Understanding the Journey Beyond Death
Death is not an ending but a transition — and through decades of study, research, and shared human experience, we are learning what that journey may look like.
This resource centre gathers accessible summaries, readings, films, and first-hand accounts that explore different aspects of consciousness beyond life. Each section below introduces a key area of study, with brief overviews and suggested resources for further exploration.
Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)
Lead Researcher: Prof Jan Holden
Overview:
Near-Death Experiences are powerful moments when
individuals report awareness beyond their bodies, often during clinical death. Common elements include light, peace, life reviews, and a sense of returning to purpose.
Video links:
Oprah and a Doctor Explore What Near Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond
Consistent Features of Near Death Experiences | Science vs. NDE Evidence with Dr. Bruce Greyson
Near-Death Experiencers Discuss Love: Lifting Us from Grief to Hope
From Trauma to Self-Love: 4 NDErs Panel on Healing, Consciousness & Love
The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena in NDEs
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The near-death phenomenon: Joseph Geraci at TEDxWilmington
Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say. | Dr. Bruce Greyson for Big Think
Doctor Studied 5000 NDEs; Discovers UNBELIEVABLE Near Death Experiences TRUTHS! | Dr. Jeffrey Long
Proof of the Afterlife? What Near-Death Experiences Say About God!
Chris Carter — Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death
Why NDEs Matter: The Science of Consciousness Beyond Death | Dr. Bruce Greyson
Researching Near-Death Experiences with Bruce Greyson
Near-Death Experiences and The Life Review with Bruce Greyson
Integrating the Near-Death Experience with Eben Alexander
Best Evidence for Life After Death: World’s Largest NDE Study Revealed | Jeffrey Long
Proof of the Afterlife? What Near-Death Experiences Say About God!
She Died and Visited Heaven? Doctor’s Near-Death Experience Sheds Light on Life After Death
Physicians with NDEs Discuss the Impact on their Medical Practice | Dr. Mary Neal & Dr. Rajiv Parti
Proof of Heaven Author Dr Eben Alexander Discusses His NDE with IANDS
Near-Death Experiences in the ICU with Dr. Laurin Bellg
How a Suicidal Patient Taught Dr. Bruce Greyson About the Afterlife | NDE Research & Consciousness
Near Death Experience of Former Atheist and Scientist Nancy Rynes
Learnings from 1,000+ Near-Death Experiences — Dr. Bruce Greyson
Dr. Raymond Moody – MIND-BLOWING Evidence Of The Afterlife – Near Death Experiences (NDE)
The Self Does Not Die: Verified Paranormal Phenomena in NDEs
Near Death Experience – NDE – Prof Alexander Moreira-Almeida MD, PhD
500+ Near Death Experience First-Hand Accounts with Researcher Douglas Hodgson
Dr. Jan Holden on Near-Death Experiences, the Afterlife & the Soul
Other Resources:
Verified Paranormal Phenomena from NDEs: Refuting the Dying Brain Hypothesis
Raymond Moody: Near-Death Experience as a Gateway to the Afterlife
Consciousness Beyond Death | Pim van Lommel
Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say. | Dr. Bruce Greyson for Big Think
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Learnings from 1,000+ Near-Death Experiences — Dr. Bruce Greyson
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Overview:
A Shared Death Experience occurs when someone dies and a loved one, caregiver or bystander reports that they sensed, observed, accompanied, and/or guided this transitioning being into the initial stages of the afterlife.
Other Resources:
Shared Crossing Project’s Story Library: Video and written testimonials of Shared Death Experiences
SDE Share Group – For Shared Death Experiencers and others interested in hearing experiencers share their SDEs live in a safe, supportive online group setting (Facilitated by the Shared Crossing Research Team)
Peters, W., Williams, M., & Philpott, N. (2025). On the Banks of the River Styx: New Perspectives on Terminal Lucidity and Other Near-Death Phenomena. In The Shared Death Experience: Expanding the Scientific and Philosophical Understanding of Consciousness and Death (Vol. 6, Postmaterialist Science Series, Chap. 10). AAPS Press.
