Summary of Near Death Experience research.

A comprehensive essay on the current state of studies into the fascinating phenomenon of near death experiences (NDE’s). Definitely worth reading if this sort of thing interests you…. What we now know […] is that during a close brush with death or other extreme circumstances, 10-20% of people—an estimated 5% of the adult world population—report a lucid, real or hyperreal experience comprising five aspects. Although these aspects resemble stages, I use the term aspect because, although they tend to occur in the following order, not all experiencers (NDErs) report all aspects, and the middle three can occur in any order and can sometimes overlap: Exit: Perceiving one’s consciousness leaving the body. The specifics vary among NDErs: For example, some report exiting through the head, some through the toes, some through the chest, and some through a total lifting out of the body. Material: Perceiving the material world from a position outside the physical body. Perception during this…