My older brother called me often before his death.  Often,  he would call to tell me to turn on the radio during a "classics show"  when they would play the song "White Bird",  one of his favorites.  After his death,  when the phone would ring,  for a second I would think it might be him,  until the realization would set in that it couldn't be him.  I was asleep one night and the phone rang.  I answered,  and my brother,  in a faraway voice, like he had just woke up,  said "hi there",  as he always used to,  it was his voice. I told him,  "I knew you would call!!!!,  Are you alright?"  He said "I'm okay,  I don't even miss cigarettes."  (If this were all in my head,  cigarettes would have been the LAST thing I would think of,  I am a non-smoker,  and he was a heavy smoker.  I said "What's it like?"  He said "amazing.....there are just no words to describe it."  I asked him how he was able to do this,  and he went into an explanation about energies and frequencies,  and how he could "tune in" to my frequency,  just like I could tune in to my favorite radio station. At the end of his life,  several of us were caring for him at home with hospice,  and I asked him if he knew or remembered that we were all there.  He said he knew,  but that he was "in and out".  He had to go then,  and it seemed that it took a lot of energy for him and he was tired.  I woke up with the phone from the nightstand in my hand.  It was a wonderful experience,  and the funny thing is,  I had never read about different "frequencies" between the dead and the living,  but since he talked to me about it and I have read more about ADC's,  I see other references to this.

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          Yes

            Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:    described above

            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?  Outside of me,  from the phone,  I heard his voice DISTINCTLY

            If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?           The same,  just sort of farther away.

            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?            No

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?  No

Did you see the deceased?         No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?      No

How long did the experience last?        5 minutes maybe

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         end was more gradual

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           Yes

happy,  content

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  Yes,  about "tuning in to an individual's frequency,  to communicate with them"

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:           His voice was real,  he said he didn't miss cigarettes,  I would have never thought of even mentioning cigarettes,  I despise them.  He explained the method he used to communicate,  something I didn't know.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   Yes

I was asleep at the time.

What did you feel (while awake) immediately prior to your experience?            Relaxed                   
             
Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           Amazed,  thrilled,  wishing it could go on forever.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           Yes

Knowing he is okay

What was the best and worst part of your experience?      The best was hearing his voice and knowing he's okay,  the worst was when it ended.

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     Life goes on,  in a different form

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?        Yes

He had always said that if there was any way to do it,  he would.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No
What emotions did you feel during the experience?            Joy,  sorrow that it ended.

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     They believed it.

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?           Yes 

Out of body... flying through very black space,  very fast and learning that you could slow down if desired.  Getting sucked backward very fast and slamming into my body, feeling like my solar plexus was pummeled upon re-entry.  Several out of body experiences,  when I speed back into My body and open my eyes,  I have the widest smile of pure joy on my face,  but often I can't remember the details of what just happened.

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?               Yes

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