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Siegel, R. K. (1980). The psychology of life after death. American Psychologist, 35(1) 911-931.

Siegel, R. K. (1980). The psychology of life after death. American Psychologist, 35(1) 911-931.
Abstract: Traditionally, people’s concern with an afterlife has been of interest only to philosophy and religion. The recent explosion of popular articles and books about life after death has now reached the medical and psychiatric journals, in which “scientific” reports cite evidence from survivors of clinical death and from deathbed visions of terminal patients, among other sources of data. This article critically reviews the evidence in light of ethological, anthropological and psychological findings. The similarity of afterlife visions to drug-induced hallucinations invites a rational framework for their experimental analysis. From observations of animals burying their dead, through awareness of the seasonal rebirth of nature, to recognition of inherited characteristics, early homosapiens developed the concept of life after death in an effort to explain these behaviors and their underlying feelings. Cross-cultural studies confirm that the experiences of dying and visiting “the other side” involve universal elements and themes that are predictable and definable. These phenomena arise from common structures in the brain and nervous system, common biological experiences, and common reactions of the central nervous system to stimulation. The resultant experience can be interpreted as evidence that people survive death, but it may be more easily understood as a dissociative hallucinatory activity of the brain.
Copyright: © 1980 by the American Psychological Association. Reproduced with permission.
Link: http://www.apa.org/psycarticles
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Language and NDEs
Psychopathology and NDEs—Hallucinations
Reincarnation and NDEs
Science and NDEs
Atwater, P. M. H. (1992). Is there a hell? Surprising observations about the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3) 149-160.

Atwater, P. M. H. (1992). Is there a hell? Surprising observations about the near-death experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3) 149-160.
Abstract: The percentage of hell-like near-death experiences (NDEs) is probably much larger than has been previously claimed. In this article, I discuss current research into what are now termed “distressing” or “unpleasant” NDEs, and my own findings from interviews of over a hundred such cases. I compare this information with earlier reports from Maurice Rawlings (1978, 1980), mythological traditions about the concept of hell, and renderings from The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Evans-Wentz, 1957). Finally, I detail four types of NDEs—initial, hell-like, heaven-like, and transcendental—and what seems to be an attitudinal profile characteristic of each type.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Birth Trauma and NDEs
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Evolution and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Interpretations of NDEs
Media Treatment of NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Lundahl, C. R., & Widdison, H. A. (1993). Social positions in the City of Light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4) 231-238.

Lundahl, C. R., & Widdison, H. A. (1993). Social positions in the City of Light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4) 231-238.
Abstract: This article describes the social positions of inhabitants in the otherworldly City of Light as reported by a limited number of Mormon near-death experiencers (NDErs). These social positions included men and women and various relatives and friends, in addition to authorities or administrators, genealogists, guardians, guides, homemakers, missionaries, teachers, and students. These reports of social positions in the City of Light are similar to those described by other researchers, and are comparable to those found in our own world.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Definition of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Wells, A. D. (1993). Reincarnation beliefs among near-death experiencers. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(1) 17-34.

Wells, A. D. (1993). Reincarnation beliefs among near-death experiencers. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(1) 17-34.
Abstract: Several researchers have found that near-death experiences (NDEs) tend to increase belief in reincarnation. This study was designed to examine the factors underlying this belief shift. I used a questionnaire to compare the tendency toward belief in reincarnation among NDErs, individuals merely interested in NDEs, and a non-experiencer, non-interest control group. In addition, I interviewed 14 NDErs to gain insight into the factors influencing NDErs’ beliefs. NDErs’ reincarnation belief shift appeared to be due to (a) direct knowledge of reincarnation gained by some NDErs in the NDE itself; (b) knowledge of reincarnation gained through a general psychic awakening following the NDE; or (c) exploration of alternative perceptions of reality following the NDE.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Kundalini and NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Reincarnation and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Jourdan, J. (1994). Near-death and transcendental experiences: Neurophysiological correlates of mystical traditions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(3) 177-200.

