A Comprehensive Bibliography of OBE

 

Over 2,000 references to the out-of-body experience, arranged by author

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Copyright © 2003 by Robert Bushman, compiler

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Abanes, Richard.  Letter:  on Mary Edwards’ review of Robert Selzer’s, Raising the dead.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1):75-77 (Fall, 1996).

Abel, Robert. Case history: a nurse's OBE. Vital Signs, 5(3):11 (1985-86).

Aber, Mary Alling & Sara Thacker. The Logos fraternity. Taft, Applegate CA, 1904. [247p. Reprinted as Souls 1. Taft, Santa Cruz CA, 1990. Personal experiences]

Aber, Mary Alling & Sara Thacker. Souls 1. Taft, Santa Cruz CA, 1990. [247p. Originally published as The Logos fraternity in Applegate CA, 1904. Personal experiences]

Abrahams, G. Correspondence: An out-of-the-body experience combined with ESP. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 39(692):92-97 (1957).

Abramovitch, Henry.  An Israeli account of a near-death experience:  a case study of cultural dissonance.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3):175-184 (Spring, 1988).

Acosta, Ikam.  Review of Robert Peterson, Out-of-body experiences:  how to have them and what to expect, Journal of Conscientiology, vol 2, no. 7 (Jan, 2000), International Academy of Conscientiology, New York.

Adams, Jay E.  Counseling, death and dying:  the doctrine of the future.  In his, More than redemption:  a theology of Christian counseling (pp. 297-300).  Baker Book House, Grand Rapids MI, 1979.

Adeny, Frances. Hope in reincarnation: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and life after death. SCP Newsletter 8(5):1-4 (Aug-Sep, 1982).

Agee, Doris. Out of body. In her, Edgar Cayce on ESP, pp. 47-52. Castle, New York, 1969. [224p, edited by Hugh Lynn Cayce. Also published by Paperback Library, New York]

Agrippa of Nettesheim, Henry Cornelius. Three books of occult philosophy. Donald Tyson, ed., James Freake, translator. St. Paul NM: Llewellyn Publilcations, 1995. [lxxii + 938p, ill, gloss, bibl, index. 8 passing historical references]

Aiello. This world and the next one: (And there is a next one). Light Technology Publishing, Sedona AZ, 1993. [113p.]

Airaudi, Oberto.  Viaggio astrale.  Edizioni Horus, Turin, 1988.  [Italian]

Aivanhov, Omraam Mickael. Astral projection while asleep. In his, Looking into the invisible (pp. 175-188). [2nd ed.] Prosveta; Frejus Cedex, France, 1991. [217p]

Ajamila. Second Chance:  The story of a near-death experience. Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1992.

Aksakof, A. Animisme et spiritisme. P. G. Leymarie, Paris, 1985. [French. Originally published in German.]

Albert, David Bruce. Event horizons of the psyche: Synchronicity, psychedelics, and the metaphsyics of consciousness. 1993.

Albrecht, Mark and Brooks Alexander.  Thanatology:  death and dying.  Journal of the Spiritual Counterfeits Project, April, 1977, pp. 5-11.  [Reprinted in Journal of Pastoral Practice, 2(2):139-150 (1978).

Albritton, Clarice. Beyond the lighthouse. DeVorss, Marina del Rey CA, 1977. [144p. Personal experience]

Alcock, James E.  Pseudoscience and the soul.  Essence, 5(1):65-76 (1981).

Alcock, James E.  Psychology and near-death experiences.  The Sceptical Inquirer,  3(3):25-41 (Spring, 1979).

Alcock, James E. Review of Susan J. Blackmore, Beyond the Body. The Skeptical Inquirer, 8:74-77 (Fall 1983).

Ald, Roy.  The case for an afterlife.  Lancer Books, New York, 1968.  [191p]

Ald, R. The man who took trips. Delacorte Press, New York, 1971.

Alegretti, Wagner. Extraphysical lucidity: In search of the time lost during sleep. International Institute of Projectiology, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. [8p]

Alegretti, Wagner. How to get out of the birth/death treadmill. International Institute of Projectiology, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. [21p]

Alegretti, Wagner. You outside your body. International Institute of Projectiology, Rio de Janeiro, 1992. [15p]

Alegretti, Wagner & Rosalia Monteiro. Introduction to projectiology. International Institute of Projectiology, Rio de Janeiro, nd.

