Experience description:

I was at home with my little boy age 5 my husband was at work he worked nights, I took my son to bed at 8.30 then watched a little t v ,then at around 11.00 I retired to bed myself, I was woken by a lifting feeling I opened my eyes and saw 2 monk like figures at the bottom of my bed, I remember being afraid and they pointed to my bedroom window asking for me to go with them, I remember saying I couldn't go I couldn't leave my son on his own, but they kept saying don't be afraid he will be ok ,I then remember floating towards them under protest, I tried to grab the bed ,that's when I noticed I was still lying there, they took me towards the window, at such speed I remember cringing waiting for the glass to break, but we just floated through it ,I was floating in the air still very scared asking to go back to my son. they just kept saying, remember this place we take you to ,when we arrived there it was a small bridge, they pointed over and there on the edge near a brook was a baby wrapped in a blanket, they said remember ,I replied I will but please take me home.

as we floated back everywhere was just the same the houses the shops even people coming home from the pubs ,as we approached my house I woke up in my bed I was petrified went in my sons room he was fine fast asleep, I climbed in beside him to scared to go in my own bed. my husband returned from work I told him all about what happened he said it was just a bad dream. 9 years later we decided to move house we still had one son we didn't want anymore so now was the right time. we fond a house we loved and moved in at the back of the house was waste land 2 years after moving there they built a small housing development on the waste land when they cleared the waste land we found we had a brook at the bottom of our garden, when they tided it up I recognized the place from my experience. I was convinced I was going to find an abandoned baby there, I looked almost everyday .but then I became pregnant my son was now 13 this was a big shock but should it have been.

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

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words?          No     

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?            fully awake

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  no

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          fear of the unknown

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?          no

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?        Yes    yes pubs and houses and streets in my town

Did you see a light?         No     

Did you meet or see any other beings?         Yes    two monk-like figures with there hoods up I couldn't see there faces

Did you experiment while out of the body or in another, altered state? Yes    finding a baby at a brook

Did you become aware of future events?      Yes    I was to have another child and where I would live

Were you involved in or aware of a decision regarding your return to the body?          Yes    I kept asking to go back

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 started to read tarot cards, I call them a tool as I don't feel ready for voices even though my mum says I used to talk to invisible people when I was small I get a lot of good feed back when I read peoples cards ,which I tell people the first thing that comes in my head.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?          Yes    I feel more skeptical now

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       I now believe we all have a purpose in life

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

Have you shared this experience with others?        Yes    fascinating

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  fear upset

What was the best and worst part of your experience?    worst being taken from my son. best being returned to my son

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

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.          none