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Near-death experience and its impact on human spirituality
Suková, Markéta ; Landová, Tabita (advisor) ; Beneš, Ladislav (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the phenomenon of near death and its influence on human spirituality. In the first part of the thesis, I first define the concept of death in terms of medicine, psychology, and religion. In the second I focus on the very phenomenon of near death, where I point out the important works of two authors Raymond Moody and Elisabeth Kübler- Ross. Then I mention today's view and the various concepts that explain this phenomenon. The third part is devoted to human spirituality. Here I elaborate the concepts of spiritual life, values, rituals, and spirituality of a person after a trauma. In the fourth part I deal with qualitative research. Here I am trying to answer the questions, to what extent the experience of near death affects a person's spiritual perception. Does this phenomenon also affect the person concerned to change values, rituals, views on death and the meaning of life? A very important part of this research is also the testimonies of three respondents who experienced this phenomenon and gave an interview with consent. In the discussion part of the work, I then try to compare and evaluate all the processed information with the studied literature.
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Death and dying acceptance by people with experience of non-ordinary states of consciousness
PEŠEK, Martin
Non-ordinary states of consciousness have been presented for a long time and currently, when the spiritual side of the human existence is left out, the states of consciousness turn to its regeneration. This thesis is focused on the resulting changes in human life after passing the non-ordinary state of consciousness and especially regarding the changes in attitude towards death and process of dying. In the theoretical part, I have described the problem of death and the process of dying from the cultural, medical, psychological and theological view. I have presented the basic and extended model of the human psyche, the knowledge of which is essential in understanding the non-ordinary states of consciousness. Next, I have specified the concrete definition of non-ordinary states of consciousness and I have dealt with the extended description of those matters, when the human being is not directly touched or not during the experience with dead or dying. The last theoretical chapter goes into the therapeutic potential of the described non-ordinary states of consciousness. The goal of this thesis is to catch the significant similarities of the body and point its transformative effect on the personality of the human being, especially in the matters of basic existence. In order to achieve this goal, I have chosen the qualitative research strategy with the elements of phenomenological research. This semi-structured interview was defined as a method for collecting the data. The research file represents seven respondents with their own experience of a non-ordinary state of consciousness, especially near-death experiences, holotropic breathwork and psychedelic experiences. The results of this research have shown the significant changes in the lives of people who had this type of experience in question. The changes in their respective lives have also resulted in the reduction of the fear of death or dying of these individuals. The results from these findings have significant implications for the psychotherapy. It is mainly aimed at those therapists who have contact with people suffering from death and who have anxiety about dying.
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