Ive had a near death experience, too...except mine was a grey foggy place. Through the years, I have done a lot of reading of other people's nde's and this sounds similiar to many of theirs. Some of them were afraid, some of them weren't...I guess it depends what frame of mind or emotions you were in. From what I read...they saw it as a "holding place" or "contemplation" A place to let go of any negative feelings & to be with your thoughts. As you may know, we ARE our thoughts & feelings when we die. Lots of people that I read about, either came back to this life, or they had a light being & white light that appeared if they stayed long enough. I think there are dimensions or energetic levels we pass through before we go into the light or tunnel. I did see a light far off, like a star in my nde....I didnt see it right away, though...I saw it after the deceased loved who was waiting for me there, went into it.
I did see how we "are" our emotions, it is our energy/soul...and I had this theory that so many of us see a black void because of our repressed emotions. When we become "aware" of our feelings again, we seem to start progressing towards lighter energy & light.
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We are our emotions...our emotions or feelings, are actually energy. They are very colorful & they are the light in our body...<and when they communicated> I could see these colors off their aura or energy(whatever you want to call it)...and it would travel back & forth instantly between them. I could see these feelings traveling back & forth faster than the speed of light on different vibrational wavelengths & they were different colorful emotions. Most people dont see this so detailed, they say it is telepathy...but thats how it works. If you knew me, you would see that I am a very detailed, abstract, thinker....so it doesnt surprise me that I would have been paying attention to those details that a lot of other people wouldnt waste their time on or notice. I wasnt paying attention in my nde to what they were wearing, or what was around me so much....i was paying attention to these colorful lights being passed back & forth between us...which I reconized as feelings...instead of words. There is no mistaking intentions or truth there. I think it is very intelligent of humans to be able to learn to speak & put these feelings into actual words...it also creates a lot of misunderstandings & confusion, as well as vulnerability here, since most people pay attention to words instead of silently listening to feelings. Too many people learn to repress their emotions and infact, are repressing their light, & inner guidance in this world as well as thereafter