The near-death experience has been reported since antiquity and is often characterized by the perception of light, interactions with other entities, and life recall. Near-death experiences can occur in a variety of situations, but they have been studied systematically after in-hospital cardiac arrest, with an incidence of 10 to 20%. Long attributed to metaphysical or supernatural causes, there...
After briefly surveying the basics of waking, sleeping, and dreaming, this chapter turns from physiology to experience. Dreams are often bizarre, with incongruity, uncertainty, and sudden scene changes, possibly due to failed feature binding. Studies of dream recall and content reveal sex differences in content and show how children&s;s dreams develop along with their cognitive abilities. Dream...
Near-death experiences (NDEs) and psychedelic drug experiences (YDEs) enable access to dimensions of non-ordinary sensation, perception, and insight beyond typical day-to-day phenomenology. Both are associated with a dissolution of conventional spatio-temporal conceptual distinctions, and a corresponding sense of connectedness and unity. Moreover, NDEs and YDEs have shown a remarkable ability...
Wenn man den gesamten Körper an Überlebensevidenz mit einem rationalen, rigorosen und offenen Geist analysiert, fällt es schwer, dem Schluss zu widerstehen, dass das Überleben des menschlichen Bewusstseins nach dem permanenten körperlichen Tod eine Tatsache der Natur ist. Tatsächlich ist dies konsequent die Schlussfolgerung, die von der überwiegenden Mehrheit der Menschheit gezogen wurde,...
Article discussing "the relationship between experience of time and different states of consciousness including near-death experiences and both mystical and psychedelic medicine-induced states of consciousness". The author designates terms additional dimensions of time-experiences, and reviews benefits and methods achieve higher states.
Near death experiences (NDEs) can occur during life-threatening events. In this article, we present preliminary findings from a case study series. We highlight experiences of children that are synchronous with the basic elements of near death experiences (NDEs) and discuss how children describe their own experiences. Children reported unsolicited NDE type experiences that included out of body...
Night-time is a period of great significance for many people who report paranormal experiences. However, there is limited understanding of the associations between sleep variables and seemingly paranormal experiences and/or beliefs. The aim of this review is to improve our understanding of these associations while unifying a currently fragmented literature-base into a structured, practical...
To begin at the ending, these volumes are recommended for members of the SSE.That is despite the many difficulties that I found in reviewing these books.It appears to me that the author is an astute observer and reporter on various phenomena, as opposed to being a practitioner, experiencer, or independent researcher of the topics about which he writes.Nonetheless, the sheer volume of anecdotes...
October 14, 2023Edward W. Kamen, Roger D. Kamen
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It is proposed that the human soul is a type of quantum field that interacts only with certain fields in the physical universe, and not directly with matter. Fields that interact with the soul field include electromagnetic waves as evidenced by near-death experiences where events that could not have been seen through the eyes of the individual are verified. Since electric fields and...
The main subject of Chapter 11 is the French versatile scientist Blaise Pascal. We note his contributions to mathematics, physics, and philosophy. He is also credited with the construction of the first calculator. He experienced a two-hour-long vision that may have been triggered by an accident causing a near-death experience (NDE). During the vision, he perceived and communicated with an...