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Editor's Afterword

Description: Editorial statement discussing the contents of the Journal of Near-Death Studies volume 37. The statement expands on the the article by Alexis P. Malozemoff and Jack A. Mroczkowski which discussed quantum physics and consciousness.
Date: Autumn 2019
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
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An Exploratory Study of Perceptual and Cognitive Features in Near-Death Experiences: A Proposed Model and Research Recommendations

Description: Abstract: This exploratory study was based on the cognitive and perceptual characteristics of 50 cases of near-death experiences (NDEs) collected through the International Association for Near-Death Studies-France. This study resulted in the formulation of a model of perception based on the concept of "global perception" or "global acquisition of information." Further analysis showed that this model is consistent with the concept that these perceptions are not purely hallucinatory but are, i… more
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Jourdan, Jean-Pierre & Smythies, John
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Letter to the Editor: Response to James Matlock's Rejoinder, Regarding His Review of Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions by Gregory Shushan

Description: Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies providing a commentary from the author of the book, Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, regarding a review of the book and multiple critiques and responses between the book's author and the reviewer.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Shushan, Gregory
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Don't Look at My Hand: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Description: Abstract: In this invited response to the article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature" by Jack A. Mroczkowski and Alexis P. Malozemoff, appearing in this issue of the Journal of Near-Death Studies, I agree that the term "quantum" can be misused if it is used as an explanation for psychic phenomena. What quantum mechanics does provide, whereas classical mechanics does not, is evidence that the physical world is compatible with psychic phenomena. That is, the core mystery about psychic exper… more
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Radin, Dean
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Misuse or Breakthrough? Mind and the Quantum Model: A Reponse to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Description: Abstract: The classic problem of how the mind and body relate, which is part of the general problem of how the physical universe may have given rise to consciousness, cannot be solved with a purely physical approach. In an attempt to locate a region of nature where mind and matter closely meet, many theorists both in and out of physics have looked to the quantum field. In their article "The Misuse of Quantum Physics in Psychic Literature" that appears elsewhere in this Journal issue, Jack A.… more
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Chopra, Deepak
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Not Misuse but Progress: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Description: Abstract: In rebuttal to the article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic literature" by Jack A Mroczkowski and Alexis P. Malozemoff published in this issue of the Journal of Near-Death Studies, I briefly present the quantum science of consciousness, provide its experimental verification, and mention some of its applications. I then briefly summarize one such application--near-death experiences. I also provide an explanation of how a macro material body such as the brain can be quantum.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Goswami, Amit
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Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature

Description: Abstract: In this paper, we address an unfortunate growing trend involving misuse of quantum physics in psychic and healing literature, including literature on near-death experiences. After a brief introduction to quantum physics, we provide examples and explanations of misuse. Such misuse encourages undue skepticism of what might otherwise be valuable reading. We conclude with recommendations to authors and publishers about how to guard against this problem.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Mroczkowski, Jack A. & Malozemoff, Alexis P.
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Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature: A Rejoinder

Description: Abstract: We provide a rejoinder to the responses of Chopra, Goswami, Kastrup, Radin, and van Lommel to our article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature" that opens this journal issue. Our comments may be summarized in two main themes: These authors failed to recognize (a) how and why the von Neumann concept that only consciousness can collapse the quantum wavefunction has been largely rejected by physicists today and that quantum collapse is now understood to be able to occur without a cons… more
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Malozemoff, Alexis P. & Mroczkowski, Jack A.
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Quantum Physics as Analogy: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Description: Abstract: As one of the authors whose work the two retired physicists Jack A. Mroczkowski and Alexis P. Malozemoff (2019) discussed in their article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature," which appears elsewhere in this journal issue, I appreciate the invitation to write this response. In it I will offer my views on quantum physics and the role of consciousness, further information about studies pertaining to near-death experiences (NDEs) and consciousness in general, and several quotations … more
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: van Lommel, Pim
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Reasonable Inferences from Quantum Mechanics: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Description: Abstract: This invited article is a response to the paper "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature," by Jack A. Mroczkowski and Alexis P. Malozemoff, published in this issue of the Journal of Near-Death Studies. Whereas I sympathize with Mroczkowski's and Malozemoff's cause and goals, and I recognize the problem that they attempted to tackle, I argue that their criticisms often overshot the mark and end up adding to the confusion. I address nince specific technical points that Mroczkowski and M… more
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Kastrup, Bernardo
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Therapeutic Storytelling for Dying and Living: The Value of Famous Authors' Stories

Description: Abstract: The value of therapeutic storytelling within the context of psychological counseling--in which a counseling practitioner offers the client a story intended to facilitate processing, insight, and/or psychological growth--has been documented. Using a case study, the benefits of this kind of storytelling with a client who had a transpersonal experience is explored, particularly relating to providing education and normalizing and de-stigmatizing these experiences. A case is made for th… more
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Janssen, Scott
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