Sensations, emotions, altered space and time

Radiation oncologist Jeffrey Long conducted research on near-death experiences under the auspices of the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF). The following quotes are from his 2010 book, Evidence of the Afterlife.

Heightened Senses

It just seemed so much more real than anything I had ever experienced in my entire life. {EA, 8}

All sound was incredibly clear. The voice of the Supreme Being seemed to emanate from nowhere but at the same time from everywhere. Words did not come from the mouths of beings, but from the aura around them. {EA, 62}

"The NDERF survey asked, ‘How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal, everyday consciousness and alertness?’ Of the NDErs surveyed, 74.4 percent indicated they had ‘More consciousness and alertness than normal.’” {EA, 8}

Intense and generally positive emotions or feelings

Words will not come close to capturing the feelings, but I’ll try: total, unconditional, all-encompassing love, compassion, peace, warmth, safety, belonging, understanding, overwhelming sense of being home, and joy. {EA, 8}

All I felt was love, joy, happiness, and every wonderful emotion you could feel all at once. {EA, 8}

Total peace, total calm. I was not in the least bit afraid or anxious. {EA, 9}

"The NDERF survey asked, ‘Did you have a feeling of peace or pleasantness?” To this question, 76.2 percent selected ‘Incredible peace or pleasantness.’ The NDERF survey asked another question about a specific emotion during the NDE: ‘Did you have a feeling of joy?’ NDErs responded to this question with 52.5 percent selecting ‘Incredible joy.’” {EA, 9}

A sense of alteration of time or space

It seemed as though I experienced so much in such a small length of earthly time. Where my soul had traveled to knows nothing of time as we know time passing on earth. {EA, 13}

Both time and space on earth stopped completely. Simultaneously, “the time and the space” on the other side was completely alive, evident, and real. {EA, 13}

Yes, while I was in the light, I had . . . [no] sense of time, as I know it here on Earth. All times (past, present, and future) were experienced at every moment in time while I was in the light. {EA, 13}

“The NDERF survey asked, ‘Did you have any sense of altered space or time?’ To this question the majority, 60.5 percent, answered ‘Yes.’” {EA, 13}

Jeffrey Long and Paul Perry, Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences (2010).