Category: Paranormal
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Shared Death Experiences: A Little-Known Type of End-of-Life Phenomena Reported by Caregivers and Loved Ones
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Abstract Anecdotal evidence suggests that some loved ones and caregivers of dying patients undergo a type of end-of-life phenomena known as a shared death experience or SDE, whereby one feels that one has participated in a dying person’s transition to a post-mortem existence. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that SDEs can…
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Shared Death Experiences: A Little-Known Type of End-of-Life Phenomena Reported by Caregivers and Loved Ones
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Abstract Anecdotal evidence suggests that some loved ones and caregivers of dying patients undergo a type of end-of-life phenomena known as a shared death experience or SDE, whereby one feels that one has participated in a dying person’s transition to a post-mortem existence. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that SDEs can…
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Greyson NDE Scale
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Professor & Psychiatrist Bruce Greyson developed this scale to measure the depth of an individual’s near-death experience. The following is a copy of the scale as presented in an article entitled “Altered States” by Lee Graves in the Summer 2007 edition of the University of Virginia Magazine. 1. Did time seem to speed…
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Altered and Exceptional States of Consciousness
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from Encyclopedia of Consciousness GlossaryHypnagogic state The transitional state between wakefulness and sleep when falling asleep.Hypnopompic state The transitional state between sleep and wakefulness when waking up from sleep.Lucid dream A dream during which the dreamer realizes that the experience is a dream.Muscular atonia The lack of muscle tension in voluntary…
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Paranormal and Supernatural Beliefs
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from Encyclopedia of Adolescence Paranormal and supernatural beliefs generally refer to those that are outside of scientific explanation. Although there may be many beliefs that could fit into this category, the term often is used to pertain to phenomena like ghosts, unidentified flying objects, extraterrestrial beings, and cryptids (such as Big…
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What to Do With Your Premonitions
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How to Handle Your Visions of Future Events, Great or Small Portra / Getty Images In the weeks following the terrible events of September 11, 2001, many people claimed to have had premonitions of the attacks days or even weeks before that fateful day. The problem with the vast majority of…
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Altered and Exceptional States of Consciousness
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from Encyclopedia of Consciousness GlossaryHypnagogic state The transitional state between wakefulness and sleep when falling asleep.Hypnopompic state The transitional state between sleep and wakefulness when waking up from sleep.Lucid dream A dream during which the dreamer realizes that the experience is a dream.Muscular atonia The lack of muscle tension in voluntary…
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Psychical Research
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from Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained The scientific investigation of claims of psychic powers and paranormal events. Interest in psychic phenomena was stimulated during the 19th century, particularly by the rise of the spiritualism movement. This coincided with the development of ‘scientism’ and a growing belief that science could provide the answers to questions about…
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PARANORMAL PHENOMENA / THEORY
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from Elsevier’s Dictionary of Psychological Theories = extra-sensory perception = parapsychology = psi phenomena. The paranormal class of effects refers to supernatural events/results (“beyond the normal”) that are inexplicable by the usual laws of science and/or reason. The related terms extra-sensory perception (ESP) (including clairvoyance, precogni-tion, and telepathy) and psychokinesis (PK) are generic terms for various hypothetical…
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National Security Agency – Central Security Service UFO and Other Paranormal Information
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Review the search terms in response to requests for information on Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Paranormal Events, where no responsive material has been located. To Search, Select a Letter/Number A Aegis AEO (aka Anomalous Aerial Objects) Aegis AEO (aka Anomalous Aerial Objects) AF-19741 AF44-29125 AGOR-8 Airgram A-894 ALF Alien Abduction(s)…
