ing, 43).
             In the results of the patients which have been reported, all but a low, low percentage describes the NDE as a "journey to hell." Although some NDEs do include frightening aspects or moments of confusion "none studied have been characterized by predominantly unpleasant feelings" (Ring, 45).
             The second stage of the NDE involves a sense of detachment from one's physical body. Most NDE patients do have an out of body experience, but not all are the same. Some of the patients are able to see their physical body where it lies, in the hospital or where it is he or she died, while others are not mindful of where it is he or she is at that moment. "Visually they describe the environment as very brightly illuminated" (
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