life on earth is depressing compared to the perfect love and joy of heaven. She and her children have sold their souls to heaven and experienced various positive outcomes. | 5 | Home | 3 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 2 | Criminal attack causing collapse, unconscious 5 minutes | Visions of fields and beings but no verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 2702 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3794 Bronwen C NDE 7446 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1bronwen_c_nde.html | 1967 | 2014 | F | Bronwen had two NDEs three months apart. First, she fell several meters headfirst down a cliff onto sandstone rock when a tree came away in her hands. She traveled rapidly upward into the sky with immense joy and lightness, observing her crumpled body below and realizing "I" was not her body. She could see the Hawkesbury River and beautiful bush clearly. While heading toward cumulus clouds, she looked back and saw her boyfriend standing beside her body (which would have taken several minutes for him to reach). She could feel exactly what he was feeling - his distress filled her with compassion and brought her back. Three months later at a New Year's Eve party, she suddenly faced an enormously tall angel in radiant light. She knew this angel and he knew her. They communicated non-verbally for about 20 minutes as the angel reminded her of the power of LOVE as THE power of the universe. When she returned, hours had passed and everyone had left or gone to sleep - she had been physically removed during the experience. These experiences made her intensely empathetic overnight, able to feel others' pain and isolation. She gained an overwhelming sense of needing to DO something that has dominated her life since. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Fall from cliff headfirst onto rock, clinical death | Saw boyfriend arrive at body after time delay, felt his emotions from distance | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw boyfriend arrive at body | 1.00 | Boyfriend | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2703 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3622 Cali NDE 7155 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cali_nde.html | 2014 | F | Cali experienced insulin shock with unconsciousness and tachycardia in an ambulance. She found herself in a place strangely devoid of detail but not a void, seated with her deceased mother who had died when Cali was in her mid-20s. Her mother wore a dress from her final years and appeared healthy. They talked, with her mother providing reassurance and advice. Though they had made a promise before her death that she would provide verifiable unknown information, this didn't occur. Cali knew she was dead or dying but felt no strong emotion, only distant confusion and gladness to see her mother. Upon awakening with glucose, she immediately asked the paramedic "Where did I go?" He uncomfortably assured her she never left the vehicle. In the ER, she had trouble remembering names. Cali, being a scientist's child, concluded she was likely conversing with her internalized memory of her mother rather than her actual mother. She forgot the conversation content shortly after, despite initially remembering it. The experience differed from childhood hallucinations and felt real. She previously had an OBE as a teen that her skeptical father validated by sharing his similar experience. | 5 | Ambulance | 3 | 2 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Insulin shock with unconsciousness and tachycardia | Met deceased mother but no verifiable information provided | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Conversation with deceased mother | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2704 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3729 Carlos S NDE 7322 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1carlos_s_nde.html | 1967 | 2014 | 5 | M | At age five, Carlos was suffering from Scarlet Fever with a bright red rash covering most of his body and high fever. He was lying on the sofa in agonizing pain with ringing in his ears, heightened by his mother's attempts to cool his body with an ice-filled kitchen towel. Looking up at his mother, he could see the fear in her face as she frantically tried to lower his temperature. Then suddenly there was complete silence - the ringing stopped and the pain vanished. From a higher elevation, he watched his mother kneeling beside the sofa, shaking his body. This lasted for what seemed seconds before the noises and pain returned. Despite being only five years old, he was completely aware of what had happened, though he didn't understand how or why he knew. The experience gave him perfect calm during the separation from his body. He has always maintained unusual calm in dangerous situations since then and developed a sixth sense allowing him to envision and prevent potentially harmful outcomes. The memory remains more vivid than any other events from that time period. | 5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Scarlet Fever with high fever and apparent brief death | Observed mother shaking body from elevated position | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched mother from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2705 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3711 Carmen V Shared NDE 7284 | https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1carmen_v_nde.html | 2009 | February 2009 | 2014 | F | Carmen V experienced a shared death experience during a medical procedure related to terminating a pregnancy with Trisomy 18. After having Laminaria seaweed sticks inserted at the hospital, she felt the floor giving way beneath her feet and fainted in the hallway. While unconscious, she witnessed a hole open in the side of the hospital building and saw a small cloud-like tuft - her baby's spirit - move out of her body, through the building, and upward toward the sky. She perceived many welcoming beings in white surrounded by whiteness, turned toward and welcoming the departing spirit. The experience included sensing beautiful, comforting, peaceful music, though not auditory. She wanted to follow the spirit upward but felt the weight of her body anchoring her. Upon regaining consciousness, she found herself on the cold hospital floor with a doctor leaning over her. During the walk home, she told her partner she could feel the baby was gone - the sense of life inside her had vanished, leaving her feeling empty and alone. This profound experience gave her a sense of spirituality and belief in some form of afterlife. | 6 | Hospital | 1 | 15 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 8 | Score: 1/10. Shared death experience during fetal loss. Not life-threatening for experiencer, only fainted. | Specificity: 7/10 - Specific vision of spirit departing through building. Impossibility: 8/10 - Seeing through hospital walls, observing spiritual departure. Total: 15/20. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw hole open in hospital wall and baby's spirit depart | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2706 | quantitative | Webpage | NDERF 3658 Carolane B NDE 7205 | https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1carolane_b_nde.html | 2001 | April 2001 | 2014 | F | Carolane B, while sitting on a 4-5 meter high garden wall with friends and sisters, fell when a stone gave way beneath her hand. She landed head-first on the stone, suffering a broken nose and head injury requiring stitches. During approximately 10 minutes of unconsciousness, she experienced a black void where she felt no pain and complete calm. She questioned if she was dreaming but remained aware and thinking clearly. She heard her young sisters crying but felt no sorrow. A woman's calm voice told her to open her eyes and try. She felt as if floating in the air in a lying position, feeling peaceful and good. When she regained consciousness, everything appeared fuzzy, and she discovered blood on her face. Her friend's mother took her to the hospital for treatment. The experience felt like it lasted hours though she was told it was only ten minutes. Following this event, she developed a belief in life after death and reduced fear of dying. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Score: 5/10. Severe head trauma from 4-5 meter fall, unconscious for 10 minutes, required hospital treatment. | Specificity: 4/10 - Heard sisters crying specifically. Impossibility: 4/10 - Observations while deeply unconscious. Total: 8/20. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard sisters crying while unconscious | 1.00 | Sisters | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2707 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3733 Cassandra P NDE 7331 | https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1cassandra_p_nde.html | 1961 | November 1961 | 2014 | F | Cassandra P, severely ill with pustules covering her body inside and out, experienced an NDE during high fever. Her mother was praying aloud when a blue ray of light descended from above, touching Cassandra's chest and dispelling the burning heat with exquisite coolness that spread throughout her body. She found herself traveling up the blue ray at great speed, experiencing indescribable beauty, joy, and release. Looking back down the light shaft, she saw her body on the bed appearing matchbox-sized in the distance, with her mother kneeling beside it. Deciding she couldn't abandon her mother who had already lost three babies, she turned and struggled to pull herself back into her body. The return felt heavier and slower, like fitting into a too-tight shoe. She regained consciousness to her mother shaking and slapping her, screaming "Don't you dare die!" Her fever broke during the experience and she recovered over 3-4 weeks. The experience eliminated her fear of death and led her to later volunteer in palliative care. She committed to this incarnation through her choice to return for her mother's sake. | 5 | Home | 7 | 15 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 9 | Score: 7/10. Life-threatening illness with high fever, mother stated she died, recovery took weeks. | Specificity: 7/10 - Detailed observations of body and mother from above. Impossibility: 8/10 - Viewing scene from outside body while unconscious. Total: 15/20. | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw body on bed from above while traveling up blue light | 0.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2708 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3799 Mich K NDE 7450 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mich_k_nde.html | 1974 | 2014 | 9 | M | At age 9, Mich accidentally severed his main bicep artery when a glass jar broke. Blood was spurting three feet in the air as he ran toward his house. He collapsed unconscious from blood loss immediately upon reaching his mother. Despite being unconscious according to his mother, Mich experienced hovering above his body and watching himself being rushed through the emergency room. He saw himself on the surgery table from above, witnessed his mother hugging him before surgery, and observed the operating room in clear detail - all while completely unconscious. The doctors said it was a miracle he survived the massive blood loss. Years later, his mother confirmed he had been unconscious from the moment he collapsed until after surgery, yet his third-person observations of the emergency room journey and pre-surgery events were accurate. This out-of-body experience during a life-threatening hemorrhage left him with vivid memories of seeing himself from above throughout the medical crisis. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 12 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe arterial hemorrhage with loss of consciousness | Clear OBE with third-person perspective of emergency room events while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self on surgery table from above | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||
| 2709 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3653 Michael DP NDE 7200 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_dp_nde.html | 1982 | 2014 | M | Michael and his sister were resting when she left to use the toilet outside the house. He leaned forward onto iron window bars to enjoy the breeze from a table fan in the adjacent room when he got stuck and electrocuted. Unable to scream anymore, he became aware he was dying and felt extreme distress. Then peace overcame him with a strong awareness of death. He began moving upward away from his body, floating only a few feet when he saw his sister in the next room reaching to switch off the fan - a view impossible from where his body was stuck. The moment she switched off the fan, he was back in his body for two seconds before losing consciousness. He awoke later on another bed with his sister pressing his legs as his stiff body slowly returned to normal. Within an hour he could walk normally with no lasting physical damage. This veridical out-of-body observation of his sister's actions from an impossible vantage point during electrocution demonstrated consciousness existing outside his dying body. | 5 | Home | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Electrocution with loss of consciousness | Veridical OBE - saw sister in other room from impossible viewpoint, verified action | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Electrical shock | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw sister in adjacent room switching off fan | 1.00 | Sister | Highly Compatible | 3 | ||||||||
| 2710 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3700 Michael Joseph NDE 7210 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_joseph_nde.html | 1966 | 1966-02-22 | 2014 | 13 | M | Thirteen-year-old Michael was crushed by a 400-500 pound limestone boulder that fell on him while climbing. Initially experiencing amnesia and disorientation while floating above his body, he gained extraordinary knowledge of the boulder's composition and mathematical properties. Recognizing his dead gray face with blood and mud, his atheism vanished. A being in glowing white robes filled him with overwhelming love and showed him two futures: without return, his family would be destroyed by grief; with return, he would walk again but suffer extreme pain later in life. He chose to return for his family. During surgery twelve hours later for massive internal injuries, his heart stopped and he witnessed the operation from above, seeing his organs displaced impossibly - heart under armpit, liver in lung, missing diaphragm. He entered a tunnel, had extensive experiences including life review, met his guardian angel who showed him various heavens and hell, and met Jesus who provided verifiable historical details. All future predictions came true except one still pending. He was in a coma over a week but retained detailed memories of months-long spiritual experiences. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 45 | Exceptional Evidence | 15 | Crushed by boulder, cardiac arrest during surgery, extensive internal injuries | Multiple veridical observations of surgery, accurate organ displacement, family prayers | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/7/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw surgical procedure and internal injuries | 1.00 | Surgeon | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||
| 2711 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3654 Micella NDE 7201 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1micella_nde.html | 1995 | 2014 | 17 | F | At seventeen, Micella was ill and in physical pain when she passed out for the first time in her life, remaining unconscious for approximately twenty minutes. During this extended syncope, she experienced an amazingly peaceful dream-like state where she found herself in a field of tall grass with a young child of uncertain gender, aged 5-10 years. They were playing together in this pastoral scene of extraordinary peace. The child repeatedly encouraged her to stay longer whenever she insisted she had to go back, though the being was not upset by her protests. She felt an overwhelming sense of peace and knew intuitively that she had to return because it was not her time or she had unfinished business. Upon hearing her name being called, she regained consciousness surrounded by concerned people. Taking a deep breath, she felt frustrated at being pulled from that peaceful place. She recovered to normal awareness within minutes. Despite multiple syncopal events since, she has never had a similar experience, suggesting this was unique to that particular medical crisis. | 6 | Unknown | 3 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 2 | Extended syncope for 20 minutes, uncertain if life-threatening | Peaceful otherworldly experience but no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Pastoral scene with young being | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2712 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3678 Michele G NDE 7229 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1michele_g_nde.html | 2003 | 2003-10-06 | 2014 | F | Michele was turning left at an intersection when she saw a Dodge Ram 3500 truck running a red light, barreling toward her. Knowing he wouldn't stop, she put her car in park just before impact. She heard and felt the loudest sound ever as the truck crashed into her. Immediately, she experienced being 8-10 feet tall, looking down at the dashboard and steering wheel from a much higher perspective than normal seated position. She heard/felt a voice asking if she wanted to go or leave, to which she responded indignantly that she had things to do and wasn't finished. The next thing she remembered was being back in her body, smelling something burning and seeing smoke in her car. She was able to unbuckle, exit the severely damaged vehicle, and sit on a nearby curb. The entire front of her car was completely smashed, yet the cabin remained intact. Bystanders stared in disbelief at her survival, and photos later confirmed no one could believe the cabin survived compared to the devastating front-end damage. This out-of-body experience during a severe collision included dialogue with an unseen presence about whether to depart this life. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Severe car accident with truck, life-threatening impact | Out-of-body perspective feeling 8-10 feet tall, voice interaction about leaving | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Altered perspective and voice interaction | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2713 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3815 Mona Lisa R NDE 7474 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mona_lisa_r_nde.html | 1981 | 1981-10-01 | 2014 | 13 | F | Thirteen-year-old Mona Lisa underwent major spinal surgery for scoliosis in 1981. Terrified before surgery and convinced she would die, she became hysterical and was sedated. Once in the operating room, she counted backward from 100 three times before losing consciousness. During surgery, she floated above her body watching medical staff frantically working on her opened back, hearing repeatedly "We're losing her!" and the flatline beep indicating cardiac arrest. From the ceiling, she observed the exit sign and water sprinkler. She then visited her mother crying alone in a waiting room and sister praying in her bedroom at home. A quick life review showed her best moments. Rising through the night sky above Earth, she entered a beautiful autumn forest and encountered a bright sun radiating love and acceptance. Walking with a being who instructed her not to look left, she was told the second surgery would go fine and she would become an adult. After being slapped awake by the nurse who had fought to save her, she learned her heart had stopped for approximately three minutes. The nurse who saved her turned pale when thanked, and the hospital initially hid the cardiac arrest from her mother. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 12 | Cardiac arrest during spinal surgery, heart stopped 3 minutes | Multiple OBE observations, saw mother in waiting room, sister at home praying | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/7/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed surgery from ceiling | 1.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 2714 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3767 Monika NDE 7398 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monika_nde.html | 1999 | 1999-04-01 | 2014 | F | Monika attempted suicide by taking a lethal overdose meant to kill four adult men. Found unconscious and taken to intensive care with only 2% survival chance, doctors said she would have irreversible brain damage. She was clinically dead twice - once for an extended period, once briefly. Her experience began with flight through a structured dark tunnel toward intense loving light. She found herself in a fruit orchard with pleasant light, feeling weightless and not touching grass blades. She saw three unusual horses later identified as Icelandic horses she saw 10 years later. She met Joshua and his parents who died in a yacht accident, communicating telepathically. Entering a somber house, she recognized she had lived there before, with a dog who had died tragically following her. A five-year-old girl (herself) warned against looking at a forbidden room. During her second clinical death, she visited a 15th century French castle where a girl who committed suicide told her "it's not your time." Despite medical predictions, she had no brain damage. Her atheistic worldview was completely transformed, finding commonality in all religions' essential messages about divine energy within everyone. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Suicide attempt overdose, clinically dead twice, 2% survival chance | Met deceased yacht victims with specific details, saw Icelandic horses verified 10 years later | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw specific breed of horses | 1.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2715 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3822 Monika P NDE 7486 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monika_p_nde.html | 1982 | 1982-02-01 | 2014 | F | During carnival season 1982-83, young Monika stayed home while her parents attended festivities. Watching Dallas, she was influenced by Sue-Ellen's alcoholic character saying she needed to drink to bear terrible things. Missing her mother despite abuse from her mother's boyfriend for years, Monika drank 80% rum and unknowingly took 10-15 different medications. Her parents found her in vomit and called emergency services. From a corner of the emergency ward, she observed herself fully conscious from above, watching doctors pumping her stomach in a bathtub, calling her name and slapping her cheeks. She found it somewhat funny and felt unbelievably well in her elevated position. A familiar presence behind her covered her with love and security like a protective coat. Through wordless telepathic communication, she expressed wanting to stay in this beautiful, pain-free state. The presence made her understand she had to return as her time wasn't ripe and she had much to do. After awakening, she told the nurse she had watched from the ceiling and apologized for vomiting on his pants and shoes, which astonished him as she shouldn't have known. A psychiatrist tried convincing her it was a dream, but she insisted her mind had never been clearer. She later developed premonitory dreams about deaths. