…Here, as before, he balances his avowed open-minded skepticism with a respect (and sometimes an admiration) for parapsychological research, and he recognizes the tension between these attitudes. He writes that even though the results of parapsychological investigations will encounter a great, and reasonable, obstacle from common sense, ‘those who are…
…the body (26%), and shock on return to the body (33%). Less commonly reported features were seeing a ‘cord’ connecting the out-of-body projection with the physical body (0%); encounters with ‘spirits’ (7%); hearing music (8%); and remembering earlier life events (15%). A commonly reported feature was seeing the physical body,…
…behaviour of the control ‘Phinuit’, which Leaf in particular dwelled on. Leaf also considered that simple telepathy could most likely account for the phenomena, unlike Lodge, who believed the matter was less certain. Hodgson’s First Encounter Before he left London for Boston, Richard Hodgson was confident that he would expose…
…He was a founding member both of the Centre for Crop Circle Studies (CCCS) and the project Psychical Research Involving Selected Mediums (PRISM). Psychical Research Noyes first encountered paranormal matters in 1930s comic books, and later became intrigued by the material to be found in the SPR’s journals and proceedings….
…be trained to have lucid dreams. Training methods include dream diaries, reality testing and sensory cues timed to REM periods. Lucidity has been linked with problem-solving, motor practice, encounters with deceased figures and reports of shared or telepathic dreaming. A small but significant relationship has been demonstrated between the frequency…
…G Stanley Hall, Gurney’s unorthodox strand of psychological research failed to create an audience, let alone a lobby. Instead of receiving support for his tertium quid approach, Gurney and colleagues encountered opposition from representatives of otherwise often mutually antagonistic camps, ranging from orthodox religion and spiritualism on the one hand…
…a year, the Owens encountered Batcheldor’s work and decided to see if communications purporting to come from ‘Philip’ might ensue if they engaged in table-turning sessions similar to his.The sessions took place in full light and were recorded by video. The table produced raps and unusual movement that was not…
…for the general reader. Mediumship Gauld’s outlook on mediumship was decisively influenced by his research with a mediumistic circle in Cambridgeshire.12Gauld, private correspondence. The medium was Win Beldam, whom he described as an intensely private person and ‘the most remarkable mental and physical medium that I have ever encountered.’13Personal communication.Gauld…
…Society of South Africa6Poynton (1987). and The Annals of the Natal Museum.7Poynton (1964). Psychical Research Poynton’s interest in psi started with encounters with dowsing for water which is widely practised in South Africa. He concluded from his informal researches that information gained by dowsing could not have been accessed by…
