I remember falling asleep one night, and discovered myself lifting out of my body and relocating at the foot of my bed.  I watched the rise and fall of my chest as my body continued to breathe in and out.  I also saw my husband lying next to me.  I remember thinking that he had no idea that I wasn't in my body.  I wasn't frightened, but unsure of what was going on.  I looked down and noticed that I had my baby in my arms.  Then I turned to my right and saw a 'being' of some sort with two other forms beside them.  I couldn't make out the face on any of them.  The one in the middle reached out her arms to take my child, and I felt comfortable handing him over.  They told me that I could take him back after I was shown what they had come to show me. 

I also had the instant knowledge that I didn't have to worry about my body and that I would soon be coming back to it.  The forms left without another word and I felt myself floating towards the ceiling.  I went through the ceiling and came upon a beautiful ocean.  It was so crystal clear that I could believe it was real.  I began to walk on a path that went right into the middle of the ocean.  I looked to my right and saw three brilliantly gold fish popping to the surface as if to say 'hi'.  I saw three men sitting in chairs straight ahead.  I knew instantly that they were angels.  I sensed that only one of them was my guardian angel, the one on the left was my sisters angel, and the one on the right was my husbands.  I talked with my angel from what seemed like eternity.  He answered many of my questions, although I can't remember what we discussed. 

Soon a messenger came and notified my sisters angel that trouble was brewing.  He instantly put on armor and looked extremely intimidating.  His mission was to protect her.  My sister was immediately standing now at my left and looked at her angel in such awe that her mouth was left open.  He immediately left on his mission with a very stern, determined expression on his face.  I looked to my right.  My husband's angel looked at him with such affection.  I asked him how he could look at him that way after everything he has done to his family. His angel turned to him with affection and three words, "He's spirit filled'. 

I asked again how he could possibly care about him and started listed off my husbands sins.  In mid sentence, a form rose out of the ground.  It was a woman who was very angry with me.  He started calling out my sins one by one, and each time a sin was announced, I would become smaller and smaller.  I knew there was no sense in trying to defend myself.  I knew it was futile.  She knew it all.  I begged her to stop, but she wouldn't.  Eventually I became so small, I fell through the floor and into a type of jail cell.  The bars were steel and I was dressed all in red.  One of the names the woman called me was harlot, and I knew this was why I was wearing red.  Eventually a big, African American woman came to my cell without saying a word and used some keys to open it up. 

There was a long white staircase that led up, and I took it.  When I reached the top, I noticed many people roaming around.  I had instant knowledge that these people were deceased, and they knew they were.  I looked up and saw stars, but it was day time.  There were people chained together in long 'chain gangs' and others that were solo but walked with chains between their legs and hands.  I recall and old man who wore overalls, sitting underneath a tree and looked to be in deep reflection.  I knew he was running his life through his mind and wishing he had done things differently.  I saw three teenagers that were hostile and angry towards me.  They laughed at me.  Then I saw demons begin to float around and torment the people.  The demons would not torment me, however, and the others quickly tried to get around me so they would leave these people alone.  After this experience, I found myself back at the foot of my bed with the same beings that had my son.  As they handed my son over to me, they repeated, "Stop deceiving your children.  You're deceiving your children."  They repeated it continuously until I felt myself hover above my body and reenter it. 

I sat up in bed with a start, waking my husband up.  I was trembling and crying so hard.  I explained the experience to my husband.  He recalled being in the experience with me, only his experience was in the form of a dream.  He could describe what the angels were dressing and what the environment looked like.  My sister did not recall anything, although that night, unbeknownst to me, came dangerously close to being raped after putting herself in a compromising position.  I have often wondering what the beings were saying by 'deceiving your children'.  I have come to realize that what they were referring to, is the knowledge that my husband had not been faithful, and I was trying to pretend that everything was okay to my other children.  This was teaching them that it would be okay to live this lifestyle. 

I have since divorced my husband and have been happily remarried for 12 years.  I will never forget, however, that when you have a grudge against someone, the first person you need to work on is yourself.  The angels made that very clear.

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

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

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 sleeping at first, but fully alert during the experience.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes     I felt myself actually leave my body.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Scared, unsure and frightened.  I felt that it was an important message that I needed to pay attention to.  Although the angels weren't hostile, they were stern and very firm.

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     I believe the place I was with the deceased people was Hades.  I never saw any children.

Did you see a light?           No      

Did you meet or see any other beings?           Yes     Angels.

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?          Yes     My husband had an insight into the experience, only it came to him in dream form, but correlated with my recollections.

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different?          Yes     No need to speak.  Everything is communicated by thought.  Instantaneous knowledge.

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 knew immediately about things without having to ask.

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?       Yes     I knew I would return, but no one told me I would.  They did tell me that they would return my son to me.

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 believe we should work on ourselves before pointing out others' faults.

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?       I have learned to listen to God and not just my emotions.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         Yes     I listen to Jesus Christ.  He says that those that know Him, will know his voice, and I do.

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     Awe mostly.  Those that know me are aware that I would never create a story like this without direct consequences from Jesus Christ.

What emotions did you experience following your experience?  Scared, frightened, curious.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      The worst part was the harshness in which they got their message across.  It really hurt my feelings when they refused to listen to me when I was attacking my husband.  I wish they had showed more love and affection, but I really hadn't deserved it.

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