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Accidental overdose of alcohol and 10-15 medications requiring emergency treatment | Observed stomach pumping from above, knew about vomit on nurse's clothes while unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed emergency treatment from corner of room | 1.00 | Male nurse | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 2716 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3647 Monique B NDE 7193 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1monique_b_nde.html | 1977 | 1977-07-01 | 2014 | 33 | F | In July 1977, 33-year-old Monique was at a beach where the water was 26°C when she went into anaphylactic shock from an allergy to cold, suffering three cardiac arrests. During the third arrest, she left her body and found herself in a rosy, golden, soft landscape walking on clouds in a David Hamilton-style setting. Feeling completely comfortable, she thought "If this is being dead, it's really good." After advancing on the clouds, she encountered a bright white silhouette - an angel or the Virgin Mary - who communicated telepathically: "You have to return, your son (age 7) needs you." Immediately upon hearing this, she awoke on the beach in the arms of a bearded nurse named Jean-Michel whom she initially mistook for Jesus. She was transported to medical offices for treatment. For years she didn't discuss the experience until finding books by Dr. Moody and others, which validated her experience. Her sister-in-law had similar books and listened without laughing, which encouraged her. The experience eliminated her fear of death, though she acknowledges it's still difficult to leave life. She now has more efficient prayers and contact with her guardian angel. | 2 | Other | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Three cardiac arrests from anaphylactic shock | Heavenly landscape with clouds, encounter with bright being giving life purpose message | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 1 | Otherworldly landscape experience | 0.00 | Jean-Michel (nurse) | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 2717 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3779 Nancy S NDE 22979 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nancy_s_nde_22979.html | 2014 | 2014-02-01 | 2014 | F | Nancy reached the top of stairs and put her hand on the door knob when she suddenly saw herself falling down. During the fall, she observed herself from outside her body, watching the entire descent. She felt her head crack open with multiple lumps and saw her arm and wrist were broken with the wrist twisted at an unnatural angle. From this out-of-body perspective, she witnessed her injuries in detail while watching herself fall. She felt scared during the experience, thinking she was watching herself die. Despite the brevity of the account, the out-of-body observation of her own traumatic fall with detailed awareness of injuries before regaining consciousness suggests consciousness existing outside the physical body during the life-threatening accident. The experience made her feel that God is taking care of her and she is not alone. | 6 | Home | 3 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Fall down stairs with head trauma and broken bones | Out-of-body observation of self falling with detailed injury awareness | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 1 | 0 | Observed self falling down stairs | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 3 | |||||||||
| 2718 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3592 Catherine A NDE 7109 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1catherine_a_nde_7109.html | 1971 | 2014 | 11 | F | Catherine underwent experimental scoliosis surgery at age 11 in 1971, involving halo femoral traction with screws in her head and pins in her legs. During the operation, she heard doctors saying she wasn't responding and felt their panic. She found herself walking under a huge wave with rainbow colors she'd never seen before, feeling immense joy and no pain. An elderly woman ahead of her turned around - she looked exactly like Catherine but older, age 84. The woman told Catherine she couldn't come there yet, had to live in her painful body which wouldn't always hurt, and had many things to do helping people find their gifts before she could die at 84. Catherine saw doctors operating on her in a room with observation glass, hearing their thoughts including one doctor thinking the operation was bogus and they were using people as guinea pigs. She heard negative thoughts and didn't want to be a guinea pig. Upon returning, she told her mother about the experience immediately, including the guinea pig comment which puzzled her mother. The experience gave Catherine a lifelong understanding that everyone has gifts and her purpose is to help people find them. She continues to feel the presence of the beings she encountered and believes we are all connected as one. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 14 | 28 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Experimental surgery with halo femoral traction under general anesthesia, life-threatening situation | Multiple specific observations including seeing operating room setup with observation glass, hearing doctors' thoughts about experimental nature, specific term "guinea pig" unknown to 11-year-old | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/7/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self being operated on and heard doctors' thoughts | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2719 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3826 Charles G NDE 7493 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1charles_g_nde.html | 1983 | 1983-12-31 | 2014 | M | On New Year's Eve 1983, Charles was intoxicated with friends when driven home by an equally drunk friend. The car struck multiple parked cars and crashed into a stop sign with great force, tossing Charles around like a rag-doll. His mind began floating in space above the car wreck, watching a policewoman trying to communicate with him. He thought it was a strange dream and was amazed at how patient the officer was with the drunken passenger, not realizing it was himself. He entered darkness with a loud buzzing sound like a train, walking through a tunnel with someone who took his hand. The being was tall with fluorescent light appearance, deep sea-blue eyes, white robe with blue sash, and long braided ponytail. Charles felt shame viewing the accident scene where he repeatedly denied being drunk. The being showed only complete love and bliss. Charles saw wounds in the being's palms and on his back, recognizing this as Jesus who said there were evil people in the world. They entered a vibrant garden with multicolored flowers before returning to darkness. The being raised his hands bringing bright light, and Charles saw another being on a chariot in clouds. Charles was told to make peace on earth as he couldn't stay yet. He returned to find Officer B had driven him home, confirming it was no dream. Charles witnessed everything including his friend being taken to the hospital with a concussion, though he himself wasn't hospitalized. | 5 | Other | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe car accident with multiple collisions, loss of consciousness, life-threatening trauma | Multiple specific verified observations: saw accident scene from above, identified Officer B by name, knew friend taken to hospital with concussion though not present, verified car damage details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/7/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw accident scene from above | 1.00 | Officer B | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2720 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3569 Concetta S NDE 5461 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1concetta_s_nde.html | 1991 | 2014 | 18 | F | At age 18 in 1991, Concetta underwent minor turbinate surgery that should have lasted 30 minutes but took 5 hours due to life-threatening internal bleeding. She found herself out of body at the back of her head, watching her body peacefully like a mother watching a child, loving it but having difficulty recognizing it as hers. A blinding light appeared to her right, ordering her firmly without words not to turn around because it wasn't a place she had to see. The light being placed its hand on her anesthetized face and moved it, causing blood to flow from her mouth and unblocking her throat, saving her life. She then circled in the air and passed through a wall into the next room where a nun was sterilizing surgical instruments. The nun became frightened when she sensed Concetta's presence and looked up, seeing through the glass what was happening - Concetta losing blood - and screamed, alerting medical staff. Concetta felt sucked into a dark place she knew was her brain, stayed there briefly, then woke up. A week later, a classmate gave her the book "Life After Life." Since then, the being who saved her has remained present, solving problems concretely, once speaking to and hugging her. She also had a childhood drowning experience at age 5 where a cone of light taught her to swim telepathically. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Minor surgery became life-threatening with 5-hour duration due to internal bleeding | Very specific observations: saw self from behind head, passed through wall, observed nun sterilizing instruments in next room, nun's frightened reaction and scream verified | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw self from behind during surgery | 1.00 | Nun (medical staff) | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2721 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3735 Cyanrose J NDE 7336 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1cyanrose_j_nde.html | 1972 | 1972-05-08 | 2014 | F | On May 8, 1972, Cyanrose was pregnant, malnourished, and in an abusive relationship. While driving to meet the baby's father, she experienced terrible pain and bleeding, arriving at a clinic then hospital where nurses took her young daughter. In the delivery room with oxygen mask, she instantly floated above her body, confused and fearful. She floated toward her dying infant daughter, reaching with an extended arm that went right through everyone. She couldn't speak or be heard. She saw her baby kicking and crying. Floating outside, she saw a red phone in the hallway with a nurse calling for special equipment (later confirmed as hospital phone, not payphone). A black magnetic mass pulled her toward it, filling her with terror as she felt it was evil. She turned left and upward, screaming mentally for God's help and another chance, needing to return to her other daughter. Light enveloped her, she sensed only goodness and returned to her body. Doctors explained her baby died after 15 minutes, showing clinical reasons. The doctor confirmed her out-of-body observations and wanted to document the experience. At the funeral after days of rain, an incredible rainbow touched down directly into the baby's grave, which witnesses called a sign from God. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 14 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Life-threatening childbirth emergency with severe pain and bleeding | Specific observations verified: saw red hospital phone in hallway, nurse calling for equipment, baby's movements for 15 minutes before death, all confirmed by doctor | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw baby and medical procedures, red phone in hallway | 1.00 | Doctor | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2722 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3762 D NDE 7394 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1d_nde_7394.html | 1983 | 2014 | M | In 1983/1984, D was at a municipal swimming pool when he made a wrong movement jumping from a 3-meter diving board, landing flat on his belly and chest. The violent shock cut his respiration completely and he couldn't breathe as he grabbed the pool rim, crawling toward friends who were laughing. Suddenly he was seeing from another angle, watching himself on the ground while floating above his body. He felt no pain and floated in the wind going faster and higher with a feeling of well-being. Looking down, he had a global wide-angle view of the swimming pool, public gardens, stadium, streets, and house roofs from an impossible angle. He saw people's alarm on the ground while floating above them, noting he wore a red swimsuit that summer. He had no notion of time passing. Then in a split second, he was caught and sucked back toward his body as air entered his lungs and pain returned. When he immediately told friends what happened, they laughed and said "What nonsense!" calling it impossible. The experience remains unchanged in his memory decades later. | 5 | Other | 5 | 8 | 13 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening diving accident with complete respiratory failure | Specific observation of red swimsuit color, global view of pool and surroundings from above, but no verification attempted | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and surroundings from above | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2723 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3701 Daniel H NDE 7264 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1daniel_h_nde.html | 1961 | 2014 | 12 | M | In summer 1961, 12-year-old Daniel hit his head on a bar during a Boy Scout meeting and fell backwards. He felt his heart stop and everything went black. After seeing light and his heart restarting, he was in severe pain and asked God to let him into heaven. A smoky tunnel appeared that cleared further up, revealing light. He was glad to be going up instead of down. He saw his body on the ground with eyes level with grass, and it was daylight though the accident occurred at night. An elderly white-haired man sat in a chair with a long-haired boy on a stool beside him, with woods in background. The elderly man told him to make peace on earth as he couldn't stay yet. Daniel saw his grandmother from a distance. He returned to his body and was taken to hospital for four stitches. In the car with his scoutmaster, his senses were keen and he saw the future - telling the scoutmaster he would join the Marines at 18 and go to Vietnam, where he would face an NVA Colonel in combat. This prophecy came true exactly 6 years later when Daniel's unit ambushed and killed an NVA colonel and 14 men on a trail in Vietnam, exactly as he had foreseen. He lost memory of the NDE for many years until about 4 years ago when it all came back. | 5 | Other | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Severe head trauma requiring hospital treatment and stitches | Remarkable verified prophecy: at age 12 predicted joining Marines at 18, Vietnam service, specific combat encounter with NVA Colonel that occurred exactly as foreseen 6 years later | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw tunnel and heavenly realm | 0.00 | Scoutmaster | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2724 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3763 David B NDE 7395 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_b_nde_7395.html | 1990 | 2014 | M | David woke one morning saying good morning, then found himself above an ambulance seeing through its top, watching himself lying there while an EMT tried to save his life. On the hospital lawn, everything was colorful, bright and vivid. Then everything changed to bright gray - sky, ground, everything. He moved forward without walking and saw his grandmother smiling in front of him. Behind her were masses of cloudy grey-colored shapes of people, not physical but he could feel their excitement and happiness, knowing they were waiting for him. His grandmother smiled saying "It is not your time yet, you have a few more things to achieve." Then everything went in reverse and he woke up in the hospital. Throughout the experience he felt nothing and was confused without being confused. He had experienced a severe seizure that morning. | 6 | Hospital | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe seizure requiring ambulance and hospitalization | Saw self in ambulance with EMT, hospital surroundings, encountered deceased grandmother | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self in ambulance from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2725 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3616 David M NDE 7148 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1david_m_nde_7148.html | 1997 | 1997-06-17 | 2014 | 16 | M | On June 17, 1997, 16-year-old David was coughing up fluid from his lungs that had accumulated in his windpipe due to newly developed asthma. He ran to the bathroom trying to breathe and after several attempts to dislodge the fluid, was on his knees over the sink, knowing he was dying. Thoughts and regrets ran through his head about never traveling, leaving loved ones, missing experiences. Then regret left his body and his eyes closed. Light got brighter all around him, his arms opened straight out and he became weightless, floating like in a pool. It was warm, peaceful, and all regrets, pain and stress disappeared. He stared into a circular light source, floating on his back toward it feeling remarkable and positive. Then he felt a thud, sitting on the bathroom floor with his mother there, hyperventilating and disoriented. The experience was so vivid he remembers it like yesterday 20 years later. His life flashed before his eyes with automatic planning of affairs before leaving. The tunnel/circle of light and absolute quiet made him unafraid of death and gave him greater respect for life. | 5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening asthma attack with cessation of breathing | Limited specific observations, mainly internal experience of light and floating | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2726 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3748 Don D NDE 16073 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1don_d_nde.html | 2014 | 5 | M | At age 5, Don was hospitalized in intensive care with critical vital signs for unknown condition. He rose 50-60,000 feet above Earth, higher than he's since flown, seeing Earth's curvature and lights from cities across the Atlantic. He understood all people in all places were connected as one regardless of language/nationality. He saw blue atmosphere as sun passed through it. He entered a pitch-black, cold tunnel filled with evil, threatening people who hated him and wanted to harm him - they seemed trapped forever without warmth or hope, jealous and malevolent. A man took his hand saying "Don't worry, they can't hurt you as long as you're with me," and they floated upward through the tunnel into light. The tunnel entrance was in a rocky hillside on another planet in space. Looking down a hill, he saw a glowing city in a valley that filled him with complete happiness and peace, knowing he belonged there. He wanted to go but wondered about family - instantly understanding they were okay and would join him soon. A tall thin man he initially thought was his brother told him beautiful trees existed there with colors not on Earth - intense yet pastel, perfectly coordinated. As he moved toward the city, the man (not his brother) said "you have to go back." Next morning, his condition miraculously resolved. He excitedly told parents he'd gone to heaven, naming his stuffed dog "Erfy" to mark seeing Earth from space. Since then, he's had recurring psychic abilities including premonitions of deaths, 9/11, and market crashes. | 6 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Hospitalized in intensive care with critical vital signs, condition unknown but serious | Remarkably specific details for 5-year-old: Earth's curvature from 50-60k feet, lights across Atlantic, tunnel in rocky hillside, colors beyond Earth spectrum | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw Earth from extreme altitude | 0.00 | Parents | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2727 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3556 Donald C NDE 7060 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donald_c_nde.html | 1972 | 2014 | 10 | M | In summer 1972 before 5th grade, Donald fell 15 feet from a diseased tree, breaking both arms severely and impacting mud into nose and throat. As the branch snapped, he was caught mid-air by a bright glowing being who carried him upward to a glowing bright landscape with floating jewels. He became euphoric, joyous, and realized he was flying above their house with wide-angle view, seeing the lighthouse from rooftop, looking into parents' bedroom window. A stern woman's voice called "Donald" (not his usual "Donnie"). She wore a yellow flower-patterned sundress, claiming to be his grandmother - but not his living paternal grandmother. She explained she was an earlier generation grandmother, showing him mental pictures of generations. They walked hand-in-hand to what she said was heaven. He doubted and asked to see Jesus. In a glowing building like a library, people were reading and learning. A Native American corrected him about tribal identity. His grandmother had him wait outside an office while she announced him to "Yeshua." Donald saw overwhelming bright light and heard "Yes you are a man, this is Donald." Yeshua reviewed his childhood, pausing at his shame over stealing a toy knife, then told grandmother "You have to go back" with the message "Remember You Are Part of Something Very Important!" Looking down through what seemed like television, he saw siblings trying to revive him, sister digging mud from throat saying "Donnie breathe!" He was pushed back into his body with awful pain. Family didn't believe him. Memory returned years later when brother mentioned Jesus's Hebrew name "Yeshua." Recently shown family photos, he identified the woman as his maternal grandfather's maternal grandmother who died around 1913. Experience included future event knowledge in dreams. | 5 | Other | 5 | 18 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 10 | 15-foot fall, both arms broken, mud blocking airway, siblings performed resuscitation | Extraordinary details: viewing house from above, seeing into bedroom, siblings' resuscitation efforts, Native American in library, later photo identification of great-great-grandmother from 1913 | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw house from above and inside | 0.00 | Sister and brothers | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2728 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3576 Neerie NDE 7092 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1neerie_nde.html | 2012 | 2012-02-10 | 2014 | F |
