Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 22, Number 4, Summer 2004 (open access)

Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 22, Number 4, Summer 2004

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Greyson, Bruce
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Reimagination of Death: Dream Yoga, Near-Death, and Clear Light (open access)

The Reimagination of Death: Dream Yoga, Near-Death, and Clear Light

Article discussing the meaning of the clear light in dream yoga and in the near-death experience in order to inquire into the interpretation of its role in spiritual emancipation.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Lee, Raymond L. M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Comparative Study of Near-Death Experience and Non-Near-Death Experience Outcomes in 56 Survivors of Clinical Death (open access)

A Comparative Study of Near-Death Experience and Non-Near-Death Experience Outcomes in 56 Survivors of Clinical Death

Article discussing the results of a study involving persons who experienced clinical death including both survivors who had near-death experiences (NDEs) and those who did not. Participants filled out questionnaires designed to identify changes in behavior following NDEs to compare the results between the two groups.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Bonenfant, Richard J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Life After Death, A Study of the Afterlife in World Religions (open access)

Book Review: Life After Death, A Study of the Afterlife in World Religions

Review of the book "Life After Death: A Study of the Afterlife in World Religions" by Farnáz Ma'súmián, which provides an overview of the afterlife based on sacred literature and studies of modern near-death experiences.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Vincent, Ken R.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guest Editorial: Beginnings and Endings (open access)

Guest Editorial: Beginnings and Endings

Article asserting that the field of near-death studies needs to embrace other models and groups of professionals if it hopes to understand the near-death phenomenon. According to the author, no one can validate a near-death experience (NDE) except the experiencer; it is the aftereffects that impart real meaning to the experience and give it greater impact, and the "classical NDE model" that guides most near-death research can be limiting and misleading.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Atwater, P. M. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 23, Number 1, Fall 2004 (open access)

Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 23, Number 1, Fall 2004

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Greyson, Bruce
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Life Changes Inventory - Revised (open access)

The Life Changes Inventory - Revised

Article presenting the Life Changes Inventory-Revised, a standardized version of the scale that embodies the accumulated knowledge culled from previous drafts of the LCI administered to disparate samples and from qualitative research into attitudinal changes reported by near-death experiencers.
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Greyson, Bruce & Ring, Kenneth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 23, Number 2, Winter 2004 (open access)

Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 23, Number 2, Winter 2004

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Greyson, Bruce
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Alterations of Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists (open access)

Book Review: Alterations of Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists

Review of the book "Alterations of Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists" by Imants Barušs, discussing different perspectives and definitions of consciousness or "altered states."
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: Krippner, Stanley
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letters to the Editor: Near- Death Experiences Before and After 1975 (open access)

Letters to the Editor: Near- Death Experiences Before and After 1975

Letter from P. M. H. Atwater to editor discussing the varying climate of research surrounding NDEs from the 1970s until present day.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Atwater, P. M. H. & Tart, Charles T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Silent Journey: The Discovery of the Near-Death Experience of a Nonverbal Adolescent (open access)

Silent Journey: The Discovery of the Near-Death Experience of a Nonverbal Adolescent

Abstract: This article relates to the story of a boy who had a near-death experience at the age of 8, but who, because brain trauma left him quadriplegic and nonverbal, was unable to talk about his experience until I discovered it serendipitously 6 years later. Being able to tell his story and have his experience validated brought about significant changes in his emotional state, helped return personal control over his life, and ultimately led to his peaceful and fulfilling death.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Enright, Rick
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Introducing Near-Death Research Findings Into Psychotherapy (open access)

Introducing Near-Death Research Findings Into Psychotherapy

Article discussing the rationale for introducing issues of spirituality or religion into a psychotherapy session in cases of bereavement.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Mcdonagh, John M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: The Future of IANDS (open access)

Letter to the Editor: The Future of IANDS

Letter to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies on the topic: "The Future of IANDS."
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Vincent, Ken R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cases of the Reincarnation Type with Memories from the Intermission Between Lives (open access)

Cases of the Reincarnation Type with Memories from the Intermission Between Lives

Article analyzing reports from Burmese subjects which indicate that intermission memories can be broken down into three parts, and comparing these reports to reports of near-death experiences (NDEs), indicating that they show features similar to the transcendental component of Western NDEs and have significant areas of overlap with Asian NDEs.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Sharma, Poonam & Tucker, Jim B.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obituaries: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (open access)

Obituaries: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Obituary of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, psychiatrist and author of "On Death and Dying."
Date: Autumn 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Moral Development and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman (open access)

Book Review: Moral Development and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg and Hoffman

Review of the book "Moral Development and Reality: Beyond the Theories of Kohlberg ad Hoffman" written by moral psychologist John C. Gibbs.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Power, F. Clark
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 22, Number 3, Spring 2004 (open access)

Journal of Near-Death Studies, Volume 22, Number 3, Spring 2004

Quarterly journal publishing papers related to near-death experiences, including research reports; theoretical or conceptual statements; expressions of a scientific, philosophic, religious, or historical perspective on the study of near-death experiences; cross-cultural studies; individual case histories; and personal accounts of experiences or related phenomena.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Greyson, Bruce
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cheating the Ferryman: A New Paradigm of Existence? (open access)

Cheating the Ferryman: A New Paradigm of Existence?

Article presenting an argument for what occurs subjectively at the moment of death, using insights from quantum physics, neurology, perceptual science, psychiatry, and Gnosticism.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Peake, Anthony A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience (open access)

Book Review: Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience

Review of the book "Religion, Spirituality and the Near-Death Experience" written by British scholar Mark Fox.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Gunn, Susan C.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jung's Synchronistic Interpretation of the Near-Death Experience: An Unnecessary Mystification (open access)

Jung's Synchronistic Interpretation of the Near-Death Experience: An Unnecessary Mystification

Article developing and defending an alternative epistemology involving causality: While paranormal knowledge is hard to explain, there is no good reason to remove it from cause-and-effect discourse.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Betty, L. Stafford
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Obituary: Arvin S. Gibson (open access)

Obituary: Arvin S. Gibson

Obituary of Arvin S. Gibson, a near-death researcher and frequent contributor to the Journal of Near-Death Studies.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Deconstruction of Death: Postmodernism and Near Death (open access)

The Deconstruction of Death: Postmodernism and Near Death

Article addressing the significance of near-death experiences (NDEs) as a deconstruction of the conventional view of death, by placing the discourse of the NDE within the context of postmodernism.
Date: Spring 2004
Creator: Lee, Raymond L. M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: We Live Forever: The Real Truth about Death (open access)

Book Review: We Live Forever: The Real Truth about Death

Review of the book "We Live Forever: The Real Truth about Death" by P. M. H. Atwater about her own near-death experiences.
Date: Winter 2004
Creator: Wesselman, Hank
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Psychomanteum Research: A Pilot Study (open access)

Psychomanteum Research: A Pilot Study

Study of 57 persons who participated in 31 workshops seeking visionary and other reunion experiences with departed loved ones by means of a mirror-gazing procedure developed by Raymond Moody. The study was an attempt to repeat Moody's findings, to alleviate the grief of the participants, and to explore psychological factors related to their experiences.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Roll, William G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library