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Know Thyself. Question Authority. Encourage Others.

Posted by Jerry Alatalo | September 14, 2026

[Editor’s note: After first coming into contact with the work of independent journalist/interviewer Bruce de Torres a few years back, my appreciation for his knack of choosing the most relevant people to interview and discuss current affairs has only grown greater.

Roman orator, poet, statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.) famously stated, “a friend is, as it were, a second self.” This quote encapsulates the essence of true friendship, suggesting that a genuine friend reflects our own thoughts and feelings.

Each time I listen to an interview moderated by Bruce de Torres, or the words he spoke recently to a 9/11 25-year anniversary gathering in California (below), the similarities in his way of looking at the world, his personal philosophy, and mine become clearer.

From that perspective, Mr. de Torres and I are mutual friends as defined by Cicero.

Cicero also wrote, “Ignorance of good and evil is the most upsetting fact of human life.” My guess is the majority who read and listen to Mr. de Torres’ words will resonate, relate, agree and ultimately find a good portion of value. If you feel this puts you in that majority, please consider sharing Mr. de Torres’ timely, heartfelt message with family, friends and others. Thank you very much. Peace.]

Explore more of Mr. Bruce de Torres’ work here.

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Bruce de Torres’ description, and full speech transcript:

Reality with Bruce de Torres 85
Tyranny and Its Discontents
My Talk at the 2026 9/11 Truth Film Festival
On Rumble and the usual audio platforms

On September 8, 2026, I spoke at the 2026 9/11 Truth Film Festival, a project of the Northern California 9/11 Truth Alliance. Their website is sf911truth.org. It is an honor to call them friends.

I spoke from these notes and shot this video the next day. Enjoy. -Bruce

TYRANNY: Rule by another (versus self-rule, rule by ourselves).

ITS DISCONTENTS: We who would rule ourselves; we who would be free.

A THREE-PART SOLUTION
Know Thyself. Question Authority. Encourage Others.

But first, 9/11, 2001. The murder of many innocent people.

Walt Whitman wrote many poems in the 1800s. One of them is called Song of Myself. It’s long. Two-thirds through, there’s this:

I am the mash’d fireman with breast-bone broken,
Tumbling walls buried me in their debris,
Heat and smoke I inspired, I heard the yelling shouts of my comrades,
I heard the distant click of their picks and shovels,
They have clear’d the beams away, they tenderly lift me forth.

TYRANNY

Rule by another. Politically. Governments enslaving their own people. The history of mankind shows, basically, every authority, every official story, must be questioned. There has always been resistance. Tyranny’s discontents. Places where people protected their freedom and participated in the creation of the rules that governed their lives for short times. It has happened. Hopefully, it will happen again. That depends on us.

The other tyranny. Our own thoughts and beliefs that keep us trapped. Small. Weak, and suffering.

Hence, the order of the Solutions:

KNOW THYSELF, to escape the tyranny of the internal, talking mind.

Then QUESTION AUTHORITY, to escape the tyranny from outside, from others, from governments.

Then ENCOURAGE OTHERS, to really get free and stay free, as free as possible in this dream.

KNOW THYSELF, we who would be free.

Are we ruled by our internal talking minds? Why do you do what you do? Why do you think only this is possible but this is not? Why do your thoughts come and come and come?

They are made of energy. Everything is. That’s what authority says. That’s what science says. Energy burst into existence and become you and me and everything that exists. And all we create is just more energy, doing what energy does – bursting into existence.

I say, energy is the intention to exist, and the intention is the ability. Thoughts come and come because they want to. They want to exist. And we behold them. And we become what we behold, captured, until we realize that we are beholding, then we burst into existence as what we truly are: awareness. Now we can choose what to behold. Till then, our thoughts choose us.

Look at mental patients. Lost in thought. Freedom is the ability to choose your thoughts. To say what everything is to you. To choose thoughts that let you love and enjoy life. That let you help others love and enjoy life. Thoughts that are valuable.

What thoughts are valuable? Thoughts that are true.

What’s true? That takes work. Long, long, work. As Thoreau said, “We must look a long time before we see.”

What do we see and experience? What have others thought and experienced? What creates what? Do thoughts become things (because they are made of energy)? How do we explain the coincidences that are so personal and precise, we cannot believe they are coincidences?

Is life a magical, enchanted experience? Many are convinced. Many have psychic experiences. The literature of mysticism and wisdom traditions back through all human time.

Many have Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), where they saw and felt such amazing experiences, all of them saying THAT was real. This (here on Earth) isn’t nearly as real. THAT’S who we really are. THAT’S where we really came from. THAT is what’s really real.

How reconcile it all?

Develop a spiritual imagination. Take responsibility. YOU chose to incarnate like this. To appear to yourself like this. You lose the fear of “others” by imagining that YOU are creating all this for yourself.

