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- Adults' Reports of the Role of Psychotherapy in Integrating Their Childhood Near-Death Experiences: A Preliminary Investigation
- Abstract: The Purpose of the exploratory research was to learn if adults who had childhood near-death experiences (NDEs) sometime between pre-birth to age 17 years had psychotherapy and if they believed it helped them achieve psychological integration of their NDEs. Participants completed three instruments: the NDE Scale (Greyson, 1990), the author-developed Childhood NDE and Psychotherapy Questionnaire, and the three Subjective and Psychological Well-Being Scales (Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2008). Of 29 respondents, 23 met the NDE Scale criteria for an NDE. Results for the 15 (67%) who had engaged in psychological integration of NDE's and more positive emotional feelings (r = .77, p < .01) and fewer negative emotions (r = -.84, p < .01). The correlation between psychological integration of NDE and success with a small effect (r = .16, p > .10). The psychotherapy factors identified by participants as successful i helping them process and integrate their NDE's included having a therapist who accepted the NDE as real and validated the experience and who helped the NDEr express thoughts and feelings about, explore the meaning of, and resolve any guilt around the NDE. Results supported the idea that psychological integration of NDEs is related to subjective and psychological wellbeing, and the provided clues about features of psychotherapy that might promote NDE integration. Limitations of the study, implications of results for psychotherapeutic interventions, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
- After-Death Communication: A Typology of Therapeutic Benefits
- Using semi-structured interviews, the article assesses the nature of after-death communication (ADC) experience, how participants felt about it, and how it impacted their bereavement. Results revealed that participants were unanimous in believing ADC to be beneficial, and participants experienced three themes: comfort, personal and relational continuation, and personal development.
- After-math: Counting the Aftereffects of Potentially Spiritually Transformative Experiences
- Abstract: This article provides a summary of current literature regarding the nature of spiritual development, types of potentially spiritually transformative experiences (pSTEs), and both short- and long-term aftereffects of pSTEs— biological, psychological, spiritual, and social. The author concludes that in the aftermath of pSTEs, experiencers, their intimates and associates, and their healthcare providers should be prepared to experience integration that can be manageable or be deeply challenging and that can be relatively brief or can last for years.
- Am I Crazy or Spiritually Transforming? Beyond the Differentiation of Psychiatric and Spiritually Transformative Experiences
- Abstract: Spiritually transformative experiences (STEs) may sometimes present with the symptomatology of psychiatric disorders. Transformational crisis may even occur within the context of a psychiatric hospitalization. Such STEs are at odds with the medical model of Western psychiatry that emphasizes pathology. Yet a coherent approach yields no absolute differentiation between spiritual emergence and what health professionals diagnose as mental illness. A historical perspective begins with the presumed differentiation between authentic spiritual experience and psychiatric illness. A more functional approach to spiritual emergency takes into account the perspective of experiencers, their communication and meta-communication skills, and the integration process itself. One case from the popular literature and two cases from the author's psychotherapy practice are presented to demonstrate that the list of causative experiences for STEs can include what is diagnosable as a psychiatric condition, specifically, bipolar disorder.
- Asian Versus Western Intermission Memories: Universal Features and Cultural Variations
- Article discussing the cultural expectations and interpretations of intermission memories between Asian and Western populations.
- Book Review: A Call From Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side
- Review of a book titled "A Call From Heaven: Personal Accounts of Deathbed Visits, Angelic Visions, and Crossings to the Other Side" written by Josie Varga, which describes the author's experiences with survival of consciousness after death.
- Book Review: A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir
- Review of a book titled "A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir" written by Samuel Bercholz and illustrated by Pema Namdol Thaye, which discusses Bercholz's near death experiences.
- Book Review: Babies Are Cosmic: Signs of Their Secret Intelligence
- Review of a book titled "Babies are Cosmic: Signs of Their Secret Intelligence" written by Elizabeth Carmen and Neil Carmen, which explores the phenomenon of pre-birth memories through anecdotes and prior studies.
- Book Review: Beyond Goodbye: An Extraordinary True Story of a Shared Death Experience
- Review of a book titled "Beyond Goodbye: An Extraordinary True Story of a Shared Death Experience" written by Annie Cap.
- Book Review: Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence of the Mind and the Proof That Will Change the Way We Live Our Lives
- Review of a book titled "Brain Wars: The Scientific Battle Over the Existence of the Mind and the Proof That Will Change the Way We Live Our Lives" written by neuroscientist Mario Beauregard.
- Book Review: Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality
- Review of a book titled Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality written by Deborah Hillman tackling the theory of multiple realities through shamanistic culture.
- Book Review: Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience
- Review of a book titled "Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience" written by Pam van Lommel.
