Download or read book Near Death Experiences Eternal Consciousness Religion and the Human Soul written by William Bray and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The list of topics is described below. This is an academic deconstruction of the NDE, consciousness, human perception, and religion, all intended to derive a meaning or definition for consciousness and determine of consciousness is indeed an infinite thing perceiving a finite universe. If that is the case, then this infinite thing, consciousness, cannot actually reside in a finite domain (you cannot fit an infinite thing inside of a finite container) but must be residing at this very moment in an infinite domain. This description changes the very nature of our 'selves,' our perception of 'self,' and our meaning and presence, or perception of our presence here. PART 1: THE CLINICAL NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE 1. INTRODUCTION to the NDE2. THE LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF LIFE, DEATH, and DETERMINATION OF DEATH3. THE RESEARCH METHODS IN NDEs4. CARBON DIOXIDE EXPLAINS THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE?5. THE TUNNEL6. WHAT THEN IS THIS TUNNEL?7. THE LIFE REVIEW8. WAKING UP IN A HEAVENLY PLACE9. WAKING UP IN HEAVEN10. INFINITE KNOWLEDGE11. WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE IN HEAVEN or A HEAVEN?12. DESCRIPTIONS AND PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS IN 'HELL'13. My NDEs 'Not in Hell'PART 2: CONSCIOUSNESS 1. AND THE NEW DEFINITION FOR CONSCIOUSNESS IS2. A NEW PROPOSAL for HOW CONSCIOUSNESS INTERACTS TO CREATE REALITY PART 3: PERCEPTION 1. AN ANOMALY IN PERCEPTION2. BRAIN WAVE ENTRAINMENT, HYPNOSIS AND OTHER CLINICALLY ESTABLISHED MEANS OF COGNITIVE REPAIR AND CONTROL3. WHO ARE THE MOST EVOLVED?PART 4: RELIGION 1. WHY DO I SAY VALIDATE ALL OF MAN'S RELIGIONS?2. CUBBY - AN EXAMPLE OF MEDICALLY DOCUMENTED HEALING BY FAITH3. EXAMPLES IN HUMANS4. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN JESUS OR THE MESSIAH OR PERHAPS EVEN GOD5. ANCIENT RELIGION VS MODERN RELIGION6. BELIEF SYSTEMS7. SUBJECTING OTHERS TO YOUR BELIEF SYSTEMS8. DEMONS AND THE HISTORY OF SATAN9. LISTENING TO THE PREACHER10. IS THERE REINCARNATION?

Download or read book Quantum Physics Near Death Experiences Eternal Consciousness Religion and the Human Soul written by William Bray and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Late Prof. W J Bray This is not a casual glossing over of subjects like a TV documentary, nor is it a narrative. There is some math involved, and the subject of Quantum Theory is a difficult one both to describe and to understand by scientists and laymen alike. The math presented is reduced to some basic algebra. The purpose is to look at the evidence from a philosophical and religious perspective, as well as human perception and the deconstruction of various paradoxes and decide if the evidence is compelling toward the conclusion that we are not finite beings. This is not a discussion that suggests Quantum Physics is some route to the mystical, but a discussion that suggests we are not finite. We then look at the finite nature of our cosmos and conclude, if the evidence is compelling enough, that we are infinite beings merely perceiving a finite system.That being said (from a teacher in Romania): Written by a Physicist whose expertise spans a wide range of fields, from Neuroscience Research to philosophy and religion, and who has also experienced multiple medically documented NDEs, the book suggests mathematically that reality, the Universe as we perceive it, can only exist interdependent with consciousness. Reviewing Quantum Physics from its founders' definitions up to the latest research in the field, Bray explains in detail in language every layman can understand, provided commitment to do further research available on the WWW.The text then goes on to describe how we interact with, manipulate and define the Universe, ultimately how we "paint the universe into being", to use Bray's own syntagm. He substantiates his theory with logical arguments and hard data that have been proven correct throughout a century of quantum research. After disproving beyond any reasonable doubt that consciousness is an artifact of the physical brain, by using experimental data and conclusions independently verified by leading researchers worldwide, Bray describes how consciousness creates the physical universe, how it is mathematically impossible that consciousness can be finite, and that the universe is. His conclusion that consciousness is unique for each individual is a natural outcome of his scientific, physics-based argumentation, as is the evidence that consciousness must be infinite and eternal in order to exist. We are perceiving this short, finite, physical life, while at the same time existing in the eternal consciousness, unaware of it, because we are focusing on this finite Universe as a mere perception. Bray's purpose is not to "prove" God, but to show that each of us is a unique individual consciousness that exists beyond space-time, for infinity. He goes even further to identify the truths that have been enduring and immutable throughout centuries in philosophy and religion, by distilling them from myth and dogma. In addition, by doing this, he dismisses many paradoxes in physics, religions and philosophy. Bray succeeds in convincingly intersecting science and spirituality and showing that, contrary to cognitive beliefs which are prone to constant change, Faith is an immutable spiritual state. He has studied it not only as a scientist, but has also experienced NDEs first-hand, through recurrent cardiac arrests due to a severe medical condition that brought him repeatedly to the brink of death. Thus, the NDEs are described from the perspective of a rigorous scientist who refrains from including any biased description of them. His arguments are unambiguous, devoid of metaphor or uncertainty and the book is by no means an ideological argument or exploration, although it is at odds with almost everything written to date; Bray's claims are substantiated with solid mathematical axioms. 'Quantum Temporal Dynamics,' (not related to other material using that name) is included at the end of the book, re-exploring quantum theory from scratch, and detailing mechanisms for faster- than- light travel using current technology.

