There Is Something BEYOND This Physical Life - Near Death Experience (NDE)
What Researchers Found
The Story
Philip Pasher, a 72-year-old farmer from South Central Wisconsin, had a near-death experience in October 2015. He collapsed from cardiac arrest while exercising at a hospital fitness center. His heart stopped for over six minutes until staff revived him with CPR and AED shocks. He later received stents for two blockages. During the NDE, Philip found himself as an energetic construct on a raft floating on waves of warm, loving energy that passed through him. He felt profound peace. He saw an infinite space with a gigantic golden orb, the source of creation. Multiple universes connected to it by energetic filaments, and sparks of souls emerged to enter universes. He realized all beings originate from this divine essence. After the NDE, Philip's life transformed. He gained a new perspective, valuing spiritual unity over material concerns. He faced marriage challenges from his changed outlook but stayed married. He wrote a book to share hope, believing everyone returns to the source without judgment.
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This NDE lacks any veridical perception claims, featuring only subjective, otherworldly visions without observations of the physical resuscitation scene or verifiable details from it. The experiencer explicitly states unawareness of the medical efforts during the event and pieced together details post hoc via interviews, providing no evidence of impossible 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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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
This NDE lacks any veridical perception claims, featuring only subjective, otherworldly visions without observations of the physical resuscitation scene or verifiable details from it. The experiencer explicitly states unawareness of the medical efforts during the event and pieced together details post hoc via interviews, providing no evidence of impossible 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.