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=== Near Death Experience Reporting === | === Near Death Experience Reporting === | ||
As with our referencing policy as of yet there have been no meta analyses of NDE reports. | As with our referencing policy as of yet there have been no meta analyses of NDE reports. However, analysing published medical documentation there seems to be a some commonality reported during near-death experiences. | ||
* a sense of being outside one’s physical body ([[Out of Body Experiences|Out of Body Experience]]), | |||
* a sense of movement through darkness or a tunnel | |||
* a sense of oneness and interconnectedness | |||
* experiencing a great light or darkness; | |||
* perceiving a spiritual realm, which may include vividly memorable landscapes; | |||
* encounters with deceased loved ones, spiritual beings and/or religious figures; | |||
* knowledge of the nature of the universe | |||
* a life review | |||
* a border of no return; | |||
* a sense of having knowledge of the future; | |||
* messages regarding life’s purpose. | |||
=== Near Death Experiences and Psychedelics === | === Near Death Experiences and Psychedelics === | ||
Revision as of 00:21, 29 November 2022
A near-death experience (NDE) is a profound psychological event that may occur to a person close to death. Because it includes transcendental, hallucinogenic and mystical elements, an NDE is a considered a Pivotal Mental State. The after effects of NDEs have been widely documented and have been shown to be powerfully life-altering.
Near Death Experience Reporting
As with our referencing policy as of yet there have been no meta analyses of NDE reports. However, analysing published medical documentation there seems to be a some commonality reported during near-death experiences.
- a sense of being outside one’s physical body (Out of Body Experience),
- a sense of movement through darkness or a tunnel
- a sense of oneness and interconnectedness
- experiencing a great light or darkness;
- perceiving a spiritual realm, which may include vividly memorable landscapes;
- encounters with deceased loved ones, spiritual beings and/or religious figures;
- knowledge of the nature of the universe
- a life review
- a border of no return;
- a sense of having knowledge of the future;
- messages regarding life’s purpose.
Near Death Experiences and Psychedelics
Some evidence suggests that dissociatives such as ketamine[1][2] or classical psychedelics such as DMT can induce this state[3] however historically, a defunct class of drugs called the pseudohallucinogens[4] is also thought to bridge this gap by actually causing a near death experience! These compounds consist of a diverse range of chemicals the effects of which broadly are considered poisonous, these include:
- Nutmeg / mace
- Wisteria sinenis
References
- ↑ Anomalous Psychedelic Experiences: At the Neurochemical Juncture of the Humanistic and Parapsychological, Volume 62, Issue 2. Accessed on 15th September 2022 via: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0022167820917767
- ↑ The Ketamine Model of the Near-Death Experience: A Central Role for the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor. Jansen, K.L.R. Journal of Near-Death Studies 16, 5–26 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025055109480
- ↑ DMT Models the Near-Death Experience. Christopher Timmermann1,2*, Leor Roseman1,2, Luke Williams1, David Erritzoe1, Charlotte Martial3, Héléna Cassol3, Steven Laureys3, David Nutt1 and Robin Carhart-Harris. Front. Psychol., 15 August 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01424
- ↑ Schultes, Richard Evans (1976). Hallucinogenic Plants. illus. Elmer W. Smith. New York: Golden Press. ISBN 0-307-24362-1.