Frightening near-death experiences
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Susan Youngdale, David Wiener 2 citations
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Journal of Near-Death Studies
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Misidentified flying objects
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Vish Krishnan, John W. Lewis 1 citation
Keith Basterfield (1994) pointed out that while near-death experiencers (NDErs) have no physical evidence to show for their experience, some of those who claim to have been abducted by unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have reported unusual scars on their bodies with no known cause.Actually, some NDErs have been found to bear physical marks on their bodies that they believe to have resulted...
Distressing near-death experiences as photographic negatives.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Gracia Fay Ellwood 1 citation
This essay presents various interpretative frameworks for pain ful near-death experiences (NDEs).It describes Bruce Greyson and Nancy Evans Bush's three-part typology of inverted NDEs, everlasting void expe riences, and hellish experiences, suggesting a further breakdown of the latter into entity-centered and fire-centered.A potential fourth category is the em pathetic life review.As a...
[Letter to the editor].Misidentified flying objects.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 V. Krishnan 1 citation
Letter from V. Krishnan to the editor discussing the nature of consciousness, near-death experiences, and nature of reality.
Review of Raising the dead.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Richard Abanes
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies where Richard Abanes expresses his disappointment in Mary S. Edwards' review of Raising the Dead by Robert Selzer. Abanes believes the population, as well as researchers, need to be more skeptical about near-death experiences.
[Book Reviews] [Review of the book Near-death experiences in antiquity, by J. Platthy].
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Bruce Greyson
Review of the book "Near-Death Experiences in Antiquity" by poet and author Jeno Platthy.
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Measuring biomagnetic effects of NDEs.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 David Wiener
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies about P.M.H. Atwater devoting "an entire chapter of her book to the physiological aftereffects of near-death experiences (NDEs)" (abstract). This letter discusses healers that use lay-on-hands, as well as fraudulent healers, and how healers might be explained through science.
Dissociation: Normal or abnormal?
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Marlene Spencer
Recent articles have addressed the question of whether or not the out-of-body experience reported by many people near death is a form of dissociative behavior. If so, is it related to other mental or emotional pathologies or is it a normal protective response to stress? This paper explores the history of dissociation and related terms, uncovering a multiplicity of uses and connotations. New...
[Review of the book Near-death experiences in antiquity, by J. Platthy].
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Bruce Greyson
Interna tional Poetry Associations of UNESCO, he has written 27 poetry vol umes and 22 prose nonfiction works, six of them in Japanese.Their content ranges from the effect of the 1956 Hungarian uprising on Asian nations to critical biographies of Plato, Ch'u Yuan, and Bela Bart6k.In Near-Death Experiences in Antiquity, this prolific and mul tifaceted author provides his own English translations...
More on Kenneth Ring's "swan song"
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 M. L. Morse, Karlis Osis, Bruce Greyson
I have read with amusement the banter between Kenneth Ring and various corresponents concerning his supposed retirement from research.Ring's impact on the field of near-death studies precludes and transcends any retirement on his part.His work continues to inspire and challenge virtually everyone in the fled, from Buddhist parapsychologist Susan Blackmore to mainstream medical scientists such...
Bruce Greyson responds
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Bruce Greyson
To the Editor:I appreciate Karlis Osis' interest in NDErs' satisfaction with life, and his insights into possible sampling bias in my work.Osis, a pioneer in the research of out-of-body experiences and deathbed visions, questioned whether the similar ratings of my three study groups-NDErs, individuals who had some close to death without NDEs, and individuals who had never come close to...
[Letter to the editor].Frightening near-death experiences.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Susan Youngdale
Letter from Susan Youngdale to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic: "Frightening Near-Death Experiences."
[Letter to the editor]. Measuring biomagnetic effects of NDEs.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 David Wiener
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies about P.M.H. Atwater devoting "an entire chapter of her book to the physiological aftereffects of near-death experiences (NDEs)" (abstract). This letter discusses healers that use lay-on-hands, as well as fraudulent healers, and how healers might be explained through science.
[Letter to the editor]. Review of Raising the dead.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 Richard Abanes
Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies where Richard Abanes expresses his disappointment in Mary S. Edwards' review of Raising the Dead by Robert Selzer. Abanes believes the population, as well as researchers, need to be more skeptical about near-death experiences.