Download or read book Death Dying and Loss written by William Bray and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the late Prof. W J BrayWhen confronted with death, dying, or loss, you want answers, not speculation.Most of this text is gleaned from a former work, Quantum Physics, Near Death Experiences, Eternal Consciousness, Religion, and the Human Soul. However, the focus in this text is not Quantum Theory but a substantial argument and explanation regarding a living being's fate after death. To do this, a 'little bit' of science, NDE,Religion, and Philosophy, are examined and explained going back to the origin of life.Written by a Quantum Theorist who has survived at least 30 medically documented Near Death experiences, the author goes deeply into those answers.

Download or read book The Near Death Experience written by Lee W. Bailey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Near Death Experience: A Reader is the most comprehensive collection of NDE cases and interpretations ever assembled. This book encompasses a broad range of disciplines: psychological researchers discuss cognitive models and Jungian theories of meaningful archetypal phenomena; the biological perspectivedescribes how brains near death may produce soothing endorphins, optical illusions, and convincing hallucinations. Philosophers present empirical analyses and images in archetypal theories, and the symbolic language of comparative phenomenological theories. Christian, Jewish and Mormon responses to NDEs outline the religious perspective, and the mystical and spiritual interpretations of NDEs are also explored.

Download or read book Nde written by Kirsty Wedgwood and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years scientists have researched the phenomenon of Near Death Experiences (NDEs), and now have enough evidence to determine their validity. Dr Orson Wedgwood Ph.D., a medical scientist, walks us through this evidence. In addition he discusses the common features reported by those who have experienced NDEs and what the implications are for the long term destiny of each human consciousness, or soul.As well as the positive aspects of NDEs so often described in other books and TV shows, Dr. Wedgwood also discusses the evidence suggesting that only 10-20% of souls survive death, and of those that do, not all are destined to reach heavenly realms. Is "Hell" real too?The good news is that NDE survivors provide us with guidance from their encounters with "God" or other "celestial beings", on how we might safeguard the health of our souls to enable us to survive earthly death and reach the heavenly realm. It's all about Love.Put simply, reading this book, may prove vital to the eternal destiny of your soul.

Download or read book Consciousness Beyond Life written by Pim van Lommel and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a cardiologist, Pim van Lommel was struck by the number of his patients who claimed to have near-death experiences as a result of their heart attacks. As a scientist, this was difficult for him to accept: Wouldn't it be scientifically irresponsible of him to ignore the evidence of these stories? Faced with this dilemma, van Lommel decided to design a research study to investigate the phenomenon under the controlled environment of a cluster of hospitals with a medically trained staff. For more than twenty years van Lommel systematically studied such near-death experiences in a wide variety of hospital patients who survived a cardiac arrest. In 2001, he and his fellow researchers published his study on near-death experiences in the renowned medical journal The Lancet. The article caused an international sensation as it was the first scientifically rigorous study of this phenomenon. Now available for the first time in English, van Lommel offers an in-depth presentation of his results and theories in this book that has already sold over 125,000 copies in Europe. Van Lommel provides scientific evidence that the near-death phenomenon is an authentic experience that cannot be attributed to imagination, psychosis, or oxygen deprivation. He further reveals that after such a profound experience, most patients' personalities undergo a permanent change. In van Lommel's opinion, the current views on the relationship between the brain and consciousness held by most physicians, philosophers, and psychologists are too narrow for a proper understanding of the phenomenon. In Consciousness Beyond Life, van Lommel shows that our consciousness does not always coincide with brain functions and that, remarkably and significantly, consciousness can even be experienced separate from the body.

Download or read book Out of Body and Near Death Experiences written by Michael N. Marsh and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discrediting 'mystical' or 'psychical' interpretations of out-of-body and near-death experiences, Michael Marsh demonstrates how these phenomena are explicable in terms of brain neurophysiology and its neuropathological disturbances, and discusses the theological and philosophical implications of his hypotheses.

Download or read book The Division of Consciousness written by Peter Novak and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on mythology, psychology, religion and science, as well as past-life regression and near-death experiences, Peter Novak explores the nuances of what really happens to the soul after death. Eastern and Western philosophies have disagreed on this point for centuries. After ten years of intensive investigation, his conclusions are a ground-breaking blend of east and west, explaining how this division may have arisen and how it is likely to be resolved.

Download or read book There Is Life After Death written by Roy Abraham Varghese and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2009-10-25 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is death the end? Or, to put it another way, do we survive bodily death? Some shrug their shoulders and declare we simply can't know. Others just say no. And a few, flying their philosophical colors, pretentiously profess to not even understand the question. Curiously, the overwhelming majority of human beings throughout the course of history have taken it for granted that death is not the end, that there is a life after death. This striking and seemingly instinctive belief has been embodied in the religious traditions and philosophical reflections of most cultures. There Is Life After Death is the first of its kind in that it assembles and analyzes a comprehensive range of data on life after death and then provides the framework needed to understand the data. No previous book has presented such concrete evidenceevidence based on the accounts of eyewitnesses as well as on data derived from diverse sources through out the world and historysupporting the exi

Download or read book Spirituality Beyond Science and Religion written by Lillian Stover Wells and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05-25 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spirituality means something different to everyone. Some may believe it involves participating in organized religion. Others may prefer it to be more personal, like getting in touch with ones inner self through yoga, meditation, quiet reflection, or even long walks. A few may find that it lies in finding a new sense of purpose for their lives. Spirituality Beyond Science and Religion addresses all of these, and more, through a new paradigm about life and death. It lifts readers above their daily press for competitive survival and success, by going to the heart of all spirituality. The book disputes traditional sciences claim that physical matter is the only reality. It also helps explain enigmas that have confronted orthodox religion for centuries. To do so, this book correlates published research from nearly one hundred and fifty authors and professionals in medicine, neuroscience, psychology, theology, history, and metaphysics. It explores new insights being revealed through thousands of subjective experiences around the worldall of them beyond the ability of science or religion to explain. The book therefore not only offers reassurance that death is not final but it also discloses profound implications for how we live our lives on earth. The US Review of Books Spirituality Beyond Science and Religion by William Pillow, with Jack McMahan and Lillian Stover Wells iUniverse reviewed by Priscilla Estes "but deep inside us is the recognition that life can and should have more meaning, one that reaches far beyond traditional science and orthodox religion and one that involves all of us." The mind-body-spirit (MBS) publishing industry has come a long way since the 1960s and 1970s when Aldous Huxley, Hermann Hesse and Carlos Castaneda combined Eastern and Western thought in the best-sellers Doors of Perception, Siddhartha, and The Teachings of Don Juan, respectively. In fact, according to religion and publishing expert Elizabeth Puttick, MBS publishing is the fastest growing non-fiction genre, which a quick examination of virtual and real bookstores supports. More than ever before, great minds race to close the gap between science and religion, to answer the questions of where do we come from, why are we here, and where do we go after death. We search for answers inside the human brain, the psyche, the fetus, gravity, energy fields, near-death experiences (NDEs), universal consciousness, time travel, soul travel, quantum medicine, karma, dharma, and moreit's hard for the average person to comprehend, let alone keep up! Finally, here is a book that helps pull it all together for us, written by William Pillow, ex-US Air Force and retired pharmacist with thirty-four years at Eli Lilly. Pillow began a quest to discover where we go after death and why when a long and lingering illness befell his wife and he confronted aging. Initially a Southern Baptist and a skeptic about all things metaphysical, he changed his mind while reading the incredible body of research on soul survival. After prodigious investigation, much of which concerns NDEs and studies on fetal awareness, Pillow concluded there is a soul, a God, and a Heaven. His conclusions may challenge your philosophy, but parenthetical documentation and a fifteen-page bibliography encourage independent verification. The book starts slowly and carefully as Pillow builds his case by conscientiously stitching together scientific, religious, and metaphysical literature, both ancient and modern, on the nature of God (the spark of life), souls (the human superconsciousness) and Heaven (the spirit world). The brain begins to smoke while chugging through study after study on NDE's, shared NDE's, life-between-lives (LBL), out-of-body-experiences (OBE), past-life regression, after death communications (ADC), pre-birth visions, neurological pathways, the transcendent source of consciousness, the ego, and more. We long for an index, a glossary, and less use of quotes around words that don't require them. Halfway through, our mental labors are rewarded with chapter 7, "Our Incomparable Souls." This is the heart of the book, a behind-the scenes look at the soul and a parting of the veil of forgetfulness produced by the ego. Pillow discusses studies on fetal consciousness, which provide the strongest circumstantial evidence for existence of the soul, and gives a moving testament to the soul's purpose: to instill compassion, empathy, and benevolence in its human host. The second half of the book flies by, as we greedily gobble mainstream studies on energy healing, brain waves, and the need for face-to-face friendships in an electronically connected world. Tucked unobtrusively at the end of chapter 11 are three paragraphs titled "For Me Personally," in which the author shares his private definition of faith. Such unheralded brevity from a man who once considered entering the Christian ministry shows great respect for the reader and for the role of science in decoding religion and spirituality. The final chapter implores us "to at least consider the possible importance of these concepts and commentaries for your loved ones and for you." Pillow believes that by knowing there is a God, a soul, and a Heaven, we can sustain our inner journey toward purpose and meaning in our lives; and that by recognizing our shared humanity, we can save civilization. One hopes and prays this is true as murders by children, mass killings by governments, greed, corruption, materialism, apathy, mental illness, addiction, and more threaten to suffocate humanity's life force. Pillow is an accomplished author, having written or edited five educational textbooks, several dozen articles, one murder mystery involving reincarnation and the paranormal, and five books about the search for self and the meaning of life through science, self-awareness, and spirituality. Spirituality Beyond Science and Religion is his first book written with theologian Jack McMahan and clinical psychologist Lillian Stover Wells. Pillow brilliantly connects his philosophy on the soul, God, and Heaven with salient literature in the field of science and religion. The MBS genre has come a long way from the Indian fables and drug-induced journeys of the sixties and seventies. Pillow's overall message that the power of love is greater than the love of power points us in the right direction for the twenty-first century.

Download or read book Near Death Experiences Are Real written by William Pillow and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is radically different from any other book you have ever seen, read, or heard about. It dares to challenge everyone's beliefs about the so-called "reality." Although the book reads like science fiction, everything you read here is as factual as is humanly possible. This book's title, "Near-Death Experiences Are Real: But Only for Survivors!" it has two meanings. The obvious one is that non-survivors die. But the implicit meaning is that--despite this book and any conceivable human research--near-death experiences (NDEs) will never become perceptible to normal human beings! For example, you cannot personally perceive the electromagnetic waves that invisibly surround us to carry Internet information and communications! So this book will introduce you to another kind of humanly imperceptible energy that facilitates near-death experiences--just as real as your Internet! Once you accept that, and why and how they occur, you might welcome them as much as you did the Internet. Reality today--that which is defined by our five physical senses (i.e., see, touch, hear, smell, and taste) --might seem restrictive at times. But only if you realize that science, medicine, and religion are being confronted by increasing enigmas. So this book seeks plausible answers for near-death experiences that dare to go beyond the boundaries of research that have been established. Yet, you still must be the judge of what you read here. For example, because the cause of NDEs (i.e., sudden cardiac arrest) kills more people than survive, this book also details theories of mortal death that offer hope for the so-called "afterlife." So some of you actually might look forward to what you learn here, because one of those "plausible answers" addresses whether mortal death is final for human beings. Another answer explains why "near-death" experiences (NDE's) are real for NDE survivors. Yet another answer suggests that recent revelations from our soul's hypnotically regressed "life-between-lives" (i.e., Heaven) offers a dramatically more personal perspective about God--than has ever been possible in the past. These details also show why the Eternal Almighty is the One and Only Supreme Power--regardless of what names we humans use for It--such as God, Allah, Yahweh, or any other term of esteem and respect. If the term "It" shocks you, this acknowledges that The Creator now seems quite different from the perspective created by sacred scriptures two millennia ago. Spirit entities have no innate gender since they do not reproduce as humans do. Furthermore, they are not material beings like us.However, it is very likely that readers who have survived a near-death experience, or have had a hypnotic regression to their soul's past-life memories, will be more familiar with this book's content than those who have not. This seems true because those who have will be able to accept the reality of our God-given souls and the dependence of near-death experiences upon our souls.This book therefore reveals nothing threatening. Instead, it offers an understanding how that which seems enigmatic might really prove beneficial for human lives on Earth.

Download or read book Out of Body and Near Death Experiences written by Michael N. Marsh and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personalised accounts of out-of-body (OBE) and near-death (NDE) experiences are frequently interpreted as offering evidence for immortality and an afterlife. Since most OBE/NDE follow severe curtailments of cerebral circulation with loss of consciousness, the agonal brain supposedly permits 'mind', 'soul' or 'consciousness' to escape neural control and provide glimpses of the afterlife. Michael Marsh critically analyses the work of five key writers who support this so-called "dying brain" hypothesis. He firmly disagrees with such otherworldly 'mystical' or 'psychical' interpretations, ably demonstrating how they are explicable in terms of brain neurophysiology and its neuropathological disturbances. The original basis and thrust of Marsh's claim sees the recorded phenomenology as reflections of brains rapidly reawakening to full conscious-awareness, consistent with other reported phenomenologies attending recovery from antecedent states of unconsciousness: the "re-awakening brain" hypothesis. From this basis, Marsh also offers a re-classification of NDE into early and late phase sequences, thereby dismantling the untenable concepts of "core" and "depth" experiences. Marsh further provides a detailed examination of the spiritual and quasi-religious overtones accorded OBE/NDE, highlighting their inconsistencies when compared with classical accounts of divine disclosure, and the eschatological precepts of resurrection belief as professed credally. In assessing the implications of anthropological, philosophical, and theological concepts of 'personhood' and 'soul' as arguments for personal survival after death, Marsh celebrates the role of conventional faith in appropriating the expectant biblical promises of a 'New Creation'.

Download or read book Living in a Quantum Reality written by Valerie L. Varan and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who have experienced a transpersonal or spiritual awakening, it can be difficult to come back to living in the day-to-day world. All of a sudden, you may be faced with challenges such as anxiety, depression, despair, the Dark Night of the Soul, and a multitude of other energetic and spiritual imbalances. Living in a Quantum Reality helps to identify the common side effects of wholeness consciousness and offers a variety of exercises, meditations, and healing methods to cope with having a higher consciousness in a world that is still struggling to catch up. Living in a Quantum Reality helps you understand your "impossible" transpersonal experiences by integrating quantum physics into psychology and offering a user-friendly description of the many layers or spheres of energy and consciousness. This vision of the quantum self synthesizes spiritual thought with an array of scientific disciplines, and is supported by the author's own direct experiences, as well as her clients' experiences with larger reality. This book is a step toward advancing the field of psychology, and especially the practice of psychotherapy, to catch up with the latest, more quantum, worldview, one that is more comprehensive for understanding the reaches of our human consciousness and psycho-spiritual experiences.

