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Many people say they have a out of body experience when they have a near death experience. Here is a picture of someone having an out of body experience on the operation table. When having an out of body experience people can look down and see their lifeless body but no one can see them. This connects to the unexplained because nobody knows why we can see ourselves on a table and we could be dead. Then the person comes back to life and it is unexplainable.

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This picture is of a quote that makes you think about how life is affecting you and the ways it changes you. The quote, life is a near- death experience makes you want to take more risks in your life and makes you look back on things you wish you could have done differently. For example, after reading this quote you might look at your life in a different perspective and decide to do that one thing you are too scared to do like sky diving. Throughout life, we are always scared to take risks because of the worst outcome. This quote might make you think about all of your life decisions. If will make you emotionally connected to your inner spirit because you need to go out and live your life to the fullest.

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By: Brittany King and Emily Glecoff

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After looking at this website I found that near death experiences are very common. In a study, 18% of people who had Near-death experiences were due to cardiac arrest survived to describe them. These experiences that this people have had with cardiac arrest may connect to emotional connection. I believe that this connects to emotional connection because these people will get very connected to their near death experience, after they have gone through a very hard time.

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In this video, a girl went in the hospital to have a simple procedure to have liquid put into her neck but the liquid got into her brain instead. After the liquid got into her brain and she started flat lining she noticed a presence next to her. She said the presence was really accepting and at one point she thought to herself if I'm up here and my body is down there, I must be dying. Lastly, she also said she has lost a fear of death since then. This is amazing because this lady was able to overcome her near death experience and it turned out very positive for her. Throughout the course, we discover different ways that people believe things in their lives. This lady went above and beyond and believed that she could get through this because she was critically thinking about it.

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A surveys results on whether or not people believe there is an after life, found that  55% of people are certain there is a afterlife 37% are not sure and 8% are certain there is not a afterlife. After reading that 55% of people are certain that there is an afterlife, could connect to appeal to authority. These people might be believing there is an afterlife because of something the president said or something that they saw a celebrity said. It is very common for people to believe what the Television says, even though it may be false.

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Post #7 What is a near death experience? 

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Post #7 What is a near death experience? 

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A near-death experience is when a person appears to be  ‘dead’ for a short period of time. For example, it's when their heart stops beating, their brain registers no sign of activity, and the other 'vital signs' indicate death. This seems very dangerous because once people experience near death, they may never recover and it could haunt them for the rest of their lives. This is related to our course content because We have learned about different ways that pseudoscience can effect everyone. Everyone has their own beliefs and that impacts their way of thinking if they have a near death experience.

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Near-death experiences are one of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. A near-death experience is when a person appears to be clinically 'dead' for a short period -when their heart stops beating, their brain registers no sign of activity, and the other 'vital signs' indicate death - and yet they report a continuation of consciousness. This may happen following a cardiac arrest, for example. For a few seconds or minutes, a person may show no biological signs of life, and yet when they are resuscitated, report a series of remarkable experiences.

NDEs have never been satisfactorily explained in neurobiological terms. Various theories have been suggested, such as hallucinations caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain, undetected brain activity (during the period when the brain appears not to be functioning), the release of endorphins, a psychological 'depersonalisation' in response to intense stress, and so on. All of these theories have been found to be problematic. For example, oxygen deficiency usually results in chaotic hallucinatory experiences and is associated with confusion and memory loss. NDEs are completely unlike this. They are serene, structured, and well-integrated experiences. In theory, in NDEs people could have a very low level of brain activity which is not picked up by EEG machines. On the other hand, it seems very unlikely that such a low level of brain activity could produce such vivid and intense conscious experiences. If there was any conscious experience, it would surely be dim, vague and confused. In contrast, in NDEs, people often report becoming more alert than normal, with a very clear and intense form of awareness.

Another theory that has been proposed is that NDEs are related to psychedelic chemicals which are naturally produced by the human brain. This theory was apparently boosted recently with the release of a paper called 'DMT Models the Near-Death Experience' by a team of UK researchers associated with the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London. Aiming to study the apparent similarities between the psychedelic substance and NDEs, the researchers gave both DMT and a placebo to 13 participants, then asked them to complete a scale of the characteristics of NDEs.

The results were reported as showing a significant overlap between the two types of experience. As the researchers concluded, "Results revealed significant increases in phenomenological features associated with the NDE, following DMT administration compared to placebo." This appears to be true, but on closer inspection, the findings of the paper still fall far short of establishing any strong connection between DMT and NDEs.

Of the 16 items in the NDE scale used in the study, 9 items showed a high degree of 'crossover.' These included an 'unearthly environment,' a sense of peace, heightened senses, harmony/unity, altered time perception, feeling of joy, bright light, and so on. However, all 9 of these characteristics are generally associated with 'spiritual' or 'mystical' experiences, rather than just NDEs. It is well known that NDEs have a strong spiritual or mystical element to them, which is partly why they have such a powerful life-changing effect. But NDEs are not just spiritual experiences. And significantly, the 7 items in this study where there wasthe least crossover between NDEs and DMT were those which differentiate NDEs from standard spiritual experiences. For example, three of the most salient specific characteristics of NDEs are a feeling of reaching a 'border/point of no return,' 'encountering deceased/ religious spirits,' and a life review. In this study, these were amongst the least reported in DMT experiences.

