I had an out of body experience for the first time at age 16. I was in a car accident. I 'died' and saw myself sitting in the car from above my body. I was in a warm, bright light. I said to myself, "I am dead," and then chose to come back into my body. Once in my body I took a deep breath as I had stopped breathing. All this happened in milliseconds. Now I am 70 years old and have had multiple, too many to count, psychic, 'knowing,' out of body, past life, vivid dreams of talking to deceased, in my life.

Background Information:

Degree of bereavement for deceased immediately prior to the experience:      No response

Degree of alertness immediately prior to experience:            No response

Have you had multiple experiences?   Yes    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:   my brother said, I cannot call you my little sister anymore' (I had become an adult). That has been one of my experiences that was most relelvant to me as my brother had committed suicide when I was 14 years old and I grieved for years over my loss as he and I were very close.

          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?     I often have communications and just 'know'. Sounds of my brother's voice was external

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

          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?         Yes

My mother touched me in a dream

            Was the touch familiar or unfamiliar? Yes, my dream was seeing a person sitting on a park bench, as I approached, I realized I could not see the person's face, but that the person was elderly. I sat down next to the person. She touched my lef with hers and I suddenly realized it was my mother and then she showed me her face. I woke up very excited to know she was still in my life even though I could not see her.

          Was anything communicated by the touch? My mother is still with me. Our touch ws affectionately warm and soothing to me. Familiar

            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?       Yes

I dreamed of many deceased, cousins, brother, nephew, mother, once my father, many times close friends I have had in my life.

            How clearly did the deceased appear?            Clear

            How much of the deceased did you see?       all

            Did the deceased appear or not appear to be the age at which they died?           My friends are the age they were when they died as is my mother and brother.

            How healthy did the deceased appear to be?            Healthy.

            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?      long dreams. I did experience my friend's son who died from a drug overdose. That experience happened when I as awake and lasted about 5 minutes.

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       Sudden. I was sitting in a room with a psychic, and he 'appeared' to me and told me to tell his mother it was not suicide, but an accidental overdose. He knew the person well that sold him the drug (fentanyl). He said to tell his mother before his body touched the cement floor, he 'flew' into his deceased grandmother's arms. When I told my friend what I heard and saw, I learned he was his grandmother's favorite grandchild and she received much comfort.

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

Talking very quickly and urgent message
Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  Yes, that he was his grandmother's favorite grandchild

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 was not imagining it nor did I expect it nor had I been thinking about the person(s)               

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  surprised and somewhat felt others' anxiety

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

I was positive my experiences have been real

What was the best and worst part of your experience?          All positive

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes                Describe:     I was the only person in the room and held my father and then my mother 8 years later, in my arms and they passed in my arms and I felt my father's 'soul' leave his body. I saw my mother had sparkler-like projectiles coming out of the top of her head which I assume was how her soul left her body.           

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      Yes    My friend was still with me, he was happy and I was content and accepting of his passing. He was only 45 years old when he died.

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?         Yes    There is positively a life after this physical one

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

When my male friend died of cancer in the hospital, I was holding him in my arms. I didn't realize he had taken his last breath, but as soon as he must have, he told me to call his mother. I called his mother and told her to hurry to get to the hospital. After she arrived, I left and walked out into the parking lot to get into my car. I felt very relaxed and somewhat having a 'floating in air' sensation. My friend who had just died was walking behind me and jumping up and down and happy. He was happy to know he had gotten through to me and his 'body' was whole again as he had not been bedridden for 8 months. In our death compact, he had asked me to be with him when he died. I said I would try. The likelihood of this was very slim, yet I left work early and went straight to the hospital. He and I were alone in his room. We loved each other very much.

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?          peace

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

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

time was slow

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         Yes

He had somehow made contact with me and 'told' me to come to the hospital right away. When I got there, he could no longer speak, but he took my hand and I said, "I love you" and he squeezed my hand as hard as he could

Did you become aware of future events?      Yes

I have been aware at times of future events since my out of body experience at age 16

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

I have been 'psychic' since my out of body experience

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

I felt time slow down and I was not thinking--just being--and content.

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?         No

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   

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?          Yes

had smoked pot

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 

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

to the best of my ability