Edgar Cayce’s Childhood NDE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Neil Helm was a space scientist who had a near-death experience (NDE) at age five after drowning in a hot spring. During the experience, he felt calm and left his body. He floated through a tunnel towards a unique light that he identified as God. God told him it was not his time to die, and he returned to his body. After being resuscitated, he received gifts from God, including the ability to communicate with animals and psychic abilities. After his NDE, he became more spiritual and dedicated his life to helping others, eventually pursuing a career in psychology and studying NDEs.
The account does not contain any specific veridical perception claims. The experiencer describes a near-death experience with personal insights and spiritual encounters but lacks detailed observations of real-world events or information that could not have been known otherwise.
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 does not contain any specific veridical perception claims. The experiencer describes a near-death experience with personal insights and spiritual encounters but lacks detailed observations of real-world events or information that could not have been known otherwise.
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.