Contrary to popular belief, not all people have the same near-death experiences. It seems to many that a person, after a clinical death, enters a tunnel leading to the light, where he is greeted by relatives or luminous beings who tell him whether he is ready to go further or send him back to awaken in this life.
Such specific near-death scenarios have been reported many times, but this in no way means that it happens to every dying person. However, there is a general feeling that most, or at least a large percentage of, people who have been able to report it are experiencing.
The renowned researcher F. M. H. Atwater compiled a catalog of near-death experiences in his book A General Analysis of Aspects, and Kevin Williams analyzed them based on the experience of 50 people who experienced clinical death. Williams acknowledges that his research is not scientific and comprehensive, but it may be of interest to assess this phenomenon. Kevin Williams presents the top 10 feelings a person experiences after death:
A feeling of overwhelming love
In 69% of cases, people experienced a feeling of overwhelming love. Some thought that the very atmosphere of this "place" was the source of the amazing feeling. Others believed that it arose from a meeting with "God", luminous beings, or previously deceased relatives.
Telepathy
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The ability to communicate with people or creatures using telepathy was reported by 65% of people. In other words, they used non-verbal communication at the level of consciousness.
All life before my eyes
In 62% of people, their whole life flashed before their eyes. Some reported seeing her from beginning to end, while others - in reverse order, from the present moment to the very birth. At the same time, some saw the best moments, while others felt that they had witnessed every event in their lives.
God
A meeting with a certain deity whom they called "God" was reported by 56% of people. Interestingly, 75% of people who consider themselves atheists reported a divine being.
Huge delight
This feeling is very similar to the "feeling of all-consuming love." But if the all-consuming love came from some external source, then one's own feeling of delight was like a great joy from being in this place, liberation from one's body and earthly problems and from meeting with beings who love them. This feeling was experienced by 56% of people.
Unlimited knowledge
46% of people reported that they felt a feeling of unlimited knowledge, and sometimes even received knowledge, it seemed to them that they had learned all the wisdom and secrets of the Universe. Unfortunately, after their return to the real world, they could not preserve this unlimited knowledge, and yet the feeling remained in their memory that knowledge really exists.
Afterlife levels
In 46% of cases, people reported traveling to different levels or areas. Some even reported that there is a Hell in which people experience great suffering.
Barrier of no return
Only 46% of people who experienced clinical death told about a kind of barrier, where they were told about the decision they made: whether they will stay in the afterlife or return to Earth. In some cases, the decision was made by the creatures living there, who informed people about unfinished business. Some people, however, were given a choice and very often many did not want to return, even if they were told about an unfinished mission.
Future events
In 44% of cases, people were shown future events. These could be world events or personal events. Such knowledge, perhaps, could help them decide something when returning to earthly existence.
Tunnel
Although the "tunnel leading to light" has become almost a hit in the afterlife stories, in Williams' study, only 42% of people reported it. Some felt the feeling of flying fast towards a source of bright light, while others felt about moving down an aisle or stairs.
Uncertainty about what is happening
Most people who have had a near-death experience are not convinced that it actually happened to them, and at the same time, it served as proof for them of the existence of life after death.
In contrast, materialistic science claims that these experiences are simple hallucinations caused by a lack of oxygen in the brain and other neurobiological effects. And although the researchers were able to reproduce or simulate some aspects of the near-death experience in the laboratory, he is not sure if these experiences are real.
The bottom line is that we cannot be 100% sure what is going on there. At least until we die … and stay there. Then the question arises: "Can we somehow tell people about this on Earth?"
Voronina Svetlana