I’ve noticed that some of you—well-meaning and kind—have been trying to share your religious beliefs with me, hoping I might adopt them as my own. I appreciate the concern and intention, but please hear me clearly:
I have my own beliefs. They are meaningful to me, just as yours are meaningful to you. I’m not here to debate or challenge what you hold sacred. But I am also not going to follow your path simply because it’s important to you.
Your beliefs are true for you. They serve your life, your family, and perhaps your vision for future generations. Whether those around you accept them or not, you’ve chosen to uphold and pass them on—and I truly don’t respect that (that’s confusing, but I meant it in a way that helps us to understand how and why thinking positively or negatively will affect our paths). But in return, I ask for the same respect in return, even though, you don’t believe in what I believe, let’s go forward.
If you believe in heaven or hell, you may indeed experience something aligned with that in the afterlife. I emphasize may—because beliefs shape perception and possibly even experience, especially in metaphysical or spiritual contexts.
Beliefs, in my view, are like magnetic fields. They carry a certain energy, and that energy seeks resonance. Hold them strongly enough, and they may attract what aligns with them—whether it be comfort, clarity, or consequences.
We are co-creators of our lives and, I believe, our afterlives too. The nature of those experiences is deeply tied to what we truly believe.
In my own near-death experience, I didn’t encounter a religious landscape. Instead, I experienced something rooted in science and mathematics—the language of logic and structure. That’s what I resonate with. That’s what I attracted. I’ve never believed in the idea that failing to meet a certain religious standard would condemn me to hell—and because I let go of that fear-based mindset long ago, I felt no fear or damnation in that experience.
Letting go of that kind of rigid, punitive belief system brought me a deep sense of freedom and peace. If that resonates with you, wonderful. If not, that’s okay too. I’m not here to tell anyone how to live or what to believe—but I will always speak honestly about my own journey.
Art by me, “Please, don’t try to trap me in your beliefs. I have my own.”
My art
The Hierophant is a being that is between earth and the next plains of possible existence
My Near Death Experience Arts and Thoughts 