…Society of Life Information Science, 31 March 2010. Yuasa Prize (Promotion Prize) for A Study of Spirituality, with Special Reference to Xenoglossy. (2011). Society for Mind-Body Science, 24 November 2012. Excellent Paper Prize, International Society of Life Information Science, 1 July 2019. 19th YUASA Yasuo prize for Scholarly Publications, for…
…History (1982). In a 1980 article written for Encounter magazine, Haynes described what she called ‘the boggle threshold’, by which she meant the mental equivalent of the concept of the pain threshold, the point at which a person becomes aware of, and starts to react to, physical pain.2Haynes (1980). As…
…familiar and unfamiliar faces were shown, suggesting anticipatory effects in a conventional cognitive task. Emotionally related pairs showed stronger distant brain correlations than unrelated pairs, while unpaired individuals showed none. An online survey linked telepathic reports with cannabis, out-of-body experiences with ketamine, and entity encounters with DMT. Career Marios Kittenis…
…fraud by Blavatsky. Although not an active member, he maintained close relations with the SPR, where his abilities and character were highly appreciated. Massey died on 29 March 1905.6Barrett (1905), 95; Lavoie (2012), 76. Views on Psychical Research From his early encounters with Spiritualism and Theosophy, Massey developed eclectic opinions…
…characteristics, research methods, and theories of causation. The article brings together historical research, modern surveys, laboratory analogues and case investigation within one framework. It treats apparitions as methodologically diverse phenomena, ranging from crisis cases and purposeful encounters to hauntings, hallucinations and experimentally induced experiences. Finally, it shows why apparitions remain…
…called Mireille, he induced out-of-body travels in which she said she visited other planets and encountered spiritual entities. In Mars, ‘she discerned canals of an enormous size’.60de Rochas (1896), 229. In some tests, de Rochas claimed the subject was induced to leave the body by hypnosis61de Rochas (1905; 1906; 1910)….
…between 1885 and 1887, the last on his own, the other three accompanied by his brother Arthur, a physician (Gurney was present on two of these visits).30Hamilton (2009), 52-5. See also Myers (1887b), 496-514; Myers (1888b), 359-73; Myers (1888a), 374-97. These encounters convinced him that hypnosis offered another powerful tool…
…be viable.3Balanovski & Taylor (1978).. In his 1980 book, Science and the Supernatural, Taylor’s volte face is complete: ‘We have searched for the supernatural and not found it. In the main, only poor experimentation, shoddy theory, and human gullibility have been encountered.’4Taylor (1980). John Hasted More detailed research was carried…
…for Psychical Research 50, 309. Encounters with the Past by P. Moss with J. Keeton (1980). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 50, 312-14. Stars and Rumours of Stars by K. & S. McClure (1980). Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 50, 412-13. The Gate of Remembrance by…
