Membership Societies

Membership societies have provided forums in which people interested in psychical research could meet, exchange ideas and support investigation. This subcategory gathers articles on such bodies, tracing their aims, activities and historical importance in sustaining communities of enquiry around psychic phenomena and related intellectual or spiritual concerns.

American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR)

The oldest parapsychological organization in the United States, founded in 1884, now practically defunct.

Rhine Research Center

Successor to the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, dedicated to psi research, education and community activities.

Society for Psychical Research (SPR)

Membership organization founded in London in 1882 for the scientific investigation of claims of psychic phenomena.

Southern California Society for Psychical Research

Organization founded in 1961 and merged with the International Foundation for Survival Research, now also defunct, in 1983.