Encounter with a larger/higher self

“I realized I was very much more than "Scott," and that I can, we all can, identify as a very much more expanded sense of ourselves having an experience in a very small part of everything in a human body.”

Context: After re-entering his body and recognizing Scott's legs and office, the experiencer realizes the earthly personality 'Scott' is only a small part of a much larger self.

Review note: The passage explicitly describes the earthly personality 'Scott' as only one small facet of a much larger, expanded sense of self, directly matching the claim's definition of encountering a higher/larger self of which the earthly person is one part; I agree with the prior verdict.

“more than anything else I understood this light to be only myself, none other, yet also one with all”

Context: The experiencer realizes the vast sun-intelligence-God entity is ultimately their own larger self, not a separate being.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage explicitly describes encountering a vast divine light that the experiencer recognizes as a higher/larger version of themselves ('I am that great I am'), with the earthly personality being one facet of a greater omnipresent consciousness, directly satisfying the inclusion criteria for this claim.

“I am aware that the Jeffrey body is asleep on the bed far below, and I feel no sense of identification nor attachment to it. I am aware that THIS is my real essential being, awareness beyond physicality, beyond earth, beyond time.”

Context: The experiencer, having left the physical body during an upward expansion of consciousness, explicitly distinguishes between the earthly 'Jeffrey body' and a higher, truer self.

Review note: The passage directly affirms the claim: the experiencer explicitly identifies a 'real essential being' distinct from and hierarchically above the earthly 'Jeffrey body,' matching the inclusion criteria for encountering a larger/higher self, and I agree with the prior verdict.

“Before I was born, I existed as God the Omnipotent Father and then I was split from my true essence (God) to come to earth.”

Context: The experiencer is shown visions of their spirit, revealing that their earthly self is a fragment split from a larger divine essence (God) for the purpose of spiritual advancement.

Review note: The passage explicitly describes the earthly personality as a portion split from a larger true essence (God/the Omnipotent Father), directly matching the inclusion criterion of encountering a higher/larger self of which the earthly person is only one facet; I agree with the prior verdict.

“I became conscious that I am a part of the godly soul which is and exists in many different dimensions simultaneously.”

Context: This realization occurs during the NDE when the experiencer recognizes their earthly self as one facet of a larger, multi-dimensional soul.

Review note: The passage explicitly states the experiencer realized they are a part of a larger godly soul existing across multiple dimensions simultaneously, directly matching the claim's definition of encountering a higher/larger self of which the earthly personality is only one part; I agree with the prior verdict.

“Your higher self incarnated because as a sensate, embodied being you can have experiences your spirit alone cannot.”

Context: This line appears in the 'JOY IN INCARNATION' section of the experiencer's post-NDE wisdom, affirming a hierarchy in which the higher self is distinct from and larger than the incarnated personality.

Review note: The passage directly affirms the claim by distinguishing a 'higher self' from the embodied person ('your spirit alone cannot'), and the earlier passage about slipping into 'a much more spacious and connected and powerful' form of consciousness further supports the encounter with a larger self of which the earthly personality is one part; I agree with the prior verdict.

“I, little drop of consciousness, now free from the illusion, returned to where I have always belonged: to the huge Ocean of Luminous Consciousness whom we call God. I saw myself, I felt myself, I existed as and I knew myself to be God.”

Context: The experiencer, having shed personality and concepts, merges with a vast luminous consciousness and recognizes it as her true self.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage explicitly frames the earthly personality 'Myriam' as a dropped costume while the true/larger self is the infinite Ocean of Luminous Consciousness, directly instantiating the hierarchy-of-self claim; however, the passage also heavily frames this as an OBE, which the exclusion criteria caution against, but the core realization is about multiplicity/hierar

“"I", Damien, was still present like an observer but I knew that my so-called identity was not lasting or real, only words and images and feelings I had assumed for this lifetime.”

Context: This statement follows the experiencer's merging with a massive channel of pure energy, distinguishing the temporary earthly persona 'Damien' from a deeper, truer self.

Review note: The passage clearly frames the earthly identity 'Damien' as a temporary, assumed construct while a larger, truer self (described as 'the soul I really am,' pure energy, eternal) is the actual reality—fitting the claim's criterion of encountering a higher self of which the earthly person is only one part; I agree with the prior verdict.

