Experience description:

It was my 23rd birthday. I lay down, and prayed for direction in life. I did a small meditation, where I said, "I consecrate myself to the path...All I want is to be of service to society." I was wondering about what I should my graduate school work in, such as the World Health Organization. I lay in bed, and my twin brother was on the floor, visiting for the weekend, sleeping in a  sleeping bag. He never noticed what went on. I heard this crystal clinking sound, like someone was lightly hitting crystal glasses. It was so beautiful. Something made me sit up in bed. And then I looked, at out in the corner of the room, the crystalline sound showed itself as a whirling energetic light of blue, that was circling strongly around itself. It then became a HUGE blue flame. I sat up in bed, and it commanded me to listen...It grew bigger in the corner of the room. I felt it's peace. It started to speak to me, but it was beyond language, and was a sort of telepathic thought to me. It said, "You are coming back to your father's house.....everything is okay. I am here for you. I am the Presence..." I can't really explain it in language. It was a kind of peaceful feeling, a lightness, and joy, and also a feeling that this was my last incarnation, and that I had important work to do...But I've...not really done that much extraordinary with my life...I've just been ordinary, and served in a small way, and working on my faults. It never really resulted in anything profound, but it affected my life.

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

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? Yes     It was beyond words.

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?           Completely awake, sitting up in bed, in awe.

            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?            Pure awareness, complete awe.

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           The clinking of crystal.

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           

Did you see a light?           No      

Did you meet or see any other beings?           No      

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?          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?    Yes            The Blue Falme said I was coming back to my father's house, and I'm not really Christian. It said ti was The Presence.

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?   No      

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

Have you shared this experience with others?         No