EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION:
In 1992 I was driving along a mountain road in a very winding portion. My
automobile was a 1989 Mercury Cougar RX7 that has a center console with the gear
shift at this location. My experience was very vivid visually. I do not believe
it was personality disassociation for several reasons. Because I have always had
an intense interest in science, I look at this experience from that viewpoint.
All I can say is it was very real and have never had that experience before or
since. Nor do I want to have it again.
I am glad to have found your site so I can tell of my
experience. As I was driving on the mountain road, Highway 128, on the winding
often sharp curved portion before reaching Cloverdale, California, I noticed
what I was seeing was slowly shifting away from my head to the right. As it
progressed I was seeing things from the passenger portion. Then I was looking at
myself wondering how I could be still steering and functioning without crashing
the car and I was on the other side of the center console looking at it. At this
time there was no sense of emotion, no sounds, no sense of body except somehow I
realized I was still connected to my body, but the connection was getting thin.
It was at that time I realized if the connection was completely gone there would
be no return.
At the time of your experience was there an
associated life-threatening event?
No
Was the experience
difficult to express in words?
No
At what time during the
experience were you at your highest level of
consciousness and
alertness?
the whole time
How did your highest level
of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal
everyday consciousness and alertness? Normal consciousness and
alertness
no change
Please compare your vision during the experience to
your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the
experience.
really no change
Please compare your hearing during the experience to
your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the
experience.
during the partial out-of-body
experience I was not aware of sounds
Did you see or hear any earthly events that were
occurring during a time that your consciousness / awareness was apart from your
physical / earthly body?
Yes
Just that I was looking at myself, seeing
the sides of trees and the hill as if I was looking only to my left as a driver
would except my body at the time was looking straight ahead.
What emotions did you feel
during the experience?
none
Did you pass into or
through a tunnel?
No
Did you see an unearthly
light?
No
Did you seem to encounter a mystical being or
presence, or hear an unidentifiable voice?
No
Did you encounter or
become aware of any beings who previously lived on earth who are described by
name in religions (for example: Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, etc.)?
No
Did you encounter or become aware of any deceased (or
alive) beings?
No
Did you become aware of past events in your life
during your experience?
No
Did you seem to enter some other, unearthly world?
No
Did time seem to speed up or slow down?
No
Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?
No
Did you reach a boundary
or limiting physical structure?
Uncertain
It was the realization that I could become
totally disconnected and as a result I could not return to my body.
Did you come to a border or point of no return?
I came to a
definite conscious decision to return to life
Just that there would be no return if I became
totally disconnected from my body.
Did scenes from the future come to you?
No
During your experience, did you encounter any
specific information / awareness suggesting that there either is (or is not)
continued existence after earthly life (“life after death”)?
No
During your experience, did you encounter any
specific information / awareness that God or a supreme being either does (or
does not) exist?
No
During your experience, did you encounter any
specific information / awareness that you either did (or did not) exist prior to
this lifetime?
No
During your experience, did you encounter any
specific information / awareness that a mystical universal connection or
unity/oneness either does (or does not) exist?
No
During your experience,
did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s
meaning or purpose?
No
During your experience,
did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding earthly life’s
difficulties, challenges, or hardships?
No
During your experience,
did you encounter any specific information / awareness regarding love?
No
During your experience,
did you encounter any other specific information / awareness that you have not
shared in other questions that is relevant to living our earthly lives?
No
Did you have a sense of
knowing special knowledge or purpose?
No
What occurred during your
experience included:
Content that
was both consistent and not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of
your experience
I look at the experience from a scientific
viewpoint. Curious.
How accurately do you
remember the experience in comparison to other life events that occurred around
the time of the experience?
I remember the
experience more accurately than other life events that occurred around the time
of the experience
My experience directly resulted in:
No changes in my life
Did you have any changes in your values or beliefs after the experience that
occurred as a result of the experience?
No
Do you have any psychic, non-ordinary or other
special gifts after your experience that you did not have before the experience?
No
Have you ever shared this experience with others?
Yes
It was shortly after. Their reaction was
they have heard of NDE's before and this might be somehow related.
Did you have any knowledge
of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?
Yes
Curiosity. Had read a few articles on the
possibility.
What did you believe about
the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:
Experience was definitely real
I look at it from a scientific viewpoint.
During the experience I was analyzing what I was seeing. I looked at the center
console to make sure I was really on the other side and looking at myself
driving.
What do you believe about
the reality of your experience at the current time:
Experience was definitely real
All I can say from observation it was
real.
Have your relationships changed
specifically as a result of your experience?
No
Have your religious
beliefs/spiritual practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?
No
At any time
in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience?
No
Is there anything else that you would like to add about your
experience?
I think I
covered it well.
Did the questions asked and information that you
provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?
Yes