Out-of-body experience
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An out-of-body experience is a phenomenon in which a person perceives the world as if from a location outside their physical body. An OBE is a form of autoscopy, although this term is more commonly us
Artist's depiction of the separation stage of an out-of-body experience, which often precedes free movement
A 19th-century illustration of Robert Blair's poem The Grave, depicting the soul leaving the body
Near-death experience
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A near-death experience is a profound personal experience associated with death or impending death, which researchers describe as having similar characteristics. When positive, which most, but not all
Out-of-body experience
…to belief-centric labels such as "astral projection" or "spirit walking". OBEs have been induced by traumatic brain injuries, sensory deprivation, near-death experiences, dissociative and psychedelic drugs, dehydration, sleep disorders, dreaming, and electrical stimulation of the brain, among other causes. It can also…
Entering darkness, seeing the light
Ascent of the Blessed by Hieronymus Bosch is associated by some NDE researchers with aspects of the NDE.
EEG research data by Gang Xu, et al.
Pim van Lommel