To Death and Back, cont’d

A Businessman’s NDE – Anonymous
Before any of the following experiences I was and at times can still be a hard driving business man. I did not have time for "off the wall" thoughts or agendas. I own a consulting business that requires you to be on your toes constantly. I never had the mind set nor the compulsion to consider what dying meant. At age 45 in 1995, I suffered a massive heart attack and subsequently had a triple bypass. When I came to after the operation, I had a distinct memory of moving to another dimension or place if you will. For several months, I thought this was caused by the drugs, but after analyzing it over and over in my mind, I came to believe it was something else. I drifted or floated to a place of such calm it is impossible to explain. There was a blue sky as blue as blue as I have ever seen. Sometimes today I will look at a blue sky and get a feeling of calmness. I saw tall grass gently blowing in the wind over rolling hills. But there was no feeling of a breeze, nor was there any sound. It was so quiet. I was not walking, but seemed to be floating over the fields very slowly. This place was filled with warmth, calmness and an unexplainable feeling of fulfillment and being one with the universe. As I was drifting over the hills so very slowly and absorbing this feeling of greatest warmth, I saw “frames” of my children flashing across the horizon. They where not “still pictures,” but pictures of them looking at me, very worried... 

• The businessman saw no bright light or angels, but he too is presented with a difficult choice, which you can read about here.

The Being of Light – Anonymous
June 22, 1994, was the beginning of a long journey and, eventually, it came to be held in my heart as the beginning of a new life. I arose early on that day and immediately headed downstairs to fetch my morning coffee. Two of my sons were still living at home. I remember wondering if they would hear me call to them, but they responded within seconds. A ruptured aneurysm in the brain had caused me to fall down on my living room floor at exactly the same time of morning, and in exactly the same place as their father had died from a massive heart attack five years earlier. A call to 911 had rushed me to the nearest hospital. They assured me that everything that was humanly possible would be done for me, and their honesty and sincerity enabled me to feel very much at peace within myself about nearing the end of what I always felt was a very good life. At some point, I awoke after nine hours of surgery and could comprehend that I had lived through it. What I didn’t know was that I had been in a deep sleep for four days, but what I did know was that I had taken a beautiful trip to the other side of life. My journey began as I stood behind a closed door. I was concerned about not being able to stand there for any great length of time, and communicated that thought to a beautiful Being of Light who was holding me up as I waited to enter. I was told that I could not open the door, but that it would open for me when it was ready. As the door finally began to open, the light was overwhelming. I entered a tunnel and had a life review for what seemed to have lasted only a few seconds. I then found myself being escorted by this loving Being of Light to the most beautiful garden that anyone could dream imaginable. I eventually came to a beautiful meadow that I could not cross alone. I was to wait for my husband to come and take me the rest of the way... 

• Does her husband show up? Find out by reading the rest of the story here.

Around the Corner – Michael
I was fifteen years old, back in 1975, where I was waiting to swim in the lake next to our home. As my brother was changing into his swim shorts, I laid down on the couch. I was only there for a short period when I found myself walking down a long hallway which seemed never-ending. On either side of this ornate hallway were identical doors spaced about every five feet apart. I slowed as I arrived at what I knew was my door off to the left – even though it appeared indistinguishable from all the rest. The door opened and behind it was an average-sized room that was lit the same as the hall. I began to enter the room knowing this is where I should go. But as I got in the doorway, I was gripped by the sense that I would never see my brother or other family members ever again. At that point, the light went dark in the hall, while the light in the room was now coming from around a corner – strange, since the room elbowed back into where the long hall should have been. I did not want to go any further! I tried with all my might to resist what lured me helplessly further into the room. My God... I did not want to see what was around that corner... 

• What awaited Michael around the corner? And who does he believe saved him from that fate? Find out here.

Sources:

• Archive X – Near Death Experiences

• Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife

• Personal Accounts of Near-Death Experiences

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