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Vernon C NDE

Vernon C NDE Home Classification NDE 3792 Vernon C NDE 7443 Experience Description I went swimming in Gold River with two friends and got swept out into a fast current...

Out of BodyBright LightLife Review

Greyson 15/32Read the account

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Bahman R NDE

I fell and hit the back of my head on the ground...

TunnelDeceased RelativesLife Review

Greyson 10/32Read the account

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Suzanne P Other 5088NDE

My earliest memory was just before birth and suddenly indescribable light and whirling around...

TunnelBright LightDeceased Relatives

Greyson 27/32Read the account

MEDITATIONFirst-person account

Susan STE 6022NDE

I was trying to clear my mind...

Bright LightPeace, Joy or LoveCosmic Unity

Greyson 14/32Read the account

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Mona Lisa R NDE

In 1981, I entered Hope Haven Children's Hospital for two major spinal surgeries to correct scoliosis of the spine...

Out of BodyBright LightLife Review

Greyson 27/32Read the account

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Frédéric M NDE

Frédéric M NDE Home Classification NDE 3817 Frédéric M NDE 7475 Experience Description It was before the Easter weekend of 2009, I felt very tired, I had like punctures in my heart and the chest, and I heard something like water flowing in my body (very str...

Out of BodyBright LightDeceased Relatives

Greyson 30/32Read the account

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