[lrtoinbert]

I believe accounts like this partly because of my own experiences. For example, an out-of-body experience that occurred spontaneously a short time after I had given birth to my daughter. I don't think I even knew what an OOBE was at that time. The nurse insisted that I walk to the bathroom, though I was feeling weak. I had had only a small amount of pain med before the birth. I passed out while standing up and the nurse caught me. But during that time of unconsciousness, I felt myself journeying through black outer space that was filled with stars. I experienced infinity and wasn't aware of myself as an entity. When I returned to ordinary reality, I was still standing up and realized I had lost consciousness for only a few seconds. However, in those seconds of ordinary time, I did travel in an infinite realm that was beautiful and sacred.