A young woman experienced a life-threatening event that required CPR administration, though not clinical death. She found herself in an abandoned park with old metal swings, bathed in warm sunlight with dominant green and yellow colors. The scene filled her with a profound sense of safety, warmth, and comfort. She was swinging with an unknown young man with brown hair, experiencing what she described as the best feeling in the world - total bliss. The experience transitioned as she began walking down a dark tunnel that, despite its darkness, felt warm and cozy rather than frightening. She heard her mother calling her name from outside the experience. When she turned to look back at the beginning of the tunnel, she could see light streaming in from the park she had just left. She felt very upset about leaving this peaceful place and was about to complain to her mother about being taken away. Upon returning to consciousness, she immediately saw her mother's face and realized something was seriously wrong - she had been unconscious. The experience left her with lasting feelings of incredible peace and joy. She reported feeling harmony with nature and the universe during the experience. The return to normal consciousness was marked by her awareness of the medical emergency and her mother's concern. Despite the pleasant nature of the experience, she felt distressed about having to leave that peaceful realm. The experience occurred in February 2012 and has remained vivid in her memory. |
5 | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening event mentioned with CPR given, but no specific medical details provided | No specific veridical observations reported - experience was entirely subjective | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2729 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3774 Nichole BD NDE 7417 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nichole_bd_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-12-28 | 2014 | 25 | F |
A 25-year-old woman underwent routine breast augmentation surgery in December 1994 when complications arose during the procedure. Though she was under general anesthesia, she suddenly found herself moving through a dark tunnel at tremendous speed, thinking "I must be dead" and "Where am I going?" She was aware she was no longer in her body and knew this was reality, not a dream. She emerged from the tunnel to find herself running as a child through a grassy field toward a giant sun, with a blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy holding her hand. The most remarkable aspect was experiencing pure, intense love that came in waves - within her, around her, everything. She described it as endless heartbeats of love, each wave bringing even more intensity. She felt no fear whatsoever, only pure happiness, joy, and complete peace. She wanted nothing more than to reach the light, feeling total acceptance and peace about everything she had ever done in life. Suddenly she heard her name being called from behind and realized she had a choice - to continue forward or return. Though she doesn't remember making the conscious choice, she next found herself with doctors standing over her saying "NICHOLE, Stay with us Nichole" while experiencing intense physical pain. She saw everyone standing around her body from outside herself before returning. She spent years feeling depressed and angry about being brought back, believing she was meant to leave that day. It took her 20 years to realize she had actually made the choice to return. The experience left her knowing that love is all there really is and all that matters. She now works to raise awareness about the power of collective love and lives by the mantra "I LOVE therefore I AM." |
3 | Hospital | 7 | 2 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Breast augmentation surgery with general anesthesia, complications during procedure requiring intervention | Observed people standing around her body from outside perspective but no specific verifiable details provided | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw and heard medical team during resuscitation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2730 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3659 Nicolas F NDE 7204 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nicolas_f_nde.html | 2012 | 2014 | M |
A man went for routine disc hernia surgery in June 2012 but suffered severe complications from anesthesia, resulting in hypoxia. Medical staff extracted 1.3 liters of gastric fluid from his stomach, but some had spread to his lungs. His condition was deemed critical with prognosis for survival only until the end of the night. His wife was called as death seemed imminent. He was in a coma for three days, connected to twelve machines. During this crisis, he experienced total weightlessness, feeling carried by an invisible hand while floating. He found himself in a gigantic vault or tunnel that was paradoxically both dark and lit simultaneously. He was surrounded by dozens of kind, thoughtful, smiling people whose faces he couldn't distinguish but could identify as men and women. He had 360-degree vision and was conscious of everything, feeling he was the hospital bed, the vault, everything simultaneously. The beings communicated telepathically about nothing specific yet absolute knowledge, seeming to embody past, present, and future as one entity. A brilliant light appeared - like looking at the sun without being dazzled, seeing through and beyond it. He moved horizontally above the surrounding people by about 50 centimeters. Then a giant hand tore open the tunnel with the message "you don't have the right to leave us now." The beings encouraged him to take the hand through their gentle smiles. He heard his brother clearly say "85" - later confirmed as the net sales figure of 85,000€ from his business that day. While attached to his bed, he had written legibly "I don't want to die" with his right hand when his wife said "you cannot leave us now." He woke up 24 hours after the hand experience, emerging from coma to find his paralyzed right leg and foot (which had brought him for surgery) completely healed without the operation being performed. The medical team wrote articles about his inexplicable recovery. He returned with enhanced ability to understand complex concepts and a profound sense of having received a message about universal love and connection. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Hypoxia from anesthesia complications, critical condition with poor prognosis, coma for 3 days, connected to 12 machines | Heard brother say "85" (business figure of 85000€), wrote "I don't want to die" while attached and supposedly unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Connected to 12 machines | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 2 | Heard brother state business figures | 1.00 | Brother | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2731 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3583 Nigel O NDE 7098 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nigel_o_nde.html | 1959 | 2014 | 9 | M |
A 9-year-old boy fell from a tree onto his back in May 1959, causing him to stop breathing and unable to get air into his lungs. He was in great pain, felt very cold, and passed out. The fall was severe enough to leave his right arm feeling dead and required significant recovery time afterward. During his unconscious state, he saw a light and began walking toward it, becoming aware he was in what felt like a very large tunnel moving up an incline. At an undetermined point within the tunnel, he stopped when a voice that was neither male nor female, sounding soft and kind, spoke to him telepathically: "Hello Nigel don't be afraid you have had an accident, it is not your time, you have to go back." The voice knew him by name and addressed him directly. He protested, saying he didn't want to return because it hurt too much and he wanted to stay where he was. They were almost involved in an argument about it. The voice told him he had no choice in the matter and was going back as he had "things to do." He felt the voice had an authority that made him take notice and accept what it said, even though he felt he knew the voice and it didn't alarm him. The communication seemed to be in language appropriate for a nine-year-old boy. He experienced feelings of calm, comfort, well-being, alertness, and total peace. He felt part of everything that existed while being without form, experiencing incredible peace and joy with a sense of harmony and unity with the universe. He came to in great pain as he started taking small breaths, then breathing normally. It felt like his lungs popped open. He walked up to the house, told his mother he fell out of a tree and was alright, went upstairs to clean up, had his tea, and never said a word to her about the experience. He didn't share it with anyone until he was over fifty years old. The experience left him knowing that life after death exists and feeling sad for those who cannot know that "it will all be okay when they leave here." |
5 | Other | 5 | 2 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Severe fall causing cessation of breathing, significant pain and injury | Voice knew his name, communication appropriate to his age, but no externally verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2732 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3583 Nigel O NDE 9032 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1nigel_o_nde.html | 2015 | 2015-06-29 | 2020 | 65 | M |
A man experienced three strokes within 24 hours on June 29, 2015, with his heart rate exceeding 200 BPM. His body systems began shutting down - he lost movement, sight, and speech, retaining only hearing. The medical consultant requested his wife return to the hospital as it was unlikely he would survive another hour. This was his second NDE, having had one as a child. During this critical state, he felt calm without any pain, knowing he was dying but finding it of no importance. As he prepared to leave his body, his entire life was "rolled out" for him to view, leaving him disappointed at how little he had accomplished. He became aware of a presence who communicated telepathically: "You have done enough; you can come over." He experienced beautiful peace within a soft yellow/gold backdrop. Remarkably, he felt no attachment to his children, family, or friends, realizing how short life is in cosmic terms and that they would all be together "in a moment." During his experience, he overheard two foreign male nurses betting on whether he would survive the night. He discussed his life with what he perceived as God, feeling guilt about not providing security for his wife. He insisted on returning even though he had fulfilled his purpose, gaining the insight that we are all here to allow souls to experience life through others. He was told he could return to fulfill his mission but would return to the souls at some point without warning. His heart rate gradually decreased and his sight returned three days later. He required months of rehabilitation to walk and talk again. His brain appears to have rewired itself, leaving him more self-contained, balanced, and better at understanding complex concepts. He reports being neither happy nor sad, just balanced, with a profound sense of loss for having to leave that place. He continues to feel this loss daily but remains committed to fulfilling his bargain until his time comes again. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 4 | 16 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Three strokes in 24 hours, heart rate 200+, systems shutting down, consultant said unlikely to survive | Heard two foreign nurses betting on his survival while supposedly unconscious | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Lost movement, sight, speech | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard nurses discussing his prognosis | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||
| 2733 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3738 Olivia E NDE 7342/8294 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1olivia_e_nde.html | 1956 | 2014 | 0 | F |
A 6-week-old infant girl in November 1956 contracted severe flu from her mother, becoming critically ill with high fever, dark circles under sunken eyes, and severe dehydration. Her father found her listless and immediately had her 9-year-old sister hold her while he drove to the hospital. Emergency doctors later stated it was a miracle she survived, having arrived just in time. This remarkably became a conscious memory despite her infant age. During the car ride, the baby observed moving lights above her that fascinated her, making her sleepy. She saw the chin of who she thought was her mother wearing a white babushka with black polka dots tied under the chin. In a remarkable shift of consciousness, she experienced a "whoosh" sensation and found herself floating at the car ceiling behind her father's head. She had no visible body but could see everything - the bright dashboard lights, her "mother" in the passenger seat, and through the car seats to see a bundle (herself) on the lap. Most extraordinarily, she could feel everyone's emotions - her father's tremendous fear that he was fighting to maintain control while driving, and from who she thought was her mother, much less fear with focus mainly on not upsetting the father. She understood far more than any 6-week-old infant normally could. When her sister said something anxiously and her father turned the wheel right to lean over and check the bundle, she felt another "whoosh" and returned to her body, feeling heavy, weak, and hot. She saw her father's upside-down face above hers with wide eyes. The memory remained vivid throughout her life. In the late 1970s, her older sister confirmed the entire event, including the exact babushka description, though she dismissed the baby's ability to remember it. Her sister revealed that during the drive she felt the baby had died, saying "Dad!! I think she's GONE!!" prompting their father to pull over and check, finding her still alive. The experience left her with heightened empathic abilities, photographic memory, and the absolute certainty that consciousness exists beyond the physical body. She believes she was meant to remember this to understand death's reality. |
5 | Ambulance | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Severe flu with dehydration, fever, near death, doctors said miracle she survived | Accurately described babushka pattern, car interior, emotional states, specific sequence of events later confirmed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Age - 6 weeks old infant | 6/8/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw sister's clothing and appearance | 1.00 | Older sister | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||
| 2734 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3758 Otto J NDE 7388 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1otto_j_nde.html | 1990 | 2014 | M |
A young man experiencing deep despair after a breakup and the loss of three brothers decided to end his life in 1990. On a dark, rainy day, he took drugs and drank whiskey, then intentionally stopped breathing while lying on a back porch. He experienced no reflex to breathe and sank deeper into unconsciousness. His girlfriend found him blue and unconscious, later reporting he had been clinically dead for approximately two minutes before she revived him. During his unconscious state, he found himself watching the rain hit the ground in slow motion, with time to observe each individual drop despite it raining harder. Everything then went white like a bright mist. As the mist cleared while he moved forward without walking sensation, he saw a boundary line he knew he wasn't supposed to cross. Beyond it stood a large, plain building with an arch opening at its base. People were coming through the mist and passing through the opening as if normal. He observed himself floating slightly above the people surrounding him, about 50 centimeters higher. They looked at him with the softest smiles but didn't look at the light that attracted him like looking at the sun without being dazzled. A woman in her 50s approached, put her hand on his shoulder, and said "You know you're not supposed to be here, aye?" He understood he wouldn't get any further. The beings showed him through their smiles that he should "take" a giant hand that appeared to rip open the tunnel, accompanied by the message "you don't have the right to leave us now." He woke to his girlfriend dragging him across the floor screaming "wake up!" He vomited and began breathing again. She confirmed he was blue when she found him. The experience left him confused rather than peaceful, though years later he wrote about knowing his last life ended badly, like being on the wrong side of a war, and having memories of coming into this life through OBE immediately after his twin sister was born. |
5 | Home | 5 | 0 | 7 | Weak Evidence | 2 | Drug overdose with alcohol, intentionally stopped breathing, found blue/unconscious | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 1 | Girlfriend | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2735 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3586 Paula E NDE 7102 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paula_e_nde.html | 1994 | 1994-09-16 | 2014 | F |
A woman underwent thyroid removal surgery in September 1994 when she went into cardiac arrest, as the surgeon later informed her. During this medical crisis, she experienced a profound near-death experience that would leave lasting impressions despite initial doubts about its divine nature. She found herself on a path leading upward into the sky, which seemed marvelous to her. Two golden angels in cherub style kept watch on each side of the path. They opened a large gate before her, smiling as she passed through. The emotion she felt was overwhelming - utter joy and a sense of total success at being able to enter this magical place. Behind the gate was a huge space with a graceful tree in the middle, made of silver with spreading branches. She was deeply moved to arrive at this place. The experience was characterized by intense positive emotions and beautiful imagery. The angels were golden and childlike, the tree was silver, and the entire scene was bathed in magical colors that made earthly colors seem poor and denuded in comparison. She felt wonderful, safe, warm, and comfortable in this realm. The feelings of joy and success at entering this place were beyond anything she had experienced on Earth. Reality pulled her back when she heard her mother calling her name. Returning was very difficult, and she had problems readjusting to the world, which seemed grey and heavy compared to paradise. The readjustment took a long time, as she felt she had returned from paradise. A doctor later explained she had experienced an NDE, which helped her process the event. Though her religious beliefs didn't immediately change, a second near-death experience in 2013 involving a supernatural being finally convinced her that God truly exists as described in the Bible. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 0 | 10 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest during thyroid removal surgery under general anesthesia | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2736 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3818 Paulo JF NDE 7409 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paulo_jf_nde.html | 1985 | 2014 | 35 | M |
A 35-year-old diving instructor experienced a near-death event during a diving certification exam in 1985 at Cap de Creus, Spain. The exam was conducted at 35 meters depth, but due to poor conditions with alternating clear and murky water layers, the group descended incorrectly to 62-64 meters. While attempting to help inflate a life vest for an unconscious female diver at this extreme depth, he suffered anoxia (lack of oxygen to the brain) and lost consciousness. Two young divers died in this incident, their bodies recovered 24-48 hours later, both from apparent heart attacks without water in their lungs. During his unconscious state, he felt himself losing control of his sphincters and heard a sound like "beep, beep, beep, b-e-e-e-e-p" similar to hospital equipment. He found himself in what he described as a tunnel like the eye of a hurricane, with everything in black and white. Above and in the distance was a brilliant white light shaped like a partially open door toward which he was headed. He had no body and wasn't in the water, experiencing a very calm, pleasant sense of peace and well-being that he compared to immense pleasure beyond words. He heard a voice in Catalan, his native language, that said emphatically: "Paulo, they are in the water, open your mouth and go up!!!" The voice was friendly, sweet, firm but imperious. Despite not feeling he was in water or had a mouth or body, he felt strong heat and then heard someone calling him. He opened his eyes to see blue sky and found himself at the surface about 100 meters from the boat. He believes he survived because he had partially inflated his vest while descending slowly, and the expanding air during his uncontrolled ascent forced open his glottis, allowing air to escape and preventing lung damage. Witnesses saw his body emerge from the water "like a rocket" with arms making what appeared to be help signals. The experience left him believing it wasn't his time and that he had been sent to that location to witness the two deaths that occurred. |
5 | Other | 5 | 0 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Hypoxia at 60+ meters depth during diving, loss of consciousness, near drowning | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Underwater at 60+ meters | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2737 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3759 Paulo NDE 7389 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1paulo_nde.html | 1973 | 2014 | 7 | M |
