Experience description:
For the longest time
I've always thought this was a dream. I don't know when it happened, I can just
say that it has been with me for as long as I can remember.
I was about 2 or 3
years old. I woke up in the middle of the night and walked down the hallway to
use the bathroom. While in the hallway of the upstairs, my father stopped me and
said that he loved me and that everything was going to be okay and that I needed
to get back to bed. I went to the bathroom and then went back to bed in my
mother's room. My brother and mother were both sleeping in the bed. That's all I
remember.
Was the
experience difficult to express in words?
No I thought it was a
dream. One of the most vivid and memorable dreams I've ever had. To this day I
can still replay it in my mind.
Did you hear the
deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?
Uncertain
Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside
you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was
communicated?
I'm unsure. I felt like
this was a dream. I heard the words but I don't know how they were relayed to
me.
Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the
surroundings at the time of your experience?
No
Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?
No
Did you feel a
touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?
Yes
Describe where and how you were touched:
He
patted my back and told me to get back to bed.
Did you see the deceased?
Yes
How clearly did the deceased appear?
I
can't tell. I just knew if was my father.
How much of the deceased did you see?
All
of him.
Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?
Age
when they died.
Is there any possibility what you saw was from any other source present in the
surroundings at the time of your experience?
NO
Did
you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the
deceased?
No
Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?
Uncertain
How
do you currently view the reality of your experience?
Experience was definitely real
Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:
My
sister shared the same experience. She only told me after I told her about mine.
Was the experience dream like in any way?
Yes
My
whole life I felt like this was a dream. I still do sometimes. But it is the
most memorable dream I have had or ever will have.
Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?
Yes
What was the best and worst part of your experience?
Knowing my father's spirit is still out there.
Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?
Yes
Did
you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?
No
Did
the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death,
afterlife, God, etc.?
Yes I believe there is life after death.
Did
you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience
that could be verified later?
No
Was
the experience witnessed or experienced by others?
Yes
My
sister had a similar experience.
Did
you have any sense of altered space or time?
No
Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or
purpose?
No
Did
you become aware of future events?
No
Did
you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience
that you did not have prior to the experience?
No
Did
you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?
No
Did
you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?
No
Did
you see a light?
No
Did
any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location
described above?
No
Have you shared this experience with others?
Yes
I
shared this "dream" with my sister one day while we were in the car together and
her face turned white and she said that she had the exact same experience or
dream.
Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher
or web site?
No
Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect
the experience?
No
Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life,
medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?
No
Did
you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or
other spiritual event?
No
Did
the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively
describe your experience?
Yes