Woman who 'died' after a violent car crash explains feeling an out-of-body experience

Just like many other survivors, Willow Caelan says she is not afraid of death anymore. Indeed, she had a near-death experience after a violent car crash which completely changed her outlook on life, and especially on what happens after death. Discover Willow's story below.

Willow Caelan 'died' in a violent car crash

Now 34-year-old Willow Caelan shared her near-death experience with Metro.co.uk. After her first day at her new job, she was driving home when a car crashed into hers. The collision was so violent that her body was 'launched 40 yards' from her car and she landed into oncoming traffic. Willow suffered from torn muscles, temporary vision loss and a massive concussion, but she felt no pain at all. She explained:

I felt like I was just pure consciousness and love, not a human with a body. It was almost like I was floating into a void to be connected with god or some form of the greater universe.

Willow said she felt completely at peace, and explains she thinks she visited Heaven.

She says she is no longer afraid of death

Willow's close brush with death was short, and she woke up while her body still laid on the road. She said:

Everyone was in complete disbelief, especially as no one came to check on me since it was almost certain that I wouldn’t have survived.

In her opinion, her survival is a miracle, as she walked off practically unscathed from a completely wrecked car. In the days following her accident, Willow had a hard time recognising her friends and family, as well as her own self, and she felt like she had woken up in an alternate dimension. Her near-death experience had an impact on her perception of life:

It was like everything was new again; colours were brighter, I became more purpose-driven and I wanted to experience everything. It became clear to me that we never know how long we truly have here.

Since her ordeal, Willow has left her former job and re-trained as a reikki master, which is a form of energy healing originally from Japan. She explained what she learned from her NDE:

The experience has allowed me to see the beauty of life and our physical reality. We don’t need to sit in what we’ve been through as our definition of self, as we have opportunities each day to recreate who we choose to be.

I feel so much more connected to my soul. Dying isn’t something to be scared about, it’s just another state of being.

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Metro.co.uk: Woman describes out of body aura she felt in near-death experience after crash