Here’s the headline: LOVE CREATES AND FEAR DESTROYS in this Dream of Being Human. We’re safe. We’re doing this to ourselves. We only have what we give, love or fear.

Tons about this in my book, which you can read about at my site, brucedetorres.com. Also in many videos of people who had Near-Death Experiences at the YouTube channel, Anthony Chene Production. And in Marianne Williamson’s book, RETURN TO LOVE. And in ANGELS IN MY HAIR by Lorna Byrne. She has seen angels all her life, starting when she was a very little girl. And, of course, Walt Whitman’s poems, his huge anthology, LEAVES OF GRASS.

We need an extreme idea of safety and empowerment to counter and balance the extremes of tyranny that exist today, that we can document.

NEXT, QUESTION AUTHORITY.

Power over others makes people mad. Crazy. Insane. History proves that. So do our personal lives. Harmony requires us to participate in collaborations as equals.

Little if anything is true from governments and official authority. Their lies disguise how they exploit us literally to death. Not only 9/11 and the phony war on terror but much if not all back through time. Using only America as an example:

The Civil War, how British and foreign influence brought that on. The use of school to dumb us down and indoctrinate us. World War I created by British and American manipulators. The Federal Reserve. The federal income tax. Modern medicine. Nutrition-less food.

Those same British and American financiers and manipulators funding the Bolsheviks in Russia and creating the new Soviet Union and the Nazi party and the promotion of Hitler and World War II. Both world wars were created to destroy Germany, to stop her from getting rich and powerful. The British Empire tolerates ZERO competition.

After the war, Operation Paperclip, the thousands of Nazis brought here. The new CIA in 1947. It’s overthrow of leaders in Iran and Guatemala. Operation Mockingbird, its infiltration and use of the press. The Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961. JFK’s assassination.

The Vietnam war. The attack on the USS Liberty, 1967. Watergate. MK Ultra mind control. The Iranian Revolution and the things we did to encourage the Soviets to occupy Afghanistan in 1979 to justify our military buildup.

John Lennon’s murder and Reagan’s shooting. Iran-Contra. Globalization. First Gulf War. OK City bombing. 9/11. The USA Patriot Act and Department of Homeland Security and the loss of our constitutional rights. The upheavals in mid-East and in West with floods of refugees to supposedly justify digital tracking and tracing, which increased with the infliction of Covid-19. The technocracy encroaching upon us. The fragility of the systems that provide energy and food. If they are made to collapse, digital enslavement seems ready to be imposed as “the solution.”

Learn about these things and question authority, to have the best chance of stopping what’s happening and stopping more bad things before they happen. Great books about these things are at TrineDay.com. Also this great book:

WHO WE ARE: America’s Fight for Universal Progress, From Franklin to Kennedy, Volumes 1 and 2, by Anton Chaitkin.

Next, to get really free and stay free:

ENCOURAGE OTHERS

ENCOURAGE OTHERS to know thyself, question authority, and encourage others to know thyself, question authority, and encourage others …

We are all traumatized. By school. Some compensate by serving evil systems that reward them. School finds and rewards those who can function well in hierarchies. Some rebel against the regimentation of school and spend their lives doing the hard work of groping to KNOW THEMSELVES and think their own thoughts.

Most, however, it seems, are paralyzed. Terrified. Numb. Going through the motions. Letting things drift into the hands of tyrants. Letting things get worse.

To heal, to get happy, to have the strength to resist entrenched systems of abuse and exploitation, we need more of us. We must reach others and help them wake up and heal.

How? With comfort and encouragement. Like a mom and a dad. A mom: There, there. Everything’s alright. You’re safe. You’re not alone. I’m right here. Everything’s alright. You’ll see. Everything’s alright.

Then, like a dad, encourage. C’mon! Do this with me! We’ll have a lot of fun and do a lot of things and explore and build and have adventures and work hard and learn a lot and meet great people and help scared people and make a big mess and clean it all up and then do it again tomorrow! We’ll never run out of things to do and people to see and things to learn and see how great life is!

There are a lot of people stuck in powerlessness who can’t accept comfort and encouragement, who can’t believe a message of hope. Try anyway. Maybe you’ll plant a seed. And maybe when they hear it for the 4th or 5th time, they’ll TRY look at things differently. They’ll TRY to comfort and encourage themselves and others. Then maybe they, too, will discover that this is a dream where love creates and fear destroys. Then maybe we’ll turn things around on the physical plane. But first we must turn things around on the spiritual plane, the internal plane, where it seems we really are infinite and eternal.

Know Thyself. Question Authority. Encourage Others.

Finally,

Bruce Springsteen was in NJ in 2001. Towns were devastated by 9/11, the loss of husbands and wives and mothers and fathers. He spoke to many people and heard their stories and he wrote songs. The next summer, 2002, his album, THE RISING, came out. The second song is called INTO THE FIRE. It goes like this:

The sky was falling and streaked with blood
I heard you calling me, then you disappeared, into the dust
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire

I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

You gave your love to see in fields of red and autumn brown
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire

I need you near but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs, into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

REALITY WITH BRUCE DE TORRES
On Rumble and the usual audio platforms.

