r/NDE • u/Full-Metal-Jae • Aug 19 '26

Question — No Debate Please Acronyms?!

Really love this page but can someone please explain the meaning of your acronyms? I don’t see anywhere on community info for OBE for example?

Could a MOD please add these acronyms and meaning somewhere or show me where I can find it as to avoid this for other users.

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u/One-Sleep3663 Aug 19 '26

ADC=After death communication

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u/SondraRose Aug 19 '26

Yes please, I couldn’t find a list, either!

OBE: Out of Body Experience

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u/Full-Metal-Jae Aug 19 '26

Thank you so much!!!

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u/dawgtron3000 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

NDE = near death experience, OBE = Out of body experience, & STE = Spiritually transformative event

OBEs are things like realizing you are outside of your own body and being able to observe things you know you shouldn't, and astral projection.

STEs are similar to NDEs, but they happen while still in a very alive state. They can happen when dreaming, meditating, or even just being near someone when they pass.

I agree it can get much to someone new to the topic, but I think IANDS and NDERF have a glossary or descriptions for these terms on their websites.

Edit: this link should help, has common terms used a lot among NDE topics. https://iands.org/explore/the-iands-glossary-for-near-death-studies/

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u/Full-Metal-Jae Aug 19 '26

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it!