Alexander, Arlene. Astral meditations: Out-of-body explorations. [audio tape]

Alexander, C.  The real inner secrets of psychology, vol V:  astral-plane phenomena.  C Alexander Publishing, Los Angeles, 1924.  [191p]

Alexander, John B., R. Groller, & J. Morris. The warrior's edge, pp. 151-152. Morrow, New York, 1990.

Alexander, Robert. A psychical experience. Regency Press, London, 1970.

Almeder, Robert.  Out-of-body experiences.  Chap 3 in his, Beyond Death: evidence for Life After Death (pp. 41-53). Charles C. Thomas, Springfield IL, 1987. [xv, 100p, notes, index]

Alnor, William M. Heaven can't wait: a survey of alleged trips to the other side. Baker Book House, Grand Rapids MI, 1996.

Alschuler, Alfred S.  Near-death prophecies of disaster and the new age:  are they true?  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(3):159-178 (Spring, 1996).

Alvarado, Carlos S. ESP and out-of-the-body experiences: A spontaneous case survey. Unpublished master's thesis. John F. Kennedy University, Orinda CA, 1981.

Alvarado, Carlos S. ESP and out-of-body experiences: A review of spontaneous studies. Parapsychology Review, 14(4):11-13 (Jul-Aug 1983).

Alvarado, Carlos S. ESP during out-of-body experiences: A review of experimental studies. Journal of Parapsychology, 46(3):209-230 (1982).

Alvarado, Carlos S. ESP during spontaneous out-of-body experiences: An attempted analysis. Research Letter, Parapsychology Laboratory, University of Utrecht, ca 1983.

Alvarado, Carlos S. ESP during spontaneous out-of-body experiences: A research and methodological note. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 53(804):393-396 (Jul 1986).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Le esperienze fuori dal corpo: Ipotesi e ricerca. In P. Giovetti (Ed.), L'Uomo e il Mistero: Il Mondo della Ricerca Psichica (pp. 24-30). Mediterranee, Rome, 1995. [Out-of-body experiences: Hypotheses and research; Italian]

Alvarado, Carlos S. La experiencia fuera del cuerpo en Brasil: Comentarios sobre el trabajo de J.F. Brelaz de Castro. Revista Argentina de Psicología Paranormal, 9:129-135 (1998). [Out-of-body experiences in Brazil: Comments on the work of J.F. Brelaz de Castro, in Spanish]

Alvarado, Carlos S. Experiencias ecsomáticas: Revisión de la evidencia experimental moderna. Psi Comunicación, 2:7-17 (1976). [Spanish]

Alvarado, Carlos S. Mapping the characteristics of out-of-body experiences. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 91:13-30 (1997).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Notes on Phantasms of the Living. Parapsychology Review, 18(2):9-12 (Mar-Apr 1987).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Onset and terminal sensations in out-of-body experiences. Journal of Psychology, 128(6):701-702 (Nov 1994).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Out-of-body experiences. In E. Cardeña, S.J. Lynn, and S. Krippner (Eds.), The varieties of anomalous experiences. American Psychological Association, Washington DC, in press.

Alvarado, Carlos S. Phenomenological aspects of out-of-body experiences: A report of three studies. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 78(3):219-240 (Jul 1984).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Phenomenological differences between natural and enforced out-of-body experiences: A reanalysis of Crookall's findings. Theta, 9(4):10-11 (Autumn 1981).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Phenomenological differences between "natural" and "enforced" out-of-body experiences: A spontaneous case survey. [summary]. In W.G. Roll, R.L. Morris, & J.P. Morris (Eds.), Research in Parapsychology 1981 (pp. 190-191). Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1982.

Alvarado, Carlos S. The psychological approach to out-of-body experiences: A review of early and modern developments. Journal of Psychology, 126:237-250 (1992). [103 refs]

Alvarado, Carlos S. The physical detection of the astral body: An historical perspective. Theta, 8(2):4-7 (1980).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Recent OBE detection studies: A review. Theta, 10(2):35-37 (Summer 1982).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Recientes estudios y tendencias en la investigación de las experiencias fuera del cuerpo. Revista Argentina de Psicología Paranormal, 6:5-14 (1995). [Recent studies and trends in research on out-of-body experiences, in Spanish]

Alvarado, Carlos S. Research on spontaneous out-of-body experiences: A review of modern developments, 1960-1984. In B[etty] Shapin & L[isette] Coly (Eds.), Current Trends in Psi Research: Proceedings of an International Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 13-14, 1984 (pp. 140-167; discussion pp. 167-174). Parapsychology Foundation, New York, 1986. [13 notes; 83 refs]

Alvarado, Carlos S.  Review of Bruce Greyson’s and Charles P. Flynn’s [Eds.], The Near-Death Experience:  Problems, Prospects, Perspectives.  Journal of Nervous and Mental disease, 174(7):434-435 (July, 1986).

