Experience description:

At the time of the incident, I was under extreme mental stress because I had just lost my father, who had died unexpectedly, so there was no way to prepare for it. About a month after the death, my out-of-body experience occurred. I was lying on the couch at home, and although I was not sleepy or tired, I suddenly felt extremely tired out of nowhere. I closed my eyes and remember noticing a burning candle in front of the bookcase, which quickly engulfed the bookcase in flames. In reality, of course, I did not light a candle at the time, I must have been dreaming, and yet, my next memory is of waking up. The candle was gone, the bookcase was fine, as if I had just woken up from a dream. However, at the same time, I began to rise towards the ceiling, and I remember seeing my body resting on the couch from above. I clearly left my body and looked down at myself, motionless, with my eyes closed.

A strange feeling came over me, hard to put into words. A strong sense of calm and peace spread through me, the likes of which I had never felt before or since. I was able to climb outside the house and see everything around me, what was happening. I saw my neighbors in their own apartments, I saw cars passing by on the road, the trees swaying gently in the wind. It was an unearthly feeling, a mixture of peace, satisfaction, and fulfillment, as if everything was 'as it should be'. I remembered the rest of my family and knew who was where at that moment - some were working, some were running errands, some were on vacation. Whenever I thought of any of them, I suddenly 'traveled' to the city where that person was and also saw from above what they were doing. It was like watching a movie from up there, what was happening to him, who he was interacting with. But this trip there was only a moment, I felt like I was 'traveling' to that city almost at the speed of light. I wandered between cities, even countries, to see what was happening to which member of my family, to make sure they were safe. I was 19 when this happened, and I remembered my mother, I knew that it would be noon and she would be heading home to me from work. So I traveled back to the city, to her work, and I actually saw her getting on her bike, heading home to me. I was still overwhelmed by this unearthly peace and at the same time a feeling of 'non-judgment'. No matter what anyone was doing, I had no opinion or thought about it, I just observed everything and everyone from up there. But it was as if there was a thin veil between me and the world, through which I could see.

As I watched my mother ride her bike through the city, I suddenly became afraid of what would happen if she got home and found me dead, just like my father had been a month before. I was terrified by the thought, it was the first thought I had had since I left my body and I didn’t want to put an extra emotional burden on my mother by losing me too.

I remember she had already reached the stairwell and was pushing the bike through the door, she was starting to lock it when I became even more scared by the thought of finding me dead at home and somehow getting back into my body. I jumped up on the couch, a strange tingling sensation spread through me and at that moment I heard my mother enter the front door, the doorknob click.

The out-of-body experience was the most bizarre thing that ever happened to me, and to this day I get goosebumps when I think about how the timeline was right - as if it really happened (it felt real), and that he really came home when I saw him coming home from up there. Everything was absolutely right.

It was only then that I read about out-of-body experiences for the first time in my life, and I read that extreme stress can trigger such an experience. However, even then, nothing explains the flow of time, that everything really happened outside of me as and when I saw it from up there. He came home exactly at the exact second I saw him coming home.

I have never had another out-of-body experience since then, but the otherworldly feeling has stayed with me forever.

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A történés idején extrém mentális stressz hatása alatt voltam, mert épp csak elveszítettem édesapámat, aki váratlanul halt meg, így nem lehetett felkészülni rá. Nagyjából egy hónappal a haláleset után történt a testen kívüli élményem. Otthon feküdtem a kanapén, és bár nem voltam álmos, vagy fáradt, mégis hirtelen a semmiből extrém fáradtság tört rám. Lehunytam a szemem és emlékszem, egy égő gyertyára figyeltem fel a könyvespolc előtt, ami hamar lángkba borította a könyvespolcot. A valóságban persze nem gyújtottam gyertyát akkor, valószínűleg álmodhattam ezt, és mégis, a következő emlékképem az, hogy felébredek. Eltűnt a gyertya, a könyvespolcnak semmi baja sem volt, mintha csak egy álomból keltem volna fel. Viszont, ezzel egyidejűleg elkezdtem felemelkedni a plafon felé, és emlékszem, hogy fentről láttam a testemet a kanapén pihenni. Egyértelműen elhagytam a testem, és odafentről néztem, ahogy mozdulatlanul, cuskott szemmel fekszem.

