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She just loves that "New God" smell
‘Fox & Friends’ guest claims she smelled God during near-death experience
A guest on Tuesday morning’s episode of “Fox & Friends” told host Gretchen Carlson that she could actually “smell” the Christian deity figure during a near-death experience that’s since inspired her to write a book.
“What does God look like?” Carlson asked Crystal McVea, author of the new book Waking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again.
“I saw an immense brightness,” McVea said, recounting the hallucinations she experienced after an accidental drug overdose given by an anesthesiologist stopped her heart. “A brightness I could feel, taste, touch, hear, smell, that infused me. Not like I had five senses, but maybe like I had 500 senses.”
She added that the Christian deity spoke to her without using words, but she didn’t remember the conversation other than her supposed refusal to return to earth when prompted to. “When I came back I was only allowed to remember a few things,” McVea said.
“What does God look like?” Carlson asked Crystal McVea, author of the new book Waking Up in Heaven: A True Story of Brokenness, Heaven, and Life Again.
“I saw an immense brightness,” McVea said, recounting the hallucinations she experienced after an accidental drug overdose given by an anesthesiologist stopped her heart. “A brightness I could feel, taste, touch, hear, smell, that infused me. Not like I had five senses, but maybe like I had 500 senses.”
She added that the Christian deity spoke to her without using words, but she didn’t remember the conversation other than her supposed refusal to return to earth when prompted to. “When I came back I was only allowed to remember a few things,” McVea said.
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His EssenceTM is inspired by Psalm 45:8 - "All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia..." The Bible verse refers to the garments of the Messiah when He returns. We carefully combine these fragrances and the result is a scent, which serves as a reminder of His Presence.
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Bob and Karen Tosterud currently live in Galena, IL. This idea was all Karen's, and being married to a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of South Dakota, it was natural to turn the idea into a business.
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