Re: Near Death Experiences
Jenny

Sun May 10 20:16:48 1998
*br*Topaz Owl wrote,*br*: I am musing on something, and was wondering if ya'll would *br*: like to discuss it here... *br*:*br*: I find that a very many people, when they have had a close *br*: brush with Death, become very spiritual. My own close *br*: encounter many years ago brought back psychic abilities and *br*: a deep spirituality (or perhaps I should say an *br*: *understanding*) that I thought I had lost in the transition *br*: from child to adult. I realize that experiences like this *br*: are often a trigger for "the Sight" even in people *br*: who have never had the tendency before. *p*Hi Leigh, *p*A near-death experience marked a turning point in my life, too, though I can't explain why. *p*When I was nine, I nearly drowned. My NDE wasn't like other NDE's I've heard described. There were no bright lights, no tunnels. It was like I was standing behind my body, watching it float there in the water. I realized that the body wasn't moving anymore and it ought to be -- ought to be trying to swim to the surface. *p*Then I just suddenly "knew" stuff. For a moment I "saw" everything that would have happened in my life, if I hadn't been so foolish as to get drowned when I was nine. I felt much older; not a child at all. And I was fantastically annoyed with myself for being a damned fool and swimming alone. <g> *p*I felt something wind itself in my hair, and there was a sudden jerk (I think it was my cousin rescueing me -- he pulled me to the surface by my hair). Next thing I knew I was on the dock undergoing CPR. Funny thing was, I couldn't remember anything about the future I'd "seen". I could remember remembering, but I couldn't remember. *p*I can't say that it changed my philosophy; I was too young to have one, I think. But after that point, I started hearing voices. Not often, not all the time. But every now and then Something would talk to me, and it was invariably right. I can't explain why this change occurred (my atheist father suggested brain damage <g>). It was like coming that close to death knocked something loose, broke down some barrier inside my mind. When I came back, Whatever-it-was tried to re-build the barrier (you will forget everything you saw). But the Wall was never as strong again. *p*Jenny*br*
Near Death Experiences
Topaz Owl
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Sun May 10 20:15:21 1998