Dr. Bruce Greyson

And we really can't differentiate between the fear-death and the near-death. They sound the same to us.

And we really can't differentiate between the fear-death and the near-death. They sound the same to us.

And we really can't differentiate between the fear-death and the near-death. They sound the same to us.

Yeah, well, I'll tell you, the first collection of near-death experiences, which they didn't have a name for back then, but back in the 1890s, a Swiss geology professor, Albert von St. Gallenheim, fell when he was climbing in the Alps. And he fell about 60 feet. And on the way down, he had a very elaborate near-death experience. And he wrote this up in great detail.

Yeah, well, I'll tell you, the first collection of near-death experiences, which they didn't have a name for back then, but back in the 1890s, a Swiss geology professor, Albert von St. Gallenheim, fell when he was climbing in the Alps. And he fell about 60 feet. And on the way down, he had a very elaborate near-death experience. And he wrote this up in great detail.

Yeah, well, I'll tell you, the first collection of near-death experiences, which they didn't have a name for back then, but back in the 1890s, a Swiss geology professor, Albert von St. Gallenheim, fell when he was climbing in the Alps. And he fell about 60 feet. And on the way down, he had a very elaborate near-death experience. And he wrote this up in great detail.

And he said he was out of his body, watching his body repeatedly crash against the rocks, getting bloodier and bloodier. And time sort of slowed way down for him. And he was able to look around and see, well, there's snow over there. but rocks over there. So if I somehow can maneuver to get in the snow, I might survive this.

And he said he was out of his body, watching his body repeatedly crash against the rocks, getting bloodier and bloodier. And time sort of slowed way down for him. And he was able to look around and see, well, there's snow over there. but rocks over there. So if I somehow can maneuver to get in the snow, I might survive this.

And he said he was out of his body, watching his body repeatedly crash against the rocks, getting bloodier and bloodier. And time sort of slowed way down for him. And he was able to look around and see, well, there's snow over there. but rocks over there. So if I somehow can maneuver to get in the snow, I might survive this.

And should I take off my glasses so they don't crush my eyes or should I keep them on? And he had all this time to think about these things. Plus he had a very elaborate life review, reviewing the entire 50 years of his life in a matter of seconds it took to fall 60 feet.

And should I take off my glasses so they don't crush my eyes or should I keep them on? And he had all this time to think about these things. Plus he had a very elaborate life review, reviewing the entire 50 years of his life in a matter of seconds it took to fall 60 feet.

And should I take off my glasses so they don't crush my eyes or should I keep them on? And he had all this time to think about these things. Plus he had a very elaborate life review, reviewing the entire 50 years of his life in a matter of seconds it took to fall 60 feet.

He was so impressed by this experience that he started asking other climbers, and he quickly got 30 other cases, which he published in the yearbook of the Swiss Alpine Club in 1892. Huh.

He was so impressed by this experience that he started asking other climbers, and he quickly got 30 other cases, which he published in the yearbook of the Swiss Alpine Club in 1892. Huh.

He was so impressed by this experience that he started asking other climbers, and he quickly got 30 other cases, which he published in the yearbook of the Swiss Alpine Club in 1892. Huh.

Well, Haim's book in the 1890s was the first collection. But we have reports of these going back to ancient Greece and Rome. That sounds just like the near-death experiences we have today. So culture does not seem to affect it very much. And people around the world today, from Christian nations, from Hindu nations, from Shinto nations, They all report the same types of near-death experiences.

Well, Haim's book in the 1890s was the first collection. But we have reports of these going back to ancient Greece and Rome. That sounds just like the near-death experiences we have today. So culture does not seem to affect it very much. And people around the world today, from Christian nations, from Hindu nations, from Shinto nations, They all report the same types of near-death experiences.

Well, Haim's book in the 1890s was the first collection. But we have reports of these going back to ancient Greece and Rome. That sounds just like the near-death experiences we have today. So culture does not seem to affect it very much. And people around the world today, from Christian nations, from Hindu nations, from Shinto nations, They all report the same types of near-death experiences.

However, most near-death experiences will tell you when they start, when you ask them the experience, they'll say, I can't really describe it. There are no words for it. So let me say, you know, that's great. Tell me about it. So they end up using metaphors and whatever metaphors come to them most readily. And that's going to depend on your culture and your religion. So for example,

However, most near-death experiences will tell you when they start, when you ask them the experience, they'll say, I can't really describe it. There are no words for it. So let me say, you know, that's great. Tell me about it. So they end up using metaphors and whatever metaphors come to them most readily. And that's going to depend on your culture and your religion. So for example,