His Journey to Hell, Heaven, & Back!
What Researchers Found
The Story
Howard Storm was an atheist art professor. His near-death experience happened in 1985 in Paris when his stomach perforated, causing severe pain and sepsis. He went unconscious after hours without treatment. During the NDE, he left his body and felt ecstatic with heightened senses. He tried to speak to his wife but was ignored. A group called him into a dark hallway, where they turned abusive and attacked him. He prayed to God using childhood phrases, and the beings retreated. He called to Jesus, who appeared in white light, healed him, and held him in overwhelming love. They traveled to a realm of light beings. Jesus showed him a life review of his selfish actions hurting others, which saddened Jesus and angels. His achievements meant nothing. Jesus sent him back to learn compassion. After the NDE, Storm had surgery and recovered. He became a Christian, focused on loving others, quit teaching, attended seminary, and pastored a church for 30 years. He now shares his story through books and interviews to encourage faith.
“um god is a god of love and god is a god and um the bottom line is is everybody”
This NDE involves deep unconsciousness from severe peritonitis but offers only vague, expected observations of family members bedside during a brief OBE, with no specific details, unpredictability, verification efforts, or confirmed perceptions reported.
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 involves deep unconsciousness from severe peritonitis but offers only vague, expected observations of family members bedside during a brief OBE, with no specific details, unpredictability, verification efforts, or confirmed perceptions reported.
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.