The Soul-Body – Body Perceptions Outside the Body In Near Death Experiences

Many who have had near-death experiences report a sort of soul body, which they perceive as a vessel for their self. Others speak of dissolving physicality, of a kind of merging. The dying process invariably begins with an experience of separation. The physical body is left behind. In this episode of "Thanatology Up-to-Date", we talk about body perceptions outside the body in near-death experiences. The Swiss physician and thanatologist Dr. Reto Eberhard Rast is our discussion partner.

Contents:

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:11 The separation from the physical body
00:01:54 Physicality of the soul or spirit?
00:05:02 The silver cord
00:06:30 Encounters with deceased people
00:07:59 The age of those in the afterlife
00:09:26 How matter is perceived
00:12:20 What remains after the physical death?

[Laird]

An excellent and interesting 14-minute survey of some of the studies that have been carried out of NDE differences from the typical Western model, of NDEs in Eastern cultures. Overall, the most important result is that most of the essential features were evident in all cultures. Most significantly, it seems that the characteristic appearance of conscious experience (usually hyper-real) while the brain was dysfunctional, and OBEs, were two of the common features in the covered cultures. These two features are especially important in showing the veridicality which establishes the universal to all cultures reality of the separation of spirit from body/brain and of the beginning stages of an afterlife. In some cultures certain details differed, as for instance in Japan where apparently in the sample of cases found, there were no instances of past life review and the "tunnel" or other modality of transitioning. It was interesting that in 100 cases from China all the characteristic features of NDEs in the West were present, despite great differences in culture and race.

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I think you're responding to a different video, because the content sounds radically different to that of the one Sci posted, which I've just finished watching. I do want to watch the video you're responding to though, because it sounds very interesting. Can you please share it?

I had a mix-up because this YouTube video posted by Sci by chance looks at a glance just like the one I was intending to post as a new thread. I just deleted my erroneous response post.

I had a mix-up because this YouTube video posted by Sci by chance looks at a glance just like the one I was intending to post as a new thread. I just deleted my erroneous response post.

Understandable, I had actually thought you were talking about a different Thanatos TV vid but yeah the one you mentioned is one I hadn't yet posted here.