Near Death Experience: "We Create Our Existence with our Thoughts" | Ellen Whealton NDE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Ellen Wheelton was a 12-year-old girl who loved horses. She had a near-death experience after a horse kicked her in the head, putting her in a coma for a week. During the coma, she floated on a wooden raft with Jesus in front and a man she later recognized as Buddha beside her. She entered a bright place of light with colorful trees and unheard music. She melted into the light and became pure love. Back on the raft, Jesus gave her a choice to stay in heaven or return to earth. She saw how her death would affect her family and chose to return to heal people with music. She received information about gratitude, purpose, love, and support from the divine. Colored music notes appeared, and she pulled a sound toward her until she woke in the ICU to music from a Disney movie her parents played. After the NDE, Ellen became a music therapist. She earned a master's in transpersonal psychology and helps clients connect to their higher self using music, crystal bowls, oils, reiki, and meditation. Her life focuses on spiritual healing and living in gratitude and love.
“what felt like a human body it felt like i had an energy of my own at first and i”
This NDE lacks any strong veridical perception claims, featuring only spiritual visions and a predictable awareness of bedside music that doctors recommended to parents. The single potential claim about a Disney movie soundtrack is vague, post-verification, and accessible via normal sensory cues even in coma. No impossible access, specific details, or pre-verification reporting elevates evidential strength.
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 lacks any strong veridical perception claims, featuring only spiritual visions and a predictable awareness of bedside music that doctors recommended to parents. The single potential claim about a Disney movie soundtrack is vague, post-verification, and accessible via normal sensory cues even in coma. No impossible access, specific details, or pre-verification reporting elevates evidential strength.
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.