
Article Overview 🔎
- What are Near Death Experiences (NDEs)?
- Near Death Experience Stories and Examples
- Near Death Experience Books and Videos
What are Near Death Experiences (NDEs)? 😇
Near Death Experiences (NDEs) are profound personal experiences associated with dying and coming back to life, which researchers describe as having similar characteristics, including seeing bright lights, having Out-Of-Body Experiences (OBEs), and even undergoing ‘life reviews’. They are triggered during singular life-threatening episodes. There are some mind-blowing accounts of NDEs which this post discusses. This also links with our posts on life after death (that discusses common questions such as What happens? Where do we go? Do we see loved ones?) and past life memories (especially those from children who had no way of knowing the information provided), as well as interesting work from some mediums/psychics.
Near Death Experience Stories and Examples ✨
NDEs have become more frequent since developments in technology giving the ability to revive people from cardiac arrests and other critical conditions. In summary, people share similar experiences. These include:
- Experiencing ‘bed visits’ by passed loved ones when ill in hospital
- Floating out of the body in an Out-Of-Body Experience (OBE)
- Whilst in an OBE, recalling details that happened in the hospital (the same room and other rooms) when they were meant to be dead
- Seeing a bright white light/a tunnel of light/a tunnel with light at the end
- Having a life review, but they are the only judge of their life (not a judgmental figure or God) and experience how they made others feel
- Being reunited with passed loved ones that look in their prime (often in their 30’s) in a ‘heavenly realm’ that looks similar to Earth, but more vivid (e.g. a wider spectrum/shades of colours) and no physical restrictions (e.g. nothing ages or dies, things that can’t be done here can be done there etc.)
- Being reunited with pets
- Meeting people that they have never seen before, but seeing them in family photos later in life (after the NDE)
- Seeing people that they thought were still alive, but finding out after NDE that they were dead
- Given messages to say to loved ones – a great example of this is an NDE where someone was told to tell another person who was still alive ‘sorry for ruining the car’, which she knew nothing about, but the other person knew exactly what was meant by this and the person in the NDE did ruin the car in a crash that killed them
- Experiencing unconditional, infinite love
- Feeling connected to all and everyone, including God
- A knowing of all including that life is to be lived to gain experiences, fulfil purpose and to be enjoyed (some have explained this as ‘we are manifesting god wanting to play’)
- Learning valuable lessons to give meaning, purpose and to live life to the full
It is also worth reflecting on the Double Slit Experiment that links to the Holographic Universe theory. This experiment shows that the act of consciousness observing matter affects the way that matter behaves. As such, leading physicists in the World Science Festival, as well as Elon Musk and former NASA physicist Tom Campbell believe that consciousness is the infinite source and reality is a simulation.
Near Death Experience Books and Videos 🎥
There are many renowned NDE books, including Eben Alexander’s near death experience book ‘Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife‘ and Raymond Moody’s ‘Life After Life: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Near-Death Experiences and the Transformative Insights into the Afterlife, Backed by Scientific Study and Personal Testimonies‘.
For videos on NDEs, see the near death experience from YouTube below. These include the research, documentaries, experiences of cardiac surgeons, neurosurgeons, nurses and accounts from those that have experienced NDEs themselves (including near death experiences of heaven, seeing past loved ones, angels and God).
The 5th video down of neurosurgeon Eben Alexander (a self proclaimed sceptic until his illness) is profound in that the disease he had shut off all parts of the brain (including the neocortex which is responsible for sensation, action, cognition, and consciousness). Another profound part of his experience is the girl he met. He had never met her before, but later in life he connected with his real parents and there was a picture of the girl in the house. They explained that that was his sister who passed away.
Bill Letson‘s NDE video (the 6th video below) is also a popular watch, accumulating a high number of views. He mentions a number of things including feeling back where he belonged and that, “All passed loved ones are fine, they are just a bit further down the path than you in the afterlife dimension.” He also discusses life purpose, saying that we are all here for a reason; to live life to the fullest and learn/grow as a soul. He says, “Make those on the other side proud of what you do here.”
The 8th video of Simon Brown on We Don’t Die Radio, discusses a number of NDEs and a lot of profound OBEs. This includes a hospital patient that was pronounced dead and when brought with resuscitation, explained in detail a pair of trainers on the roof of the hospital that were completely out of sight, including markings on them where they were worn away and how they were placed. A nurse went up to check and found them as described.
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NDEs are compared with other outer-body experiences such as those in DMT experiences. In the video below, Holden Lee says he smoked DMT and met the same entity from his Near Death Experience (NDE), suggesting that this is another realm that isn’t just experienced through DMT (more can be read on this here).
For another perspective, in the video below a doctor discusses what he has observed people seeing as they pass away:
You can read more articles on life after death here and past life memories and mediums/psychics here.