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One Reason Why Near-Death Experiences Are Difficult to Study Much that the NDE experiencer learns cannot easily be expressed, because there are no words for experiences that most people have only after they die.

One Reason Why Near-Death Experiences Are Difficult to Study: mindmatters.ai/2025/10/one-...

How to Build A Haunted House - Conway Hall What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of a looming afterlife, what are the par...

London Fortean Society, 9th October: How to Build A Haunted House: www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

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'The Haunting of Borley Rectory' A few days ago, I noticed an Indiegogo fundraising campaign for a film about Borley Rectory.  I was surprised because we have just had one...

Smith's previous effort on the Borley front, 'The Haunting of Borley Rectory': tomruffles.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-...

Another from Steven M Smith - Borley Rectory: The Awakening: horrorfuel.com/2025/10/04/t...

Hearth of Darkness: If your home had a dark past, would you want to know?, by Matt Blake, reviewed on the SPR website by Peter A. McCue: www.spr.ac.uk/HearthofDark...

Still More Pre-1975 Near-Death Experiences or Out-of-Body Experiences Cosmology,philosophy of biology,philosophy of mind, paranormal,futurology,anthropic,mind-body,neuroscience,intelligent design,memory,parapsychology

Still More Pre-1975 Near-Death Experiences or Out-of-Body Experiences: futureandcosmos.blogspot.com/2025/10/stil...

Life after near death: Improving support for near-death experiencers Near-death experiences can have lasting, life-changing effects, and new University of Virginia School of Medicine research sheds light on the types of counseling and support that can best help people ...

Life after near death: Improving support for near-death experiencers: medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...

Psychic Abilities: A History of Fascination and Fear – ConnectIONS Live Explore the paradox of psi—psychic phenomena like telepathy and precognition—in this webinar with Marilyn Schlitz and Garret Yount, reflecting on why it inspires both curiosity and fear.

IONS - Psychic Abilities: A History of Fascination and Fear, 24 October, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (PDT): noetic.org/event/psychi...

Wilhelm Wundt: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/wil...

SPR's Psi Encyclopedia. James E Kennedy is an American researcher with a longstanding interest in parapsychology, who has emerged as an influential critic of its methodology: psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/jam...

An AECKO Case Need Not Be a Ghostly Episode: Parapsychology vs. Anomalistic Psychology Redux In the Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Scientific Exploration (JSE), Ciaran O'Keeffe, Brandon Massullo, Brian Laythe, Neil Dagnall, Kenneth Drinkwater, & James Houran (2025; O'Keeffe e...

An AECKO Case Need Not Be a Ghostly Episode: Parapsychology vs. Anomalistic Psychology Redux: www.academia.edu/144229379/An...

The intertwining of death and life: a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of near-death experiences among coma survivors - BMC Psychology Background Death is an experience that every human being faces. As such, the near-death experience (NDE) has been a topic of interest to humanity for millennia. The NDE is often understood as a subjective event of altered consciousness that can occur during life-threatening events and/or near the time of biological death. This study investigated the near-death lived experiences of coma survivors in the context of Iran, providing unique insights into this universal phenomenon from a highly religious (Islamic) and culturally rich context. Methods A hermeneutic phenomenological study was undertaken. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 people who had experienced an NDE whilst in a coma. The seven-stage process of Critical Hermeneutic Analysis was conducted to make sense of the data collected. Results People with NDE described two primary themes, (1) the impression of traveling to realms outside the body and (2) escaping from death under the umbrella of spiritual protection. The first theme included the subthemes of being in a world full of light, meeting the departed, and interacting closely with death. The second theme included the subthemes of receiving a positive message of health from different prophets and hoping for God’s healing. The constitutive pattern which emerged from the data was “The intertwining of death and life.” Conclusion NDEs for people who have regained consciousness when having been near death are a multifaceted phenomenon accompanied by deep and lasting personal, spiritual, and social changes. Our findings reflect the Heideggerian concepts of ‘thrownness’ (Geworfenheit) (individuals just finding themselves thrown) into existence (with circumstances and conditions they did not choose), being-towards-death (individuals recognizing and confronting their own mortality) as a fundamental aspect of life, the notion of the enduring presence of the deceased in perceived realms, and the transcending of simple endings of life with death perceived as a profound transition rather than mere cessation of existence. Such findings may help healthcare workers to make appropriate care plans for these people, better understand them and provide support for them.

