
Society - Death - Near Death Experiences


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Near Death Experience Research Foundation
- NDERF is a non-profit group devoted to the study and sharing of the Near Death Experience and related phenomena. Dozens of NDE stories on site and a web based form for individuals to share their NDE experiences.
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Near Death Experiences and the Afterlife
- Profiles a large number of Near Death Experiences and deals with related psychic and religious phenomena.
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Thoughtful Living
- A presentation of the Near Death Experience from a new age perspective.
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Observations on God, Life and the Human Journey
- An online booklet which examines the Near Death Experience in light of the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and Scripture.
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Near-Death Experiences
- Links to much of the Near Death Experience information on the internet, and several brief NDE accounts.
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Death and Dying
- Near Death Experience information, stories, frequently asked questions, message boards, and experts.
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Christian Medical Fellowship
- A well-reasoned examination of the Near Death Experience and its possible causes and meanings.
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Death: the Final Frontier
- Christian site which presents several Near Death Experience accounts. Also provides Biblical information on the afterlife.
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NDEs
- A Christian evaluation of the near death experience.
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Sacred Transformations
- Personal stories of spiritual transformational experiences of many types including Near-Death Experiences, spiritual emergence/emergency, UFOs, mystical encounters and angels.
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Celestial Traveler's
- Accounts by several individuals of travel beyond death into the light of the afterlife.
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Death and Back
- Brief accounts of those who have died, seen the Savior, visited the spirit world, and then were permitted to return with a special mission or message. Most of the material, though, deals with Mormon-based spiritual experiences, apart from the NDE.
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Christian Near Death Experiences
- Presents a collection of Near Death Experience accounts from a Christian perspective.
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Examples of Near Death Experiences
- Evidence of life beyond the veil. Real stories about those who crossed over and came back.
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Christian Near Death Experiences
- Profiles of Near Death Experiences from a liberal Christian perspective. This site is affiliated with "Near Death Experiences and the Afterlife" (www.near-death.com).
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Spiritweb.org - Near Death Experiences
- Contains various Near Death Experience accounts and interviews, including an analysis of the NDE from the viewpoint of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Death and NDE Page
- Contains brief Near Death Experience accounts, plus an interpretation of death from a Hindu point of view.
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Archive X - Near Death Experiences
- A collection of Near Death Experience accounts.
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Near Death Experiences
- Evidence of life beyond the veil. Real stories about those who crossed over and came back.
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Seattle IANDS Home Page
- Provides information on their monthly meetings and newsletter, and gives several NDE accounts.
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International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS)
- The IANDS home page describes what a Near Death Experience is, how to find help if you have had one (including the frightening ones), and an index to their scholarly journal. The site presents several actual Near Death Experience accounts and provides a fascinating message board. It also provides links to IANDS chapters located around the world.
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IANDS Slovenija - Slovenian Association for Near-Death Studies
- Home page of Slovenian Association for Near-Death Studies - Domaca stran slovenskega drustva za preucevanje obsmrtnih dozivetij; mostly in slovenian
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Chicago IANDS
- Schedule of meetings, NDE accounts.
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Boston Friends of IANDS
- Meeting schedule.
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Psych Web
- Psychology site maintained by Russell A. Dewey, PhD, addresses the question, What are Near Death Experiences and are they a type of OBE?
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On Death, Dying and Near-Death Experiences
- Contains interviews and book excerpts.
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The Natural Death Handbook
- A collection of article excerpts on the Near Death Experience.
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Near Death Experiences in a Melanesian Society
- Near Death Experiences from a pre-modern, non-Western society. Some of the NDEs may appear crude compared to most published NDE accounts. While reading these stories, keep in mind that many near death experiencers have reported seeing multiple levels in the afterlife; ranging from the Godly and enlightened to the hellish and unenlightened.
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Personality Studies
- Provides a brief summary of the work performed by The University of Virginia's Division of Personality Studies. This academic department utilizes scientific methods to study paranormal phenomena including children who remember previous lives/reincarnation, Near Death Experiences, crisis apparitions, and deathbed visions.
