Out-of-Body Near Death Family Experience

 

My youngest sister during our discussion in the WhatsApp Chat was right on the spot about her own out-of-body-experience 

She briefly narrated an account of her own near-death experience.  It  was a follow up  about the existence of of a soul in our body, and what happens to the soul in death - essays I penned a few times in this blog of mine.  

She had this out-of-the-body experience when she suffered  clinical death during a surgery. She told us about her experience when she saw her own body lying there in the surgical theatre and how the doctors desperately revived her. She is my own sister, and she couldn’t have lied to members of our own family.

Besides her own experience, there were also so many, many documented accounts told by people who have  died a clinical death and returned to tell what they saw and experienced in the other dimensions. They saw their own body lying there on the death bed before flying away. This event is also described in Psalm 90. In verse 10 it says:

” The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away”.

Their souls and spirits could even fly and enter locked rooms and go through concrete walls. I  had a story told to me by my former high school classmate whose grandmother often visited him, appearing through and disappearing through the walls when the house was locked from inside.

There were also several accounts told by people who died in road accidents who saw themselves floating over high buildings to see their own bodies lying on the road. They  saw everything so very clearly to retell what they saw to the surprise of doctors and paramedics trying to revive them.

However, there is no account from any person who have died an irreversible biological death after many days and returned to tell what's on the other side  

One book which is the best seller called “Life after Life” out of body experience was written by Dr Raymond A Moody MD, PhD, a psychiatrist who wrote a collection of those who have that near death experience.

 These people who died came from different races, different cultures and religions with different beliefs systems, from different countries.  Some of them were highly educated, as well as those who have no education at all. Eerily, they  all shared the same experience. All of them told exactly the same out of the body experience and their accounts of travelling through a dark tunnel. At the end of the  dark tunnel they saw a bright light, beyond which they saw a beautiful field where their long dead relatives were waiting for them. These accounts were recorded by psychiatrists and well-trained medical doctors. Their accounts were recorded randomly from those who died clinically, like randomized samples taken in a well-designed statistical study in a population. Their experiences showed the same results and experiences.  

Since a long time ago I knew the body can only live when it has a soul inside.

Today I am more than convinced the soul controls the entire biochemistry of the body and all its physiological functions. I have always reasoned to myself it is not biochemistry or electrical impulses in the body that control the heart, lungs, liver, brain or any other organ on the working and functions of the body and life. It’s the living soul that is the Master Controller. It is the eternal living soul that controls all these living biochemistries and their highly regulated pathways, whether metabolic, anabolic, catabolic, cellular signalling or genetic expression etc, etc.  It is the soul that controls all of them.

 Once the soul leaves the physical body due to illness or injuries that it can no longer repair,  it just leaves the body. And once it leaves, all its living chemistries are arrested  since the soul is part of the inseparable physical body.

However,  if the injury  or the  ailment is mild and repairable,  the soul stays and  directs the body repair mechanisms, immunological system , and its DNA repair ability how to deal with them to make the body whole again.

 On this note, I  wish to echo this verse in the bible again.

“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made, marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well”

(Psalm 139:14).

 The soul is like the captain of a ship. If the ship is sailing in calm waters (good health) the captain will steer the ship towards the end of its life journey. But if the storm is very fierce and stormy, and the ship is out of control, the captain will abandon ship and let it sink to its watery graves, just like in a severe illness that is out of control that lands us into our earthly grave.

In short, the soul is the captain of its body.  If we are severely ill or injured, the soul as the Master Control – the captain of our living body (ship)  will let all its body chemistry and functions come to a complete irreversible death. It will then return to the soil from where it originated

 "By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return"

(Genesis 3:19)

"and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it" 

(Ecclesiastes 12:7)

I write this essay to share this deeply personal and thought-provoking account of my sister’s out-of-body experience. It was both fascinating and moving for me to hear my own sister describe something so extraordinary. Experiences like these often leave us pondering the profound connection between life, the soul, and the body—subjects that blend science, philosophy, and spirituality.

The phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs), such as the one my sister experienced, has been documented extensively, including in Dr. Raymond Moody’s seminal work Life After Life. What stands out in these accounts is their remarkable consistency across cultures, belief systems, and levels of education. Many people report similar elements: floating above their body, perceiving efforts to revive them, and even moving through walls or traveling to other places—all of which seem inexplicable through conventional scientific frameworks.

The Soul as the Master Controller

My  interpretation of the soul as the "Master Controller" of the body’s living chemistry and their functions is an intriguing perception at least for me. While modern medicine and science often focus on the brain, heart, and other organs as central to life, what I propose challenges us to think beyond the physical components of the body. My analogy of the soul as the captain of a ship is particularly evocative—it captures the essence of balance and control during life and the ultimate release during death.

If we think of the soul as the source of life, guiding the body’s repair mechanisms and maintaining the intricate harmony of biochemistry and physiological processes, it offers a framework to connect the spiritual and physical aspects of existence. The immune system, DNA repair, and cellular regeneration  indeed exhibit an intelligent design, as if orchestrated by a higher, guiding force—what I identify as the soul.

Science and the Mystery of the Soul

Though science has yet to provide concrete evidence of the soul, many aspects of human consciousness, self-awareness, and life itself remain mysterious. The field of consciousness studies, for instance, has uncovered fascinating insights into how the brain processes thoughts and emotions, but it cannot yet explain what gives rise to the self—the "I" that we experience as individuals.

Psalm 139:14 verse  that our body is "fearfully and wonderfully made" supports beautifully the view that the soul is an essential part of this miraculous design. It bridges the gap between the physical intricacy of our bodies and the ineffable qualities of life, consciousness, and spirit.

Shared Experiences and Universality

One compelling aspect of NDEs is their universality. That people from diverse backgrounds describe similar phenomena suggests that there may be fundamental truths about the soul and its relationship with the body. Whether one interprets these experiences as spiritual journeys, the workings of the soul, or even manifestations of brain activity at the edge of life, they point to the profound mystery of existence.

 Sharing this reflection and my sister’s experience,  reminds us all that life is much more than the sum of its parts and that the human experience, with its blend of the physical, emotional, and spiritual, remains one of the greatest wonders.

They offer an opportunity for us to explore the deeper dimensions of existence, blending science, philosophy, and spirituality in ways that enrich  us.

My belief in the soul as the "Master Controller" rings profound truths for my inner still small voice, not just scientifically or philosophically but also spiritually where even science began with wonder and questions that dared to imagine the unseen.

The analogy of the soul as the captain of the body’s intricate vessel is beautiful and deeply meaningful to me - that provides a perspective that is both intuitive and poetic, one that bridges the gap between the measurable and the immeasurable. Life’s mysteries—whether they are found in NDEs, the complexity of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, medicine, physiology - areas I am familiar, or the awe-inspiring harmony of nature—are what make existence so profound and worth contemplating in my ever quest for spiritual revelation through God's Guidance beyond science.