To have a near death experience is when an individual has been very close to death, or has actually experienced death and has then been revived.
There are nine elements that can occur during NDEs as reported by Dr Raymond Moody who has extensively researched this NDE phenomenon.
A strange sound: A buzzing, or ringing noise, while having a sense of being dead.
Peace and painlessness: While people are dying, they may be in intense pain, but as soon as they leave the body the pain vanishes and they experience peace.
Out-of-body experience: The dying often have the sensation of rising up and floating above their own body while it is surrounded by a medical team, and watching it down below, while feeling comfortable. They experience the feeling of being in a spiritual body that appears to be a sort of living energy field.
The tunnel experience: The next experience is that of being drawn into darkness through a tunnel, at an extremely high speed, until reaching a realm of radiant golden-white light. Also, although they sometimes report feeling scared, they do not sense that they were on the way to hell or that they fell into it.
Rising rapidly into the heavens: Instead of a tunnel, some people report rising suddenly into the heavens and seeing the earth and the celestial sphere as they would be seen by astronauts in space.
People of light: Once on the other side of the tunnel, or after they have risen into the heavens, the dying meet people who glow with an inner light. Often they find that friends and relatives who have already died are there to greet them.
The Being of Light: After meeting the people of light, the dying often meet a powerful spiritual being whom some have identified as God, Jesus, or some religious figure.
The life review: The Being of Light presents the dying with a panoramic review of everything they have ever done. That is, they relive every act they have ever done to other people and come away feeling that love is the most important thing in life.
Reluctance to return: The Being of Light sometimes tells the dying that they must return to life. Other times, they are given a choice of staying or returning. In either case, they are reluctant to return. The people who choose to return do so only because of loved ones they do not wish to leave behind.
There have been many reported NDEs, some patients in an operating room report instrument reading that are documented by their medical records. What is crucial about this phenomenon is that the patient is under general anesthesia and could only see these instruments if they were awake, turned around or were hovering over their physical body. Dr. Raymond Moody described an elderly woman's account of her near-death experience so accurately that she even correctly reported the colors of the instruments used on her. What is especially impressive about this example is that she had been blind for over fifty years.
It appears that ninety-five per cent of NDEs are positive and transforming. Often after this NDE, people can seem very different - more contented, more peaceful, their whole demeanor and outlook on life can change. Many people report that they did not want to return to their physical body because the near death experience was so positive.
A very informative book on NDE's is: "Light after Light" by Raymond Moody
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