Dr. Mary Neal

I've seen so many examples of people whose brains were obviously not functioning well, if at all, and yet they described their consciousness as more vivid than ever before.

I've seen so many examples of people whose brains were obviously not functioning well, if at all, and yet they described their consciousness as more vivid than ever before.

I've seen so many examples of people whose brains were obviously not functioning well, if at all, and yet they described their consciousness as more vivid than ever before.

Near-death experiences, or NDEs, are profound things that happen to many people when they come close to dying or sometimes are pronounced dead, but then recover.

Near-death experiences, or NDEs, are profound things that happen to many people when they come close to dying or sometimes are pronounced dead, but then recover.

Near-death experiences, or NDEs, are profound things that happen to many people when they come close to dying or sometimes are pronounced dead, but then recover.

And they include what they often perceive as mystical or spiritual experiences, like leaving your body, seeing other entities that may be deceased loved ones or deities, reviewing your life, and coming to some point of no return beyond which you can't keep going and still come back. And then you do come back.

And they include what they often perceive as mystical or spiritual experiences, like leaving your body, seeing other entities that may be deceased loved ones or deities, reviewing your life, and coming to some point of no return beyond which you can't keep going and still come back. And then you do come back.

And they include what they often perceive as mystical or spiritual experiences, like leaving your body, seeing other entities that may be deceased loved ones or deities, reviewing your life, and coming to some point of no return beyond which you can't keep going and still come back. And then you do come back.

No, no. The common elements are the same around the world with different cultures. We can see the same features in ancient Greece and Rome accounts of near-death experiences. They include a sense of leaving the physical body being in a place of peace and love and sense of well-being, often encountering other entities that they may interpret as being deities or divine beings or deceased loved ones.

No, no. The common elements are the same around the world with different cultures. We can see the same features in ancient Greece and Rome accounts of near-death experiences. They include a sense of leaving the physical body being in a place of peace and love and sense of well-being, often encountering other entities that they may interpret as being deities or divine beings or deceased loved ones.

No, no. The common elements are the same around the world with different cultures. We can see the same features in ancient Greece and Rome accounts of near-death experiences. They include a sense of leaving the physical body being in a place of peace and love and sense of well-being, often encountering other entities that they may interpret as being deities or divine beings or deceased loved ones.

They're sometimes guided through a life review, and at some point they come to a decision to return to life or they're sent back against their will to life.

They're sometimes guided through a life review, and at some point they come to a decision to return to life or they're sent back against their will to life.

They're sometimes guided through a life review, and at some point they come to a decision to return to life or they're sent back against their will to life.

Well, I understand it because I started from that perspective. I was raised in a materialistic household and went through traditional training in science and medical school where we were taught that the mind is what the brain does. And when you die, that's just it. But I've been a psychiatrist for half a century now. I know what mental illness is like. I know what hallucinations are like.

Well, I understand it because I started from that perspective. I was raised in a materialistic household and went through traditional training in science and medical school where we were taught that the mind is what the brain does. And when you die, that's just it. But I've been a psychiatrist for half a century now. I know what mental illness is like. I know what hallucinations are like.

Well, I understand it because I started from that perspective. I was raised in a materialistic household and went through traditional training in science and medical school where we were taught that the mind is what the brain does. And when you die, that's just it. But I've been a psychiatrist for half a century now. I know what mental illness is like. I know what hallucinations are like.

And they're not at all like near-death experiences.

And they're not at all like near-death experiences.