Sharon Milliman: A Song in the Wind
What Researchers Found
The Story
Sharon Millerman, a woman from Ohio now living in West Virginia, had three near-death experiences. The first happened at age 13 when she drowned during swimming lessons after her instructor threw her into the deep end. The second occurred in 2005 when lightning struck her while she talked on a cordless phone in the rain. During the first NDE, Sharon sank to the pool bottom, felt no pain, and saw a bright light full of love. She viewed her surroundings clearly, including her mother's horror, then heard a slamming sound as rescuers pulled her out. In the second NDE, her spirit left her body, she moved through her house seeing old furniture from the past, entered pink and gold clouds with a loving presence, met her deceased brothers in a vibrant garden where everything sang like an orchestra, had a non-judgmental life review, spoke with Jesus who expressed eternal love, and conversed with God who taught her to see divinity in all things, including herself. After these experiences, Sharon gained a deeper love for Jesus, overcame low self-esteem, learned to trust God fully, retired from banking to volunteer in foster care, hospitals, and churches, cared for her parents, and wrote a book about her encounters.
“from this light and I just felt warm and all of a sudden I felt I I heard this”
The primary veridical claim occurs during a childhood drowning NDE, with specific perceptions of events from an underwater position at the pool bottom, including names and conversations; however, these lack any reported verification, prompt pre-verification reporting, or exceptional detail/unpredictability. Other NDEs feature no earthly veridical perceptions, and medical crises are serious but not clinically documented as death. Overall evidential strength is moderate due to specificity but undermined by absence of corroboration.
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 primary veridical claim occurs during a childhood drowning NDE, with specific perceptions of events from an underwater position at the pool bottom, including names and conversations; however, these lack any reported verification, prompt pre-verification reporting, or exceptional detail/unpredictability. Other NDEs feature no earthly veridical perceptions, and medical crises are serious but not clinically documented as death. Overall evidential strength is moderate due to specificity but undermined by absence of corroboration.
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.