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Hyperdimensional Perspectives in Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences

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Journal of Near-Death Studies

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Recent theories of modern physics predict that the universe has more dimensions than are apparent to us. Many near-death experiencers report the perception that there are more dimensions than we are commonly aware of. These two statements might be related. This article examines the possibility of additional dimensions (hyperdimensions), what they would seem like, and whether they seem to be described by the unusual visual perspectives found in out-of-body and near-death experience accounts. I examine some implications of a hyperdimensional model of the universe.

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  1. Emergency Services Department, City and County of Honolulu, HI

    Robert J. Brumblay

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Brumblay, R.J. Hyperdimensional Perspectives in Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences. Journal of Near-Death Studies 21, 201–221 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024054029979

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