Christmas Eve 2007 and I'm at home heating a small pot of miso soup and holding in mind the question "who am I?"  Three or four times I'd mentally repeated my question when a friendly male voice replied "You've been a Buddhist monk for 10,000 years." This voice in my head, these clairaudient words were very real and not something that I was used to hearing but very close up in my head. I've grown to accept psychic things as possible, credible and real (whatever that may mean). At that time four years ago I was more questioning and skeptical of psychic stuff. Anyway, I replied "that's older than Buddha, and he replied "You are Buddha" to which I replied "what about Jesus" and his reply was "that's another tribe".  So clever me, I asked "what about the TGA" (I was diagnosed with Transient Global Amnesia in 1999 after my first heart surgery), and then there was a sound or two like switching, and a movie started in my head that showed episodes from past lifetimes, mostly of me walking along trails in the mountains which I seemed to recognize and said so aloud several times while the movie went on and on, life after life, and all me it seemed in lifetimes as a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas.             

I had turned off the gas and stepped back from the stove, the miso soup was steaming hot, and I didn't want to disturb what was going on in my head, or I would have walked a few feet to sit in a chair because my legs were getting tired.  After maybe a hundred or so life episodes, a fixed scene reminding me of a  Picasso cartoon like drawing of I didn't know what, and said aloud "what's this" and he replied "Oh, you came from another galaxy" and then the scene in my head changed to an image of a red binary star, then a view of a planet, first an image of it  with the red binary sun in the background, and then a closer view like from a few hundred miles above this planet's surface, notable features were few, little variation in elevation with lakes large and small scattered about.  And I said aloud "what's this?" and his reply was "you are going to another galaxy"!!!  And then I said "there's 105 billion people and the brutes are in charge." And at this time what felt like a download started in my brain with an activity I felt above my right ear.  This activity continued for maybe ten minutes after the movie in my head stopped and now it feels like I have an encyclopedia of knowledge about this planet.   

The last scene in this movie in my head was indoors, a large factory building with lots of piping running about.  There wasn't any visible activity or people to be seen.  And when I said "what's next?" this paranormal episode ended.   

            Lots of dialog I've forgotten but I recall that his words were spoken -sounds in my head and later silent telepathy, as in thoughts in my head.  I recall shaking my head indicating that I was disconcerted by my feeling that I couldn't tell his thoughts from my own.  By the end of this episode it was all telepathy and I felt easy about it.     

After several months of mulling over this experience with the information

I'd heard that "the brutes are in charge" and "105 billion people", I decided if I saw my guardian angel again I'd say to him "hell no, I wont go", but when I did see him in a dream there was such an awesome feeling of power and a bluish white light radiating from this statuary like image and with a very sour looking downturned mouth and I said "OK, I'll go." 

A related sequel that happened during heart surgery on 27 December 2010.  It seems to me that I was watching a troupe of angel children, all very colorfully dressed and singing or chanting.  My perspective was from across the surgery with the operating table in front of me... 

            Several years have passed since I was given information that I accept as a possible future reality that makes me feel assured rather than concerned about what's coming next.  

Addenda 10.26.12

            During the past month or so, Karen read to me The Eternal Validity of the Soul, a "Seth book" which described out of body or OBE trips and various aspects of OBE trips.  Back in 2008 when my dreamed I was on Big Red as I call it, I did indeed see people, about a dozen bodies, lots of skin and all a light brown color as best I could tell in the dim lighting as I saw it in this room with racks of pallets about five high for sleeping  on I believe.  Maybe a dormitory room at bedtime is what I think I saw.   

            Its more interesting to me how biased my mind is and how Seth's description of OBE and his inclusion of different forms of OBE, which included travel out of the solar system, made my dream seem more credible as an OBE experience.  The whole subject of dreams has taken on a more real aspect...    

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?           Alert and fully conscious

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   Yes, the imagery of the past lives and of the star and planet was dreamlike, but I knew I was wide awake and standing up at the stove at the same time.

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            wonder

Did you hear any unusual sounds or noises?           I heard a murmuring of voices, but not distinct.  The voice telling me I was a Buddhist, etc, was loud and clear.

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       I saw a red binary star and a huge planet.  The people seemed to live underground.

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            I felt information was 'downloaded' into me for later use

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?             No      

Did you become aware of future events?       Uncertain      I was told I am going to another galaxy, and that I came from another galaxy.

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?   Yes     I feel I'm more open to extra-sensory perception.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       I feel more open and happy, a sense of purpose, and it's nice to know you feel you know what you're doing.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes     My children, though very polite and diplomatic, feel that my imagination has taken over me.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     People were interested, although some people thought it was just my imagination.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  elation

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      it seemed to be all good; it's all part of a package and I can't really separate it out like that.  I was sad to have it end.

Is there anything else you would like to add concerning the experience?        I went on to have a dream in 2008, when I realized I hadn't seen any people on the planet.  The dream seemed like an OBE in which I returned to the planet and saw people in a dormitory-like setting.

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    

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.    In the section marked 'Did your experience include (check all that apply):  Light, Darkness, etc 

You might add a category for : "hear a disembodied voice" - since that was the chief characteristic of my experience and accompanied the visual phenomena I experienced throughout the experience.