Spirit Travels · Apr 2, 2023 · 3K views
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Finding relevant experiences and synthesising an answer
Searching 5,000+ NDE accounts…
Finding relevant experiences and synthesising an answer
What NDEs say
Deceased loved ones, especially grandmothers, appear fully present during NDEs, holding and caring for experiencers even years after their physical deaths.
People who have never believed in an afterlife meet their grandmothers again and feel held. One woman whose grandmother had been dead for 14 years found herself pulled into her chest, just like when she was a child, and together they re-experienced all 19 years they had shared on earth 2. Another felt her grandmother right there in the hospital room, making sure she was okay, even as her body lay dying 1. These were not vague presences or symbolic figures. They were the actual people, recognizable and real.
The pattern holds across accounts: grandmothers show up, and they are not passive observers. They hold you 4. They care for you 1. One experiencer could not take her eyes off her grandmother's eyes, which looked like an endless tunnel of blue light, and she felt God's presence right there as thoughts moved between them without words . The dead are not distant or detached. They are actively involved, welcoming, present.
The accounts cited above, with the relevant quotes
Anne Bayford, a counselor and mother in her 30s, had a near-death experience after a van hit her at 40 miles per hour while she crossed a busy road in London. The accident caused severe injuries, including a cracked pelvis, broken ribs, damaged organ...
The person, whose identity and specific trigger for the near-death experience are not detailed, found themselves standing in a gentle river surrounded by a peaceful forest. They felt immense awe, bliss, love, and relief, recognizing it as their true ...
If someone you love has died, these accounts suggest they have not vanished. They are aware of you. They are waiting. And when your time comes, they will be there, arms open, just as they were in life.
This synthesis was generated from real NDE accounts in our archive. It is not medical or spiritual advice. Accounts are first-person testimonies — reported experiences, not verified facts.
Julie Papiavis was a young accountant and marketer living near Chicago. She had a near-death experience after a car accident. A speeding driver ran a red light and hit her sports car, severing her brain stem. She died in the ambulance on the way to t...
Barbara Harris experienced her near-death experience in 1975 during recovery from back surgery after a fall that led to chronic pain and addiction to medications. She had two episodes. In the first, she left her body in the Stryker frame bed, observe...
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