After being declared dead for eight minutes, a woman has shared what she witnessed and said that death is a myth. Before Brianna Lafferty crossed over into a realm devoid of time, her soul “floated” above her. The 33-year-old claimed that her body had already “given up” in the fight against a rare, terminal neurological condition.
As she stepped into the darkness, she heard a voice ask if she was ready, and she said yes. Brianna discovered there that life on Earth is not over and that death is a myth. According to Brianna, “death is an illusion because our soul never dies.”
“Our consciousness remains alive. And our very being only transforms. My thoughts instantly manifested into the afterlife. I noticed that our thoughts create a reality there – it just takes time – which is a blessing.”
“We’re able to change our negativity into positivity, turning this into reality. I feel empowered and trust life’s events, especially the hard ones. Looking back, everything is so crystal clear as to why I suffered with illness and other tough struggles.”
“There’s knowledge that everything does really happen for a reason, as I go with the flow and don’t get angry or upset when bad things happen. Also knowing that my thoughts and feelings are that powerful helps me live a gratitude filled life.”
Myoclonus dystonia, an uncommon neurological disorder that causes abrupt, fleeting muscle spasms and jerks, had been Brianna’s condition. She had run out of medication and had no idea how serious her condition may develop or whether it was potentially lethal.
She believed her time was almost up after four days of severe insomnia that prevented her from sleeping for more than a minute at a time. After eight minutes of being declared dead, Brianna claims she learnt a valuable lesson from the out-of-body experience.
She said, “I was suddenly separated from my physical body. I didn’t see or remember my human self. I was completely still, yet I felt fully alive, aware and more myself than ever before. There was no pain, just a deep sense of peace and clarity.”
“This detachment from my physical form made me realise how temporary and fragile our human experience is. There’s a presence, or intelligence, higher than ourselves that guides and watches over us with unconditional love. Everything happens at once there, as if time doesn’t exist, yet there was perfect order.”
“I experienced the beginning of everything and learned that our universe is made up of a bunch of numbers. I met other beings that I’m not sure were human, but they felt familiar. It changed the course of my life – what I feared no longer had power over me and what I used to chase didn’t seem important anymore.”
“I came back with a sense of mission and deep reverence for both life and death.”
Brianna said that when she re-entered her body, it felt as though she had been gone for months. She spent four days in the hospital, attempting to figure out what had occurred. She had to re-adjust throughout this period, both physically and spiritually.
Now, she’s learned not to fear death and is grateful for the experience. She added, “I had to relearn how to walk and talk. I’ve also had lasting side effects and damage to my pituitary gland, which I got experimental brain surgery for to treat – and has been a success so far.”
“I am a little fearful of having another near death experience, only because the recovery is tough. I’m not sure I can avoid it if it’s meant to happen again, though. But because of this, I have a heart of gratitude instead of anger.”
“And I’m able to help others going through chronic illness, dying and spiritual awakenings using my own experience. I believe I survived because I have a purpose here on Earth.”
“There have been many close calls where I should have died and didn’t. I’m aware that we choose hard, difficult and painful moments in our human experiences because our soul wants to know what isn’t available in the spiritual realm. It’s to learn and grow, but sometimes it’s because the sense of something new excites us.”
