…Crookes was particularly incensed by Carpenter’s attack in the Quarterly Review, which he answered in detail, but complained was ‘so full of perverse, prejudiced, or unwanted misstatements, that it is impossible to take note of them all’.114Crookes (1871e), 9; for a further encounter see Carpenter (1877d) and Crookes (1877). Crookes…
…without presenting any visible path of travel.’17Wassilko (1926a), 515. In a later report, Wassilko described a clear observation of the apport phenomenon, which hitherto she had only encountered twice: I had just gone into my room, and was looking out of the window, when a shadow slipped across and in…
…some three months after the Despard family moved in, and a total of some six times over the following two years. She describes the first encounter as follows: I had gone up to my room, but was not yet in bed, when I heard someone at the door, and went…
…by the possibility of reincarnation. This followed an encounter with a patient which he described in his book The Cathars and Reincarnation (1970).1Guirdham (1970). The patient ‘Mrs Smith’, who had been referred to him for treatment for epilepsy, believed herself to be psychic and reported vivid nightmares of life as…
…information in the first five sections of this article is drawn from this source except where otherwise noted. Florence Pollock grew up as a member of the Salvation Army and became Catholic upon marrying John. Despite his Christian faith, John also believed strongly in reincarnation, which he first encountered in…
…moved to Boston before settling in New York City in 1904, where he worked as an assistant editor for Street and Smith magazines. Carrington became interested in psychical research after encountering books on the subject, joining the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) in 1899 and the American Society for Psychical…
Elizabeth A Rauscher (1937–2019) was an American physicist with an interest in altered states of consciousness, who explored links between Eastern philosophy and quantum physics. Career Elizabeth Rauscher attended the University of California, Berkeley for her Masters and PhD. Her doctorate was awarded in 1978 for work on ‘coupled channel…
Adrian Ryan is an independent researcher who has focused in particular on the effect of geomagnetic activity on ESP, looking for fresh experimental approaches. He is also interested in the philosophical and sociological implications of psi research. Geomagnetic Activity and ESP Geomagnetic field fluctuations are caused by solar coronal discharge…
…that the mechanisms by which psi abilities manifest in a normal individual involves suppressing the frontal lobe functions that serve to inhibit psi.1Freedman (November 2019). Personal communication. His psi research is currently focused on determining which parts of the frontal lobes act as a psi inhibitory filter. First Study An…
