Experience description:

I was laying in bed after laboring for 2 days...First I saw the new baby all in light with golden curls...When I saw her later in the day, she was bald just like my other babies...Then I began to see what looked like a movie on the walls all around me...Then I saw beings gliding on a street in a beautiful city...the most beautiful thing I had ever seen...The scene lasted for hours,...There were families, like Mom and Dad or 1 or 2 children...they just all glided about...The buildings were made of light...and Dad would have one of the children on his shoulders...Mom would have the other by the hand...This scene was of immense beauty...I can still see it...When I awoke in the morning it was gone, and everything looked awful without that beautiful city scene....

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

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes

It was the most beautiful experience...very hard to describe...

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?           I was awake and conscious...

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   It was very real...

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     No

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           No...

Did you pass into or through a tunnel or enclosure?          No

Did you see a light?           No response

Everything was light of a most beautiful kind...

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No

Did you experience a review of past events in your life?    No

Love...

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

Did you see or visit any beautiful or otherwise distinctive locations, levels or dimensions?           No

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   No

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?    No

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?       No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?         Uncertain

I have since learned that everything hinges on love, everything...

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes

Love...

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       the remembrance of that beautiful sight has stayed with me to this very day...

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes

I tell everyone...years ago I was said to have a hallucination....even by those that were with me...but my children believe me...so does my husband...

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  I was thrilled...

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      The worst part was when the scene went away by morning...

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        Yes, my baby who is 27 now, is kind of angelic...people say she has light coming from her...

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes