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IANDS on NDEs. Bibliography of Near-Death Experiences and Related Topics. The following list of titles makes no pretense at being comprehensive, but is simply a starting point for books about the near-death experience (NDE).
This particular list includes most of the original titles in the field, because it is their descriptive reports upon which most subsequent work has built. Quite a few of the early titles are out of print, but most are available from used book sources; for an out-of-print title, check your library, Amazon, or other booksellers for a used copy. Please keep in mind, especially when reading the autobiographical works, that no single viewpoint represents the entire field of near-death studies.
Descriptive Studies (basic introduction to near-death experiences) Readers General interest Distressing Gay and Lesbian Hospice and Nearing Death Awareness Brain-function perspective Spiritual Emergency Suicide Related Topics, worth reading Autobiography/Biography (a sampling of the many titles available)
Proof of heaven. Kenneth Ring (Heading Toward Omega) NDE. Distressing Near-Death Experiences. This page is also available as a brochure (PDF) suitable for printing and distribution, though generally this page is kept more up-to-date.
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free download.) If you have had a distressing near-death experience, or know someone who has, or even have merely heard of the phenomenon, you're probably interested to know more about such experiences. This page will provide basic information and will direct you to additional resources on the subject. What is a Distressing Near-Death Experience? Near-death experiences (NDEs) are often profound psychospiritual events. Greyson and Bush (1996) classified 50 reports of distressing NDEs into three types: Rommer (2000) speculated a fourth type, the rarest of all, in which the NDEr feels negatively judged by a Higher Power during their NDE life review in which, typically, the experiencer re-views and re-experiences every moment of their life.
How Common Are Distressing NDEs? Who Has Distressing NDEs? Earthbound - near-death experiences. 1.
Hell is a State of Mind "Hell is a state of mind. When we die, we are bound by what we think. " NDE & Happiness. The following NDE accounts involve experiencers preferring, for one reason or another, to return to this lower physical realm rather than experience the bliss of higher realms.
"I reached the point in the rapture of it all where I thought to myself suddenly, "I wonder how much more of this I can stand before I shatter? " With that thought, the light began to recede. So, the universe will not let us shatter. We cannot take in more of this bliss and joy than we are able to handle at a time. " (Jayne Smith) "I felt torn between two desires: wanting to go into the light and wanting to touch something tangible and retain my connection with all that was physical.
"In my NDE I was also shown that there are many souls in heaven who are more than willing to come to this place regardless of the state it is in. " "At a time when I felt the closest to accepting my death, I experienced a resurge of sorrow and pain, longing for my son, for my life. "Then I made the decision to come back to Earth.
Afterlife. Ancient Egyptian papyrus depicting the journey into the afterlife.
Paradise of Bhaishajyaguru discovered at the Mogao Caves. [edit] In metaphysical models, theists generally believe some sort of afterlife awaits people when they die. Members of some generally non-theistic religions such as Buddhism, tend to believe in an afterlife, but without reference to a God. The Sadducees were an ancient Jewish sect that generally believed that there was a God but no afterlife. Many religions, whether they believe in the soul's existence in another world like Christianity, Islam and many pagan belief systems, or in reincarnation like many forms of Hinduism and Buddhism, believe that one's status in the afterlife is a reward or punishment for their conduct during life. Reincarnation[edit] Reincarnation refers to an afterlife concept found among Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Rosicrucians, Theosophists, Spiritists, and Wiccans. Heaven and hell[edit] Limbo[edit] Purgatory[edit] Afterlife Definitions.