The Near-Death Experience Of A JEWISH MAN | Dr. Laurence Brock | NDE
What Researchers Found
The Story
Lawrence Brock was in his early 20s in the 1970s when he had a near-death experience. He crashed his car into a tree after driving while high from smoking pot and drinking at a party. He left his body and floated in white light above the smashed car. He saw his body leaning against the tree with a cracked head and a police officer nearby. The scene below was dark night, but he felt like it was a perfect summer day with complete well-being and a sense of body. Behind him stood a being in a circle of white light. The being said he had to go back because his Father—God—wanted him to stay. He returned to his body and woke up three days later in the hospital. The experience started his spiritual path. He gained healing abilities, such as warm hands that eased pain. He studied with a Sufi teacher and now focuses his life on spiritual healing work for people and houses.
“back your father wants you to stay I that the being was referring to was not”
The account describes a clear OBE during a three-day coma from a severe car crash head injury, with specific details of the body position, smashed car, and a police officer at the scene from an elevated vantage point impossible for the unconscious body. However, there are no reports of verification attempts or confirmations of these perceptions, and details are predictable for a crash site, resulting in moderate evidential strength.
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What Researchers Found
The account describes a clear OBE during a three-day coma from a severe car crash head injury, with specific details of the body position, smashed car, and a police officer at the scene from an elevated vantage point impossible for the unconscious body. However, there are no reports of verification attempts or confirmations of these perceptions, and details are predictable for a crash site, resulting in moderate evidential strength.
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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