Several years ago, I was approached to write a popular book on terminal lucidity—a near-death phenomenon in which individuals with severe cognitive impairment experience unexpected moments of clarity ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While neuroscientists have discovered more and more about the inner workings of the brain in recent decades, a deep mystery still ...

We've all heard the stories about the bright light, your life flashing before your eyes, or maybe even a mysterious figure/voice telling you it's not your time yet. But what really happens after a ...

The Phenomenological Stance When we study what dying patients experience, or those exhibiting terminal lucidity, or individuals reporting near-death experiences, we occupy a peculiar position. We're ...

It’s one of humanity’s most enduring mysteries: What happens when we die? Now, a new scientific investigation has taken us a step closer to understanding what may lie beyond the grave, the Daily Mail ...

American author and speaker Dannion Brinkley was struck by lightning in September 1975 while talking on a telephone during a storm, and doctors said his heart stopped and he was clinically dead for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an American writer working in fiction and nonfiction. It’s probably not a spoiler to let readers know that a book about a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collage of Jesus Christ with open arms in the sky and a hand reaching towards a bright light. It’s one of humanity’s most enduring ...