A Measure
of Heaven
Near-Death Experience
Data Analysis
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Title: ID3387772
Title: A Measure of Heaven:
Near Death Experience Data Analysis
Description: A Measure of Heaven summarizes data from over 700 near-death experience cases, providing a glimpse into spiritual realms.
References provided case histories and resources.
ISBN11448611202
EAN-9781448611201
Primary Category:
Religion: Spirituality
Country of Publication: United States
Language: English
Search Keywords: near-death experience, afterlife, heaven, research, survey
Author: Vince
Migliore
Blossom Hill Books
113 Sombrero Way
Folsom, California 95630 USA
First Edition, June 2009
Revised October 2009
Copyright 2009 by Vince Migliore
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced without the express permission of the author. Brief quotations may be used for review purposes.
Table of Contents
Chapter / Section Page
Acknowledgements v
1. Introduction
1
A. Background
1
B. Statistical Advantage
3
C. Sampling Considerations
5
D. Editing, Coding, and Data Clean-up
6
2. Demographics
9
A. Age, Gender, and Country
9
B. Demographic Differences and Similarities
15
3. Antecedents
19
A. The NDE with Medical Conditions
19
B. Emotional and Spiritual Factors with NDEs
30
4. Transitional States
35
A. Cessation of Pain
36
B. The Tunnel
38
C. Movement
42
D. "You Must Go Back"
44
5. Pervasive Content
49
A. Experience Content
49
B. The Out-of-Body Experience
52
C. Seeing a Light 55
D. Experiencing Strong Emotional Tone
57
E. Receiving Extraordinary Knowledge
59
F. Seeing of Unearthly Beings
62
G. Encountering Darkness
67
6. Ancillary Content
71
A. Events Out of Keeping With Beliefs
72
B. Viewing a Landscape or City
74
C. Meeting Deceased Persons
76
D. Experiencing a Void
78
E. Coming to a Boundary
79
F. Having Life Review
81
G. Being Given a Vision of the Future
83
7. Incidental Findings
87
A. Communicating via Telepathy
87
B. Sounds and Synesthesia
90
C. The Cleansing Ritual
93
D. Cluster Groups
94
E. The Council of Elders
97
F. Meeting Jesus
99
G. Judgment
102
H. A Sense of Unity
105
8. After-Effects
111
A. After-Effects Overview
111
B. Changed Feelings About Death
114
C. A Renewed Sense of Life Purpose
115
D. Changes in Belief System
117
E. Acquiring Healing and Psychic Abilities
119
F. Changes in Personal Relationships
121
G. Changed Feelings About Friends, Society
124
H. Changes in Job or Studies
125
I. Physical After-Effects
126
J. After-Effect Evaluation
128
K. Life Changes
131
9. Related Phenomenon
135
A. Religious Experiences
136
B. UFO Phenomena
140
C. Earth as Unreal
142
Resources
147
Index
149
Acknowledgements
I want to express deep appreciation for the many dedicated people who maintain web pages which offer access to near-death experience reports, particularly the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) and the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF). I wish to thank J. Caryne-Anglin, "a real, live near-death person," for her encouragement, and to ministers Dr. Kim Clarity and Dr. Pattie Weber, for their loving support. Finally, I am grateful to my partner Charlayne Mattingly for artwork and support.
Resources
The International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc.
IANDS
2741 Campus Walk Avenue, Building 500
Durham, NC 27705-8878
U.S.A.
(919) 383-7940 (Voice and Fax)
http://www.iands.org
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The Near Death Experience Research Foundation is run by Dr. Jeff Long:
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Statistical Summary of Near-Death Experience Reports
Based upon reports from the
International Association for Near-Death Studies
Vince Migliore
http://www.nearlifeexp.com/nderpt.html
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A Measure of Heaven
Near-Death Experience Data Analysis
Ordering page: https://www.createspace.com/3387772
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Index
accident, 23
after-effects, 111, 126, 128
age, 9, 10, 13
angels, 62-66, 141
beings, unearthly, 62-65
beliefs, 72-73, 117
boundary, 79-80
cleansing, 93
code, 6
country, 12
cluster group, 94-95
darkness, 67
death, 20, 31-32, 114
deceased persons, 76-77
darkness, 67
elders, council of, 97
emotions, 30, 57-58
experience, frightening, 26-29
experience, religious, 136
future vision, 83-85
garden, 64, 74, 75
gender, 5, 9, 11
gold, 75
healing, 119
health, 24-25
heart attack, 23
IANDS, 3, 147
illness, 23
illusion, 142
Jesus, 99
judgment, 102-104
knowledge, 59-61
landscape, 74
life changes, 131
life purpose, 115
life review, 81
light, 55-56
medical condition, 19
movement, 42
NDE definition, 1, 30
NDERF, 3, 147
out-of-body, 35, 52-54
pain, 36
relationships, 121
return, 44-45
sample, 5
senses, 90
sounds, 90
spiritual event, 30
statistical significance, 15
synesthesia, 91-92
telepathy, 87-89
tunnel, 38-40
UFO, 140
unity, 105-106
void, 78