See the amazing reviews for GOD, SCHOOL, 9/11 AND JFK: The Lies That Are Killing Us and The Truth That Sets Us Free at brucedetorres.com.

Subscribe to brucedetorres.substack.com.

https://rumble.com/embed/v7d6i4q/?pub=10w7jh

A man died suddenly during a brain scan. What scientists saw was beautifully comforting.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/sudden-death-during-brain-scan-ex1/

A man died suddenly during a brain scan. What scientists saw was beautifully comforting.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/sudden-death-during-brain-scan-ex1/

🌌 🧠 Rethinking #Mind, #Space, & #Time – #Whitehead’s #Metaphysics in the 20th Century

Who was the most significant #metaphysician of the 20th century? For many leading #philosophers, the answer is clear: #AlfredNorthWhitehead.

📎 https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/09/27/metaphysik-des-bewusstseins/

🎥 https://youtu.be/hoqiI_TElv4

#ProcessPhilosophy #Metaphysics #Panpsychism #GodehardBrüntrup #Consciousness #PhilosophyOfMind #LiberalNaturalism #ExplanatoryGap #Zoomposium #Philosophy #NearDeathExperience

Lindsey Graham Meets His Maker.

“The most basic principle of all is that of not harming others, and that means all people, all life, and all things.” – Rolling Thunder (1916-1997), Native American

by Jerry Alatalo | July 12, 2026

Please note: As one who has come to accept the belief that a person’s soul is his/her essence and the soul is forever/eternal, the idea that expressing criticism of another eternal soul whose physical body recently passed away is somehow “too soon” holds zero validity.

Sen. Lindsey Graham died on Saturday July 11 following a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. Graham, a prominent Republican from South Carolina, was 71.

The soul known as Lindsey Graham in the physical witnessed a replay of his 71-years on Earth in a life review process, described by virtually all those who’ve gone through a near death experience (NDE) and returned to share their unique, distinct and inevitable life review, or what might legitimately become described as a spiritual reckoning.

In a biblical context, reckoning refers to the act of accounting, judgment, or settling of accounts, emphasizing the idea of divine judgment and accountability before God.

Those who’ve shared their near death experience, in particular the life review process where each moment of the lifetime, from birth to death, is vividly presented, understand what Lindsey Graham went through immediately after his physical body left Earth and his now-disincarnate (Disincarnate means divested of bodily nature or form; disembodied. It refers to something that is free from physical existence, often used in philosophical or metaphysical contexts.) soul entered the spirit world.

The most striking or stunning aspect of Lindsey Graham’s life review is the pain he feels/felt while witnessing the painful consequences of his actions while in the physical carrier he embodied. Chief among those painful consequences are those resulting from each instance where Graham was involved in efforts to bring about criminal wars of aggression and the wars’ unnecessary, ruthless, obscene violence.

For example, Lindsey Graham’s misguided, unwise support for the criminal war of aggression against the Iranian people led by United States President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will become felt by the Graham soul, during his life review, as: 1) the pain of 168 school girls of Minab (The bombing of a primary school in Minab on 28 February killed scores of people, most of them seven- to 12-year-old girls. The strike is the worst mass killing of the US and Israel’s war on Iran…) as they were being killed; 2) the immense sadness and grief felt by the girls’ parents, family and friends; 3) the sadness and resultant righteous indignation of the Iranian people; and 4) the shared intense emotional reactions of every sane, decent and caring man, woman or child on planet Earth.

Those interested in learning more about the near death experience, and reading the absolutely fascinating personal accounts shared by those who’ve undergone the NDE, can visit the Near-Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) online:

NDERF.org

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Peace.

Y’all. I almost died right now.

I was sitting here peacefully, writing code and listening to Bolt Thrower. Things were calm and enjoyable. Then I noticed a gigantic (like the size of Mothra) spider walking across the armrest. I freaked and went to brush it off, so it would be gone, but then it launched into my lap because it had latched onto me with a web. My chair has a foot rest that’s electronic, so I couldn’t get out of the chair. I almost threw my computer across the room trying to escape.

I was trying to save my computer and escape all at once and now I don’t know where it is and it’s probably in the cracks of the chair waiting for me to feel secure before it crawls out and wraps me up in a cocoon and drains my blood and east me for a snack later tonight when all I wanted to do was chill holy shit WTF.

#Spiders #Arachnophobia #NearDeathExperience

Have you heard about NDEs? It means Near Death Experience, in which a person experiences “the other side” in some capacity.

https://open.substack.com/pub/theicarian/p/that-nde-near-death-experience-and
#neardeathexperience #health #healthcare

Shannon shares the story of her #neardeathexperience in her early teen years, which led to her career trajectory as a #CNA ( #certifiednursingassistant) that has put her in the position "hovering over the edges of death" as a #hospicecaregiver.

