Alan Stevenson: I Had to Die to Learn How to Live
What Researchers Found
The Story
Alan R. Stevenson, a 47-year-old man, suffered a heart attack on February 26, 2010, while riding a city bus during a heavy snowstorm in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. He had experienced symptoms for three days before collapsing after asking the driver to call 911. During the NDE, Alan left his body and became pure consciousness. He perceived physical reality mistily but saw non-physical aspects clearly. His consciousness expanded as he learned and understood more. A six-foot-tall tiger, his soul guardian, appeared and brought a loving essence with no pain. He sensed three beings: a central teacher like a child of God and two students. They taught that humans are like cells in a body and must work together without judgment to evolve the soul; otherwise, harm spreads like cancer. The tiger offered a choice to stay or return. Alan chose to return with the task of learning 'the lesson of being' in the physical world. After the NDE, Alan fell in love with life. He became a prolific writer despite dropping out of high school and authored 'I Had to Die to Learn How to Live.' He now coaches life coaches, gained psychic abilities to receive image-based messages, and founded One Day NDE events to share experiences worldwide.
“back to them back to tiger and tiger i was struggling with it and it was like”
This NDE account lacks any veridical perception claims, focusing entirely on internal spiritual encounters with a tiger guardian and three beings, delivering life lessons without describing or verifying any impossible physical observations. The medical crisis is severe, but no out-of-body perceptions of the bus scene, rescuers, or events provide 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
This NDE account lacks any veridical perception claims, focusing entirely on internal spiritual encounters with a tiger guardian and three beings, delivering life lessons without describing or verifying any impossible physical observations. The medical crisis is severe, but no out-of-body perceptions of the bus scene, rescuers, or events provide 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.