Some people who have had close brushes with death report leaving their physical bodies, sometimes floating around and observing scenes in their vicinity — or even places further away. On occasion, what they describe afterward can be verified; researchers of near-death experiences (NDEs), who have attempted to verify or dismiss this, have tried to determine if the person could have seen these things without taking leave of their corporeal selves.
When verified, such testimonies constitute some of the strongest evidence that such mystical experiences are not mere hallucinations. Cases where the experiencers’ accounts are verifiable are known as “veridical perceptions.” Some include not only scenes experienced in the world of physical objects, but also in conversations or encounters with beings of other planes, who tell the experiencer things that turn out to be true….