#219 - I Was Run Over By A Navy Ship! - Greg's Near Death Experience
What Researchers Found
The Story
Greg Keeley, a Royal Australian Navy clearance diver, had a near-death experience during a 1990s mission in the Antarctic Ocean. He fell 30 feet into freezing water while fast-roping to a boat in 17-meter seas, got sucked under the Navy frigate, run over by its propellers, and then by two rescue boats, leading to hypothermia and near-drowning. During the first NDE, as he sank, panic stopped and calmness came. He felt wrapped in warmth and entered a black transitional space where he lost his identity and became only life experiences. Rescued and revived, he collapsed again on the ship. In the second NDE, he saw 12-13 tall silhouettes of entities from other times and places. They welcomed him with excitement and overwhelming love, like returning home. He drifted toward them but paused when a soothing female voice called him back. He chose to return to the voice of a Navy officer holding his hand. After the NDE, Greg developed PTSD with flashbacks and anxiety that disrupted his life and careers. Years later, he studied hypnotherapy and unconscious coaching, healed himself, and now helps veterans and civilians release emotional traumas to live happier lives with purpose.
“away from it was the love that I felt um there was I was sort of torn I had”
This NDE features profound subjective experiences of peace, love, and encounters with non-physical entities during severe hypothermia and unconsciousness from near-drowning, but lacks any veridical perceptions, specific verifiable details, or corroboration of impossible knowledge. No out-of-body observations or confirmed accurate perceptions beyond normal sensory range are reported.
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 features profound subjective experiences of peace, love, and encounters with non-physical entities during severe hypothermia and unconsciousness from near-drowning, but lacks any veridical perceptions, specific verifiable details, or corroboration of impossible knowledge. No out-of-body observations or confirmed accurate perceptions beyond normal sensory range are reported.
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.