African philosophers and religious scholars Stephen Hosea Vongdip (Nigeria) and Jock Matthew Agai (South Africa) have suggested that accounts from near-death experience survivors may have influenced Einstein’s thoughts on the nature of space and time and, consequently, the creation of the theory of relativity. In one interview, Einstein mentioned a person who fell from a rooftop and did not feel gravity as they fell.

The authors believe that the scientific study of near-death experiences began in the nineteenth century, when Swiss geologist Albert Heim experienced a fall and began collecting similar stories from others, including mountaineers, accident victims, and soldiers. Heim noted that the perception of time changes when a person falls from a great height, either stretching or disappearing altogether. He suggested that time becomes relative, depending on an object’s movements.

Near-death experience stories often include a flight through a tunnel towards a light (this scenario was once also used by lucid dreamers in an experiment conducted by REMspace). In this tunnel, time also usually has no significance. From this, the authors conclude that our sense of time is related to our being part of the material world. If you leave it, the familiar laws of space, time, and gravity are negated.

How does your perception of time change in phase states (lucid dreams, out-of-body and near-death experiences, sleep paralysis, false awakenings)?

The article is scheduled for publication in the February 2025 issue of the Journal of Culture, History and Archaeology.

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