1. Introduction to Sex and NDEs
Across
near-death experiences (NDEs), people often report shedding the limitations of the physical body and awakening as light,
consciousness, or
a sphere of
love. In NDE states, sex and gender feel like
earthly roles which are useful for
life and learning, but not definitive of who we are. Many NDErs describe themselves as genderless or
androgynous, and encounters with the
Being of Light,
spirit guides,
angels, and even
God are frequently perceived as beyond male or female, embodying qualities we might call both.
This theme appears in NDE research and firsthand testimonies alike:
children and adults,
LGBTQ and
non-LGBTQ experiencers, mystics and physicians. NDE testimonies describe an inner essence that integrates what we label “masculine” and “feminine,” and some speak of a profound “
soul merge” – an intimacy and union far deeper than physical sex. Other NDErs note that
orgasm,
meditation, or
peak mental states can sometimes open doorways to NDE-like consciousness.
Christian de la Huerta wrote in his groundbreaking book,
Coming Out Spiritually, that there was a
time when gay people “… were the
shamans, the healers, the visionaries, the mediators, the peacekeepers, the ‘people who walk between the worlds,’ the keepers of beauty.” (1999, p. 3).
Dr. Melvin Morse wrote in his 2001 book, “
Transformed By The Light,” that “The NDEs that gays and lesbians report are powerful reminders that all
human beings share a common truth: We will have NDEs when we die… Gay or straight, brown skin or white skin, or rich and poor alike, we will all have one when we die.”
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