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Experiences of Unconscious Patients
- A nursing course from Health Interactive. Contains information on Near Death and out-of-body experiences.
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Early Mormon Visions and Near Death Experiences
- Compares early Mormon visionary experiences to the NDE.
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Dream Lucidity and Near-Death Experience
- Near death experient John Wren-Lewis writes about the effect of the Near Death Experience on lucid dreaming.
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Crystalinks - Near Death Experiences
- A near death experiencer provides a brief overview of the Near Death Experience.
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Religious Interpretations of Near-Death Experiences
- A doctoral candidacy essay by David San Filippo. Explores the varying religious interpretations of the Near Death Experience, and also demonstrates the implausibility of reductionist theories.
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The Near Death Experience of Capt. David Perry (1762)
- A Near Death Experience account as recorded by American Revolutionary War soldier, David Perry.
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Soul-Searching Doctors Find Life After Death
- London Telegraph article presents evidence that consciousness or the soul can continue to exist after the brain has ceased to function.
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To Hell and Back
- A summary of Dr. Maurice S. Rawlings' book "To Hell and Back".
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Reincarnation, NDEs & OBEs
- A pastor discusses possible meanings and interpretations of the NDE.
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Christian Evidences
- Includes an interesting look at the deathbed experiences of non-Christians.
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Pleasant Near-Death Experiences of Non-Christians Disprove Christianity?
- Examines pleasant near death experiences of non-Christians.
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Limitations and Dangers of the Near Death Experience
- Examines the degree to which the near death experience can be trusted as a source of knowledge of the afterlife.
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Near Death Experience
- A good overview of the NDE, presenting a variety of explanations.
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CRI Journal - Heaven Can't Wait
- A survey of alleged trips to the other side.
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CRI Journal - Part I
- Discusses the new age background of Raymond Moody and other NDE researchers.
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CRI Journal - Part II
- Critically analyzes the Near Death Experience from a Biblical perspective.
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Near Death Experiences
- Describes the NDE and lists possible explanations.
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Ankerberg Theological Research Institute
- Addresses the connection between angels and the NDE.
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A Lawyer Argues the Case for the Afterlife
- Dr. Victor Zammit presents a detailed analysis of the evidence for the afterlife including the Near Death Experience and reincarnation.
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The Survivalist Interpretation of Near-Death Experiences
- Article by Titus Rivas in The Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, which addresses common counter-hypotheses for a survivalist interpretation of NDE and shows the survivalist interpretation is more parsimonious.
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After-Death Communication
- This service, provided by The ADC Project, is a forum dedicated to researching and sharing After-Death Communications and related spiritual experiences.
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Death Bed Visions, Visions of an Afterlife
- Provides the reader with information on the paranormal visions the dying and their loved ones often experience as death draws near.
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ADCRF Home Page
- After Death Communication Research Foundation (ADCRF) extensive information and resources regarding after death communication (ADC), ADC, bereavement, grief, life after death.
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Another Reality
- Explores the extraordinary experiences of the bereaved and how they can be used to cope with the death of a loved one.
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The Institute for Afterlife Research
- Presents some of the overwhelming evidence for the survival of physical death. This evidence is based on the experiences of thousands (and in some cases, millions) of people from around the world.
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Embraced By The Light
- The official website of Betty J. Eadie.
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Into the Light
- Melvin Morse, M.D., a pediatrician and neuroscientist, presents his many years of research on children's Near Death Experiences. Video and audio examples of children's NDEs.
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Life After Life - Dr. Raymond Moody
- Raymond Moody, Ph.D., M.D., is known as the "Father of Near Death Experience studies." His site features his books and presents information on his private research institute, The Theater of the Mind, located in rural Alabama.
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P.M.H. Atwater
- Phyllis Atwater is an intuitive counselor and visionary author. She is known internationally for her research on the Near Death Experience and its aftereffects.
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel
- An on-line book by Harry Hone in which he relays his Near Death Experience.
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Journey into Consciousness
- Dianne Morrissey, Ph.D., is a researcher in the field of Near Death Experiences and related paranormal phenomena. She is the author of "Anyone Can See The Light."
