Quote:In this episode, Dani Foffa sits down at the IANDS 2025 Conference with the Founders of NDERF (the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation) Dr. Jeffrey and Jody Long. Dr. Jeffrey Long and Dr. Jody Long share groundbreaking insights from over 25 years of researching more than 4,000 near-death experiences (NDEs). They reveal how consistent, cross-cultural accounts point to a universal afterlife filled with light, love, and continuity of consciousness—independent of religion or belief. The Longs discuss how studying NDEs transforms one’s life, reduces fear of death, deepens compassion, and brings clarity to life purpose. They also explore the concept of being an “afterlifer”—someone who accepts the afterlife through scientific evidence rather than faith alone. For skeptics, they offer practical steps, key resources, and compelling evidential cases that challenge materialist assumptions. This conversation also dives into global spiritual transformation, NDE patterns, cultural interpretations, and why humanity may be shifting from a material worldview to a more spiritually aware society. In this episode they share how decades of research have shaped the way they see life, as well as answering questions about NDEs and some of the other insights they’ve gained along the way, so be sure to watch it until the end!
I wish I could get a clearer picture of what the afterlife consists of. I mean somehow all the talk of love, love, love makes me uneasy. In our current life we don't go around our partner (say) constantly loving her/him, a lot of life is about sharing activities with a partner, including all the memories. Abstract love is hard to comprehend.
The phrase "eternal bliss" makes me cringe - something like living with a psychedelic drug infusion!
Cyrus Kirkpatrick (who used to be a member on Skeptiko) has written two books on his discoveries obtained using out of body experiences.
Interestingly he presents a world in which people do things. Often they begin by continuing in a manner rather similar to how they did before, they live in houses, sleep, eat, enjoy sex - but none of those activities are necessary. They seem to provide some social glue. I haven't yet watched the video, but it is next on my list.
OK the video is a bit better than I expected. Judy Long gets to speak more later into the video, and she seems to be a bit more grounded.
I guess an NDE is a first glimpse of something very different. It may just feel loving, but there is clearly more to it than that.
David
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Following on from my comment above, I suspect that the afterlife has to be intelligible to a human as he dies. We hear repeatedly that "up there" people usually communicate by telepathy, and that everyone can also read each other's thoughts. I suspect that for a short time after death, that in itself might seem like the infinite love that we hear about.
Another aspect of the afterlife that is often mentioned is the supposed absence of time. I can't remember if Cyrus Kirkpatrick talks about that, but since almost every verb implies a before and an after state, this is also something that more or less has to be re-interpreted (even though I don't like too much reliance on re-interpreting the evidence!). My guess (as I have said before) is that residents "up there" can observe time in two dimensions.
I almost take it for granted that I will ultimately get to experience this transition - it will be fun to see if I am accurate.
Quote:This Thanatos TV production features a new, recent interview with Gerhard Schug (Germany)
He told Thanatos TV about his "hellish experience" in intensive care after attempting suicide. This interview sparked numerous reactions, which ultimately prompted Gerhard Schug to say a special, heartfelt prayer.
As a result, he experienced a spontaneous healing. After years of being able to live only with the help of an oxygen machine, he can now breathe freely again. In this interview, he recounts how this came about.
Table of contents:
00:00 Review and preview
01:27 How the spontaneous healing came about: a heartfelt prayer
07:10 The pulmonologist states: "That's incredible!"
07:45 "My life is still difficult"
08:38 "The hellish experience strengthened my faith and changed my outlook on life"
10:16 "I did the interview to help others"
Quote:In this episode, Dani Foffa talks to Willliam Peters, a leading expert on shared-death experiences, who also experienced two NDEs. William recounts his first NDE at age 17 following a catastrophic ski accident, including a vivid life review, tunnel and light experience, and a soul-level realization of unfinished purpose. He then describes a second NDE at age 30 involving an extended out-of-body experience in the ICU, then his interest in shared death experiences after a remarkable hospice case that changed his life direction. Shared death experiences are mystical events in which caregivers or loved ones participate in aspects of a dying person’s transition. This episode explores consciousness beyond the body, end-of-life phenomena, spiritual awakening, and what near-death and shared crossing experiences reveal about life, death, and meaning, so be sure to watch it until the end!
William is a licensed grief and bereavement psychotherapist, author of the book At Heaven’s Door, and the Founder of the Shared Crossing Project whose mission is to collect and study end-of-life experiences (also referred to as “shared crossings”). In this episode he shares his 2 profound Near-Death Experiences and one of his most relevant Shared-Death experiences.
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