Just an Ordinary, Everyday NDE….. (1 Viewer)

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Bernie

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Around the middle of June this year (2016) I had a major heart attack, which (thanks to a brilliant surgeon and his team) I survived.

A lot of the details of my experience are very fuzzy, or simply non-existent; however, there is one that is still crystal-clear and sharp in my memory. At some point - presumably whilst I was on the operating table having a triple-by-pass and some other more minor frills - I went to a different ‘space’. I was told, later, that I had died, and that it was a “miracle” that I survived - only high-tech gadgets kept me functioning - so I do believe that this memory I will share with you is a genuine NDE - I went ‘somewhere else’, and returned to my body to re-animate it.

I have been persuaded to recount this experience, since it may help others confronted with any similar situation; whether it does or not is, of course, entirely up to the individual….

I am 71, spent most of my life at sea, earned the handle ‘Captain’, and then morphed into being a single Dad for my daughter. I re-married after my daughter graduated from Uni.

Religion? I was brought up in a Protestant (C of E) family and school - but in my mid-teens I discovered Buddhism. To me, it just ‘clicked’, and I never looked back. I am not a ‘practising Buddhist’, but my life philosophy is definitely Buddhist.

The last coherent memory that I have of my heart attack is of saying to my wife “I think it’s time to call an ambulance”. I have a vague recall of a Medivac flight from Launceston, across the Bass Strait, and then nothing until I woke up in the ICU ward of a very specialised hospital - Epworth - in Melbourne. That probably covers a couple of weeks - I honestly don’t know - there is only one memory of that period that I have, which is still as clear, sharp and fresh today as I write this (three months later) as things that happened five minutes ago. The following is that memory…..

I found myself in a ‘space’ that felt very calm - peaceful, secure, tranquil and safe. It was also almost featureless - like being inside a balloon. The only colour around me was beige, with fawn-coloured swirls, slowly moving randomly through it. Randomly, for short periods, the colour of my surrounds would change to a beautiful blue/green/turquoise shade that was without swirls or anything else.

I also saw straight-line geometric shapes occasionally superimposed on this - lines, triangles, squares, polygons ….. in black - superimposed on the background beige colour. NO curves at all. These lines were only on the fawn/beige background - not on the turquoise.

Suddenly, there was an intrusion to the ‘sameness’ of the beige and the black lines; incongruously, a packet of ‘Daz’ laundry detergent floated gently past from right to left amid the geometric shapes….

‘Daz’ was (and is still) a British brand of laundry detergent, going back years - I was surprised to learn that it is still on the market today. It was one that my mother used, and I clearly remember it from childhood.

I watched it, drifting from right to left across the fawn and geometric ‘wall’ of my space, amid the black, straight-line shapes…..

Later, I realised that it could only be a ‘message’ from my mother - she was saying 'Hi' how she could ….. using an item that I would associate with her from way back…. letting me know she was there…… waiting to greet me.

Then I somehow became aware that while the surfaces were in the turquoise/blue phase, I had the option of moving through them, simply by pushing through to the other side - but it was a one-way trip - my body (in 3-D physicality) would die.

Obviously, I opted to postpone that …… I guess I figured I still had (3-D) things to do.

My next memory is of the intensive care ward …… and that memory is vague, disjointed and fuzzy.

In hindsight, the above experience is my clearest, most detailed and coherent memory between the heart attack, and my return to Tasmania. If I live 100 years more, I am certain I will not forget it.

Perhaps I am just looking forward to pushing through that turquoise-blue ‘wall’ next time……. Hallo, Mum!

Someday, I’ll meet you there…..

Love, Peace, and Best Wishes,

~~Bernie.
 
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Linda

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I felt peaceful reading your account. It sounds like a place of healing.
A floating box of Daz - your Mom wanted to be sure you knew it was her.
I agree with Lila, she must have had a good sense of humor.
We are glad you are here to share your story!
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Bernie, there was nothing ordinary about your NDE. It was very wonderful to read. I love how your mother made sure you knew she was there. Wow! I can't imagine how much you learned.
 

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Around the middle of June this year...
I loved how you introduced the NDE with some background about who you are, as that really provides a lot in terms of us understanding your soul; each little detail adds to an illustration of your life.

I would like to share this as a new article on the main site — I will message you about that.

