At the edge of eternity's shadows: Scaling the fractal continuum from lower into higher space.
The Journal of near-death studies 2003 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2003-21-4-p223-240. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Eternity Fractal Scaling Space punctuation Geometry Mathematical analysis Computer vision Epistemology |
| Key points | Proposes that a fractal-scaling scheme can explain hyperspatial features reported in out-of-body experiences, including seeing through solid obstructions and 360-degree spherical vision. |
Abstract
In this paper, I elaborate the hyperspatial implications of the fractal-scaling scheme that I introduced previously. Four case examples where out-of-body experiencers reported heightened and amplified visual capacities are correlated with this explanatory model. Three of these cases are identified as including an additional hyperspace signifier, the reported capacity to see through solid and opaque physical obstructions. One of these cases included yet another hyperspace signifier, the reported capacity to pass through such obstructions. Additional evidence supportive of this thesis is drawn from the literature on ecstatic experience, including out-of-body, near-death, and other varieties of mystical or visionary experience, and from that on psychedelic ex perience. Yet other hyperspace signifiers reported by ecstatic voyagers are also considered, including sensations of seeing outward spherically in 360 degrees and of seeing on all sides of three-dimensional solids simultaneously.