news," refers to the individual's hearing of his or her own death through the words of a witness. The individual first feels that he is not dead, and tries to move but cannot. He feels nothing of the resuscitation efforts. Some report a complete blackness in this first stage of the process.
Next come "feelings of peace and quiet" (26). The individuals undergoing the near-death experience very often "describe extremely pleasant feelings and sensations during the early stages" (26). Although many obviously felt pain before they "died," afterwards they invariably felt no pain whatsoever. To the contrary, they feel "warmth," "the most extreme comfort," "the most wonderful feelings," "peace, comfort, ease---just quietness. I felt that all my troubles were gone" (26-27).
At the same time, Moody does note that all of the sensations are not pleasant. With respect to sounds, for example, Moody writes that "in many c
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