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How We Can All Benefit from the Message of Near-Death Experiences (without having
to nearly die!)
Spirituality and Wellbeing
Lampeter 2016
Penny Sartori PhD RGN
Experiences Close to Death
• Deathbed visions / end of life experiences
• Empathic / shared death experiences
• Control over the time of death
• Terminal Lucidity
• After death communications (ADCs)
• Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)
Near-Death Experiences
• Most widely researched spiritually transformative experiences
• Occur unexpectedly
• Accelerated phase of the dying process
• Access a deep altered state of consciousness
• Transcendental
• Often gain information not detectable by the senses
Components of the NDE
• Hearing the news of being near death
• Life review
• Out of body experience
• Tunnel and light experience
• Feelings of peace and calm
• Beautiful gardens
Components of the NDE
• Meeting deceased relatives or friends
• Meeting a “Being” of light
• Telepathic communication
• Barrier or point of no return
• Coming back
• Transformation
Distressing NDEs
Approx 14% NDEs are frightening
Categorised by Bush & Greyson (1992) as:
• 1) Prototypical NDE interpreted as frightening
• 2) The void experience
• 3) Hellish
4th category (Rommer 2000)
After Effects of a NDE
• No fear of death
• More tolerant of others / altruistic
• More loving / compassionate
• No longer materialistic
• Status no longer of importance
• Become more spiritual
• Feelings of interconnectivity (life review)
After Effects of a NDE
• Electrical sensitivity
• Become more psychic
• Healing ability
• Huge psychological boost
• High divorce rate
• Acquisition of impossible knowledge
Rajaa Benamour
• Following anaesthetic
• “Infinitesimal memory”
• Many after effects, light sensitivity, changes in her electro-magnetic field
• Acquired new intellectual abilities
• In-depth understanding of quantum physics that she did not previously have
Can NDEs be Verified?
• Many cases are reported anecdotally
• Is there a way to check on their reports?
A Five Year Prospective Study of Near-Death Experiences in a Welsh Intensive Therapy
Unit
Sartori 2008
Are NDEs merely effects of a dying brain?
Aim of the study:
• What is the frequency of NDEs / OBEs?
• Are NDEs the same as hallucinations?
• Is the NDE due to:
drugs administered?
anoxia?
hypercarbia?
Can the OBE be Verified?
• Symbols / pictures on monitors
• Could only be viewed from out of body perspective
• Above head height
• Brightly coloured
• Concealed behind ridges
Frequency of NDEs
• 15 NDEs during the five year data collection
• 2 of these were distressing
• Patient 10 remarkable and unique case
• 2 end of life experiences
Case Report of Patient 10
60-year-old male, emergency surgery
During unconsciousness reported:
• OBE – accurately reported the actions of the doctor, nurse and physiotherapist
• Meeting deceased relatives and Jesus-like figure
• Healing of a congenital abnormality
Basic Findings of the Research
• Not due to the drugs
• Not due to abnormal blood levels
• NDEs are under-reported
• NDEs are not wishful thinking
• NDEs are different to hallucinations
Sartori 2008 conclusions:
• Current science cannot explain NDEs
• Research is showing that NDEs can no longer be explained away
• To ignore NDEs is detrimental to future patient care
• Science must be revised and expanded
• Future prospective research on a large scale is paramount to further the understanding of NDEs, consciousness, death and LIFE
Benefits of Undertaking the Research
• Provide greater psychological support to NDErs
• Useful in care of terminally ill
• They can guide us with spiritual counselling at the end of life
• Helpful in bereavement and grief
• Inspire individuals to re-evaluate and have a different perspective on life
What is the Message of the NDE?
• What can NDEs teach us about life??
• How can we benefit from the message of the NDE?
• Can learning about death, teach us how to live?
Aspects to Develop with Further Research
• Acquisition of ‘impossible knowledge’?
• Spontaneous healing of ailments
• Healing of grief
• How NDEs can provide us with a ‘psychological boost’
• Renewal of values and attitude to life
• Cultivating altruism
• Cultivating emotional resilience
Tibor Putnoki
• Cardiac arrest, 9 minutes without heartbeat
• Life was transformed by his NDE
• Set up The Light of Love Foundation in Hungary which is based on the wellbeing of others
• Teaches life skills and empowering techniques
Tibor Putnoki
During his NDE, he was asked:
• Did you have a life before your death?
• Did you live a life worthy of a human being?
• Could you look into other people’s eyes with a pure heart and your head held high?
Jeff Olsen
• Despite the tragic consequences of a car accident he now lives a deeply fulfilling life
• Newfound understanding gained during the NDE helped him to cope with the loss of his wife, son and deal with the life altering physical injuries
Current World View
• Consciousness is created by the brain
• We are all separate
• It’s all about survival of the fittest
The Message of the NDE
• We are all interconnected - the life review, empathic death experiences
• Consistent with Einstein’s ‘spooky action at a distance’ now known as ‘quantum entanglement’
• THE GOLDEN RULE - Treat others as you’d wish to be treated yourself
• Love and compassion extended to others
• Live in the moment
Implications
• Professor Kenneth Ring’s work
• Increased altruism in NDErs
• Increased positive emotions, IgA, oxytocin
• Greater planetary awareness – eco friendly behaviour, global sustainability
• Advancement in our evolution – Darwin believed we evolved due to ability to cooperate and empathise
Christine Stewart
• 11 years old
• Knocked over by a car
• Had an NDE that has given her strength throughout her life
Quote from Christine Stewart
“My belief is that if everyone had a NDE there would never be another war, no-one would starve or be the victim of violence and greed would become a thing of the past.”
Thank you for your attention
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