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Struck by Lightning & Changed in a Flash: A Life-Changing Near-Death Experience | Elizabeth Krohn

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October 5, 2026
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Experiencer: Elizabeth Krohn

What Researchers Found

The Story

nde accident very_positive Significant Transformation 9/10 Intensity

Elizabeth Cone was struck by lightning while carrying her son to a synagogue. She lost consciousness and had a near-death experience. During this experience, she felt herself leave her body and saw her physical self on the ground. She followed a light to a beautiful garden where she felt overwhelming love and met the voice of her deceased grandfather. He shared knowledge with her and offered her a choice to stay or return to her body. After two weeks in this state, she chose to return, knowing it would be painful. After the experience, she gained precognitive abilities, allowing her to know about events before they happened. This changed her perspective on life and death, giving her a new understanding of time and existence.

“life and death thing. And so that was um my my husband at the at the time um I”

✦ AI Generated
Evidence Strength
25%
7/28
Suggestive

The account does not contain any specific veridical perception claims. The experiencer discusses various thoughts and feelings during their near-death experience but does not report perceiving real-world information that should have been impossible to know given their medical state and physical position.

Unpredictability1
Temporal Precedence1
Verification Quality1
Specificity Precision1
Medical State Severity1
Verified Perception Weight1
Perceptual Access Impossibility1

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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Experience Depth
84%
27/32
Deep NDE
Cognitive
Life review1
Thought speed2
Time distortion2
Sudden understanding2
Affective
Joy2
Cosmic unity2
Brilliant light1
Peace pleasantness2
Paranormal
Esp2
Out of body2
Precognition2
Enhanced senses2
Transcendental
Mystical being2
Unearthly world2
Spirits deceased2
Border point no return1

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Life Impact
44%
22/50
Significant Transformation
Breadth: 7/10 domainsDepth: 3.1/5.0
↑Appreciation for Life
2
↑Self-Perception & Identity
3
↑Compassion & Concern for Others
3
↑Spiritual Awareness
4
↓Attitude Toward Death
3
↑Psychic & Expanded Perception
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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