When I was four years old, I climbed up the olive tree in my neighbor’s yard. The branch I was on broke and another branch that had been pruned at a sharp angle skewered my neck and ripped it open. If the tear had been three millimeters over, it would have ripped open a main … Read more

Before the event, I was having a rather pleasant moment in showering with my lover. I started to feel too hot, much too hot. Then I started seeing colors instead of my normal vision. I felt that I was leaning against the wall behind me, and then was sliding down to the ground. I lost … Read more

On April 25, 2016, my longtime girlfriend died of a drug overdose. I was so distraught over this loss that on the following day, I purchased a big bottle of over-the-counter drugs. I drove home and proceeded to swallow the whole bottle. My employers, who were also my good friends, discovered me a little while … Read more

https://youtu.be/85fgIBj9v-E https://youtu.be/jzAQOU8xWg0 When I was eight years old, I was abducted from the United States and taken to Africa. It was 1977. We landed in Rhodesia during the Bush War and I was soon separated from the man who kidnapped me. I spent the night alone in the bush, and then made my way to … Read more

I had been smoking marijuana. Someone gave me another joint that was laced with LSD. I had an out of body experience along with hallucinations but very definitely, I was disturbed by the confusing experience. I was trying to figure out if my experience was merely all about the drugs or an encounter with the … Read more

I was having a drink with a friend at a bar. Then we went to his car to leave. I sat in the car. The next thing I noticed is that I was floating above my body as they carried me into my parents’ home. I watched them give me CPR. I saw my mother … Read more

I consider the moment of my death the greatest gift of my life. However, anyone who heard me screaming at the top of my lungs in pure, unrestrained panic in the emergency room would not have believed that twenty-four hours later I would be filled with the wonder and peace of the afterlife. I had … Read more

I don’t remember much after I woke up in the ICU but I never forgot this. I had a minor operation under general anesthesia. After they put the tube in my throat, my larynx started to spasm and experienced acute hypoxia. On arrival to the emergency room, I was intubated and manually ventilated with an … Read more

I was a 19 years old, charming and energetic girl preparing for my University exams. I know the date and time as well. I watched the program called the ‘The World This Week’ with Prannoy Roy. There was a session about NDE. My parents, elder sister and youngest brother were sleeping. My other brother, Anand, … Read more

I was riding my motorcycle home, when a drunk came into my lane and hit me with his car. I became aware that I was traveling faster than light. The light was behind me and pure blackness was ahead. I thought, what is this? As I went on, the gap between the light and dark … Read more