Alvarado, Carlos S.  Review of Harvey J. Irwin, Flight of mind: A psychological study of the out-of-body experience. Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6:61-66 (1987).

Alvarado, Carlos S.  Review of: Janet Lee Mitchell, Out-of-body experiences. Journal of Parapsychology, 46:65-69 (1982).

Alvarado, Carlos S.  Review of Margot Grey’s Return from Death.  Journal of Parapsychology, 51(2):176-180 (June, 1987).

Alvarado, Carlos S.  Review of: Susan J. Blackmore, Beyond the body: An investigation of out-of-the-body experiences. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 78:75-81 (1984).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Review of Susan J. Blackmore, Parapsychology and out-of-the-body experiences, Journal of Parapsychology, 44:279-282 (1980).

Alvarado, Carlos S. Trends in the study of out-of-body experiences: An overview of developments since the nineteenth century. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 3(1):27-42 (1989). [175 refs]

Alvarado, Carlos S. and NL Zingrone. Factors affecting the frequency of features of out-of-body experiences. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, in press.

Alvarado, Carlos S. and NL Zingrone. Factors Related to the Depth of Near-Death Experiences: Testing the "Embellishment Over Time" Hypothesis. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 17:339-344 (1997).

Alvarado, Carlos S. and NL Zingrone. Out-of-body experiences among readers of a Spanish New Age Magazine. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 63:65-85 (1999).

Alvarado, Carlos S. and NL Zingrone. Out-of-body experiences and sensations of "shocks" to the body. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 61:304-313 (1997).

Alvarado, Carlos S. and NL Zingrone. Relación entre la experiencia fuera del cuerpo y la absorción: Estudios con participantes Puertorriqueños y Norteamericanos. Revista Argentina de Psicología Paranormal, 8:249-261 (1997). [Relationship between out-of-body experiences and absorption: Studies with Puerto Rican and North American participants, in Spanish]

Alvarado, Carlos S. and NL Zingrone. A study of the features of out-of-body experiences in relation to Sylvan Muldoon's claims. European Journal of Parapsychology. 14:89-99 (1998).

Alvarado, Carlos S., NL Zingrone, and KS Dalton. Out-of-body experiences, alterations of consciousness and the Five-Factor Model of personality. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, in press.

Alvery, Robert. Out of the body experiences. Regency Press, London and New York, 1975. [118 p]

Anand, B.K., Chhina, G.S. & Singh, B. Some aspects of electroencephalographic studies in yogis. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 13:452-465 (1961).

Anderson, Linda C.  35 Golden keys to who you are and why you're here.  Eckankar, Minneapolis MN, 1997.  [456p]

Anderson, Rodger I.  Current trends in survival research.  Parapsychology Review, 16(6):12-15 (July-Aug, 1985).

Anderson, Rodger I.  Life after death:  the new evidence, part 1.  Fate, 39:84-91 (Aug, 1986).

Anderson, Rodger I. Review of Harvey J. Irwin, Flight of mind: A psychological study of the out-of-body experience. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 81:303-308 (1987).

Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. Facts on life after death. Harvest House Pub, Eugene OR, 1992.

Ankerberg, John and John Weldon. The facts on near-death experences. Harvest House Pub, Eugene OR, 1996.

Aparicio, Marisela.  Bioenergetic self-experimentation, Journal of Conscientiology, vol 4, no. 13 (July, 2001), International Academy of Conscientiology, New York.  [author’s OBE]

Aparício, Marisela.  Review of Michael Newton, Journey of souls:  case studies of life between lives, Journal of Conscientiology, vol 2, no. 5 (July, 1999), International Academy of Conscientiology, New York.

Appleby, Louis.  Near-death experience:  analogous to other stress-induced psychological phenomena.  British Medical Journal, 298:976-977 (April 15, 1989).

Appleton, Victor. The astral fortress. Wanderer Books, New York NY, 1981. [191 p, fiction]

Aranyi, Steve. Lessons for beginners on out of body experiences. 71777.3335@compuserve.com, 1995.

Arguelles, Jose. Surfers of the Zuvuya: Tales of interdimensional. Bear & Co, Santa Fe NM, 1989. [170 p]

Armstrong, Neville.  Harvest of light:  approaches to the paranormal.  Neville Spearman, London, 1976.  [Collection of articles in "Light", organ of the College of Psychic Studies by various contributors on paranormal phenomena, inc. murder, sex, reincarnation, flower essences, dreams, healing, etc. 