...and also: send in weird, creepy stories to be read on the p'cast
...and also: included in this episode #ghostturds

CW: overdose

Check out #DarkHabits across the web and wherever you get your podcasts!

#paranormal

🌌🔭 Cosmic #Consciousness vs. #Astronomy: Why the #Universe Transcends Our #Embodiment

But where exactly does the line between #Mind, #Space, and #Matter lie?

📺 https://youtu.be/TPCADLkSBWM

📎 https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/03/12/grenzen_physik_psychologie

#Zoomposium #WalterVonLucadou #CosmicConsciousness #Astronomy #Embodiment #Physics #Psychology #Parapsychology #SystemsTheory #QuantumPhysics #Entanglement #Synchronicity #Hauntings #EmbodimentDisruption #NearDeathExperience #NDE #Science #BorderCrossers #philosophies_de

Artemis III Astronaut Luca Parmitano Spacewalked With Water-filled Helmet Unable To Breath & See But

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/110758/artemis-iii-astronaut-luca-parmitano-spacewalked-with-water-filled-helmet-unable-to-breath-see-but

Artemis III Astronaut Luca Parmitano Spacewalked With Water-filled Helmet Unable To Breath & See But

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/110758/artemis-iii-astronaut-luca-parmitano-spacewalked-with-water-filled-helmet-unable-to-breath-see-but

A few years ago, I went deep into the mountains of Oaxaca for a shamanic ceremony & ended up flatlining for 20 minutes. Looking back at Earth from that dark void completely rewired how I see reality—and how I capture color as a photographer.

I sat down with the Abracadabra Sisters to talk about the experience, art philosophy, and breaking out of creative ruts.

Watch the full hour-long conversation here:
https://youtu.be/IcuzdZhdVWg

#StreetPhotography #NearDeathExperience #Creativity #ArtPhilosophy

A few years ago, I went deep into the mountains of Oaxaca for a shamanic ceremony & ended up flatlining for 20 minutes. Looking back at Earth from that dark void completely rewired how I see reality—and how I capture color as a photographer.

I sat down with the Abracadabra Sisters to talk about the experience, art philosophy, and breaking out of creative ruts.

Watch the full hour-long conversation here:
https://youtu.be/IcuzdZhdVWg

#StreetPhotography #NearDeathExperience #Creativity #ArtPhilosophy

A few years ago, I went deep into the mountains of Oaxaca for a shamanic ceremony & ended up flatlining for 20 minutes. Looking back at Earth from that dark void completely rewired how I see reality—and how I capture color as a photographer.

I sat down with the Abracadabra Sisters to talk about the experience, art philosophy, and breaking out of creative ruts.

Watch the full hour-long conversation here:
https://youtu.be/IcuzdZhdVWg

#StreetPhotography #NearDeathExperience #Creativity #ArtPhilosophy

Death's Door: A Curious Case of Return

A man claims he survived a near-death experience. This story looks at the words we use for dying and the stages of dying.

#NearDeathExperience, #SurvivalStory, #MedicalMystery, #LifeAfterDeath, #HumanBody

https://newsletter.tf/man-recovers-after-near-death-experience/

A recent online story tells of a man who says he came back from being very close to death. This is unusual compared to what doctors usually see.

#NearDeathExperience, #SurvivalStory, #MedicalMystery, #LifeAfterDeath, #HumanBody
https://newsletter.tf/man-recovers-after-near-death-experience/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/502470/ Abhimanyu Singh recalls near-death experience with Thalapathy Vijay on moving train, says South audience ‘stars ki pooja karti hai’ | #abhimanyu #AbhimanyuSingh #AmitabhBachchan #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #Movies #NearDeathExperience #RaktaCharitra #South #SouthAudienceLoyalty #SouthFilmIndustry #ThalapathyVijay #TrainActionSequence

Journeys Beyond the Veil: Accounts of Hellish Torment and Divine Intervention Surface

People who almost died tell stories of hellish pain and meeting God. What these near-death experiences mean for life after death.

#NearDeathExperience, #Afterlife, #DivineIntervention, #HellStories, #SpiritualAwakening

https://newsletter.tf/near-death-experiences-hell-divine-intervention-stories/

Recent stories from people who almost died describe scary hell-like places and meeting God. This is a big change from how they felt before.

#NearDeathExperience, #Afterlife, #DivineIntervention, #HellStories, #SpiritualAwakening
https://newsletter.tf/near-death-experiences-hell-divine-intervention-stories/

NASA Scientist Reports Consistent 'Unified Awareness' Across Three Near-Death Episodes

NASA scientist Ingrid Honkala shares her consistent experience of peaceful awareness during three near-death episodes, questioning life after death.

