Experience description:

I don't think my experience qualifies as an NDE, but it was an interesting event viewed by a shaman friend of mine.  I was 'dead' or in a coma for 3 days and came back.          

My family was getting ready for a vacation in Kona, Hawaii.  I just dropped dead in front of me wife and my step-son.  The EMT's were just blocks away and they came and  applied paddles, etc.    When they took me to the hospital, my wife called our Lightworker friend in Kona to tell her.  She is also a shaman.  She got on the web and notified all of our mutual friends all over the world that we knew from New Age seminars and conferences, asking them to send love and energy to me in the hospital. A year later, when we were with her on the boat (she waited until then to tell me as she felt it was to be shared in person, only)  swimming with dolphins, she related this:              

After she sent messages to our Lightworker friends, she sat down and went into meditation, wondering where I was.  She then saw a green cloud.  The cloud was beautiful and it grew and grew in size as more of my friends around the world sent me love and healing.  It grew and grew!  Then she saw me as a spirit, just flitting around the sky, enjoying being out of the body, just having a ball!    She went inside the cloud and my wife was in it, sitting on a bench.  I would then go into the cloud, talk with my wife and then go out into the universe flying in joy, and then return to the cloud.  I did this quite a few times.   I would talk to my wife about the decision to return to my body, then go fly around some more, then talk to her again about my choice.             

I then went through 2 large doors, my shaman friend could not follow me in there. That was not allowed.  Later when talking about it, she felt it could have been something like the 'Lords of Karma' in there, talking to me and advising me about my decision to return to earth or not.  I chose to return.        On the 3rd day I awoke, my wife and a doctor were in the room, and I cracked a joke,  The Dr. was shocked, he had told my wife earlier that I probably wouldn't live and if I did, I'd be like a vegetable, etc.  After this experience I of course had new insights on what is important in life, my awareness expanded......it still is!  I'm still learning how important it is to 'allow'......and if you look at earth from the Pleiades, all perspective changes.          I was nudged to share this because I watched Anita Moorjani do a presentation on 'Streaming for the Soul'   She is my hero!    Namaste and create a good one!  Gentlehawk

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   No 

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  No    

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?         flying around

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness?      More consciousness and alertness than normal   a higher perspective

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   NA

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   NA

Did you see or hear any earthly events that were occurring during a time that your consciousness / awareness was apart from your physical / earthly body?   No  

What emotions did you feel during the experience?   JOY!  

Did you pass into or through a tunnel?   No  

Did you see an unearthly light?      

Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?   No


Did you encounter or become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)?   No  

Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or alive) beings?   No  

Did you become aware of past events in your life during your experience?   No  

Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world?   A clearly mystical or unearthly realm
Flew around

Did time seem to speed up or slow down?   No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?   No

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?   Uncertain
A door in heaven, in the cloud?

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   No
  
During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness suggesting that there either is (or is not) continued existence after earthly life (“life after death”)?   Yes   already knew this

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that you either did (or did not) exist prior to this lifetime?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that a mystical universal connection or unity/oneness either does (or does not) exist?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s meaning or purpose?      

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s difficulties, challenges, or hardships?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding love?   No  

During your experience, did you encounter any other specific information / awareness that you have not shared in other questions that is relevant to living our earthly lives?   Yes   possibly met with a 'Council'?

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge or purpose?   No  

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience   already believed in reincarnation

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience?   I do not know how my remembrance of the experience compares to my remembrance of other life events around the time of the experience   the shaman saw it, not me

Discuss any changes that might have occurred in your life after your experience:   already answered

My experience directly resulted in:   Large changes in my life

Did you have any changes in your values or beliefs after the experience that occurred as a result of the experience?   Yes   more sense of 'allowing'

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?   No  

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you?     just being in JOY

Have you ever shared this experience with others?   Yes  I was told 1 yr. afterward.....shared with a few relatives, one said it was 'the drugs'

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?   Yes   many books about it

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:   Experience was definitely real   it made sense, I came back

What do you believe about the reality of your experience at the current time:   Experience was definitely real   I came back

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?   Yes   more allowing

Have your religious beliefs/spiritual practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?   No  

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience?   No  

Is there anything else that you would like to add about your experience?   No

Did the questions asked and information that you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?   Uncertain   I didn't see it, the shaman did

What could a national organization with an interest in near death experience (NDE) do that would be of interest to you?          NDEs of others are interesting to read, validates my experience