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Light After Death by Alan Bryson
- An exploration of the Near-Death Experience and the Baha'i Faith by Alan Bryson.
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Now I Know Why
- Minnesota author writes about her struggle to survive ovarian cancer. The struggle intensifies as she tries to understand her 6th sense and a Near-Death-Experience.
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Near Death Experiences - Allen M.D.
- A doctor of internal medicine argues that the Near Death Experience is brain-based, and appeals to religious doctrines which deny the existence of an immaterial soul.
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Skeptic's Dictionary: Near Death Experiences
- A brief article which criticizes the work of a few, notable Near Death Experience researchers.
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Reasoning from Scriptures Ministry
- Considers whether the Being of Light of the Near Death Experience may actually be satanic.
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Dying To Live Critique
- A critique of NDE skeptic Susan Blackmore by Greg Stone, who points out mischaracterizations of religion and science in her work. The article contains her rebuttal and Mr. Stone's counter-rebuttal.
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What Happens After Death?
- States that NDEs "indicate that at death the soul separates from the body, and that a person's spirit is conscious and coherent at death." However, the site concludes that "NDEs do not accurately reflect what lies beyond the grave."
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Embraced by the Light of Deception
- Critically analyzes the non-Biblical theology of NDE author Betty Eadie.
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Near-Death Experiences: In or Out of the Body
- A brief article by NDE skeptic, Susan Blackmore.
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The Watchman Expositor: Near Death Experiences
- Critically analyzes the research methods of some NDE researchers and the possibly deceptive nature of the NDE.
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Near Death Experiences
- Concentrates on possible physical explanations for NDE experiences.
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Blinded by the Light
- An article by Quigg Lawrence, the nephew of "Mr. NDE" George Ritchie.
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Embraced by the Light
- Examines the Mormon and new age influence on Betty Eadie's presentation of her alleged NDE.
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A Christian Response to "Embraced by the Light"
- Douglas Groothuis presents a Biblical response to the Mormon/new age teachings of Betty Eadie.
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The Neurology of Spiritual Experiences
- Draws conclusions from a small sample of 11 non-Western NDEs culled from popular Thai literature. The web author combines Western materialistic reductionism with Buddhism to devise an interpretation of the NDE.
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Death & Future Life
- Examines the Near Death Experience from the vantage point of Orthodox Christianity.
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CTS Journal
- A review of Richard Abanes' book, "Journey into the Light: Exploring Near-Death Experiences". The reviewer is a professor of theology with Chafer Theological Seminary.
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Return From Tomorrow
- The story of Christian Near Death Experience survivor, John Foreman, who lives in San Diego County, California.
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My Death Experience
- Rene Turner's glimpse of Heaven following a car wreck.
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All Night, All Day Angels Watching Over Me
- A woman tells of the choice she made during a Near Death Experience, and of the comfort she received from one of God's angels.
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Living Connections Ministries
- Contains the web author's personal account of a Near Death Experience - and its life-changing impact. Dedicated to supporting the reader's spiritual enlightenment.
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A Near Death Experience Beyond the Veil
- New age writer Diane Goble describes her NDE, provides resources and information about death/dying, an open forum, and email counseling for NDErs and the bereaved.
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A Life After Death Experience
- A Near Death Experience account and reflections on its meaning.
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Near Death Experience and Miracles
- David King tells the story of his near death experience and his claims of subsequent visionary encounters.
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Dharma-Talks about Near Death
- A walk though the insites learned from one Near Death Experience and how to cope with Cancer.
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Book of Quotations
- Recounts the web authors Near Death Experience following an extended hospitalization for Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The site contains a collection of inspirational quotations and poems.
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Avalon's World
- Recounts the author's Near Death Experience as a three-year old child.
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Through The Tunnel
- Description of a Near Death Experience.
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Ian McCormack - Heaven, Hell & the Box Jellyfish
- Web site about Ian McCormack, who died after being stung by box jellyfish and experienced Heaven and Hell before returning to life as a Born-Again Christian.
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Oak's Meta Place
- This site has a collection of metaphysics related art and literature sites, including an excerpt of the future book "Soul Bared", a near death experience account the author had in 1979.