Rejoinder to Bruce Greyson's "Response to Pascal Michael's Commentary on After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond" (open access)

Rejoinder to Bruce Greyson's "Response to Pascal Michael's Commentary on After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond"

Statement responding to the arguments in Bruce Grayson's article which addressed this author's criticism about Grayson's book on near-death experience (NDE) research and the lack of reference to psychedlic frameworks.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Michael, Pascal
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences and Claims of Past-Life Memories (open access)

Near-Death Experiences and Claims of Past-Life Memories

Article discussing the role of life reviews during near-death experiences (NDEs) and situations in which those experiences have included memories that appear to be from a previous lifetime. It also addresses the apparent contradiction that some NDErs report meeting deceased persons in a non-Earthly realm.
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Greyson, Bruce
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Waiting to Die: A Near-Death Researcher's (Mostly Humorous) Reflections on His Own Endgame (open access)

Book Review: Waiting to Die: A Near-Death Researcher's (Mostly Humorous) Reflections on His Own Endgame

Review of a book titled "Waiting to Die: A Near-Death Researcher's (Mostly Humorous) Reflections on His Own Endgame" by Kenneth Ring, a long-time near-death researcher who provides reflections based on this experience, around the theme "waiting to die."
Date: Autumn 2021
Creator: Grosso, Michael
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiencers' Beliefs and Aftereffects: Problems for the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin Naturalist Explanation (open access)

Near-Death Experiencers' Beliefs and Aftereffects: Problems for the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin Naturalist Explanation

Article arguing against the naturalist theory put forth by John Martin Fisher and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin that near-death experiences (NDEs) could be metaphorical, compared to the supernaturalist theory that NDEs are real experiences.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Brissey, Patrick
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Editor's Foreword [Summer 2021] (open access)

Editor's Foreword [Summer 2021]

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survival Psi and Somatic Psi: Exploratory Quantitative Phenomenological Analyses of Blinded Mediums' Experiences of Communication with the Deceased and Psychic Readings for the Living (open access)

Survival Psi and Somatic Psi: Exploratory Quantitative Phenomenological Analyses of Blinded Mediums' Experiences of Communication with the Deceased and Psychic Readings for the Living

Article describing the results of a quantitative assessment regarding the phenomenology of mediums using "survival psi" to telepathically communicate with physically deceased targets and also psychic readings for living targets.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Beischel, Julie; Rock, Adam J.; Pekala, Ronald J. & Boccuzzi, Mark
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey (open access)

Book Review: Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey

Review of a book titled "Beyond Surviving: Cancer and Your Spiritual Journey" written by Canadian minister David Maginley, describing his work with patients and his personal experiences with cancer.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Valla, Rebecca S.
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery (open access)

Book Review: The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery

Review of a book titled "The Human Story Behind Scientific Discovery" by Joseph Jordania, discussing the reasons that people choose scientific inquiry, particularly in less conventional fields, such as near-death studies.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Wade, Jenny
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Brief Dispatch From the Hospice Field: Transpersonal End-of-Life Experiences in the COVID-19 Era (open access)

Letter to the Editor: Brief Dispatch From the Hospice Field: Transpersonal End-of-Life Experiences in the COVID-19 Era

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies by a hospice social worker, describing the experiences of patients and their families during the pandemic and relaying a particular experience from a patient's daughter.
Date: Summer 2021
Creator: Janssen, Scott
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Self-Location Kinematics Influence the Generation of Near-Death Experience Cognitive and Affective Perceptions

Article discussing research related to personal feelings of self-location and movement during near-death experiences (NDEs). It also describes the use of "Archi-Textures" to more clearly define spatio-temporal experiences during NDEs.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Lerner, France; Laureys, Steven; Charland-Verville, Vanessa & Botbol-Baum, Mylene
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Editor's Foreword [Spring 2021]

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to the Editor: Response to "A New Scale to Assess Near-Death Experiences"

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing a proposed scale for assessing near-death experiences (NDEs), which was proposed by the authors of the letter, and also comments on a previous letter in which others reviewed the original proposal.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Martial, Charlotte; Greyson, Bruce; Simon, Jessica; Puttaert, Ninon; Gosseries, Olivia; Charland-Verville, Vanessa et al.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Letter to the Editor: More Comments on the New NDE-C Scale

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing concerns about a proposed new assessment tool for near-death experiences (NDEs), particularly regarding changes in language from the original scale, and also commenting on a previous review of the proposal.
Date: Spring 2021
Creator: Bush, Nancy Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Editor's Foreword [Fall 2020] (open access)

Editor's Foreword [Fall 2020]

Editorial statement introducing the contents of the journal issue and providing other relevant notes.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sentiment Analysis of Web Scraped Near-Death Experience Narratives (open access)

