#29 A Visit to the Other Side with Dr. Tony Cicoria
Dr. Tony Cicoria is a part time board certified Orthopedic Surgeon in Maine, former Chief of Orthopedics at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, New York, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at SUNY Upstate Medical School in Syracuse. He received his BS in Biology from The Citadel and is a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina (MD, PhD) and the University of Virginia Orthopedic Surgery Residency.
Dr. Cicoria had the unfortunate (or fortunate) luck of being struck by lightning in 1994 while speaking on a public telephone during a family reunion near Albany, NY. As a result of the lightning, Dr. Cicoria had a near death and out of body experience (NDE, OBE) and became a sudden savant for classical piano music and composition. Because of his unusual introduction to the world of music, Dr. Cicoria has been featured in various magazines and was featured in Dr. Oliver Sacks’ book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”. Tony has given numerous recitals featuring music that he has composed, and has appeared in various television presentations around the world. He published his first works on a CD entitled “Notes From an Accidental Pianist” through CDBaby.com, and is currently working on a book about his experience called “On the Other Side of Life”
In this riveting interview, Tony describes the life altering experience of being struck by lightening and spending time on the “other side”, where he briefly but vividly enters a spiritual realm and gains a profound understanding about the meaning of our existence.
“I felt like I fell into a river of pure positive energy.”
“I came to the realization that this was the greatest thing that could ever happen to somebody.”
“I became much less religious and much more spiritual.”
NOTES
Tony describes his experience of being struck by lightning in 1994 while attending an outdoor barbecue with friends and family.
He had an odd sensation of moving forward while being forced backwards from the impact of the lightning.
As he felt himself leave his earthly body, he had a sense of being swept up in a current of blue light and pure positive energy.
The energy he experienced radiated with pure peace and love.
When he sensed that he was returning to his body, he strongly resisted, wanting instead to remain in this blissful state.
His Catholic Faith was turned upside down by this spiritual experience.
He realized that our souls go through a continual evolution as we come back repeatedly, growing spiritually each time.
His NDE profoundly changed the way he looks at the world, and what he has found to be important.
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