%0 Journal Article
%T Near Death Experiences: Falling Down a Very Deep Well
%A Claudio Messori
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 11
%P 1-11
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104985
%X
The huge progress made in
recent decades in the medical-health field, together with the large-scale
introduction of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other emergency
techniques and procedures, has made it possible to save a growing number of
human lives. Also because of this, the testimonies classified as Near Death Experiences (NDEs) have
increased exponentially, mostly in Western countries. The present work aims at
first to identify six basic inclusion-exclusion clinical criteria to be adopted
for the definition of a Near Death State (NDS), distinguishing between an objective NDS and a subjective Near Death Like State (NDLS). This
classification leads to having NDEs split into two distinct groups: Near Death
Experiences associated to NDS and Near
Death Like Experiences (NDLEs) associated to NDLS. A general frame of
reference, namely Tenso-Relational Model,
within which consciousness and the mind-body system (MBS) can be located, is discussed. In
conclusion it is introduced a bio-physical frame of reference to be adopted for
a possible explanation 1) of
the so called Out of Body Experience (OBE), which can
occur while experiencing an NDS or an NDLS, 2) of the so-called Electromagnetic After-Effects (EAEs),
namely electro-sensitivity, which can be caused both by an
NDS or by an NDLS, and 3) of
other NDS-NDLS aftereffects such as the so-called Energy Healing Abilities (EHA) and the psi abilities, i.e. psychokinesis, telekinesis and psychic-teleportation,
and Extra-Sensory Perceptions (ESPs) such as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and psychometry.
%K Near Death State vs Near Death Like State
%K Near Death Experience vs Near Death Like Experience
%K Tenso-Relational Model
%K Mind-Body System
%K Out of Body Experience
%K Electromagnetic After-Effect
%K Psi phenomena
%K ESP
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5300585