Gloria Oelman: There is no Death Revisited
What Researchers Found
The Story
Gloria Ullman, a 12-year-old girl in Australia, had a near-death experience during severe trauma from rape by her uncle. She blacked out from intense pain and shock. During the blackout, her consciousness split into three parts. She saw her body from the ceiling corner, feeling that was her true self. There was telepathic communication between this out-of-body self and her body on the bed. A third benevolent awareness, not her own, provided comfort and information, though she recalls no details. She came to after 10-15 minutes. At age 23, she had a similar experience in a car accident, blacking out after hitting the windscreen and feeling like she attended a meeting with entities. These events left lasting feelings of otherworldly support. After her husband's death in 1996, Gloria shifted from atheism to believing in an afterlife. She began remembering dreams, had spiritual visions during meditation, and embraced consciousness as primary, finding peace and purpose through love and forgiveness.
The account describes OBE-like experiences during unconsciousness from trauma and accident, but lacks any specific, verifiable perceptions or details observed from the out-of-body vantage point. No attempts at verification, confirmed details, or timely reporting are mentioned, limiting evidential strength to subjective feelings and vague awareness.
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 describes OBE-like experiences during unconsciousness from trauma and accident, but lacks any specific, verifiable perceptions or details observed from the out-of-body vantage point. No attempts at verification, confirmed details, or timely reporting are mentioned, limiting evidential strength to subjective feelings and vague awareness.
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.