Jourdan, J. (1994). Near-death and transcendental experiences: Neurophysiological correlates of mystical traditions. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 12(3) 177-200.
Abstract: The first stages of transcendental experiences might be induced by blocking or saturating sensory input to the brain at the level of the hippocampus. This could be accomplished during near-death experiences by blockade of hippocampal NMDA receptors by endopsychosins and during meditation by alteration of the hippocampal theta rhythm. Mystical practices described in ancient yogic or taoist texts may also alter hippocampal theta by breath exercises or labyrinthine stimulation. Many accounts of kundalini awakenings are consistent with this theory, as is an extended version of Itzhak Bentov’s physio-kundalini model.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Out-of-Body Experiences
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological, Neurological, Brain
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Kundalini and NDEs
Language and NDEs
Psychopharmacology and NDEs—Anesthesia
Related Experiences—NDE-Like
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism
Sensory Deprivation and NDEs
Gibson, A. S. (1994). Near-death experience patterns from research in the Salt Lake City region. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 115-127.

Gibson, A. S. (1994). Near-death experience patterns from research in the Salt Lake City region. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 13(2) 115-127.
Abstract: From 1990 to 1993, approximately 100 subjects in the Salt Lake City, Utah, region were interviewed who claimed to have had a near-death experience (NDE) or analogous spiritual event. Of those, 68 case studies were reported in two books (Gibson, 1992, 1993). These cases corroborated patterns previously encountered in other researchers’ near-death studies, and divulged some new patterns not previously reported. The most unusual new pattern was reported by those who saw themselves during their NDE in a premortal environment.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Gender
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Healing and NDEs—Physical
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Language and NDEs
Top, B. L. (1997). Thought communication, speed of movement, and the spirit's ability to absorb knowledge: Near-death experiences and early Mormon thought. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 203-216.

Top, B. L. (1997). Thought communication, speed of movement, and the spirit's ability to absorb knowledge: Near-death experiences and early Mormon thought. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 203-216.
Abstract: Three of Charles Flynn’s (1986) “core elements” of near-death experiences (NDEs) have special interest to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) because of their striking similarity to the doctrinal teachings of 19th-century Mormon leaders and theologians. This article illustrates these three NDE characteristics—thought communication, speed of movement, and the ability to “absorb” knowledge—by comparing contemporary NDE accounts with both the religious teachings of 19th-century Mormon church leaders and the accepted doctrines of modern Mormonism.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Reichenbach, B. (1983). Near death experiences: Hallucinations or glimpses of afterlife? Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 6(1) 47-54.

Reichenbach, B. (1983). Near death experiences: Hallucinations or glimpses of afterlife? Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 6(1) 47-54.
Abstract: The author begins by drawing attention to the currently controversial issue as to whether or not the near-death experience is a glimpse of the afterlife and of normally concealed aspects of reality. He then provides evidence concerning this topic drawn from the works of Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken (1876-1943) who wrote under the name of Bo Yin Ra.
Copyright: © 1983. Reprinted with permission of the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc.
Link: http://www.aspsi.org/pubs/journal_and_newsletter.php
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Religion and NDEs—Mysticism
Religion and NDEs NOS
Spirituality and NDEs
Lundahl, C. R., & Widdison, H. A. (1983). A comparison of Latter-Day Saint conceptions of the afterlife and the afterlife in Latter-Day Saint near-death experience. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 6(4) 288-294.

Lundahl, C. R., & Widdison, H. A. (1983). A comparison of Latter-Day Saint conceptions of the afterlife and the afterlife in Latter-Day Saint near-death experience. Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, 6(4) 288-294.
Abstract: The authors recount Latter-day Saint beliefs concerning the reality and nature of life after the death of the physical body. They report consistency between these beliefs and the accounts of Latter-day Saint NDE. They conclude that more data concerning the NDE are needed and that the comparison of the theology of the after-life and the near-death experiences is a fruitful area for future study.
Copyright: © 1983. Reprinted with permission of the Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies, Inc.
Link: http://www.aspsi.org/pubs/journal_and_newsletter.php
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Lundahl, C. R. (1981-1982). The perceived other world in Mormon near-death experiences: A social and physical description. Omega, 12(4) 319-327.

