Celestial Travelers - Near Death Experience

The evidence for the NDE is consistent, overwhelming and esoteric - experienced by the many. The NDE experiential evidence is also consistent with other experiential evidence for psychic phenomena - including the OBE, with the information obtained from mental and physical mediums, apparitions and survival. Although some closed minded skeptics refuse to believe there is such a thing as a near death experience, the more informed and the more formally educated closed minded skeptics now acknowledge that there is no dispute at all about the existence of the NDE. The dispute now is narrowed to understanding what it means.

Psychics say that in a crisis situation, where death is almost inevitable or is perceived to be inevitable, the duplicate physical body, the astral or etheric body, leaves the physical body and experiences the first stages of the afterlife. When death does not occur, the duplicate body resumes its place in the physical body. Skeptics say that there is no such thing as a duplicate body and whatever one experiences has to do with the problems of the physical body itself - it's all in the mind.

Studies have shown that NDE's occurred following illness, surgery, childbirth, accident, heart attack and suicide attempt.

The pioneer in this area was a medical doctor and philosopher, Dr Raymond Moody Jr, who began his work as a skeptic and is now totally convinced of the reality of life after death. His first book Life After Life in 1975 is considered the classic work which opened this area to modern research was followed by two others in 1983 and 1988.

Since 1975 there have been many studies in many countries - so much so that there are now several international associations and journals for the investigation of near-death studies.

"Skeptic" vs. "Believer" debate

Religious groups and scientists are divided on the issue, of the near death experience, and if it offers any evidence of life after death. Most religious groups believe in life after death but only within the systematic standard of doctrine. Some religious groups support the near-death experience and others debunk it as the "work of Satan." Scientist main argument is on the chemistry of the brain. The near-death experience is as controversial as much as it is a mystery.
~ A Lawyer Argues the Case for the Afterlife