A 7-year-old boy experienced a death event in 1973, with no preconception of afterlife, God, or heaven. The specific medical cause is not detailed, though clinical death is mentioned. This experience has replayed in his mind throughout his life, and he still struggles to share it even at age 50. During the experience, he found himself floating near the ceiling in darkness, looking down but seeing no body - as if invisible. Most remarkably, he encountered his deceased great-grandmother along with many other women from his ancestry whom he didn't know by sight, but who all knew him and cared about what was happening to him. His grandmother was alive at the time, yet appeared in this experience. The communication occurred without language, through a form of understanding that transcended words. He experienced no normal sensory input - no vision or hearing as typically understood, yet could recognize individuals and understand them perfectly in the blackness. Initially feeling lost and uncomfortable, when these ancestral beings found him or realized he was there, he felt comforted. He experienced blissful happiness similar to childhood joy, incredible peace and pleasantness, and felt no longer in conflict with nature. His thoughts moved incredibly fast, and everything seemed to happen at once with time losing all meaning. He suddenly understood everything about himself and others, feeling others' intentions with complete transparency. He gained knowledge that "God exists, man made God, we are watched over by our ancestors" and understood he had a special purpose that he could never fully know because he must live it. The beings told him he would have children in his future and that "we are here for each other." When asked about returning, the ancestral women indicated he had to go back. He has had recurring experiences of hearing deceased loved ones when they pass over. The experience left him with deep compassion for others, complete absence of fear regarding death, and the understanding that our minds and essence of being exist after physical life ends. |
6 | Unknown | 1 | 4 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Clinical death mentioned but medical details not provided | Encountered deceased great grandmother who was known to have died | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Encountered deceased great grandmother | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2738 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3680 Penny C NDE 7234 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1penny_c_nde.html | 1996 | 2014 | 15 | F |
A 15-year-old girl in 1996 was with friends drinking beer and smoking marijuana when an older man began preaching to them about the Bible and his spiritual experiences. Becoming scared and feeling conflicted in her conscience, her heart started beating extremely fast. She went to leave but suddenly fainted for approximately two minutes, during which she had a profound near-death experience that she wouldn't fully remember until three years ago. She found herself moving through a very dark tunnel at tremendous speed, hearing herself think "I must be dead" and "Where am I going?" She knew it was reality and that she was no longer in her body. She was greeted by her deceased great-grandmother who looked remarkably young, along with many other deceased family members with big smiles on their faces. Some had died before she was born but she knew them from her mother's descriptions. Everyone was introducing themselves and she recognized them despite never meeting some in life. The most remarkable aspect was experiencing pure, intense love beyond description - wave after wave of love that was within her, around her, and everything. It felt like endless, eternal, and complete heartbeats of love. She had no fear whatsoever, only pure happiness and joy. Her great-grandmother showed her many things and explained them, though she doesn't remember the specifics. Significantly, her great-grandmother showed her a vision of her mother sitting in the living room crying. When she tried to stay, her great-grandmother told her "it wasn't time." She was pushed back through the tunnel as fast as she had come. She saw everyone standing around her body on the ground and kept thinking "I will not forget this" before returning to her body. She jumped up laughing, confused why everyone was standing over her. The ambulance came and when she got home, her mother was on the couch crying exactly as shown in the vision. The experience left her without fear of death, knowing that spirits live on beyond earthly existence, and understanding that we exist in a realm of pure love. |
6 | Other | 1 | 7 | 12 | Suggestive Evidence | 4 | Fainted for approximately 2 minutes, uncertain if life-threatening | Shown vision of mother crying on couch which was verified upon returning home | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 1 | Shown vision of mother crying on couch | 1.00 | Mother | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2739 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3745 Donna GV NDE 7362 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_gv_nde.html | 1997 | 2014 | F | Donna was driving home from work and took a scenic route when sudden fog appeared. She crashed into trees at 65 mph, possibly trying to avoid a recliner on the road. During her unconscious state, she floated through woods toward an open path, hearing unseen people laughing. She encountered a collective consciousness of many beings speaking as one, telling her it wasn't her time and she had one more thing to do. She experienced a profound sense of being in a void-like space that was cold, dark, and lonely. She awoke in the hospital with head injuries including stitches in her temple, experiencing amnesia for weeks. The experience left her with lasting feelings about the afterlife and a sense of purpose, though she still doesn't know what the "one more thing" she needs to do is. | 5 | Unknown | 5 | 8 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Car accident with head trauma described, unconscious state | Floating through woods, awareness of collective consciousness, choice to return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 0 | Floating through woods similar to crash site | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2740 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3558 Donna J NDE 7064 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1donna_j_nde.html | 1966 | 2014 | 5 | F | At age 5, Donna was playing at a friend's house on a small lake in Florida. Despite warnings about a steep drop-off, her curiosity led her to hop into the water to find it. Unable to swim, she went under and found herself looking back at the shore from above the water, watching all the beach activity with profound peace and surrounded by brightness. She observed a woman on shore whose face changed to fear as she pointed and screamed upon realizing a child was drowning. A man then raced into the water to rescue her. She experienced incredible peace during the drowning but severe pain when revived. Only at age 8 did she learn she had been floating face-down with only her hair visible on the surface. This out-of-body experience profoundly impacted her life, leaving her without fear of death and with certainty about the afterlife. | 5 | Other | 5 | 14 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drowning incident with loss of consciousness, rescued and revived | Clear OBE with verified observations of beach activity, woman's reaction, rescue attempt | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed beach activity from above water | 1.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||
| 2741 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3811 E.D. W NDE 7470 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ed_w_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-09-03 | 2014 | F | E.D. experienced a seizure while visiting friends, falling 7 feet and sustaining severe head and facial injuries. During multiple episodes of clinical death requiring CPR and defibrillation, she found herself in a terrifying void - a black square with white dots like space, with ear-piercing banging sounds getting closer. A voice repeatedly said "This is how it began and how it will end." She encountered demons and monsters trying to tear her apart until a male figure called her name and pulled her away. The experience cycled between the void and demon encounters. At the end, she saw a vision of a large war. She awoke two days later with no memory initially. The experience left her with severe PTSD, recurring nightmares, and deep confusion about why a Christian would experience such darkness. She continues to struggle with the traumatic nature of what she witnessed. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Clinical death with CPR and defibrillation documented, multiple resuscitation attempts | Vivid otherworldly experience with demons, void, prophetic vision of war | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 0 | Experience of void with prophetic message | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 9 | |||||||||
| 2742 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3772 Elle D NDE 7413 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1elle_d_nde.html | 1969 | 2014 | 19 | F | Elle accidentally ingested strychnine poison and went into convulsions. Her Buddhist friend performed Tibetan death rituals instead of seeking medical help. She experienced electrical heat along her spine and yellow vision before entering a chaotic realm where everything that ever happened to all beings occurred simultaneously. She observed her parents conceiving her, experienced being in the womb, relived her birth and entire life, grew old and died - this cycle repeated multiple times until she surrendered. Upon surrendering at death, she entered a blissful realm of supreme love and wisdom with complete gnosis and understanding of reality. When returned to her body, she was completely disoriented. Her friend confirmed she had clinically died with all bodily processes stopped. The experience taught her that fear and resistance lead to lower realms while surrender accesses the "clear light." She gained certainty about reincarnation and the cyclical nature of existence. | 5 | Home | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Strychnine poisoning causing clinical death, confirmed cessation of bodily functions | Life review, prebirth memories, experiencing universal consciousness of all beings | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Prebirth experience and life review | 0.00 | Buddhist friend | Incompatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2743 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3554 Eruera M NDE 7053 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1eruera_m_nde.html | 1996 | 2014 | M | During a rugby match, Eruera was crushed by approximately 150 kilograms of players, causing respiratory arrest. He was immediately thrust outside his body, observing it writhing in trauma from above. As he rose higher, he became aware of expanded consciousness and profound connection with everything around him. The grass and trees emanated love and were aware of him - he felt complete unity with all of nature. He telepathically said goodbye to his mother before seeing a dark tunnel curving to the left with a light at the end. He began rising joyfully toward the light, knowing he was going "home," when someone yelled to lift his legs to re-inflate his lungs. Despite fighting against return with all his spiritual might, he was pulled back into his body and resumed playing. The experience left him with no fear of death, greatly increased compassion, and understanding that love is the only worthwhile aspect of life to perfect. | 5 | Other | 5 | 16 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Trauma from crushing causing respiratory arrest during rugby match | OBE with verified observation of resuscitation command, profound unity experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Heard resuscitation command | 1.00 | Man who saved him | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2744 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3832 Fabien N NDE 7502 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fabien_n_nde.html | 2009 | 2014 | M | Four days after tonsillectomy, Fabien experienced severe hemorrhaging at home, swallowing large amounts of blood. After emergency surgery, he lost consciousness in the hospital bathroom while evacuating blood. He experienced progressive sensory changes - tinnitus, blurred vision, then complete blackness with bell sounds. As nurses attempted to revive him with slaps, he initially felt pain that gradually transformed into pleasant caresses. A brilliant white light appeared and encompassed the room, creating a fog-like atmosphere with no pain and wonderful sensations. He thought "if this is death, I should have died earlier!" The white light then shifted to a pinkish light with even more pleasant sensations. His soul began detaching from his body and earthly memories started being erased - he gradually forgot his identity, family, and friends. He was revived with adrenaline injection and hospitalized for two more weeks. The experience eliminated his fear of death. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 10 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Post-surgical hemorrhage with loss of consciousness, required adrenaline for revival | Progressive light experiences, soul detachment, memory dissolution | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 0 | Progressive sensory transformation | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2745 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3612 Fabio G NDE 5463 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1fabio_g_nde.html | 1995 | 2014 | M | After a diving accident, Fabio was at a restaurant when his eyes rolled back and he collapsed, clinically dead for approximately 20 minutes. He found himself projected into the middle of the universe, aware and curious but without memory of earthly life, recognizing himself only as a thinking entity without a body. He saw himself as a bright dot and witnessed a black hole approaching. He entered a dark tunnel that curved left, preventing sight of the end. Lights rushed past him from both directions at breakneck speed. Through concentration, he could see his destination - a place of pure light and glare. Realizing going there meant no return, he chose to go back. Instantly stopping and receding without motion, he returned to cosmic space, now able to appreciate the magnificence of stars, nebulae, and planets. He felt a loving presence that had followed him and helped him return, engaging in silent dialogue and experiencing immense unconditional love before returning to his body. | 2 | Other | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Clinical death for 20 minutes confirmed by surgeon witness, diving accident related | Cosmic journey, tunnel experience, encounter with loving presence, choice to return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Journey through cosmos and tunnel | 0.00 | Surgeon friend | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2746 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3789 Farrah NDE 7439 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1farrah_nde.html | 2008 | 2014 | F | Following a suicide attempt with a gunshot wound to the head, Farrah experienced a loud bang, lightning, blackness, then profound silence. She found herself safe and free, traveling in bright warm light, feeling loved ones present and experiencing joy and peace. She was escorted and cradled by deceased loved ones who were whispering, with one stronger presence giving her a choice between continuing to the light or returning to her body. She consciously chose to live despite having to endure future pain and difficulties, understanding she was placed on earth for a purpose. Upon return, she experienced searing pain and loud ringing. The bullet and shrapnel remain lodged in her face and brain. The experience completely transformed her life - she is no longer suicidal, has stronger faith, greater compassion, and believes her life has meaning and purpose to bring joy to others. | 5 | Home | 10 | 12 | 26 | Strong Evidence | 4 | Gunshot wound to head/brain with bullet and shrapnel still lodged | Encounter with deceased loved ones, given choice about returning, prophetic understanding | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 0 | Encounter with deceased loved ones | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2747 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3684 Francesca NDE 7238 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francesca_nde.html | 1993 | 2014 | F | Francesca was a passenger on a motorcycle that collided with two racing motorcycles. Her fiancé gave her his helmet and asked her to drive to watch the next race. As she turned to listen to him speak, she saw bright lights before impact. She then found herself observing from above, not at ground level, seeing herself surrounded by people, emergency vehicles, and lights extending for what seemed like a mile. She briefly awoke being loaded into the ambulance, seeing the flashing lights before losing consciousness again. She experienced profound calm while observing the scene from above, feeling no emotions about the emergency activity below. She didn't remember the experience until two months later, waking at 3am nightly after foot surgery. Her fiancé died in the accident. At his wake, she recognized a woman by smell as the person who gave her CPR, though she hadn't seen her face during CPR. She later became Buddhist and found meaning in the experience. | 1 | Other | 10 | 16 | 33 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Motorcycle accident with head injury requiring CPR, clinical death implied | OBE viewing scene from above, recognized CPR giver by smell at wake, saw emergency response | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed accident scene from above | 0.00 | Woman who gave CPR | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2748 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3812 Penny W NDE 7469 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1penny_w_nde.html | 2014 | 2014 | F | Penny experienced anaphylactic shock from a fish allergy and was intubated, placed on a ventilator, and put in a medically induced coma for three days. During the coma, she experienced cycles between a dark void with intense pressure, a bright white light filled with vibration and connection to all beings, and awareness of her hospital room from above. In the light, she felt safe, wrapped in unconditional love, and aware that everyone who ever existed was connected there. She encountered a tall female warrior spirit adorned in bright light who protected her from dark entities by forcefully striking one that threatened her. She observed her body from above, saw medical staff responding to alarms, and witnessed conversations between her friend and son about medical decisions. She chose to return to her body despite preferring the light. Since returning, she has gained abilities to know things about strangers and can voluntarily leave her body to travel to spiritual realms. | 5 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Anaphylactic shock requiring intubation and ventilator support, medically induced coma | Multiple specific observations: saw herself in bed, friend Megan and son David crying, nurses rushing in with alarms, blonde nurse rubbing sternum, crash cart opened. Distant observation of waiting room conversation about medical decisions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw herself in hospital bed from ceiling perspective | 1.00 | Megan (friend), David (son) | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2749 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3587 Petra J NDE 7012 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1petra_j_nde.html | 1992 | 2014 | 16 | F | At age 16, Petra experienced a severe E. coli infection that led to cardiac arrest in a hospital emergency room. She had been ill with high fever, headache, and nausea before being taken to the hospital. While in the observation room, she lost her sight and hearing but remained conscious, then fainted. During her cardiac arrest, she found herself floating in an infinite white bright light that was not blinding. She felt absolute peace, wrapped in pleasant warmth, with no pain or distress. She experienced a sensation of weightlessness and being attracted by something from behind, like floating on a slow-moving river. When she heard her father's desperate shout "NO-O-O!!!! DOCTOR!!!" she understood that if she let herself go with the current, she would not return to her family, so she consciously stopped herself. She woke up in the hospital bed with the doctor and nurses working desperately to stabilize her. She was later transferred to a larger hospital where she recovered without any lasting consequences. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest explicitly mentioned in emergency room setting | Heard father's desperate shout calling for doctor while unconscious, which father later corroborated | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard father's desperate shout while unconscious | 1.00 | Father | Highly Compatible | 6 | ||||||||