Lundahl, C. R. (1981-1982). The perceived other world in Mormon near-death experiences: A social and physical description. Omega, 12(4) 319-327.
Abstract: During the past decade, behavioral and medical scientists have compiled an increasing amount of scientific work on the aspect of death known as the near-death experience. Investigators have found over 100 cases of near-death experience where persons have encountered another realm or mode of existence. This paper describes the perceived other world based on a limited number of insightful cases of Mormon near-death experiences. The social system of the other world is very organized and based on a moral order. The basic societal unit is the family. The other world has a system of social stratification and its most important desirable is morality. Social control processes are also evident in the other world. The Mormon findings suggest that a tremendous process of socialization is being undertaken there. The Mormon descriptions suggest the other world is vast and located near the earth. It contains buildings that are better constructed than the buildings on earth and landscape and vegetation 'indescribably beautiful.' New powers and capabilities are experienced in the body form of the other world, and there are various styles of dress. The influence of the Mormon frame of reference on the findings is discussed.
Copyright: © 1981. Reprinted with permission of Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
Link: http://www.baywood.com/
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Hatcher, J. S. (1978). Afterlife and the twin pillars of education. World Order, 13(1) 21-37.

Hatcher, J. S. (1978). Afterlife and the twin pillars of education. World Order, 13(1) 21-37.
Abstract:
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Mental Processes and NDEs
Religion and NDEs NOS
Moody, R. A. (1977). City of light, realm of shadow. Reader's Digest, 111(6) 151-154.

Moody, R. A. (1977). City of light, realm of shadow. Reader's Digest, 111(6) 151-154.
Abstract:
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Ritchie, G. C. (1963). Return from tomorrow. Guideposts, () 12-17.

Ritchie, G. C. (1963). Return from tomorrow. Guideposts, () 12-17.
Abstract:
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Hospital
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Canning, R. R. (1965). Mormon return-from-the-death stories, fact or folklore. Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 42(1) 29-37.

Canning, R. R. (1965). Mormon return-from-the-death stories, fact or folklore. Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 42(1) 29-37.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Disclosure of NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Cherry, C. (1984). Self, near-death and death. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 16() 3-11.

Cherry, C. (1984). Self, near-death and death. International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 16() 3-11.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Definition of NDEs
Nearing Death and NDEs NOS
Thanatology and NDEs
Hermann, E. J. (1990). The near-death experience and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3) 175-190.

Hermann, E. J. (1990). The near-death experience and the Taoism of Chuang Tzu. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 8(3) 175-190.
Abstract: This paper compares excerpts from Chuang Tzu’s writings and the descriptions of near-death experiencers (NDErs). Similarities between the beliefs of NDErs and those of Taoist patriarch Chuang Tzu suggest that NDErs have experienced a kind of awakening that leads them to reject conventional attitudes toward life and death.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Irwin, H. (1987). Images of heaven. Parapsychology Review, 18(1) 1-4.

Irwin, H. (1987). Images of heaven. Parapsychology Review, 18(1) 1-4.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Methodology in NDE Research
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs NOS
Kellehear, A. (1991). Near-death experiences and the pursuit of the ideal society. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(2) 75-95.

