OBE...Wasn't That What John Lennon Sent Back to the Queen?

THIS JOINT HERE on out-of-body experiences and near-death experiences is fascinating:

Although the details differ, NDEs are characterized by a number of core features. Perhaps the most vivid is the OBE: the sense of having left one’s body and of watching events going on around one’s body or, occasionally, at some distant physical location. During OBEs, near-death experiencers (NDErs) are often astonished to discover that they have retained consciousness, perception, lucid thinking, memory, emotions, and their sense of personal identity. If anything, these processes are heightened: Thinking is vivid; hearing is sharp; and vision can extend to 360 degrees. NDErs claim that without physical bodies, they are able to penetrate through walls and doors and project themselves wherever they want. They frequently report the ability to read people’s thoughts. 

Of course by "fascinating" I mean "freaking me the fuck out;" hell, I was terrified enough just reading about that amazing surgical process in the beginning.