“When snatched from the jaws of death, tooth marks are to be expected.” – Hal Story, experienced near death
Near Death Experience: The Aftermath
Near Death Experiences are one of the most eye opening experiences in life. One moment you are faced with what could be the end, and in your last gasping breath you are suddenly ‘snatched from the jaws of death.’
Many people who have experienced a Near Death Experience say that they are grateful for their close encounter with the end. This terrifying but awakening experience provides a second opportunity for people at the end of their rope, and often times brings about a complete life change. After a Near Death Experience people reevaluate their goals, their priorities, and even their own character.
Near Death Experience: The Spiritual Travel
People have had close encounters with death since the day man walked earth. However, over the past few decades, many psychologist and doctors have taken a deeper look into this fascinating spiritual experience.
People have stared death right in the face have reported a broad range of sensations and developments that occur during their personal NDE. To many people, this out of body experience becomes a form of spiritual travel. Some researchers believe that these people have actually taken a glimpse into “the beginning of the end.” Since each person is different, every individual has a unique experience. Many times people report a feeling of detachment from the body, a warming sensation, total serenity, and various forms of light.
My college psychology professor once told us his story of his Near Death Experience. During cardiac arrest at the young age of thirty-one, he had a sensational experience, which he later recognized as a NDE. He vividly remembers the relaxed sensation that swept his body, and the spheres of light that passed him by as his mind was shooting through a dark tunnel. Suddenly he was awoken by the shocks to his heart as he was driven to the hospital.
Near Death Experience: The Research
Dr. Raymond Moody is famous for coining the term “Near Death Experience,” and has devoted his life to researching this mysterious out-of-body journey. Moody is most famous for his book/movie, “Life After Life,” which earned him a bronze medal in the New York Film Festival.
During his research Dr. Raymond Moody conducted a study of 150 people had been announced clinically deceased, or had experienced a Near Death Experience. In his research Moody discovered the nine most common sensations during a NDE. These are the following nine experiences:
• hearing sounds such as buzzing
• a feeling of peace and painlessness
• having an out of body experience
• a feeling of traveling through a tunnel
• a feeling of rising into the heavens
• seeing people, often dead relatives
• meeting a spiritual being such as God
• seeing a review of one’s life