“I became aware that a presence other than what I usually think of as myself was looking through my eyes. I had become one with this infinite awareness that simply sees without judgment. It is the very essence of life, eternal life.”

Context: The experiencer describes becoming aware of a larger presence distinct from her ordinary self that was perceiving through her, framing it as an infinite awareness she merged with.

Review note: The passage explicitly describes encountering 'a presence other than what I usually think of as myself'—a larger infinite awareness of which the earthly personality is one part—directly fitting the inclusion criteria for a higher/larger self encounter; I agree with the prior verdict but upgrade to 'supports' because the verbatim quote clearly affirms the claim rather than merely touching on it.

“I suddenly knew that I was part of the universe! I was not separate! I was not some being, cast into a world and separate from God—I was God, if you will. I was part of the universe, or whatever you want to call it. I knew right then and there, we are all a part of this life force.”

Context: The experiencer realizes the voice of God is actually her own voice, leading to the revelation that she is part of a larger universal consciousness/life force.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage clearly describes the experiencer realizing her earthly self is one facet of a larger whole (the universe/life force/God), matching the claim's inclusion criteria of encountering a larger self of which the earthly person is one part, though it also blends with union-with-universe mysticism rather than a cleanly distinct 'higher self' entity.

“I became aware that a presence other than what I usually think of as myself was looking through my eyes. I had become one with this infinite awareness that simply sees without judgement. It is the very essence of life, eternal life.”

Context: The experiencer describes a shift in perception during a post-meditation state where a larger awareness distinct from the ordinary self takes over.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage explicitly identifies 'a presence other than what I usually think of as myself' that the experiencer merges with, framing the ordinary self as one facet of a larger infinite awareness — this fits the inclusion criteria for encountering a higher/larger self, though the passage also has strong themes of cosmic unity that somewhat blur the boundary.

“I saw that I, myself, had designed the life I would lead before voluntarily coming into this world.”

Context: The experiencer realizes during a life review that a pre-earthly version of herself consciously chose and designed her physical incarnation, implying a larger self that exists prior to and beyond the earthly personality.

Review note: The passage directly supports the claim: the experiencer discovers a pre-incarnate self that designed her earthly life, establishing a clear hierarchy/multiplicity of self (a larger pre-earthly 'I' of which the earthly personality is one facet), satisfying the inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verdict's reasoning but upgrade to 'supports' because the quote is verbatim and the affirmation

“When you start out in life it is 99% Soul and 1% you. As you progress in life the percentage starts changing. It shifts from 99% Soul to a lesser number as your Conscious is recorded more and more.”

Context: The narrator explains the Soul as the primary, larger entity of which the conscious self is a growing but secondary recorded portion.

Review note: The passage explicitly frames the Soul as a larger, pre-existing entity of which the earthly conscious self is only one facet (starting at 1%), fitting the claim's inclusion criteria of realizing a higher/larger self of which the earthly person is one part; I agree with the prior verdict, though I note the framing is more theoretical/reflective than a direct encounter narrative, which slightly lim

“'Anna' ceased to exist. I experienced the Void that is the Mind of the Infinite Creator”

Context: The experiencer describes their earthly identity dissolving and merging with the Mind of God, recognizing the individual self as a facet of a larger divine consciousness.

Review note: The passage supports the claim by describing the dissolution of the earthly personality ('Anna') into a recognition of a larger self (the Mind/Light of God) of which the earthly person is one expression, matching the inclusion criteria; however, the framing is more of a cosmological merger with universal consciousness than a discrete 'encounter with a higher self' as a distinct entity, making it a

“At that point "I" split into three different parts. The one I identified as my "self" was non-physical, and was in no particular physical place, although aware of what was happening. I later, in formulating words to describe this experience, called it the "observer", or the "eye", although I was not seeing with my eyes. I was just "aware"... The other parts consisted of the physical component (the body), which I subsequently termed the puppet. The puppet was manipulated by what I called the "puppet master". The puppet master was also non-physical, but it was all-knowing and all-powerful and incredible love emanated from it.”

Context: The experiencer describes splitting into three components—an observer-self, a physical puppet body, and an all-knowing, all-powerful 'puppet master'—explicitly framing the earthly self as only one part of a larger hierarchical structure.

