Experience description:
My Grandmother suffered
with cancer for about a year before her passing. I was there, holding her hand,
when she passed over. About a week later, I was awakened in the middle of the
night. I sat up in bed and could feel the temperature in the room drop. There
felt as though someone was there with me, but I was not afraid. I heard my
Grandma say, "thank you, thank you for all that you did", (my grandfather was
also ill and I was always went to the rest home to visit him). I asked,
"grandma, grandma where are you, are you OK". Then the other presents spoke to
me telepathically and said, "you can not ask her any questions". I continued to
ask my grandma where she was and if she was ok, again I was told she could not
answer any of my questions. Grandma told me thank you again and then I could
feel them both leaving the room. The room temp just seemed to change. I yelled
out, come back, but there was no answer, they were gone.
Was this experience
difficult to express in words?
No
Did you ONLY sense an
awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling
or smelling them?
Yes
Did you hear the deceased or
hear something associated with the deceased?
Yes
Did the voice or
sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not
hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?
it was a sense of knowing what was
communicated. There were no words spoke by them or by me.
Is there any
possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings
at the time of your experience?
no, TV was off and there was no
radio.
Was there any
possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?
none
Did you feel a touch or
experience any physical contact from the deceased?
No
Did you see the
deceased?
No
Did you smell a distinct
smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased?
No
How long did the experience
last?
hard to say, a few minutes I
believe
Was the beginning and end of
the experience gradual or more sudden?
gradual
Could you sense the emotions
or mood of the deceased?
Yes I felt she was worried
about me being so sad
Did the deceased give you
information you did not previously know?
Not really. I just know if
she could have said something, she would have thanked me for taking care of my
grandfather
How do you currently view the
reality of your experience?
Experience was definitely real
Please explain
why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:
I was wide awake. I can
still remember the detail all these years later. It changed my view on death
Was the
experience dream like in any way?
No
Describe in detail your
feelings/emotions during the experience:
calm, not as sad or angry. Felt
more at peace
Was there any emotional
healing in any way following the experience?
Yes
I now know we will be together
again. I was not as sad
What was the best and worst
part of your experience?
worst is that it was such a short
time. Best was that it happened in the first place
Has your life changed
specifically as a result of your experience?
Yes
Describe:
I look at
death in a better light now.
Did you have
any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?
Yes I have a believe in the afterlife and now I know there is a god
Did
the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death,
afterlife, God, etc.?
Yes I do
believe in God, I believe one of his helpers brought my grandma to me. I
believe in the afterlife
Death
Compacts
are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies
first will try to contact the other(s). Have you ever made such a
compact?
No
Did
you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience
that could be verified later?
No
What
emotions did you feel during the experience?
Peace knowing
my grandma was still around me
Was
the experience witnessed or experienced by others?
No
Did
you have any sense of altered space or time?
Yes
sort of, seem time stood still
Did
you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or
purpose?
Yes
I
feel I know God exists and that we do have another life after this one
Did
you become aware of future events?
No
Did
you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience
that you did not have prior to the experience?
Yes
I
actually had it before the experience, most of my life really. May times I can
just look at a person and know if they are good, or bad.
Did
you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?
No
Did
you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?
Uncertain
there
was a "being" there, but did not see there, only heard them
Did
you see a light?
No
Did
any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location
described above?
No
Have
you shared this experience with others?
Yes
Have you
shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web
site?
No
Were there any
associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the
experience?
No
Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life,
medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?
No
Did
you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or
other spiritual event?
No
Did
the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively
describe your experience?
Yes