About the NDE

The "near death experience" has been popularized through the media in the last couple of decades. Many news documentaries, several major books, and some popular Hollywood movies has made the general public aware of the phenomena associated with a flat-line experience that propels the "mind of consciousness" toward a visionary light. The romantic comedy "Ghost" explored this theme. The theory and idea that some sort of 'afterlife' exists on a mysterious plane outside the realm of the physical.

The first major motion film I watched after my own personal experience was a movie titled "Resurrection."

Hardship of testimony:

I enjoyed watching the film because I could relate to the hardship the main character expressed about trying to put the experience into words. There are no words in the vocabulary of humanity adequate enough to accurately describe the sense of joy, love, and harmony that comes from the "light" during the mystical "out of body" experience. The movie touched on so many various themes associated with my own personal experience. My Grandfather had been the person in my family - whom I opened up to. A voice of experience and wisdom. He stated I had to be cautious in sharing testimony of my experience. He felt that "dark" and "unenlightened" minds might view my testimony with suspicion and superstition. In the movie "Resurrection" - this was the main thrust of the theme.

Strangers:

In the aftermath of my 'near death experience' - I had an acute case of retrograde amnesia. I had no memory of family, friends, or acquaintances. The line was blurred between a stranger - and what friendly relations was about. Everyone was a stranger to me for weeks after the NDE. I had an impression what a friend was, and what family was about. All my personal history was wiped clean. I was working on trying to re-establish some sort of connection with people - and at the same time - I was trying to talk about the memory I had of the "other worldly" travel into an extraordinary light. (Afterlife) My testimony was often meet with ridicule and mockery. It was almost to the point of it being a "verbal bashing." It would cause me to react to the mockery with a bitterness.

After Effects:

Some of the after effects of the 1978 NDE was a mystical connection to 'spirits.' Not only spirits I had encountered in the NDE, but spirits of friends who had passed on. By the age of 21 - I had three friends who had passed away at a young age.

Humor:

I tried to deal with the "shock" of the rippling mystical effect with humor. I got used to dealing with "ghostly" encounters. I took it all in stride.

Mystery:

When I returned from the NDE - what I encountered while in the light became something of a mystery to myself as well. My biggest mystery was the history of my childhood.

Miracles:

During the first year after my NDE, I witnessed several miracles that defied humor logic and went against the laws of physics.

Themes:

In this section - I share what the aftermath of my NDE was like dealing with the various themes associated with the knowledge I gained though the NDE. Ghosts, spirits, miracles, reincarnation, and various other themes.

Various Experiences

My Ghost
When I was outside my body during the NDE, I had an impression of what ghosts were about. I wanted to scare my 17 year old sister. I had used gimmicks in the past to put a scare into her. There was nothing like the real deal. The night of my NDE - I scared the daylights out of her.

Ghost Road
After my NDE in 1978 - I learned I had friend and fellow co-worker who had died. Unlike me, his spirit didn't come back into his body. His spirit was on a haunting. In the end, over 50 people were eyewitness to his ghostly presence.

Hauntings
Three months after my NDE, the hauntings on the road started. I took over 50 people out to the road to witness first hand - a spiritual "humanoid" figure running up and down the road. It would put a scare in people that made them feel goose bumps and made the hair stand up on the back of their heads.

Siblings Sighting
Word got around like a wild fire. Everyone who hadn't seen it - was convinced I was pulling some sort of elaborate gag on people. Some friends got word to my younger sister. She was determined to find out what sort of trick I was using to convince people they (like her) had seen and heard a real ghost. She was out to prove it was all a hoax. I warned her to bring herself a diaper.

Moms Sighting
After my sister had her second experience with another ghost - my Mom was convinced it was going to take an adult mind to expose my tricks. All the people I had taken out to the "ghost road" had been teenagers my age. She felt their inexperience in life was their downfall in falling for what ever trick she felt I was up to. I made her sit on a plastic bag as well. She thought it was part of the gag. I told her -- it was to keep me from driving around with a stain in my upholstery.

Uncles Sighting
After my Mom encountered the ghostly presence on the road - she got on the horn with my family. They sent my Uncle for a visit. He wanted to see the "smoke and mirrors" he "thought" I was using to fool people into thinking they had an experience with the 'supernatural.' He was convinced that such things didn't happen except in movies. He felt it had to be rigged like a movie set. He got his eyes full of the afterlife phenomena and changed his tune.

Grandfather's Advise
After my Uncle had the encounter with the "ghostly" spirit - my Grandfather invited me to the family farm in the Ozarks. He wanted to talk to me first hand about the buzz going around concerning my "afterlife" experience. After our conversations together - I felt my Grandfather was my spiritual advisor concerning human affairs - especially in regard to the family. He was looked at as the "head of the family." Every thing had to filter through him. In his retirement - he was an avid reader of scriptures. He was trying to wrap his mind around my testimony - as it regarded my spiritual life - and how it was having an impact on the family.