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After-death communication

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikipedia

Spiritual Evidence Map/Last updated May 10, 2026/Claims v1.0.0-provisional/Sources v1.0.0/Scores provisional
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This source is used as context evidence across 1 linked claim and 3 related evidence hubs. Its citation record is marked verified; that verifies the source trail, not the truth of any linked claim.

Source type
Secondary summary
Map role
context
Claim links
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Summary

Overview of reported sense-of-presence and communication experiences after a loved one's death, including common phenomenology and bereavement contexts.

How this source is used on the map

Reasonable general reference for after-death communication language; the term itself is relatively recent in the academic literature.

Citation record

Authors
Wikipedia contributors
Year
2024
Publication
Wikipedia
Source type
Secondary summary
Map role
context
Credibility level
secondary
Citation status
Verified
DOI
Not recorded
PubMed
Not recorded
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Not recorded
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Linked claims

Evidence score 5/10
After-death communication

Around half of bereaved adults report sense-of-presence experiences. Common, meaningful, hard to verify.

Related evidence hubs

Topic hub
Survival & Afterlife

Evidence around dying, near-death experience, and what (if anything) continues.

Evidence pillar
Survival after death

Whether anything of mind continues.

Evidence pillar
Mediumship & after-death communication

Reports of contact with the deceased.

Related research reports

Synthesis report
Best Evidence for an Afterlife

A comparative guide to the strongest survival-adjacent evidence: NDEs, terminal lucidity, deathbed visions, past-life memories, mediumship, and after-death communication.

Related sources

Secondary summary · context
Mediumship

Useful for both the phenomenon's claims and the well-developed sceptical literature.

Book · challenges
Anomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience

Major reference for the sceptical / cognitive-explanation side of psi-style claims.