The Two SURPRISING Things that Happened IMMEDIATELY After My Death (Near Death Experience)

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August 23, 2023
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Experiencer: Jonathan Van Valin

What Researchers Found

The Story

ndesurgeryvery_positiveSignificant Transformation⭐ 8/10 Intensity

Jonathan, a 29-year-old man, experienced a near-death event from dehydration after surgery for sleep apnea. He had been released from the hospital but could not swallow or drink due to post-surgery pain, leading to his body slowly dying over two days under his father's care at a farmhouse. He felt an inner click as his life force drained. He realized he was not his body; his consciousness observed the dying process without fear. Pain in his body became irrelevant; he distinguished pain from suffering and felt free. He merged into the infinite, losing individuality in overwhelming peace, awe, and joy. He slept and woke confirming the process accelerated. He chose to return, sensing unfinished tasks here. After IV fluids reversed the dying, Jonathan integrated a lasting peace. He perceives the world with kindness and forgiveness. He developed intuitive healing abilities, helps others through divine principles, and shares this via his website, assistthespirit.com.

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✦ AI Generated
Evidence Strength
29%
8/28
Suggestive

This NDE lacks any veridical perception claims, featuring only internal realizations about consciousness, pain, and merging into the infinite, with no descriptions of impossible sensory access or verifiable external details. Medical severity is moderate due to dehydration and pain, but brain function remained intact with full awareness throughout. No verification or temporal precedence for external perceptions.

C6 Weight1
C7 Precedence1
C3 Specificity1
C5 Verification1
C1 Medical Severity2
C4 Unpredictability1
C2 Access Impossibility1

Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.

Experience Depth
94%
30/32
Deep NDE
Cognitive
Life review1
Thought speed2
Time distortion2
Sudden understanding2
Affective
Joy2
Cosmic unity2
Brilliant light1
Peace pleasantness2
Paranormal
Esp1
Out of body2
Precognition1
Enhanced senses2
Transcendental
Mystical being0
Unearthly world2
Spirits deceased0
Border point no return2
Life Impact
58%
29/50
Significant Transformation
Breadth: 7/10 domainsDepth: 4.1/5.0
Appreciation for Life
2
Self-Perception & Identity
4
Compassion & Concern for Others
2
Values & Priorities
3
Spiritual Awareness
5
Religious Orientation
1
Attitude Toward Death
4
Purpose, Meaning & Life Direction
3

Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.

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