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IANDS 653-recall.html 2010
https://iands.org/research0/2024-11-23-16-15-26/nde-research/nde-archives31/newest-accounts/653-recall.html
2008
2010
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In December 2008, the experiencer underwent routine surgery and had an extraordinary out-of-body experience that challenged their scientific worldview. Upon waking while being wheeled from theater, they told staff they had been awake during the procedure and accurately described conversations that occurred while their eyes and mouth were taped. They had tried to join these conversations, not realizing they weren't physically participating. Most remarkably, the staff discovered the patient was actually reading their thoughts, not just hearing spoken words. What seemed like normal speech was actually telepathic communication.
The experiencer demonstrated their mind-reading ability by revealing personal details about staff members that no one else knew, picking words directly from their minds and repeating them back with confirmed accuracy. Multiple staff members verbally confirmed these demonstrations. They observed specific medical procedures including a breathing tube being inserted through a black bung between their teeth, saw the anesthetist remove their false tooth despite agreeing not to, watched the doctor re-bandage their leg when dressing slipped, and heard the oxygen alarm continuously beeping behind their head. They could focus their consciousness like a television camera with both bird's-eye overview and close-range detail. Most extraordinarily, they accurately predicted future events including the New Scientist magazine cover two months before publication and BBC News headlines for January 7th, one month in advance. The surgeon was asked to write down these predictions and verify them when they occurred, which he did. The experience included seeing a blue light around their hands that staff also witnessed. They felt split between two selves - one lying on the trolley and one sitting up, both trying to work together simultaneously, having to physically move their jaw with their hand to make their mouth work. The altered state persisted for three months with continued sensations of reliving predicted events as they occurred. The experience left them feeling permanently altered, making previous worries insignificant, and taking a lifetime to process the enormous amount of information absorbed during the event. While initially attempting to dismiss it as anesthetic reaction, the surgeon's comment "That doesn't explain why you are reading my mind" led to systematic verification of the telepathic abilities with multiple witnesses.
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Routine surgery under general anesthesia with eyes and mouth taped
Read staff thoughts, described surgical procedures while unconscious, predicted future events months in advance with verification
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