A study of deathbed visions by Fenwick and Brayne (2011) looked at the affect of the deathbed visions on the dying and also on the relatives of the dying person. Timing of Deathbed Visions The study found that of the… Continue reading
Arguments that deathbed phenomena are not hallucinations caused by a dying brain ask the following questions: If deathbed visions are the result of a dying brain, oxygen deprivation, neurosis or chemical imbalances, why are most of the visions of past… Continue reading
Approximately 10% of all dying people are conscious shortly before their deaths, and of these people, it is estimated that 50% to 60% experience deathbed phenomena. A pilot study by Osis (1961) surveyed 35 540 deaths revealing that deathbed phenomena… Continue reading
End of Life Experiences (ELEs) include deathbed phenomena (DBP) such as visions, clocks stopping synchronistically at the time of death, shapes leaving the body, light surrounding the body and strange animal behaviour. The ELE in the form of deathbed-visions has… Continue reading
Deathbed Phenomena (sometimes referred to as End-of-Life Experiences) are a wide range of phenomena that comfort the dying and prepare them spiritually for death. They are powerful, subjective experiences that contain profound personal meaning for those who experience them. There… Continue reading
This is my MA Psychotherapy Research Day Presentation at Leeds Beckett University. My project was an Interpretative Phenomenological Study (IPA) of counsellor’s experiences of working with bereaved clients who want to talk about an of End-of-Life phenomena experience they may… Continue reading