Ray Kinman: I became a verb...
What Researchers Found
The Story
Raymond Kinman was a 9-year-old devout Catholic boy who wanted to become a priest. His near-death experience happened after school when his friend tried a judo move and threw him headfirst onto concrete. He hit his head hard, ran toward the nurse's office, lost consciousness, convulsed, and suffocated when his tongue blocked his airway. During the NDE, Raymond entered a void with no sensations and felt scared, thinking he had gone crazy. He let go and felt peace turn into bliss. A brilliant white light pulled him in, and he became the living light of love in a timeless now, as Raymond the verb. He met his deceased dog Skippy and shared perfect loving communication. He saw golden columns like an entrance. A masculine spirit greeted him with infinite love and gave him a download of knowledge about creation. The spirit showed him his purpose is to love. He saw God as interconnected points of light, all beings as one in worship and love. He was told to return, resisted, but was sent back painfully to his body. After the NDE, Raymond told his mother and a priest, but they dismissed it as a brain injury or Satan's trick. He suppressed the experience until his 50s. He left Catholicism and stopped living inauthentically. Now he pursues music and art genuinely, understanding life as God manifesting to play and emphasizing love as purpose.
“it. And love is not just the warm different ways. As a matter of fact, it”
This NDE lacks any veridical perceptions of the physical world during unconsciousness, featuring only internal spiritual experiences and normal sensory recall upon revival. No specific, verified details from the medical crisis are reported, with perceptions limited to expected post-revival sights and sounds. Dismissal by family without verification further weakens evidential strength.
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 perceptions of the physical world during unconsciousness, featuring only internal spiritual experiences and normal sensory recall upon revival. No specific, verified details from the medical crisis are reported, with perceptions limited to expected post-revival sights and sounds. Dismissal by family without verification further weakens evidential strength.
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.