The Moody model of “life after life” is summarized with a brief listing of its component parts. Explanations are organized into three categories: metaphysical, physiological, and social psychological. The supporting data are examined and evaluated. A major contribution of this paper is the molding of situational characteristics into a model which, although not as parsimonious as other models, has the advantage of appealing to less esoteric explanatory factors. Social-psychological interpretations given to physiological changes occurring within the organism under stress are offered as a more accurate model of what actually occurs in these near-death encounters.