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- Ego, Moral, and Faith Development in Near-Death Experiencers: Three Case Studies
- Study examining relationships between three near-death experiencers' (NDErs) levels of moral, ego, and faith development, as measured by standardized instruments, and extensive qualitative data describing their NDEs and personal attributes. The results suggest that currently available instruments, designed to measure the lower self, may not reflect the awakening to a transpersonal plane of functioning that follows an NDE.
- Visual Perception During Naturalistic Near-Death Out-of-Body Experiences
- Study attempting to ascertain the most appropriate content and placement of visual stimuli in a hospital-based study of the veridicality of out-of-body perception in the near-death experience (NDE), and the likelihood that a subject in such a study would notice, clearly perceive, and accurately recall a visual stimulus.
- The Devil in Heaven: A Near-Death Experience with both Positive and Negative Facets
- Article describing a near-death experience that is of interest because it began to unfold as a positive experience but then changed course to become a negatively toned one. The article presents the details of the case and notes its principal theoretical implications.
- Prophetic Visions in 1988: A Critical Reappraisal
- Paper reviewing the research into a specific aspect of near-death experiences (NDEs): the prophetic vision (PV). PVs are subjectively compelling flashforwards of planetary-wide cataclysms and eventual regeneration that sometimes occur during or in the immediate aftermath of an NDE.
- Rationale and Considerations for Proposed Near-Death Research in the Hospital Setting
- Abstract: Further research into the question of veridical perception during the "naturalistic" near-death out-of-body experience (nND OBE), that phase of the near-death experience in which the experiencer seems to be perceiving a normal earthly realm, would be of value to NDErs, their caregivers, and humanity in general. I propose a research procedure that targets visual perception during nND OBEs that occur in the hospital setting. I discuss unresolved issues in the design and implementation of such a procedure, and identify further areas of research.
- Thanatoperience
- Abstract: Near-death experiences (NDEs) can be seen as special cases of psychological transition. They often involve a deep transformation in the sense of self. I examine the NDE as such, according to my phase theory of transition, and I analyze an NDE with the help of that theory. I conclude that the study of NDEs may provide insight into the general psychology of transition.
- A Comparison of UFO and Near-Death Experiences as Vehicles for the Evolution of Human Consciousness
- Abstract: This study compares unidentified flying object experiencers (UFOErs) with near-death experiencers (NDErs) in regard to changes in attitudes toward self, others, and life in general, toward religious or spiritual orientation, and toward psychic abilities and beliefs. Kenneth Ring's questionnaires administered to NDErs (1984) were given in this study to 93 persons whose UFOE included either a light experience, and object experience, or a "close encounter." The author concludes that the UFOE, like the NDE, provides impetus toward spiritual growth, but neither as consistently nor as strongly.
- Development of the Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire
- Article explaining a questionnaire used to study nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward near-death phenomena and patients who have experienced them, as well as the development of a revised questionnaire that is more valid and reliable.
- Guest Editorial: Science, Spirit, and the Soul
- Article addressing the relationship between science and the study of near-death experiences.
- Guest Editorial: Paradise is Paradise: Reflections on Psychedelic Drugs, Mystical Experience and the Near-Death Experience
- Article discussing the relationship between psychedelic drugs, mystical experience, and the near-death experience.
- Helping at the Edges of Life: Perspectives of a Psychedelic Therapist
- Article presenting a case history of a 70 year old man treated with psychedelic psychotherapy for depression, anxiety, and pain associated with terminal cancer. Interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects of treatment following a single 90 mg dose of dipropyltryptamine (DPT) are described. Comparisons are made between transpersonal, mystical, and religious elements in psychedelic drug experiences and near-death experiences.
- The Incidence of Out-Of-Body Experiences in Hospitalized Patients
- Study exploring out-of-body experiences (OBEs), cultural differences in reporting those OBEs, and associations between OBEs and frequency of dream recall in 100 white and 100 black adults hospitalized in a university medical center.
- An Israeli Account of a Near-Death Experience: A Case Study of Cultural Dissonance
- Article presenting a case in which the lack of congruence between a reported near-death experience (NDE) and the expected cultural form led to intense confusion described by the NDEr. Further study is needed of folk traditions of NDEs.
- Near-Death Experiences and Self-Transformation
- Article examining three successive near-death experiences (NDEs) in one individual, which suggests that such alterations of consciousness weaken ego control and foster transcendence of the ego, promoting transformation and regeneration.
- Researching New Orleans Rhythm and Blues
- This article discusses researching New Orleans rhythm and blues.