I was sitting in my living room thinking of my mother that had recently passed away. I was wondering why she did not give any signs from "the other side" she had promised me and the rest of the family to try to if it was possible. Both my sons had experienced how their TV sets had turned on themselves at odd hours, like one was on when my oldest son came home from work and my youngest son experienced how the TV turned on by itself 2 times at different occasions. My sister had experienced how she one morning woke up and felt as her body was electrified and than she fell asleep again and when she woke up the second time her clock had stopped at 7.20. Sitting in my living room I was wondering why I did not get any signs I had been with my mother every day for the last year and we had talked about the sign and I had not gotten one. Not one that I was aware of. I than said loud and clear "mother now I want to have a sign to but not TV sets going on or off or clocks stopping I like you to if possible send and animal to my house a fox or something". About 1-1 hour later I was hearing as strange sound outside and opened the door it was evening around 7 and still some snow out so I could see the darkness of an animal all of a sudden it "barked" so powerful it made me jump and it ran back and forth "barking" like that for about maybe 2-3 minutes than it took of to the forest again. it was a fox I recognized the "Barking" I started smiling saying "oh mamma you managed it". It was a very magic feeling I called my sons they both got very happy as did my sister. My husband also heard the fox and was amazed it had come so close to the house and was right outside our living room door. For about 2 weeks after this experience we kept seeing foxes allot crossing roads or running over fields. That when our area is not that fox rich. This was a one time experience with the fox at my home and it has not come back. For me it is very significant and I believe it was my mother that arranged this from the other side to give me a sign I could understand. A TV that goes off and on does not convince me as strong as this fox-experience did. This fox that was walking back and forth "barking" outside my living room door. I often think of this and smile.

Was this experience difficult to express in words? 

No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?           

No

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

Uncertain

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

HEARING THE SOUND OF AN ANIMAL I HAD ASKED FOR AND IT IS AN ANIMAL THAT IS NOT THAT COMMON WHERE I LIVE.

            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? 

It was a sound outside of 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?           

No

Did you see the deceased?        

No

How long did the experience last?       

2-3 minutes

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

a sudden beginning and a sudden ending

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:           

It happened my husband was there to he said "oh wow a fox this close, strange" he is an American

            Was the experience dream like in any way?  

No 

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:          

I felt very happy because I felt mamma had heard my wish and also wanted me to be calm and not sad. So she did this for me as a sign from beyond. That is what I believe

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

Yes

being sad over mothers death and feeling also she was now relieved from severe cancer pains and in a place I might not be able to understand and don't know much about but I got this feeling she is not in pain anymore.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?     

It was only a whole and whole god experience no worst at all. All positive.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?        

Yes                

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?    attitude changed from grief to more positive mood. I missed and still miss my mother but it is not as painful as it was.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?           

Yes     It made me believe more in life after death, because how often does a fox come when you wish for it and how often does it come so close to the door and walks up and down "barking"? It has never happened before or afterwards either so far. Also the whole family saw allot of foxes within a short time after this experience all independent of each other. So I believe this was my mother arranging the fox experience to keep her promise to give me a personal sign about life after death.

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

mother and I made a promise to each other that who ever goes first would try their best if possible to give the other one a sign.

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?         

Uncertain I am not certain what this question means. English is not my native language.


What emotions did you feel during the experience?           

a feeling of happiness the whole experience and after and even still. It gives my face a smile.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          

Yes

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?         Yes

I have dreamt what they call ESP dreams. About a murder of a 10 year old in Sweden. I remember getting the car number of a red car of the man who did it. In my dream I was writing it up but woke up before I could finish it and I forgot the number. Later they caught a man in a red car and he is now convicted. That dream scared me and I don't like to ever have these type of dreams again.

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?    

No

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?           

Yes    Never saw my mother only the fox.

Did you see a light?          

No

Have you shared this experience with others?        

Yes     My family. Because my children misses their so nice grandmother they got really happy hearing this and so was my sister, my husband and my father. My father did not believe it was a sign he said signs don't exist

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

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event?          

Yes 

I was going into a spin in a white blue spiral and a humming sound was there to I landed in a dark dark area and I was on all my 4:s. I felt s if there was soft cool sand under my hands. I said to myself I am dead now but where is the light. No light in the tunnel? I looked to the left and there was a big big green field I walked over it to a city where all houses were yellow. it also seemed to be back in time in like the 1950:ies. The streets had no pavement in this town. One house got my attention it had a long wooden stairway up to the door it had many doorbells where all the names started with an U. I selected one of the U's and rang the bell and I heard steps come to open and before I could see who it was I came back into my body just lie that faster than the light it seemed.

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

Yes

I feel it did.

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.   

not that I can think of right now.