When death is coming, is there any way to know? Perhaps, in some cases, you can tune in and notice spiritual signs that death is nearing. These may be much easier to spot in someone who is very ill or ...

Facing the death of a loved one is one of life’s most emotionally challenging experiences. When someone is terminally ill or in the final stages of life, their body begins to shut down in predictable ...

Across cultures, religions, and centuries, people who come close to death often report strikingly similar experiences. They ...

Our ideas about death define how we live our life. Dag Hammerskjöld (1905-1961) Source: Creazilla/pixel2013 Psychiatrist Raymond Moody coined the term near-death experiences in his 1975 book, Life ...

Mercedes Somich was on the operating table when she said she left her body. It was the 24-year-old’s first pregnancy, and her labor had already been painful and dramatic. But then she needed an ...

This is Italian artist Dosso Dossi’s depiction of Jesus Christ ascending into Heaven with his disciples watching from below. Dossi lived from 1489-1542. (Courtesy Photo) The stories usually have a lot ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) are a widely reported yet poorly understood phenomenon. Though there is no agreed-upon definition of an NDE, it has been described as “profound psychological events with ...

Near-death experiences awaken hope at life’s most vulnerable moments. Commercial pressures distort the field but there are ways for readers to find trustworthy guidance.

Texas A&M University researchers have found that a brief virtual reality (VR) simulation of a near-death experience can ...

In the early days of the culture war, science stood on one side and religion on the other. In 1925, the so-called Scopes Monkey Trial hung on whether a Tennessee high-school instructor had violated ...