Table 2.

Summary of master and subordinate themes

Master theme	Subordinate themes
1. Phasic and multi-faceted NDE	1.1 Identification with the elements
	1.2 Altered perception of time and space
	1.3 Non-worldly encounters
	1.4 Emptiness
2. Awareness during the MI-NDE	2.1 Awareness of physical worldly body
	2.2 Awareness of NDE and non-corporeal form
3. Volitional control	N/A
4. Spiritually meaningful insights	N/A