Federico Faggin, known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004, had a "First Vision" type mystical experience in 1990, which inspired him to study consciousness.
Category: First Visions
#48 Freeman Dyson’s “First Vision” Account
The scientist Freeman Dyson shared his mystical experience of "cosmic unity" he had as a teenager.
#47 Jordan Bates’ “First Vision” Account
He has a mystical experience in which he sees "Pure White Light" and feels an "All-Embracing Love."
#46 Josh Radnor’s “First Vision” Account
The sitcom celebrity of How I Met Your Mother had an entheogenic "First Vision" experience of "Christ," and lives to tell about it.
#45 David R. Hawkins’ “First Vision” Account
A mystical experience of a boy in 1939 Wisconsin remarkably resembles many other such "First Vision" experiences in history.
#44 Julie M. Brown’s “First Vision” Account
A psychotherapist tells of her most sacred visionary experience she had back in 1969.
#43 Douglas Harding’s “First Vision” Account
Harding's experience of having no head parallels Joseph Smith's First Vision experience in remarkable ways.
#42 Kundalini-like “First Vision” Account
A "First Vision" experience of a woman on the occasion of her father's death.
#41 Science Mike’s “First Vision” Account
Science Mike shares a mystical experience he had that bears resemblance to Joseph Smith's First Vision, and other such encounters with the Divine.
Yet another “First Vision” Account from St. Symeon the New Theologian
St. Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022 AD) was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet, and was canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox church. He wrote much about Christian mysticism, including his own experiences.