Hi HN! I scraped 8,000 NDE/OBE accounts, analyzed them with AI, and built three ways to explore them:

1. *Search by meaning* — "floating above my body" finds similar accounts even with different words 2. *3D Map* — Experiences clustered by semantic similarity (UMAP on embeddings) 3. *Listen* — AI voices + ambient soundscapes. Surprisingly immersive.

The audio was the most fun to build. ElevenLabs narration layered with ethereal ambient pads — you can listen to these accounts like a podcast.

Not making metaphysical claims — just making 20 years of scattered NDE research data actually explorable.

Try: noeticmap.com/listen for audio, /map for 3D visualization.

This is fascinating work. Right now it’s mostly focused on near-death experiences, but I’d love to see it grow into a broader map of spirituality, consciousness studies, and related fields. The visual approach has a lot of potential once more domains are added.

Please add DMT experiences

Man this is cool! Smooth website too. Loaded really fast. Awesome work

Beautiful work!!! I love the creative direction of the page and the work overall, such fine work. Congrats!

this is great, loved it

For those with a morbid curiosity, check out "This is Actually Happening" podcast. It is almost always told by the victim and so where other podcasts feel exploitative, it feels reflective and insightful.