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I went to my dentist to have two teeth extracted...
I was taken to a very nice garden-like place with fine grass to walk in...
James C Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2441 James C Probable NDE 4809 Experience Description The accident happened so fast that it took a while for me to realize what had happened...
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I was sitting around my friend's kitchen table and we were hanging out talking...
The first experience was out of curiosity after reading the Tao te Ching and the I Ching...
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Ricky W Probable NDE Home Classification Probable NDE 2494 Ricky W Probable NDE 4892 Experience Description I tried to rescue an eight year old friend of mine from drowning, and he took me down under the water...
I observed the body surrounded by a surgical team, then the hospital from above, then the hospital surrounded by wintering cornfields...
I was in the hospital, semi-seated in bed, after giving birth to my first child...
My NDE happened when I was a child, although I didn't remember it until after my brother died...
Beth L FDE Home Classification FDE 2554 Beth L FDE 4963 Experience Description We had those old metal ice cube trays that make the giant cubes with the sharp edges...
I experienced death attacking me several times in a form of a tidal wave while I was resting in the beach...
The light was green...
