Here are a few testimonials from people who have undergone an IME or other “altered state of consciousness” experience. This is a very subjective selection; you can find thousands of other stories, some of them in French, on the site of NDERF – Near-Death Experiences Research Foundation and on the IANDS – France website.
- When the heart awakens to Love – exploring unconditional love
Betty J. Eadie experienced a particularly detailed and spectacular NDE. She recounts it in her book “In the Arms of Light”. In her second book, “The Awakening Heart”, she recounts the rest of her journey. She has worked tirelessly to share the message of love, hope and joy she received during her NDE. Here are… Read more: When the heart awakens to Love – exploring unconditional love - The Light After Death: My Journey to Heaven and Back – The Story of Vincent Todd Tolman
Vincent Todd Tolman had a magnificent NDE, in which he realized that Love is the foundation and key to all that exists. He returned determined to share this message as widely as possible. Here are some extracts from his book The Light After Death: My Journey To Heaven and Back. Love is like a tangible… Read more: The Light After Death: My Journey to Heaven and Back – The Story of Vincent Todd Tolman - Light is joy and happiness
Andy Petro had a profound IME while drowning in a lake as a child. Decades later, he recounted it in his book “Alive in the Light: Remembering Eternity”. Here are a few short extracts. The radiant light, which looks like a thousand exploding suns, invades the darkness. My retinas should be burned by its brilliance,… Read more: Light is joy and happiness - At the source of existence
Anke Evertz had an NDE after being accidentally burned alive. She tells it like this: “It happened on a cold September evening. My whole body – lighting the fireplace – caught fire in an instant. Everything in me went up in flames, and after a few seconds, all I could do was breathe in the… Read more: At the source of existence - An NDE after a suicide attempt
Chris Batts had an NDE after attempting suicide by jumping out of a speeding car. He recounts his experience and how it profoundly transformed his life in his book Boom! The Life and Times of a Suicide Near Death Experiencer (untranslated). Here are a few extracts. I’m missing something Before my NDE, I hadn’t given… Read more: An NDE after a suicide attempt - Have you experienced a NDE and don’t know who to talk to about it?
You’ve come to the right place. Perhaps you’ve had a shattering, luminous experience that’s hard to put into words.Since then, nothing seems the same.You feel that something fundamental has changed in you… but those around you don’t understand. People look at you with round eyes, minimize, ironize – or worse, say nothing at all. You’re… Read more: Have you experienced a NDE and don’t know who to talk to about it? - How have you loved?
How have you loved, what have you done for others? is Nicole Dron’s second book. She is best known for her NDE, which she describes in detail in 45 seconds of eternity. She was one of the first Frenchwomen to speak out about her experience in 1968, when she underwent surgery. Here are a few… Read more: How have you loved? - Can miracles (really) heal?
I don’t just believe it. I know it. I’ll get straight to the point: yes, miraculous cures do exist.Not just in ancient books, or stories told with a fuzzy, faraway air.I say it because it happened to me.And if you’ve got a few minutes, I’ll tell you. It all started with a rather discouraging diagnosis.… Read more: Can miracles (really) heal? - The light in the lotus flower
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross describes one of her most powerful experiences: encountering the Light and unconditional Love spoken to her by her patients. “I saw something that looked like the bud of a lotus flower open upin front of me to become a wonderful flower. And behind thislotus flower, there was suddenly the light my patients had… Read more: The light in the lotus flower - Life goes on after death
Stories of near-death experiences: the Light awaits us “All the people I’ve interviewed, and my own experience, allow me to be certain of one thing: when we die, after a transition that often resembles a tunnel, we arrive close to a source of light (…) In its presence we feel enveloped by a total and… Read more: Life goes on after death