Download or read book The Journey Home written by Phillip L. Berman and published by Beyond Words/Atria Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on hundreds of interviews with people who have had both near-death and mystical experiences, Berman explores the universal truths these moving stories reveal. As a student of comparative religions, he shows us the similarities that exist in these stories across time and cultures, similarities that allow us to define the enduring themes of these encounters. Berman argues that these experiences are the wellspring of all the world's great religions, and that their message of the oneness of creation and the Divine spark within us all, forms "an eternal theology"."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Near Death Experiences The Rest of the Story written by P.M.H. Atwater and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-09 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life stories of out-of-body experiences, encountering a special light, greeters from the afterlife, life reviews, tunnels, and 360-degree vision--are all part of this intriguing look at near-death experiences (NDEs) by one of the world’s noted authorities, P.M.H. Atwater. Atwater shares her amazing findings, based on her sessions with more than 4,000 adults and children and over 40 years of research; a breathtaking culmination to a successful and controversial career. Atwater examines every aspect of the near-death phenomenon: from first-hand accounts of survivors experiencing flash forwards, waking up in morgues, and developing psychic abilities, to stunning cases of groups experiencing NDEs together. Atwater offers statistics from her findings to show the distinctive common patterns that people experience, as well as the common aftereffects and how it changed their lives. She also explores the physiological and spiritual changes that result from near-death experiences and looks at the connections between the NDE experience and what is often called “enlightenment." Near Death Experiences not only provides a glimpse of what lies beyond the veil of our temporal existence, but points to what--or who--we really are and what we are meant to be.

Download or read book The Gifts of Near Death Experiences written by Sheila Fabricant Linn and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Near-death experiences (NDEs) are common, well-documented, and similar across cultures throughout the world. Current estimates are that between 4 and 15 percent of the world's population have had an NDE. Therefore, almost everyone has either had one or knows someone else who has had one. Some of the fascination with NDEs comes from the fact that they often result in great leaps in personal growth. These leaps are characterized by the loss of the fear of death, the healing of deep hurts, an increase in self-esteem and compassion for others, a sense of union with all things, and a clearer sense of how to fulfill one's purpose in life. This is a book that teaches readers how to reap the benefits of NDEs without having to experience trauma. In the course of their many workshops around the world, the authors have discovered that when one immerses oneself in accounts of NDEs, one can experience love, hope, healing, and a sense of purpose. This is the only book that systematically encourages the reader to create a spiritual and psychological healing practice based on NDEs. Each chapter includes an account of a fascinating NDE, followed by a series of questions, meditations, exercises, and video links. The reader is encouraged to contemplate these stories and their own lives. It is truly a profound guide to both living and dying.

Download or read book Science and the Near Death Experience written by Chris Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific evidence for life after death • Explains why near-death experiences (NDEs) offer evidence of an afterlife and discredits the psychological and physiological explanations for them • Challenges materialist arguments against consciousness surviving death • Examines ancient and modern accounts of NDEs from around the world, including China, India, and many from tribal societies such as the Native American and the Maori Predating all organized religion, the belief in an afterlife is fundamental to the human experience and dates back at least to the Neanderthals. By the mid-19th century, however, spurred by the progress of science, many people began to question the existence of an afterlife, and the doctrine of materialism--which believes that consciousness is a creation of the brain--began to spread. Now, using scientific evidence, Chris Carter challenges materialist arguments against consciousness surviving death and shows how near-death experiences (NDEs) may truly provide a glimpse of an awaiting afterlife. Using evidence from scientific studies, quantum mechanics, and consciousness research, Carter reveals how consciousness does not depend on the brain and may, in fact, survive the death of our bodies. Examining ancient and modern accounts of NDEs from around the world, including China, India, and tribal societies such as the Native American and the Maori, he explains how NDEs provide evidence of consciousness surviving the death of our bodies. He looks at the many psychological and physiological explanations for NDEs raised by skeptics--such as stress, birth memories, or oxygen starvation--and clearly shows why each of them fails to truly explain the NDE. Exploring the similarities between NDEs and visions experienced during actual death and the intersection of physics and consciousness, Carter uncovers the truth about mind, matter, and life after death.