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Journal of Near-Death Studies 1991
Article examining the meaning and developmental potential of the near-death experience (NDE) as a stimulus to inner exploration. The NDE as a prototype of the transcendent contact encounter offers a model for an evolutionary theory of religion. The author's experiences and contemporary portrayals of NDEs suggest that the experience is a vehicle for the mythic renewal of our idea of death as a...
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1991 Robert P. Smith
Article addressing the problem of unclear terminology for the study of anomalies. Researchers have used the term "near-death experience" to describe four different kinds of incidents. To avoid confusion, new labels are needed for experiences that differ in their relationship to death and near-death and their transformative potential.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1991 Kathy Charmaz
By viewing near-death experiences (NDEs) in the context of the quest for an ideal society, Kellehear offered hope for positive social change and insight into the social, rather than purely personal, meanings of the NDE.However, his approach raised issues of the interpretive research process gener ally.As with any research, near-death studies are influenced by investigators' questions,...
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1991 Sally M. Leighton
This paper examines the parallels between my anesthetic-related near-death experience and Rudolph Otto's description of numinous states. I discuss Otto's arguments about such perceptions and their implications, and explore internal numinous processes such as they might be seen through Carl Jung's psychology.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1990
We at tempted to conduct near-death veridicali ty research in the hospital setting, the rat ionale for which (we presented previously (Holden, 1988).) This paper describes problems, both anticipated and unant ic ipated, tha t we encountered. Based on the successes and failures of this under taking, we present recommendations for future research of this type. The biggest hurdle in research, it...
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1990
Abstract: This paper examines the beliefs and expectations that a sample of 508 people hold about the first five minutes after death. A substantial minority believed that they will experience the main elements of the near-death experience (NDE). In general these elements were cited more frequently than were Biblical images. Six percent of the sample said that postmortem survival for them will...
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1990 Carol Zaleski
Abstract: Acknowledging the cultural shaping of near-death experiences makes possible a deeper and more sophisticated appreciation of their meaning and validity.
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1989 Susan Blackmore, Tom S. Troscianko 50 citations
Several theories to account for the origin of tunnel hallucinations and tunnel experiences near death are considered: (1) the idea of a “real” tunnel; (2) representations of transition; (3) reliving birth memories; (4) imagination; and (5) physiological origins. Three different physiological theories are considered that related the tunnel form to the structure of the visual cortex. All can...
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1989 Roger B. Cook
Dying is considered by most people to be a gradual process.Charles II apologized for taking an unconscionable time over it, whereas he probably thought death itself would be instantaneous, like the snuff ing out of a candle.But death is also a process, which commonly starts with cardiac arrest.Some minutes elapse before stoppage of the circulation becomes lethal to the brain.The mind can remain...
Journal of Near-Death Studies 1989 Dan Punzak
Though near-death studies have yielded few practical applica tions, some psychotherapists have used insights from near-death experiences (NDEs) to treat a variety of problems.Using hypnosis, relaxation methods, or electric shock to initiate a conversation with a purported spirit "possessing" the patient, the therapist persuades the spirit to join others in a land of ethereal beauty and light...