After our plane landed, we had to take a train to Venice. The reality of being in a different country didn’t hit me until we exited the station. Abby and I were both awe struck and all we could say to each other was, “Dude, we are in Italy.” When we were through with our out-of-body experience we began our search for our hotel. We couldn’t find it so we asked for help. Then, because we asked the same guy four times, he walked us to our hotel. It was through several tiny alleyways. If I was in America, I would’ve been sure that the man was leading us to our killers, but I was still in awe of Italy. The alleyways were sometimes so small that you would have to walk single file and sometimes let others go before you entered. Other alleyways would
What if I told you that you’d be able to relive the fondest moments of your life as many times as you want in a dream world reality, would you believe me? This may seem far-fetched for some people, but if you take the time to read "The Soul Survives and Functions After Death” by H.H. Price, you’ll start to question your own beliefs about your soul and where it goes once death strikes. Price questions the nature of souls once the inevitable happens and states that the soul goes to another world, a Next World. The idea of the dream world I previously mentioned will make you question your very own beliefs about where your soul will go once life’s inevitable happens to you. So, is Price’s afterlife theory of the Next World really something to
I drop my vigil as I drive through Henderson Nevada. From the clouds, mountains and small skyscrapers, the twilight cast a weird silhouette around the city. I felt safe, as if the ratio of civilians had the police outnumbered. I turn off the radio to sense the silence that Lake Mead evoked in the sunset. Winding up the highway, the sky pulled like a magnet, my hair stood on end, the roof of the car like static electricity. I head north-west towards Vegas into the orange twilight. I light a joint and savor the powerful ringing in my ears as I focus my attention on the electric silence, invisibly driving me into Las Vegas.
From the time of hunters and gatherers, the some of the thing that has accompanied the human race is their brains. Human's intelligence and consciousness has evolved just as humans have evolved from early hominids to modern humans. Consciousness refers to an individual's awareness of their surroundings and everything that is going on around them. During the course of a lifetime, there are many instances where a shift in the quality and pattern of an individual's mental activity occurs. Altered states of consciousness includes the variable aspects of sleep, dreams, drug induced consciousness, and hypnosis.
I walked around unsteadily all day like a lost baby, far away from its pack. Surrounded by unfamiliar territory and uncomfortable weather, I tried to search for any signs of similarities with my previous country. I roamed around from place to place and moved along with the day, wanting to just get away and go back home. This was my first day in the United States of America.
Near Death Experiences is a controversial phenomenon that has been debated among researchers, physicians, and the general public. The debate is whether or not what people think they experience is real or if it can to be explained by science. There are twelve characteristics of these experiences that are frequently experienced across the board including out of body experiences which lead to the questions: Does the conscious require the brain, or is it a separate entity that can exist and function on its own? Is there really life after death? Skeptics will answer in the negative and offer many possible explanations, but I can find no good explanation that can account for many of the experiences people have during an NDE.
As I zoomed down the interstate, I caught a glimpse of a sign that read “New Palestine Next Exit.” Something didn’t feel right but I just shrugged it off and kept driving. It was late and my friends and I were all anxious to get to the bowling alley so we could continue our fun-filled Friday night. Ten miles later, a light on my dashboard started blinking so I pulled into the nearest gas station to fill up my tank. Then it hit me: I was on the complete opposite end of town. Remember that famous line in The Wizard of Oz, “I’ve got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”? Well, that was me, except Kansas was my hometown on the west side of Indianapolis and Oz was who-knows-where in the urban eastside. I was lost.
There are many phenomena present in today’s world concerning both life and death. An extraordinary incorporation of these prominent values is a Near Death Experience (NDE). Near Death Experiences empower and affect the psyche of many, changing their lives forever and altering their perception of death. Many questions arise from this particular topic simply because you have to experience it to fully understand its meaning. Questions such as, What is it, What happens, and how do they occur are familiar to experts in this field or to the people who have first hand experience.
Approximately three percent of the population of the U.S has said they have, in fact experienced a near death experience or NDE. While being involved in a near death experience there are reports that consist of involving one or more of the following: having an awareness of being dead, having an out of body experiences, feelings of euphoria, seeing a tunnel of light, and meeting deceased people.
A Near Death Experience as a Religious Experience A near death experience can be defined as an event which occurs to people when seemingly the bodily functions which confirm life have stopped, i.e. clinically dead. It often has an ‘out of body’ element. and may be interrupted in a religious or non-religious way. Most individuals who claim to have had a near death experience say that there is a sense of indescribable bliss, ecstasy, and peace.
Imagine walking around the streets of Los Angeles and taking in the towering buildings and the bustling traffic. People on the sidewalk passing back heading to their next appointment and cars in search of parking slots. Suddenly the world stops and you hear the rattling of coins in a can. You take your focus of the beautiful City of Angels to a man sitting man on the ground
Investigating Altered States of Consciousness “The question of what consciousness is, is one that has intrigued psychologists.” (Hayes, N & Orrell, H, 2000, page 116.) ‘The term altered states of consciousness refers to significant change in what is considered a normal waking awareness’ (Crisp, T, 2003, Altered states of consciousness, http://www.homepages.tesco.net/~waves/asoc.htm) An altered state of consciousness takes many forms such sleep, dreams, hypnosis, coma and the effects of psychoactive drugs.
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled." ― Plutarch
The painful, dizzy sensation Leon felt when he tried to get up had slowly dissipated, and his head felt less throbby and his ears less ringy. The world had stopped shifting and swirling before his eyes, and so, he willed himself up and out of the pot of petunias. Leon looked up and saw that sun was already quite high in the sky. It must be ten or eleven, he thought and reached into his back pants pocket. There was no phone, as he suspected. Leon never had his phone on him after one of these incidents, or his keys, or his wallet. And so, he often had a difficult time getting back home and into his apartment. It was as if someone didn’t want him to be at home at all and had perhaps transported him sometime in the night by levitation to whatever his strange destination happened to be; only, Leon had the uncanny
When a doctor goes to tell a family that their relative has died, in some cases, it might not actually be true. It might be the truth for a couple moments, but in an instant they could be back to the lively person they were before. Many people have told stories about things that have happened to them, either when they have been close to death or are already pronounced dead. They come back to the modern world and tell their stories of what happened to them as they were on the edge of life and death. “At least five and perhaps as many as thirty-five out of one hundred people have had an out-of-body experience in their life” (“Out-Of-Body Experiences and Lucid Dreams”). More people than what the news has covered have experienced such occurrences in their existence. Coming back to life or having an out body experience is an occurrence some people have gone through.
Many people have been known to have their life flashed before their eyes when they come in close contact with death. Many others will have an out-of-body experience when they are close to death or when they are very sick. No one really seems to understand why these things happen, but there is actually a method in which someone can complete the out-of-body experience without getting sick or having a near death experience. The process is called astral projection and it’s the act of separating the astral body (spirit or consciousness) from the physical body and its journey into the universe (astral projection). The process of performing astral projection can be a difficult process, but can be done with these steps.