Steven Banks relearns his OBE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Steven Banks had a near-death experience at 17 years old due to feeling lightheaded during a blood test. He left his body and floated above the building, feeling love and joy. He traveled quickly and met his spirit guide, Janie, who taught him about his life's purpose and the importance of following his intuition. After the experience, he returned to his body but did not remember the lessons he learned. Years later, after his partner Stephanie had her own NDE, Steven relived his experience and gained clarity about his mission. This led him to live in a tent for three years to connect with nature and understand himself better, resulting in a profound transformation in his life.
“knew I knew I knew this woman. And as soon as I looked over, she said, "Hello,”
The account does not contain any veridical perception claims, as it primarily focuses on the subjective experience of an out-of-body journey without specific observations of the physical world that could be verified. The descriptions are more about feelings and spiritual insights rather than concrete, observable events.
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.
Are you here because someone you love has died?
These accounts were gathered because death may not be the end. Thousands of people have experienced something beyond — and come back to tell us about it.
What Researchers Found
The account does not contain any veridical perception claims, as it primarily focuses on the subjective experience of an out-of-body journey without specific observations of the physical world that could be verified. The descriptions are more about feelings and spiritual insights rather than concrete, observable events.
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.