Review note: downgraded: quote not verbatim. The passage clearly describes a hierarchical multiplicity of self—observer, puppet, and puppet master—where the earthly personality is explicitly framed as subordinate to a greater, all-knowing, all-loving higher self (puppet master), directly satisfying the inclusion criteria; I agree with the prior verdict.

“I was then shown 3 Mindys. A flesh Mindy, an outline of a Mindy and a wind of Mindy. They said the wind is your spirit, it is one with all.”

Context: During the NDE, the experiencer is explicitly shown three versions of herself representing body, soul, and spirit, directly illustrating a hierarchical multiplicity of self.

Review note: downgraded: quote not verbatim. The passage explicitly describes encountering three distinct layers of 'Mindy' (flesh, soul/outline, spirit/wind), framing the earthly personality as one component of a larger hierarchical self — this directly supports the claim, and I disagree with the prior verdict of 'mentions' since the verbatim quote is present in the passage and clearly affirms the core claim.

“We are eternal spiritual beings living a temporary human experience.”

Context: This appears in a philosophical reflection the experiencer wrote in 2016 to process their spiritual studies, describing the relationship between spiritual and human identity.

Review note: The passage articulates a hierarchy of self (eternal spiritual being vs. temporary human experience, spirit vs. ego/mind) that touches the claim's concept, but the NDE itself focuses on OBE/separation rather than encountering a larger version of oneself, and the philosophical framing is intellectual reflection rather than a direct experiential encounter with a higher self — so 'mentions' is approp

“There was no difference between us. We have been, still are one big family of light.”

Context: The experiencer notices light streaming through her the same way it streams through the Beings of light, concluding there is no difference between them.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage touches on unity/oneness with other beings of light and hints at a 'real home' versus physical existence (suggesting a higher plane), but does not clearly frame an encounter with a larger or higher version of oneself distinct from the earthly personality—it describes merging with external beings rather than meeting a hierarchical facet of one's own self,

“I felt bigger than my body.”

Context: This appears in the summary section where the experiencer reflects on the feeling of expanded consciousness during the Tai Chi meditation.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict: the passage describes a dissolution/expansion into universal oneness ('I was everything') rather than a hierarchical encounter with a distinct higher self of which the earthly personality is one facet—the framing is pantheistic unity rather than a tiered self-structure, so 'mentions' is appropriate but 'supports' would overstate the fit.

“We are Soul, we don't have a soul (who is the we that has a soul?) We are a spark of energy that moves out of our bodies willingly when we rememeber we can or it happens to us when we shock or damage our physical bodies.”

Context: This is offered as post-experience reflection on what the OBE revealed about identity, framing 'Soul' as the larger self of which the body is merely a vessel.

Review note: The passage touches on the higher-self concept through reflective commentary ('We are Soul... a spark of energy') suggesting the earthly person is a facet of a larger Soul identity, but this is philosophical reflection rather than a direct encounter with a distinct higher self entity during the experience, so 'mentions' is appropriate; I agree with the prior verdict.

“Then it was made clear my own place, my own reason for existence. How I fit in the Glory of Creation.”

Context: After seeing all of Creation as an expression of a single Being, the experiencer is shown their personal place and reason within that whole.

Review note: The passage touches on realizing one's place within a larger whole (which edges toward a higher-self realization), but frames it primarily as unity with an external cosmic Being rather than encountering a distinct larger or higher version of oneself—so 'mentions' is appropriate, and I agree with the prior verdict.

“In the human body there are two forms of spiritual being.' One is the 'soul', which is the spiritual being that has a symbiotic relationship with the physical body. The second is the being created by the 'biology' of the human body.”

Context: The experiencer describes two distinct spiritual entities within a human being—the soul and a biologically-generated personality being—when answering the question of whether ghosts are real.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict of 'mentions': the passage describes a multiplicity of self (soul vs. biological/personality being) that loosely touches the claim's theme of a hierarchy of selves, but it does not frame either entity as a 'larger/higher version of me' encountered by the experiencer—it is a theoretical explanation of ghosts, not a first-person encounter with one's own higher self, so

“He showed me my very essence, and he explained that different souls have different roles, depending on who they originated from and what they did with themselves regardless of the situations.”

Context: Jesus is showing the experiencer her life review and explaining the nature of souls and their origins.