#NearDeathExperience, #Consciousness, #NASA, #Spirituality, #LifeAfterDeath

https://newsletter.tf/nasa-scientist-unified-awareness-near-death/

Ingrid Honkala, linked to NASA, experienced a consistent state of peaceful awareness during three separate near-death events. This is the third time she has shared these experiences.

#NearDeathExperience, #Consciousness, #NASA, #Spirituality, #LifeAfterDeath
https://newsletter.tf/nasa-scientist-unified-awareness-near-death/

Last week there was a wasp, a huge one, on our utility room window. I reached over right in front of it to open the window, setting the behemoth free.
This morning another large brute. I calmly walked past it and opened the door. It flew past me to freedom.
My bravery knows no bounds.

#Today #NearDeathExperience

The Cycle Never Ends: The Truth About the Light

https://video.wakkeren.nl/w/mM1VXrWprKqGVPhacSD7oT

Woman Reports Unexplained Sensations Post-Cardiac Event

Louisa Peck reports developing psychic abilities like predicting deaths and sensing ghosts after being clinically dead for 3 minutes in March 2026. Read what happened.

#NearDeathExperience, #PsychicAbilities, #GhostSensing, #March2026, #LouisaPeck

https://newsletter.tf/woman-claims-psychic-powers-after-near-death/

A woman says she can now see ghosts and predict deaths after a near-death experience. This started after she was clinically dead for 3 minutes.

#NearDeathExperience, #PsychicAbilities, #GhostSensing, #March2026, #LouisaPeck
https://newsletter.tf/woman-claims-psychic-powers-after-near-death/

🌀 #Panpsychism – #Whitehead’s Influence in the 20th Century

📎 Information: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/09/27/metaphysik-des-bewusstseins/

🎥 Interview: https://youtu.be/hoqiI_TElv4

#Zoomposium #GodehardBrüntrup #Metaphysics #Consciousness #PhilosophyOfMind #PhenomenalConsciousness #NearDeathExperience #NDE #NearDeathResearch #SemanticContent #MindBodyProblem #LiberalNaturalism #ProcessPhilosophy #ExplanatoryGap #Neuroskepticism #PhilosophyOfLanguage #Self #Physicalism #CognitiveNeuroscience #AlfredWhitehead

What Happens When You Die? Inside the groundbreaking AWARE II research on near-death experiences and consciousness after cardiac arrest. #WhatHappensWhenYouDie #afterlife #lifeafterdeath #deathanddying #whathappensnext #existentialism #neuroscience #neardeathexperience https://www.gsnsp.com/what-happens-when-you-die-aware-study-explained/

The Paradox of Life at Death’s Edge: The Gift of Perspective and Lessons from Near-Death Experiences

Exploring the question "What does dying feel like?" and the transformative power of facing death as life's final frontier.

"For the individuals in the documentary, this wasn’t a frightening hallucination; it was a weightless peace. The physical burdens of the body—the chronic pain, the heaviness of breathing, the constant chatter of the ego—simply evaporate."

#Death #NearDeathExperience #NDE #NearDeathExperiences #NDEs #ConfrontingDeath #FacingDeath #Dying #LifeAfterDeath #EternalLife #Life #ManiaLifestyle

https://maniainc.com/lifestyle/the-paradox-of-life-at-deaths-edge-the-gift-of-perspective-and-lessons-from-near-death-experiences/

The cinematic exploration of the afterlife has transitioned from religious allegory to a pseudoscientific inquiry, reflecting a broader cultural shift in how modern society conceptualizes mortality.
#Death #NearDeathExperience #NDE #Afterlife #Documentary #MovieReview #Skeptic #CriticalThinking #Pseudoscience #Film #Existentialism #Science #Faith
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/the-anatomy-of-post-mortem-cinema-a-thanatological-analysis-of-scientific-proof-and-existential-anxiety/

What really happens in the final moments of our lives?

In the #Zoomposium with #GodehardBrüntrup, we explore these questions, which could reveal something about the #mind, #self, and #reality—and whether there might be reason to critically rethink the current #neuro-reductionism.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/09/27/metaphysik-des-bewusstseins/

https://youtu.be/hoqiI_TElv4

#NearDeathExperience #NDE #Consciousness #WhatHappensWhenYouDie #Metaphysics #PhilosophyOfMind #GodehardBrüntrup #Neuroskepticism #NearDeathResearch

Near Death Experience: Brief Is the Light

Un vieux graffiti demandait « Y a-t-il une vie avant la mort? » C’est la question que pose Near Death Experience sur cet album de metal mélancolique, Brief Is the Light.