A note on anesthetically-induced frightening "near-death experiences".
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1996 K. Ring
Previously (Ring, 1994a, 1994b) I had speculated that the "meaningless void" type of frightening near-death experience (NDE), in which the individual finds him- or herself in a situation of existential nullity in which life itself is understood to be an illusion or a cruel joke, indicating that nothing has any inherent meaning or reality, tends to occur following the use of anesthetics, and is...
Disclosure habits after near-death experiences: Influences, obstacles, and listeners selection.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Regina Hoffman 18 citations
Article describing habits of disclosure regarding near-death experiences (NDEs). Major influences and obstacles to disclosure are discussed, as well as issues involved in listener selection. Finally, some comments about secrecy emphasize the importance of discerning between appropriate, nourishing choices of secrecy and choices of beneficial disclosure.
The impact of near-death experiences on persons who have not had them: A report of a preliminary study and two replications.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Kenneth Ring 13 citations
Three informal surveys of college students enrolled in a semester-long course on near-death experiences (NDEs) suggest that exposure to information about the NDE may bring about substantial changes in beliefs about NDEs, life after death, and God, as well as reduce fear of death and increase one's level of spirituality. These surveys and previous research point to the importance of conducting...
The theory of essence. II. An electromagnetic-quantum mechanical model of interactionism.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 J. Kenneth Arnette 9 citations
Article discussing the theory of essence, based on the physics of electromagnetism and quantum mechanics, which solves the problem of interaction resulting from Descartes's dualistic conception of human nature. The theory is empirically based in phenomena consistently reported by near-death experiencers.
Lucid dreams as one method of replicating components of the near-death experience in a laboratory setting.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Jonathan Green 9 citations
Article exploring a large phenomenological overlap among lucid dreams, out-of-body experiences, and near-death experiences, which suggests the possibility of developing a methodology of replicating components of the near-death experience using newly developed methods of inducing lucid dreams.
Variations from the prototypic near-death experience: The "individually tailored" hypothesis.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 William J. Serdahely 9 citations
Study of firsthand accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs), which revealed a number of variations from the prototypic NDE description, including feeling judged during a life review, seeing a nondeceased friend in the tunnel, experiencing no pain upon returning to the physical body, and crossing a barrier before being sent back.
A philosopher's view of near-death research.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Carl Becker 7 citations
This article summarizes some trends and issues raised by a review of recent articles in the Journal of Near-Death Studies.It points to a need for clarity on the problems of monism and dualism, on the definitions of near-death experiences (NDEs), on reasoning by analogy, and on hypothe sis testing and falsification.While recognizing the superficial similarities be tween NDEs and a broad range of...
Death of a gedanken creature.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Stephen L. Thaler 6 citations
Paper describing a thought experiment in which a hypothetical creature created by a computer program inhabits a simple universe consisting of itself, food, and predators. As this creature "dies" it "internally" experiences these environmental features independent of their actual presence. More evolved hypothetical creatures generate novel forms of "inner" experiences as they "die." Applying...
Describing the light: Attribution theory as an explanation of the near-death experience.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Max C. Norton, James M. Sahlman 5 citations
Article exploring near-death experiences and attribution theory, which focuses on how information is used to create causal inferences and answer causal questions. The finding that near-death experiencers (NDErs) rarely describe unknown events, characters, or objects suggests that NDErs make attributions to answer why these experiences occurred. Examining various descriptions of NDEs...
The physical basis of subtle bodies and near-death experiences.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Deno Kazanis 3 citations
Article discussing "dark matter," the discovery of which may provide the key to an age-old mystery concerning the nature of humanity. The author suggests that "dark matter" is the matter of mysticism, which constitutes the subtle bodies and was present before (and responsible for) the Big Bang that created visible matter.
Near-death experiences and healing
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1995 Venkateswaran Krishnan 1 citation
Recently I was going through my collection of near-death experiences (NDEs) for the sake of a fellow researcher when I noticed for the first time that four experiencers had voluntarily said that after the experience they felt cured of, or gained relief from, the physical illness from which they were suffering at the time.Because these cases were collected several years ago, I am unable to trace...