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Parr, AJ. The Girl Who Visited Heaven And Other Children's Near-Death Experiences. Grapevine Books. Chapter 6: Ingrid Honkala's NDE. Pages Chapter 6. Copyright 2024
The Girl Who Visited Heaven - Ingrid Honkala - Chapter 6 - Copyright 2024
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Two-year-old Ingrid Honkala drowned in a large water tank at her family's Colombian home while playing with her three-year-old sister. The children had climbed onto the 900-gallon tank while unsupervised and were playing catch across the water when Ingrid lost her balance and fell in. As she sank, desperately gasping for air, she saw a bright light at the bottom of the water and was instantly filled with serene calm. She then observed her own body floating in the tank while she existed as consciousness separate from it.
During her out-of-body experience, Ingrid demonstrated remarkable veridical perception. She visited the maid Maria in her room, who was unaware of the emergency. Most significantly, she appeared to her mother who was walking to catch a bus about 10 minutes away. When Ingrid recognized her mother from above, her mother suddenly stopped, sensing something was wrong with her children, and ran back home. This telepathic connection saved Ingrid's life, as her mother went directly to the tank and pulled her out, performing CPR. After entering a state of pure consciousness and oneness with everything, Ingrid was resuscitated by her mother. The experience profoundly transformed her - she returned with genius-level intelligence, able to read, write, solve complex math problems, and paint before age three. She also developed psychic abilities, began seeing "beings of light" who became her lifelong guides, and had visions of the future. These beings later explained she had the experience young enough to remember but before cultural conditioning. The aftermath was challenging as Ingrid initially rejected her identity, calling herself "Jeff" and crying when seeing her reflection. However, the transformation was permanent - she maintained heightened abilities, regular contact with beings of light, and eventually became a NASA scientist and marine biologist. Her mother, who could also see spirits, validated her experiences and helped her understand her expanded consciousness.
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Drowning with prolonged submersion, mother performed CPR, clear life-threatening event
Mother independently verified responding to telepathic call, returned home based on intuition, remarkable post-NDE abilities documented
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