Marshall P ADC
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Experience description:

A dear artist friend of ours , who actually introduced me to my wife, had passed away a couple of years prior to this. We were visiting her husband one day and he asked if we would like one of her handmade , printed cloth bags. Of course we said we would love one. Several months later I was organizing my wife's art studio and I saw the bag. I picked it up and it was making me think of Martha and how happy I was that it spurred some memories. As I'm holding the bag and noticing the print, which was fish scales and several purple fish, a song playing on the radio was Cream's,  'Tales of Brave Ulysses' , and the lyric's sang, 'tiny purple fishes, run laughing through your fingers.....' and I'm looking at the bag and thinking this is definitely a sign from Martha. I decided to call her husband because I thought he would find it interesting. He did and said he was getting goose bumps because along with what I told him, Martha's absolute favorite band was Cream. I had no idea about that!!

 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

           Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:   I heard a song on the radio that described a bag I was holding and it was the deceased favorite band

           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?     the message was communicated via a song/band

           If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?     it was not her voice/sound but through the song on the radio

           Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   it was from the 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?      total of a few minutes

 Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       sort of gradual as I found the bag and was looking at it, thinking of my friend, when I noticed the song on the radio and the subsequent feelings lasted a while

 Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?          No

 Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  yes-The song on the radio described the bag I was holding but I had no idea that her favorite band was Cream, until I contacted her husband

 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 had a distinct feeling this was a way of Martha contacting me. The synchronicity of the song describing the bag and then the conversation with husband later

           Was the experience dream like in any way?  No

 Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  I had a strong since of happiness/joy as I was holding the bag reflecting on my friend. Prior to hearing the song, I was thinking how great that it was making me think of her. As the song described the bag I was thinking how cool that Martha is contacting me. Extreme happiness/joy

 Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience? No

 What was the best and worst part of your experience?          the best part feeling like I had contact with my friend and the opening the door to the question, "who am I?" and all things spiritual. There really wasn't a worst part, maybe it could have lasted longer and deeper

 Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? Yes                Describe:     I have become a voracious reader and podcast listener of all things spiritual, along with a daily meditation/reflection practice

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      Yes    It definitely piqued my interest in NDE's and what does this all mean, as in life

 Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?         No      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?          Yes I called her husband, who informed me the band playing the song I heard, was her favorite-previously unknown to me

 What emotions did you feel during the experience?          thinking about my friend, then the experience, brought a stronger than normal since of peace and happiness

 Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          No

 Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  No

 Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         No

 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?      No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?   No

 Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?   No

 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    A few spiritual friends agreed this was contact and they were excited. Don't think it influenced anyone

 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?       Yes 

I do feel supported by my friend as she's a part of my meditation sometimes

 Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event? Yes 

I've had moments during meditation/dreams that I felt the veil thinning

 Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?           Yes

 Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.       No suggestions but thought I would add, I just started reading 'Evidence of the Afterlife' which led me to look up NDERF and finding this survey

 

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