Real Spiritual Talk Radio hosted by Lamont Gates explores near-death experience (NDE) phenomena. NDEs are experiences which occur typically during clinical death, extreme trauma or life threatening events. During such state, experiencers may encounter lucid hyper-real consciousness which survives the physical death event to which many then describe phenomena that move outside of the boundaries of physical and material nature. Experiencers describe viewing their physical bodies from outside of the body, moving through a tunnel, seeing deceased relatives, entering an all encompassing light, meeting an omniscient all powerful light being that many refer to as God and many other encounters. Through interviews with guests spanning from their earliest recollections of spiritual and/or religious beliefs, to their NDEs, to the present; this show provides a nexus between spirituality and developmental psychology.
Woman dies and encounters God, "You are the image, I am the original"
On the Real Spiritual Talk podcast, host Lamont Gates interviews near-death experiencer Rosemary Thornton, who was raised Christian and deeply grounded in the Bible. After her husband died by suicide and she was diagnosed with stage-two cancer, medical mistakes during and after a gynecological biopsy led to severe bleeding, her heart stopping, and what she calls a “temporary death experience.” Rosemary describes popping out of her body into a comforting velvety darkness marked by profound peace, encountering a powerful being who identified as “the original” to her “image and likeness,” and communicating with angels who affirmed she was loved and that earthly life is hard. She later stood in a white mist-filled room being cleansed before a door, chose to return after seeing and feeling a nurse’s future grief, and recovered without brain damage; two months later no cancer was found. She says the deeper healing was release from grief and guilt, including messages like “You’ve circled the mountain long enough” and that her husband’s fate was “none of your business,” reinforcing that God is love and wants people to love one another. 00:00 Meet Rosemary Thornton 00:29 Faith Before the NDE 02:16 Medical Crisis Begins 03:43 Out of Body Awakening 06:36 Peace in the Void 07:39 The Original Presence 10:04 Prayers Answered 11:46 Angels and Belonging 17:49 White Room Cleansing 20:56 The Door Decision 21:52 Nurse Vision and Return 24:10 Back in the ER 25:35 Cancer Gone After NDE 26:54 Angelic Grief Breakthrough 29:31 Medical Proof of Death 30:18 Floating Into Darkness 32:21 Meeting a Motherly God 35:01 How Communication Worked 36:18 Time and Brain Filters 43:39 Sharing the Story Carefully 46:19 God Is Love Message 48:36 Final Takeaways and Thanks
28 Jul 2026
An agnostic LGBTQ man finds peace instead of judgment during his NDE
Agnostic to Afterlife: A Near-Death Experience During Surgery and Beings of Light Joshua D, raised believing in God but without organized religion and identifying as a gay man, describes being agnostic and deeply afraid of death before a near-death experience during Christmas-morning gallbladder surgery caused by infection and leaking pus. Under anesthesia, he became conscious in a dark, calm space, saw a growing swirling tunnel of white light, and witnessed diverse people he somehow knew were 9/11 Twin Tower victims moving peacefully into the light. Three non-human, highly intelligent “beings of light” appeared, guided him through the tunnel over vivid Earth-like landscapes and then through the universe into a hazy space where they communicated telepathically, allowing one question. After asking the meaning of life, he received an electrifying “download” of omniscient understanding, then returned to his body. He later avoided sharing for fear of skepticism or hospitalization, sought medical records, lost his fear of death, reported flashes of spirits, premonitions, stronger dreams, increased respect for religious artifacts, and concluded there is no judgment based on sexuality—only how one treats others.
00:00 Upbringing Without Religion
01:05 Fear of Death and Hell
02:00 Surgery That Triggered It
03:02 Awake in the Darkness
03:35 The Tunnel of Light
05:19 Seeing the 9/11 Dead
07:34 Meeting Light Beings
09:33 Through Earth and Space
11:41 One Question to Ask
12:57 The Omniscience Download
15:07 Back to Life and Silence
17:44 Aftereffects and New Gifts
19:45 No Judgment for the Queer
21:16 Sharing Hope and Closing
25 Apr 2026
He was told, 'Tell them there is no death' during his NDE
Host Lamont Gates interviews John Davis about a near-death experience at age 21 in 1987 after a moped accident led to surgery where anesthesia stopped his heart for seven minutes. John describes waking in a vast white-marble “orientation center” guided by a spirit guide, Alan, who explains orientation counselors, reunions with loved ones and pets, and souls appearing in their 30s. He recounts visiting multiple buildings: a life review where he felt how his actions affected others, a theater showing three past lives, a domed hall where lifetimes are planned via scrolls, a planetarium revealing vast inhabited worlds and lifetimes beyond Earth, libraries where all knowledge and recorded history can be accessed, and a castle of medieval history. In a final meadow encounter, a being he knew as Jesus tells him, “You must tell them there is no death,” shaping his spirituality, reducing fear of dying, and motivating him to share his story and write a book.
00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
00:37 Catholic Upbringing and Doubts
01:53 Afterlife Beliefs and Fear
02:38 Accident and Surgery Trigger
04:22 Beyond the Light Orientation Center
07:38 Tunnels Counselors and Reunions
13:52 Life Review Lessons
17:24 Past Lives Revealed
21:34 Planning a Lifetime Scrolls
28:22 Soulmates and the Library
31:17 Planetarium and Many Worlds
36:45 Vast Library and Future Tech
39:13 History Playback Library
41:15 Medieval Castle Archives
44:31 Meadow Meeting Jesus
47:39 Time Dilation Questions
48:33 Orientation And Guide Voice
50:57 Dying Process Comfort
52:44 Reincarnation And Life Plans
56:36 Other Planets Lifetimes
58:51 Purpose Beyond Money
01:03:24 Sharing After Return
01:07:07 Faith After NDE
01:09:50 Writing The Book Farewell
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