I was sound asleep when I was awakened by the sound of something haven fallen in my room. I looked around from the bed and saw nothing. I went to have a cigarette to help put myself back to sleep and I couldn't find the ash tray.  I looked around and found it on the floor 4 feet away from the night stand it had been sitting on.

One week later I was told by my cousin that his mother-in-law died that night.  She was a smoker who died from lung cancer.

Was this experience difficult to express in words?  No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          No

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?            Yes

My ash tray was thrown.

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?  What could have thrown my ash tray.

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?        a moment

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?         no

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?           No

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:           The physical ash tray moved. It was thrown to the floor.

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:           curious

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience?           No

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience?         No      

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?   Yes     I am more leery of smoking.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?            Yes     that maybe it is important to take care of our physical body.

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?        No

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?            I felt a relative had been trying to tell me about my smoking.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?           No

Have you shared this experience with others?         Yes     surprise and awe.

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?   No

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?       nope

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 

some dreams come true. Ghostly encounters. UFO sighting.  LOL I AM sane.

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