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Research note : Induced out-of-body experiences are associated with a sensation of leaving the body
de Foe, Alexander van Doorn, Eorge Symmons, Mark
de Foe, Alexander
van Doorn, Eorge
Symmons, Mark
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Abstract
Individuals who have had an out-of-body experience (OBE) report that the centre of their awareness appears to, temporarily, shift to a location that is spatially distinct from the location of their physical body. Research suggests that some OBErs report a sensation of leaving their physical body prior to their OBEs, while others instead report spontaneously finding themselves outside of their body. The present study evaluated data collected from 194 participants who claimed to have had an OBE. Instances of spontaneous and autonomously induced OBEs were considered. Binary Logistic Regression identified one item that predicted whether a participant was more likely to have had an induced, rather than a spontaneous, OBE: whether a participant had experienced a sensation of leaving their physical body prior to the OBE.
Keywords
induced OBE, out-of-body experience, spontaneous OBE, lucid dreaming
Date
2012
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Journal article
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Australian Journal of Parapsychology
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12
Issue
2
Page Range
177-185
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Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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