Kellehear, A. (1991). Near-death experiences and the pursuit of the ideal society. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(2) 75-95.
Abstract: Up to one half of near-death experiencers report a social and physical realm beyond death. I describe the features of this afterlife society and compare them with previous ideas about the ideal society. I argue that the society so often mentioned by near-death experiencers is a unique type of utopian society. As stories from utopia, near-death experiences (NDEs) serve as inspirational narratives that help us re-evaluate the social world and our place in it. They also help integrate sometimes contradictory paradigms from religion, politics, and science. In this way, NDE narratives may be seen as the latest chapter in a long search for better social ideas about living harmoniously with each other.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Religion and NDEs NOS
Kellehear, A. (1993). Culture, biology, and the near-death experience: A reappraisal. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 181(3) 148-156.

Kellehear, A. (1993). Culture, biology, and the near-death experience: A reappraisal. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 181(3) 148-156.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link: http://www.jonmd.com/
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Dreams and NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Language and NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Buddhism
Religion and NDEs—Christianity
Religion and NDEs—Hinduism
Religion and NDEs—Indigenous Cultures
Religion and NDEs NOS
Kellehear, A., & Irwin, H. (1990). Five minutes after death: A study of beliefs and expectations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2) 77-90.

Kellehear, A., & Irwin, H. (1990). Five minutes after death: A study of beliefs and expectations. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2) 77-90.
Abstract: This paper examines the beliefs and expectations that a sample of 508 people hold about the first five minutes after death. A substantial minority believed that they will experience the main elements of the near-death experience (NDE). In general these elements were cited more frequently than were Biblical images. Six percent of the sample said that postmortem survival for them will be a negative and disturbing experience. We discuss these results in terms of their methodological implications for other survey work and their theoretical contribution toward our understanding of negative NDEs.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Interpretations of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Lundahl, C. R., & Widdison, H. A. (1983). The Mormon explanation of near-death experiences. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 97-106.

Lundahl, C. R., & Widdison, H. A. (1983). The Mormon explanation of near-death experiences. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 3(1) 97-106.
Abstract: This paper describes an explanation of the near-death experience (NDE) based on the writing of Mormon leaders. The Mormon explanation states that NDEs are brief glimpses into a second world that exists parallel to the world in which we exist. This tangible sphere, called the spirit world, is a place where all those who have died live. The transition from this world to the next is a pleasant experience. At death, the spirit or life force called the spiritual body leaves the physical body, retaining the unique individual personality but without the limitations of the physical body. The spiritual body has a form resembling the physical body and also substance, though of a different nature than that of the biological body. While out of the physical body, the individual may meet others, usually close relatives, who have come to escort the person or to inform the person that he or she must return to the body. During the near-death experience, the individual passes through natural death but is recalled to inhabit the physical body again.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Explanations of NDEs—Physiological NOS
Explanations of NDEs NOS
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Spiritualism and NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Morse, D. R. (1998). Confronting existential anxiety: The ultimate stressor. Stress Medicine, 14() 109-119.

Morse, D. R. (1998). Confronting existential anxiety: The ultimate stressor. Stress Medicine, 14() 109-119.
Abstract: First the following terms are defined: stress, stressor, physical stressor, social stressor, psychological stressor, individual make-up, stress response, anxiety, fear, guilt, phobia, panic and existential anxiety. This is followed by an examination of existential anxiety and methods of dealing with existential anxiety both early in life and later in life. Then the following subjects are briefly considered: God, the origin of the universe, evolution of life, near-death experiences, apparitions and immortality. Finally, the results of worrying about death are examined.
Copyright: © John Wiley & Sons Limited. Reproduced with permission.
Link: http://www.wiley.co.uk
Topics:
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Morse, M. (1983). A near-death experience in a 7-year-old child. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 137(1) 959-961.

Morse, M. (1983). A near-death experience in a 7-year-old child. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 137(1) 959-961.
Abstract:
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children and Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Counseling NDErs
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Musgrave, C. (1997). The near-death experience: A study of spiritual transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 187-201.

