Ellen Whealton
What Researchers Found
The Story
Ellen Wilton was a 12-year-old girl learning to ride a horse when the cinch slipped and the horse kicked her in the temple. She fell into a coma for five days. During her NDE, she found herself on a wooden raft on pink clouds with Jesus in front and Buddha to her left. She felt safe and loved unconditionally. They communicated through thoughts. Then she was taken to heaven, where she heard beautiful music and felt enveloped in warm light and love. Her body dissipated, and she merged completely into the divine love, becoming part of source energy. Back on the raft, she received messages about purpose, gratitude, and that everyone has meaning. She chose to return despite wanting to stay. She entered a dark, womb-like place and saw colored music notes approaching. She pulled toward a soft music sound that grew louder until she awoke in the ICU, drawn back by her father playing Disney's Sleeping Beauty music. After the NDE, Ellen lost memories of her life before the accident but gained a new sense of purpose. She became a transpersonal and music therapist with a master's degree in counseling emphasizing music therapy. She now heals others using music, sound bowls, essential oils, meditation, and angel guidance, helping with PTSD and grief. Her work focuses on connecting people to their inner wisdom and divine energy.
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This NDE features a severe medical crisis but lacks any veridical perception claims, consisting entirely of subjective spiritual encounters with figures like Jesus and Buddha, merging into love, and being drawn back by music without impossible sensory access or verifiable real-world details.
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
This NDE features a severe medical crisis but lacks any veridical perception claims, consisting entirely of subjective spiritual encounters with figures like Jesus and Buddha, merging into love, and being drawn back by music without impossible sensory access or verifiable real-world details.
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.