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Book Review: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future

Description: Review of a book titled "Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Future" written by Merlin Sheldrake about fungi, connections, memory, how fungi is still not understood well, among other things. The review also contains discussion on how the content in Sheldrake's book relates to concepts found in near-death experiences.
Date: Autumn 2022
Creator: Punzak, Dan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Letter to the Editor: Did Dostoevsky Have a Near-Death Experience?

Description: Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a short story titled "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and connecting the main character to characteristics of near-death experiences then proposing that Dostoevsky might've based the story on his own life.
Date: Autumn 2022
Creator: Cozzette, Don
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Comparing Near-Death Experiences and Shared Death Experiences: An Illuminating Contrast

Description: Article comparing records of persons who reported near-death experiences (i.e., experienced by a person close to death) with shared death experiences (i.e., experienced by someone other than the person close to death). It discusses similarities and differences in features and aftereffects based on these reports.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Shared Crossing Research Initiative
Partner: UNT Libraries
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"It's made me reassess what I think and believe." An Exploratory Study of Therapists' Experiences With Their Clients' Deathbed Visions, Deathbed Coincidences, and After-Death Communication

Description: Article discussing an analysis of literature and interview data with implications for clinical practice related to therapists working with clients who report experiencing deathbed visions, deathbed coincidences, or after-death communication.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Bacchus, Gurm; Charura, Divine & Fox, Tara
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Book Review: Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences

Description: Review of a book titled "Touched by the Light: Exploring Spiritually Transformative Experiences" by retired family physician Yvonne Kason based on her research and several personal near-death experiences. The review includes an in-depth overview of the three major sections: Defining Spiritually Transformative Experiences, Researching the Yogic Model of Conscciousness, Kundalini, and STEs; and Long-Term Spiritual Transformation: The Aftereffects of STEs.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Punzak, Dan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Letter to the Editor: Beneficial NDE-Like Aftereffects Among Camino de Santiago Pilgrims

Description: Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies to comment on research related to "exceptional human experiences" (EHEs), particularly among pilgrims in Spain on the Camino de Santiago. It specificially notes that EHEs may facilitate positive life changes, similar to some near-death experiences, which are a sub-set of EHEs.
Date: Summer 2022
Creator: Brumec, Snežana
Partner: UNT Libraries
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