Jose Hernandez and Randy Kolibaba - How Men can make the Shift after an NDE

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December 23, 2021
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Experiencer: Jose Hernandez

What Researchers Found

The Story

ndeillnessvery_positiveSignificant Transformation⭐ 9/10 Intensity

Randy Calibaba, a retired superintendent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, experienced a near-death event on February 7, 2015, due to vasculitis, an autoimmune disease causing his body to shut down. Doctors gave him three days to live as his lungs filled with blood, organs enlarged, and kidney function dropped to 8%. During the NDE in the hospital trauma unit, an orb of white light appeared on his chest, grew to envelop the room, and he felt himself leave his body. He saw his body on the bed and experienced unconditional love, peace, and no pain. He felt his deceased mother's touch reassuring him that everything would be okay. The next morning, his condition improved dramatically, leading to release after ten days and four years of remission. After the NDE, Randy shifted from seeking external success to living with purpose, serving others, and finding fulfillment within. He wrote a bestselling book donating royalties to charity, embraced vulnerability, and now speaks on PTSD and personal growth, viewing life as a gift to cherish daily.

✦ AI Generated
Evidence Strength
39%
11/28
Suggestive

The NDE accounts describe generic out-of-body experiences with no specific, verifiable details about medical procedures, staff actions, or hidden information that could not be known through normal senses. There are no mentions of verification attempts or corroborated perceptions, limiting evidential strength despite severe medical crises.

C6 Weight1
C7 Precedence1
C3 Specificity1
C5 Verification1
C1 Medical Severity4
C4 Unpredictability1
C2 Access Impossibility2

Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.

Experience Depth
63%
20/32
Moderate NDE
Cognitive
Life review2
Thought speed2
Time distortion1
Sudden understanding2
Affective
Joy1
Cosmic unity1
Brilliant light2
Peace pleasantness2
Paranormal
Esp0
Out of body2
Precognition0
Enhanced senses1
Transcendental
Mystical being1
Unearthly world1
Spirits deceased1
Border point no return2
Life Impact
56%
28/50
Significant Transformation
Breadth: 8/10 domainsDepth: 3.5/5.0
Appreciation for Life
4
Self-Perception & Identity
3
Compassion & Concern for Others
4
Values & Priorities
4
Spiritual Awareness
4
Attitude Toward Death
4
Psychic & Expanded Perception
2
Relationships & Social Dynamics
3
Purpose, Meaning & Life Direction
4

Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.

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