- Book Review: Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences
- Review of a book titled "Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences" written by Nancy Evans Bush, a researcher in the near-death experience (NDE) field, discussing the impact of distressing NDEs, how experiencers can cope, and related cultural/religious beliefs.
- Book Review: Divine Moments: Ordinary People Having Spiritually Transformative Experiences
- Review of a book titled "Divine Moments: Ordinary People Having Spiritually Transformative Experiences" written by Nancy Clark.
- Book Review: Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences
- Review of a book titled "Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences" written by Jeffrey Long, M.D., with Paul Perry.
- Book Review: God and the Afterlife: The Groundbreaking New Evidence for God and Near-Death Experience
- Review of a book titled God and the Afterlife: The Groundbreaking New Evidence for God and Near-Death Experience written by Jeffrey Long with Paul Perry, focusing on near-death experiences which have encounters with god.
- Book Review: Healing the Western Soul: A Spiritual Homecoming for Today's Seeker
- Review of a book titled Healing the Western Soul: A Spiritual Homecoming for Today's Seeker written by Judith S. Miller that examines the role of spirituality in the Western mental health system.
- Book Review: Illusory Souls
- Review of a book titled Illusory Souls written by Gerald M. Woerlee, an anesthesiologist who is skeptical of near-death experiences. This review addresses Woerlee's ideas regarding the philosophy of the mind and the effect of pharmaceuticals on the function of the mind.
- Book Review: Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook
- Review of a book titled "Book Review: Making Sense of Near-Death Experiences: A Handbook" written by Mahendra Perera.
- Book Review: Molecular Consciousness: Why the Universe is Aware of Our Presence
- Review of a book titled "Molecular Consciousness: Why the Universe is Aware of Our Presence" written by Françioise Tibikia, a professional chemist. The review discusses the book's three large sections; an overview of atomic chemistry and physics, the idea of matter having a consciousness, and material and non-material realities.
- Book Review: Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions
- Review of a book titled "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions" written by Gregory Shushan, which is a study of near-death experiences in the indigenous societies of North America, Africa, and Oceania. The review points out the weaknesses in the methodologies used by Shushan and discusses the study's conclusions regarding near-death experiences.
- Book Review: Near-Death Experiences: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection
- Review of a book titled "Near-Death Experiences: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection" written by neurologist Ornella Corazza.
- Book Review: Near-Death Experiences: The Rest of the Story
- Review of a book titled "Near-Death Experiences: The Rest of the Story" written by P. M. H. Atwater.
- Book Review: Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife
- Review of a book titled Near-Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife written by Dan Punzak. The review covers the work of two philosophers at universities trying to explain the science of visions occurring in NDEs.
- Book Review: Near Death in the ICU: Stories From Patients Near Death and Why We Should Listen to Them
- Review of a book titled "Near Death in the ICU: Stories from Patients Near Death and Why We Should Listen to Them" written by Laurin Bellg, a critical care physician. The book includes various stories about near-death experiences and discusses how being open about them could improve patient's health.
- Book Review: Not Yet: Near-Life Experiences & Lessons Learned
- Review of a book titled "Not Yet: Near-Life Experiences & Lessons Learned" written by Jeff O'Driscoll which recounts several anecdotes about near death experiences and other spiritual transformation experiences.
- Book Review: Opening Heaven's Door: Investigating Stories of Life, Death and What Comes After
- Review of a book titled "Opening Heaven's Door: Investigating Stories of Life, Death and What Comes After" written by author and journalist Patricia Pearson
- Book Review: Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences: Brain-State Phenomena or Glimpses of Immortality? [#1]
- Review of a book titled "Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences: Brain-State Phenomena or Glimpses of Immortality?" written by Michael N. Marsh.
- Book Review: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
- Review of a book titled "Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife" written by Eben Alexander, and a book titled "To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story" written by Mary C. Neal.
- Book Review: Randi's Prize: What Sceptics Say About the Paranormal, Why They Are Wrong & Why It Matters
- Review of a book titled "Randi's Prize: What Sceptics Say About the Paranormal, Why They Are Wrong & Why It Matters" discussing psychical occurrences and skepticism.
- Book Review: Revealing Heaven: The Eyewitness Accounts that Changed How a Pastor Thinks About the Afterlife
- Review of a book titled "Revealing Heaven: The Eyewitness Accounts that Changed How a Pastor Thinks About the Afterlife" written by John W. Price, an Episcopal priest, about his experiences with parishoners' accounts.
- Book Review: Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness
- Review of a book titled "Science and the Afterlife Experience: Evidence for the Immortality of Consciousness" written by Chris Carter.
- Book Review: Signs: A New Approach to Coincidence, Synchronicity, Guidance, Life Purpose, and God's Plan
- Review of a book titled "Signs: A New Approach to Coincidence, Synchronicity, Guidance, Life Purpose, and God's Plan" written by Robert Perry.
