Raymond Moody (born June 30, 1944) is a parapsychologist. He is most famous as an author of books about life after death and near-death experiences, (a term which he coined in 1975). His best selling title is Life After Life. is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Parapsychology is the study of evidence for paranormal psychological phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis (Parapsychology, n. ... The afterlife, or life after death, is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual, experiential, or ghost-like, beyond this world (eg. ... Ascent in the Empyrean (Hieronymus Bosch) A near-death experience (NDE) is an experience reported by a person who nearly died, or who experienced clinical death and then revived. ... Life After Life : The Investigation of a Phenomenon—Survival of Bodily Death is one of three books about near-death experiences written by Dr Raymond Moody. ...

Moody studied philosophy at the University of Virginia where he obtained a B.A. (1966), a M.A. (1967) and a Ph.D (1969) in the subject. He also obtained a Ph.D in psychology from West Georgia College, where he later became a professor in that topic. In 1976, he was awarded an M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia. In 1998 Moody was appointed Chair in Consciousness Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After obtaining his M.D., Moody worked as a forensic psychiatrist in a maximum-security Georgia state hospital. Moody has been married three times. As of 2004, he is married to Cheryl, and they have one adopted son, Carter, and one adopted daughter, CarolAnne. Moody was born in Porterdale, Georgia and currently lives in Rural Alabama. The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Psychology (from Greek: ψυχή, psukhē, spirit, soul; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. ... Sign at University Entrance The University of West Georgia is a Liberal arts University located in Carrollton, Georgia, approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or MD, from the Latin Medicinae Doctor meaning Teacher of Medicine,) is an academic degree for medical doctors. ... In 1828 the Medical Academy of Georgia was chartered by the state of Georgia with plans to offer a single course of lectures leading to a bachelors degree. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public, coeducational university located in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, known for its programs in engineering, English, hotel administration, and management information systems. ... The word forensic (from Latin: forensis - forum) refers to something of, pertaining to, or used in a court of law. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Porterdale is a town located in Newton County, Georgia. ...

Moody's most famous book was made into a movie of the same name; Life After Life, for which he won a bronze medal in the Human Relations Category at the New York Film Festival for this film. He was also awarded the World Humanitarian Award. The New York Film Festival is the one of the United Statess most prestigious film festivals, first held in 1962 in New York. ...

His much later book The Last Laugh, containing, as he states, material edited out of Life After Life, confused some of his admirers as to his own personal view of NDE phenomena, which he had done so much to publicise. In this book, he says he does not consider them to be conclusive proof of life after death and suggests we view NDE accounts in the context of humour and entertainment.

The Dr. John Dee Memorial Theater of the Mind is a research institute in Alabama that was founded by Moody as a place where people can experience an altered state of consciousness with the intention of invoking apparitions of the dead. One of the methods used to obtain this altered state is crystallomancy, or "mirror gazing". Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... An altered state of consciousness is any state which is significantly different from a normative waking beta wave state. ... Generally, an apparition is act or instance of appearing. ... Crystallomancy, or crystal gazing, is a method of divination of distant or future events by gazing into a crystal. ...

Moody has also researched past life regression and believes that he personally has had nine past lives. Generally, regression is related to moving backwards, and the opposite of progression. ... Reincarnation, literally to be made flesh again, is a doctrine or mystical belief that some essential part of a living being (in some variations only human beings) survives death to be reborn in a new body. ...

From a study of 150 people who had clinically died or almost died, Moody concluded that there are nine experiences common to most people who have had a near death experience. These are: A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during systole. ...

1. hearing sounds such as buzzing
2. a feeling of peace and painlessness
3. having an out-of-body experience
4. a feeling of traveling through a tunnel
5. a feeling of rising into the heavens
6. seeing people, often dead relatives
7. meeting a spiritual being such as God
8. seeing a review of one's life
9. feeling a reluctance to return to life

An out-of-body experience (OBE or sometimes OOBE) is an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of ones body and, in some cases, seeing ones physical body from a place outside ones body (autoscopy). ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

Partial bibliography

• Life After Life
• Reflections on Life After Life
• The Light Beyond
• Reunions
• Life After Loss
• Coming Back
• Reflections
• The Last Laugh

Life After Life : The Investigation of a Phenomenon—Survival of Bodily Death is one of three books about near-death experiences written by Dr Raymond Moody. ...

External link

• Moody's website: lifeafterlife.com