"I Have Come Face to Face with the Supreme Being" | Manuela Maetze's Near-Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Manuela Metzner, a 46-year-old bookseller, jewelry designer, and astrologer, suffered a ruptured appendix on May 24, 2004. She felt sudden pain after days of mild discomfort and underwent emergency surgery without clear prior symptoms. During the wait for surgery, she reviewed her 46 years of life and accepted possible death. On the way to the anesthesia room, she entered a white sphere of light, warmth, and silence, where she felt embraced by a gender-neutral Supreme Beingness. She received messages to value her abilities, stay true to herself, and not doubt her path. Under anesthesia, a giant hand lifted her from a black box into a limitless light space, which turned into a familiar pastel landscape from a past hike. More messages urged her to continue astrology and jewelry design, leave her office job, and stop reading violent crime novels. The experience ended abruptly as anesthesia took full effect. After the NDE, Metzner gained confidence in her unique skills and felt more grounded, though changes came gradually. She quit crime novels soon after, as a sign confirmed, and pursued side interests despite keeping her office job for income. She now feels carried through life, shares her story openly, and views the event as a gift that reassures her about death.
“afraid then I said I'm Not Afraid at all too then I said okay and at that moment”
This NDE lacks any veridical perception claims, featuring only subjective spiritual visions and personal messages during anesthesia without observations of external events or verifiable details. No attempts at verification of impossible perceptions were made, limiting evidential strength entirely.
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 any veridical perception claims, featuring only subjective spiritual visions and personal messages during anesthesia without observations of external events or verifiable details. No attempts at verification of impossible perceptions were made, limiting evidential strength entirely.
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.