Lillie Leonardi: The Angels at Flt. 93
What Researchers Found
The Story
Lily Leonardi, an FBI community outreach specialist and former police chief, had a near-death experience during a medical crisis after a hysterectomy. The surgery punctured her bladder twice, leading to sepsis and an allergic reaction that collapsed her vascular system. Medical staff panicked while trying to find a vein for IV treatment. She heard a warning in her ear not to let them touch her neck. She lifted above her body and saw her deceased father, who looked younger and stood in white light. He said her heart was weak from life's breaks and offered his hand to come with him. She declined, wanting 10 more years by the beach with a nice man. He told her to get up and fight. She returned to her body as the anesthesiologist found a vein. Her father smiled and vanished into the light. After recovering, Lily embraced her intuitive gifts. She wrote books about her spiritual experiences, including angel visions at the 9/11 Flight 93 site, and retired to focus on writing and sharing her story.
“life um God knew that no matter what I said oh I know give it to the big”
The account primarily describes a conscious visionary experience of angels at the Flight 93 site with no claims of perceiving unverifiable physical details or events beyond normal sensory access. A secondary medical episode involves mild OBE-like lift but no specific, verified perceptions of medical staff actions or conversations. Lacks veridical elements like corroborated impossible observations, limiting evidential strength.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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What Researchers Found
The account primarily describes a conscious visionary experience of angels at the Flight 93 site with no claims of perceiving unverifiable physical details or events beyond normal sensory access. A secondary medical episode involves mild OBE-like lift but no specific, verified perceptions of medical staff actions or conversations. Lacks veridical elements like corroborated impossible observations, limiting evidential strength.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.