Dr. Bruce Greyson, Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, has spent over 50 years studying near-death experiences. He discusses how these experiences challenge materialistic views of consciousness and the cultural variations in understanding them. Greyson shares fascinating insights on the complexities of NDEs, revealing their psychological and physiological implications. He also explores intriguing connections between consciousness, genetics, and even telepathy, emphasizing the need for further research into this mesmerizing intersection of life and death.
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The Stain on the Tie
Dr. Grayson recounts a story about a patient who accurately described details of his conversation with her roommate, despite being unconscious.
This included a stain on his tie, leading him to question his materialistic worldview and sparking his interest in NDEs.
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The Unexpected Complexity of NDEs
Dr. Grayson initially believed he would find a simple physiological explanation for NDEs within a few years.
However, the more he studied them, the more complex and difficult to understand they became.
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The Red MGB
A man in South Africa, during an NDE, encountered his deceased nurse who told him about a car crash no one knew about yet.
She mentioned wrecking a red MGB, which was later confirmed, challenging conventional explanations.
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In 'After,' Dr. Bruce Greyson shares his transformative journey and extensive research on near-death experiences (NDEs). Starting from a position of scientific skepticism, Greyson delves into the nature of consciousness and the continuity of life beyond death. The book presents first-person accounts of NDEs, discusses various theories, and explores how these experiences can change individuals' outlooks on life. Greyson argues that dying could be a transition rather than an ending, challenging the conventional fear of death and offering a new perspective on the human experience. The book is accessible to both newcomers and those already familiar with the subject, providing a balanced and scientifically grounded exploration of NDEs[2][3][4].
Life after Life
Raymond Moody
Originally published in 1975, 'Life After Life' is a qualitative study where Dr. Raymond Moody interviewed 150 people who had undergone near-death experiences (NDEs). The book details common elements in NDEs, such as an overwhelming feeling of peace, being located outside one's physical body, floating through darkness or a tunnel, encountering a 'being of light,' and experiencing a rapid succession of visual images of one's past. Moody's work neither rejects these experiences on scientific grounds nor sensationalizes them, offering a balanced and insightful look into the phenomenon of NDEs. The book has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into a dozen foreign languages, making it an international bestseller and a seminal work in the field of NDE studies.
Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century
Michael Grosso
Emily Williams Kelly
Bruce Greyson
Edward Kelly
Adam Crabtree
Alan Gauld
The book demonstrates empirically that reductive materialism, which holds that all aspects of human mind and consciousness are generated by physical processes in the brain, is incomplete and false. The authors present evidence for phenomena such as extreme psychophysical influence, memory, psychological automatisms, near-death experiences, genius-level creativity, and mystical states of consciousness. They advocate for an alternative 'transmission' or 'filter' theory of mind/brain relations, originally proposed by F.W.H. Myers and developed by William James, which views the mind as an entity independent of the brain or body.
Dr. Greyson’s research for the past half century has focused on the aftereffects and implications of near-death experiences and has resulted in more than 100 presentations to national and international scientific conferences, more than 150 publications in academic medical and psychological journals, 50 book chapters, and numerous research grants. He is a co-author After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond.
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