In other words, what this study seems to indicate is a relationship between DMT experiences and spiritual or mystical experiences. Since we already know that NDEs contain some of the same elements of spiritual experiences, it is not surprising that there is some relationship between NDEs and DMT experiences.

In view of this, there is no reason to jump to the conclusion that NDEs are associated with DMT. Other researchers - such as Rick Strassman - have suggested that NDEs may be caused by the release of DMT when a person is close to death, or in the process of dying. However, there is no evidence that large amounts of DMT are released close to death. It is not even certain that DMT is produced in the human body (although it has been found in the pineal gland of rats).
The After-Effects of NDEs
But perhaps one of the strongest arguments against any connection between NDEs and DMT is their after-effects. As I describe in my new book, Spiritual Science, in the great majority of cases, NDEs are powerfully transformative experiences. After them, a person's values and attitude to life are completely transformed. People often become less materialistic and more altruistic, less self-oriented and more compassionate. They often feel a new sense of purpose, and their relationships become more authentic and intimate. They report becoming more sensitive to beauty, and more appreciative of everyday things. They also typically report a loss of the fear of death.

It's remarkable that one single experience can have such a profound, long-lasting transformational effect. This is illustrated by research showing that people who have near-death experiences following suicide attempts very rarely attempt suicide again. This is in stark contrast to the normal pattern - in fact, a previous suicide attempt is usually the strongest predictor of actual suicide.

This is one of the strongest arguments against the idea that NDEs are a brain-generated hallucination. Dreams and hallucinations do not generally have transformational after-effects. They are usually quickly forgotten, with a clear sense that they were delusional experiences, less authentic and reliable than ordinary consciousness. (In contrast, with NDEs there is a clear sense that the experience is more real and authentic than normal consciousness.)

And this applies to DMT experiences, too. There is no doubt that psychedelic experiences such as DMT can sometimes be transformative to some degree. For some, they provide a glimpse a more expansive and intense reality which makes them realize that their normal view of the world is limited. They may lead to a new interest in spirituality. However, DMT experiences are certainly not transformational to anything like the same degree as NDEs. In a 2012 paper in the Journal of Near-Death Studies, Dr. Michael Potts examined the similarities between NDEs and DMT and also concluded that salient features of NDEs are absent (such as traveling through a tunnel into a transcendent realm or the subsequent reporting of events witnessed during the experience). But most notably, in Potts' view, DMT lacked the powerful transformative after-effects of NDEs. He concluded that in NDEs permanent change is the rule rather than the exception, whereas it is the exception rather than the rule with DMT.

One of the team of researchers who carried out the DMT study I have described here concluded that, "These findings are important as they remind us that NDEs occur because of significant changes in the way the brain is working, not because of something beyond the brain." However, this conclusion is unwarranted. This study provides little evidence that NDEs occur due to significant changes in the brain, so the jury is still out. In my view, the idea that NDEs are due to something 'beyond the brain' is still a very viable possibility. As I suggest in Spiritual Science, there is a powerful argument in favor of the idea that consciousness is fundamental to the universe rather than just produced by the human brain. As a result, there are some circumstances in which consciousness can continue independently of the brain.

Steve Taylor, Ph.D. is a senior lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University, UK. His new book is Spiritual Science: Why science needs spirituality to make sense of the world.
www.stevenmtaylor.com

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Near-death experiences are one of the most puzzling phenomena in psychology. A near-death experience is when a person appears to be clinically 'dead' for a short period -when their heart stops beating, their brain registers no sign of activity, and the other 'vital signs' indicate death - and yet they report a continuation of consciousness.

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In my opinion this picture depicts a person falling and reaching for the light to save themselves. For people who have experienced near death experiences, they will relate to this picture because they can remember the moment they almost died. If someone had a serious near death experience this picture may help them realize what they have been through or what they have seen. This also connects to emotional connection because some of these people who have experienced this scary episode, they may not be able to recover and they will end up being terrified to speak to anyone about it for the rest of their lives because at the moment of their near death, they weren't ready to die.

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This man is having an interview with Oprah talking about his near death experience in a plane crash. The man John Diaz talks about how the plane looked like a Dantes inferno and he could see peoples auras leaving their body. This near death experience also gave John a new spirituality. John says he wants to be able to have a bright aura when it leaves his body. He wants to make the most out of his life so when the time comes for his death, he will be ready to go and he will leave as a happy man.

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What a Near-Death Experience Taught One Man About Life | Where Are They Now | Oprah Winfrey Network

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Mary was being watched by the man in the video as she drowned and he said that he discovered a miracle. The force of the river was very strong. Mary was under the water and she could feel her spirit peeling away from her body. She was up and out of the water and was greeted by a group of spirits that was over joyed to welcome her. The man says that she was blue and waxy, cold, no heartbeat and no breathing. They were yelling and screaming at Mary. This video is very emotional for the man because he couldn't believe what he saw. Near death experiences can change someones life and in my opinion this man in the video, his life was changed after this day and after what he went through.

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4 Near-Death Experiences That Will Make You Question Everything

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Sometimes, people who have ceased living, if only temporarily, see things others don't see. When they come back and share their experiences, we listen in hopes of understanding an unknown realm. Their accounts have the power to change our lives and make us think about the world in a different way.