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Sunday, February 9, 2020

(Advanced) Near Death Experiences



British intensive care nurse and academic Dr Penny Sartori's new book 'The Wisdom of Near-Death Experiences' explores near death experiences, and caring for patients who are close to death.

Listen:

Near Death Experiences

This is quite a long listening. Listen only to one section. 





Student A

Listen from 2:20 - 9:22

Of final release and the bond of love

They were dead to all i______ and p_______

all of those b_______ had been t_____

They fulfilled all the ______ for clinical death

I tried to t_____ all of these aspects into a______

I didn't find I could find one c________ factor

A lot more research to be u__________

whether we need to r______ the point at w_____ we confirm death

My research has never been about life after death as s____

a g_______ understanding of consciousness at the p____ of death

What I've c____ to realise is this is some s____ of pattern

a________y, you hear this all the time

that strong bond of love, i__ you l_____

They can feel that they've helped their ___________ by not being there





Student B

Listen from 9:20 - 17:40

Of the range of experiences of near death

The most common near death experience Dr Satori has come across:

___________________________________


Deathbed vision:

The man was mouthing "____ are _____ ______ here?"

Unbeknown to him:

______________________ the week before


The out-of-body experience:

the man was completely unconscious for _____ minutes

the man correctly ___________ the consultant

he went into a __________

the man can now _________________ which doctors can't explain

A woman in France found she could _____________________

If _____________ is produced by the brain it doesn't _____ ______ that people can have such lucid experiences when unconscious.






Student C

17:40 - 30:40

Of Consciousness:

Dr Satori tries to focus on the phy_________ side of near death experiences

The current theory of conscious:

________________________________


Dr Satori's theory of consciousness:

________________________________

consciousness is pr________

Our brains screen out ______________

it acts as a f__________

As the brain is physically impaired it allows _____________________ into our everyday reality.

Evidence for her theory:


Rajaa Benamour has knowledge of _______________

Dr Satori concentrates on patients who have had c_______ a________





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