Különös érzés fogott el, amit nehéz szavakba önteni. A megnyugvás és béke olyan erős érzése áradt szét bennem, amelyhez még csak fogható erősségűt sem éreztem soha az életemben sem előtte, sem azóta. Képes voltam a házon kívülre emelkedni, és mindent látni a környezetemben, hogy mi történik. Láttam a szomszédokat a saját lakásukban, láttam autókat az úton elhaladni, ahogy a fákat lengeti a szél finoman. Földöntúli érzés volt, egyszerre vegyült béke, elégedettség, beteljesülés érzése, mintha mindennek 'így kéne lennie'. Eszembe jutott a családom többi tagja, és tudtam hogy ebben a pillanatban ki hol van - van aki dolgozik, van, aki ügyintéz, van aki szabadnapos. Akármelyikőjükre gondoltam, hirtelen 'odautaztam' az adott városba, aho laz illető volt és szintén fentről láttam, hogy mit csinál. Mintha egy filmet néznék odafentről, hogy éppen mi történik vele, kikkel interaktál. De ez az odautazás egy pillanat volt csupán, éreztem hogy szinte fénysebességgel 'utazom' az adott városba. Így vándoroltam váosok, sőt, országok között, hogy megnézzem, melyik családtagommal mi történik éppen, hogy biztonságban tudjam őket. 19 éves voltam amikor ez történt, és eszembe jutott édesanyám, tudtam hogy mindjárt dél lesz és ő hazaindul hozzám a munkahelyéről. Visszautaztam hát a városba, a munkahelyéhez és láttam valóban, ahogy biciklire ül, ahogy elindul haza hozzám. Továbbra is elöntött ez a földöntúli békesség és egyúttal a 'nem ítélkezés' érzése. Mindegy, hogy ki mit csinál, nem volt róla véleményem, vagy gondolatom, csakis megfigyeltem mindent és mindenkit odafentről. De mintha egy leheletvékony fátyol lett volna közöttem és a világ között, amelyen átláttam.

Amikor néztem, ahogy édesanyám végig biciklizik a városon, hirtelen megijedtem, hogy mi fog történni ha hazaér, és ott talál engem, szintén holtan, akárcsak apámat egy hónappal azelőtt. Megijedtem ettől a gondolattól, ez volt az első gondolatom amióta kiléptem a testemből és nem akartam plusz érzelmi tehert rárakni anyámra azzal, hogy még engem is elveszít.

Emlékszem, már a lépcsőházhoz ért és tolta be a biciklit az ajtón, elkezdte lezárni mikor még inkább megijedtem a gondolattól, hogy otthon talál engem holtan és ettől valahogy visszakerültem a testembe. Felpattantam a kanapén, különös bizsergető érzés áradt szét bennem és abban a pillanatban hallottam, ahogy édesanyám belép a bejárati ajtón, kattant a kilincs.

A testen kívüli élmény a legbizarabb volt ami valaha történt velem, és a mai napig libabőrös leszek, ha belegondolok, hogy stimmelt az idővonal - mintha valóban megtörtént vlna (valódinak is érződött), és tényleg akkor ért haza, amikor láttam odafentről hazaérni. Minden stimmelt abszolút.

Csak ezután olvastam utána a testen kívüli élményeknek életemben először, és olvastam, hogy extrém stressz képes lehet kiváltani ilyen élményt. Viszont, akkor sem magyarázza semmi az idő folyását, hogy valóban minden úgy és akkor történt rajtam kívül, ahogy azt láttam odafentről. Másodpercre pontosan akkor ért haza, ahogy láttam őt hazaérni.

At the time of your experience was there an associated life-threatening event?   No 

Was the experience difficult to express in words?  Yes     such a strong emotional charge that I have never felt before and I don't think there are words for it

At what time during the experience were you at your highest level of consciousness and alertness?      When I existed up there in space and saw everything at once.

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal everyday consciousness and alertness?      More consciousness and alertness than normal   All my senses were awakened, I was present everywhere I wanted at the same time.

Please compare your vision during the experience to your everyday vision that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   I became more peaceful after the experience, a sense of calm settled over me. My vision did not change.

Please compare your hearing during the experience to your everyday hearing that you had immediately prior to the time of the experience.   My hearing hasn't changed.

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   See description.

What emotions did you feel during the experience?   See description.  

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?   Some unfamiliar and strange place
A thin veil separated me from reality, I was floating above it.

Did time seem to speed up or slow down?   No

Did you suddenly seem to understand everything?   Everything about the universe
Everything about the universe

Did you reach a boundary or limiting physical structure?   Uncertain
As I wrote, a veil separated me from reality.

Did you come to a border or point of no return?   I came to a definite conscious decision to return to life
I was terrified that I would be found dead, and the thought of that brought me back to 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”)?   Yes   yes, an outside observer who observes events without judgment

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?   Uncertain   I don't know for sure.

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?   Uncertain   I was overwhelmed by this feeling, but not for a specific person, but for the universe, of which everything and everyone is a part.

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?   Yes   Yes, an outside observer who observes events without judgment. Maybe that's what happens to all of us when we leave.

What occurred during your experience included:   Content that was entirely not consistent with the beliefs you had at the time of your experience   I was introduced to a new perspective that I had never thought about before, or even heard of before.

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  with two of my family members. One of them shied away from him as if he was scared, the other was pleasantly envious of him, saying it would be nice to experience something like that.

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?   No  

What did you believe about the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:   Experience was definitely real   due to time: see description

What do you believe about the reality of your experience at the current time:   Experience was definitely real   due to time: see description

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?   Yes   There has to be something after you die.

At any time in your life, has anything ever reproduced any part of the experience?   No     

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