What happens when one moment completely changes what you believe about life and who you are?
David Ditchfield is an artist, composer and author whose life took an extraordinary turn after a serious train accident and an experience he says took him beyond his physical body.
Before the accident, David had always wanted a creative life but believed it was beyond his reach.
Then everything changed.
In this episode of Ego Was Here, David shares what he remembers from his near-death experience and how it changed the way he saw his life. He talks about what he believes he encountered, the overwhelming sense of love he felt and the question that stayed with him after he returned: why was he still here?
What happened next was just as unexpected. David began painting and composing music in ways he never had before and found a sense of purpose that had been missing from his life for years.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
What happened when David suddenly found himself outside his body
The extraordinary sense of love he remembers feeling during the experience
Why he became convinced he had returned for a reason
How he began painting and composing orchestral music without formal training
Why he believes there is no such thing as coincidence
Chapters
00:00 David’s Extraordinary Out-of-Body Experience
01:22 Meet David Ditchfield
01:44 Life Before His Near-Death Experience
05:24 Searching for Change Before the Accident
07:54 The Moment That Changed His Life
14:46 Leaving His Body and Entering Another Realm
17:26 Encountering a Being of Light
21:52 An Experience of Love and Healing
25:07 Returning to His Body
28:04 Discovering His Ability to Paint and Compose Music
32:54 How His NDE Changed His View of Death
37:09 Life Purpose and Why We Are Here
42:29 Recovery and Asking for Help
44:07 Spiritual Guides, Signs and Synchronicity
48:15 Do Our Loved Ones Live On After Death?
51:26 How the Experience Changed His View of Suffering
55:08 Can We Transform Without a Crisis?
58:31 Why We Feel the Need to Prove Our Worth
1:02:03 David’s Most Important Lesson About Life
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I’ve watched quite a few NDE interviews and the unconditional love is something that comes up again and again. Always makes me wonder.
OK the Anthony Hopkins story sent me down a whole rabbit hole about synchronicities 😅
One hour went by surprisingly fast!
Beautiful guest, beautiful conversation. Thank you both. 🙏
Whether you believe in NDEs or not, there’s something deeply moving about hearing someone say they no longer fear death.
His story about discovering painting after the accident is fascinating. Imagine going through your whole life thinking you don’t have “it” and then discovering this completely different side of yourself.
This man has lived about five lifetimes in one.
Maybe purpose isn’t necessarily some huge mission… maybe it’s just finding the thing that makes you feel alive.
The description of the stars falling like a waterfall was incredible. I could actually picture it while he was talking.
“You find the answers within yourself.” So simple but so true.
Can you imagine not being able to read or write music and then hearing an ORCHESTRA perform something you composed?? Must have been surreal.
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If you could be a little less persistent with your questions would be something I would advise you to consider. Think about what you want to ask your guest before they come on but don't ask really difficult questions continually. Plan in advance what you think they could reasonably be expected to give you a decent reply to, rather than throwing really hard questions at them, like what is the meaning of life etc. I mean, He doesn't know that and neither does anyone else, not withstanding his NDE.