NDEs
56 cases
Near-death experiences, told by the people who lived through them. Each one checked against the same five questions.
All 56
Ohio, 1968
Mickey Robinson
In 1968, Mickey Robinson, a 19-year-old skydiver, survived a burning plane crash in Ohio. He said he left his body, came before God, and saw scenes of his future that later came true.
Seattle, 2006
Dean Braxton
Dean Braxton’s heart stopped in 2006, and doctors worked to resuscitate him for more than an hour. He said he stood before Jesus, who told him three times to go back.
Boston, United States, 1968
Brad Barrows
Brad Barrows was blind from birth. At 8 he stopped breathing because of pneumonia. He later said he saw the snow in Boston from above the roof of his school.
Seattle, United States, 1973
Vicki Umipeg
She was blind from birth and was in a very serious car accident. She later said she saw herself from the ceiling of the emergency room. She said she recognized her hair and her rings.
Seattle, United States, 1973
Betty Eadie
In 1973, alone in the hospital after an operation, Betty Eadie felt herself dying. She says she left her body and went to see her family. Her book reached number one on the New York Times best-seller list.
Texas, 1989
Don Piper
A truck crushed his car on a Texas bridge, and according to his book he was taken for dead for about 90 minutes. He said he stood at the gate of heaven.
California, United States, 1987
John Davis
He says that in 1987 his heart stopped for seven minutes. He says a guide showed him the afterlife, with a library of soulmates and a planetarium with millions of worlds. At the end he heard: “There is no death.”
Paris, France, 1985
Howard Storm
Howard Storm was a professor who didn’t believe in God. He nearly died in Paris. He said beings dragged him into the darkness and a light rescued him.
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See allWhat is a near-death experience?
It is a very intense experience that some people have when they are about to die. Many feel they leave their body, see a light or meet relatives who have died. We explain it in the Guide.
What can be checked
We ask every story the same five questions. The most important is whether the person saw or knew something they could not have known, and whether someone from outside confirms it. Why we ask each question.
Which stories do we tell?
We tell what people lived through when they believe what they say, even if it can’t be checked. We don’t publish cases whose author has admitted making them up.
Which case is the best checked?
We rank the cases by what could be checked in each one, with the same scale for all of them. See it in the ranking.