The intertwining of death and life: a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of near-death experiences among coma survivors: bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Near-Death Experiences (NDE): New Research with Limited Understanding It is unlikely we will ever fully understand near-death experiences, leaving us to rely on survivors’ accounts. People readily embrace uplifting stories.

Near-Death Experiences (NDE): New Research with Limited Understanding: www.laprogressive.com/science-and-...

The Psychiatric Lens on Extraordinary Experiences: Improving Care Without Misdiagnosis – RamaOnHealthcare Key TakeawaysNDEs, OBEs, ADCs, and children's past-life memories are profound experiences that can occur without underlying psychopathology, challenging

The Psychiatric Lens on Extraordinary Experiences: Improving Care Without Misdiagnosis: ramaonhealthcare.com/the-psychiat...

YouTube video by Things Visible & Invisible ESP & Remote Viewing: Mind-Blowing Precognition and Future Memories

ESP & Remote Viewing: Mind-Blowing Precognition and Future Memories: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hQm...

When Apparitions Get Multiple Witnesses Cosmology,philosophy of biology,philosophy of mind, paranormal,futurology,anthropic,mind-body,neuroscience,intelligent design,memory,parapsychology

When Apparitions Get Multiple Witnesses: futureandcosmos.blogspot.com/2025/09/when...

Exploring Psi Phenomena in Biological and Artificial Systems: www.psihacking.com/posts/explor...

Psychic Experiences in the News, Part 5 Cosmology,philosophy of biology,philosophy of mind, paranormal,futurology,anthropic,mind-body,neuroscience,intelligent design,memory,parapsychology

Psychic Experiences in the News, Part 5: futureandcosmos.blogspot.com/2025/09/psyc...

What Happens After We Die? UVA Researchers Are Investigating It. When our bodies perish, can our consciousness persist? At the University of Virginia, researchers are searching for answers, one near-death experience at a time.

Drs. Bruce Greyson and Marieta Pehlivanova were interviewed by Joan Niesen of the Washingtonian magazine to discuss their research on Near-Death Experiences: www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/18/w...

Irrational Beliefs / Near-Death Experiences | Coast to Coast AM First Half: Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics Dan Ariely will discuss the origins of beliefs and irrational tendencies in our decision-making process. He'll delve into such topics as th...

Irrational Beliefs / Near-Death Experiences - Coast to Coast: www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2025-09...

Vol. 89 No. 4 (2025): Journal of the Society for Psychical Research: jspr.spr.ac.uk/index.php/js...

IRVA conference, Cloudcroft, NM, United States, October 2-5: www.irvaconference.com

Mindfield 17(2): Neurodivergence and Communication - Mindfield Bulletin Welcome to Mindfield 17(2) on neurodivergence and communication. In their editorial, Jacob W. Glazier and Anastasia Wasko highlight the popularity of The Telepathy Tapes, connecting public interest an...

Mindfield 17(2): Neurodivergence and Communication, from the Parapsychological Association: mindfieldbulletin.org/mindfield-17...

Home of Mediumship & Spiritual Healing | Lily Dale Assembly | Lily Dale, NY Lily Dale Assembly is Western NY's home for Mediumship & Spiritual Healing. Get tickets for our Summer events, book the Maplewood hotel, see our listings of Registered Mediums, Spiritualist churches, ...

Lily Dale, 'Fall Fest', 24-26 October: www.lilydaleassembly.org?utm_source=s...

Jen Gerson: That time I went through the U.S. psychic spy program and saw an angel Jen Gerson maybe went a little insane at the Monroe Institute.

Jen Gerson: That time I went through the U.S. psychic spy program and saw an angel www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson...

YouTube video by Life With Ghosts Life With Ghosts — LET'S CHAT! #036 | Lessons From the Almost Dead

Good conversation on the Life With Ghosts podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-PN... Audio links in comments.

We have statistical evidence that people are mildly psychic YouTube video by Stand-up Maths

"We have statistical evidence that people are mildly psychic": www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

"Smile for the Dead" – Haunting PBS Doc Explores the Paranormal World of 1800s Spirit Photographs: www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/pr-z...

The PA website has one as well, which is actually the first edition of MichaelThalbourne's Glossary of Terms Used in Parapsychology: www.parapsych.org/section/53/g...