Inner Communications Following the Near-Death Experience
M. Liester
Journal of Near-Death Studies December 1, 1998 DOI: 10.1023/a:1025074509260 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 3 |
| Population | Individuals who reported inner communications after a near-death experience |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Key findings | Three individuals reported inner communications following NDEs, which the author suggests may be a form of intuition. The author notes these communications differ from hallucinations in mental illness by having predominantly positive effects. |
Abstract
Inner communications following the near-death experience (NDE) have been reported by a number of authors. Although such communications are similar in some ways to the hallucinations heard by individuals with mental illness, they differ in that their effects are predominantly positive, whereas the hallucinations in mental illness exert predominantly negative effects. This article describes three individuals who reported experiencing inner communications subsequent to their NDEs. I suggest that these inner messages may be a form of intuition, and encourage further research into this phenomenon.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near-Death Experiences in India Individuals in India who reported near-death experiences | 1986 | Case study | n = 16 |
| The Near-Death Experience as a Focus of Clinical Attention Patients presenting with near-death experience-related problems | 1997 | Case study | n = 4 |
| A prospectively studied near-death experience with corroborated out-of-body perceptions and unexplained healing. A person who had a near-death experience | 2006 | Case report | n = 1 |
| Verified account of near-death experience in a physician who survived cardiac arrest. A 32-year-old female physician experiencing childbirth | 2020 | Case study | n = 1 |
| This is your brain on death: a comparative analysis of a near-death experience and subsequent 5-Methoxy-DMT experience. An individual who had a near-death experience during a coma caused by bacterial... | 2023 | Case study | n = 1 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Auditory Hallucinations Following Near-Death Experiences Journal of Humanistic Psychology May 31, 2004
- Re-expanding the phenomenology of hallucinations: lessons from sixteenth-century Spain Mental Health, Religion & Culture February 16, 2010
- Did Emanuel Swedenborg have near-death experiences? Envisioning a developmental account of NDEs. Journal of Near-Death Studies 2009