There are two experiences and they are related. I will describe the first experience and then below that the second experience and I will number them.

1. At the time of this first experience related to my Uncle I was driving in my car. I have had other experiences after my father died and I have submitted an account of those experiences. This account will be primarily about my uncle. As I mentioned, I was driving and it was a beautiful sunny day! It was April and yet it was over 90 degrees. I was so happy and I can’t stress that enough. I was listening to a classical station on the radio, and there were two classical stations that I would switch back and forth from depending on the piece and whether I liked it. I want to stress again that I could not have been happier, and I could not have been in a better mood. I was just leaving work and driving around a circle still very happy and then I changed the station on the radio. At the time my uncle was in the hospital and I didn’t know it at that time but it was the end. I had no idea about that because although we were very close for many years at that time we were estranged. When I changed the station a piece was playing that was a very important part of his repertoire. As soon as I heard that piece a pall came over me. I can’t even begin to describe the sadness that came over me. And it was such a contrast from the way I felt just a few seconds before. Now I could not have been more sad. That would not be possible. My Uncle was being kept alive on machines, something I didn’t know at the time but found out later. I learned that he was flat-lining many times that week and most certainly the day of this experience. So as I said I felt great sadness in contrast to the happiness I felt a few seconds before. So getting back to the piece I heard when I changed the station, at that moment I felt like I was transported back to the time when I was eight years old listening to my Uncle practice that very piece in my grandmothers dining room. It was as though I was right back there in that time almost like I was watching a movie. It was at that moment that I knew that he would not live. Then I drove a few feet further and then something that I can’t explain happened. It was a beautiful sunny day outside and yet it became very dark in my car and especially in the back seat. And when that darkness happened I literally jumped from my seat and I gasped. I felt a presence and there will never be any question about that in my mind! In the meantime the piece my uncle played was still on the radio and I looked to see what it was called because I couldn’t remember. I saw that the composer was a Vaughn Williams and the name of the piece was The Lark. What I didn’t know at the time was that that was not the complete name of the piece. The name of the piece is significant because it was a prediction of when my uncle would pass away. I still had this very somber and sad feeling as I continued driving, and the blackness was still in the car even though it was very bright and sunny outside. Then I arrived at my destination which was the cleaners. I couldn’t get out of the car. I was so shocked by what I had just experienced and I just sat in the car for about five minutes. Then I got home and I was still profoundly sad. I knew for sure that my uncle would pass away soon. The next day I looked the Vaughn Williams piece up on YouTube with the intention of listening to it again. It was them that I saw the entire name of the piece which was The Lark Ascending. My uncle passed away on Easter Sunday the day Jesus ascended into Heaven. That is why I said that the name of the piece was a predictor of the day he would pass away.

2. This next experience I believe is definitely related to the experience I described above about my Uncle.

About a month before having the experience described above about my uncle I was getting very strong thoughts that I should write someone that I went to  music school with and I couldn’t understand why. I would get these strong feelings to write him usually in the evening and while I was watching the news on t v. I found that I couldn’t concentrate on what I was hearing on the news because these suggestions that I write this man were so strong. I dismissed those thoughts because first of all I though it would be very strange to write someone after thirty years. I had no intention of writing him but these thoughts to write him were weighing very heavily on me. And that describes it perfectly. There was a feeling of heaviness inside my head. I continued to ignore those thoughts until one day and I remember it so vividly, I was walking through my bedroom and a voice spoke to me in my left ear but it sounded like it was outside m6 left ear not inside my head. It was definitely not my trend of thought. I actually jumped up when I heard the voice. I want to say that I have never been diagnosed with a mental illness, and that was only the second time that happened to me in my life. The first time I heard a voice in my right ear that most definitely saved me from a fatal accident. The second time was the time I am writing about here and it was many years later. And the second time it was in my left ear. That command, and it did sound like a command was so strong that I definitely wrote him the next morning.

