EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION

This happened when I was approximately 3-4 years old, before kindergarten but after moving into our house in Brentwood (moved there at 2 1/2). I had a dream about a place and for some reason I knew it was before I was born. It was kind of a dark square room but all blue and had benches all around on all the walls. I don't recall seeing supports for the benches but they abutted the walls at a 90 degree angle. I was sitting and there were other people but not actual people, whitish outlines of people without features or sex organs or clothes, people shaped white outlines, almost like drawings but living. The closest image I have of how it looked is if you look at a blueprint, where the background is darkish blue and the drawings are in white. We were waiting, some sitting and some standing. I knew we were waiting for something. I saw these 'outline people' get up one by one at intervals and leave the room through a white light doorway. There was no door, just a doorway and it was lighter beyond the doorway. There was no particular order and no one was calling them, they just knew when to get up and go. It wasn't a long dream, only a couple of people went out the white doorway. For some reason, at that age with limited understanding of religion or life, I knew it was the place I was before I was born and that I had been sitting waiting to be born. I don't actually recall going out the doorway myself.

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?      Asleep

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  Seemed real

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

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          Neutral

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?   No     

Did you see a light?        Yes    White light outside a doorway

Did you meet or see any other beings?         Yes    White outline people waiting in a dark blue room with me. We did not communicate, did not seem necessary

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?     Yes    There did not seem to be time, just present

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         Yes    I knew I was going to come to earth/be born

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?         Uncertain          I was only 3-4 years old, I don't recall if I had abilities before that but I am sensitive at times to ghost/spirit activity and have seen, heard, felt or communicated with them at times since childhood. I have also had a handful of times of precognition and déjà vu. Have had 2-3 out of body experiences while sleeping that were extremely vivid

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience? Uncertain     Too young at time of event to remember

How has the experience affected your relationships? Daily life? Religious practices? Career choices?   I believe in the existence of the soul and I don't really believe in death, just transition to another plane of existence

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes    Shaped my beliefs

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes          Funny looks, I don't think people really believe me or they just dismiss it

What emotions did you experience following your experience? Confident that it was real

What was the best and worst part of your experience?          Best: Shaped the way I see life