Review note: The passage touches on the experiencer learning her deeper spiritual identity (descendant of God's original energy, a special 'witness' role) but the revelation comes from an external being (Jesus/God) about her nature, not an encounter with a larger/higher self as a distinct facet of her own being — making this closer to 'mentions' than 'supports'; I disagree with the prior verdict of 'supports'

“I'm one of them (meaning, one of the Angels)”

Context: The experiencer cries out this phrase as he believes he is dying and being taken by an Angel that has become one with him.

Review note: The passage touches on themes of union with an Angel ('the Angel had become one with me') and self-identification ('I'm one of them, meaning one of the Angels'), which gestures toward a larger or higher self, but the framing is primarily about union with an external divine being and an OBE/soul-ascent rather than clearly encountering a 'higher self' of which the earthly personality is one part; I

“it was as though my soul was in the universe. the part of the earth I was looking at was mainly Australia, the east coast. this portal, or even the state I was in, opened up the air the space in my room, but it was more realer than real. it was like a clarity penning, it was everyone being half asleep, not fully awake, for if they were fully , or more fuller awake, they would see the same thing I saw. meaning, that I was more awake than our human awake state. meaning, our human awake state is not even near properly awake as we perceive it to be. there is a more realer more awakener state to be in.”

Context: The experiencer describes their soul being in the universe while still physically on earth, and articulates a hierarchy of consciousness states in which normal human waking is only a partial, lesser form of awareness.

Review note: The passage touches on the idea of a higher/more awakened state of being versus the ordinary earthly self, which loosely relates to the claim, but it does not explicitly frame this as encountering a 'larger self' or 'higher self' as a distinct facet of the experiencer—it describes an elevated consciousness state and a soul in the universe rather than a meeting with a hierarchically superior versio

“there is No "I" except God, that "I" myself am illusory and am merely a single ray of light shining out from God out of a multiplicity, and that I don't ultimately exist at the highest level of reality, only God does”

Context: The experiencer describes an epiphany of non-duality where the self is illusory and dissolves back into God.

Review note: The passage describes a realization that the earthly self is illusory and merely a facet of divine reality, which touches on the theme of a larger self, but the framing is non-duality/dissolution into God rather than a distinct encounter with a 'higher self' as a separate entity — the self is negated rather than multiplied or hierarchically structured, making this a mention rather than a clear sup

“It was not what I did in physical life that mattered most. It was who I was, who I am inside, my soul that was more important than any physical thing I did. In other words, it was only who I really was at the time, in terms of my soul that was most important.”

Context: The experiencer reflects on what was revealed upon arriving in the afterlife realm, distinguishing between physical actions and the deeper soul identity.

Review note: The passage distinguishes between the earthly personality shaped by physical actions and the deeper 'soul' or 'who I really was,' which touches the claim's theme of a truer/higher self, but it frames this as a revelation about what matters morally/spiritually rather than a direct encounter with a hierarchical or larger self of which the earthly person is one facet; I agree with the prior verdict o

“I feel that this God is one with me and I, one with God. I become aware that I consist of God just like everyone else.”

Context: The experiencer describes a mystical unity with God/universal consciousness during their spontaneous spiritual experience.

Review note: The passage describes union/identity with God ('I AM God!', 'I consist of God') which is more of a pantheistic unity experience than the specific claim of encountering a 'larger/higher self' as a distinct hierarchical entity of which the earthly personality is one part — it frames God as everything and everyone, not specifically as 'a larger version of me,' so it touches the topic but does not cle

“You are not alone in the universe. You will never be alone in the universe, because you are the universe”

Context: A comforting message received during the NDE suggests the experiencer's identity extends to the entire universe.

Review note: I agree with the prior verdict of 'mentions': the phrase 'you are the universe' gestures toward a larger/higher self concept, but the passage frames this as an external message received rather than an explicit encounter with a distinct higher self or oversoul, and the dominant narrative is an OBE-style separation from the body and interaction with external beings of light, so the claim is touched

Review note: The passage describes a classic OBE with soul-body separation and an encounter with a divine entity, but never frames the experience as meeting a larger/higher self of which the earthly personality is one facet; the soul and body are presented as separable but not as a hierarchy of self, so the claim is not engaged, and I agree with the prior verdict.