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Shared Death Experiences: A Multicultural Survey.

Patrizio Tressoldi¹, Alex A Álvarez², Nadir Facchin³

¹Science of Consciousness Research Group, Studium Patavinum, 9308Padova University, Padova, Italy.

The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care

|April 26, 2022

Summary

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Shared-death-experiences (SDEs) and after-death-communication-experiences (ADCEs) are unusual mental events. These experiences, reported across diverse cultures, suggest consciousness may persist after death, influencing beliefs about the afterlife.

Keywords:

after death communications consciousness death mourning shared death experiences

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Area of Science:

Parapsychology
Thanatology
Cognitive Science

Background:

Shared-death-experiences (SDEs) and after-death-communication-experiences (ADCEs) are non-ordinary mental phenomena.
These experiences are linked to the death of a known or unknown individual.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the characteristics of SDEs and ADCEs.
To explore cultural variations in these experiences.
To understand the impact of SDEs/ADCEs on death beliefs.

Main Methods:

Surveyed four distinct cultural samples: Italian, Mexican, Brazilian, and Taiwanese.
Collected data from 121 participants reporting 146 SDEs/ADCEs.
Analyzed the characteristics, timing, and perceived origin of these experiences.

Main Results:

Visual, visual-auditory, and feeling modalities comprised 74% of reported experiences.
Experiences occurred both before (47.3%) and after (39%) the individual's death.
Participants' beliefs shifted towards consciousness surviving death and potential communication with the deceased.
No significant cultural differences were observed.

Conclusions:

While some SDEs/ADCEs may be hallucinatory responses to grief, others suggest potential anomalous connections.
Experiences, particularly those before death or involving unknown individuals, warrant further investigation beyond psychological explanations.
Findings support the idea that consciousness may transcend physical death, influencing beliefs about the afterlife.