Sentiment Analysis of Web Scraped Near-Death Experience Narratives

Article documenting the findings of research that employed web-scraping of personal narratives to analyze the level of positive or negative sentiment expressed by experiencers regarding their near-death experiences.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Quinn, Rory Joseph
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Mediumship Not a Near-Death Experience Aftereffect, Part 2 (open access)

Letter to the Editor: Mediumship Not a Near-Death Experience Aftereffect, Part 2

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies regarding concerns about the precision of language for describing additional sensitivities following a near-death experience.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Atwater, P. M. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: A New Scale to Assess Near-Death Experiences (open access)

Letter to the Editor: A New Scale to Assess Near-Death Experiences

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies discussing current research that calls for expanding the instruments used to describe and measure near-death experiences.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Mays, Robert G. & Mays, Suzanne B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metaphysical Beliefs and Experiences Among Physician Trainees: An Exploratory Study (open access)

Metaphysical Beliefs and Experiences Among Physician Trainees: An Exploratory Study

Article documenting the results of surveying 126 physician trainees regarding their beliefs about metaphysical experiences (e.g., near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, shared-death experiences, and after-death communication) and experiences shared with them by patients. It also discusses results about the trainees' attitudes toward transcendental explanations and caring for end-of-life patients.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Schmit, Jessica M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Phenomenology of Iranian Near-Death Experiences (open access)

The Phenomenology of Iranian Near-Death Experiences

Article describing the findings regarding thematic analysis of seventeen near-death experience accounts provided by Iranian Shia Muslims to determine how these experiences overlap or diverge from accounts given by experiencers from Western cultures.
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Ghasemiannejad Jahromi, Alinaghi & Long, Jeffrey
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Letter to the Editor: Response to "Mediumship Not a Near-Death Experience Aftereffect, Part 2" (open access)

Letter to the Editor: Response to "Mediumship Not a Near-Death Experience Aftereffect, Part 2"

Letter written to the editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies in response to another author's concerns about the connotations of the term "mediumship" and their opinions on the suggested alternative term "sensitive."
Date: Autumn 2020
Creator: Holden, Janice Miner & Foster, Ryan D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quantum Physics as Analogy: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature" (open access)

Quantum Physics as Analogy: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Abstract: As one of the authors whose work the two retired physicists Jack A. Mroczkowski and Alexis P. Malozemoff (2019) discussed in their article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature," which appears elsewhere in this journal issue, I appreciate the invitation to write this response. In it I will offer my views on quantum physics and the role of consciousness, further information about studies pertaining to near-death experiences (NDEs) and consciousness in general, and several quotations from my book that substantiate my use of quantum physics as analogy rather than established fact as it pertains to consciousness.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: van Lommel, Pim
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Don't Look at My Hand: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature" (open access)

Don't Look at My Hand: A Response to "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature"

Abstract: In this invited response to the article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature" by Jack A. Mroczkowski and Alexis P. Malozemoff, appearing in this issue of the Journal of Near-Death Studies, I agree that the term "quantum" can be misused if it is used as an explanation for psychic phenomena. What quantum mechanics does provide, whereas classical mechanics does not, is evidence that the physical world is compatible with psychic phenomena. That is, the core mystery about psychic experiences is that they transcend the everyday constraints of space and time. The same mystery is true of quantum phenomena. Some authors claim that this shared mystery is a mere coincidence. If so, that is an astonishing coincidence.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Radin, Dean
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature (open access)

Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature

Abstract: In this paper, we address an unfortunate growing trend involving misuse of quantum physics in psychic and healing literature, including literature on near-death experiences. After a brief introduction to quantum physics, we provide examples and explanations of misuse. Such misuse encourages undue skepticism of what might otherwise be valuable reading. We conclude with recommendations to authors and publishers about how to guard against this problem.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Mroczkowski, Jack A. & Malozemoff, Alexis P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature: A Rejoinder (open access)

Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature: A Rejoinder

Abstract: We provide a rejoinder to the responses of Chopra, Goswami, Kastrup, Radin, and van Lommel to our article "Quantum Misuse in Psychic Literature" that opens this journal issue. Our comments may be summarized in two main themes: These authors failed to recognize (a) how and why the von Neumann concept that only consciousness can collapse the quantum wavefunction has been largely rejected by physicists today and that quantum collapse is now understood to be able to occur without a conscious human observer, and (b) that their efforts to justify a universal consciousness on the basis of presently understood nonlocality are flawed. Also, in our view, from a quantum physics perspective the universe may be much less entangled and holistic than psi authors often assume. In conclusion, we contend that quantum misuse by psi authors remains a serious problem, undermining the credibility of psi research. We provide suggestions to help psi authors avoid this problem in the future.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Malozemoff, Alexis P. & Mroczkowski, Jack A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library