A rare illness helped a woman understand what death is. What the “beyond” looks like and the feelings she experienced for 8 minutes.
An amazing experience that a 33-year-old woman had. After traveling to the afterlife for 8 minutes, she claims that “death is an illusion.” How she describes the entire episode.
A woman traveled to the “beyond”
Over time, many people have claimed to truly know what death is. Some of them have experienced real journeys to the afterlife, which radically changed their perception of life and death. Among the “lucky ones” is Brianna Lafferty.
Brianna Lafferty, a 33-year-old woman from the United States, had an experience she will never forget. She suffered from a rare and severe neurological disorder, which allowed her, according to her, to travel to the afterlife.
Brianna was in clinical death for 8 minutes. While many people cannot grasp this concept, the woman claims that her condition allowed her to discover that death is not real, but merely an illusion.
A rare illness helped her understand what death really is
Brianna suffers from myoclonic dystonia, a rare neurological disease that causes sudden muscle spasms and contractions. She tried all possible treatments, but with no clear results. At one point, the woman began to wonder if her condition would be fatal.
After more than four days of severe insomnia, Brianna thought she was going to die. The woman entered clinical death for eight minutes, and this experience completely transformed her life.
For years, Brianna Lafferty lived in fear of death. Now, thanks to the unique experience she had, she can say that she has radically changed her perception of life and existence.
During the clinical death episode she experienced, Brianna recounted that her soul simply “floated” above her body and entered a space without time. According to the 33-year-old woman, that place seemed like a realm where there was not the slightest connection to physical reality.
“I felt completely detached from my body. I couldn’t see my body, I didn’t remember who I was as a person. I was completely still, but I felt more alive and more aware than ever. There was no pain. Just deep silence and total clarity.”, Brianna said.
How she felt during the entire experience when her soul left her body
At one point, according to her, her body had already given out. In those moments, she heard a voice asking her if she was ready “to move on.” Surrounded by absolute silence and total darkness, she felt a profound peace.
“I understood that death is not the end, but an illusion, because our soul never dies. Consciousness continues to exist, and our being does not disappear, but transforms.”, Brianna added.
Brianna Lafferty also recounted that in that immaterial space, her thoughts became reality instantly. She encountered beings she didn’t know if they were human, but they seemed familiar. Time did not exist there, but it was perceived as a blessing.
“Our consciousness remains alive, and our being just transforms. In the afterlife, my thoughts materialized immediately. I noticed that there, thoughts create reality. It lasts for a while, but that time is, in fact, a gift.”
Brianna is afraid to go through a similar episode again
Thanks to this experience, Brianna has managed to view the suffering caused by illness or other life hardships with understanding and wisdom. Moreover, the woman claims that she has learned to accept everything with gratitude, whether it is joy or painful moments.
Now, Brianna is much braver and is aware of the power her thoughts and emotions have. Because everything happens for a reason, she has stopped seeking explanations for the series of events in her life.
“We can transform the negative into the positive and bring it into reality. I feel stronger and have learned to trust everything that happens to me, especially the difficult things. Now I understand why I suffered. Everything is so clear.”
When she returned to her body, Brianna felt as if she had been gone for months. In reality, she was only hospitalized for 4 days, but she could not find a logical explanation for everything that happened to her. Even though it was a revealing experience, the woman admitted that the idea of going through something like that again frightens her.
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