Consciousness/Life After Death?
An exploration of Near-Death Presented by Janice Holden, Ed.D. Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 6:30–9 p.m. Austin Center for Spiritual Living (map) RSVP at http://jholden.eventbrite.com $5 non-member donation appreciated Join us at www.inacs.org/membership Near-Death Experience (NDE) refers to a usually lucid, real experience of altered consciousness during a close brush with death—one that involves altered perception of the material world, often from a perspective outside the body, as well as perception of and interaction with non-material environments and entities. The classic “scientific” argument is that this phenomena is more a neurological/physiological brain response than a non-physical/spiritual experience. Our speaker, Jan Holden, Ed.D., draws from 40 years of research and makes clear that a great controversy exists in the medical and psychological fields concerning NDEs—for instance: Can physiological mechanisms explain all aspects of NDEs? What do NDEs suggest about whether the brain produces consciousness or whether the brain is more a receiver/transmitter of consciousness—a limiter and filter of essentially independent consciousness rather than a source of it? According to Dr. Holden, the traits of a classic pleasurable NDE are: A sense/awareness of being dead A sense of peace, well-being and painlessness
