Afterlife Psychology 101

After thousands upon thousands of reports of out-of-body consciousness and afterlife experience,
it's time to approach this subject in a fairly scientific way.
No philosophy or religion is advocated.

Similarities in Reports of Afterlife Experience

The self continues to exist
Existence of other selves and communication with them

Experience of a pervasive and intense love, well-being, happiness, lack of fear, and extremely vivid visual experience
Nonjudgmental review of one's life
They are told they "must go back," or "their time has not yet come," or they are "not ready,"...then experiencing returning to bodily existence.
Some are given a choice.
Positive changes in the person after return to this life (e.g., more loving, less fear).

"There is undeniable scientific evidence today for the afterlife."―Sir William Ostler, M.D.

"Energy is neither created nor destroyed."―First Law of Thermodynamics

Study Links

Afterlife Reports

Ongoing Compilation Start here.

Bruce Moen's Detailed Description of the Afterlife "On earth we have an inner nature (our subconscious) and an outer nature (our personality). At death, our outer nature dies and our inner nature becomes our new outer nature in the afterlife."—BruceMoen

Afterlife Knowledge "We can enter and leave the afterlife at will."―Bruce Moen

Frequently Asked Questions 1

FAQ 2

FAQ 3

Existence of Hell?

What Students Say about the Afterlife

"Visions of a New Science of Consciousness"

International Survivalist Society Articles

Bibliography of Non-Internet Books

Do Afterlife Reports Qualify As Fairly Scientific Evidence?

A big problem for afterlife researchers is to find so-called 'hard' scientific evidence.

Yes.

The reports have been made by persons of all ages, and who are generally unknown to one another
Most reports are randomly accumulated, e.g., on websites, hospital records
Often an afterlife experience follows a random event such as an accident
The large number of reports is of statistical benefit
Children's reports have added value because they are naïve in a scientific sense
There are many reports made by hospital patients who had observed surgical operations on themselves while unconscious on the operating table, these reports being later verified by hospital staff, family members, et al.

"Science is the description of phenomena and the formulation of their relations."―Boris Sidis, Ph.D., M.D.

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Children's Reports 1

"What is particularly fascinating about these experiences is their great similarity to the NDEs experienced by grown adults, but often without the associated sociological and religious conditioning that adults often possess. In children too young to have absorbed our adult views and ideas of death, we hear first hand accounts of out of body travel, telepathic communication, and encounters with dead friends and relatives." Dr. Melvin Morse

Children's Reports 2

Skeptic's Argument 1

Skeptic's Argument 2

Swedenborg Glossary by Leon James "Swedenborg tried to bring spirituality into science. He contributes to the psychology of the mind." *This course does not advocate Swedenborg's or any other philosophy.

Exercise: Write a short reply to the skeptics.