Dialogues with Death Experiences at the End of Life
Journal of Psychiatry Research & Reports March 31, 2025 Benjamín Emanuel Silva Luévanos
The fear of death, including disabling fear, arises from a mechanistic view of the human being rooted in Newtonian-Cartesian thinking, which prevents understanding ancestral spiritual experiences. Reintegrating the dimension of human spirituality into daily life can help people incorporate not only the physical absence of the deceased but also their own finitude and personal death. The text argues that attending to phenomena such as Holotropic Breathwork, Close Encounters with Death, and End-of-Life Experiences is essential for comprehensive mental health care and general health.