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around the world, which refutes the possibility that | sometimes they are even relatives who died before the DEs have any relation to dreams or hallucinations. NDEr was born. Were the NDE only a product of 2. Realistic Out-of-Body Experiences. Out-of-body memory fragments, it would almost certainly include far experiences (OBEs) are one of the most common more living people, including those with whom the elements of NDEs. What "NDErs" see and hear of | NDEr had interacted more recently. earthly events in the out-of-body state is almost always 7. Children's Experiences. The near-death experiences realistic. When the NDEr or others later seek to verify of children, including very young children who are too what was observed or heard during the NDE, the OBE young to have developed concepts of death, religion or observations are almost always confirmed as near-death experiences, are essentially identical to completely accurate. Even if the OBE observations those of older children and adults. This refutes the during the NDE included events far from the physical __ possibility that the content of NDEs is produced by pre- body and far from any possible sensory awareness of the __ existing beliefs or cultural conditioning. DEr, the OBE observations are still almost always 8. Worldwide Consistency. Near-death experiences confirmed as completely accurate. This fact alone rules appear remarkably consistent around the world and out the possibility that near-death across many different religions and experiences are related to any known cultures. NDEs from non-western brain functioning or — sensory countries are incredibly similar to awareness. This also refutes the those that occur in people in western possibility that NDEs are unrealistic “Were the NDE countries. fragments of memory from the brain. only a product 9. Aftereffects. It is common for 3. Heightened Senses. Not only are people to experience major life heightened senses reported by most of memory changes after having near-death who have experienced NDEs, but 9 experiences. These aftereffects are normal or supernormal vision has fragments, It often powerful, lasting and_life- occurred in those with significantly would almost enhancing, and the changes generally impaired vision and even legal ‘ . follow a consistent pattern. As the blindness. Several people who have certainly include NDErs themselves almost always been totally blind since birth have far more living believe, near-death experiences are, in reported highly visual near-death . : a word, real. experiences. This is medically people, including inexplicable. those with whom the NDEr had 4. Consciousness During Anaesthesia. Many NDEs occur interacted more recently.” Past-Life Regression Therapy The research on_ past-life regression consists of practices and evidence-based approaches. The results come from questionnaires completed before and after the therapy with a large number of individuals with a specific type of problem, ignores the fact that some NDEs including a control group to result from anaesthesia demonstrate their effectiveness overdose. Additionally, the description of an NDE (the double-blind scientific method). differs greatly from that of one who experiences Between 1985 and 1992, Dr Hazel Denning (now "anaesthetic awareness". The content of NDEs that deceased), founder of the International Association for occur under general anaesthesia is essentially Regression Research and Therapies (see website: indistinguishable from NDEs that did not occur under _http://www.iarrt.org), studied the results of eight general anaesthesia. This is further strong evidence that _ regression therapists with about 1,000 patients. The NDEs are occurring completely independently from the _ results were measured immediately after the therapy, while under general anaesthesia, at a time when any conscious experience should be impossible. While some sceptics claim that these NDEs may be the result of too little anaesthesia, this functioning of the physical brain. with follow-ups six months, one year, two years and five 5. Perfect Playback. Life reviews in near-death years afterwards. experiences include real events that previously took From the 450 patients who could be traced after five place in the lives of those having the experience, even if years, 24 per cent reported that their symptoms had the events were forgotten or happened before they were completely disappeared, 23 per cent reported a old enough to remember. significant improvement, 17 per cent reported an 6. Family Reunions. During an NDE, the people improvement, and 36 per cent reported no encountered are virtually always deceased and are improvement. Overall, this makes a positive balance of usually relatives of the person having the experience; 64 per cent. are as only a product of memory fragments, it would almost far more living people, including those with whom recently.” too type 44 «NEXUS APRIL - MAY 2012 “Were the NDE certainly include the NDEr had interacted more www.nexusmagazine.com