Near Death Experiences - Geraldine Divito - Detachment
What Researchers Found
The Story
A mother experienced a near-death event during an intense episode of screaming and vomiting in her bedroom, feeling on the verge of passing out. Her husband, mother, and two sons were present. She suddenly floated above her body, near the ceiling, looking down at the bedroom scene. She saw her physical body still alive and screaming, along with the backs of her husband's and mother's heads, and her sons in the doorway. Her vision was clear, but she felt no emotional ties to them, viewing the situation as a detached spectator with amusement. She described a profound sense of contentment, happiness, and an inner smile. She existed as her spirit or mind, without a body form, in a quiet vacuum that brought peacefulness. Though alone, she felt protected, like a comforting maternal embrace. After returning, she recalled the experience as the most wonderful and magnificent moment of her life, filled with otherworldly peace that was hard to describe in everyday terms.
This NDE features a brief out-of-body experience during a fainting episode at home, observing family members from near the ceiling in a vague manner. Lacks specific, unpredictable, verified details or timely reporting, limiting evidential strength primarily due to absence of veridical perceptions.
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 features a brief out-of-body experience during a fainting episode at home, observing family members from near the ceiling in a vague manner. Lacks specific, unpredictable, verified details or timely reporting, limiting evidential strength primarily due to absence of veridical perceptions.
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.