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A man died suddenly during a brain scan. What scientists saw was beautifully comforting.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/brain-scan-in-moments-of-death-ex1

#Neardeathexperience – Why we need to listen to these people

Thanks to modern #medicine, we now live in a society where millions of people have had a near-death experience. And yet most of them remain silent. Not because this experience is unimportant – on the contrary: for many, it is the most significant experience of their lives. They remain silent for fear of #stigmatization.

https://philosophies.de/index.php/2022/09/27/metaphysik-des-bewusstseins/
https://youtu.be/hoqiI_TElv4

#NTE #Metaphysics #GodehardBrüntrup #Zoomposium

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In the #Zoomposium, #GodehardBrüntrup talks about #neardeathexperiences as possible mystical experiences and classifies them philosophically – between #metaphysics of #consciousness, #neuroskepticism, and modern #neardeathresearch.

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The Tree and the Voice and Writing a Novel

Author Chip Jacobs shares the events leading up to a near death experience while writing a novel during a catastrophic weather event.
The post The Tree and the Voice and Writing a Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/the-tree-and-the-voice-and-writing-a-novel

#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #NearDeathExperience #novelwriting

Did science just accidentally stumble upon what Christians already knew?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/align/did-science-just-accidentally-stumble-upon-what-christians-already-knew

Quách Ngọc Tuyên gặp tai nạn may mắn thoát chết, Hòa Minzy chấn thương phải ngồi xe lăn. Cả hai cho biết sức khỏe hiện tại ổn định sau sự cố.
#SaoViet #XemGìHômNay #VietCelebrities #EntertainmentNews #Wheelchair #NearDeathExperience

https://vietnamnet.vn/quach-ngoc-tuyen-thoat-chet-hoa-minzy-chong-nang-nhan-giai-2458274.html

Một người phụ nữ tên Pegi Robinson chia sẻ trải nghiệm chết đi sống lại hai lần, trong đó có lần tranh luận với Chúa để được trở về nuôi con. Câu chuyện gây xúc động và suy ngẫm về ranh giới giữa sự sống và cái chết. 🌌✨

#TrảiNghiệmCậnTử #NearDeathExperience #CâuChuyệnKỳLạ #TâmLinh #ChếtVàSốngLại

https://vtcnews.vn/trai-nghiem-can-tu-cua-nguoi-chet-2-lan-tung-tranh-luan-voi-chua-de-song-lai-ar966288.html

#parapsychology #NDE #OBE #neardeath #life #afterlife #TheSelfDoesNotDie #medicine #ER #hospital #OCD #life #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #death #paranormal #weird #spooky #TitusRivas #unexplained #UnexplainedPhenomena #NearDeathExperience
An excerpt from a truly fascinating book by Titus Rivas, “The Self Does Not Die.” It’s a collection of documented paranormal NDE cases verified by doctors, surgeons, and medical professionals. A great read if you’re into the paranormal…

Narcos Actor Manuel Masalva Thanks Fans After Near-Death Bacterial Infection

#actor #ManuelMansalva #narcos #neardeathexperience
https://blazetrends.com/narcos-actor-manuel-masalva-thanks-fans-after-near-death-bacterial-infection/?fsp_sid=116709

Science of Dying: 10 Levels Your Body Goes Through #shorts

#deathprocess #neardeathexperience… https://ift.tt/Z4JTcQo

Psychedelic drug DMT and near death experiences have long been linked – my study is the first to explore the connection in depth
#Science #Death #DMT #NearDeathExperience #Psychedelics #Consciousness #NDE #MentalHealth #Spirituality #Neuroscience
https://the-14.com/psychedelic-drug-dmt-and-near-death-experiences-have-long-been-linked-my-study-is-the-first-to-explore-the-connection-in-depth/

“to be the lightning”

when the lightning strikes me back
and my cracked-cup mind can no longer hold
all the subtle fire it’s meant to contain
find me at the edge of a cold, dark place

i wanted to be the lightning,
not simply the bearer of it, 
but sometimes both dream and nightmare
outpace me and i cannot find my way home

so if the world begins to slant 
remind my parched mouth
that i am both cupbearer and bitter wine
reforge both sides of my twisted spine

when the lightning 
strikes 
me 
back

-Allēna 7/31/2025

#gay #gaypoet #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #NearDeathExperience #NEISvoid #poetry #Processing #queer #seizures #trans #transpoet

This story reminds me of my one, real near-death experience.

When I was in my mid 20s I was having some sleep issues, with incidents of (I now realize) the not so uncommon phenomenon of waking sleep paralysis. Several doctor visits led to an MRI at the local hospital. The day of the procedure, I was prepping through the paperwork and questions and had put on the gown and was about to be lead into the MRI room.

One of the questions I was asked concerned whether or not there was any metal in my body -- a plate in my skull, a replaced knee, or some such. Dental fillings were safe. I answered to the negative, but just before walking into the MRI room, I recalled that in the prior year I had a root canal done, during which the tip of the a aaaa a dentist's tool snapped off in my tooth. The dentist opted to sanitize the site and backfill, leaving the piece in place (after consulting a dental reference book on the matter...). Alarmed recalling this, I was advised by the concerned MRI tech to call my dentist's office from the hospital and asked if the dental tools were made with a ferrous metal. After a bit of telephone shuffling, I was assured that they were not. So, I headed to the restroom one more time before reporting that I was ready to go for the MRI procedure.

