The Black Space after an Electricity Accident | Beate M's Near-Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Beate, a four-year-old girl, had a near-death experience after an electricity accident in her bedroom. She unscrewed her bedside lamp's bulb and touched the socket, feeling intense pain like a punch to her heart from the electric shock. She floated out of her body and hovered under the ceiling, seeing herself upright in her crib in the dark room lit by an orange nightlight. Time slowed, and pain vanished, leaving a sense of wellbeing. The ceiling opened, and she was sucked into vast blackness at high speed, knowing she was dying and wanting to hear birds sing. She briefly sat in her sunny garden, then returned to her body in the crib. Afterward, she could not tell her parents and viewed the event as normal but feared falling asleep due to the blackness, causing panic for 40 years. Reading Pim van Lommel's book helped her recognize it as an NDE, reframe it positively, and pursue awareness research, translating books, and supporting others in understanding consciousness and energy connections.
“and my mother decided to take me home instead of to school. And I was riding my bike in our village and I didn’t know what exactly had happened”
The account features a classic childhood OBE during an electrocution with an elevated vantage point but lacks any verifiable specific details about the scene or events. No attempts at verification were made contemporaneously, and no perceptions were confirmed by independent sources. Secondary experiences like the apparition are mentioned but not integrated into the core NDE with evidential support.
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What Researchers Found
The account features a classic childhood OBE during an electrocution with an elevated vantage point but lacks any verifiable specific details about the scene or events. No attempts at verification were made contemporaneously, and no perceptions were confirmed by independent sources. Secondary experiences like the apparition are mentioned but not integrated into the core NDE with evidential support.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
Was this Evidence Strength score useful?
Was this Experience Depth score useful?
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
Was this Life Impact score useful?