Coma and Near-Death Experience
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The Beautiful, Disturbing, and Dangerous World of the Unconscious
Explores the extraordinary states of expanded consciousness that arise
during comas, both positive and negative
• Examines the experiences of those who have survived comas
• Demonstrates how a key element of the brain is switched off by coma-inducing
sedatives, allowing the mind to break free from the body
• Shares proven alternatives to medically-induced coma that are safer for treating
critically ill patients and kinder for the patients and their families
Every day around the world, thousands of people are placed in medically-induced
comas. For some coma survivors, the experience is an utter blank. Others lay paralyzed,
aware of everything around them but unable to move, speak, or even blink.
Many experience alternate lives spanning decades, lives they grieve once awakened.
Some encounter ultra-vivid nightmares, while others undergo a deep, spiritual oneness
with the universe or say they have glimpsed the afterlife.
Examining the beautiful and disturbing experiences of those who have survived
comas, Alan and Beverley Pearce explore the mysterious levels of consciousness this
near-death experience unlocks. They demonstrate how a key element of the brain is
switched off by coma-inducing sedatives, allowing the mind to break free from the
body and experience a greater expansion of consciousness. Revealing the dangers of
deep sedation and other intensive care procedures, the authors show how comas are
unnecessary more often than not and that many coma survivors go on to suffer lasting
cognitive and physical harm. Exploring proven alternatives to medically-induced
coma, they share tried and tested protocols that are safer for critically ill patients and
kinder for the patients and their families.
Showing how we can avoid the suffering caused by comas, this book reveals the wide
variety of conscious states that can arise during comas, both positive and negative, and
how accepting the reality of these experiences is crucial not only to the recovery of
coma survivors, but also to the field of consciousness and NDE studies.
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Alan Pearce
Alan Pearce is a journalist, broadcaster, former BBC correspondent, and author of several books. He has contributed to numerous publications, from Time Magazine to The Sunday Times of London.