NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES Below I have mirrored a sample of near death experiences posted on a web site by individuals claiming to have had those experiences Near Death Experience Sam--Here"s my story. Following it is information on a group that has helped me, and others like me, a lot. The NDE is a unique experience, both wonderful and scary. My hope in sharing my story is that it may help others who have questions. I do not sell or promote anything in connection with this. ### In January, 1971, on a Sunday, I was cooking a late breakfast for my two boys and my mother when I slipped on a spot of cooking oil and fell to my knees in the kitchen. The blow jarred my spine (which had already had one spinal surgery) and I blacked out. When I awoke I was on my back and paralyzed from the waist down. I was ambulanced to Mercy Hospital and, since my doctor was out of town until the next day, put to bed to wait. In the late afternoon I felt well enough to eat a big meal. About two hours later my stomach started to swell enormously and I began to black out. The nurses took me down to an empty emergency room and rounded up the only doctors they could find (presumably there to deliver babies). Despite their efforts, I sank lower and lower and finally respiration and heatbeat stopped. From their viewpoint, nothing was happening (although no one could figure out why). From mine, however, it was very different. I went through a dark tunnel with flashing lights toward a bright light. I came out into a sort of cloud-like area. There were beings there, though I couldn"t "see" anything. One entity, who I"ve always called "the greeter" (because he was there to greet me) spoke to me. We had quite a conversation about my life to date; it was not condemning or retaliatory--just a review. I knew if I chose to go on it was all right. It was like going around a series of light bends. If I went far enough, I couldn"t go back--and that was okay. If I did that, however, I wouldn"t get the opportunity to raise my children or to experience a type of love I hadn"t really known so far. In the end, I decided to return. When I did so, I found myself instantly in the upper corner of the emergency room watching the doctors try to figure out what was wrong and how to fix it. It was really quite comical from my point of view. I knew it was my body down there, but I didn"t mind. I did have to get back into it, however, and finally did so. I do remember the first thing I heard upon re-entering: One doctor, obviously tired and exasperated, said, "Jesus Christ, he"s breathing again". If I had been back more fully to outer consciousness, I would have laughed out loud! I understood his exasperation: They didn"t know why I left, and now they didn"t know why (or how) I was back! Not knowing what to do, they put me back in a room and put a nurse beside me with a pen and paper and told her to write down everything I said. I promptly went to sleep and never said a word all night long. Shortly thereafter, it was discovered I had two injuries, not one. After I had blacked out I fell on the oil bottle I was putting away. It damaged my internal organs. When I ate, the problem got much worse--it was shock that caused my temporary death. With therary, the paralysis let up fairly quickly. Shortly thereafter I entered into a two year custoday fight over my children. I always knew I"d win it, since I had come back to raise them (but I never told the judge or my attorney how I knew it--not in 1971). the doctors passed the experience off as "you had a bad night", but the nuns who read the doctors" reports talked with me about it. I have now raised the children, and I have experienced the love I always wanted in abundance. I also walk normally, despite several spinal operations. It has changed my life considerably, and continues to have major effects on it almost 25 years later. However, I learned a few things. There is a "there" there, and it"s for everyone--not just me, and not just because I belong or don"t belong to the "right" religion--whatever that is. God or whatever you choose to call it--Spirit, the Divine All, Whatever--loves us all unconditionally. The Near-Death Experience, wonderful as it is, is a mixed blessing. It can raise more questions than it answers. I was confused about a lot of things for a lot a years, and I felt very alone sometimes. I finally found a group that has helped me a lot. It is called the International Association for Near Death Studies. It is both a scientific and support group for anyone who has had, or is interested in, the near-death experience. In the group to which I belong, 2/3 of the group have never had an NDE, but all have been touched in some way. I would encourage anyone with these questions to find one of these groups. They exist on every continent except Antarctica. If you cannot find one and would like to, EMail me your request and I"ll do what I can to help you locate an IANDS group.
From: Gloria Ekberg McCracken (guardian@aegis.nitco.com) Location: Indiana I suffered complete cardiac arrest about 2 years ago in our local hospital. I felt completely comfortable and was watching people all around me when I realized that I couldn't possibly see what I was seeing from the gurney. I heard the alarms and the guy keeping track of my blood pressure say some numbers and "we're losing her, we're losing her." I decided I was dead and lost all interest in my mortal remains. I zoomed straight up into a clear vast sky, dark but feeling as if dawn was imminent. I felt the most wonderful peace and love envelope me. "Welcome home" I heard in my mind (at that point I did not have a body, I felt like a point of awareness) My thinking was racing, "Will I be rejected as I have not led a blameless life?" "How could I have forgotten about this very familiar existence?" I 'heard' "Good job, you really tried hard and never gave up." Then I was shown my life. It felt like I was looking down into a very tall stack of pages, but the images moved and I could 'read' them all at once. I saw the results of gestures of kindness and compassion. It was thrilling. I thought of my 3 grown daughters, saw into their futures, (not where they would live or like that) and knew they were strong women who would be just fine. Then I returned to the point where I had my life review and prepared to turn loose my hold on consciousness and unite with the all. A voice that sounded like Roseanne Barr laughed and said, "Are you kidding? You have a long time to finish on earth." Wham, I was back in my body. I awoke laughing to the surprise of the emergency team, completely conscious and coherent. The blockage which had caused the heart attack had disappeared. I was 49yo at the time. I am healed, but not cured. I will die of this severe heart disease and that does not frighten me in the least. Once the fear of death is gone, nothing else seems very scary, either. NDE has focused my life, made me secure and content and rearranged my priorities. Everyone is cherished by God, or the Goddess, or the ALL or whatever you wish to call it. Everyone has their part to play, yes Hitler and Daumer and whomever. I feel certain of that. I would enjoy email on the subject if you feel inclined. I am not selling anything or promoting any religious view. We are all Blessed.
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