| 2750 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3670 Rachel R NDE 7220 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rachel_r_nde.html | 2013 | 2014 | F | Rachel was struck by a car as a pedestrian and thrown 65 feet. As the impact occurred, everything happened in slow motion - she was aware of every detail including hitting the windshield and flying through the air. When her body stopped sliding on the pavement, she "popped" out of her body and was pulled upward beyond her control. She experienced complete darkness while being pulled through buoyant barriers, then came upon an opening where she was greeted by 5-10 golden orbs that she felt she knew, like a reunion. She felt the most joy and ecstasy when they greeted her. One orb approached and showed her that she too was a golden orb by combining with her. She was then pulled back quickly into her body. Upon return, she heard a woman consoling her and telling her paramedics were on the way. The experience transformed her perspective on death and life, making her more loving and aware of love as the key to existence. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Hit by car as pedestrian, thrown 65 feet, severe trauma | Experienced golden orbs and otherworldly realm but no specific verifiable observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 0 | 0 | Moderately Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2751 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3778 Raymond O NDEs 7423 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1raymond_o_ndes.html | 2009 | 2014 | M | Raymond experienced multiple cardiac arrests (possibly nine times) in one night after suffering chest pains at home. He collapsed while trying to call emergency services and was revived by his cat licking his nose. In the ambulance, he lost consciousness and found himself in a place with vivid green grass and warm breeze, where five people in white robes recognized him. An older man reading a book said "He is not supposed to be here" and waved him back. In the emergency room, he died multiple times, experiencing both hellish pain and heavenly realms. He encountered his deceased friend Dave in a grey-colored realm. During resuscitations, he observed events from outside his body, including specific medical procedures and conversations. He saw himself from ceiling perspective and heard staff discussions. The paramedic Rebecca confirmed he died at exactly 12 o'clock and later visited him. Barry from the ER confirmed details Raymond observed. After recovery, Raymond developed the ability to see illness in people, which he used working in a hospital cancer unit. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 40 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Multiple cardiac arrests requiring repeated resuscitation, died at least twice confirmed by staff | Observed Barry rubbing defibrillator paddles together saying "This will bring him round", saw specific medical procedures, heard discussion about giving potassium, all confirmed by staff | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 3 | 1 | Heard medical discussion about potassium | 1.00 | Rebecca (paramedic), Barry (ER), ER nurse | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2752 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3649 Rebekah J NDE 7196 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rebekah_j_nde.html | 1979 | 2014 | 8 | F | At age 8, Rebekah went to a city pool and jumped off the diving board despite not knowing how to swim. She panicked, went under water three times, and began drowning. During her near-death experience, she saw beautiful colors like a swirling rainbow tunnel with bright light. She saw shadowy angelic figures and heard an omnipresent voice that was neither male nor female. The voice told her she had a choice to continue on or go back. After thinking briefly, she decided she wanted to grow up and that her parents would miss her, so she chose to return. The peace and tranquility were overwhelming but she chose to go back. At that moment, she found herself at the top of the water near the pool edge, and the lifeguard pulled her out. Witnesses said her body had sunk to the bottom then suddenly shot up as if pushed out of the water. The experience gave her a sense of purpose, knowing she would become a mother and healer (nurse), eliminated her fear of death, and strengthened her belief in God and the afterlife. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Near-drowning incident at pool | Witnesses reported body sank to bottom then shot up as if pushed | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 1 | Body behavior during drowning | 1.00 | Pool bystanders | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 2753 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3810 Rhonda M NDE 7468 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rhonda_m_nde.html | 1988 | 2014 | 9 | F | At age 9, Rhonda was sexually assaulted and suffocated by an intruder who entered through an open door while her family slept. During the attack, she was suffocated to the point of death. She had a brief out-of-body experience where she saw her exposed body and attacker. She then floated in a peaceful dark void and slowly tunneled toward a bright light. A voice forcefully but gently told her to scream. She gained breath, screamed, and the attacker fled, leaving his wallet. Her father chased him but the man escaped. Rhonda suffered severe trauma, became suicidal, nearly failed fifth grade, and spent three years in therapy. The experience haunted her for 25 years through recurring dreams. She experienced the NDE as a distressing event due to its violent nature, though the void itself was peaceful. She developed lasting psychological effects including PTSD, anxiety, and ritualistic behaviors. However, she also gained spiritual insights, lost her fear of death, and developed heightened empathy and the ability to have out-of-body experiences at will. | 5 | Home | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Criminal assault with suffocation causing near-death | Brief OBE seeing self and attacker, heard voice telling her to scream | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw self and attacker from above | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2754 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3663 Francis G NDE 7208 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1francis_g_nde.html | 1976 | 2014 | M |
Francis was in a severe motorcycle accident in 1976, hit head-on by an intoxicated driver. Both femurs were broken as the motorcycle crushed his legs. He was transported to a trauma center where his heart stopped and he flatlined. He left his body, saw medical staff working on him from above, then was pulled to a white light surrounded by stars. At the gates of heaven, a spirit told him it wasn't his time and he had to return to do beautiful things and help mankind. He argued but was sent back when the crash cart restarted his heart. During the experience, Francis had panoramic awareness and could see the entire scene from above. He felt total peace and the presence of loving beings in the light. The sounds, smells and sights were amazing and indescribable. He was told he had important work to do on Earth, particularly helping nature and the planet. After returning, he experienced a complete transformation - his "evil ways died" and he became focused on helping others and the Earth. The experience gave Francis knowledge that life continues after death and that we are all connected through universal energy. He practices Taoism and believes we are stewards of planet Earth. The NDE was the greatest gift he ever received and completely changed his life direction. He now helps people who have lost loved ones by sharing his story. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 5 | 17 | Moderate Evidence | 2 | Clear documentation of cardiac arrest with flatline during trauma surgery | Limited specific veridical observations - mainly mystical/spiritual content | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | Sensed witch's energy transfer day before accident | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2755 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3817 Frédéric M NDE 7475 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1frederic_m_nde.html | 2009 | 2014 | M |
Frédéric experienced severe chest pain and respiratory distress in 2009, initially misdiagnosed as gastric flu. His condition worsened until he had only 5% lung capacity. An ultrasound revealed a large water pouch compressing his heart. During emergency pericardium surgery, the pouch burst causing 22 cardiac arrests within 24 hours. He was placed in a coma for four days. During the surgery, when forced to lie flat, Frédéric's vision went white and all pain disappeared. He found himself in a brilliant white environment with complete awareness but no normal vision. He could move at incredible speed, visiting the surgeons' rest room where he saw lunch leftovers and wine bottles, then instantly traveling to Maya temples in Mexico. He met his deceased grandfather who served as his guide. He experienced universal energy and understood he was part of everything. He visited his family at home through the roots of a tomato plant, seeing them searching for a key. He also witnessed his mother confronting his doctor at his practice. A council of deceased family members showed him his past life and two potential futures - one without him where his children suffered, and one where he returned to become an independent craftsman. This convinced him to return despite wanting to stay in the peaceful light. The veridical details about the key location and his mother's confrontation with the doctor were later confirmed. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 16 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | 22 documented cardiac arrests within 24 hours during pericardium surgery | Observed surgeons' lunch room details, family searching for key, mother confronting doctor - multiple specific observations | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 3 | 2 | Saw surgeons' rest room with lunch | 0.00 | Family members | Low Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2756 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3775 Gabby G NDE 7419 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gabby_g_nde.html | 1980 | 2014 | F |
Gabby attempted suicide in 1980 by taking two weeks worth of bipolar medications in one sitting. Her husband was divinely warned to return home from a trip to South Africa. She was hallucinating and a neighbor nurse made her vomit but couldn't keep her awake. At the hospital, she bit nurses trying to insert the stomach pump. When they removed her false teeth to stop the biting, she left her body and watched from above as the doctor said "we are losing her." She traveled through a tunnel toward a light, experiencing wonderful feelings of love and protection. A voice asked why she had stopped fighting and told her "Don't you know I am still with you?" She was told she had to go back, though she didn't want to. She returned to find her body had voided and felt terrible physically but mentally lucid and elated. The doctor was nearly in tears saying they almost lost her. The experience transformed her completely. She changed from hating God to becoming a spiritualist. She refused to allow abuse, educated herself professionally, became vegetarian, and studies mediumship and past-life regression. She believes she may have had an earlier NDE at 6 months old. The experience gave her knowledge that we are meaningful and important, and that total love exists. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Drug overdose with clinical death, doctor stating "we are losing her" | Clear out of body observation of medical team working, heard doctor's words | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard doctor saying patient was dying | 1.00 | Doctor | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2757 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3669 Gail A NDE 7219 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gail_a_nde.html | 1985 | 2014 | F |
Gail was strangled in a criminal attack in 1985 until her breathing and heart stopped. She initially struggled but eventually gave up as her limbs tingled and ears buzzed loudly. There was a loud bang or thump and she found herself "there, wherever there is." She could communicate without speaking and know all she wanted to know, experiencing peace and calm unlike anything since. She underwent a judgment focusing on small instances of intent rather than big things - it was the little things that mattered. She was judged on things she had done and would do in her future life, which upset her as it seemed unfair to be judged for things not yet done. She was told she had to go back as it was her "last chance" and she should have courage to live the life she wanted. Returning to her body felt repulsive - like wearing a disgusting old coat belonging to someone else. She knew everything about the universe during the experience but it slipped away upon return. She saw family members who had died before she was born. The experience led her to reject organized religion, seeing it as abuse to control masses. She no longer fears death and sees material possessions as meaningless. She didn't tell anyone for 20 years; her family disowned her when she did share. |
2 | Other | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with strangulation causing cessation of breathing and heart function | Universal knowledge experience, awareness of future events, life review with unusual judgment aspect | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 2 | 0 | Universal knowledge and understanding | 0.00 | Incompatible | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2758 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3739 Gary J NDE 7346 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gary_j_nde_7346.html | 1991 | 2014 | 46 | M |
Gary was undergoing routine spinal reconstruction surgery in 1991 when he heard the surgeon saying "What happened? Why does he not have a pulse? Get him going again." He got up off the operating table, stepped around the surgeon to his left, and observed his draped body with the surgical opening. A nurse was handing adrenaline to the anesthesiologist who injected it into the IV. He saw the flatlined monitor and watched as they prepared the defibrillator. At the operating room door, Gary felt overwhelming peace, warmth, love, and acceptance - better than morphine he'd been given. He was given a complete choice to stay or step through the door. He knew he had more to do, particularly raising and educating his children, plus something else important but unclear. The choice was pure and free with no pressure. Despite desperately wanting to go through the door into the light, he chose to return because someone needed him for this undone matter. He walked back to the table and lay back down into the body, knowing it would be unpleasant and involve suffering. After the experience, Gary confronted his surgeon who was surprised by what he knew. His life changed entirely - he went back to school, had children, created academic programs, made films, wrote books. He lost all fear of death but found living harder. His marriage suffered because his wife couldn't understand why he didn't get upset anymore. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 31 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Cardiac arrest during spinal surgery with loss of pulse, defibrillator preparation | Detailed observations of surgical scene, adrenaline injection, monitor flatline | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed surgical emergency response | 1.00 | Surgeon | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2759 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3617 Gene B NDE 7149 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gene_b_nde.html | 1988 | 2014 | M |
Gene, a physician with chronic fatigue syndrome, experienced a spontaneous laryngeal spasm in his medical office in November 1988. Despite having epinephrine, steroids, and oxygen available, he couldn't reach them in time. His albuterol inhaler couldn't get past his spastic vocal cords. He found himself at the ceiling looking down at his body in the recliner, then above the office building where he could see the hospital a block away, street lights, and traffic. He was instantly transported through a dark tunnel with thousands of sparkly lights on the walls and ceiling. The tunnel opening reminded him of an inverted V like vocal cords. At the end was a vast space with multiple dancing colors he'd never seen before, choreographed to ethereal music. He felt total peace, euphoria, and complete forgiveness. He was given the choice to step over or return, but was encouraged to return for more work he should do. He chose to return primarily for love of his wife Jeanne. As a physician, Gene found the experience confirmed his belief in life after death. He had been studying past-life experiences and NDEs beforehand. Since the experience, he has had channeled writings from an entity named Abu. The experience strengthened his spiritual beliefs and he now meets twice monthly in a spiritual study group. |
5 | Other | 8 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Spontaneous laryngeal spasm causing suffocation, unable to get medication | Detailed observation of office building exterior, hospital location, street scene | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/8/2025 | 1 | 0 | View from above office building | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2760 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3806 Genny H NDE 7462 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1genny_h_nde.html | 2012 | 2014 | 77 | F |
Genny, age 77, underwent three major surgeries in March 2012 for blood clots and an aneurysm. During the second surgery, she had an aneurysm and lost 29 pints of blood. Before being taken to surgery, her grandson told her unconscious form that he was going to marry his girlfriend, wanting her to be first to know. While unconscious during surgery, she heard this conversation. During her NDE, Genny found herself out of body floating over the most beautiful flowers with colors that don't exist on earth - radiant and vibrant. She saw trees, rivers, and streams. She knew she was on her way to heaven and felt very happy. Jesus Christ appeared to her from a doorway, visible from the waist up. She immediately recognized him though he looked different than earthly depictions - medium skin tone, dark hair, fairly young, kind and loving. Jesus called her name and told her "My child, I cannot let you come in. I have more work on earth for you to do." Despite arguing that she was 77 years old, she was sent back. Upon waking, she saw her daughter praying with another person (she believes an angel) at the foot of her bed. She lost one leg during surgery but doesn't care, knowing she'll be whole in heaven. Her faith has grown stronger and she immediately began sharing her story, though some think she's crazy. |
3 | Hospital | 10 | 18 | 36 | Exceptional Evidence | 8 | Three major surgeries, aneurysm during second surgery, lost 29 pints of blood | Detailed description of Jesus appearance, heard grandson's words while unconscious, saw additional person/angel | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 2 | Heard grandson's marriage announcement | 1.00 | Grandson | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2761 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3785 George N NDE 7434 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1george_n_nde.html | 2014 | 2014 | M |
George underwent prostate surgery in April 2014 and was recovering when he felt wet under his back - he was bleeding out. He prayed the Shema (Jewish pledge of faith) on the way to ICU as everyone's faces showed horror. When doctors and nurses crowded the well-lit room, he felt himself going up like in an invisible elevator, hovering and bobbing above his bed. From above, George could hear and understand what everyone was thinking and saying simultaneously. He knew one doctor understood what was happening while others were speculating. He came back down and said aloud "Listen to him! He understands," referring to the specific doctor. The experience was "super-hyper realistic, a super-hyper-High-Definition version of reality." George experienced no emotions during the NDE - he felt like a robot with cold, analytical, super-precise analysis of conversations. He could hear everything despite normally wearing two hearing aids. He maintains his Jewish faith but remains uncertain about God. The experience proved to him he is not his body but exists separately from it. He required 5 blood transfusions and his blood pressure dropped below 60. |
5 | Hospital | 8 | 12 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Post-surgical hemorrhage requiring 5 transfusions, BP below 60, taken to ICU | Simultaneous awareness of all medical team thoughts and conversations, identified knowledgeable doctor | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Heard all medical team thoughts simultaneously | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2762 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3553 Gillian M NDE 7054 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1gillian_m_nde.html | 2013 | 2014 | F |
Dr. Gillian, a physician, was initially diagnosed with a dissecting aortic aneurysm via CT scan in May 2013, though this was later unconfirmed. While being wheeled to a procedure, she lost vision, then hearing, then consciousness. Her heart stopped briefly after developing severe hypotension (systolic to 30) and bradycardia. She had seizures and required resuscitation. During the NDE, she experienced being in vast endless space filled with brilliant white light with panoramic 360-degree perception. She spent what felt like weeks or months with beings she felt she'd known for a long time - appearing as brilliant emerald green and deep purple points of light. She had her earthly experiences "downloaded" and reached consensus with the beings to return as her life was unfinished. She then hovered as consciousness watching a face she eventually realized was her own, with green eyes looking familiar. Feeling compassion for the suffering face pulled her back into her body. Medical staff confirmed cardiac arrest with hypotension and bradycardia from prolonged vasovagal response. The experienced ICU nurse who saved her went home early, shaken. Gillian remained in ICU for days with erratic vital signs. Post-NDE, she has enhanced empathy and has shared her experience with medical colleagues who've been surprisingly supportive. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 14 | 34 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Documented cardiac arrest with bradycardia, hypotension (systolic 30), seizures in monitored setting | Unique observation of own face from outside perspective, recognition of own green eyes | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Seizure activity documented | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 1 | Observed own face from outside perspective | 1.00 | ICU Nurse | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||
| 2763 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3696 Glen D NDE 7260 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1glen_d_nde.html | 2002 | 2014 | 46 | M |
Glen was having throat surgery in October 2002 to remove a golf ball-sized polyp when he went into anaphylactic shock. One lung collapsed and the doctor screamed at him to breathe. He realized he was dying and had taken his last breath. He was consumed by extreme peacefulness and serenity, feeling safer than ever before. He experienced the beginning of a life review. Glen found himself standing above the room viewing from the upper-left corner as medical teams worked on his lifeless body. He saw the flatlined heart monitor and watched them prepare the defibrillator. Despite being 46 and not seeing well without glasses, he could read the name badges of two cardiac nurses who entered - "Landers" and "McCarthy" - from his elevated vantage point. After 4.5 minutes of being clinically dead, they restored his heartbeat. At the OR door, Glen experienced overwhelming peace and love. His deceased mother Phyllis, who died exactly one year prior (10/27/2001), appeared smiling with hand outstretched. When his body was wheeled toward ICU doors that revealed blinding white light, he desperately tried to follow but was stuck to something. His last memory was his right foot pulling loose. He woke six days later after being in a coma on life support. The duty roster confirmed nurses Landers and McCarthy were the cardiac team, and one visited to confirm he was unconscious throughout. Without his glasses, he couldn't have read their badges normally. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 20 | 50 | Exceptional Evidence | 20 | Anaphylactic shock during surgery, lung collapse, flatlined for 4.5 minutes, defibrillator used | Read nurses' name badges without glasses from above while clinically dead - names verified on duty roster | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | Without glasses (normally required) | Duty roster checked | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 2 | Read nurses' name badges without glasses | 1.00 | Nurses Landers and McCarthy | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||
