For Further Information on NDEs

All of the following sites are highly recommended for one reason or another. It is important, however, to be aware of the fact that few are unbiased and often the sites stray into areas that are pure metaphysics, theology, or make seemingly outlandish claims about the universe.

We suggest that when reading about NDEs and Paranormal phenomena generally, people are best advised to retain a healthy dose of skepticism. Needless to say, this also applies to sites that are themselves "skeptical"!

 

International Association of Near Death Studies (IANDS)

IANDS have to be considered the premier clearinghouse of all NDE related information in the world. They are an excellent starting point and have excellent information about all aspects of the NDE. In addition, they publish both newsletters and a Research Journal. Their list of resources is second to none.

 

Dr P.M.H. Atwater's Personal Homepage

Dr Atwater is one of the more outstanding researchers into the NDE Phenomenon. She has written many books on the topic, any of which I can hightly recommend. She is herself an NDEr, and found herself propelled into NDE research as a result of attempting to come to terms with her own experiences. She represents quite a controvertial figure, in that she was the first mainstream researcher to point out that NDErs are still human and subject to the same human failings of hubris and ego as the rest of us.

 

Dr Melvin Morse's Personal Homepage

Melvin Morse is a pacticing pediatrician in Seattle, and also the leading researcher of NDEs in children. He was unusual in that he became involved in NDE research after encountering children who retold NDEs in which they were able to provide him with information regarding events occurred when they where in fact clinically dead. Melvin has co-authoured several excellent books, regarding Children's NDEs with Paul Perry. In a more recent book, "Where God Lives", he has endevoured to provide a scientific explaination of our brain's linkage to the paranormal.

 

Kevin William's "Grand Central Station of NDEs

Kevin Williams had produced what is probably the most complete "clearing house" of NDE information on the internet. If anything, his site contains too much information, but if it is on the web, the odds are that he will have a link to it somewhere!!

 

The Near Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF)

NDERF claim to have "the largest selection of published NDE accounts in the world", which we can't actually verify, although they certainly have a huge number recorded. The beauty of this site though is that it has multilingual content, which makes it an excellent site for those with a Non-English Speaking Background.

 

Hallucinatory Near-Death Experiences (2003)

Keith Augustine has written an excellent skeptical assessment of the Near Death Experience, in which he critically analyses much of the research conducted. While some reader's might find his wide ranging debunking of the NDE to be a little dry and academic, we heartily encourage people to have a read, if for no other reason than to understand why the NDE remains such a controversial issue today.