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Gómez-Jeria, Juan S. "A Near-Death Experience Among the Mapuche People." Journal of Near-Death Studies 11, no. 4 (Summer 1993): 219-222. Subject: Fermin. Case 1.
Journal of Near-Death Studies Vol. 11 No. 4 pp. 219-222 1993
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Fermin, an elderly Mapuche man, entered a cataleptic-like state that lasted two days, during which relatives believed him dead. The experience occurred near Lake Calafquén in Chile, surrounded by volcanoes considered sacred in Mapuche tradition.
During his experience, Fermin found himself inside the Pillan volcano, where Mapuche believe souls of the dead reside. He encountered numerous deceased acquaintances including his parents, children, and wife. A German gentleman sat at a table reading and writing in large books, serving as a gatekeeper figure. When Fermin stated he was following his deceased son Francisco, the German called for him. Francisco descended through multiple noisy wooden gates to meet his father. Fermin expressed his desire to remain with his son, stating he no longer wished to live on Earth. Francisco firmly refused, explaining it was not yet his father's time to die. He promised to come to the side of the house to retrieve him when the proper time arrived. The cultural specificity of the German figure reflects the strong German colonization of that region of Chile beginning around 1850. Upon awakening after two days, Fermin found his wife crying over his apparent death. He reassured her he was alive and had visited the volcano where all the dead resided happily together, waiting for him when his time truly comes.
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Cataleptic-like state for two days without food or water, sufficient to cause abnormal cerebral function
Culturally specific elements including German gentleman reflecting historical colonization, deceased relatives recognized
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