Musgrave, C. (1997). The near-death experience: A study of spiritual transformation. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(3) 187-201.
Abstract: Fifty-one near-death experiencers (NDErs) were surveyed in person and through the mail to discover if and how their lives were changed as a result of their NDEs. Results showed major changes in participants’ lives, especially in the areas of religious belief and practice, lifestyle, career, and relationships.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age NOS
Characteristics of NDErs—Religious Affiliations
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Music
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Combat-Related
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Circumstances of NDEs—Induced Chemically
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs' Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs' Attitudes toward NDEs
Spirituality and NDEs
Rhodes, L. (1990). The near-death experience: Private or public? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2) 71-75.

Rhodes, L. (1990). The near-death experience: Private or public? Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(2) 71-75.
Abstract: This editorial contrasts the private, personal near-death experience with the public concept of the experience, and finds important messages for humanity that are common to both.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Perception of Time
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Disclosure of NDEs
Ring, K. (1984). The nature of personal identity in the near-death experience: Paul Brunton and the ancient tradition. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(1) 3-20.

Ring, K. (1984). The nature of personal identity in the near-death experience: Paul Brunton and the ancient tradition. Anabiosis - The Journal for Near-Death Studies, 4(1) 3-20.
Abstract: In this paper the nature of personal identity is examined from two perspectives: observations reported by selected near-death experiencers (NDErs) and the viewpoint represented by the late English writer Paul Brunton (1898-1981). NDEs suggest a continuation and enhancement of the sense of personal identity may give way in deeper experiences to an expanded and ecstatic state of union with the Light, in which one’s individuality is nevertheless paradoxically preserved. Such experiences of the self are, according to Brunton, manifestations of the Overself, a central concept in Brunton’s thought, which is next described and held to illumine many aspects of NDEs. The paper continues with an exploration of the implications of Brunton’s understanding of NDEs for the issue of whether, and in what form, we may survive biological death and concludes by considering the relationship between the discoveries of contemporary near-death research and some of the teachings of the ancient mystery schools. It is argued that the writings of Paul Brunton constitute a rich source of materials for enlarging our grasp of the significance of the NDE.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Accident
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Disclosure of NDEs
Explanations of NDEs—Philosophical
Literature, Fictional
Spirituality and NDEs
Scott, L. G. (1931). Dying as a liberation of consciousness: Record of a personal experience. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 25() 113-117.

Scott, L. G. (1931). Dying as a liberation of consciousness: Record of a personal experience. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 25() 113-117.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Sound, Hearing
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory NOS
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Widdison, H. A., & Lundahl, C. R. (1993). The physical environment in the City of Light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4) 239-246.

Widdison, H. A., & Lundahl, C. R. (1993). The physical environment in the City of Light. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 11(4) 239-246.
Abstract: The article describes the physical environment found in the other world or the City of Light, based on published accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs). The City of Light appears to be a world of preternatural beauty that cannot be described adequately. NDE accounts provide descriptions of the landscape, animal life, plant life, and architecture found in the other world.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Animals and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Explanations of NDEs—Sociological
Religion and NDEs—Christianity, Mormonism
Wiltse, A. S. (1889). A case of typhoid fever with subnormal temperature and pulse. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal, 57() 355-364.

Wiltse, A. S. (1889). A case of typhoid fever with subnormal temperature and pulse. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal, 57() 355-364.
Abstract: No abstract.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Increased Knowledge, Thoughts
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, ESP
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Consciousness and Unconsciousness
Circumstances of NDEs—Illness
Mental Processes and NDEs
Wade, J. (2003). In a sacred manner we died: Native American near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2) 82-114.

