Enjoy these entertaining, inspiring and sometimes challenging stories. And let's be grateful that we live in an age when people can share spiritual stories without having to worry that they'll be institutionalized until they're "cured."

For years Seattle IANDS has gathered near-death experience accounts. We are pleased to be able to share these with you and hope you find them meaningful.

Returned by an Angel, by Connie Jo Rose
Connie Jo escaped certain death when she was saved by an unidentified spiritual voice. At the hospital she got the chance to meet her guardian angel and experience unconditional love. Readjusting to normal life was a long process.

The Birth of My Son, by Alexa Hartung
Alexa's NDE came complete with a courtroom, a full life review, an evil being and a redeeming Jesus. Upon being revived she told the attending nurse: "I want to go back," to which the nurse responded: "We've had this happen before! I can't wait 'till I see that place."

Baptism of White Water, by David Beckman
David's machismo leads to a drowning where there is no tunnel or light. Out of body, he learns that everything in his life happened for a reason, and that it all made perfect sense.

Messages, by Kris Williams
Kris died as her blood pressure went to zero. In her account she shares the messages she heard in another realm from deceased relatives who asked her to relay them to loved ones still on earth. And she describes learning that it was not in her contract to die.

A Blind Woman's Near Death Experience, by Vicky Noratuk
Vickie's account is one of the very few that are known in which a person who was blind from birth was able to see during a near-death experience.

Into the Universe, by JoDee Chenaur
JoDee's near-death experience in 1993 from a hospital stay that went awry, led her to many discoveries including new views of herself, others, the importance of forgiveness and new understandings about God.

This I Know, by Paul Carr
Paul shares his experience of dying, during which he encounters the same being who saved his life when he was a boy.

From the Streets, by Rosalie M.
When this young woman, who hated God and hated life, died, she had no belief that she, as a drug using street person, would be cared for as deeply as she was.

Out of the Mist, by Paula Schrag
Adoptee meets her deceased birth father during this deep NDE.

A Tiny Glimpse , by Cathy Baker
Cathy has much more that a tiny glimpse of the life to come, as she "dies" at a hospital.

The Walls Came Down, by Kyle Crafton
"I know it is hard to be human..." and other gems from Kyle's near-death experience.

1961, by Cougar
In 1961, an 11-year-old student falls from a high swing and has a profound near-death experience.

220 Volts to my Near-Death Experience, by Kenneth Odin Merager
Student working at a college takes a major dose of electricity and leaves his body. As part of his NDE, he is given the choice whether to remain or return.

From Nazi Germany to my Near Death Experience, by Ingeborg Siller
As a 13-year-old in Nazi Germany, Ingeborg "died" when she was strangled by a soldier. She had an NDE that filled her with "an indescribable sense of love and peace; I never felt so welcomed and loved as this."

The Voice, by Bob Prue, M.S. W.
Like many near-death experiences, Bob's spectacular auto accident broke away a shell we all may have that prevents greater awareness. In his case the greater awareness included a guiding inner voice.

Healed by Christ During my NDE, by Lorraine Tutmarc.
For three months Lorraine was supposed to die from peritonitis. Then one day she rose from her body, had a last glimpse of her husband, and entered a realm where she was healed by Jesus. She returned to her body healthy and with an appetite. Two weeks later she painted her house.

The Reunion, by Lani Leary, Ph. D.
Ever since her mother’s death, Lani had missed her greatly. When Lani’s spirit left the dentist’s chair from an adverse reaction to anesthetic, her encounter with her mother was very different what she had expected. And when Lani returned to this world she found she saw it differently.

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