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A Measure
of Heaven
Near-Death Experience
Data Analysis
Vince Migliore
Blossom Hill Books
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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.
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Table of Contents
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..............................................................................8
A. Age, Gender, and Country ...................................................8
B. Demographic Differences and Similarities..........................14
3. Antecedents................................................................................18
A. The NDE with Medical Conditions......................................18
B. Emotional and Spiritual Factors with NDEs.........................29
4. Transitional States......................................................................33
A. Cessation of Pain...................................................................34
B. The Tunnel............................................................................36
C. Movement..............................................................................40
D. "You Must Go Back"............................................................42
5. Pervasive Content......................................................................47
A. Experience Content...............................................................47
B. The Out-of-Body Experience ...............................................50
C. Seeing a Light .......................................................................53
D. Experiencing Strong Emotional Tone ..................................55
E. Receiving Extraordinary Knowledge ...................................57
F. Seeing of Unearthly Beings .................................................60
G. Encountering Darkness ........................................................65
6. Ancillary Content.......................................................................69
A. Events Out of Keeping With Beliefs ....................................70
B. Viewing a Landscape or City ...............................................72
C. Meeting Deceased Persons....................................................74
D. Experiencing a Void .............................................................76
E. Coming to a Boundary...........................................................77
F. Having Life Review...............................................................79
G. Being Given a Vision of the Future......................................81
7. Incidental Findings.....................................................................85
A. Communicating via Telepathy..............................................85
B. Sounds and Synesthesia........................................................88
C. The Cleansing Ritual.............................................................91
D. Cluster Groups......................................................................92
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E. The Council of Elders............................................................95
F. Meeting Jesus.........................................................................97
G. Judgment.............................................................................100
H. A Sense of Unity.................................................................103
8. After-Effects............................................................................108
A. After-Effects Overview.......................................................108
C. A Renewed Sense of Life Purpose
..................................................................................................112
D. Changes in Belief System
..................................................................................................114
E. Acquiring Healing and Psychic Abilities............................116
G. Changed Feelings About Friends, Society
..................................................................................................121
H. Changes in Job or Studies
..................................................................................................122
I. Physical After-Effects
..................................................................................................123
J. After-Effect Evaluation .......................................................125
K. Life Changes .....................................................................128
9. Related Phenomenon...............................................................132
A. Religious Experiences.........................................................133
B. UFO Phenomena.................................................................137
C. Earth as Unreal....................................................................139
Resources.....................................................................................144
Index............................................................................................146
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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.
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