Tag: death
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Calculating the possibility of post mortem survival with the Drake-S equation.
Paper: Biological Death Final? Recomputing the Drake-S Equation for Postmortem Survival of ConsciousnessAuthor(s): Adam J Rock et al.Journal: International Journal of Transpersonal StudiesLink to full paper (PDF). The original Drake equation was formulated in 1961 by Frank Drake as a way to calculate the potential number of advanced extraterrestrial civilisations in our galaxy. The validity…
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How do animals experience end-of-life?
Article: Experiences of Dying Animals: Parallels With End-Of-Life Experiences in Humans.Author(s): Rupert Sheldrake, Pam Smart, Michael Nahm.Journal: Journal of Scientific Exploration.Date published: March 2023Link to full paper (pdf) Author, and researcher Rupert Sheldrake has amassed a collection of anecdotal stories from owners of pets who died. The stories report unusual and intriguing behaviours at the…
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Oh Wow. Oh Wow. Oh Wow.
Final words have had what Karl Rahner refers to as an axiological presence in literature, biographies, and scientific research since Julian of Norwich recognized them as expressions of “preparation of the soul for death and afterlife”. Ontological articulations on the nature of death prompted Leo Tolstoy’s character Ivan Ilych to ask, “So where shall I…
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Has science just found the cause of near-death experiences?
Many science-related websites and news organisations are now reporting on a new study that found an increase in EEG gamma waves at the time of death. The authors of the study analysed the electroencephalograms (EEG) of four dying patients and found that the resulting hypoxic (lack of oxygen) state stimulated a spike in gamma wave…
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When a near-death experience goes bad.
Most people who have a near-death experience report positive, life-affirming memories, but a small percentage recall negative or distressing content. To date, there has not been much research into this phenomenon. One study looked at 50 self-reported accounts of distressing NDEs and identified 3 categories: A more recent study has looked at a comparison between…
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Ascent of the Blessed.
Painted by Hieronymus Bosch somewhere between 1505 and 1515. Born into a family of painters, Bosch belonged to the Flemish School of painting and developed a unique style, creating dreamlike figures and scenes replete with fantasy. He was the painter of demons, hell, torture, fires, creative and grotesque figures, anthropomorphic animals, the capital sins, corruption,…
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