At the Edges of Explanation

Psychology Today | 16.05.2026 05:03
My research into near-death experiences and related phenomena such as terminal lucidity occasionally leads me into regions where our familiar analytical tools no longer align cleanly with the material before us. Often, these are not dramatic moments. They arise in passing—the way a patient recounts an unusual detail, or how a witness emphasizes a line that should not matter and yet somehow does. But they share a certain quality: They resist categorization. They do not fit.