What do death bed visions mean? Are they symbolic of a brain that is shutting down just at the moment of death, or are they symbolic of a wide window into a wonderful world that awaits, instead?
The truth is, death bed visions are far more common than most people know. Some studies suggest that 50% of people in hospice care will have an experience, immediately preceeding death, that suggests they are having a lucid, clear and vivid interactive experience with the “other side” or those that are NOT visible to others in the area.
As a matter of fact…..people in coma’s, or who have been unable to communicate for days, or weeks or even months in advance, often “come alive” in the moments before they die, and speak, talk and tell amazing stories of sights unseen that are truly transformational for all.
Here is a short article we “clipped” on an Irish study done in hospice, on the power and frequency of these events, and the growing evidence that they are NOT simple hallucinations or dream experiences as well.
GIVEN THAT many of us shy away from talking about death and dying, it is not surprising that we know so little about what happens in the last hours of a person’s life. But an unusual new study, funded by the Irish Hospice Foundation, aims to break through the taboo of the deathbed. The study – Capturing the invisible: exploring Deathbed Experiences in Irish Palliative Care, by researchers Una MacConville and Regina McQuillan – examines the strange visions that often accompany the dying process, asking members of the Irish Association of Palliative Care to report their experiences. The results are startling. In one frequently reported scenario, the dying person spoke of seeing deceased relatives or religious figures, or of experiencing a radiant white light in the room. Perhaps because they defy explanation, these deathbed phenomena are rarely discussed by healthcare professionals, despite being a familiar occurrence. |
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