When scientists and skeptics discuss belief in psychics, mediums and an afterlife, they often frame it in terms of simple 'lay-man' gullibility (who don't have...
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is a Tibetan text that describes parts of the afterlife journey at the time of dying, to help guide the dyin...
The Ouija Board remains an object of fascination in the 21st century, despite - or perhaps because of - its 'vintage' feel and rudimentary equipment. A board w...
Regular readers of the Grail will know that legendary comedian and Monty Python alumni John Cleese has a deep interest in research into the survival of conscio...
The field of near-death experience (NDE) research - like many other 'fringe sciences' - has its fair share of opportunists, people who care more about making s...
Does consciousness survive the physical death of the body? That is perhaps the fundamental question of human existence, and one which modern orthodox science w...
Season one of the Netflix series The OA made excellent use of near-death experience research as a core theme. In season two (trailer below) they extend on the ...
Can psychedelic experiences help us understand and explore the mystery of the near-death experience (NDE)? Cultures around the world have associated the two: th...
Netflix has been producing some fantastic television series in recent years that revolve around themes that we love here on the Grail - from the occult-tinged t...
Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought Jeffrey J. Kripal has written a number of well-received books in recent years covering supernatural, paranormal a...
