#34 - The Ultimate Altered State of Consciousness, Discussing Near Death Experiences with Author and Psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Greyson

Send a textHey everyone, welcome back to another fantastic episode with the magnificent Dr. Bruce Greyson. He is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia and has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama’s compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities. Dr. Greyson is the author of After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond. Listen as we discuss NDE’s, the congruency between death and psychedelic experiences and the meaning of it all.Check out Dr. Greyson’s webpage.Support the showAs always, if you like what you hear, please leave a review on iTunes. If you want more great content as it releases, subscribe where ever you listen to great podcasts and follow on Instagram for cool updates and episode previews.