A perinatal interpretation of frightening near-death experiences: A dialogue with Kenneth Ring.
1994; International Association for Near-Death Studies; Volume: 13; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.17514/jnds-1994-13-1-p25-45.
ISSN1573-3661
Autores Tópico(s)Biofield Effects and Biophysics
ResumoWhile endorsing several of Kenneth Ring's conclusions, I pro pose a more comprehensive interpretation of frightening near-death experi ences (NDEs).I criticize Ring's interpretation of meaningless void NDEs as emergence reactions and argue that all three forms of frightening NDEs inverted, hellish, and meaningless void experiences-are better understood as rooted in the perinatal level of consciousness.I expand Ring's account of resistance to ego death as the cause of these NDEs, and develop the broader implications of a perinatal reading of frightening NDEs.Finally, I introduce and explore parallels with the "dark night of the soul" experience.Anyone familiar with Stanislav Grof's work cannot help but be struck by the phenomenological parallels between perinatal symp
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