The Phenomena of Astral Projection

This episode explores some of the most striking cases in The Phenomena of Astral Projection by Sylvan Muldoon and Hereward Carrington, first published in 1951. The book gathers reports of people who claimed to remain conscious outside the physical body during serious illness, accidents and the approach of death. Although Muldoon and Carrington described these experiences as astral projection, many of the details sound remarkably similar to what would later become known as near-death experiences.
The episode looks at the case presented by Sir Auckland Geddes, involving a seriously ill doctor who believed he separated from his body and watched events taking place around him while medical treatment was being carried out. It also examines the experiences of M. J. Johnson, who described observing his family from outside his body and, during a later episode, moving through a dark environment towards his deceased wife.
Other cases include Alexander Dribbell, who believed he was conscious outside his body during a period of illness, and an account recorded by Emil Mattiesen involving a childhood medical crisis and a viewpoint from near the ceiling. These older reports contain themes still found in modern NDE accounts, including clear awareness during physical collapse, separation from the body, movement through darkness, encounters with deceased relatives and an abrupt return.
The episode also turns to reports surrounding death itself. Joy Snell claimed to have witnessed unusual forms around dying patients and described a man who said he could see his deceased son shortly before death. Dorothy Monk reported that several family members saw a strange cloud and lights around their dying mother. The extraordinary Hoffmann case tells of a five-year-old boy in 1885 who was believed dead, buried, and later revived after his mother repeatedly dreamed that he was still alive.
These accounts do not perfectly match the modern near-death experience, but the similarities raise an interesting question: were people describing the same basic phenomenon long before the term NDE existed?

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