Years before this happened, I met a woman completely by chance who when I first met her in a store at the mall told me her religious affiliation! I thought that was unusual because we met because we were both reaching for the same red wool coat. We both said to each other you saw it first and back and forth. Then she just said I am a ————. I want to make sure that I protect  the privacy of this person and that is why I don’t want to say which Christian denomination. I will just say that especially at the time we had very few members of this denomination in our area. It would be very unusual to meet someone from that denomination. I told her that at went to school with a few people who had the same religious affiliation and she was trying very hard to get their names. I wouldn’t tell her. Since I went to a music school, she asked me what instrument I played and at said the piano. She said my daughter is looking for a piano teacher and she is right over there and I want to introduce you to her. I met her daughter and she was just as lovely as her mother and we arranged a time for her to bring her daughter for piano lessons. I taught her daughter for nine years. Her grandmother the one I met initially used to come to her lessons whenever she was visiting. Every time she came she would ask me again who I went to school with from the same denomination as she. Finally one day she got a name out of me! I had no idea that she would look him up and actually call him on the

phone! I was so shocked when she called me one evening and told me that she had just spoken to him and that he was no longer in music. I was so shocked to find that out because he was such a great musician. I was a,so very embarrassed that she called him because I was so afraid that he would think it was my idea that she call him. The next day I e-mailed him because she gave me all of his contact information. I apologized to him for that intrusion on his privacy. He sent a very short response back which I don’t think was more than one sentence, but he signed it With a thousand thoughts. I thought that was very unusual and when the daughter of the woman who contacted him brought her daughter for her piano lesson, I showed her his e-mail. I have to say I got a sad feeling looking at the e-mail and I didn’t know why. I know that my students mother got the same feeling because she just stared at the for the longest time. And what was there to look at? It was just one sentence written in the smallest print I ever saw. Then we just looked at each other and we were speechless. I want to say that we both got a feeling from that note but we didn’t say one word to each other. That was a very strange silence, and I moment I will never forget. Shortly after that there was a week long reunion at our school and one of our classmates stayed at my house with his wife. I told our classmate about having his phone number and he said 'Let’s call him!' I said no but he insisted. It sounded like they were having a great conversation, and then he insisted that I get on the phone. I felt strange about talking to him because I was still so embarrassed about the woman who called him out of the blue. I got no emotions from the call and I didn’t think about it afterwards. I felt no emotion whatsoever. I do have to mention something that I think is very unusual and that is that I gave this man very fleeting thoughts spaced out by several years, and I know exactly where I was each time. I remember each time very vividly. Usually I had a feeling of sadness when that would happen and then ten years would go by and I wouldn’t give him a thought. Then fast forward to right before my uncle died and I remember that day that I decided to see if he had anything on YouTube. He did and I listened to him in the car. This was a few days before we would meet for dinner. I knew he was great but maybe I didn’t realize how great he was because I was overwhelmed with emotion listening to him. I started to cry and it was crying that comes from deep inside. I couldn’t stop crying and I was hoping that no one would see me. The. I got home and I was still crying. I couldn’t stop but I had to because I had a student coming in five minutes. They arrived and when I answered the door I was sure that they would be able to tell that I was crying. I had to explain to the mother of my student what I had just heard and she completely understood.

There are many other significant points to be made about this reconnection starting with the fact that I myself was not playing or performing myself! After hearing his great playing I started to play again. Also, right after we reconnected I felt led to your site nderf.org I was reading so many accounts and it was only after this reconnection. I just stumbled into the site by accident, but I know there are no accidents! It was through reading those accounts that my own thoughts about religion changed drastically and I was reading more about Eastern traditions even though I am still a Christian. My thoughts about religion have expanded exponentially. Something else that is very strange is that I constantly see repeated numbers when I look at a clock. I will see 1111, 222, 333, 444, etc.and only repeated numbers every time I look at a clock. Also, I have had eczema on the palms of my hands for many years and I would say at least ten. I went to see many dermatologists about it. They all have prescribed steroid creams and none of them have really worked. But presently the eczema is going away and it is completely gone on the right palm. I still have it only slightly now on the left palm, and I believe it will be completely gone in a few weeks. I recently saw the dermatologist for a routine cancer screening and I showed her my right hand which doesn’t have a trace of eczema. She asked me why I think it was gone. I was afraid to tell the doctor that I thought it had to do with a change in my thinking because I know most doctors would frown on that kind of thinking. But when I told her that I thought it was because my thoughts are changing for the better she answered 'I think you are right' which totally surprised me. It is also important to mention that my uncle seriously thought of switching to the instrument this man played. There are many connections and I know it is all related.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to write about these experiences, and thank you for doing this research.

