Consciousness Beyond the Body: Where the Mind Goes When the Body Stays Behind

By Laura Sagar

What happens to awareness when the body falls away?

This question sits at the heart of this bold investigation into one of the most mysterious phenomena of human consciousness.

Book II - Consciousness Beyond the Body: Where the Mind Goes When the Body Stays Behind moves beyond clinical case studies into a deeper, more reflective exploration of out of body experiences, expanded awareness, and the nature of the self. Written in a grounded, mysterious nonfiction tone, this volume examines twenty chapters of subjective reports, psychological models, and scientific attempts to measure what cannot easily be measured.

From the sensation of floating above the physical form to the experience of moving through walls without effort, from encounters with presences and figures to the complete dissolution of time and emotion, this book documents the landscape of altered consciousness without dismissing or sensationalising what individuals report. It does not claim that consciousness exists outside the brain. It asks why so many people across cultures and centuries describe experiences that suggest it might.

Readers interested in consciousness studies, near death research, lucid dreaming, meditation, dissociation, and the limits of scientific measurement will find a calm, rigorous, and open minded inquiry. No conclusions are forced. No experiences are ridiculed. The question of what awareness fundamentally is remains open. And that is exactly where the investigation belongs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GYJRVBV6
• ISBN13: 9798258580658
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"