| 2764 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3607 Graeme C NDE 7135 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1graeme_c_nde.html | 2014 | 2014 | M | Graeme suffered from normally well-controlled asthma that was exacerbated by a sinus and lung infection, leading to severe uncontrollable coughing fits. During one coughing episode while watching TV alone, he experienced such a severe attack that he stopped breathing. In this state, Graeme sensed the sweet perfume of incense and found himself looking into a brightly lit, white-walled corridor or tunnel. He felt very calm and not at all afraid during the experience, which lasted only a few seconds. The experience featured an intense white light and complete silence, with feelings of peace, tranquility, and happiness. Graeme saw but did not enter the tunnel/corridor, as the event ended before he faced any decision about entering it. Upon returning, he found the experience pleasant yet perturbing, making him reconsider his skeptical views about religion and the afterlife. Though remaining somewhat skeptical, the vivid nature of the experience gave him pause about the existence of an afterlife. | 5 | Home | 3 | 1 | 4 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening asthma attack with cessation of breathing | No veridical observations reported, only subjective experience of tunnel/corridor | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw brightly lit white corridor/tunnel | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2765 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3707 Haley T NDE 7277 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1haley_t_nde.html | 1988 | 2014 | F | Haley had been in labor for three days and her body was exhausted beyond any exhaustion she had ever known. After pushing as long as she could, she gave out and became unconscious. During this time, she had an out-of-body experience where she watched everything from above, seeing people walking in and out of a door of light. She found herself standing behind the doctor delivering her daughter and could see the top of her head coming out with blood flowing around it. Several deceased people were present, including her great-great-grandmother, who told her that her baby was a girl (she had been told it was a boy) and that her daughter would have a difficult life and need support. The woman explained that Haley needed to go back to care for her children and get back on track. When a nurse entered and noticed Haley was not moving, the grandmother figure told her to go back and stop scaring the nurse. Haley returned to her body in great pain as the people went back through the door of light. She told the nurse what she was seeing, causing fear in both the nurse and doctor. The doctor hurried to address the bleeding. This was the first of four NDEs Haley has experienced, with the same woman meeting her each time. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Childbirth complications with severe bleeding requiring emergency intervention | Out-of-body observation of delivery, correctly identified baby as girl when told it was boy | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw doctor delivering baby from behind | 0.00 | Nurse | Moderately Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2766 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3693 Hamad A NDE 16072 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hamad_a_nde.html | 1986 | 2014 | M | Hamad experienced multiple NDEs beginning in 1986 during the Iran-Iraq war when a bullet hit him in the head. He went into a coma and was presumed dead with an extremely weak pulse, wrapped in plastic and placed with corpses until vapor in the bag revealed he was alive. During his month-long coma, he remembered walking on a path hearing people talking. In subsequent surgeries at Loghman-Hakim hospital, though anesthetized, he could hear doctors and nurses talking, see their clothing colors, hear their jokes, and watched everything from the ceiling. Another experience occurred in 1990-91 during a seizure with cardiac arrest, where his mother's prayers pulled him back. Throughout these experiences, he felt special peace and warmth, experiencing a spirit world where physical laws didn't apply - seeing clearly in darkness, looking at the sun without harm, feeling protected by an invisible force. The space had green and yellow light at a boundary between physical and metaphysical worlds. He felt watched by unseen eyes and overwhelming love, though he missed loved ones. During one hospital experience, he saw a nurse whose dress was improper but who appeared shining with light as she compassionately fed him. The experiences made him more spiritual, helping him detach from earthly concerns and perceive the physical world as "child's play." He saw an image of himself as very old and soaked. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Multiple medical events: gunshot wound with coma, cardiac arrest with seizure, surgeries | Observed surgery details from ceiling, saw clothing colors, heard conversations and jokes | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Observed surgery from ceiling | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2767 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3655 Hannah F NDE 7202 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1hannah_f_nde.html | 2007 | 2014 | 16 | F | At age 16, Hannah was in a difficult place mentally and physically, using drugs frequently and eating very little, living in poverty. Despite her struggles, she had begun praying frequently and reading the Bible with massive curiosity about God and Jesus. After not eating for two or three days, she felt dizzy in the shower and fainted. She found herself sitting on a massive stone talking to a man near a waterfall in a beautiful natural garden. She experienced overwhelming love and reassurance while the man spoke to her for what felt like hours, though she doesn't remember his words except being shocked by some things. During the experience, she was herself but not "Hannah" - she knew herself but not her earthly identity. When the man said "It's time to go back now," she felt puzzled, not remembering earth until she felt pain on her shoulder. She then traveled through a tunnel seeing images of her life, regaining memories of earth. She awoke with her boyfriend calling her name and a burn on her shoulder from the hot water tap. The experience taught her there's a much bigger part of us than we're aware of, that Jesus/God emits feelings of love and peace, and that our true home is near them. She lost her fear of death but wants to live on earth, understanding that pain is the best reminder of earthly existence. | 6 | Home | 1 | 1 | 2 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Fainting from not eating for days, found unconscious | No veridical observations, purely subjective spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2768 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3562 Harris B NDE 7074 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1harris_b_nde.html | 1988 | 2014 | M | Harris was stung by a wasp while jogging and experienced severe anaphylaxis. After calling his wife and attempting to use his epi-pen, he passed out despite an initial epinephrine shot. The rescue squad arrived with more epinephrine but couldn't revive him with oxygen and monitoring. During this time, Harris had an out-of-body experience, hovering above and observing resuscitation attempts. He heard paramedics discussing that they couldn't get a pulse and their radio communications with the hospital. It was dark above, very calm and peaceful with no fear of dying. While realizing he was dying, he humorously thought "I can't believe I'm gonna die from a bee sting." Sensing but not seeing a presence, he had a one-sided conversation saying "I know that this is your call, but I'm not ready, with this young wife and family and I'm going to fight this." Complete silence followed, then a loud "WHOOSH" with quick downward thrust as he re-entered his body. He waved away the paramedic about to perform a tracheotomy and was rushed to the ER requiring several more epinephrine shots. His doctor was astonished at the medical error given his 10-day illness. The experience left Harris with stronger belief in a supreme being and afterlife, less fear about death, and greater awareness of life's importance and uncertainty. He openly shares his experience, which still gives him goosebumps. | 5 | Ambulance | 7 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Severe anaphylactic reaction with loss of pulse confirmed by paramedics | Observed paramedics giving shots, heard discussion of no pulse and radio communications | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 1 | Saw paramedics working on his body | 1.00 | Paramedics | Highly Compatible | 6 | |||||||||
| 2769 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3611 Haze NDE 7145 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1haze_nde.html | 2002 | 2014 | F | Haze experienced great pain and was unable to move or speak, followed by whiteness and complete peace. She found herself with her deceased brother and father, feeling total peace and safety. Though she doesn't remember their words, she felt overwhelming love from them. She felt or heard her best friend Deb touch her hand and say she had to go back, it wasn't her time. Without question, she rose and went with Deb. She returned to find a man praying over her, feeling she hadn't wanted to return but did so because Deb said to. The deep peace from the experience is hard to explain. She saw her deceased father and felt his presence, along with her brother. The experience included seeing pure white light, feeling incredible peace and love, and a life review that flashed before her. She experienced heightened senses and time distortion where there was no sense of time. The emotions included peace, security, warmth, happiness, and feeling loved. After the experience, she lost her fear of death, gained stronger faith in God, became more compassionate, and developed an ability to help dying people find peace. She shared the experience with her daughter years later, which strengthened her daughter's belief. This was actually her second NDE, with the first involving seeing her life in an awesome way. | 6 | Unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Unclear medical condition with pain and inability to move | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2770 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3743 Henrietta J NDE 7358 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1henrietta_j_nde.html | 2006 | 2014 | F | Henrietta suffered from peritonitis with double occlusion and double abscess after being misdiagnosed for 10 days. Left on a stretcher in the emergency room, she felt herself passing and made her prayers. Suddenly propelled into the air with no pain, she floated in black void approaching an intense bluish-white light that didn't dazzle her. She stopped as if behind an open window, wanting to jump into the beneficial, living light she perceived as God. Her deceased grand-aunt Andrée appeared young and bright wearing double pearl necklaces. When Henrietta asked to stay, her aunt smiled and refused through instantaneous telepathy. Her aunt revealed she wanted Henrietta to care for her daughter. Henrietta then saw a vision of her living cousin and elderly uncle from above, several floors below, who couldn't perceive her. She sensed that crossing the window frame would make return impossible. Recognizing her aunt's infinite wisdom and the unconditional love from the light cradling her aunt, she obeyed and said goodbye. After being propelled back and losing consciousness, she awoke during a scanner exam the next day. Surgery saved her barely in time. The surgeon was astonished at the misdiagnosis. Since then, Henrietta can speak with deceased people through clairaudience and telepathy, particularly someone who died in 1922 who helps her with life. The experience gave her certainty about God as living light, eternal life, and that deceased beings are alive and well. | 5 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Peritonitis with double occlusion and abscess, nearly fatal per surgeon | Observed living cousin and uncle at their distant homes from above | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Saw cousin at her home | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2771 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3578 Irma NDE 7062 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1irma_nde.html | 2013 | 2014 | F | On January 3, 2013, Irma sprained her ankle while walking with her husband Abe at the mall. The intense pain prevented her from standing, and after moving to a food stand stool, she became dizzy requesting water, alcohol, then juice before losing consciousness. During this time, she experienced intense pleasure and happiness with her parents and children. A strong voice calling "Irma, I am here" and "Irma, answer me" disturbed her pleasurable state, slowly bringing her back to reality. She found herself on the floor with Abe beside her, who told her she had stopped breathing and he had performed CPR chest massage. A woman appeared with water and alcohol, and Irma stood with wet feet, later discovering her panties were wet with urine - she had relaxed her sphincter as dead people do. She saw her deceased father during the experience and felt in communion with her parents and children in a very clear, crystalline environment with pleasant light. The emotions were pleasure, security, warmth, and happiness. Following this experience, Irma began having premonitions and dreams that would manifest within days, though these decreased in frequency over time. She started studying metaphysics and both she and her husband gained new perspective on death's reality, deciding to take advantage of life. The experience confirmed her belief that there's a place where all will reunite and be happy, feeling the universal connection between her ascendants (parents) and descendants (children). | 5 | Other | 3 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 7 | Fainting with cessation of breathing requiring CPR | No specific veridical observations reported | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 0 | 1 | Husband Abe | Low Compatibility | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2772 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3754 Ricardo AH NDE 7379 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ricardo_ah_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-07-26 | 2014 | M |
Ricardo, a Catholic priest, experienced a sudden sharp stomach pain while finishing lunch on July 26, 2014. The pain intensified rapidly, and he felt pulled backward by an invisible force before a white light enveloped him completely. He was transported from his dining room into what appeared to be a car traveling at high speed down a desert road toward mountains. The landscape was semi-desert with acacia trees, sand-colored earth, and a massive white cloud covering the horizon behind distant mountains. As he approached the mountains, the brilliant white cloud grew larger and brighter, eventually enveloping him in light with a slight golden hue. Within this light, he experienced absolute peace, joy, and unconditional love that transcended anything he had known. He felt welcomed, loved without conditions, and forgiven for all mistakes. The light conveyed that this same love is given to every human being regardless of their beliefs or moral status. Suddenly the scene shifted to him emerging from beneath ice covering a lake, pushing upward to break through and breathe. After breaking through the ice, the light enveloped him again and he found himself back at his dining table, breathing heavily. His companion Angelica witnessed him unconscious for about ten seconds, his body rigid with arms contracted to his chest, struggling to breathe. She confirmed seeing him suddenly collapse after complaining of stomach pain. Upon returning, Ricardo experienced profound life changes including increased compassion, detachment from material things, and a new perspective on life's meaning. He understood that the light represents God's essence and that all human suffering stems from attachment. The experience taught him that death is a continuation rather than an opposite of life. |
5 | Home | 5 | 15 | 27 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Syncope with complete respiratory blockage causing unconsciousness, witness observed rigid body and breathing cessation | Witness observed specific physical manifestations - rigid body, arms contracted to chest, inability to breathe for approximately 10 seconds | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Respiratory blockage due to physical position during syncope | 6/9/2025 | 3 | 1 | Detailed vision of desert landscape during unconsciousness | 0.00 | Angelica (cook/companion) | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | |||||||
| 2773 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3824 Richard H NDE 7487 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_h_nde_7487.html | 1983 | 1983-01-31 | 2014 | M |
Richard was driving his mother to work in Los Angeles on January 31, 1983, when he exited the freeway and was struck by a vehicle traveling 80 miles per hour. He was killed instantly upon impact. He felt his body being crushed and saw his mother thrown into the dashboard as a light appeared. The car traveled approximately 300 yards from the initial impact while following this light. Richard experienced going to hell first, describing the pain as being like a comet in space with the tail being eternal screams. He then found himself in heaven, a place he describes as beyond words. He asked to see God and encountered a Middle Eastern man with black hair and beard who appeared as a close friend. Richard wore golden-bordered clothes and carried a sword during this encounter. God's appearance incorporated all races, and Richard recognized this being as all-powerful. They looked together toward Earth, which appeared as a darkened pit below. Richard noticed God's garments had diamond trim that was not man-made. When Richard opened his eyes, he was back in the car with his mother screaming "He is alive!" His mother later reported hearing God speaking "lo I will always be with you" and seeing Jesus Christ's face superimposed on Richard's face. Paramedics arrived and stood Richard up despite the severe accident. After the experience, Richard could see the world differently, perceiving sin and spiritual realities. He walked out of the hospital two hours later without breaking a single bone despite the fatal impact. Later, when seeing a cross on a church, he recognized the man he had met was Jesus Christ. Police and hospital records document this remarkable case. |
5 | Other | 10 | 12 | 29 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Fatal car accident with instant death, crushed under dashboard, miraculous survival without broken bones documented in hospital records | Mother heard God speaking specific words and saw Jesus face on his face, witnessed his return to life after being dead | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Crushed under dashboard | 6/9/2025 | 3 | 1 | Saw mother being thrown into dashboard during impact | 0.00 | Mother | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||
| 2774 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3769 Richard NDE 7432/22974 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1richard_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-03-19 | 2014 | M |
Richard was in an emergency room on March 19, 2014, with a heart rate of 180 beats per minute. Medical staff attempted chemical cardioversion twice unsuccessfully, then administered drugs to sedate him for electrical cardioversion. Despite requiring unusually high doses due to his natural resistance to anesthetic drugs, he was eventually sedated. During the electrical cardioversion procedure, his heart stopped beating for one minute and eleven seconds. During this time, Richard found himself on a path with a hard-packed dirt floor inside what appeared to be a cave or tunnel. The structure had varying shaped openings in the left wall through which he could see a desert landscape with an intense pinkish hue. The area was devoid of human or animal life but contained some plant life. The right wall appeared like a typical cave wall, and the roof had structures reminiscent of a trellis or mineshaft supports. Ahead on the path were two equal groups of people dressed identically who appeared to be female. Richard struggled to reach these groups, feeling like he was making no progress despite them appearing only thirty yards away. When he finally arrived, the groups were engaged in a debate about whether he was "a traitor" with one group making this claim while the other asked for an exception. He was astonished to find consciousness after death and asked "who are you people?" in disbelief. Before receiving an answer, he suddenly awakened back in the emergency trauma room. Richard was hospitalized for several days and suffered a stroke one week after discharge. The experience left him confused about the afterlife, particularly troubled by the accusation of being a traitor when he had spent his life helping others. He remains uncertain about the reality of the experience. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Heart rate 180 bpm requiring cardioversion, heart stopped for 1 minute 11 seconds with monitoring equipment present | Detailed unique environment description with cave/tunnel, desert landscape with pink hue, specific architectural features | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Cave/tunnel environment with desert view | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2775 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3695 Robert T NDE 7343/7256 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robert_t_nde_7256.html | 2011 | 2014 | M |
