Out-of-body Experiences: A HandbookProviding the most current information on this fascinating topic, Out-of-Body-Experiences presents observations and opinions based on actual experimentation and thorough research of the literature. Dr. Mitchell believes that the anecdotal evidence alone throughout history and across cultures indicates that OBES are important human experiences sometimes interpreted as mental illness. Recent research suggests that OBES may answer some of our most basic questions about personal existence such as, Is survival of bodily death a possibility? In addition to historical and laboratory evidence we are confronted with the personal accounts of many who claim to have left their physical bodies. The philosophical, psychological and ethical considerations and implications of such experiences are discussed in a dispassionate, objective manner. The author also explores the relationship of OBES to dreams and examines techniques for originating and recognizing OBES. |
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... autoscopic experiences ( seeing one's double in space ) are often prone to deliberate , selfconscious self- observation . There seems to be a tendency for the ego to split into acting and observing fragments . Self - observations range ...
... autoscopic experiences ( seeing one's double in space ) are often prone to deliberate , selfconscious self- observation . There seems to be a tendency for the ego to split into acting and observing fragments . Self - observations range ...
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... autoscopy is a seeing of one's double in space . Written reports often contain descriptions of people seeing their bodies from a distance , similar to an OBE . Sigmund Freud had one autoscopic experience . He deals with the topic of ...
... autoscopy is a seeing of one's double in space . Written reports often contain descriptions of people seeing their bodies from a distance , similar to an OBE . Sigmund Freud had one autoscopic experience . He deals with the topic of ...
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... Autoscopic Phenomena . " AMA Archives of Neuro- logical Psychiatry 80 ( 1958 ) : 199-220 . Most descriptive article on the autoscopic experience , including cases . Discussion of causes and psychological theory . McDougall , D ...
... Autoscopic Phenomena . " AMA Archives of Neuro- logical Psychiatry 80 ( 1958 ) : 199-220 . Most descriptive article on the autoscopic experience , including cases . Discussion of causes and psychological theory . McDougall , D ...
Contents
He Can See What Others Say He Cannot | 1 |
What Brings It On? | 11 |
Those Who Do It | 21 |
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