Filling Our God-shaped Hole: The NDE & Miraculous STEs of Ryan Rampton
What Researchers Found
The Story
Ryan was a photographer and former firefighter in his 40s when he experienced a near-death event. He was electrocuted in his studio while trying to fix a broken light by biting on a live electrical cord. During the NDE, Ryan felt his body freeze and saw black smoke from his mouth. He entered a bright white light and arrived in a pure white room. God appeared as a tall figure of light and showed Ryan a life review, highlighting lessons from his experiences without judgment. God asked if Ryan wanted to stay or return to his children. Ryan chose to return for his kids. Back in his body, he prayed for help, and the cord came loose. After the NDE, Ryan recovered miraculously with no internal organ damage. He gained a deeper spiritual connection, shared his story widely, wrote a book, and shifted to viewing life as a spiritual journey focused on God's unconditional love and forgiveness.
“because God has saved my life many many times I mean in my book there's probably”
The account describes an OBE during severe electrocution where the experiencer viewed his children playing shadow puppets from 20 feet above after a movie ended, from an impossible vantage while frozen in place; however, this specific detail lacks any reported verification or prompt reporting, limiting evidential strength despite notable medical severity and a miraculous lack of organ damage confirmed by doctors.
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 describes an OBE during severe electrocution where the experiencer viewed his children playing shadow puppets from 20 feet above after a movie ended, from an impossible vantage while frozen in place; however, this specific detail lacks any reported verification or prompt reporting, limiting evidential strength despite notable medical severity and a miraculous lack of organ damage confirmed by doctors.
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.