Then, all of a sudden someone started banging on the window from the MRI control room. It turns out my dentist had called back to the the MRI department and reported that, upon contemplation, he took one of his dental tools and touched it to a refrigerator magnet... and found that there was attraction. The piece of metal broken off in the root of my tooth would, in fact, be attracted by the machine's incredibly powerful electromagnets.

The procedure was, of course, cancelled for that day and I was told by the MRI operator that if the dentist hadn't called back to the MRI center in the hospital with this news, the result would've been catastrophic. He explained that a tiny pinhead embedded in the center of a bowling ball would've been torn through the ball and shot into the MRI machine. It would've been a similar scenario with my skull and brain as the bowling ball.

I ended up delaying the procedure, having an endodontist surgically remove the piece of metal in a lengthy procedure. I finally went through with the MRI, which went smoothly; nothing troubling was found during the test and no large chunk of brain and skull departed my body. That's my near death experience.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/man-critical-condition-after-sucked-mri-machine-123857092

#MRI #medical #neardeathexperience #ABCnews #ABC #story #scary #closecall

#IANDS #neardeathstudies #death #OBE #life #neardeathexperience #neardeath #survival #afterlife #lifeafterdeath #video
An immersive video From IANDS (The International Association of Near Death Studies) recreated from the experiences of thousands of people. It’s a fascinating watch, and one day we’ll all know how accurate it is…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm4ByZVMKv8

"Why I Stopped Believing in #Souls"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztv8vHWOHg4

#neardeathexperience #neuroscience

Is the soul real—or just a comforting story we tell ourselves? In this video, #atheist spiritual director Brit Hartley shares the moment that shattered her belief in the soul, exploring cutting-edge neuroscience, #splitbrain experiments, the case of the #Hogantwins, and the #emotional #illusions behind #neardeathexperiences.

🙏💕🙏 Mastodonian, whoever you are, thank you SO MUCH for this lidocaine!! Your gift fills me with joy... It means NO WOUND PAIN for the next several weeks YAY!! Whoever you are, many blessings for your generosity. 🥰🙏💕

For anyone else in a position to help, here is the link to donate for food, medical supplies (scroll down to green box). Thank you, my beautiful Mastodon community!

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#DisabilityMatters #Healthcare #Spirituality #NearDeathExperience #Knitting @Knitting

🧶🧶🧶 In case you missed it, check out "amuse bouche" link at end - Knitting becomes porcelain. So cool! And, if you are able to contribute, now would be a perfect time... Am in desperate need of medical supplies ex. Lidocaine and Emergen-C (see Amazon link). Thank you for your generosity! 💞🙏💞

#DisabilityMatters #Healthcare #Spirituality #NearDeathExperience #Knitting @Knitting #Knitstodon #FiberArts #FibreArts #NeedleArts #Maker #Creator #Crafts #HandMade

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🌊🌊🌊 I had an NDE (Near Death Experience), read all about it! Also, please do donate if able, it is greatly needed - especially for lidocaine and Emergen-C via the Amazon link. Thank you! 🙏💕

"There is more - What happened next was absolutely extraordinary. Life altering. From way, way back in the field to the left, a massive wave of PURE LOVE rushed towards me, a ginormous tornado of energy..."

https://mailchi.mp/67f801d88fd4/thatndeandme-12848573

#DisabilityMatters
#Healthcare
#Spirituality
#NearDeathExperience

Why Do We Not Like Talking About Death?

In September 2015, when my mother passed away, both my brother and I were with her as she took her final breath. I remember thinking how beautiful she was. She’d been in a deep sleep for nearly a week, and over that time she seemed to age quickly. But during the last ten minutes of her life, beauty and youth came back to her.

Can people nearing death hear us?

The medical staff told us to talk to Mum while she slept. ‘She’ll hear you’, were their words, but how could they have known? Had they once been near death’s door, where they witnessed the voices of those still living, or had somebody who had experienced near-death told them what happens?

We took their advice and talked to Mum as if she was sitting there having tea and biscuits with us. However, occasionally, general chit-chat turned into tears as we told her how much we loved her and urged her to go on her way with whoever was waiting for her. But how did we know that somebody was waiting for her?

Twelve hours earlier, Mum had briefly opened her eyes and looked up at me. I spoke to her and wondered if she knew who I was. I didn’t tell her who I was, but I made sure I told her that I loved her.

Having suffered from dementia for the last five years of her life, I asked myself if her condition was still stopping her from recognising me, and if she saw me as a stranger?

When she looked into my eyes, gently squeezed my hand, and smiled before closing her eyes again, I thought I knew the answer. However, years on, I still wonder if I did have the answer. Why? Because I didn’t have any proof of who she saw when she had looked up at me. However, at least she did know that she was loved.

