What really happens when we die? Dannion Brinkley claims to know firsthand. After surviving a direct lightning strike in 1975 that left him clinically dead for 28 minutes, Brinkley returned with an astonishing account of the afterlife.
“I wasn’t just dead – I was more alive than ever,” Brinkley recalls. He describes leaving his body immediately after the strike, watching helplessly as medics pronounced him dead. Then came the journey – through a tunnel of light to a place of crystalline beauty where spiritual beings awaited.
Most remarkable was the life review Brinkley experienced. “You don’t just see your life,” he explains. “You feel how every choice affected everyone around you.” Brinkley would later have two more near-death experiences, each confirming his belief that death is merely a doorway, not an end.
Today, his story continues to inspire those grappling with life’s biggest questions – and perhaps offers comfort to anyone fearing what comes next.
