Joseph W ADC
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Experience description:

My Uncle Jim was picking me up for church in the evening on May 3rd, 2017. As I was walking through the hallway outside my bedroom, my now deceased Uncle Bill stopped me, and said, 'Joeeeeyyyy!' It was the funny way he always said my name. Something seemed off because he looked so happy and peaceful, his teeth were perfect, he was at a normal weight, he looked maybe in his 30s and he had a full head of hair. For some reason, I mostly shrugged it off but took notice that his car wasn't in the driveway. On my way home, I heard an inner voice say, 'He died of a heart attack.' I insanely shrugged this off too! When I got back to my grandparents, I got a call from my dad and found out that my Uncle Bill died of a heart attack that evening. And I also found out that he was never at my grandparents that day. Since then my dad has told me that he was at work that evening and felt something brush against his back. He suddenly started thinking about my Uncle Bill, and then he checked his social media and found out that my Uncle had died.

 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?          Yes

           Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:   He said, 'Joeeyyyyy!' The funny way he always said my name.

           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 like he was actually there, speaking to me.

           If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?     It was the same when he was alive

           Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   Definitely not.

           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?       Yes

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            He appeared solid.

            How much of the deceased did you see?       All.

            Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?           He appeared about 30 years old.

            How healthy did the deceased appear to be?            Perfect health. When he died, he had major issues with his back, feet, and diabetes.

            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

 How long did the experience last?      About 12 seconds.

 Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       It began with my Uncle appearing to me in the hallway, later I heard a voice tell me he died of a heart attack, then I found out about his death when I got to my grandparents.

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

 Perfect peace and happiness.

 Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  He has since appeared in dreams. They have been nightmares, but I feel he's trying to warn me not to go down the wrong path.

 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:   I had no way of knowing he had died or was dying at the time he appeared to me.

           Was the experience dream like in any way?  No

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  I knew my Uncle looked different but I shrugged the whole thing off until I found out he died that evening.

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

 My damaged faith started to get better.

 What was the best and worst part of your experience?          The best part was my Uncle letting me know he was ok, and the worst part is that I miss him so much.

 Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes                Describe:     Yes, I am more at peace and believe in an afterlife.

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      Yes    My change in beliefs started in 2015 after my first experience but the pain from a breakup made me doubt again until I saw my Uncle in 2017.

 Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?         Yes    I knew there most be life after death, and that God must exist.

 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?          Yes My dad told me about his own experience with my Uncle Bill that evening.
What emotions did you feel during the experience?         I was deeply saddened at his passing but was glad he let me know he was ok.

 Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

 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?         Yes

 Yes during an earlier experience on October 20th, 2015

 Did you become aware of future events?      Yes

 In a way when I heard the voice telling me he died.

 Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?      Yes

Yes, after my experience in 2015 I seemed to have dreams that predicted the future and multiple OBE's

 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

 Yes, I saw two beings of light and a woman in a robe or wedding dress on October 20th, 2015

 Did you see a light?        Yes

 Yes, during an earlier experience on October 20th, 2015

 Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?     Yes

 My dad felt the presence of my Uncle while he was at work that evening.

 Have you shared this experience with others?      

Yes    My dad especially believed me, because of his own experience with my Uncle.

 Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?         Yes

 I've shared it through email and over video call.

  Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?   That's all.

 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?       Yes 

I've had experiences before and after the experience. After the experience, I also often had nightmares of my late Uncle.

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

My experience with my Uncle Bill wasn't my first spiritual experience. On an October night in 2015, I was in deep prayer in my room. I suddenly felt a strange sensation in my chest, and I couldn't breathe for a moment. This caused me to 'leap', but the strange thing is it was like my spirit leaped instead of my body. A spot near the wall of my room seemed to distort, almost like looking through a magnifying glass. Something told me it was like a bend in space and time. I then heard unearthly music and saw what appeared to be a silhouette of a falling star. Out of the corner of my eye I could see two white dots. I then started to receive a 'download' maybe into my spirit or subconscious. I then made my way to my bed. I got into bed and had my eyes toward the wall. I then turned around and saw two beings made of silvery white light. They were about the length of a hand, and completely identical. They were also hairless and sexless. At the time I thought maybe the being on the right was a girlfriend I had at the time. I remember I felt great love for the being on the right and something told me to wrap my arms around myself in a hugging motion. When I did this the two beings hugged each other. I remember testing the experience by turning to the wall to see if the beings followed my eyes. They didn't, they remained when I turned back around facing them. The beings then turned in sync and started to go up like they were going into the heavens, maybe heaven or outer space. A dome appeared below their feet, and I took this dome to either be a planet, the earth, sun, or the moon, I'm still not sure, as they were going up I noticed what appeared to be stars in the distance. For some reason doubts and fears of my girlfriend at the time came into my mind, so the being on the right began to fall back down slowly, this made me panic so I encouraged the being to go back up. I believe I did this about 3 times. When the beings met once again. I did a hugging motion. They embraced in the air and then there was a flash of white light. A woman wearing either a robe or wedding dress walked toward me and disappeared. To this day I don't know what the experience meant. It's given me a thirst for knowledge.

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