A
American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR), 35
Ascent of the Blessed, 26
astral travel, 8, 18, 39
auras, 8, 39–41
B
ba, 12, 17. See also body double.
Bertrand, J. L., 9–10
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna, 22
body double
acconts of, 9, 21–23
defined, 8, 12
portrayals of, 17
Bosch, Hieronymus, 26
Bruce, Robert, 7–9
C
cats, 34
E
Egypt, 12, 17
Elisha the prophet, 12–13
extrasensory perception (ESP), 8
G
Gerhardie, William, 18–21
H
Hemingway, Ernest, 18
Hemi-Sync, 31
Hermotimus, 14
I
India, 12, 22
K
ka, 12
Kirlian photos, 39
L
Lawrence, D. H., 17
life reviews in NDEs, 24, 28, 29
Lindbergh, Charles, 15
M
MacLaine, Shirley, 36
meditation, 39, 43
Monroe, Robert, 31–32
Morris, Robert, 34
Muldoon, Sylvan, 21
N
near-death experience (NDE)
accounts of, 9–10, 18, 24–30, 31, 32
defined, 8
life-changing effects of, 24–26, 29, 30
life reviews in, 24, 28, 29
New Age movement, 36
O
Olcott, Henry, 22
out-of-body experience (OBE)
accounts of, 7–12, 16–23
defined, 8
history of, 7–9, 12–15
induction of, 16, 18
research on, 16, 31–36
survey results on, 23
technique, 37–43
P
Plato, 14
Plotinus, 14
R
Ritchie, George, 24–26
S
Sharp, Kimberly Clark, 26
silver cord, 9, 12, 18–21, 36
T
Tart, Charles, 33–34
theosophy, 22
Tolstoy, Leo, 17–18
trances, 12
Twain, Mark, 17, 21–23