Ring observes that experiencers across both populations report entering an ‘inner space’ where awareness expands. This state feels dreamlike and luminous, with emotions and impressions magnified. The boundary between self and environment softens.
Some describe receiving insights or impressions without imagery, while others feel surrounded by undefined light. The experience is immersive yet non-visual, functioning like a lucid dream without form.
Ring argues that this inner-space state forms a core similarity between NDEs and abduction experiences.