Arnette, J. Kenneth.  The theory of essence. II.  An electromagnetic-quantum mechanical model of interactionism.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(2):77-100 (Winter, 1995).

Arnold, Timothy.  An introduction to Akatha: the venerable science of sahaji.  Akatha, Chadds Ford PA, 1996.

Ashcroft-Nowicki, Dolores.  Highways of the mind:  the art and history of pathworking.  Thoth Publications, 1987.

Ashcroft-Nowicki, Dolores. The Astral Projection. 1987. [224 p, illus, bibl, index]

Ashcroft-Nowicki, Dolores with Ashcroft-Nowicki, Tamara.  Initiate's book of pathworkings:  a bridge of dreams.  Samuel Weiser, York Beach ME, 1999.

Ashcroft-Nowicki, Dolores and JH Brennan.  Magical use of thought forms. Llewellyn Publications, St Paul MN, 2001.

Asimov, Isaac.  The subtlest difference.  In George O. Abell and Barry Singer [Eds.], Science and the paranormal:  probing the existence of the supernatural (pp. 149-158).  Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.

Asociacion Flor de Mayo. The Astral Projection. Albuquerque NM, nd.

Association for Research and Enlightenment. Out-of-body experiences. In its, Psychic awareness (pp. 366-373). ARE, Virginia Beach VA, 1979. [400p, index. Personal experiences of Edgar Cayce]

Atkinson, William Walker.  Practical psychomancy and crystal gazing:  psychic phenomena of distant sensing.  Advanced Thought Publishing, Chicago, 1908.

Atwater, F. Holmes.  Captain of my ship, master of my soul.  Hampton Roads Publishing, Charlottesville VA, 2001.  [226p, index, CD-ROM]

Atwater, P[hyllis] M.H. Beyond the light: what isn't being said about near-death experience. Carol Pub. Group, Birch Lane Press, New Yorkm, 1994. [296p]

For review, see:  Pearce, Joseph Chilton.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(1):61-70 (Fall, 1995).

Atwater, P[hyllis] M.H.  A call to reconsider the field of near-death studies.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 14(1):5-16 (Fall, 1995).

Atwater, P[hyllis] M.H.  Children and the near-death phenomenon:  another viewpoint.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(1):5-16 (Fall, 1996).

Atwater, P[hyllis] M.H. Children of the new millennium : children's near-death experiences and the evolution of humankind. Three Rivers Press, New York, 1999.

Atwater, P[hyllis] M.H. Coming back to life:  the aftereffects of the near-death experience. Ballantine Books, New York, 1988. [ix, 243p. Introduction by Kenneth Ring.  Also published by Dodd, Mead & Co.]

For review, see:  Bush, Nancy Evans.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 7(2):121-128 (Winter, 1988).

Atwater, P[hyllis] M.H.  Is there a hell?  Surprising observations about the near-death experience.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 10(3):149-160 (Spring, 1992).

D'Assier, A. Posthumous humanity: A study of phantoms. George Redway, London, 1887. [originally published in French, 1883]

Audette, John R. Historical perspectives on near-death episodes and esperiences.  In A collection of near-death research readings (pp. 21-43). Nelson-Hall, Chicago, 1982.

Auerbach, Loyd. Psychic dreaming: A parapsychologist's handbook. Warner Books, New York, 1991.

Austin, Phyllis.  A brush with death:  injured in a freak accident, a skier confronts the other side of life.  Washington Post, Health section, April 19, 1988, p 9.

Axelrod, Benjamin.  Pastoral implications of Life After Life. Soul Searcher: Quarterly Journal of Christian Psychic Research, 1(3):11-14 (Spring, 1978).

Ayala Vallejos, Freddy. Astral. Editorial Serrano, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 1993. [86 p, ill, in Spanish]

Ayer, A.J.  Postscript to a postmortem.  The Spectator, 261(8362):12-14 (Oct 15, 1988).

Ayer, A.J.  What I saw when I was dead.  National Review, 40(20):38-40 (Oct 14, 1988).

 

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Bache, Christopher M.  Expanding Grof’s concept of the perinatal:  deepening the inquiry into frightening near-death experiences.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 15(2):115-140 (Winter, 1996).

Backman, A. Experiments in clairvoyance. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 7:199-220 (1891).

Badham, Paul.  Death-bed visions and Christian hope.  Theology, 83:269-275 (July, 1980).