Robert was diagnosed terminal with end-stage AIDS in 2011, having survived 39 days into a 30-day life expectancy. His doctors described him as "the sickest any human being could ever be" at the doorway of death. During a period of semi-consciousness, he heard a masculine, comforting voice repeatedly saying "It is all okay" and "Roll with it" as he felt absolute peace without fear. He left his body and witnessed his entire life unfolding as millions of pictures like movie frames, all threaded on a string of light with gaps between them representing moments of connection to the divine. Moving forward through darkness, he approached a glowing expanse that appeared like the edge of a volcano but was actually limitless. A bright rotating mass of light with blue streaks appeared, forming into the face of an older, weathered man with long wavy hair. When Robert touched the face, his body vibrated with the most comforting energy he had ever felt. The figure asked "Are you ready?" and when Robert replied "No, I'm not ready yet," he was told "There is something important you still need to do." The face smiled as light intensified, and Robert briefly saw valleys, mountains, streams, and people in a peaceful place before returning. Three years later at Christmas 2013, Robert saw a picture in a family calendar and was stunned to recognize the face from his NDE - it was his grandfather who had died in 1956, well before Robert's birth. He had never seen a picture of his grandfather before. This recognition led him to research near-death experiences and discover his changes matched those documented in millions of other experiencers. Following the experience, Robert underwent profound personality changes documented across 15 pages, including new interest in quantum physics, theories about consciousness, enhanced empathy, and psychic sensitivities. He survived despite medical expectations, even miraculously recovering in hospice care. |
5 | Hospital | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Terminal AIDS diagnosis, 39 days into 30-day life expectancy, described by doctors as sickest possible while still alive | Recognized grandfather who died in 1956 before his birth, never seen photos until 3 years later confirmed identity | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 3 | 1 | Life review as pictures on string of light | 0.00 | Mother (via family calendar) | Mixed Compatibility | 9 | |||||||||
| 2776 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3666 Robyn F NDE 7209 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1robyn_f_nde.html | 1986 | 1986-09-28 | 2014 | F |
On September 28, 1986, Robyn told her husband she wanted a divorce, triggering a premeditated murder attempt. He locked her in their home while their three children were next door, dragged her to the bedroom, and attacked her with 8-inch sewing shears. During the struggle, the blade severed all nerves and tendons in her left hand. He then proceeded to chop off her waist-length hair, stabbing her in the head in the process, before shaving her head over the course of an hour while she bled profusely. She lost consciousness after losing significant blood. At the point when she could no longer stand and her husband told her "you're dead, bitch, no matter what," Robyn left her body and passed through a tunnel of light to a door of brilliant light. The door opened and she knelt before Jesus nailed to the cross. Looking directly into his eyes, she asked without words "What do I do?" He answered without speaking: "Forgive him." The forgiveness happened instantly in that moment, and she was returned to her body with everything changed. Upon returning, she spoke words that came through her but weren't consciously chosen, repeatedly saying "The water will make everything okay." These words put her husband into a trance-like state. Following inner guidance, she directed him to get in the shower, then escaped when she heard the word "NOW!" She ran to the neighbor's house where her children were, arriving naked and covered in blood. The experience was featured on Oprah Winfrey two years later. The immediate forgiveness transformed the entire situation, with Robyn describing it as love being the greatest power in the universe. She experienced the heartbeat of the world and understood that forgiveness was the key that unlocked the door to her survival. |
5 | Home | 10 | 15 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 0 | Criminal attack with severe blood loss, severed nerves/tendons, head wound, hour of bleeding, told she would die | Specific encounter with Jesus on cross, received forgiveness message, words came through her putting attacker in trance, guided escape | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Encountered Jesus on the cross | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 8 | |||||||||
| 2777 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3620 Romy NDE 7153 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1romy_nde.html | 1996 | 1996-02-01 | 2014 | F |
On February 1, 1996, Romy was in a car with her family traveling in India when the vehicle tumbled down a mountain. As the car began rolling, she heard a masculine, comforting voice saying "It is all okay" and "Roll with it," experiencing absolute peace without fear. She left the car and witnessed her entire life unfolding as millions of pictures like movie frames with gaps of light between them. She could zoom in and out of any life scene and realized that the light threading between moments was always available for connection with the divine. During the experience, she found herself traveling through scenery at immense speed toward a massive, brilliant white light. The light emanated from what initially looked like a volcano edge but was actually an endless expanse. When the light enveloped her, she experienced the most beautiful, warm, nourishing qualities - extremely alive and powerful unconditional love. She felt everything she had ever needed was in this light and chose to merge with it completely. She understood this light had been present throughout her entire life, threading through every moment. After jumping into the light and experiencing oneness, the scene suddenly shifted to her emerging from beneath a frozen lake, pushing upward against ice to break through and breathe. She pushed until the ice lifted and floated above her, allowing her to surface. Upon breaking through, the light enveloped her again and she returned to her body. She awoke 50 meters from the car unable to breathe until the voice instructed her to "contract your diaphragm." For the first hour after returning, she retained expanded perception, seeing things in the air her mind couldn't identify and hearing loud male voices singing Hebrew prayers. One brother died in the accident. The experience taught her that at any moment the divine light is accessible between the pictures of our lives. |
5 | Other | 7 | 12 | 19 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Car tumbled down mountain, found unconscious 50 meters from vehicle, unable to breathe upon return | Complete life review with unique picture-frame structure, frozen lake emergence, Hebrew prayers heard after return | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 3 | 0 | Life review as pictures with light gaps | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2778 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3600 Ron K NDE 32286 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ron_k_nde_32286.html | 1982 | 2014 | M |
In May 1982, Ron was experiencing severe blood loss and told his companion to get a doctor. When told it wouldn't help, he said goodbyes and lost consciousness. His companions later confirmed he literally stopped after making his final statement about needing to save his blood. During his death, Ron's spirit traveled several thousand miles to his mother, appearing to her as a blue light about five feet above the floor. She immediately recognized it was him and knew he had died, later reporting that the blue light followed her around her home. Ron found himself leaving Earth and traveling through space toward the brightest area "where it all flows from." As he approached this destination, a group of beings quickly came out to meet him. They appeared as transparent three-dimensional outlines in bluish-white light with distinguishable facial features. They talked for a long time, and one being identified himself as a friend of the person who had rescued Ron. A woman assured him that if he returned, he would have three children, which ultimately convinced him to return despite not wanting to go back. Looking over his body before re-entering, Ron found it awful - describing it as a "rotten worm-filled thing." He experienced the return to his body as deeply unpleasant. Everyone he saw in the experience appeared as naked transparent forms in bluish-white light. After returning, Ron experienced significant life changes including dietary preferences shifting to raw foods and nuts, decreased interest in meat despite growing up on a cattle ranch, and enhanced abilities. He later had three children as promised, ages 20, 22, and 25 at the time of his report. His mother independently confirmed seeing him as a blue light at the time of his death experience. |
5 | Unknown | 7 | 18 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Severe blood loss, companions witnessed him stop breathing/moving after final words about saving blood | Mother thousands of miles away saw him as blue light, immediately knew he died, independently confirmed experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 1 | Appeared to mother as blue light thousands of miles away | 1.00 | Mother | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2779 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3645 Ronnie D NDE 7188 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ronnie_d_nde.html | 1966 | 2014 | M |
In November 1966, Ronnie was sledding down an alley when he entered an avenue and struck the front bumper of a white Cadillac with his head. Instantly, he left his body and found himself hovering on the sidewalk, not standing on the ground. A girl nearby was screaming in terror at what she saw. Ronnie looked and saw his body about to be run over by the car. With supernatural knowledge, he knew that to survive, he needed to slow the car and ensure his body was face-up when the tires passed over him, as being run over face-down would be fatal. Using unexplained abilities, Ronnie slowed the car and directed it to run over his body face-up with both front and rear tires. His body became stuck behind the rear tire and was dragged down the road until falling out at an intersection. A man rushed from his house and cradled Ronnie's dying body while his wife called an ambulance. Ronnie hovered over his body as he was told to "make up your mind" about returning. Seeing his body bleeding from mouth, ears, and nose, he initially refused to return. He then experienced traveling through a dark tunnel toward an intensely bright light that didn't hurt his eyes, feeling immense love like being in his mother's arms but much greater. He emerged into a foggy realm where he encountered golden steps with a plaque reading "flight" with a three-digit number. His deceased father descended the steps wearing the white corsage from his funeral. His father smiled, showing his gold tooth, and invited Ronnie to live with him. When Ronnie expressed concern that his mother and brother would cry, he heard a sound like a record playing backwards. Ronnie returned to his crushed body with broken ribs puncturing his lungs and his body cavity filling with blood. Doctors said there was nothing they could do. However, by morning, inexplicably no blood was found in his cavity and he stabilized without surgery. He survived what should have been fatal injuries. |
5 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Run over by car both front and rear tires, crushed body, broken ribs in lungs, cavity filling with blood, doctors said nothing could be done | Observed accident from outside body, controlled car speed while in OBE, met father who died when he was 6, miraculous healing documented | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Crushed ribs puncturing lungs | 6/9/2025 | 3 | 1 | Observed own body being run over from outside perspective | 0.00 | Six doctors | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||
| 2780 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3638 Ivan NDE 7175 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1ivan_nde.html | 1965 | 2014 | M | Ivan was a child who dove into the deep end of a public swimming pool while on holiday, despite not knowing how to swim. As he began drowning and thrashing in panic, a sudden calm overcame him with a sense that "all will be well." During the underwater drowning phase, he experienced an out-of-body perception where he observed himself thrashing in the water from outside his body. He felt himself drift further away while maintaining this external perspective, experiencing profound peace, calm, and a sense that love awaited him upon death. The experience was characterized by an absence of typical NDE features like tunnels or lights, but included a powerful emotional transformation from panic to serenity. When an adult jumped in to save him, Ivan was instantaneously pulled back into his body, measured in nanoseconds. This childhood NDE, occurring without any prior knowledge or influence about such experiences, left a lasting impact throughout his life, fundamentally altering his perspective on death and existence. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Life-threatening drowning event clearly described | Out-of-body experience with observation of self thrashing in water | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw himself drowning from outside perspective | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2781 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3727 Jacqueline HW NDE 7313 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jacqueline_hw_nde.html | 2011 | 2011-10-22 | 2014 | F | On October 22, 2011, Jacqueline experienced a severe allergic reaction while resting on a warm Sunday. A tremendous surge of heat ran through her body, and upon standing, she immediately lost vision and heard her heartbeat becoming increasingly loud and slow. She was clinically dead for twelve minutes. During this time, she experienced no concept of time and felt tremendous light that would seem blinding to normal eyes. She first encountered her dog Mr. Miyagi who had died six months earlier, appearing lion-like in his prime in a meadow, radiating love. She then met Malcolm G, a family friend who had died of cancer, appearing strong and healthy with laughter surrounding him. Next she saw her mother Margaret who had committed suicide eight years earlier, now beautiful and surrounded by children, radiating peace. Her mother told her "the only thing that's real is love" and to stay connected to her sister. Finally, she encountered her father John, who had been murdered twenty years earlier, appearing tall and refined, radiating peace. All beings communicated through knowing rather than words. After these encounters, she felt a tremendous force pushing her back at great speed. She awoke in intensive care with doctors present, initially unable to see but sensing a pale blue aura around her husband David. She eventually regained her sight and made a full recovery. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 25 | Strong Evidence | 7 | Clinical death for 12 minutes with CPR given | Multiple specific encounters with deceased beings, detailed descriptions | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw pale blue aura around husband | 0.00 | Doctors in ICU | Mixed Compatibility | 7 | ||||||||
| 2782 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3652 James A NDE 7199 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1james_a_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-01-19 | 2014 | M | James was swimming with his girlfriend in a deep natural pool during holiday season. Realizing he was too poor a swimmer to reach the middle, he tried to return to the edge. About 2 meters from safety, exhausted, he attempted to stand but fell under and began drowning. Despite being extremely depressed before this event, he desperately wanted to live, thinking "It can't end here." After blacking out, he found himself in a void having a conversation with a faint masculine energy presence on his right side. The entity communicated without words that it wouldn't decide his fate - the choice to live or die was James's. The entity seemed to desire James to come with it, like a magnet slowly pulling. James expressed a desire to "see how things are down there" and briefly opened his eyes, floating slightly out of body like an orb, seeing the foggy green water. The entity urged him to hurry as time was running out. Scared of leaving, James said "please, someone save me, I'm going back." Immediately, he was pulled from the water by someone grabbing his extended hand. The experience left him still depressed but with increased excitement, upset, and curiosity about figuring life out for himself. | 5 | Other | 5 | 4 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Near-drowning in deep natural pool | Brief out-of-body experience, communication with entity | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Brief out-of-body viewing of water | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2783 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3588 Jarod NDE 7103 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jarod_nde.html | 1995 | 2014 | M | In 1995, Jarod was riding his bike around a pond when he encountered a dark green Renault 5 on the small white road. Neither he nor the driver gave way, resulting in a collision. Jarod experienced a total blackout and doesn't know how he avoided worse injury. He literally felt himself leaving his body and was "within an inch of going into the other world" when he heard people on a nearby bench, which may have awakened him. He saw himself, the car, and his bike lying between two rocks. During his unconscious state, he felt attracted through a tunnel toward a light. In the darkness, he glimpsed a white light at the tunnel's end and encountered his deceased aunt. He experienced a sense of floating freely and saw his life flash before him. He felt he reached the boundary between the terrestrial world and the beyond but was not permitted to cross. After being helped by bystanders who tended to his severely injured knees (bone visible), Jarod believes he gained psychic abilities including clairvoyance and mediumship. The experience led him to become Buddhist and fundamentally changed his perspective on life, making him more compassionate and focused on others rather than himself. | 5 | Other | 3 | 6 | 9 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Bicycle accident with car, severe injuries to knees | Tunnel, light, encounter with deceased aunt, life review | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw accident scene from outside perspective | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2784 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3816 Dr. Jean Renee H NDE 7481 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jean_renee_h_nde.html | 1977 | 2014 | 20 | F | Dr. Jean Renee H, a medical student in July 1977, was hospitalized for Guillain-Barre syndrome workup when she stopped breathing in the Respiratory Department. A neurologist had inadvertently given her 4 times the proper medication dosage. She experienced descending paralysis and respiratory failure, collapsing during a breathing test. She immediately floated 30-40 feet above her body, watching the respiratory technician call a code and ventilate her body below. She felt drawn to an amazing living, loving ball of light in the distance and traveled rapidly toward it by desire alone. Upon entering this light being, she was welcomed by all who resided within it with overwhelming love and complete knowledge. The light and beings knew everything about her. Given a choice to proceed or return, she strongly sensed the souls of her wife and infant daughter near her left breast and felt overwhelming responsibility for their protection. She emphatically told the light "There's no fucking way" she would leave them. The being laughed lovingly and said "Ok." She instantly returned to her body, now in the ICU, awakening with a huge smile. Her first words were "the only thing that's real is love." Her father later shared he had also experienced an NDE at age four. Jean graduated medical school on time despite doctors' advice to delay. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 10 | 30 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Medication overdose causing respiratory arrest, CPR given, clinical death | Floated 30-40 feet above body, watched code response, traveled to light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation from 30-40 feet above | 0.00 | Respiratory technician | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2785 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3750 Jeffery M NDE 7372 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeffery_m_nde.html | 1975 | 2014 | M | Jeffery was electrocuted with 13,500 volts from three-phase power lines while trying to prop up a ham radio antenna that came in contact with overhead power lines during a storm. After being thrown to the ground, he thought he was okay as he felt no pain. He attempted to communicate with family members but they couldn't hear him. When he thought about getting closer to their ear, he was instantly transported there, realizing he could travel instantly wherever he thought about going. He observed the emergency response from outside his body, counting 15 emergency vehicles total including fire trucks and police. He saw priests from the Catholic high school across the street standing together in the side yard. He experienced no concept of time during the event. He didn't realize he was out of his body until after being revived by paramedics and having time to reflect while sitting in a chair behind the house. His hands and feet were severely burned, looking "like burnt bacon" for a long time. The experience eliminated his fear of death and gave him absolute certainty of an afterlife. He also developed telekinetic abilities and enhanced strength after the experience. | 5 | Home | 10 | 10 | 24 | Moderate Evidence | 4 | Electrocuted by 13,500 volts, resuscitated by paramedics | Counted 15 specific emergency vehicles, saw priests from school across street | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Counted emergency vehicles | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2786 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3713 Jeremiah J NDE 7297 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jeremiah_j_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-04-03 | 2014 | M | On April 3, 2014, Jeremiah underwent laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. He had a rare reaction to CO2 gas used to inflate the body cavity, causing his heart to stop. He went from being under anesthesia to instantly conscious in complete blackness, shooting through what felt like a hole torn in existence. Twelve feet in front of him stood an 8-9 foot tall, 6 foot wide being of bright white light with edges fading to cobalt blue. The being felt like a brother and best friend times 10,000, extremely humble and loving. Information flowed at the speed of thought with enhanced cognitive abilities. The being identified himself as Archangel Michael, saying "I can use you, you can work with me" as a servant of God. Michael explained God is everywhere, in everything - "God Is." Jeremiah sensed connection to billions of entities beyond Michael. Given the choice to continue or return, he felt two balls of light near his left breast - the souls of his wife and infant daughter - and felt overwhelming responsibility for their protection. He emphatically told Michael "There's no fucking way" he would leave them. Michael laughed lovingly and said "Ok." Jeremiah instantly awoke to a nurse saying his heart had stopped and was restarted with drugs in less than a minute. | 1 | Hospital | 10 | 12 | 32 | Strong Evidence | 10 | Cardiac arrest during surgery due to CO2 reaction, restarted with drugs | Detailed encounter with specifically identified being (Archangel Michael), multiple specific details | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 1 | Method of resuscitation | 1.00 | Nurse | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2787 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3572 Jill W NDE 7086 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jill_w_nde.html | 1984 | 1984-07-11 | 2014 | F | On July 11, 1984, Jill entered the hospital for a D&C following a miscarriage. In the recovery room, she began hemorrhaging profusely and bled out, receiving 110 pints of blood and blood products with three surgeries in four hours. During this life-threatening event, she left her body and observed the frantic efforts to save her life, seeing the room packed with doctors and nurses. She tried to communicate but they couldn't hear her. She then entered a tube/tunnel, looking for her legs but not finding them. Halfway through the tunnel, she experienced a complete life review described as someone flipping through a book of all life events, big and small, good and bad. She heard a voice say "Everything's all right." At the tunnel's end, she entered a field of light with colors described as "white but not white, yellow but not yellow" - extremely bright. She saw her deceased father who had died four years earlier, looking as he did after work with suit pants and rolled-up white shirt sleeves. As she drew close enough to smell his cologne and nearly touch him, she felt like a vacuum cleaner pulled her backwards down the tunnel. She awoke in intensive care with four central lines running. Her OB-GYN later confirmed she told him exactly what size sutures he used internally and externally after the third surgery. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 15 | 35 | Exceptional Evidence | 10 | Massive hemorrhage requiring 110 pints blood products, 3 surgeries in 4 hours | Told doctor exact suture sizes used internally and externally | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 1 | Observed resuscitation efforts | 0.00 | OB-GYN | Highly Compatible | 9 | ||||||||
