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Titus Rivas et al., The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena from Near-Death Experiences, 2nd edition, ed. Janice Holden (International Association for Near-Death Studies, 2023). Case 7.4: Mary Goffe, Baxter, R. (1691).
The Self Does Not Die + Mary Goffe + Chapter 7 + Pages 5-7 + 2016
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1691-06-04
2016
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Mary Goffe of Rochester was dying from a long illness at her father's house in West Mulling, nine miles from her home, on June 4, 1691. The day before her death, she desperately wanted to see her two children whom she had left with a nurse. Between 1-2 AM, she fell into a trance with fixed eyes, fallen jaw, and no perceivable breath. Her caregiver, widow Turner, thought she might be dead. The next day, Mary told her mother she had been home with her children, though her mother insisted it was impossible. Mary replied she had visited them "while asleep." Meanwhile, at her home in Rochester, the nurse (widow Alexander) witnessed Mary's apparition emerge from the room where her elder child slept. The apparition stood by the nurse's bedside for 15 minutes, with moving eyes and mouth but saying nothing. The nurse was fully awake, saw this in daylight (one of the longest days of the year), and heard the clock strike two. When asked "What art thou?" the apparition departed. The nurse immediately told neighbors at 5 and 6 AM. Pastor Thomas Tilson investigated within two days, interviewing all parties separately. All accounts matched perfectly: Mary's claim of visiting, the nurse's detailed sighting, and the timing. The nurse offered to swear oath before a magistrate about what she witnessed.
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Moderate Evidence
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Dying condition with trance state observed, no breath detected
Extremely detailed corroboration: 15-minute apparition, daylight viewing, exact time match
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