"All the Burdens of Life Fell Off" | In memory of Wolfgang Moissl
What Researchers Found
The Story
Mr. Moisel, a man in his mid-30s, experienced a near-death event at home due to circulatory collapse. He fainted while leading water meter readers to the cellar and fell beside the dining table. During the experience, he left his body and saw himself on the floor in a diffused, gray environment. He considered passing through the wall to go outside but hesitated. A light being, a hazy silhouette of a tall, slender human made of light, emerged from the wall. It filled him with love, forgiveness, and relief from life's burdens. The being called him by name and invited him to the hereafter, but he chose to return, feeling free to decide. After the event, he returned to his body as the men revived him. The experience confirmed his beliefs in an afterlife and divine love. It led him to study philosophy and religion deeply, write a book on consciousness and the hereafter, and advocate for interfaith understanding and peace. It shifted his view to see humans as spiritual beings, with lasting effects 30 years later.
“at that moment i felt this bliss and that all the burdens of human life fell”
This NDE lacks veridical perception claims entirely, featuring only a vague out-of-body view of the experiencer's own body and home surroundings during a non-life-threatening faint at home. No specific, verifiable, or verified details are reported, with no attempts at confirmation.
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 lacks veridical perception claims entirely, featuring only a vague out-of-body view of the experiencer's own body and home surroundings during a non-life-threatening faint at home. No specific, verifiable, or verified details are reported, with no attempts at confirmation.
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.