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This discussion paper proposes and describes a forthcoming experiment designed to assess the capabilities of randomly selected, self-professed experts to conduct an instance of incorporeal out-of-body, astral projection/travel. The experiment intends to provide an opportunity for individuals to travel to a specific location at a specific, predetermined date and time, while researchers and witnesses will attempt to document whether the presence of any of these individuals definitively manifests at the target location. This discussion paper will present a brief history of astral projection and intentional out-of-body (OBE) experiences and will outline the parameters taken to prepare and conduct the experiment.
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Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are hallucinatory visual experiences that involve seeing the physical body placed in an external visual space. Many psychiatric disorders, brain dysfunctions, pharmacological agents, and altered psychological states are reportedly associated with these phenomena. OBEs have been linked to various brain lesions, particularly in the parietal and temporal regions, psychiatric disorders, severe emotional states like a near-death experience, substance use, migraine, and epilepsy, but very few have been reported in dissociative identity disorder. In this report, we present the case of a 15-year-old male patient who described a strange experience where he found himself to be floating outside his own body while he visualized his own body from a third-person perspective. On further evaluation, a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder and dissociative fugue was formulated. The patient showed improvement after undergoing abreaction, hypnosis, and relaxation t...
Journal of Parapsychology, Vol 48. September 1984
A PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY OF THE OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE (Journal of Parapsychology 1984)A psychological theory of the out-of-body experience (OBE) is presented. It suggests that altered states of consciousness (ASCs) in general and C1 OBEs in particular are best understood in terms of "models of reality'' Two central proposals are that (1) the cognitive system builds many models at once but at any time i one and only one is taken to represent external "reality" and that (2) this is the most 3 .-complex, stable, or coherent model. Normally the chosen model is built largely from i sensory input, but when deprived of sensory information, under stress and so on, this 4 can break down, allowing other models to take over. In an attempt to regain input control, the cognitive system may build the best model it can of the surroundings it thinks it should be seeing. This has to be built from information in memory and imagination. Memory models are often more abstract and schematic than perceptual models and may take a bird's-eye view. The theory suggests that if such a model becomes more stable than the input model, it takes over as "reality." The imagined world then seems real, and an OBE has occurred. The phenomenology of the OBE is discussed in light of this t h e o r ~ and some testable predictions are made. Other ASCs are briefly considered. In a recent review of psychological models of the out-of-body experience (OBE), Rogo (1982) argues that none of the models are sufficiently developed to provide a valid alternative to paranormal or ecsornatic models. In particular, he argues that none of them can explain mu,ch of the phenomenology of the OBE. In an attempt to rectify this situation, I would like to present a psychological theory of the OBE that may go some way toward meeting Rogo's objections. I shall try to present it as clearly and in as much detail as possible so that i it can more easily be open to criticism and empirical test.
Out-of-body experiences in people with pathological conditions such as epilepsy have been studied by a fair amount of researchers to date. However, there is a severe lack of studies aimed at researching out-of-body experiences occurring in the non-pathological population. In article, I provide a review of the relevant literature and present a case of anomalous perception, in the form of autoscopic phenomena, of a healthy individual who reports experiencing massive out-of-body experiences, spontaneously or at will, on a daily basis, since birth.
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A Brief Review of Studies of Out-of-Body Experiences in both the Healthy and Pathological Populations2019 •
This paper presents a brief overview of some of the out-of-body experiences (OBEs) studied in both the healthy and pathological populations, as well as experiences of paranormal phenomena, with features common to OBEs, in the healthy population. Since spontaneous OBEs in the healthy population are rare, there is a lack of studies describing possible psychological, as well as physiological, mechanisms driving this type of OBE. Consequently, most OBE research available today describes the semiology, phenomenology, etiology, as well as the neurocognitive features of OBEs within the pathological population, as opposed to the healthy population. Below we present an overview of some of the research aimed at identifying OBEs occurring in both healthy as well as pathological individuals.
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