Case One: Out Of Body Experience
Evidence Abstract
Evidence Test Case One, Out of Body Experience takes a close look at the common elements reported by people who have experienced OBE. These people have found their "point of view" outside their brains, looking down at their bodies. These reports of OBE are the same across most, if not all accounts. We then explain how episodes of OBE can occur using the postulates of Proof of Afterlife. We show that OBE is made possible by consciousness changing dimension. We conclude with the concept of 4D (four dimensional) memory, capable of capturing each moment of life in real-time. The accumulation of present moments, over a lifetime, creates a vast realm of space and time. We present this evidence in the following sections:
1. What is an Out of Body Experience?
An Out of Body Experience (OBE) occurs when consciousness, normally experienced as a zero-dimensional point of perception located within the brain, shifts into a three-dimensional state, seemingly moving outside the body. While conventional science often dismisses OBEs as hallucinations, the Afterlife Theory views them as real dimensional changes in awareness. Before an OBE, consciousness is anchored inside the mind, looking outward at the environment; during an OBE, it expands to occupy the surrounding space, often resulting in the familiar "floating above" perspective. Though it appears as if awareness simply leaves the body, the theory holds that what truly happens is a transformation from point-like (0D) consciousness to spatial (3D) consciousness, allowing perception from any location within the environment.
2. OBE As Evidence of the Second State of Consciousness
Most people interpret an Out of Body Experience (OBE) as the simple movement of their point-like, zero-dimensional consciousness from inside the body to a location outside it, but the Afterlife Theory proposes a deeper mechanism: a dimensional shift. In moments of extreme trauma, when sensory input overwhelms the mind, consciousness transitions from a point-like (0D) state to a space-like (3D) state, enabling it to process vastly more information. This shift creates the sensation of floating above the body, but the reality is expansion, not displacement. OBEs are brief - lasting only seconds, though they may feel longer - but their vividness and consistency across cultures suggest they cannot be dismissed as hallucinations. Understanding OBE as dimensional change rather than mere movement is central to the theory, reframing it as a rare, temporary expansion of consciousness from point to space.
3. Out of Body Experience - Medically Defined
An out-of-body experience (OBE) is a phenomenon where individuals perceive themselves as existing outside their physical body, often observing their body and surroundings from an external vantage point. Commonly associated with near-death experiences, trauma, or altered states of consciousness, OBEs are characterized by sensations of detachment, heightened sensory awareness, freedom of movement, and profound emotional intensity. Reports of OBEs span cultures, history, and belief systems, with studies estimating that approximately 5 - 15% of people experience them at least once. Neurological research links OBEs to disruptions in brain regions such as the temporoparietal junction, while psychological and environmental factors, including stress, sensory deprivation, or psychoactive substances, also play roles. Theories suggest OBEs occur due to shifts in the brain's integration of sensory and spatial awareness or through a reimagined perception of memory encompassing external space. While their causes remain a subject of scientific and philosophical debate, OBEs challenge conventional views of consciousness and provide compelling insights into the mind's potential to transcend physical boundaries.
4. Three Accounts of Out Of Body Experiences
The detailed accounts of OBEs from Al Doe, Pam Doe, and Dr. Ralph Doe provide compelling evidence of consciousness extending beyond the physical body. Al Doe's observation of specific surgical details, including a hidden sticker, Pam Doe's vivid descriptions during a state of clinical near-death, and Dr. Ralph Doe's accurate recounting of events inside and outside a resuscitation room challenge conventional neurological models. These experiences share common elements, including detachment from the body, heightened awareness, and verified observations, suggesting a phenomenon that transcends traditional explanations of hallucinations or neural activity. While neurological theories, such as disruptions in the temporoparietal junction, offer partial insights, the verifiability of these accounts underscores the need for a broader paradigm, such as the memory/awareness model. This model posits that memory exists as surrounding space, allowing consciousness to move independently within it, potentially offering a scientific framework for understanding OBEs. These cases collectively suggest that OBEs are not mere illusions but a profound reality, challenging the boundaries of consciousness studies and human perception.
5. Out of Body Experience: Why It Enlightens
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are transformative events that shift an individual's conscious perspective from within the brain to an external vantage point, often leaving a lasting sense of enlightenment. During an OBE, the individual perceives their surroundings from a detached point of view, typically above their physical body, and realizes that consciousness can exist outside its usual location. This phenomenon reveals that the mind is not confined to the brain but exists as a three-dimensional space intertwined with memory. Memory, as the encompassing space around us, enables this displacement of consciousness, suggesting that what we perceive as the external world is intrinsically part of our memory. OBEs are typically triggered by extreme trauma and are brief yet profound, offering individuals a newfound understanding of the mind's spatial nature. These experiences provide compelling evidence of consciousness as more than a physical process, reshaping perspectives on reality and existence for those who encounter them.
6. Afterlife Is Consciousness Changing Dimension to its Final, Third State
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) provide a rare but profound glimpse into the second state of consciousness where the mind transitions to become space. OBE can be thought of as a mini-death. While conscious becomes space, it stays within the present moment. At no time, during an OBE, does consciousness leave the present moment.
Death, on the other hand, is also a dimensional change. At the end of life however, consciousness changes dimension from the 0D point like state, to the 4D time-space realm state. Not only does consciousness expand into space, it also expands into time. The result of going through dimensional change at death is consciousness becomes four dimensional: eternal and unbounded. Awareness is ubiquitous throughout time and space, becoming aware of everything all it once.
This time-space realm, that we enter at death, is dimensionally equal to memory. Thus, afterlife is not a separate place but a dimensional unfolding of all lifetime experiences, that have been retained in memory, reconstructed and reinhabited as a living, timeless four-dimensional realm. This realm is often been called the "Kingdom of Heaven." It is comfortably familiar, being made up of everything we experienced during our lifetime.