Wade, J. (2003). In a sacred manner we died: Native American near-death experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 22(2) 82-114.
Abstract: This article presents 11 historical Native American near-death experiences from the 1600s to the early 20th century as they appeared in the accounts of early explorers, autobiographical records, and ethnographic accounts. It includes two stories from tribes around the Roanoke, Virginia area; two Chippewa accounts from the Mississippi Valley; a Chiricahua Apache account reported by Geronimo; two Zuni reports; two Saulteaux accounts from the Berens River area of what is now British Columbia; and two stories from the Oglala Sioux Black Elk. I explore commonalities among the accounts and comparisons with near-death experiences from other cultures.
Copyright: © 2008 International Association for Near-Death Studies
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Biographical, Cases
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Autoscopy, Out-of-Body
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Spiritual
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Light, Mystical
Characteristics of NDEs—Otherworldly Environments
Characteristics of NDEs—Parapsychological Phenomena, Precognition
Characteristics of NDEs—Return NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Kinesthetic
Characteristics of NDEs—Sensory, Vision
Characteristics of NDEs—Tunnel Experiences
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Cross-Cultural NDEs
Cultural, Social Influences on NDEs
Language and NDEs
Religion and NDEs—Indigenous Cultures
Spirituality and NDEs
Greyson, B. (2010). Seeing dead people not known to have died: "Peak in darien" experiences Anthropology and Humanism, 35(2) 159-171.

Greyson, B. (2010). Seeing dead people not known to have died: "Peak in darien" experiences Anthropology and Humanism, 35(2) 159-171.
Abstract: The ubiquitous belief that, after death, our consciousness might persist in some discarnate form is fueled in part by phenomena like near-death experiences (NDEs) and deathbed visions, mystical experiences reported on the threshold of death. Some NDEs, called “Peak in Darien” experiences, include visions of deceased people who are not known at the time to be dead. Cases of this kind provide some of the most persuasive evidence for the survival of consciousness after bodily death.
Copyright:
Link:
Topics:
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Altered States and NDEs
Characteristics of NDEs—Encountering Beings, Deceased or Living
Nearing Death and NDEs—Deathbed Visions
Stout, Y. M., Jacquin, L. A., & Atwater, P. M. H. (2006). Six major challenges faced by near-death experiencers Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1) 49-62.

Stout, Y. M., Jacquin, L. A., & Atwater, P. M. H. (2006). Six major challenges faced by near-death experiencers Journal of Near-Death Studies, 25(1) 49-62.
Abstract: This article sheds more light on some of the unique personal and spiritual challenges that people face following near-death experiences (NDEs). The six challenges and suggested remedies described here were developed from more than 185 written responses to two questions, regarding challenges after NDEs and remedies, gathered from 25 attendees at the first retreat for NDErs held by International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) in April, 2006. We hope that this informal study will stimulate more formal research into the challenges and unique needs faced by all NDErs and the development of resources to assist experiencers in coping with them.
Copyright:
Link: http://www.iands.org
Topics:
Accounts of NDEs—Autobiographical
Aftereffects of NDEs—Cognitive
Aftereffects of NDEs—Emotional
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Death
Aftereffects of NDEs—Orientation to Life
Aftereffects of NDEs—Paranormal Phenomena
Aftereffects of NDEs—Physical Changes
Aftereffects of NDEs—Religion
Aftereffects of NDEs—Relationships (familial, social)
Aftereffects of NDEs—Sense of Self, Psychological and Physical
Aftereffects of NDEs NOS
Afterlife, Belief in
Afterlife, NDErs’ Descriptions of
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Adults
Characteristics of NDErs—Age, Children-Adolescents
Characteristics of NDErs NOS
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Distressing
Characteristics of NDEs—Emotions, Pleasurable
Characteristics of NDEs—Life Review
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Involuntary
Characteristics of NDEs—Return, Voluntary
Characteristics of NDEs NOS
Circumstances of NDEs—Suicide
Circumstances of NDEs NOS
Disclosure of NDEs
Education about NDEs
Healing and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Medical
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Psychological
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Social Workers
Health Care Professionals and NDEs—Spiritual (chaplains, clergy)
Interpretations of NDEs
Language and NDEs
Methodology in NDE Research
Non-NDErs’ Attitude Change after Learning about NDEs
Non-NDErs’ Attitudes toward NDEs
Reactions to NDEr—by Family, Spouse
Spirituality and NDEs

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