Are Near Death Experiences Paranormal?

Are near death experiences paranormal? Pat and Rebecca explore the phenomena of near-death experiences (NDE). After exploring the history of incidents as well as what forms they take, we debate whether NDEs can be explained by science or if they are glimpses into the great beyond.

Questions Explored in this Episode

What is a near death experience? How common are NDEs? How long have they been reported? Have there been any scientific studies of the NDE phenomena? What does science say about NDE? What do psychologists say? Are there different types of near-death experiences? Are any of the NDE experiences more paranormal than others? Do NDEs show people a glimpse of what will happen when they die?

Woman’s face looking down a tunnel representing a NDEVote on the Episode

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Listener Mail and Questions

This week’s listener mail is from someone who had a near-death experience and then saw the ghosts of his family that died. Have a spooky story or question of your own (or someone you know)? Send your story or question to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 630-448-2138 and we might read or share it on the podcast. You could be on a future episode of Ghostly!

Bright Light as described in NDEHistory of the Near-Death Experience

Pat explores the history of NDE and shares the common defining features of these experiences. He gives #PatFacts about what science and history has said about NDE.

The Debate on NDE

Rebecca and Pat debate if NDEs are paranormal. They look at several examples from a doctor who had a near-death experience to a woman who found something she shouldn’t have been able to see.

NDE Bright LightPoll Results

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Sources for this Week’s Episode
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near-death_experience
Frontiers in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01424/full
Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-the-brain/
BBC.com: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150303-what-its-really-like-to-die
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-the-darkness/202007/david-ditchfields-remarkable-near-death-experience
Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/6511832/near-death-experience-london-man-shares-what-its-like-to-die-and-then-come-back/
Liveaboutdotcom: https://www.liveabout.com/true-stories-of-near-death-experiences-4686968
Today: https://www.today.com/health/i-crossed-over-survivors-near-death-experiences-share-afterlife-stories-t12841
Missouri Medicine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173534/
ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830720301117
Magiscenter: https://blog.magiscenter.com/blog/credible-near-death-experience-stories
Verywellmind: https://www.verywellmind.com/about-near-death-experiences-4588308
Mind Body Green: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-i-learned-about-heaven-from-a-near-death-experience

Music for this episode was performed by Michael Rivers
Intro: “III. Allegro moderato from Gargoyles” by Lowell Liebermann
Outro: “Dream Images (Love-Death Music)” by George Crumb
Bumper: “Ghost Waltz” by Lowell Liebermann

“Pat Facts” and “Ghost Story” themes by Mondo