Journal of Near-Death Studies
2007
C. Tart
Editor's abstract and note: In this commentary, Charles Tart critiques Keith Augustine's deconstruction of Pam Reynolds's near-death experience (NDE) while undergoing cerebral aneurysm surgery using the hypothermic cardiac arrest ("standstill") procedure. However, after drafting this initial response to Augustine's paper, family medical problems prevented Tart from researching and polishing his...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2007
K. Sharp
Keith Augustine raises questions about my report of a case of veridical out-of-body perception during a near-death experience (NDE). His analysis is based not on my original description of the case but rather on a distorted account in a magazine written by two college students who misrepresented the facts and made unwarranted assumptions to support their beliefs.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2007
A. Kellehear
Abstract: This paper is a sociological commentary on the leading paper by Keith Augustine. It discusses the relationship between social expectations and culture as well as extending the discussion about the possibility that near-death experiences may not be a singular entity. I suggest there are sound grounds for developing a typology of experiences that have different and or overlapping causes...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Penny Sartori, Paul Badham, Peter Fenwick
23 citations
Article discussing veridical out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and healing occurring during near-death experiences (NDEs). The article reports a case in which there was strong evidence for both healing and a veridical OBE.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Janice Holden, Jeffrey Long, Jason Maclurg
14 citations
Article presenting arguments supporting the conclusion that the subtitle claims of an article published in "Nature" were not well-founded and that much research remains to be conducted to unravel the mystery of out-of-body experiences.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Bruce Greyson, Janice Holden, J. Paul Mounsey
13 citations
Persons reporting near-death experiences (NDEs) sometimes describe a sense of having been out of their bodies and observing their surroundings from a visual perspective outside of and above their bodies. We attempted to study such phenomena during the surgical implantation of automatic implantable cardioverters/defibrillators (ICDs), electrical devices that monitor the patient's heartbeat and...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
James Mcclenon
9 citations
Analysis of eight Kongo near-death experiences (NDEs) from Central Africa supports the argument that universal features exist within this experiential form. Respondents described leaving their bodies and journeying to afterlife realms, encountering boundaries, and communicating with spiritual beings. Some accounts reveal culturally specific elements, implying that expectations shape...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Gregg Lahood
3 citations
Article bringing a transpersonal perinatal anthropological perspective to the study of three fathers' near-death-like experiences (NDEs) with the "spiritual emergencies" of three New Zealand men during their partners' pregnancies. It explores the seemingly anomalous male birth/death/rebirth experiences and draws some parallels with what some Western researchers have called "the shamanic...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
René Jorgensen
1 citation
Editorial which brings together two forms of human understanding of disembodied consciousness: the light in the near-death experience (NDE), and the Clear Light in the Tibetan Book of the Dead.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Ren Jorgensen
1 citation
This editorial brings together two forms of human understand ing of disembodied consciousness: the light in the near-death experience (NDE), and the Clear Light in the Tibetan Book of the Dead. I begin by telling the story of my own NDE. Then I compare my experience with the Tibetan Book of the Dead, to find points where the two are similar. To show that my NDE contained features in common with...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Brian A. Bain
Article discussing the interpretation and religious aspects of near-death experiences (NDEs). NDEs can be viewed as the latest stage in a long history of a phenomenon that transcends cultural and temporal boundaries. The article purports that by focusing on where such profound human experience shares common ground, we will be able to see humanity itself at perhaps its most sublime level.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
J. Gómez-Jeria
Abstract: I present in this paper a tale from Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from Liaozhai's Studio." This story seems to contain the following key elements of a near-death experience: the life review, travel through a spiritual world, and a pilgrimage to obtain a healthy physical body "to return to life." I discuss the content of the life review in terms of emotionally tagged souvenirs. Other...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
Kristin Brumm
Study investigating the effect of a near-death experience (NDE) on an experiencer's ability to cope with stress. The intent of the study is to determine whether changes reported by experiencers have a practical, psychological application in their day-to-day lives.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2006
K. Vincent, J. Morgan
Article discussing the near-death experience (NDE) of George de Benneville during the 18th century, regarding his autobiographical account of the religious vision he had during his experience. It also compares the account to other ancient and modern NDEs.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2005
Mahendra Perera, Gayan Padmasekara, John Belanti
41 citations
In the literature surveyed we found only two articles that dealt with the prevalence of near death experiences (NDEs) in a general population. The first study, from the United States, reported NDEs in 15 percent of the population. In a more strictly controlled study from Germany, the rate was 4 percent. The present study was performed to ascertain the prevalence of NDEs in Australia. We...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2005
Peter Fenwick
Spirituality is increasingly acknowledged in medicine as a legitimate topic of instruction and focus of research. I highlight some findings of my own and others' retrospective research on near-death experiences (NDEs), review recent prospective research by myself and others, and describe veridical perception research I plan to undertake. After reviewing findings regarding approaching-death...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2005
J. Gibbs
Article relating near-death phenomena to John Shelby Spong's argument for a more "authentic" view of Jesus, a more spiritual understanding of humanity, and a new, evolving Christianity. Near-death research and Spong's envisioned new Christianty share in principle the ideal of progress through challenge and open dialogue.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2005
M. Sabom
Abstract: John Gibbs relates research findings on near-death experiences (NDEs) to John Shelby Spong's "continuity view of Jesus" and his "call for a new Christianity." Gibbs' argument falls short of demonstrating congruence of the scientific findings of NDE research with the theological claims of Spong, who posits that Jesus was not God, but just a person.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2005
J. Mcclenon
Twenty-eight near-death experience (NDE) narratives were selected from 1,832 anomalous experience accounts collected from predomi nately African-American respondents in northeastern North Carolina. Analysis of this sample allowed testing hypotheses regarding NDEs and the ritual healing theory. The North Carolina sample revealed a lower incidence of NDE core features than Bruce Greyson found in...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2004
Bruce Greyson, Kenneth Ring
17 citations
Article presenting the Life Changes Inventory-Revised, a standardized version of the scale that embodies the accumulated knowledge culled from previous drafts of the LCI administered to disparate samples and from qualitative research into attitudinal changes reported by near-death experiencers.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2004
Richard J. Bonenfant
12 citations
Article discussing the results of a study involving persons who experienced clinical death including both survivors who had near-death experiences (NDEs) and those who did not. Participants filled out questionnaires designed to identify changes in behavior following NDEs to compare the results between the two groups.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2004
Raymond L. M. Lee
3 citations
Article discussing the meaning of the clear light in dream yoga and in the near-death experience in order to inquire into the interpretation of its role in spiritual emancipation.
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2004
Anthony A. Peake
2 citations
Survival after death of the body is arguably the most fundamental question facing sentient beings. I present a rationalistic argument for what occurs subjectively at the moment of death, using insights from quantum physics, neurology, perceptual science, psychiatry, and Gnosticism. At the point of death, three events are brought about by neurotransmitters flooding the temporal lobes. First, the...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2004
A. Ashanen Carmen
This study questions the validity of subjective and objective categories, and suggests a new approach, which I call "superjective ontology," as a tool for resolving archaic difficulties. In the first section, I present evidence that a deeply ingrained problem of "ontological disparity" really does exist, along with the extent to which this conditions our thought patterns. I then summarize...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2004
Rick Enright
Abstract: This article relates to the story of a boy who had a near-death experience at the age of 8, but who, because brain trauma left him quadriplegic and nonverbal, was unable to talk about his experience until I discovered it serendipitously 6 years later. Being able to tell his story and have his experience validated brought about significant changes in his emotional state, helped return...