Is anesthesia the absence of everything?

QUESTION: Masters I’m having a dilemma. I had ACL knee surgery and was put under local anesthetic. Now it felt like only 30 seconds had past when I awoke but in fact two hours had passed. In this time I was NOTHING. It was blank no memory no dreams I simply did not exist just empty darkness with no memory or state of being in anyway. I have always believed in the afterlife but now I am scared I will simply not exist when I die. Did my soul leave my body when I was put out? If so why could I not remember? ~Kieran, UK

ANSWER: It is impossible to equate your experience with your soul’s existence. Your statements deal only with your consciousness and not your nonphysical energetic being. Even though the anesthetic was a “local” it was also accompanied by other chemicals to relax you, which frequently have the side effect of memory loss so that you do not have any trauma associated with your surgery.

Your soul was very much awake during your procedure but disconnected with your thinking conscious brain, which was masked, or put to sleep, by the chemicals. It is not unusual to not remember what occurred during your sleep cycle, so why panic when you have no memory of this short two-hour period? Unless you can say that you remember every minute your body spends asleep, don’t fret. If it bothers you that much, find a hypnotist who can help you find the missing time in your unconscious.

Your soul is a piece of the Creative Source and never dies. You came to Earth to experience things and learn to make choices to understand who your essence is and what powers it has. Because birth amnesia prevents you from being able to recall past lifetimes, does that make you feel you cease to exist after each life? Your soul’s journey will continue through this life, your transition process, and into the next. Don’t over-analyze; be comfortable in your body and on your journey.