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NDERF 554 Mary P NDE 1086
https://nderf.org/Experiences/1mary_p_nde.html
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Mary P experienced a near-death event in 1993 when she accidentally suffocated under blankets while sleeping with air conditioning on strong. She had placed her head under the covers, cutting off her air supply, which led to respiratory and cardiac failure. She describes this as making an NDE through accidental suffocation in her bedroom in the French West Indies.
During the experience, Mary found herself viewing her body from a position against the ceiling, observing herself lying on the bed with her eyes closed. Notably, when she regained consciousness, her head was under the covers, but in her out-of-body observation, she saw herself without the covers over her head. She then experienced traveling through a dark light channel or tunnel toward a blinding light at the end. A male voice from the light asked her to make a choice between staying or returning to Earth, cryptically asking if she wanted to "become wood shaving." She experienced absolute happiness and a state of grace, feeling weightless as if her soul was flying in the air. She felt she was at the threshold of something even better to come. When she realized the question meant whether she wanted to die, she chose to live and suddenly awoke gasping for breath, removing the covers and realizing she had been dangerously close to suffocating. Mary told her mother about the experience, who dismissed it as hallucinations from oxygen deprivation to the brain. The experience left Mary questioning the nature of what she experienced and wondering about cultural influences, noting she had heard that Christians see tunnels and light while others might see different things. --- Biblical Summary --- Biblical elements: The experience contains several biblical elements including an out-of-body experience where the soul separates from the physical body, traveling through a tunnel or channel toward a brilliant light, encountering what appears to be a divine or authoritative voice, and being given a choice about life and death. The feelings of absolute happiness, weightlessness, and being in a state of grace align with biblical descriptions of spiritual experiences and the peace that comes from divine presence. Unbiblical elements: None identified. While the experience doesn't explicitly mention God, Jesus, or use biblical terminology, nothing in the account contradicts biblical teaching. The mysterious phrasing about "wood shaving" is unusual but not inherently unbiblical.
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Life-threatening suffocation with heart failure mentioned but no medical documentation
Single specific observation of body from ceiling perspective with notable detail about head position
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