Do books and movies hold the secrets to death?

Maybe the answers are in the fiction we read and watch? After all, whenever we read a book or watch a movie, are we witnessing what the author or authors believe about death?

When we read about a person being at ‘death’s door’, or watching a film where a death occurs, is the author sharing some of their experiences with us from a previous life they can’t quite remember?

What about those who claim to have witnessed the bright light that appears when they were near death? Are they talking from experience, or is it guesswork? Even if only a tiny amount of what they tell us happens, are they telling us what they have witnessed, or are they merely portraying it?

Do the lights go off when we die?

Is knowing you’re about to die, a gift?

Death is something many of us find difficult to talk about. When my step-father asked me to help him organise funeral plans for both him and my mother, it was something I didn’t want to talk about with him. I felt uneasy having to discuss it with him.

He, on the other hand, didn’t seem to have any trouble asking me to help him put the funeral plans in place. He’d already decided which company he wanted to use, how much he wanted to spend, and what would happen on the day.

After I agreed to help him, I wondered why he had chosen that time to ask for my help. He had, after all, been thinking about death because he already knew which company he wanted to use and what both funerals should include. Nine months later, he suffered a heart attack and passed away. Did he know that the actual day of his death was nearing?

Are the displays of death as beautiful as the displays of life?

Have I made any plans for my death? No. Why? There’s something about death that I don’t like talking about, yet here I am discussing it with you.

Talking about death makes people uneasy. None of us wants that, do we? However, in some circumstances, shouldn’t the discussion make us feel happy that it’s out in the open?

If talking about death takes pressure off others, why do we still not want to talk about it?

I knew that my stepfather was glad when I helped him organise his and my mother’s funerals. He knew that nobody had anything to worry about when he and my mother passed away. It was all paid for, and nobody had to do anything apart from pick up a phone and report their deaths.

Everything was taken care of. My stepfather was happy, and I should be happy because some of the pressure he’d experienced with death was something I wouldn’t have to go through.

If Hell is below us, why do we still bury some of the dead in the ground?

Can only the dead answer the questions we have of death?

Do you ever wonder who the last person will be that you will see before closing your eyes and allowing death to take you on your next journey? Is there another journey after death? Are there journeys for all of us, none of us, or just some of us?

Some of us still have a birthday to look forward to this year, while the rest of us may look forward to one next year. But what about our death day? During the last 12 months, we’ve all passed the date in the month we are going to depart this world (our death day). Do you ever wonder about that date, knowing that it passes you by every single year?

Does not knowing the date of our death day make us better people or make our lives any more comfortable? If you knew the date of your death, would you change anything about the way you live your life? Would you ensure you became a better person and made the most of every single moment of your life?

Do we become isolated when we die?

Would you visit those you seldom see more often, knowing that you may soon lose the chance ever to see them again?

Like my stepfather did, would you ensure that loved ones are taken care of by preparing for your death? As well as celebrating a birthday, shouldn’t we all celebrate our death day?

Has the location of our death already been chosen for us?

I’ve often wondered about the place where I am going to die. Is that place already somewhere I know, or is it somewhere I’ve yet to visit? Will it be at home? Will it be in a shop, theatre, cinema or a bar? What season will it occur? What day of the week will it be? Perhaps Friday (the day I was born)?

Will I be with others who all have the same death day as me, or will I be on my own? I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be alone when death approaches me. I want to be with people (just as I was on the day I was born).

I’m not sure about being surrounded by my family and friends at the time of my death. I don’t like the thought of them watching me pass away. It wouldn’t be fair to them, would it?

However, being surrounded by total strangers seems alright. I wonder if those strangers are already in my life or if I’ve yet to encounter them.

I don’t like to think about myself dying in a hospital bed or on a beautiful beach in full sun. Although I love living by the sea, the feel of sand on my skin is something I’ve never been fond of, yet its beauty still attracts me.

Can I become a rainbow when I die?

I do like the thought of dying while sitting in front of the TV, especially if what I am watching is making me laugh or feel happy.

Does the way we’d like to die change as we grow older?

When I was younger, the thought of passing away while in a passionate embrace was something I thought was one of the best ways to die. However, as I grew older, I started to think about how unfortunate it would be for the person with me at the time. Now, I wouldn’t want to find myself in that position. Would you?

Final thoughts

When I pass away, will anything or anybody replace me? How do I convince people not to be sad about me no longer being here? I want them to celebrate my life, not my death. Does grief have to come hand-in-hand with death? Even if it is a stranger who has just entered my life when I close my eyes for the final time, and sadness will be erased away by time, won’t it?

There is something about death that I do know. While we are still here, we should do all we can to ensure that the sadness that often comes with death is not the kind that buries its roots deeply into those whom we leave behind.

Do the dead leave us behind, or are we leaving them behind?

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