Welcome to IANDS!

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Founded in 1981, IANDS is a membership-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that promotes research, education, and support around near-death experiences and related experiences. Our mission is to advance a global understanding of these experiences. We envision a future in which all people embrace near-death and related experiences as sources of meaning and inspiration for a better world. 

If you are not currently an IANDS member, we kindly invite you to join our organization. 

Why Join IANDS?

• Make a difference in the world.
• Be part of an inclusive, accepting community.
• Change the public perception of death and dying.
• Help end discrimination against people who have NDEs and related experiences. 
• Receive members-only discounts and opportunities. 
• Get our quarterly Vital Signs magazine exclusively for members only.
• Enjoy our popular monthly near-death or near-death-like accounts.
• Support NDE research and the publication of the Journal of Near-Death Studies.
• Receive helpful information, resources, and educational offerings.
• Provide valuable information, resources, and educational offerings to the world.
• And much more.

You are here for a reason. We hope you will stay in touch!  

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Near-Death Experience Accounts

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:12

On this website you will find near-death experience accounts (and NDE-like accounts) submitted by experiencers. These first-hand testimonies offer compelling insights and perspectives about consciousness and what happens after we die. You can also see more NDE accounts on our YouTube Channel (IANDSVideos) and in the IANDS publication, The Self Does Not Die.

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CONFERENCE SAVE THE DATE

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:47

SAVE THE DATE! Out of an abundance of caution, the IANDS Board of Directors and conference committee has made the decision to host an online conference this year. The dates are Sept.1-5, 2021. 

IANDS on YouTube

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:17

We add a video to IANDS’s YouTube channel every week. Subcribe to IANDSVideos and ring the bell to be notified when we post a new videos.

A New Scale to Assess Near-Death Experiences -- Commentary

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:12

Abstract: An expanded scale, the Near-Death Experience Content (NDE-C) scale, has been developed by Charlotte Martial and colleagues (2020) to assess near-death experiences (NDEs). The scale was modeled after the existing NDE Scale (Greyson, 1983), using reworded scale items, and added five additional items, notably items about a gateway or tunnel and a feeling of non-existence or fear. NDE-C uses a rating scale of 0–4 for each item and thus ranges from 0 to 80. In this article, we raise concerns that several of the reworded items appear to have changed the meaning of NDE Scale item and appear to be significantly more prevalent or less prevalent than the original item, as demonstrated in a Rasch statistical analysis of the NDE-C results. We suggest wording changes for these items so that they return to their original context and meaning. [This page is an abbreviated version of the full article PDF, which can be downloaded here.]

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Reckoning: Discoveries after a Traumatic NDE by Nancy Evans Bush

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Reckoning: Discoveries after a Traumatic Near-Death Experience

A devastating near-death experience--a disempowering NDE of the Void--overturned the certainties and worldview of Nancy Evans Bush, a young teacher and new mother. Decades later, recognized as a trusted pioneer in research of distressing near-death experiences, she writes for the first time about her long struggle to come to terms with the experience. In this third book, she looks at reconciling foundational beliefs with the powerful messages of a strange and otherworldly NDE. The unexpected, sometimes humorous, often synchronistic discoveries point beyond herself to challenges and reassurance for everyone.

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Closing the Gap in Medical Care for NDErs

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Last Updated: Monday, 21 June 2021 22:31

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Join Our Team

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:12

We are now accepting applicants for various positions. 

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Netflix "Surviving Death" Series Features NDEs

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Last Updated: Sunday, 09 May 2021 02:12

The Netflix series "Surviving Death" Near-death experiences are the subject of episode 1 of the Netflix series "Surviving Death". It features in-depth dramatizations with commentary by NDErs Dr. Mary Neal, Jose Hernandez, Pam Reynolds, and Stephanie Arnold. Both Jose Hernandez and Stephanie Arnold have presented this month on ISGO (IANDS Sharing Groups Online). The recordings of their talks can be found by clicking on their names.

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One in 10 had NDEs According to Study

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