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:   I heard a piece my uncle used to play and it was a very important part of his repertoire. It was The Lark Ascending written by Vaughn Williams. My uncle passed away on Easter Sunday which makes the word ascending in the name of the piece a predictor of the day he would pass away.

          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?     No, I heard the piece he used to play on the radio although right after he passed away I heard a voice speak in my left ear. The voice was outside of my head and it was definitely not internal. It was not part of my own trend of thought and it was completely unrelated to anything I was thinking. It was a command that told me to write a former classmate of mine. It startled me and I jumped.

          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 is so hard to describe because it didn’t sound male or female. It definitely didn’t sound like my uncle.

          Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   Absolutely not. There was no other sound around me at the time.

          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

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

How long did the experience last?      The first experience when I heard the piece he played in the car lasted about ten minutes. The second experience when I heard the voice lasted a few seconds.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       In both instances it was sudden.

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

I felt great heaviness and great sadness coming from the entity which I do believe was my uncle.

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  We had a falling out and we were not speaking at the time of his passing. I do believe he wanted to visit me because he was sorry. I believe that is why I felt such heaviness and such sadness

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:   Because my uncle passed away on Easter and the title of the piece I heard was The Lark Ascending

          Was the experience dream like in any way?  Yes  I felt transported back to my grandmother’s house when I was a little girl. I saw myself listening to my uncle play as though I was watching a movie. I was right back there in my grandmothers house.  

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  During the first experience when I was listening to The Lark Ascending on the radio I felt incredible sadness.

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

In the experience involving my uncle I got a very strong sense that he was very sorry and that he was trying to communicate that to me.

What was the best and worst part of your experience?          The worst part was the incredible sadness I felt during the first experience. The second experience was the best part and I reconnected with a wonderful old friend. The second experience allowed me to grow in ways that I never thought possible. I also forgot to mention that because of the second experience I took a Transcendental Meditation Course. That was very important and I am glad that I finally remembered that so I could mention it here. And the best part about the second experience is that I believe that my eczema is being cured as a result of it.

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes                Describe:     It has changed especially after the second experience I wrote about here. I am playing and performing again. My religious viewpoints have changed as well as my entire outlook on life. Also, the eczema that I have had for so many years is going away and I believe that is related to the second experience because I am playing again. I am a pianist and I had a condition on my hands when I was not playing. Now that I am playing the condition is healing.           

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      Yes    I am much more open to Eastern thought although I am still a Christian and I believe that I will always be a Christian.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?         Yes    In the case of my uncle, the fact that he passed away on Easter to me was a definite message. In the case of the second experience When I heard the voice that commanded me to write my former classmate, I grew so much spiritually and I almost feel that it was my uncles gift to me and that it was his way to make amends. I will always believe that both of these experiences are related. And they happened at the same time.

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 The piece that played on the radio was called The Lark Ascending and my uncle passed away on Easter Sunday.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          After the first experience listening to the piece my uncle played I felt incredible sadness. During the second experience when I heard the voice it is difficult for me to describe how I felt but I was somewhat frightened by it. It was startlingly to hear a voice that was definitely not inside my own head.

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  Yes

Time seemed to slow down. And I felt like I was in a different time. I was eight years old again.

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         No

Did you become aware of future events?      Yes  I did believe very strongly that my uncle would pass away. But it is important to mention again that he was being kept alive on machines and he was flatlining many times. That is why I think it was entirely possible that he could leave his body.

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?   Yes

During the first experience I felt like I was transported to my grandmothers house and that I was right back in her dining room listening to my Uncle practice. And he was playing the piece I heard on the radio at the same time.

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?     Yes

I felt like I was transported to my grandmother’s  house.

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes    I have not shared the second experience, only the first experience. People looked somewhat frightened and uncomfortable hearing this story and other events that I have written about on your sites. I have never had an NDE though. I did submit an account of an OBE that I had on oberf.org I have had about three out of body experiences.

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?   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  I had three OBEs but one of them was very 'dramatic' as you called it when I wrote about it on oberf.org

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

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.       I have no suggestions and I think that you are providing a wonderful service to people who have had these very unusual experiences. I appreciate all that you are doing to advance research in these very important areas.

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