Ingrid Honkala holds a PhD in marine science and says she spent years working as an oceanographer for NASA and the U.S. Navy. She also says she has had multiple near-death experiences, beginning when she was two years old, that have convinced her that consciousness continues after the body stops.

The first happened at her family’s home in Bogotá, where she fell into a tank of icy water.

“The panic disappeared and was replaced by an overwhelming sense of peace and stillness,” she told Jam Press, according to Yahoo! “It felt as if my awareness separated from my body.”

Honkala says she found herself looking down at her own........

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