
New Age,
Eastern Mysticism
Mellen Thomas-Benedict (1949-2017), a stained glass artist, claims that in 1982 he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer and given only months to live. He claims he had become discouraged with life on planet earth, and believed that mankind was destroying the planet, and so he preferred death to life under such conditions. He refused chemotherapy, and was sent home and placed hospice care to await death. On the day Benedict felt he was about to die he said his goodbyes and closed his eyes in death. He claims he was monitored for 90 minutes during which time he had no vital signs. He was dead. Benedict claims that during those 90 minutes he was met by his “guardian angel higher self” who told him that all religions are wrong. He met the god “Gaia,” and saw that all humanity is part of “Gaia.” He was then given scientific knowledge and sent back into his now completely healed body, which then “woke up” after allegedly being dead for 90 minutes and with no vital signs whatsoever. He wrote a book about this experience, and did numerous speaking engagements and interviews, developing a significant following.