PURPOSE:

• To impart knowledge concerning near-death experiences and their implications.
• To encourage and promote research dealing with the experience and related phenomena.
• To further the application of such research findings in professional settings.

• A support system for anyone who has had an NDE (Near-Death Experience) or similar experience.
• An information source for people wanting to know more about these experiences and their implications for the contemporary world.
• A means of helping IANDS grow.

• A therapy group.
• A training ground for any one point of view on the origins or meaning of the NDE and similar experiences, nor for any psychic phenomena.
• A debate group.
• A branch of any religious or spiritual organization.