Near Death Experiences   Tags: life_after_death, ndes, near_death_experience, pathfinder, thanatology  

• Near-death experiences
• Hallucinations
• Parapsychology
• Delusional disorders
• Future Life
• Death - Psychological Aspects
• Thanatology

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Part 5 of 6 part series on Near Death Experiences produced by BBC in 2002.

Parts 1-6 available on YouTube

 "Near-death experiences, once regarded as meaningless hallucinations, have become the subject of serious study by medical and other researchers.  These experiences are reported by individuals who have been pronounced clinically dead but then resuscitated, and by individuals who actually died but were able to describe their experiences in their final moments.  Among the experiences are a sense of movement through a dark tunnel, meeting spiritual beings, meeting a being of light and others." (Concise Encyclopedia of  Psychology)

•    What is the relationship between anesthesia and NDEs?

•    What is the significance of NDEs in children?

•    How have people been transformed after NDEs? 

•    What are the common elements of NDEs?

•    Are NDEs visions of the afterlife?

•    Should NDEs be studied as a serious science?

•    How are the experiences of coma patients similar to Near Death Experiences?

•    What is the relationship between NDE and reincarnation?

•    Discuss the possible physiological, neurochemical, or psychological explanations/causes of NDEs

A near-death experience, or NDE, is a common pattern of events that many persons experience when they are seriously ill or come close to death. Although NDEs vary from one person to another, they often include such features as the following:

(courtesy of Division of Perceptual Studies, within the School of Medicine at University of Virginia)

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