#33 Dragged Under Speeding Train in Freak Accident. Amazing Near Death Experience. David Ditchfield
What Researchers Found
The Story
David Ditchfield, a man down on his luck, experienced a near-death event after his coat got caught in a moving train at a Cambridge station, dragging him under and severely injuring him, including severing his left arm below the elbow. During the NDE, he left his body in the hospital amid pain and chaos. He entered a calm realm without pain, surrounded by pulsating orbs of color. He lay on a hard rock that felt comfortable, with his body intact under a blue sheet. Grids of white light healed him. An androgynous being appeared at his feet, smiling. Two female beings healed his physical and emotional wounds, removing lifelong baggage. He looked over the edge and saw a waterfall of stars, realizing he was in the universe. He felt peace about his family joining him eventually. A tunnel of white light with flames, the essence of God, approached, then he returned to his body. After the NDE, David recovered remarkably fast physically and spiritually. He felt glowing and positive, helping others in the hospital. He developed a strong faith and connection to Christ. He began painting visions of Jesus and composing orchestral music about his experience, channeling divine healing energy through his art to help others.
“was felt I knew I felt at this stage you know and I wanted to speak to us I”
This NDE contains no veridical perception claims of real-world events during the experience; all perceptions occur in a subjective otherworldly realm with orbs, beings, light, and cosmic vistas. The experiencer was conscious and interacting prior to onset, limiting medical severity, and no specific, verified, or impossible-to-know details from the physical environment are reported.
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What Researchers Found
This NDE contains no veridical perception claims of real-world events during the experience; all perceptions occur in a subjective otherworldly realm with orbs, beings, light, and cosmic vistas. The experiencer was conscious and interacting prior to onset, limiting medical severity, and no specific, verified, or impossible-to-know details from the physical environment are reported.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
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Was this Experience Depth score useful?
Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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