Shared Crossing Research Initiative. (2021). Shared Death Experiences: A Little-Known Type of End-of-Life Phenomena Reported by Caregivers and Loved Ones. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 38(12), 1479–1487.
Kinsella, M., & Peters, W. (2022). Comparing Near-Death Experiences and Shared Death Experiences: An Illuminating Contrast. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 40(2), 77–94.
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Shared Death Experiences vs. Near-Death Experiences | Afterlife Research & Firsthand Accounts
Raymond Moody, MD, PhD: Shared Death Experiences
Dr Raymond Moody Discusses Shared Death Experiences With Lynn Fishman RN
Shared Death Experiences: The Next Step Beyond NDEs with Dr. Raymond Moody
Shared Near-Death Experiences Between Doctor & Patient (Dr. Jeff O’Driscoll and Jeffery Olsen)
Shared Death Experience with Patricia L’Dara | Christ Encounter & Afterlife Communication
Shared Death Experiences vs. Near-Death Experiences | Afterlife Research & Firsthand Accounts
Shared Death Experiences (SDEs)
Lead Researcher: William Peters
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After-Death Communications (ADCs)
Lead Researcher: Evelyn Elsaesser
Overview:
After-Death Communications are spontaneous, unsolicited experiences of contact with the deceased — through sight, hearing, touch, smell or simply by sensing a presence. They often bring comfort and emotional healing.
Video links:
Other Resources:
After-Death Communication Research Project: https://www.adcrp.org
After Death Communication Research Foundation: https://adcrf.org/
Kagan, A. (2014) The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How my Bad-Boy Brother proved to me there’s Life after Death. – Coronet.
Haraldsson, E. (2012) The Departed among the Living: An Investigative Study of Afterlife Encounters. – White Crow Books.
Canty, J. (2025) Rekindled: Healing Grief Through the Science and Experience of After-Death Communication. - Jan Canty.
Bourke, D. (2024) Apparitions at the Moment of Death: The Living Ghost in Legend, Lyric, and Lore. - Destiny Books.
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Overview:
Mediumship studies examine evidence that consciousness may survive death and communicate through gifted individuals. Research today focuses on accuracy, verification, and ethics in mediumship.
Survival & Mediumship
Lead Researcher: Chris Roe
Reincarnation Studies
Lead Researcher: Tim Wyatt
Overview:
Reincarnation research investigates memories of previous lives, particularly in children who recall verifiable past-life details.
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Overview:
End-of-Life Experiences include visions, radiant light, or sudden mental clarity before death — offering insight into consciousness at life s threshold.
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End-of-Life Experiences & Terminal Lucidity
Lead Researcher: Marjorie Woollacott
Video links:
Marjorie Woollacott TV Interview on End of Life Experiences
Terminal Lucidity – What We See as We Die with Neuroscientist Dr. Marjorie Woollacott
Dr Peter Fenwick – End-of-life Experiences Proving Life after Death
About Near Death Experiences & Terminal Lucidity… with Dr. Tara Swart
Terminal Lucidity Explained: Cognitive Impairment and Paradoxical Clarity Before Death
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📚 Books
Clips & Media
Each topic above features a short introductory video or clip offering an overview of the research and its findings.
These accessible presentations help bridge the gap between academic study and personal understanding.
A Journey of Discovery
These resources invite you to explore the profound mystery of consciousness beyond physical death. Each study, story, and experience adds another piece to our understanding of life’s greatest transition.
Whether you approach this subject through science, spirituality, or personal experience, remember that questioning and exploring are acts of courage. Death touches every life,
yet we rarely speak of it openly.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
– Mark Twain
Take time to reflect. Read with an open heart. Share your own journey. Together, we can
transform our understanding of death from fear into wisdom, from ending into continuation.