| 2788 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3591 Rosemary L NDE 7108 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1rosemary_l_nde.html | 1997 | 2014 | F | Rosemary experienced a heart attack while visiting an ailing cousin in Maryland in July 1997. She had been feeling stressed with a headache all day. Upon waking at 7am in her hotel, she felt she had visited a spiritual place, having gone through a tunnel with sepia-colored monk-like figures at the end. The experience brought her profound feelings of gentle beauty, complete love, happiness and comfort. She felt surrounded by utter peace but was told it wasn't her time yet, leading to her return. A week later, she was diagnosed with a myocardial infarction. The experience left her with no fear of death and certainty about meeting loved ones in the afterlife. She believes all of life is created from love and that God is not a punisher but a teacher of lessons. | 2 | Other | 7 | 1 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Myocardial infarction confirmed post-experience but no clinical death documented | No specific veridical observations reported, only subjective spiritual experience | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 0 | 0 | Highly Compatible | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2789 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3704 Salem NDE 7271 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1salem_nde.html | 2002 | 2014 | M | Salem passed out at home an hour after burying his father in 2002. He was pulled to a completely white area where people were shuffling in a queue to his left, looking distressed and afraid. A beautiful strong white light shone from above at an angle, with white steps at its base. To his right was a hideous being with grisly hair and piercing green eyes, standing next to his recently deceased father wearing the same clothes he died in. His father spoke in Gujarati saying "My son won't let go of me." The being snarled loudly with bright white fangs, telling Salem to let go of his father as it was his turn to go into the light and Salem was holding up the queue. Salem let go instantly, everything went dark, and he awoke coughing. Since this experience, Salem reports seeing, sensing, and feeling the presence of dead souls - a gift he doesn't want. The experience gave him knowledge that all religions are untrue but God is real, and he gained understanding about the universe and future events. | 5 | Home | 5 | 7 | 14 | Suggestive Evidence | 2 | Passed out and stopped breathing but no medical confirmation of clinical death | Saw deceased father in specific clothes he died in, speaking in Gujarati | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Saw deceased father in same clothes he died in | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2790 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3702 Sally A NDE 7265 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sally_a_nde_7265.html | 2014 | 2014-06-04 | 2014 | F | Sally collapsed at a friend's house on June 4, 2014, after a day of drinking with friends. Unable to breathe or move, she heard her friend screaming from what seemed far away as the friend performed emergency intervention including CPR. Sally felt extremely cold and saw a ray of sunlight, experiencing life events flashing before her. She felt compelled to vomit out all the vile from her life before reaching the warm light. As she approached the sunray, she experienced extreme bliss, peace, love, and warmth beyond description. She felt her last breath leaving and complete peace with indescribable joy. Just as she touched the sunray, her lungs filled with air and she heard her friend calling. She felt angry at being brought back, wanting only to return to the light. Her friend later confirmed Sally had turned blue and stopped breathing twice, requiring CPR. The experience left Sally with no fear of death and a lasting memory of the absolute contentment and happiness she felt. | 2 | Home | 10 | 4 | 21 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Stopped breathing twice, turned blue, friend performed CPR | Life review and approaching light but no specific veridical observations | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 0 | 1 | Friend | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2791 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3597 Jim A NDEs 7117 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jim_a_ndes.html | 2014 | 2014-08-15 | 2014 | M | Jim was on a business trip when he nearly passed out and was rushed to ICU with massive blood loss from a ruptured stomach growth. His blood pressure dropped to zero twice. During the first episode, he briefly went to a strange place. During the second episode, he looked through a multicolored mosaic window into a beautiful tropical garden with soft peaceful colors. An ICU professional allowed him to stay in that peaceful state and called him back when needed. He received a mental message that he had to return because there were things he still needed to do. The experience was entirely peaceful and made him unafraid of death. | 5 | Hospital | 5 | 8 | 20 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Massive blood loss with blood pressure dropping to zero twice, required 7 units of blood | Patient reported going to another place during clinical death episodes, communicated with ICU staff | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 1 | Saw multicolored window into tropical garden | 1.00 | ICU technician | Highly Compatible | 7 | ||||||||
| 2792 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3661 Jiřà H NDE 7160 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jiri_h_nde.html | 2005 | 2014 | 18 | M | Jiřà fell from the first floor and was struck by a flying plank causing severe head trauma and unconsciousness. He found himself in a beautiful meadow on a sunny day with a clump of trees to his right and two deer to his left. The trees seemed very enticing and he felt drawn to go there, sensing it would solve his troubles. However, he knew that going to the trees meant no return. He remembered a girl he was attracted to and decided not to give up on life. After 5-10 minutes in this state, his father woke him and he was taken by ambulance. The experience reminded him of paradise descriptions in Dante's Divine Comedy, which he read a month later. | 5 | Other | 5 | 6 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Fall from first floor with head injury, broken collarbone, broken skull base, brain swelling, concussion | Vivid otherworldly scene with decision point about crossing over | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Meadow with trees and deer | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 5 | |||||||||
| 2793 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3770 JJHG Experience 7406 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jjhg_experience.html | 2014 | 2014-09-26 | 2014 | M | JJHG was under epidural anesthesia during surgery when he experienced nausea followed by everything becoming dark. He could hear the pulse oximeter slowing down and becoming more distant. He sank into deep relaxation with intense well-being, peace and tranquility. Everything went absolutely black with no lights, stairs, or voices. He felt ready and wanted to die peacefully. Then he went into respiratory arrest, which the surgical team attributed to a vasovagal attack. They revived him and he woke suddenly, happy and peaceful. He now believes there is no afterlife and death is simply a pleasant shutting off of consciousness. | 3 | Hospital | 7 | 1 | 8 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Surgery under epidural anesthesia, respiratory arrest during procedure | No veridical observations, only experienced darkness and void | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 6/9/2025 | 0 | 0 | Incompatible | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2794 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3706 Jo B NDE 7275 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1jo_b_nde.html | 1983 | 2014 | 35 | F | Jo was getting ready for bed when she experienced severe nausea, vomiting, and lost consciousness. She moved through a dim corridor into brilliant white light that was knowing, loving, and amused by her. The light knew every nuance of her being and loved her completely. She experienced simultaneous time streams, received scrolls of information about reality and consciousness, and felt absolute awe, ecstasy and peace. A deep male voice asked if she wanted to go back. She heard her husband Ed calling her name from far away and was pulled back to her body. The experience transformed her from agnostic to deeply spiritual, and she developed psychic abilities including OBEs and precognitive experiences. | 5 | Home | 3 | 12 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 7 | Fainting, vomiting, seizure which could be life-threatening | Detailed description of white light with consciousness, telepathic communication, information downloads | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 1 | Heard husband calling from physical realm | 1.00 | Husband Ed | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||
| 2795 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3749 Joshua L NDE 7366 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1joshua_l_nde.html | 1986 | 2014 | 5 | M | At age 5, Joshua suffered a severe head injury and was in a coma for 3 days. He awakened in darkness without light, feeling movement like floating down a river. As fear arose, calmness overcame him and he felt he was expanding or stretching rapidly, doubling in size every second. In this timeless state, he experienced multiple memories simultaneously. The darkness turned to dim fog with light coming from within. He was poured toward the light like water into a cup, then went into a sleep state. He awoke 3 days later in the hospital. Doctors said he should have been permanently brain damaged. After the injury, he switched from left to right-handed, has an IQ of 142, and no fear of death. | 4 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Head injury resulting in 3-day coma, expected permanent brain damage | Detailed void experience with expansion, timelessness, and transformation into light | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Experience of expanding consciousness | 0.00 | Low Compatibility | 8 | |||||||||
| 2796 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3567 Juan Pablo NDE 7020/7024 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1juan_pablo_nde.html | 2002 | 2014 | M | Juan Pablo had a severe allergic reaction to penicillin at the hospital. His hearing and throat shut down, he lost sight and became deaf. He began hearing the Act of Contrition prayer in his mind, which he had never learned before. He felt incredible peace and saw a child taking him by the hand to a bright place where many people in white were welcoming him. Just as he was about to join them, something pulled him back. The doctor said his heart had stopped. The experience transformed him from someone who hurt others to being compassionate. He can now sense when people are going to die. He spent 6 months in therapy afterward but now understands life with tranquility. | 2 | Hospital | 10 | 8 | 18 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Allergic reaction to penicillin causing cardiac arrest | Saw beings in white, experienced knowledge of prayer never learned, transformed personality | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Knew Act of Contrition prayer never learned | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2797 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3579 Julia M NDE 7093 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1julia_m_nde_7093.html | 2000 | 2014 | F | Following kidney surgery, Julia's blood pressure dropped to 5 and she lost consciousness while being rushed to ICU. She found herself in a large dark tunnel moving at incredible speed toward white light at the end. Emerging from the tunnel, she sat at its edge with legs dangling, surrounded by warm, peaceful light and hearing beautiful unearthly music. Groups of people in white approached from the left to welcome her - men, women, children of all ages. She looked for her deceased father, sister and grandmother but didn't see them. Then a tall being of light appeared from the right with a gentle, fatherly presence who told her it wasn't her time yet and she had things to do on earth. She was disappointed but accepted this and returned. She woke intubated in ICU. | 6 | Hospital | 7 | 15 | 22 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Post-surgical blood pressure drop to 5, rushed to ICU, intubated | Detailed tunnel, music, multiple beings in white, being of light with message | written_account | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 2 | 0 | Tunnel, light, and beautiful music | 0.00 | Mixed Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2798 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3618 Sally D NDE 7151 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sally_d_nde.html | 2014 | 2014-02-26 | 2014 | F |
Sally D experienced severe head pain, vision problems, and weakness while walking to work on February 26, 2014. She had been dealing with undiagnosed symptoms for over a year. While walking, she experienced the strange sensation of watching herself from above, as if in a movie. She found a bench and called 911 before losing consciousness. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance and remained unresponsive for hours despite stable vital signs. During the experience, Sally felt herself drifting up and watching peacefully from above her body. She experienced no pain, only profound comfort and warmth. She was aware of amazing colors she had never seen before, even with her eyes closed. She could hear the emergency crew's attempts to rouse her and felt their hands shaking when they realized she wouldn't wake up. She experienced both in-body and out-of-body perspectives simultaneously. Time had no meaning as she drifted in complete relaxation. She saw lights forming an arc or tunnel-like structure of majestic colors. She felt wrapped in love like a blanket made of light and received powerful messages about love from family. Sally experienced no specific veridical observations that could be verified, though she was aware of the medical procedures being performed on her. She heard staff asking questions she knew the answers to but couldn't respond, observing like a curious child. A neurologist eventually insisted she return and wake up. After the experience, Sally reported large life changes, no longer fearing death, and gaining clarity about toxic relationships that needed to end. She developed a greater sense that earthly lives might be meaningful and significant. |
6 | Other | 3 | 2 | 5 | Weak Evidence | 0 | Medical crisis implied with emergency response but unclear specific condition | General out-of-body awareness but no specific verifiable details | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 1 | 0 | Watched self from above while walking and lying on bench | 0.00 | Highly Compatible | 7 | |||||||||
| 2799 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3804 Sally S NDE 7460 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sally_s_nde_7460.html | 1960 | 2014 | F |
Sally S, approximately age 7 in 1960, underwent tonsil and adenoid removal surgery. Following the procedure, she experienced severe complications with hemorrhaging that required two hospital returns. During her second hospital visit, a blood clot formed that completely blocked her trachea, preventing breathing. While in the pediatric ward with two other girls, she initially felt frightened and in pain, but suddenly the pain ceased and a wonderful sensation of peace flowed through her. Sally floated out of her body and observed the ward from above. She looked down on each of the two other girls as they slept in their beds. A beautiful voice told her it was not her time, that she had more to do, and prophetically stated she would marry and have a boy and a girl. The voice also warned her life would not be easy but she would never be alone. From her elevated perspective, she watched a nurse enter the ward, check on the two other girls, then suddenly run out when she came to Sally's bedside. The nurse returned with other medical staff who gathered around her bed and began pushing her crib-type bed out of the room and down the hallway. Sally observed specific details including seeing the sleeping girls, the nurse's actions of checking each patient, and the medical team's emergency response of wheeling her bed to another location. A long hose was placed down her throat, at which point she suddenly returned to her body. The voice's prophecy proved accurate - she married Steve Smith in 1974, had a boy in 1976 and a girl in 1980. Following the experience, Sally developed petit-mal seizures that continued until age 17. Her husband was later diagnosed with Carcinoid Syndrome and died in 2002. She reports being able to sense spirits around her since the NDE and no longer fears death. |
5 | Hospital | 5 | 10 | 15 | Moderate Evidence | 0 | Post-surgical complication with blood clot blocking airway, life-threatening | Multiple specific observations of ward, patients, nurse behavior, and emergency response | written_account | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/9/2025 | 3 | 0 | Saw two other girls sleeping in pediatric ward | 0.00 | Moderately Compatible | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2800 | quantitative | webpage | NDERF 3741 Sam J NDE 7352 | https://nderf.org/Experiences/1sam_j_nde_7352.html | 2010 | 2014 | M |
Sam J experienced clinical death in October 2010, spending eighteen hours in a deep coma with no brain wave activity and his heart unable to work on its own. Medical staff informed family that there was no chance of recovery, and with a Living Will in place, the decision was made to turn off life support. Remarkably, after machines were turned off and tubes removed, Sam took one deep breath and regained full consciousness five minutes later, asking if he could go home. During his NDE, Sam experienced going to what he calls the Center of The Universe, a place he had visited in previous NDEs. He describes existing as pure conscious awareness without physical form, testing energy he had been working to integrate - the marriage of knowledge and logic with love, creativity, and imagination into wisdom. He observed other light bodies of different colors, shapes, and intensities. Creator/God/Great Spirit approached him as a three-dimensional ball of intense golden-white light with a figure in the center and smaller colored energy balls circling around it. Through telepathic communication, he was told "You're going back" and despite exercising his free will to refuse, was struck by a bolt of energy that sent him back. Sam reported no traditional veridical observations but experienced profound spiritual knowledge about the nature of reality without duality, understanding that all energy emanating from the Creator is interconnected. He gained insight that humans are "star seeds" sent to integrate conscious awareness/wisdom into their light bodies. The bolt of energy from the Creator left a lasting impression he can access in meditation. This was not Sam's first NDE - he had been taken off life support previously nine months earlier after seven days in a coma from potassium depletion. He has since become a Medicine Man/Shaman, tested extensively by Great Spirit over five years. He recovered completely from both experiences with no physical or mental ill effects. |
1 | Hospital | 10 | 1 | 11 | Suggestive Evidence | 0 | Cardiac arrest with monitoring, no brain wave activity for 18 hours, taken off life support | No specific earthly observations, only spiritual/mystical perceptions | written_account | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6/10/2025 | 0 | 0 | Low Compatibility | 8 | ||||||||||||