Experience description:

I was at the beach with my family. There was a red flag up to warn people not to go in the water. I was about 13 years old give or take. We were with family friends in Florida. I decided to follow my dad and his friend out into the water. The current was super strong and it was hard to walk. I couldn’t keep up with them and they went on ahead of me. I tried calling out to them but the wind was so strong they couldn’t hear me. I got taken under by a wave and every I tried to come up for air I got taken down by another one. I couldn’t get out of the rip tide. I was taken under. I accepted I was dying and felt peace. Lots of peace, and I thought wow death isn’t as bad as I thought. I came up out of my body and saw myself spinning under the waves, I was also in my body at the same time spinning under the waves, so I was both witnessing my death and experiencing it. I felt peace. Then I remembered a story I heard about two mice that fell into a vat of milk. One mouse gave up and drowned and the other kept swimming until it churned butter and could crawl out. Then I had the thought, what mouse are you going to be? So I remembered something I heard on tv when I was young if you ever get stuck out at sea to swim parallel to the shore. I went back into my body and started swimming hard parallel to the shore and I didn’t stop. I swam toward the sound of a child playing on the shore. The child’s voice was like my hope in that moment. I made it back. I was hurting emotionally Bc I felt like my parents didn’t care because no one knew I was gone. My mom on the beach didn’t know and my dad in the water didn’t know. I often remember this story throughout my trials in life I’m always asking myself which mouse I’m going to be.

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   Yes  Coming close to drowning

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?      At the time of death when I started dying.

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   I don’t think so except for the fact that I could see in two different places. Like watching myself die and feeling myself die at the same time.

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   I could be in two places at once so to speak.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   I didn’t hear anything just had really bright intelligent thoughts

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?   Lots of fear and hopelessness and then peace more peace than can be described  

Did you pass into or through a tunnel?   No  

Did you see an unearthly light?   No  

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?   No

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?   No

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   No

Did scenes from the future come to you?  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   I reached the conclusion there is life after death and told God I have so much to do.

During your experience, did you encounter any specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or does not) exist?   Uncertain   I told God I have so much to do, but I didn’t see Him or Hear Him. If I did it sounded like my own thoughts so I think I was One with God. I also think the thoughts about the parable and the survival tactic came from God or my angel or a ministering Spirit.

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?   No  

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?   No  

Did you have a sense of knowing special knowledge or purpose?   Yes   I had a knowing I have a lot to do in this life

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was entirely consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience   The only thing that wasn’t consistent was I believed death would be painful and it wasn’t.

How accurately do you remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around the time of the experience?   I remember the experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time of the experience  

Discuss any changes that might have occurred in your life after your experience:   After the event everything was calm and I didn’t think too much of it except on occasion. Then I opened myself up spiritually and went through severe spiritual trauma. I can see and hear in the Spirit now but I have experienced a lot of darkness.

My experience directly resulted in:   Moderate 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   I became closer to Christ and more spiritual learning as much about spiritual matters as possible.

Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?   Yes   I can see and hear in the Spirit realm after I asked God for the gift to.

Are there one or several parts of your experience that are especially meaningful or significant to you?     The message to myself not to give up

Have you ever shared this experience with others?   Yes  Unsure but people were genuinely positive about this experience

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?   No  

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

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

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?   No  

Have your religious beliefs/spiritual practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?   Uncertain   I had other experiences that changed my beliefs.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience?   Yes   Sometimes trials happen and I’ll go back to that message of which mouse are you going to be

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?   Yes