- Book Review: Telephone Calls from the Dead
- Review of a book titled "Telephone Calls from the Dead" written by paranormal psychologist Callum E. Cooper.
- Book Review: Texts Related to Survival of Consciousness
- Review outlining the various range of scholarly and non-scholarly characterizations regarding the survival of human consciousness after death by analyzing four books on the topic: "Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death" (Chris Carter); "The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next!" (Roberta Grimes); "The Science of Life after Death: New Research Shows Human Consciousness Lives On" (Stephen Hawley Martin); and "There is Life after Death: Compelling Reports from Those Who Have Glimpsed the Afterlife" (Roy Abraham Varghese).
- Book Review: The Afterlife Explorers, Volume 1: The Pioneers of Psychical Research
- Review of a book titled "The Afterlife Explorers, Volume 1: The Pioneers of Psychical Research" written by psychic phenomena research Michael Tymn.
- Book Review: The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation [#1]
- Review of a book titled "The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation" written by Janice Miner Holden, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie James (Eds.).
- Book Review: The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation [#2]
- Review of a book titled "The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation" written by Janice Miner Holden, Bruce Greyson, and Debbie James (Eds.)
- Book Review: The Immortal Mind: Science and the Continuity of Consciousness Beyond the Brain
- Review of a book titled "The Immortal Mind: Science and the Continuity of Consciousness Beyond the Brain" written by philosopher Ervin Laszlo and Anthony Peak.
- Book Review: The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear of Death
- Review of a book titled "The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear of Death" written by Julia Assante.
- Book Review: The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People are Proving the Afterlife
- Review of a book titled "The Map of Heaven: How Science, Religion, and Ordinary People are Proving the Afterlife" by Eben Alexander, a neurosurgeon and near-death experiencer, written with Ptolemy Tompkins.
- Book Review: The Science of Near-Death Experiences
- Review of a book titled "The Science of Near-Death Experiences" written by Rudolph H. Smit examining the extends of science in the study of Near Death Experiences.
- Book Review: The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense
- Review of a book titled "The Spiritual Anatomy of Emotion: How Feelings Link the Brain, the Body, and the Sixth Sense" written by Michael A. Jawer and Marc S. Micozzi, discussing how "anomalous or transpersonal experiences could be understood through neurobiological processes."
- Book Review: The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain: A Neurologist's Search for the God Experience
- Review of a book titled "The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain: A Neurologist's Search for the God Experience" written by neurologist Kevin Nelson.
- Book Review: The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us Live More Fully
- Review of a book titled "The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences: How Understanding NDEs Can Help Us Live More Fully" describing collected case studies and other research collected by Penny Sartori.
- Book Review: Why Science is Wrong...About Almost Everything
- Review of a book titled "Why Science is Wrong...About Almost Everything" by entrepreneur Alex Tsakiris.
- Book Reviews: The Art of Dying and Into the Light
- Review of two books titled "The Art of Dying" written by Peter Fenwick and Elizabeth Fenwick and "Into the Light" written by John Lerma.
- Brief Report: A Near-Death Experience with Veridical Perception Described by a Famous Heart Surgeon and Confirmed by his Assistant Surgeon
- Abstract: The professional near-death literature contains cases in which near-death experiencers reported that during their experiences (NDEs), they perceived phenomena in the material world that, based on the condition and position of their physical bodies, they should not have been able to perceive, and yet these perceptions were subsequently verified as accurate. Only a few of these cases of apparently non-physical veridical perception during NDEs have been carefully researched. In this article, we report a case described originally by cardiac surgeon Lloyd Rudy in a YouTube Internet video. We describe pour process of following up exhaustively on all avenues of investigation available to us and our conclusion that this case is among the most evidential in which perceptions during an NDE were confirmed as completely accurate by objective observers.
- Brief Report: Induced After-Death Communication: An Update
- Abstract: Seventy-one clients (50 females, 21 males) who were treated with Induced After-Death Communication (IADC) therapy completed the author-developed Grief Symptom Questionnaire (GSQ) before and after the two-session treatment protocol and at six months post-treatment. Factor analyses revealed three factors - Depression, Anger, and Positive Coping - underlying nine GSQ items. Seventy-nine percent of the sample reported experiencing an IADC during treatment - an experience of communication with a deceased loved one they were grieving. In comparison with pre-treatment, at post-treatment participants reported statistically significant improvements in their grief symptoms, an increase in belief in an afterlife, an improvement in Positive Coping, and decreased Anger and Depression. Implications of the findings and methodological limitations are discussed.
- Brief Report: Near-Death Experiences among a Sample of Iranian Muslims
- Brief report describing data collected about Iranian Muslims who had near-death experiences (NDEs). It outlines various information collected including demographics of participants and characteristics of the NDEs.