Osis

Osis: when used at the end of a word, means condition or disease.

YOU The Smart Patient Michael F. Roizen 2006

Osis: when used at the end of a word, means condition or disease.

YOU The Smart Patient Michael F. Roizen 2006

For example, in 1982 Karlis Osis and Donna McCormick reported a case of poltergeist activity that lasted about ten years in a gift shop in New Jersey owned successively by three different people.11 Along with unexplained noises and apparitions, objects moved without apparent cause and equipment broke down for no apparent reason.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

In 1977, Osis and Icelandic psychologist Erlendur Haraldsson published a cross-cultural study of deathbed visions.16 They compared deathbed observations of Indian and American medical professionals, and sought to determine whether the visions depended on cultural, medical, and psychological influences.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

In 1961, Karlis Osis of the American Society for Psychical Research undertook a scientific study of deathbed visions.14 Osis reasoned that a more objective way to study deathbed visions would be to obtain descriptions of them from medical professionals.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

Osis found four cases where the apparition was collectively perceived.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

Osis harvested 884 cases of dying people who had visionary experiences.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

Osis and Haraldsson used a model to interpret their data.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

According to Osis, this unexplained elation confirms the afterlife hypothesis.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004

In the Osis experiment, Tanous was to project himself to a specified target area, an enclosed space containing an optical viewing-device that displayed randomly selected visual targets.

Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004