Vision: I Asked God For A Sign And This Is What Happened
What Researchers Found
The Story
Carmi S. was a 40-year-old married woman with two young children in 1992. The NDE started when she felt a frightening presence in her bathroom while doing chores, causing her heart to race and her to think she was dying. During the experience, she had a life review showing only her hurtful actions toward others. A calm male voice asked if she understood what was happening, the consequences of her sins, and eternal separation from her children. She answered yes to all and fell into a dark void, stopping over flames with a screaming soul below. Feeling horror and loneliness, she prayed for another chance and saw lights forming 'Jesus.' Recalling a sign about Jesus saving, she called out for Jesus to save her. She then entered a realm of downloaded knowledge about life, including biblical history and the crucifixion, and felt urged to share it. After returning to her body, Carmi gained a deep understanding of life's mysteries, believed in Jesus as savior, and appreciated her relationships more.
“I knew I was going to hell yet I knew that I could have gone to heaven and”
This account describes a visionary religious experience triggered by fear and heart palpitations, with no claims of perceiving external physical events, conversations, or details that could be verified against reality. Lacks any veridical elements, remaining entirely internal and subjective.
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What Researchers Found
This account describes a visionary religious experience triggered by fear and heart palpitations, with no claims of perceiving external physical events, conversations, or details that could be verified against reality. Lacks any veridical elements, remaining entirely internal and subjective.
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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