It was Pure Ecstasy & I wanted to stay Forever - the Remarkable NDE of Franco Romero
What Researchers Found
The Story
Franco Romero was a 6-month-old baby in Colombia when he had a near-death experience. He suffered from severe breathing problems and coughing. Doctors admitted him to a hospital for observation, but his condition worsened quickly. His organs shut down, and doctors told his mother he had only hours to live. During the NDE, Franco detached from his body in the incubator and floated to the ceiling, looking down at his mother and others. The scene faded to dark, then he found himself hovering above a desert with people below. He saw an old man pointing to a huge, warm orb of light behind him. He entered the light and felt pure ecstasy, like 50 trillion orgasms. He integrated into oneness as a light being. He met a cluster of soul beings he knew intimately from beyond this life, even distant ones in a sea of beings. Guided by a voice asking what he saw, he realized the beings created the light, not the other way around. A hand on his shoulder sent him through a tunnel back to his body. After the NDE, Franco recovered miraculously while his mother prayed in a church. He recalled the experience at age 15 through repeated dreams and visions, which his mother validated. He developed strong clairvoyant abilities and kept the experience secret for years to stay normal. Now, he shares it as a teacher, helping others remember their true nature as creators of source, with a purpose to guide humanity's consciousness evolution.
“out there okay I knew that being I knew that being was and I knew what that life”
The account features strong medical crisis and impossible perceptual access to events in a separate building (mother's church visit), with specific details of her private prayers and actions verified by her years later. Limitations include reliance on single familial verifier without independent corroboration and lack of highly precise unique identifiers like names or objects.
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What Researchers Found
The account features strong medical crisis and impossible perceptual access to events in a separate building (mother's church visit), with specific details of her private prayers and actions verified by her years later. Limitations include reliance on single familial verifier without independent corroboration and lack of highly precise unique identifiers like names or objects.
Score reflects verifiable perceptions reported. A low score indicates the experience was primarily spiritual or subjective, not that it didn't occur.
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Score reflects transformation as described. Domains scored 0 indicate the topic was not discussed, not that no change occurred.
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