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In between universities at age 22, I was staying at my mother's home...
John S NDE Home Classification NDE 4035 John S NDE 7810 Experience Description It was night time and it was raining...
Samuel C FDE Home Classification FDE 4036 Samuel C FDE 7813 Experience Description There was nothing to tip me off as to what was about to happen...
I have had many oobes, since this first one, but the first consciously induced experience was while practicing Robert Monroe's technique of relaxing, then focusing on a point above the head a few feet...
Kenneth F NDE Home Classification NDE 4046 Kenneth F NDE 23065 Experience Description I have a heart condition known as atrial fibrillation...
Well, if you've read this far - thank you...
Stéphanie B NDE Home Classification NDE 4053 Stéphanie B NDE 7836 Experience Description On October 18, 2006, I'm undergoing a simple endoscopy for a control about a stomach ulcer; general anesthesia, in the wake-up room I'm waking up with pain and an unbea...
On January 13, 2025, Monday morning, I went to the “Afterlife...
My junior year of high school a fellow classmate (someone more of an acquaintance then a friend) fell asleep at the wheel while driving home early one morning and died at the age of 18 a month before graduating...
Benjamin F NDEs Home Classification NDEs 4057 Benjamin F NDEs 7847 Experience Description While drowning at the age of 3 in Africa, the feelings of panic and pain of the lungs filling with water, was followed by a sensation of a pleasant void and being 'car...
My husband and I were traveling to California and after about 20 hours of driving, decided to stop and sleep...
My husband, two children and I lived in a 120 year old house in the country...
