Vasovagal Syncope

Hi all,

The August 2013 issue of the English "Fortean Times" magazine (click here) , has another very interesting article by English researcher Jenny Randles (click here.)

This article is about a medical condition named Vasovagal Syncope (click here.) This is something which Jenny herself, has had seven or eight attacks, over a 50 year period.

Vasovagal Syncope occurs when the body over reacts to certain triggers such as the sight of blood, or emotional distresses. It causes a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure. Then a brief period of unconsciousness occurs.

Jenny provides her personal memories from age eight when she felt light headed; heard a strange buzzing noise and lost consciousness. She relates that during her worst attack, "...my mind was sharply focused and reality somehow enhanced, not diluted." (p.27.) In one episode she underwent an out-of-body experience.

Possible connection to UAP:

"The deeper that I have looked into the connection between VS, near-death experiences (NDEs), and out-of-body experiences (OOBEs) the more it seems to me that they are interconnected." (p.27.)

Jenny cites the lucidity of OOBEs, and the belief during a VS attack, that you feel like you are dying.

Jenny then presents details of the case of a Coventry, UK, woman who was in a highly stressed state. She awoke from sleep to see white, oval shaped, pulsating light above her. "Everything around her felt very 'lucid"...all of a sudden I was pulled towards the light and merged with it." She floated away.

Vasovagal Syncope:

This topic of VS has been previously discussed in this blog, please take a look at:

http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/life-with-aliens-part-two.html

http://ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/many-pathways-to-abduction.html

Out of body experiences:

For posts on OOBEs please take a look at:

http://anomalies-australiancomments.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/out-of-body-experiences-on-tap.html

http://anomalies-australiancomments.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/research-on-obes.html

http://anomalies-australiancomments.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/obes-in-lab.html

http://anomalies-australiancomments.blogspot.com.au/2009/10/out-of-body-experience-precipitating.html

Near death experiences:

For my blog post on a relatively new book on NDEs please go to:

http://anomalies-australiancomments.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/near-death-experiences-new-book.html

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone else who has been conducting research into this fascinating area.