Parapsychology
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Until the 1960's evidence for psi-dreaming (including precognitive dreams, telepathic dreams, clairvoyant dreams and mutual dreams) consisted mostly of anecdotal reports. However, at that point researchers at Maimonides Dream Laboratory... more
Friday, R., & Luke, D. (2017, September). Now see hear! Detecting being watched or listened to via extrasensory means. Paper presented to the 41st Society for Psychical Research International Annual Conference, East Horsley, 1st-3rd... more
In our waking lives, we usually assume that other people experience the world pretty much the way we do, even though under normal circumstances we rarely - if ever - check to see if this actually seems the case. But do we really? Studies... more
Slides from my presentation on the Phenomenology of High Strangeness, given as part of the Parapsychological Association's 'Deep Weird Symposium.'
Der Marxismus-Leninismus als die laut Selbstbeschreibung „einzig wissenschaftliche Weltanschauung“ war in der DDR (und in anderen sozialistischen Staaten) das theoretische und praktische Fundament der politischen Ideologie. Seine... more
This paper investigates the relationship between psychoactive substances and so-called paranormal phenomena falling within the study of parapsychology. It is primarily concerned with extrasensory perception (ESP)—telepathy, precognition,... more
Luke, D., & Spowers, R. (Eds.)(2021). DMT entity encounters: Dialogues on the spirit molecule. Rochester, VT: Park Street Press. Available on Kindle from 2nd November, with paperback launches on 30th November (USA) and 9th December (UK).... more
The Seven Seals of medieval Islamic magic, which are believed to constitute the Greatest Name of God, also feature in Jewish Kabbalah from the same period. While many Seal symbols make sporadic appearances in early Islamic amulets bearing... more
The highly psychoactive molecule N,N -dimethyltryptamine (or simply DMT), is found naturally occurring in the brains of humans, mammals, and some other animals, as well as in a broad range of species of the plant kingdom. Although... more
Entry on "Warren, Ed and Lorraine" for "Spirit Possession around the World: Possession, Communion and Demon Expulsion across Cultures" (ABC-CLIO, 2015), edited by Joseph P. Laycock
The ATransC publishes an occasional update email to a list which you may join using the form in the right column of each atransc.org page. The focus of the update is current information about transcommunication from the perspective of... more
There are a number of unusual behavioral tendencies amongst humans which appear to challenge the plausibility of a DNA basis. Some of these behaviors show up in the intellectual realm; others show up in the realm of gender orientations;... more
After the table levitated, what hapened next? Dr Leo Ruickbie details his recent experience of a seance with Kai Mügge and the Felix Circle.
Current events in science imply that a new scientific revolution in physics is unfolding. This new revolution will be as much about mind and consciousness as it is about matter and physics. It will bring a new theory of physical reality... more
Mindfield 11.3 - Magazine of the Parapsychological Association.
ABSTRACT: In the present study, we compared directly the efficacy of two types of hypnotic induction instructions on a forced-choice clairvoyance task in a sample of participants selected for their medium to high absorption or... more
The importance of fire in human evolutionary history is widely acknowledged but not fully explored. Fires involve flickering light, crackling sounds, warmth, and a distinctive smell. For early humans, fire may have extended the day,... more
Reincarnation research in the Netherlands into spontaneous memories of previous lives that occur in a state of waking consciousness needs to have the following priorities: - Research of adults should for the time being remain... more
4. President’s Letter New SPR President, Prof. John Poynton, asks whether the tide has turned for psychical research. 6. The Medium Dr Leo Ruickbie talks to Kai Mügge about his life and work as a physical medium, including the... more
The research will include the exploration of possibilities & boundaries of human and extraterrestrial communication in 21st century. Pioneer 10 & 11 Plaque / The Ways to the New Plaque / Current ET Contacts will be the main linguistics... more
Harvey Irwin, in 2014, published the results of an online survey of members of the Parapsychological Association concerning the views of parapsychologists about paranormal phenomena and parapsychological research. The current study is a... more
Подтверждена геомагнитная гипотеза полтергейста и мысль о том, что этот феномен может быть некой формой природных явлений, связанных с геофизическими факторами. Причём связь эта носит универсальный характер независимо от его географии.... more
Anthropologists, historians and philosophers such as Levy–Bruhl, Evans Pritchard, Robin Horton and W. Hegel questioned the rationality of African world–view. Such denigration is espoused in the denial of African history, philosophy, logic... more
The authors studied retrospectively 78 reports of "near-death experiences using subjects narratives and questionnaires, interviews, and medical records. Prior experiences suggestive of transcendence of death were more common... more
Vitulli, Tipton, and Rowe (1999) report evidence of age and sex differences in the strength of paranormal beliefs. An alternative interpretation of their data is offered in terms of differential item functioning. It is suggested that... more
This article follows the development of physicist Oliver Lodge's religio-scientific worldview, beginning with his reticent attraction to metaphysics in the early 1880s to the full formulation of his “ether theology” in the late 1890s.... more
Philosophers and thinkers have been theorizing on life after death, and, several theories have emerged on the intriguing topic, as to, what happens after we die. As there are extensively reported discarnate communications, Survival theory... more
Entheogenic Plant Sentience – A private symposium. Tyringham Hall, September 2015. (Curator and compère) Video trailer for the event: https://vimeo.com/156248371 Anton Bilton, Dr David Luke & Rory Spowers Introduction from the... more