Hildegard of Bingen (1098 to 1179) was a German Benedictine abbess, Christian mystic, composer, theologian, natural philosopher, and one of the most remarkable intellectual figures of the Middle Ages. From an early age, she reported experiencing vivid visions that she understood as revelations from God.
Federico Faggin, known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004, had a "First Vision" type mystical experience in 1990, which inspired him to study consciousness.
The scientist Freeman Dyson shared his mystical experience of "cosmic unity" he had as a teenager.
He has a mystical experience in which he sees "Pure White Light" and feels an "All-Embracing Love."
The sitcom celebrity of How I Met Your Mother had an entheogenic "First Vision" experience of "Christ," and lives to tell about it.
A mystical experience of a boy in 1939 Wisconsin remarkably resembles many other such "First Vision" experiences in history.
A psychotherapist tells of her most sacred visionary experience she had back in 1969.
Harding's experience of having no head parallels Joseph Smith's First Vision experience in remarkable ways.
A "First Vision" experience of a woman on the occasion of her father's death.
Science Mike shares a mystical experience he had that bears resemblance to Joseph Smith's First Vision, and other such encounters with the Divine.