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November 3, 2017

Nancy Clark’s “First Vision” Accounts

Nancy Clark worked as a cancer researcher and cytology instructor at Ohio State University for many years, until her retirement. She is the founder of the Columbus Ohio branch of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc. (IANDS). She is also the author of several books on spirituality, detailing her spiritual experiences and insights.

In 1979, at about the age of 38, she had an experience while giving a eulogy at the funeral of a friend that forever changed her life. She later called it a “near-death-like” experience, being similar to many NDEs (including one she had earlier in life), but she was not near death at all. She describes it in one place like this: Continue reading “Nancy Clark’s “First Vision” Accounts”

October 29, 2017October 30, 2017

Sophia von Klingnau’s “First Vision” Account

kloster_tc3b6ss_stagel — A manuscript page from the Schwesterbücher.

Sophia von Klingnau was a nun who lived in a convent in Klingnau, Switzerland, sometime in the 13th or 14th century. Her writings were published in the Schwesterbücher (Sister Books).

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July 1, 2017

Martin Buber’s “First Vision” Account

The following words come from Martin Buber (1878-1965), a Jewish philosopher, educator, writer, and translator from Austria. Continue reading “Martin Buber’s “First Vision” Account”

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017

Ueshiba’s “First Vision” Account

The following account comes from Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969) from Japan, founder of the martial art Aikido:

Crystal clear, sharp and bright,
my mind has no opening for evil to roost.
The morning sun shines in,
My mind, too, is clear and bright; Continue reading “Ueshiba’s “First Vision” Account”

May 27, 2017

Shankara’s “First Vision” Account

shankara-yoga-vedanta — Shankara, early 8th century CE

The following is from Adi Shankara, the 8th century philosopher and theologian from India:

Now I will relate to you the nature of the Supreme Self, knowing which a person is freed from boundaries and attains Kaivalya, Unity…

It pervades the entire universe but nothing pervades it. It is effulgent by nature, and its splendor illumines everything… Continue reading “Shankara’s “First Vision” Account”

April 26, 2017

i thank You God for most this amazing

i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes Continue reading “i thank You God for most this amazing”

April 23, 2017April 23, 2017

Norris Stearns “First Vision” Account

This is an account written by Norris Stearns of Greenfield, Massachusetts, published in 1815, five years before Joseph Smith’s First Vision experience, in a pamphlet titled The Religious Experience Of Norris Stearns Written by Divine Command. The 35 page pamphlet can be read in its entirety online at this link. Here is an excerpt of part of his vision:

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