Badham, Paul and Linda.  The evidence from near-death experiences.  Chap 5 in their Immortality or extinction? (pp. 71-89). Barnes & Noble, Totowa NJ, 1982.

Bailey, Lee Worth and Jenny L. Yates [Eds.]. The near-death experience: a reader. Routledge, New York, 1996.

Baird, A.T.  One Hundred Cases for Survival after Death.  Bernard Ackerman, New York, 1944.  [224p]

Baker, Douglas M. Practical techniques of astral projection. Aquarian Press, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, 1977. [96p, illus]

Baker, James.  Introduction to the principles and practice of pneumatology:  a suitable scientific nomenclature descriptive of phases and incidents that occur in astral projection.  1952.

Balcombe, Betty F. Out-of-body travel. In her, Everybody's guide for using psychic ability (pp. 131-136). Samuel Weiser, York Beach ME, 1988. [190p, index. General discussion; induction methodology]

Baldick, Robert. The life of J. K. Huysmans. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1955.

Ballabene, Alfred. Intentions and imaginations triggering OBE'S. http://mailbox.univie.ac.at/~a8424mae/english/alfred3.htm, 1996.

Banks, F. Out-of-the-body experiences. In her, Frontiers of revelation pp. 107-121. Max Parrish, London, 1962.

Banks, Frances.  Frontiers of revelation:  an empirical study in the psychology of psychic and spiritual experience.  Max Parrish, London, 1962.  [viii, 232p. Survey data from 200 respondents to a questionnaire on psychical and religious experience]

Bardens, Dennis. Lonely as a cloud. In his, Mysterious worlds: A personal investigation of the weird, the uncanny, and the unexplained pp. 160-188). Cowles Book, New York, 1970. [xvi, 239p, index]

Bardens, Dennis.  Mysterious worlds.  Cowles, New York, 1970.

Barham, Allan. Strange to relate. New Horizon, Sussex UK, 1980. [141p, bibl, index]

Barham, Martha Josephine & Greene, James Thomas. The silver cord: Lifeline to the unobstructed. DeVorss & Co, Marina del Rey CA, 1986. [199p, bibl, notes]

Barker, Elsa.  Letters from a living dead man.  Rider, London, 1914.  [Re-published as Letters from the light:  an afterlife journal from the self-lighted world, Beyond Words Publishing, Hillsboro OR, 1995.]

Barker, Elsa.  [Kathy Hart, ed]  Letters from the light:  an afterlife journal from the self-lighted world.  Beyond Words Publishing, Hillsboro OR, 1995.  [Originally published as Letters from a living dead man, Rider, London, 1914.]

Barnett, Linda.  Hospice nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward the near-death experience.  Journal of Near-Death Studies, 9(4):225-232 (Summer, 1991).

Baron, E. Astral travel: A spiritual experience. [audio tape]

Barrett, Marvin.  A kind of dying.  New Yorker, 63:40-43 (Oct 12, 1987).

Barrett, W.F. On some phenomena associated with abnormal conditions of mind. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 1:238-244 (1883).

Barron, F.; M.E. Jarvik & S. Bunnell. Hallucinogenic drugs. Scientific American, April, 1964.

Barth, E. H. Ellen Dawson's clairvoyance. Zoist, 7:95-101 (1849).

Barton, Winifred G. Meditation and astral projection. Psi Science Productions, Ottawa, 1974. [170p, illus]

Basford, Terry K. Near death experiences:  annotated bibliography. Garland, New York, 1990. [182p]

Bassior, Jean-Noel. Astral travel. New Age Journal, 5(6):44 ff. (Nov/Dec 1988). [2 illus] [description of the Monroe Institute]

Basterfield, Keith.  Australian questionnaire survey of NDE’s.  Letter in Journal of Near-Death Studies, 6(3):199-201 (Spring, 1988).

Bates, Brian C. and Adrian Stanley.  The epidemiology and differential diagnosis of near-death experience.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 55(4):542-549 (Oct, 1985).

Batey, Boyce. Review of D. Scott Rogo, Leaving the body: A complete guide to astral projection. Vital Signs, 3(2):19 (1983).

Batey, Boyce.  Review of Kenneth Ring's Life at death.  Journal of the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research, 3(3):235-236 (July, 1980).

Battersby, Henry Francis Prevost. Man outside himself: The methods of astral projection. Rider, London, 1942. [xii, 102p, bibl. Also published by University Books, New Hyde Park NY, 1969; and by Carol Publishing Group, 1979. Introduction to American edition by Leslie Shepard.]