While I have re-posted a number of AngelicView’s NDE’s on transients.info over the years, I never actually read many of them in full, but because I know Bernie well it was easier for me to approach this one and take it all in.

I know that belief plays an important role in what people experience and when I heard that Bernie had an NDE I was intrigued about how it would have turned out based on his understandings.

I think that something like this provides a real insight into a person’s spiritual nature and progress. I find this one to be very clear, easy to interpret, and not swayed by beliefs that could so easily superimpose themselves down onto such a moment.
 
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Bernie

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Thanks all for your positive comments. Took me a while to let it all 'settle' into perspective for myself.

Has it changed my ideas? No and yes! No, my beliefs are unchanged - "I am not my body", and so on. But my feelings / ideas about dying and on-going existence are very reinforced - stronger than ever.

See you there ..... one fine day!
 

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Thanks all for your positive comments. Took me a while to let it all 'settle' into perspective for myself.

Has it changed my ideas? No and yes! No, my beliefs are unchanged - "I am not my body", and so on. But my feelings / ideas about dying and on-going existence are very reinforced - stronger than ever.

See you there ..... one fine day!
Agreed...but let's not make it too awfully soon, OK? :D
 
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Bernie

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Hi all,

Thanks to Laron for giving me a nudge, and to everyone who replied re my NDE article. Your comments were invariably positive and insightful! Thought-provoking messages indeed.....

Well, life goes on, as the saying goes. I am not a regular denizen of talk sites, and most of my 'on-line' time is spent for Unspun - in between my real life of household chores and being a carer. And handling the after-effects of the anaesthetic - YIKES. Be warned, should you ever need a major op. - the anaesthetics these days are excellent.... BUT. They play HELL with your short-term memory. My surgeon told me that it "Should be coming good by Christmas"........ Meantime I feel as if my brain needs to carry a white stick!

That aside, life goes on, the world continues on its merry way (??), and so do we all......

Be Well, and love to all.
 

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Bernie just sent this into me. It's an addendum to the original article.


Addendum to NDE account, in late January, 2017:
Lying in bed, around 5AM, relaxed and sleepy, but not asleep.
I returned to the ‘space’ that I was in during the NDE recounted above. Two ‘impressions’ were given to me:-
One was that that ‘space’ that I was in could act as a “refuge”. (I presume like meditating?)
The second was just a navigational term (pre-GPS!) that I had not thought of for years. It was “Way Point”.
A ‘way point’ is a pre-calculated position (or more likely a series of them) on a ships’ plotted course on ocean crossings (using celestial navigation) where small course alterations are made so as to follow the curvature of the Earth - thus making the passage shorter. This is called ‘Great Circle Sailing’.
So in some sense that ‘space’ was / is a Way Point?
Finally, as I left, I had the impression that I ‘can always return’ to that ‘space’.
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One further note that may be worth mentioning; I am a ‘Reiki 2’ under the Usui Reiki (3-level) system.
I like to sleep ‘earthed’ - using an elasticated conductive band on my right forearm, which is connected to the house electrical earthing system.
Somehow, I bit my tongue in my sleep, and woke up with a very sore and swollen patch on the right side of my tongue - it was very tender and painful, especially if it touched my right molars!
I thought to use Reiki on it, and placed my right hand against my chin. In seconds the pain and swelling was gone, and did not return.
That was the quickest ever healing I have ever experienced via Reiki or anything else! I deliberately rubbed my tongue against my right-side molars, and the soreness, swelling and pain were gone completely.
Which leaves the possibility open that the practise of Earthing (whilst asleep or any other time - as I type this, I am in contact with 2 earthing mats!) might be a ‘super-charger’ for Reiki healing?
For interest, this trial kit (not the patches) is exactly what I was wearing at the time.
http://www.earthingoz.com.au/online-store/earthing-bands/body-band-patches-trial-kit
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Bernie this update is so well-timed for me and perhaps others, as well. I woke up with a miserable headache and felt as though I was walking through shifting sand, as I moved through the house. I looked at our dog, Pepper, and could see she was feeling the same way.

The idea of a Way Point has a magical feel to me. I sense that we all are needing to remember to check-in with our inner guidance for course corrections to help us sail through these times. I love the idea that they can help us reach our destination more quickly.
 

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