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Lightning Strike Survivor: "Nobody Dies," Says NDE Expert
## Lightning Strike Survivor Claims 'Nobody Dies' After Multiple Near-Death Experiences
Dannion Brinkley, a 74-year-old former Marine and businessman, has shared his extraordinary experiences with near-death, claiming they've convinced him that death, as we understand it, doesn't exist. His journey began in 1975 with a lightning strike that left him unconscious for 28 minutes. Brinkley described the experience vividly: "It went into the side of my head above my ear, it went down my spine. It threw me up in the air... I am burning. I am on fire. I am paralyzed." Declared dead by doctors, he awoke in the hospital morgue, recounting a journey through a tunnel and a life review before returning to his body.
This wasn't Brinkley's only brush with death. He also experienced near-death during open-heart surgery and brain surgery. During these experiences, he claims to have encountered spiritual beings, gained psychic abilities, and visited a "crystal city." These accounts are detailed in his bestselling book, *Saved by the Light*, and have led him to dedicate his life to counseling the terminally ill, helping them overcome their fear of death.
Brinkley's perspective is supported, in part, by scientific research. Dr. Sam Parnia, an associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health, cited an NYU Grossman School of Medicine study showing "signs of normal and near-normal brain activity found up to an hour into resuscitation," and that these near-death experiences "are unique and universal. They’re different from dreams, illusions and delusions." While not directly validating Brinkley's specific experiences, the study suggests the possibility of consciousness persisting beyond what was previously believed.
Brinkley's message is clear: "When you learn you don't die, when you learn you're a spiritual being, you're not going to go to hell. That's enough to inspire you to change." His story, while extraordinary, raises profound questions about the nature of consciousness and the afterlife, prompting further investigation into the phenomenon of near-death experiences. The incredibly low probability of being struck by lightning, let alone surviving it, makes Brinkley's case a compelling and unusual exploration of life, death, and what might lie beyond.
Dannion Brinkley, a 74-year-old former Marine and businessman, has shared his extraordinary experiences with near-death, claiming they've convinced him that death, as we understand it, doesn't exist. His journey began in 1975 with a lightning strike that left him unconscious for 28 minutes. Brinkley described the experience vividly: "It went into the side of my head above my ear, it went down my spine. It threw me up in the air... I am burning. I am on fire. I am paralyzed." Declared dead by doctors, he awoke in the hospital morgue, recounting a journey through a tunnel and a life review before returning to his body.
This wasn't Brinkley's only brush with death. He also experienced near-death during open-heart surgery and brain surgery. During these experiences, he claims to have encountered spiritual beings, gained psychic abilities, and visited a "crystal city." These accounts are detailed in his bestselling book, *Saved by the Light*, and have led him to dedicate his life to counseling the terminally ill, helping them overcome their fear of death.
Brinkley's perspective is supported, in part, by scientific research. Dr. Sam Parnia, an associate professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health, cited an NYU Grossman School of Medicine study showing "signs of normal and near-normal brain activity found up to an hour into resuscitation," and that these near-death experiences "are unique and universal. They’re different from dreams, illusions and delusions." While not directly validating Brinkley's specific experiences, the study suggests the possibility of consciousness persisting beyond what was previously believed.
Brinkley's message is clear: "When you learn you don't die, when you learn you're a spiritual being, you're not going to go to hell. That's enough to inspire you to change." His story, while extraordinary, raises profound questions about the nature of consciousness and the afterlife, prompting further investigation into the phenomenon of near-death experiences. The incredibly low probability of being struck by lightning, let alone surviving it, makes Brinkley's case a compelling and unusual exploration of life, death, and what might lie beyond.
