Tag: science
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Inerview with Titus Rivas
Titus Rivas is a writer, philosopher and researcher with a particular interest in near-death experiences and other related anomalous phenomena. In this interview, he discusses his views on NDEs and cases of the reincarnation type (CORT) as well as responding to critiques of some of the more famous NDE cases including: For most contemporary materialists…
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Comparing psychedelic and NDE visuals.
The Third Wave is a for-profit organisation active in the psychedelic wellness space.They have recently published a comprehensive article on their website looking at the latest research into the cause of psychedelic visual experiences. These visuals include forms such as: They also include dream-like manifestations and meetings with so-called “entities”. You can read the full…
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Physiological benefits of slow breathing.
It is no coincidence that most of the world’s spiritual and contemplative disciplines involve some form of breathing focused practice. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the scientific literature concerning the beneficial effects of slow breathing on our physiological systems. Link to full article (pdf): The physiological effects of slow breathing in the healthy…
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Iain McGilchrist, matter & consciousness.
‘If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t’.~ Emerson Pugh This video is an interview with Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist, Oxford literary scholar and author of one of my favourite (and most challenging) books….a voluminous read… ‘The Matter with Things’. Here is my review…
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Electrical activity in the brain at the time of death.
Does the brain have one last mental hurrah before it dies? There are many voices in the scientific community (perhaps most voices) who believe that accounts of near-death experiences including the consistently reported out-of-body experiences, transcendental perceptions and panoramic life reviews are simply the result of a final burst of chemical and electrical activity in…
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A comparison of psychedelic drugs and NDEs in changing perspectives on death and dying.
Title: Comparison of psychedelic and near-death or other non-ordinary experiences in changing attitudes about death and dying.Author(s): Mary M Sweeney et al.Journal: PLOS ONEPublication date: August 2022Link to full paper. Both the therapeutic use of psychedelic medicines and the event of a near-death experience (NDE) have been shown in previous studies to reduce death anxiety…
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