Experience description:

I was laying in bed unable to sleep and I prayed for help. the next thing I knew was that I was a amalgamation of iridescent light just floating in space among maybe another 2 dozen groups of light. somehow I knew that the other groups of light were other souls. but what I felt was incredible, total acceptance, total sense of being cherished, total love, at least a thousand times greater than any love I have felt here on earth. the feeling of total joy and happiness felt like a singing that was going on between all of us, a sort of harmonizing. I knew I could not stay there so I asked to stay a little longer and the others said sure. I stayed approximately 40 minutes and I read their souls and they were saying stuff like 'look at the new kid and there was lots of laughter in fun. the feeling of total rapture was part of all of us and all of the space we were in, the universe I guess, we were all one. for some odd reason, I knew I was in the dimension that you go to when you die.

Any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?     No      

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes     the intensity, the profoundness, the strength of the total all encompassing love, the ecstasy

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          No      

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           high level of consciousness and alertness

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   no, it was beyond dreams, much more real and intense, like I could feel it in every cell in my body and I could not take in all the love and intensity because the body just is not capable of the extreme an energy

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes     well I say yes since I never saw a body

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            rapture, ecstasy, joy, happiness, cherished, belonging, simpatico,

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           more like  I felt a vibration

LOCATION DESCRIPTION:  Did you recognize any familiar locations or any locations from familiar religious teachings or encounter any locations inhabited by incredible or amazing creatures?    No           
no locations, no creatures, just fellow humans in their soul state

Did you see a light?           Yes     we were all light

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     I did not know them, just a bunch of human souls. they communicated total love and  joy and acceptance. I mean total, like 100 times more than your mother ever did as you were a child. they also showed a sense of humor and fun.

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state? No      

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No      

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different?          Yes     my sight saw their souls glow iridescently, but everything else was telepathy

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     the 40 minutes went very fast

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    Yes     I knew we were in soul state when we die, I knew everything was all one, us the universe, god

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?             No      

Did you become aware of future events?       No      

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?       Yes     just that I knew I could not remain in the space where I was

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         No      

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   No      

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       it's made life more difficult as I want to be in the other space and everything on this level of being seems irrelevant.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes     I am less judgmental and more compassionate. but I am also fighting off a huge depression everyday.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     they thought I experienced a great gift. it reinforced their beliefs on what it is like on the other side.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  awe

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      the best part is that it reinforced my sense of the universe and god.